1970's for me, but yes! The Friendly Giant, Mr. Dressup, and Sesame Street, on CBET Windsor 9, complete with snow in the picture, because their antenna is aimed in the other direction, lol.
Up in Port Huron We had to watch it on UHF with a coat hanger attached on the TV. I believe it was on Ch.29. Ch.42 was out off London. OH MAN THE MEMORIES!!!! HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA!!!! I was 8 and put the tv and a lamp under the covers with me so I wouldn't get caught up late and I fell asleep and the bed caught on fire! I ended up out on the street wondering "who won???" Still wondering...BUT I'M ALIVE!!! lol
Yeah 313 I did the same thing. I been thinking about the theme song a lot lately. I was a big Hockey Night In Canada then and now. Hail to Channel 9 , east side. Great memories 👌
And just like that, I am 5 years old again infront of the tv, with my little toy chairs, mimicking everything Friendly is doing, and hoping, HOPING that today will be a book day and not a music day. So much magic wrapped up in that show. Makes me cry to see it now. Nothing will ever top this. Kids will never understand.
CBC Toronto for me in the late 60s and early 70s I watched this every weekday morning then started school in 71 so no more Friendly for me until we were off on school breaks.
We had this growing up as 4-5yr old's in the early 70's.... The rest of these new protest marching 20-30yr old's now since 1980's-2023? They had rainbow colored cartoon agenda driven garbage? No wonder they listen to ghetto rat rap & worship that useless Swift-er-picka-fraud.....
Oh man does this take me back. :) I grew up with Friendly, Rusty and Gerome when I was a child in the early sixties and it made such a lasting impression that nearly sixty years later, I can still speak along with him during the opening and closing. I don't know what happened to us all in the decades since then, but I can't help but think we could *all* use some Friendly Giant in our lives these days.
It's amazing how one simple little cow jumping over the moon could have such a wonderful lasting effect on my life and on many others. The Friendly Giant, a masterpiece in it's simplicity!
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.
In the spring of 1984 I was doing work for CBC-Radio providing engineering services. On a break I crossed the parking lot at the now defunct CBC-TV studio complex on Jarvis Street in Toronto from the old radio building to TV. Back then you could do a little snooping without getting into too much trouble. I asked security if if was all right to stick my head into one of the studios, just to see what they were like. Friendly Giant was still in production in Studio 2. Again asked permission. OK if red light is off to go in like a mouse. I watched Bob Homme and John Duncan play the opening theme. Shivers ran up my spine. It was like being in a dream. Every opening was done live. There was absolutely nothing fake about anything in this fifteen minute production. I stayed for about two hours. Mr Homme and the entire crew were so gracious in letting me do that. It turned out that I had worked with Nina Keogh, one of the puppeteers in 1976 doing a show for Eaton's of Canada during the the Olympics. "Kooky Kanooky". Friendly Giant was my favorite show as a child. I watched it from the time I was five in 1958 and even watched it with great interest until I was a teenager wanting to break into television in a technical way. Since the early 1980's I have worked on thousands of television shows in Canada and the USA, including Jim Henson's Muppet Christmas done at the CFTO-TV studios and Mr. Dress-up at CBC Studio 4 and 4S formerly on Yonge Street. Nothing but nothing I have worked on has ever impressed me more than the visit I made in 1984 to CBC's studio 2 when I entered a double sound door to see Friendly Giant in person. I hate what has happened to television. I hate the way it sounds, I hate the way it looks. There are no crafts people, circumstances or talent left of any kind to permit quality like this in our digital world to ever exist again. It makes me terribly sad. There is no going back. Thank you Murray for posting this TV programme on You Tube. It actually brought a tear to my eyes and touched me profoundly.
I agree with you completely. I was 8 in 1958 and this was one of our favorite and touching times to watch television, especially in the early years. On a par with Howdy Doody and The Mickey Mouse Club show and maybe even Soupy Sales. It was simply done yet not so simplistic as to insult the childs' intelligence. I think sometimes adults don't give credit to children to be aware of and understand the adult world but I feel that often children are much more aware and focused on the moment where they can take in the deeper feelings and nuances of situations as they are not so distracted but the 'rational' mind and the constant stream of self speak- and criticism that seems to haunt us as we get older. The Friendly Giant was wonderful when we could revel in the fantasy of actually being in this castle , and almost vertitably thrust us into the wonderful comic book world of those books we'd read as children.
Corey Ferguson this is how I feel about the time and passion that used to go into movies. I hate the majority of movies and tv shows now. All that talent gone for nothing.
Generations of Canadians will hear this theme song .. and a smile will come to their face. I would love to see this played in public places during the morning rush hour. Would bring a smile to everyone's heart .. a great way to start the day.
