CBLT THE FRIENDLY GIANT OPENING (JANUARY, 1985) ❤❤❤

[@thrillhouse_vanhouten]

Beautiful, organic audio distortion of an old tape. No cheap digital filter needed!

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

This was real television.

[@DaiAtlus79]

holy crap, that NFB commercial unlocked a memory i had not encountered in about 40 years!!! i was in kindergarten back then!!!

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

I probably saw it too. It's no wonder I had this fascination with Canada as an American child.

[@bcdm999]

Absolute same. Especially that guard/volume meter. Anyone have a link to a cleaner version?

[@copperspartan1643]

@@bcdm999not sure if the link got through, but it’s called Countdown and can be found on the NFB official channel.

[@DaiAtlus79]

@@ChristopherSobieniak btw Mr Giant there was born in Wisconsin!

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

​@@DaiAtlus79Yep, American who just happen to move his show to Canada.

[@alanprice4669]

The NFB vignettes that aired during a lot of the 80s was our introduction to ... well, the NFB, and its fine work. Re FG, it was a brilliant children's show. It deserved a better ending.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

I'm sure it was mine too, and whatever short showed up on Showtime or The Movie Chanel since America loved playing these.

[@paulmaul2186]

I remember this SO well.

[@copperspartan1643]

That unlocked some old memories

[@daphne4143]

Wow! And here comes, Rusty! My favourite show from childhood. And I loved the theme song. I wish they had stuff like this today ‼️ For all the little tykes out there to see what innocent 😇 & clever looks like ‼️ I don't think they have anything like this today. Cool video! Show more on KZbin.

[@stevenoverwood2474]

This show was originally on in the USA on NET (now PBS) in the 1960's.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Yep, but I watched this on CBET in Windsor.

[@stevenoverwood2474]

Just saying where it really began. Too bad Hockey Night in Canada is no longer on CBC and they changed the theme.

[@DigbyOdel-et3xx]

Back when CBC still offered some wholesome content and wasn't totally pinko Commie.

[@jimt.626]

Nice giant

[@dimethedude]

A month before I was born You could not be born in the 80’s in Canada and not know who Mr. Dressup and the friendly giant were

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

True, I was born in '77.

[@FrazzledDoo]

Is this my Canadian Culture? .. wasn’t sure how much was left.. ..you know True Patriot memories from a Time when We were Canadian.. I don’t know wtf we are now..

[@themastersb]

They don't want you to have an identity. It's much more inviting and accomodating to those with other identities.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

​@@themastersbShame.

[@copperspartan1643]

I left a decade ago. It was already pretty bad then, but now it feels like I couldn’t go back home if I wanted to. I’m Canadian diaspora, I guess.

[@natpaul4965]

imagine actual creativity

[@jr2375]

If this is a 1985 episode, why does it use the earlier version of the CBC symbol transition than does the 1981 Friendly Giant episode recently posted here?

[@Retrontario]

Because Mandela effect 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@jr2375]

@@Retrontario Or a mistake, or CBC doing some retro thing. :)😆

[@Nikolak44_AJ_Epic]

Don't miss the season premier!!!... The Trans-Green-Woke Liberal Giant....ONLY on CBC tomorrow.

[@sidewinder69can]

Someone needs to learn how to use tracking on a VCR lol. But the memories are good

[@Retrontario]

It came from a 40 year old tape recorded in EP mode

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

​@@RetrontarioThat's all it is!

[@pop_o_matic]

@@Retrontario Did you come across any Fantastica episodes in the vault? We need some on KZbin! Please please