Trivia / Today's Special

• The Cast Showoff: Jeff Hyslop, who played Jeff the mannequin, is a triple threat entertainer. While he and everyone else sang on the show, he was usually the only one who danced, and did this on the show frequently. Nerene Virgin danced a little bit and was often paired with Jeff, but for anything more complicated they had to bring in outside talent to keep up with him. Hyslop was also the show's choreographer.
• The Danza: Jeff Hyslop as the role of Jeff the mannequin.
• Keep Circulating the Tapes: While a six-volume series of VHS tapes (each containing two episodes) was released in 1995, copies are now rare, and the series has never been issued on DVD.
• Un-Canceled: The "Live on Stage" episode (a concert film of the stage production the cast and crew put on in several Ontario cities in 1985) was intended as the Grand Finale (the plot of the stage show notably involves the magic hat allowing Jeff to come to life outside the store, and there being no indication that this isn't permanent), but the show was brought back for two more seasons and the "Live on Stage" episode's events were quietly retconned.
• What Could Have Been: The character of Muffy Mouse was originally created by puppeteer/puppet maker Noreen Young for Under the Umbrella Tree. After the CBC rejected Young's original pitch for Umbrella Tree (which wouldn't debut for another five years), she repurposed the character for this show instead.

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