Finally, another person who actually remembers Chez Hélène! Mr. Dressup was on a show called Butternut Square with Mr. Rogers prior to securing his own show. The Friendly Giant was always there and never changed...Rusty and Gerome didnt either. When I was a teenager and at home sick, I would watch Friendly and Mr. Dressup and I would feel so much better. A warm gentle hug is what we were lucky enough to experience. We will never see such the likes of such wonderful programming again.
One of my best memories from childhood. Watched this at home and also in kindergarten and first grade class on the AV setup. Touches my heart. I really felt that I went inside that castle each time it was on the screen. 🧡🧡
I was able to keep it together until the cow jumped over the moon, then out came the tears. What I wouldn't give to be four or five years old again, just for a little while.
Hank Murphy When I was little I thought Friendly (Bob Homme_) was a real giant. Greatly disappointed when I found out/realized the truth !! It's a little sad that there are no kid's shows like this anymore. A lot of them are dumbed down.
I met Bob Homme when I was in journalism school. He was giving an important lecture on broadcasting to a large group of students. But afterwards, all they wanted was to get an autograph from the Friendly Giant. I still have mine. The show wasn't an act. He really was Friendly.
How wonderful to see this again. We watched this every day when we were kids (the 60's). We could see Canada from a hill near our place (Montana). I realize how lucky we were to only have two or three stations -- one in North Dakota and two from Canada. A simpler time.... and we love our Canadian neighbors. We knew how to sing "O Canada" just as well as "The Star Spangled Banner!"
The real original anthem was an instrumental & set for June 24th ( St. Jean Baptiste jour ) the historical canada say ( Jacques Cartier founding canada / not to be confused with Giovanni Cabato landing at Bona Vista Newfoundland ) for French canadians. French original lyrics were added ( still the same ) vs the English version later on which is an Anglo silly adaptation & which has been changed to appease socialist judeo-bolshevist people.
Thank you Channel 9 in Windsor for this and Hockey Night in Canada for this boy growing up in Detroit during the 60's and 70's. Thank goodness that river wasn't too wide so we couldn't pick up the signal from the States over here. Thanks for uploading.
I used to love this show when I was a little kid. I grew up in Detroit which is right across the river from Windsor, Canada. We got a lot of of Canadian programs through Channel 9. This show and (and Che Helene) was my 3, 4 year old life (along with Captain Kangaroo, of course) The music bought back fond memories!
I loved this show when I was a little kid ! I play Harp now…no doubt influenced to learn it listening to John Duncan’s harp theme - “Early one Morning”- on Friendly Giant.
Amazing how a show like this could have such a huge impact on a persons life and the memories it brings back. Seems simple by today's standard but was greatly endeared by many a Canadian kid that had at most 3 channels to watch.
we had a black and white TV growing up...so it wasn't until I was in my 20's till I found out that Gerome was orange and purple! lol Friggen LOVED this show... I always wanted that furniture set at the end.
I think what made the Friendly Giant such an effective little show was its consistency. Kids need to be able to count on something and sadly we couldn't always count on the things going on around us, but we could always count on the Friendly Giant welcoming us into his home, inviting us to sit down, and, most of all,we could count on and look forward to the cow jumping over the moon. Children shows today could learn a lot from my friend the Friendly Giant..
I miss the days when good men were prominent in the education and guidance of children. In these days the morning t.v was full of Mr. Dressup, Fred Penner, Mr. Rogers, Captain Kangaroo, The Friendly Giant, The narrator from Hammy Hamster, Reading Rainbow's Levar Burton, Today's Special, and some good men on the Muppet Show as guests and Sesame Street. All positive, kind, big hearted men and excellent male roll models for boys and girls. Today's landscape seems full of cold hearted men, and women, all aspiring to ideals of power above and beyond the grasp of children, or just ditzy and condescending and not telling stories or taking us on adventures of the imagination.. These men were honest, slow and soft talking, kind, but strong, and approachable. I think we are missing something very special in the media these days for children.
It shared many of the same values as Mister Roger's Neighborhood, all positive and presented by men who put a high priority on listening to children and understanding what was most important to them. I remember this out of either Toronto, or maybe Hamilton, ON.
Ahhhh, this takes me back to my early youth/toddler years in the mid-to-late 1960's. Way back when simple hand puppets on TV were still very amusing and entertaining. 😎
I remember this show as a child. My dad use to come home from work (or on his lunch hour) and watch it with me. I was almost in tears when my dad gave me the news that the guy that played the friendly giant past away. This was and still is my favourite show.
