Barney Boomer
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Barney Boomer was a Canadian children's television series
which aired on CBC Television
for part of the 1967-1968 programming season. Vancouver actor John Clayton portrayed the title character.
. The series aired four days per week from Tuesdays through Fridays as a replacement for Razzle Dazzle
. Each episode aired from 16:30 Toronto time for 20 minutes followed by a short quiz show, Swingaround, which completed the half-hour time slot.
In January 1968, Barney Boomer was replaced by Upside Town, a series which retained most of the cast but with a reformulated premise which gave more emphasis to characters other than Barney. Lynne Gorman did not continue her role as Florence Kozy was performed by Pam Hyatt
in the new series.
Children's television series
Children's television series, are commercial television programs designed for, and marketed to children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run in the early evening, for the children that go to school...
which aired on CBC Television
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
for part of the 1967-1968 programming season. Vancouver actor John Clayton portrayed the title character.
Production
The programme was produced under the network's Schools and Youth division and filmed on location in Oakville, OntarioOakville, Ontario
Oakville is a town in Halton Region, on Lake Ontario in Southern Ontario, Canada, and is part of the Greater Toronto Area. As of the 2006 census the population was 165,613.-History:In 1793, Dundas Street was surveyed for a military road...
. The series aired four days per week from Tuesdays through Fridays as a replacement for Razzle Dazzle
Razzle Dazzle
Razzle Dazzle was the title of a Canadian children's program produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation between 1961 and 1966....
. Each episode aired from 16:30 Toronto time for 20 minutes followed by a short quiz show, Swingaround, which completed the half-hour time slot.
In January 1968, Barney Boomer was replaced by Upside Town, a series which retained most of the cast but with a reformulated premise which gave more emphasis to characters other than Barney. Lynne Gorman did not continue her role as Florence Kozy was performed by Pam Hyatt
Pam Hyatt
Pam Hyatt is a voice actress who played Noble Heart Horse in 1986's The Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation. More recently, she has starred in the English version of InuYasha as Kaede, guest-starred in USA Network's The Dead Zone and voices Campe and Atropos in Class of the Titans.Hyatt is the...
in the new series.
Premise
Barney Boomer is a 21-year-old sailor who docked his houseboat at Sixteen Harbour in the fictional town of Cedarville, intending to meet his uncle (Rex Sevenoaks), a captain who lived in a lighthouse. Barney intended the stay at Cedarville to be brief, due to his plans to navigate the Great Lakes, However, he meets Florence Kozy (Lynne Gorman), who persuades him to establish a business in the town.Cast
- John Clayton - Barney Boomer
- Lynne Gorman - Florence Kozy
- Franz Russell - Councillor Edgar Q. Russell
- Trudy Young - Trudy
- Rex Sevenoaks - Captain Boomer
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