The Bob McLean Show
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The Bob McLean Show was a Canadian
talk show television series which aired on CBC Television
from 1975 to 1981.
whose host had left the network for another Toronto-based broadcaster. Bob McLean hosted this new talk show from a downtown Toronto shopping centre.
From the second season, the series featured an increasing proportion of Canadian guests and subjects. In 1979, the series travelled from its normal Toronto studio with episodes produced in various Canadian cities such as Halifax, Ottawa and Vancouver.
The Royal Canadian Air Farce
's Roger Abbott
and Don Ferguson
were frequently seen on the series as were comedians Howie Mandel
and Monica Parker. Jimmy Dale
was the series musical director.
Highlights from the series were compiled as The Best of Bob McLean which was broadcast on Saturdays in 1976 and 1977 between regular television seasons.
The Bob McLean Show was a Canadian
talk show television series which aired on CBC Television
from 1975 to 1981.
whose host had left the network for another Toronto-based broadcaster. Bob McLean hosted this new talk show from a downtown Toronto shopping centre.
From the second season, the series featured an increasing proportion of Canadian guests and subjects. In 1979, the series travelled from its normal Toronto studio with episodes produced in various Canadian cities such as Halifax, Ottawa and Vancouver.
The Royal Canadian Air Farce
's Roger Abbott
and Don Ferguson
were frequently seen on the series as were comedians Howie Mandel
and Monica Parker. Jimmy Dale
was the series musical director.
Highlights from the series were compiled as The Best of Bob McLean which was broadcast on Saturdays in 1976 and 1977 between regular television seasons.
The Bob McLean Show was a Canadian
talk show television series which aired on CBC Television
from 1975 to 1981.
whose host had left the network for another Toronto-based broadcaster. Bob McLean hosted this new talk show from a downtown Toronto shopping centre.
From the second season, the series featured an increasing proportion of Canadian guests and subjects. In 1979, the series travelled from its normal Toronto studio with episodes produced in various Canadian cities such as Halifax, Ottawa and Vancouver.
The Royal Canadian Air Farce
's Roger Abbott
and Don Ferguson
were frequently seen on the series as were comedians Howie Mandel
and Monica Parker. Jimmy Dale
was the series musical director.
Highlights from the series were compiled as The Best of Bob McLean which was broadcast on Saturdays in 1976 and 1977 between regular television seasons.
Television in Canada
Television in Canada officially began with the opening of the nation's first television stations in Montreal and Toronto in 1952. As with most media in Canada, the television industry, and the television programming available in that country, are strongly influenced by the American media, perhaps...
talk show television series 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...
from 1975 to 1981.
Premise
CBC Television created this series in 1975 to replace Elwood Glover's Luncheon DateElwood Glover's Luncheon Date
Elwood Glover's Luncheon Date was a Canadian television talk show series which aired on CBC Television from 1963 to 1975.Host Elwood Glover previously hosted noon-time programming on CBC Radio from 1956. A new studio was set up at the Four Seasons Hotel, near the CBC broadcast headquarters on...
whose host had left the network for another Toronto-based broadcaster. Bob McLean hosted this new talk show from a downtown Toronto shopping centre.
From the second season, the series featured an increasing proportion of Canadian guests and subjects. In 1979, the series travelled from its normal Toronto studio with episodes produced in various Canadian cities such as Halifax, Ottawa and Vancouver.
The Royal Canadian Air Farce
Royal Canadian Air Farce
Air Farce Live, also credited as Air Farce, previously Royal Canadian Air Farce, and Air Farce—Final Flight! for the final season, was a Canadian comedy series starring the comedy troupe The Royal Canadian Air Farce that previously starred in an eponymous radio show on CBC radio from 1973 to 1997...
's Roger Abbott
Roger Abbott
Roger Abbott was a Canadian comedian. A founding member of the comedy troupe Royal Canadian Air Farce, he was one of the troupe's stars and writers throughout its 29-year career on radio and television.-Early life:...
and Don Ferguson
Don Ferguson
Don Ferguson is a Canadian actor and is one of the stars of XPM and Royal Canadian Air Farce. He is also the only Canadian-born original cast member of Air Farce....
were frequently seen on the series as were comedians Howie Mandel
Howie Mandel
Howard Michael "Howie" Mandel is a Canadian stand-up comedian, television host, and actor. He is well known as host of the NBC game show Deal or No Deal, as well as the show's daytime and Canadian-English counterparts. Before his career as a game show host, Mandel was best known for his role on...
and Monica Parker. Jimmy Dale
Jimmy Dale (musician)
Jimmy Dale is a Canadian arranger, composer, conductor, organist, and pianist of English birth. He was active as a music director for both Canadian and United States television during the 1970s and 1980s. He has also composed several film and television scores and written a number of tv theme...
was the series musical director.