So many memories! Rusty, Jerome and when the cow jumped over the moon at the end brings tears to my eyes. Thanks for uploading such a wonderful childrens classic ❤️
Hello dear friend Excuse my English (I'm French from Quebec) but in that time, i was very happy to listen at that tv show in English. For me it was "Friendly" and full of pieceful idea. I was only a 6 years old child in front of a ancient Motorola black in white TV and it was one of these tv show whoud taught me respesct for all. It was one of my favorite tv program wich taught me the English language and also about respect,peace and love for each other. The Friendly Giant was really Gently in his voice end his way to teach us peace and frienship. Thank you my friend. I hope the Giant be with all of us forever ! In our memory forever !
Why cant they just make shows like this today? Theres a real innocence to shows like this that can stand the test of time. Where it seems like everything else is just the next latest fad to get kids hooked on.
beautiful memories!!! :) this was my favorite show when i was a little girl. beautiful song, i sing it every morning,.. and my roommate plays it beautifully on his flute.
My father was telling me about this show at breakfast this morning, he didn't think I'd be able to find any footage of this show, thank you for uploading this!
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
So was I. When I was little CBC had a trifecta of kids shows on every weekday. First was Chez Hélène followed by Mr. Dressup, and finally Friendly Giant. I always hated the end of the show because it meant that I had to find something else to do until Sesame Street.
@@ryan489 I too would get sad as a child in the 70's, when the drawbridge went up and the lights got low. Seeing this brings tears to my eyes. To be a child again.
This is my Wife's account, my name is Jim. This reminded me when I was a boy and my Mom, Dad, and Brother was alive. Brought back so many wonderful memories! Thanks for posting this! God Bless!
I used to watch this as a kid along with Fred Penner, Under the Umbrella Tree, Mr. Dress Up, Sesamee Street, Today's Special, The Polka Dot Door and several others. Kinda miss being a kid wish I could go back in time just once more to relive all of this, there are times when it sucks being an adult. But heck I do not regret any of it, the kids shows today cannot beat the kids shows back than.
THIS WAS ALWAYS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE AND MOST ENJOYABLE SHOWS FOR MANY YEARS AS A CHILD AND AS A PRETEEN GROWING UP IN MONTREAL. --EMERITUS PROFESSOR BJNG LITTLE BEAR BRIAN. 🐻🚶🏊⏳⌛🐻
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💝💗
Thank you so very much for posting this, I watched it growing up in Vancouver on CBC....the best 15 mins on TV....brings back very fond memories of a simpler life...
I remember when I was little, I couldn't wait to get off the bus to get in the house and turn on the TV to watch this ! It was my favorite !! Brings back so many memories of my childhood !
It's December of 2022. And suddenly I remember that frequent admonition..."Look up...look up...look wa-a-ay up..." And I'm transported to the bygone decades. Peace be upon Bob Homme and all living or deceased associated with this delightful show.
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 bonus of living near Detroit was getting Canadian TV on Ch9 in Windsor. Growing up in the 60's/70's with Friendly Giant, Mr Dressup, and many other faves! Good wholesome shows! And Dad was a hockey fan so that was a bonus for him at night. lol
OH MY GOSH!!! Watching waaaaaaaaaaaay back in the Day The Friendly Giant and Mr. Dressup! A Memory BEYOND cherished. 60-some years later and I STILL remember Rusty being such a scamp! Jerome - OH MAN!!! Lived in Port Huron MI and watched on the old black and white sylvania laid out on the door watching so intently like I was sitting right there. OH MAN!!! THANK YOU for posting these!!!!!
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.
I've been searching for this TV show from when I was very little for over 45 years! I've since heard the song, but no giant with that drawbridge until now! I'm so thrilled to have finally put the pieces together!!! Many, many thanks!!
Such a peacefull memory Ahh..the farm..village..animals..castle..concerts..and the main characters.It was a truly magnificent show for all who watched..Mr Homme did indeed read stories very well..and often the closing music would drift me to a nap..children today are missing forever that very kind gentle persona of THE FRIENDLY GIANT..May God rest him in peace..Amen..Thank You..Friendly Giant
I had the chance to know bob as he lived in grafton ont right next to my town of Cobourg, I did some yard work for him 25 some years ago, what a great man he is. he was the friendly man he was on tv, always positive and for the kids, he really devoted his life to this show and the kids who loved him.
I remembered the ending song note-for-note from when I was a young boy, but only recently remembered the name of the TV show. It's amazing how powerful music is, and sure enough, what I remembered was exactly the same. I really love these type of kids shows, wish we had them today.
I used to love this show! Seeing the draw bridge come down was always so magical and seeing it go up made me sad that it was over. I have even more memories of the opening and closing music than what was actually said on the show and I know I used to watch it until the end of the credits so I could hear the whole thing each time. So beautiful and evocative. I could remember parts of it but haven't heard the full song in years. Thank you for bringing back the memories.
i haven't seen this opening since i was a kid. it literally brought tears to my eyes watching the drawbridge go down. i am glad there is someone else that thinks this was so special!
