History Series / TheFriendlyGiant

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''The Friendly Giant'' is a long-running (1958–85) early morning children's show on Creator/{{CBC}} television. It originally started as a radio program in Madison, Wisconsin in 1953. It ran for 15 minutes every weekday at 10:15 am for nearly 30 years. Despite its American origins, and American-born host, the series is considered a Canadian cultural icon.

A long-running (1958–85) early morning children's show on Creator/{{CBC}} television. Originally started as a radio program in Madison, Wisconsin in 1953. It ran for 15 minutes every weekday at 10:15 am for nearly 30 years. Despite its American origins, and American-born host, the series is considered a Canadian cultural icon.

The show's theme song (a gentle rendition of the traditional English folk tune "Early One Morning", played on harp and recorder) is very recognizable to most Canadians who grew up before 1985.

* HalloweenEpisode: One of a handful of episodes available on YouTube is [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3e2tl8 one of these from 1979.]]

The show's theme song (a gentle rendition of "Early One Morning", a traditional English folk tune, played on harp and recorder) is very recognizable to most Canadians who grew up before 1985.

* HalloweenEpisode: One of a handful of episodes available on YouTube is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSwmAuFkr94 one of these from 1979.]]

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A long-running (1958-1985) early morning children's show on Creator/{{CBC}} television. Originally started as a radio program in Madison, Wisconsin in 1953. It ran for 15 minutes every weekday at 10:15 am for nearly 30 years. Despite its American origins, and American-born host, the series is considered a Canadian cultural icon.

* TalkingToHimself: As noted above, Rod Coneybeare voiced both Rusty and Jerome.

This show provides examples of:

* HalloweenEpisode: One of a handful of episodes available on YouTube is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSwmAuFkr94 one of these from 1979]].

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''"Look up, waaaaay up."''
-- The Friendly Giant

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''"Look up, Look waaaay up."''

* FeetFirstIntroduction: Each episode opened with the Giant talking as the camera panned across a model village before stopping at one of his boots, prompting him to tell his young viewers, "Now, look up... waaaay up!" followed by a pan up to his face.

* FeetFirstIntroduction: Each episode opened with the Giant talking as the camera panned across a model village before stopping at one of his boots, prompting him to tell his young viewers, "Now, look up... waaaay up!" as the camera panned up to his face.

* FeetFirstIntroduction: Each episode opened with the Giant talking as the camera panned across a model village before stopping at one of his boots, prompting him to tell his young viewers to "Look up, waaaay up!" as the camera panned up to his face.

The show's theme song ("Early One Morning", a traditional English folk tune played on harp and recorder) is very recognizable to most Canadians who grew up before 1985.

The show's theme song (a traditional English folk tune, "Early One Morning", played on harp and recorder) is very recognizable to most Canadians who grew up before 1985.

The show's theme song was an old traditional English song, "Early One Morning", and is very recognizable to most Canadians who grew up before 1985.

* ThemeTune. Forget the fact that "Early One Morning" is considered one of the most famous compositions in Western culture, dating back to the 18th century. For Canadians who grew up between the 1950s and the 1980s, it's the theme song from ''The Friendly Giant'', full stop.
* NoNameGiven: The Giant, although he was addressed as "Friendly" by the other characters.

The show had three main characters, the Giant (Bob Homme), and two puppets, Rusty the rooster who lived in a sack on the giant's wall and Jerome the giraffe who came by the castle's window. The Giant told stories and played music for his visitors, the children watching the show at home, "curled up in an armchair".

A long-running (1958-1985) early morning children's show on CBC television. Originally started as a radio program in Madison, Wisconsin in 1953. It ran for 15 minutes every weekday at 10:15 am for nearly 30 years. Despite its American origins, and American-born host, the series is considered a Canadian cultural icon.

A long-running (1958-1985) early morning children's show on CBC television. Originally started as a radio program in Madison Wisconsin in 1953. It ran for 15 minutes every weekday at 10:15 am for nearly 30 years. Despite its American origins, and American-born host, the series is considered a Canadian cultural icon.

* BagOfHolding (Rusty's home)

* {{Radio}} (Started as a radio program in Wisconsin.)

* NoNameGiven (the Giant, although he was addressed as "Friendly" by the other characters)

* ThemeTune. Forget the fact that "Early One Morning" is considered one of the most famous compositions in Western culture, dating back to the 18th century. For Canadians who grew up in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, it's the theme song from the Friendly Giant, full stop.

* ThemeTune. Forget the fact that Early One Morning is considered one of the most famous compositions in Western culture, dating back to the 18th century. For Canadians who grew up in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, it's the theme song from the Friendly Giant, full stop.

* CoolOldGuy: Aside from everything else, Bob Homme was a talented jazz musician and there were some concert-based episodes where he and the off-screen jazz condo (played on screen by some puppet cats) would really swing.

A long-running (1958-1985) early morning children's show on CBC television. Originally started as a radio program in Madison Wisconsin in 1953. It ran for 15 minutes every weekday at 10:15 am for nearly 30 years.

* ThemeTune