Scheduling
This series was broadcast as follows (times in Eastern), normally an hour duration except as noted:| Time | Season run | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 p.m. | 1 September 1975 | 2 July 1976 | 55 minutes duration |
| 12:00 p.m. | 6 September 1976 | 1 July 1977 | |
| 12:00 p.m. | 5 September 1977 | 3 April 1978 | 55 minutes duration |
| 1:00 p.m. | 3 April 1978 | 4 August 1978 | |
| 1:00 p.m. | 4 September 1978 | 1 April 1979 | |
| 3:00 p.m. | 2 April 1979 | 29 June 1979 | |
| 3:00 p.m. | 10 September 1979 | 27 June 1980 | |
| 12:30 p.m. | 8 September 1980 | 22 May 1981 | |
| 12:30 p.m. | 25 May 1981 | 28 September 1981 | rebroadcasts |
Highlights from the series were compiled as The Best of Bob McLean which was broadcast on Saturdays in 1976 and 1977 between regular television seasons.
The Bob McLean Show was a Canadian
Television in Canada
Television in Canada officially began with the opening of the nation's first television stations in Montreal and Toronto in 1952. As with most media in Canada, the television industry, and the television programming available in that country, are strongly influenced by the American media, perhaps...
talk show television series 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...
from 1975 to 1981.
Premise
CBC Television created this series in 1975 to replace Elwood Glover's Luncheon DateElwood Glover's Luncheon Date
Elwood Glover's Luncheon Date was a Canadian television talk show series which aired on CBC Television from 1963 to 1975.Host Elwood Glover previously hosted noon-time programming on CBC Radio from 1956. A new studio was set up at the Four Seasons Hotel, near the CBC broadcast headquarters on...
whose host had left the network for another Toronto-based broadcaster. Bob McLean hosted this new talk show from a downtown Toronto shopping centre.
From the second season, the series featured an increasing proportion of Canadian guests and subjects. In 1979, the series travelled from its normal Toronto studio with episodes produced in various Canadian cities such as Halifax, Ottawa and Vancouver.
The Royal Canadian Air Farce
Royal Canadian Air Farce
Air Farce Live, also credited as Air Farce, previously Royal Canadian Air Farce, and Air Farce—Final Flight! for the final season, was a Canadian comedy series starring the comedy troupe The Royal Canadian Air Farce that previously starred in an eponymous radio show on CBC radio from 1973 to 1997...
's Roger Abbott
Roger Abbott
Roger Abbott was a Canadian comedian. A founding member of the comedy troupe Royal Canadian Air Farce, he was one of the troupe's stars and writers throughout its 29-year career on radio and television.-Early life:...
and Don Ferguson
Don Ferguson
Don Ferguson is a Canadian actor and is one of the stars of XPM and Royal Canadian Air Farce. He is also the only Canadian-born original cast member of Air Farce....
were frequently seen on the series as were comedians Howie Mandel
Howie Mandel
Howard Michael "Howie" Mandel is a Canadian stand-up comedian, television host, and actor. He is well known as host of the NBC game show Deal or No Deal, as well as the show's daytime and Canadian-English counterparts. Before his career as a game show host, Mandel was best known for his role on...
and Monica Parker. Jimmy Dale
Jimmy Dale (musician)
Jimmy Dale is a Canadian arranger, composer, conductor, organist, and pianist of English birth. He was active as a music director for both Canadian and United States television during the 1970s and 1980s. He has also composed several film and television scores and written a number of tv theme...
was the series musical director.