I grew up in NW Pennsylvania. When the weather was nice and the wind was blowing in the right direction we used to be able to get Canadian television channels when the rabbit ears were in just right position on top of our black and white tv (LOL) I loved watching this program when I was around 5 or 6. I especially loved the music they played at the beginning and the end of the program. This brings back such good memories!
Growing up in Detroit in the 1960's I loved watching this show on Channel 9 out of Windsor Ontario.
1970's for me, but yes! The Friendly Giant, Mr. Dressup, and Sesame Street, on CBET Windsor 9, complete with snow in the picture, because their antenna is aimed in the other direction, lol.
Ditto me, Edward....one of my favorite childhood memories. This took me right back to Channel 9 and the show.
Up in Port Huron We had to watch it on UHF with a coat hanger attached on the TV. I believe it was on Ch.29. Ch.42 was out off London. OH MAN THE MEMORIES!!!! HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA!!!! I was 8 and put the tv and a lamp under the covers with me so I wouldn't get caught up late and I fell asleep and the bed caught on fire! I ended up out on the street wondering "who won???" Still wondering...BUT I'M ALIVE!!! lol
@@worshipwhilewewait Coat hangers always made for the best antennas.
Yeah 313 I did the same thing. I been thinking about the theme song a lot lately. I was a big Hockey Night In Canada then and now. Hail to Channel 9 , east side. Great memories 👌
And just like that, I am 5 years old again infront of the tv, with my little toy chairs, mimicking everything Friendly is doing, and hoping, HOPING that today will be a book day and not a music day. So much magic wrapped up in that show. Makes me cry to see it now. Nothing will ever top this. Kids will never understand.
Wow this show bring me back to a little kid i love it getting teary eyed again watching it and that song great show i watched it all the time
so true. i watched this back in 1959 when i was six. it makes me cry, too. i so wanna be six again.
@@janehill9764 I was born in 1959. I remember this show too, and I get teary-eyed when I watch these old replays.
Me too. I had to play the theme song. I was humming it and realized I still remembered it. Such good memories. Peaceful.
I'm almost ashamed to admit how strongly I reacted to this. Close to tears in my eyes, fantastic memories.
I can't watch this without tearing up everytime. As a kid, all this CBC content was all the TV I knew.
And for me the local CTV affiliate
CBC Toronto for me in the late 60s and early 70s I watched this every weekday morning then started school in 71 so no more Friendly for me until we were off on school breaks.
a poignant reminder of our childhoods.
Grew up on this as well sir !!!!
And a chair to curl up in now look up way up 🤙🤙
We had this growing up as 4-5yr old's in the early 70's.... The rest of these new protest marching 20-30yr old's now since 1980's-2023? They had rainbow colored cartoon agenda driven garbage? No wonder they listen to ghetto rat rap & worship that useless Swift-er-picka-fraud.....
RIP Rod Coneybeare (Rusty and Jerome). Thank you for a great childhood :)
Thanks...you completed the show.
Friendly Giant's music is so soothing. I loved this show and waiting for the cow to jump over the moon...such simple times.
Oh man does this take me back. :)
I grew up with Friendly, Rusty and Gerome when I was a child in the early sixties and it made such a lasting impression that nearly sixty years later, I can still speak along with him during the opening and closing.
I don't know what happened to us all in the decades since then, but I can't help but think we could *all* use some Friendly Giant in our lives these days.
Totally agree !! we need him back, good old days
It's amazing how one simple little cow jumping over the moon could have such a wonderful lasting effect on my life and on many others. The Friendly Giant, a masterpiece in it's simplicity!
I think I was about 4 and being so excited seeing that cow jumping over that moon and telling my mom every time!
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.
In the spring of 1984 I was doing work for CBC-Radio providing engineering services. On a break I crossed the parking lot at the now defunct CBC-TV studio complex on Jarvis Street in Toronto from the old radio building to TV. Back then you could do a little snooping without getting into too much trouble. I asked security if if was all right to stick my head into one of the studios, just to see what they were like. Friendly Giant was still in production in Studio 2. Again asked permission. OK if red light is off to go in like a mouse. I watched Bob Homme and John Duncan play the opening theme. Shivers ran up my spine. It was like being in a dream. Every opening was done live. There was absolutely nothing fake about anything in this fifteen minute production. I stayed for about two hours. Mr Homme and the entire crew were so gracious in letting me do that. It turned out that I had worked with Nina Keogh, one of the puppeteers in 1976 doing a show for Eaton's of Canada during the the Olympics. "Kooky Kanooky". Friendly Giant was my favorite show as a child. I watched it from the time I was five in 1958 and even watched it with great interest until I was a teenager wanting to break into television in a technical way. Since the early 1980's I have worked on thousands of television shows in Canada and the USA, including Jim Henson's Muppet Christmas done at the CFTO-TV studios and Mr. Dress-up at CBC Studio 4 and 4S formerly on Yonge Street. Nothing but nothing I have worked on has ever impressed me more than the visit I made in 1984 to CBC's studio 2 when I entered a double sound door to see Friendly Giant in person.
