I watched this in Pleasantville NY when I was little. Absolutely loved it and this is the first time I've seen the opening again since then, approx 1964.
Ah...sweet nostalgia...back to simpler times as a wee child before the weight of the world destroyed my dreams,broke my desire and crushed my will to live.😂
Exceptional program...I loved this show..still do. No wonder I appreciated classical music and quiet serene country ❤.thanks Friendly!!...ty for posting.watched it on cklw channel 9 windsor Ontario.
6 years old in Goose Bay Labrador again. (Goose Air Base) A little different from the USO show that made a stop featuring Bob Hope and Jayne Mansfield 😉
A wonderful memory and a great escape from a toxic and volatile home life in the 60's and 70's. I still get goosebumps when I see the cow jumping over the moon. I'm in my 60's now. I never missed it.
This is so niche that no one is gonna get this, but I'm here from Last Stand Media's recent Constellations episode where Ramon talked about how Vanessa's fast-talking friend is his aunt!
I didn't realize that the Friendly Giant Bob Homme was from Wisconsin and this show was originally aired in Wisconsin for four years before it was moved over to the CBC
I grew up in suburban Detroit- Ann Arbor & we were lucky enough to get this Canadian channel 9 on our TV.. my 2 sisters and I loved this darling show! I have a chair by my fireplace that reminds me of Friendly💝💗
OMG! I'm 62 and have vague memories of watching this when I was about 4 years old. Never thought I'd ever know what it was but was certain I use to watch it! Thanks for connecting me to such a long almost forgotten memory
I cannot add anything more to the awesome comments below except that seeing and hearing just tears me up. Great memories from a kid growing up in Calgary during the 60’s and 70’s. We need more people like Bob Homme today more than ever.
A huge piece of my childhood. Not to brag, but I even wrote my own words for his theme song (sort of 😊) Friend friend friend friendly giant. Friend friend friend friendly giant Friend friend friend friend, friend friend friend friend friendly gi-i-annnt
Amazingly, the show never used a script. They would just pick a general topic before filming each show, and then make up the dialog on the go. That's why the dialog is so natural. The only time thay actually planned anything was when they had extra puppets playing musical instruments, etc.
I wonder if they knew how impactful this show was for some children. For me, it was an escape from a dangerous, unpredictable home environment. So, when this came on, I was transported to a safe place. I wanted to be siting in those chairs, have the Friendly Giant protect me and keep me safe. It worked (in my head) for that little time, while the show was playing.
I didn't just tear up or cry when this theme song came on, I had a full blown melt down! My Mom had to pop up to turn the sound down before I completely withered away. I think I was a sage baby and it struck a chord deep within me. 👍💯🐺🏳🌈😻🍔🌉🍟🍁
My brother and I did, too! We bawled like babies every time we heard the theme song. It was so beautiful. We watched it on UHF 64 out of Vancouver, B.C. In the Seattle Tacoma area.
@@Leapyrbabe We watched it on CBC Canada in Peterborough, ON. My fave episodes were whenever the drums and piano players made a rare appearance. I love percussion so Fiddle {the drums player on the show} was my fave character. Angie was the piano playing character. They both looked real freaky, rather 👽like. 🐺💯🏰🪘🏳🌈🍔🎹🥁🍟🍁 An even rarer cameo appearance, and the best episodes ever of The Flintstones, was whenever The Great Gazoo showed up! 💥🛸👽
I think part of the reason we cried so hard is that, when the drawbridge closed, we had to wait a whole day to go back to his castle. We loved him that much.
a lot of my childhood memories seem like dreams or hallucinations until i discover that others share those same memories. we were the luckiest kids in the world to have been exposed to this wonderful show and others on the cbc network.