Scheduling
This series was broadcast as follows (times in Eastern), normally an hour duration except as noted:| Time | Season run | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 p.m. | 1 September 1975 | 2 July 1976 | 55 minutes duration |
| 12:00 p.m. | 6 September 1976 | 1 July 1977 | |
| 12:00 p.m. | 5 September 1977 | 3 April 1978 | 55 minutes duration |
| 1:00 p.m. | 3 April 1978 | 4 August 1978 | |
| 1:00 p.m. | 4 September 1978 | 1 April 1979 | |
| 3:00 p.m. | 2 April 1979 | 29 June 1979 | |
| 3:00 p.m. | 10 September 1979 | 27 June 1980 | |
| 12:30 p.m. | 8 September 1980 | 22 May 1981 | |
| 12:30 p.m. | 25 May 1981 | 28 September 1981 | rebroadcasts |
Highlights from the series were compiled as The Best of Bob McLean which was broadcast on Saturdays in 1976 and 1977 between regular television seasons.
The Bob McLean Show was a Canadian
Television in Canada
Television in Canada officially began with the opening of the nation's first television stations in Montreal and Toronto in 1952. As with most media in Canada, the television industry, and the television programming available in that country, are strongly influenced by the American media, perhaps...
talk show television series 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...
from 1975 to 1981.
Premise
CBC Television created this series in 1975 to replace Elwood Glover's Luncheon DateElwood Glover's Luncheon Date
Elwood Glover's Luncheon Date was a Canadian television talk show series which aired on CBC Television from 1963 to 1975.Host Elwood Glover previously hosted noon-time programming on CBC Radio from 1956. A new studio was set up at the Four Seasons Hotel, near the CBC broadcast headquarters on...
whose host had left the network for another Toronto-based broadcaster. Bob McLean hosted this new talk show from a downtown Toronto shopping centre.
From the second season, the series featured an increasing proportion of Canadian guests and subjects. In 1979, the series travelled from its normal Toronto studio with episodes produced in various Canadian cities such as Halifax, Ottawa and Vancouver.
The Royal Canadian Air Farce
Royal Canadian Air Farce
Air Farce Live, also credited as Air Farce, previously Royal Canadian Air Farce, and Air Farce—Final Flight! for the final season, was a Canadian comedy series starring the comedy troupe The Royal Canadian Air Farce that previously starred in an eponymous radio show on CBC radio from 1973 to 1997...
's Roger Abbott
Roger Abbott
Roger Abbott was a Canadian comedian. A founding member of the comedy troupe Royal Canadian Air Farce, he was one of the troupe's stars and writers throughout its 29-year career on radio and television.-Early life:...
and Don Ferguson
Don Ferguson
Don Ferguson is a Canadian actor and is one of the stars of XPM and Royal Canadian Air Farce. He is also the only Canadian-born original cast member of Air Farce....
were frequently seen on the series as were comedians Howie Mandel
Howie Mandel
Howard Michael "Howie" Mandel is a Canadian stand-up comedian, television host, and actor. He is well known as host of the NBC game show Deal or No Deal, as well as the show's daytime and Canadian-English counterparts. Before his career as a game show host, Mandel was best known for his role on...
and Monica Parker. Jimmy Dale
Jimmy Dale (musician)
Jimmy Dale is a Canadian arranger, composer, conductor, organist, and pianist of English birth. He was active as a music director for both Canadian and United States television during the 1970s and 1980s. He has also composed several film and television scores and written a number of tv theme...
was the series musical director.
Scheduling
This series was broadcast as follows (times in Eastern), normally an hour duration except as noted:| Time | Season run | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 p.m. | 1 September 1975 | 2 July 1976 | 55 minutes duration |
| 12:00 p.m. | 6 September 1976 | 1 July 1977 | |
| 12:00 p.m. | 5 September 1977 | 3 April 1978 | 55 minutes duration |
| 1:00 p.m. | 3 April 1978 | 4 August 1978 | |
| 1:00 p.m. | 4 September 1978 | 1 April 1979 | |
| 3:00 p.m. | 2 April 1979 | 29 June 1979 | |
| 3:00 p.m. | 10 September 1979 | 27 June 1980 | |
| 12:30 p.m. | 8 September 1980 | 22 May 1981 | |
| 12:30 p.m. | 25 May 1981 | 28 September 1981 | rebroadcasts |
Highlights from the series were compiled as The Best of Bob McLean which was broadcast on Saturdays in 1976 and 1977 between regular television seasons.