I hate what has happened to television. I hate the way it sounds, I hate the way it looks. There are no crafts people, circumstances or talent left of any kind to permit quality like this in our digital world to ever exist again. It makes me terribly sad. There is no going back. Thank you Murray for posting this TV programme on You Tube. It actually brought a tear to my eyes and touched me profoundly.
I agree with you completely. I was 8 in 1958 and this was one of our favorite and touching times to watch television, especially in the early years. On a par with Howdy Doody and The Mickey Mouse Club show and maybe even Soupy Sales. It was simply done yet not so simplistic as to insult the childs' intelligence. I think sometimes adults don't give credit to children to be aware of and understand the adult world but I feel that often children are much more aware and focused on the moment where they can take in the deeper feelings and nuances of situations as they are not so distracted but the 'rational' mind and the constant stream of self speak- and criticism that seems to haunt us as we get older.
The Friendly Giant was wonderful when we could revel in the fantasy of actually being in this castle , and almost vertitably thrust us into the wonderful comic book world of those books we'd read as children.
Corey Ferguson this is how I feel about the time and passion that used to go into movies. I hate the majority of movies and tv shows now. All that talent gone for nothing.
Excellent post. Thanks for taking the time out to nail that up.
More doesn't mean better unfortunately. Like the music and movie industry the sheer volume of production only serves to dillute the product.
Well said my friend. Let's hope for a time when the culture recognizes the value the authentic vs. the slick but soulless.
Generations of Canadians will hear this theme song .. and a smile will come to their face. I would love to see this played in public places during the morning rush hour. Would bring a smile to everyone's heart .. a great way to start the day.
Finally, another person who actually remembers Chez Hélène! Mr. Dressup was on a show called Butternut Square with Mr. Rogers prior to securing his own show. The Friendly Giant was always there and never changed...Rusty and Gerome didnt either. When I was a teenager and at home sick, I would watch Friendly and Mr. Dressup and I would feel so much better. A warm gentle hug is what we were lucky enough to experience. We will never see such the likes of such wonderful programming again.
One of my best memories from childhood. Watched this at home and also in kindergarten and first grade class on the AV setup. Touches my heart. I really felt that I went inside that castle each time it was on the screen. 🧡🧡
My brother and I cried every time during the closing credits when the drawbridge closed. We wanted to stay in the castle!
I was able to keep it together until the cow jumped over the moon, then out came the tears. What I wouldn't give to be four or five years old again, just for a little while.
me too...the cow jumping over the moon made me lose it. I'd give anything to be 5 years old again and watching all those shows.
imajeepster So true, so true. Watched it in Toledo as kid...What memories. Darn near give anything to go back to that time.
NEITHER WERE YOU.
Same here....every time I watched this as a child, I just couldn't wait for that cow to jump over the moon!! Life was so much simpler then.
I looked for this in TV everyday growing up. I only got lucky enough to see it a few times, but it wasn't for lack of trying.
I loved this as a little boy. It's so pure and beautiful it brings a tear to my eye.
Hank Murphy When I was little I thought Friendly (Bob Homme_) was a real giant. Greatly disappointed when I found out/realized the truth !! It's a little sad that there are no kid's shows like this anymore. A lot of them are dumbed down.
Me too. It really is, isn't it?
good clean show with values!!!
Great show my favorite ( and mr dressup too!)
Exactly my sentiments.
I also got all choked up seeing this. I always liked seeing the cow jumping over the moon at the end.
I met Bob Homme when I was in journalism school. He was giving an important lecture on broadcasting to a large group of students. But afterwards, all they wanted was to get an autograph from the Friendly Giant. I still have mine. The show wasn't an act. He really was Friendly.
That must've been a fun time.
So was Ernie Coombs from "Mr. Dressup." Genuinely nice people.
I remember this show with great fondness. Listening now I felt such peace.
How wonderful to see this again. We watched this every day when we were kids (the 60's). We could see Canada from a hill near our place (Montana). I realize how lucky we were to only have two or three stations -- one in North Dakota and two from Canada. A simpler time.... and we love our Canadian neighbors. We knew how to sing "O Canada" just as well as "The Star Spangled Banner!"
The real original anthem was an instrumental & set for June 24th ( St. Jean Baptiste jour ) the historical canada say ( Jacques Cartier founding canada / not to be confused with Giovanni Cabato landing at Bona Vista Newfoundland ) for French canadians.
French original lyrics were added ( still the same ) vs the English version later on which is an Anglo silly adaptation & which has been changed to appease socialist judeo-bolshevist people.
