Pencil Box
Pencil Box was a children's television programme broadcast by CBC Television from 1976 to 1979. The programme comprised stories written by Ottawa students, mostly aged 8 to 12, and incorporated various story-telling devices, such as mime, puppets, masks, and animation. Colour-separation overlay was used to place live actors in front of cutout sets.
Recurring characters in the show were
- Bolo Bat
- Stubby Pencil
- Miffy Skunk
- Clara Cactus
The show won an ACTRA Award for Best Children's Television Show.
References[]
- Queen's University Directory of CBC Television Series (Pencil Box archived listing link via archive.org)
External links[]
- Pencil Box at the Internet Movie Database
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- 1970s Canadian children's television series
- CBC Television original programming
- 1976 Canadian television series debuts
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