Watching this made me feel like a kid again. Thanks Friendly for all the great memories.
And rest in peace.
Thank you Channel 9 in Windsor for this and Hockey Night in Canada for this boy growing up in Detroit during the 60's and 70's. Thank goodness that river wasn't too wide so we couldn't pick up the signal from the States over here. Thanks for uploading.
One of the greatest pieces of children's television that ever existed....thank you for this
I used to love this show when I was a little kid. I grew up in Detroit which is right across the river from Windsor, Canada. We got a lot of of Canadian programs through Channel 9. This show and (and Che Helene) was my 3, 4 year old life (along with Captain Kangaroo, of course) The music bought back fond memories!
I loved this show when I was a little kid ! I play Harp now…no doubt influenced to learn it listening to John Duncan’s harp theme - “Early one Morning”- on Friendly Giant.
LOL. I'm in my 60s, and I play this theme on my recorder. It's funny what stays with us.
Here, too.
I play flute and have for years....as a result of this exquisite program shaping our formative selves.
My, my, my. This brings back memories watching this as a child in the 60’s in Chicago. This theme literally brings tears to my 61 year old eyes.
Amazing how a show like this could have such a huge impact on a persons life and the memories it brings back. Seems simple by today's standard but was greatly endeared by many a Canadian kid that had at most 3 channels to watch.
we had a black and white TV growing up...so it wasn't until I was in my 20's till I found out that Gerome was orange and purple! lol Friggen LOVED this show... I always wanted that furniture set at the end.
+Shelly A you can actually go and see the furniture in person. It resides in Toronto in the CBC building museum along with Mr. Dressup's tree house
I think what made the Friendly Giant such an effective little show was its consistency. Kids need to be able to count on something and sadly we couldn't always count on the things going on around us, but we could always count on the Friendly Giant welcoming us into his home, inviting us to sit down, and, most of all,we could count on and look forward to the cow jumping over the moon. Children shows today could learn a lot from my friend the Friendly Giant..
Oh, happy memories!!! I call dibs on the rocking chair!!
Boy, I remember this show when I was just a young kid back in the 60's. Used to watch it on a Canadian T.V. station in Detroit.
me to born in 61
I haven't seen this over 40 years. Thanks.
Now more than ever I'd like to curl up in the big chair and have Friendly read me a story.
I miss the days when good men were prominent in the education and guidance of children. In these days the morning t.v was full of Mr. Dressup, Fred Penner, Mr. Rogers, Captain Kangaroo, The Friendly Giant, The narrator from Hammy Hamster, Reading Rainbow's Levar Burton, Today's Special, and some good men on the Muppet Show as guests and Sesame Street. All positive, kind, big hearted men and excellent male roll models for boys and girls. Today's landscape seems full of cold hearted men, and women, all aspiring to ideals of power above and beyond the grasp of children, or just ditzy and condescending and not telling stories or taking us on adventures of the imagination.. These men were honest, slow and soft talking, kind, but strong, and approachable. I think we are missing something very special in the media these days for children.
well said. you are absolutely right. I liked Mr. Rogers, the polka dot door, and jeremy, in particular. Made me happy☺
OneEyedKeys Hammy Hamster
Mr dressup friendly giant and hammy hamster. Innocence at its best.
Well said very much agree
Much simpler times. Brings back so many memories of my childhood.
It shared many of the same values as Mister Roger's Neighborhood, all positive and presented by men who put a high priority on listening to children and understanding what was most important to them. I remember this out of either Toronto, or maybe Hamilton, ON.
"A little chair to curl up in." I loved that. Thank you for a good memory.
I wish I could live with them for the rest of my life. 🧓🏼 🐱 🦒 🏰 🐔 🐱 🎻
Ahhhh, this takes me back to my early youth/toddler years in the mid-to-late 1960's. Way back when simple hand puppets on TV were still very amusing and entertaining. 😎
This brought tears to my eyes.....very nostalgic.
ThirdOfJune4444 I’ve got something in both of my eyes.
I remember this show as a child. My dad use to come home from work (or on his lunch hour) and watch it with me. I was almost in tears when my dad gave me the news that the guy that played the friendly giant past away. This was and still is my favourite show.
i loved this show as a little kid. I can still remember his setting the little rocking chairs in place...it was mesmerizing.
So many memories! Rusty, Jerome and when the cow jumped over the moon at the end brings tears to my eyes. Thanks for uploading such a wonderful childrens classic ❤️
Thank you for being my friend all those many years ago.
Hello dear friend
Excuse my English (I'm French from Quebec) but in that time, i was very happy to listen at that tv show in English. For me it was "Friendly" and full of pieceful idea. I was only a 6 years old child in front of a ancient Motorola black in white TV and it was one of these tv show whoud taught me respesct for all.
It was one of my favorite tv program wich taught me the English language and also about respect,peace and love for each other.
The Friendly Giant was really Gently in his voice end his way to teach us peace and frienship.
Thank you my friend.
I hope the Giant be with all of us forever ! In our memory forever !
Bien sûr il va rester dans nos mémoires pour toujours :)
+Robert W
Have a nice day and keep on watching Friendly Giant !
+Yvon Dery à toi aussi mon ami (je suis de l'Ontario)!
IDIOT.
watching the drawbridge go down makes me want to cry! it was so sweet
Glad I'm not the only one! lol
I used to cry when I was a child at the end of the show....
NEITHER WERE YOU.
I havent’ seen this since I was a little girl. Always loved this show, his voice. Thank you for sharing this.
thanks, for a moment bathed with peace.
used to pick up channel 9 windsor sarnia from detroit and watch this
God, I loved that show as a child.
Why cant they just make shows like this today? Theres a real innocence to shows like this that can stand the test of time. Where it seems like everything else is just the next latest fad to get kids hooked on.
*sigh* Hearing Jerome say "eh" just made my day.
Because, Canada!
Thanks for pointing out that Jerome says "Scary, eh?" at 2:48 -- a truly Canadian moment.
Jerome was the best!
beautiful memories!!! :) this was my favorite show when i was a little girl. beautiful song, i sing it every morning,.. and my roommate plays it beautifully on his flute.
A wonderful program with a warm host.
Great memories.
I just realized that I used to think he was a real giant as a kid.
That's why Mr. Homme never did personal appearances. He didn't want to destroy the illusion.
PaulTurbo so did I lol
My father was telling me about this show at breakfast this morning, he didn't think I'd be able to find any footage of this show, thank you for uploading this!
oh how i loved this show as a little kid.
People like these deserved to live forever...
NEITHER WERE YOU.
Impressionable age.... So peaceful
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
Great Show! I watched it in Detroit! Good Memories! Thanks
I was always a little sad when the drawbridge went back up...
So was I. When I was little CBC had a trifecta of kids shows on every weekday. First was Chez Hélène followed by Mr. Dressup, and finally Friendly Giant. I always hated the end of the show because it meant that I had to find something else to do until Sesame Street.
I remember as a kid in the 80s It always made me sad to see the drawbridge go back up but I knew I’d be back tomorrow.
@@ryan489 I too would get sad as a child in the 70's, when the drawbridge went up and the lights got low. Seeing this brings tears to my eyes. To be a child again.
@@dekelanson5280 me too man me too. I’d love to be a kid again
WOW this sure brings back memories, I sure wish I could go back to these days. Thanks so much for posting.
This is my Wife's account, my name is Jim. This reminded me when I was a boy and my Mom, Dad, and Brother was alive. Brought back so many wonderful memories! Thanks for posting this! God Bless!
I used to watch this as a kid along with Fred Penner, Under the Umbrella Tree, Mr. Dress Up, Sesamee Street, Today's Special, The Polka Dot Door and several others. Kinda miss being a kid wish I could go back in time just once more to relive all of this, there are times when it sucks being an adult. But heck I do not regret any of it, the kids shows today cannot beat the kids shows back than.
They can. They just can't beat the old ones nostalgic factor.
It's weird thinking I was doing the same thing (and I'm American).
THIS WAS ALWAYS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE AND MOST ENJOYABLE SHOWS FOR MANY YEARS AS A CHILD AND AS A PRETEEN GROWING UP IN MONTREAL.
--EMERITUS PROFESSOR BJNG LITTLE BEAR BRIAN.
🐻🚶🏊⏳⌛🐻
Magic Tom Auburn another great American ex-pat that became famous when he moved to Canada ( well le vrai canada if you know what I mean ).
Loooove! Especially the music! I always called dibs on the rocking chair. :)
I liked the chair for two to cuddle up in. Always makes me think of my child hood sweetheart.
I'm 55 and grew up watching the Friendly Giant. I loved this show along with Poka Dot Door and Mr. Dressup. So much innocence then.
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💝💗
Thank you so very much for posting this, I watched it growing up in Vancouver on CBC....the best 15 mins on TV....brings back very fond memories of a simpler life...
So much more classy, less brash, and more sweet than American shows for an equivalent audience. Canadians are just nice.
Agreed. Interestingly, both Bob and Ernie Coombes (Mr. Dressup) were transplanted Americans. Great performers with great teams to support the shows.
I remember when I was little, I couldn't wait to get off the bus to get in the house and turn on the TV to watch this ! It was my favorite !! Brings back so many memories of my childhood !
It's December of 2022. And suddenly I remember that frequent admonition..."Look up...look up...look wa-a-ay up..."
And I'm transported to the bygone decades.
Peace be upon Bob Homme and all living or deceased associated with this delightful show.
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.
Always loved the beautiful harp music. It's magical.
A bonus of living near Detroit was getting Canadian TV on Ch9 in Windsor. Growing up in the 60's/70's with Friendly Giant, Mr Dressup, and many other faves! Good wholesome shows! And Dad was a hockey fan so that was a bonus for him at night. lol
OH MY GOSH!!! Watching waaaaaaaaaaaay back in the Day The Friendly Giant and Mr. Dressup! A Memory BEYOND cherished. 60-some years later and I STILL remember Rusty being such a scamp! Jerome - OH MAN!!! Lived in Port Huron MI and watched on the old black and white sylvania laid out on the door watching so intently like I was sitting right there. OH MAN!!! THANK YOU for posting these!!!!!
This actually brought be to tears because I remember watching this and building the castle with my now passed away grand mother. Amazing, thank you.
I'm 50 years old and I can't believe I'm crying to this shit.
Wow.. this bring me to sweet memories.Had a great time watching this Show.
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.
I want my childhood back. :(
+Dave E Me Too! :( :_(
I've been searching for this TV show from when I was very little for over 45 years! I've since heard the song, but no giant with that drawbridge until now! I'm so thrilled to have finally put the pieces together!!! Many, many thanks!!
Such a great show to watch as a child growing up in the 60's. Thanks so much for posting!
Such a peacefull memory
Ahh..the farm..village..animals..castle..concerts..and the main characters.It was a truly magnificent show for all who watched..Mr Homme did indeed read stories very well..and often the closing music would drift me to a nap..children today are missing forever that very kind gentle persona of THE FRIENDLY GIANT..May God rest him in peace..Amen..Thank You..Friendly Giant
So many feels.
Memories. I used to watch this as a kid...wow!
Naja Akua z
I had the chance to know bob as he lived in grafton ont right next to my town of Cobourg, I did some yard work for him 25 some years ago, what a great man he is. he was the friendly man he was on tv, always positive and for the kids, he really devoted his life to this show and the kids who loved him.
I remembered the ending song note-for-note from when I was a young boy, but only recently remembered the name of the TV show. It's amazing how powerful music is, and sure enough, what I remembered was exactly the same. I really love these type of kids shows, wish we had them today.
Wow, I remember this.
Life is so complicated versus back then.
Wow.....I had forgotten all about this show....thank you for sharing!
"The cow jumped over the moon at the end" I LOVED THIS SHOW. Takes me back to care free times of my child hood. THANKS
Watched when I was a child in Detroit. I loved when he said “Look up, way up”.
Wow what memories! The Friendly giant was something I watched daily with my brothers. Thanks for the memories!
I used to love this show as a child. My mother liked the theme song, an old song called "Early One Morning"
i loved it too. I didn't know you could get it in the states.
We could in Massachusetts, can't comment for anywhere else. We were living in Cambridge and used to watch it every day.
interesting. I was living in Northern Ontario when aged 3-5 we only got the CBC channel so thats what I watched--Watched captain Kangaroo as well
So did I, Karen. I loved Mr. Green Jeans.
I was in love with Bob Mcgrath on Sesame Street www.sesamestreet.org/parents/theshow/cast/bob-mcgrath
I used to love this show! Seeing the draw bridge come down was always so magical and seeing it go up made me sad that it was over. I have even more memories of the opening and closing music than what was actually said on the show and I know I used to watch it until the end of the credits so I could hear the whole thing each time. So beautiful and evocative. I could remember parts of it but haven't heard the full song in years. Thank you for bringing back the memories.
i haven't seen this opening since i was a kid. it literally brought tears to my eyes watching the drawbridge go down. i am glad there is someone else that thinks this was so special!
Wow! Me too. Forgot what went on in the show, but always remember the beginning and end. For years, the song pops into my head from time to time.
Always loved that bit at the end when the cow jumps over the moon.
Rusty the Rooster................he had everything in his sack!!! And Jerome!!!!!! Love you lot. Cherish those days.
Still in my top 10 shows of Alltime! I'am 41 years old! lol Jerome reminds me of a Kool Jeff Goldblum!
I was watching these in the mid sixties, even though I did not understand English at all, I did not miss a single show of Friendly Giant.
I grew up in NW Pennsylvania. When the weather was nice and the wind was blowing in the right direction we used to be able to get Canadian television channels when the rabbit ears were in just right position on top of our black and white tv (LOL) I loved watching this program when I was around 5 or 6. I especially loved the music they played at the beginning and the end of the program. This brings back such good memories!
I used to watch that before going to kindergarten lol
The feels hit me all the way deep in the feels.
One of my favorite shows as a preschooler...ahh, innocence...
Living in Detroit we watched this show from channel 9 in Windsor ON. What an amazing kids show!