A long time ago, when I was 22, my first child was born. That kid grew up on a little Canadian kid's show called Polka Dot Door, produced by the TV Ontario network. And Dad, more often than not, sat through those shows with his little one. Nine or so years later when a brother, and a year after that when a sister came along number one son was moving on to Knight Rider and The Dukes of Hazzard. But there was a nice overlap where his siblings picked up where he had left off with Polka Dot Door. And Dad was right there to welcome them. So you're looking at a Polka Dot Door veteran. The show began in 1971 and ran to 1993. I didn't watch the full run but I did get in my fair share. The formula was pretty simple. A young male and female host, which seemed to change every week, sang songs, told stories, made crafts and generally did their best stimulate little brains. The show opened as follows... Imagination Day! Oh boy! ...
"I am not a number..." was the famous line that opened each installment of The Prisoner starring Patrick McGoohan, a fascinating British series that baffled and enthralled at the same time. Regular readers of this blog will know I love the series and enjoyed going through the box set last year (I spoke about it here: http://nonamedufus.blogspot.com/2008/09/not-funny-or-profoundjust-cool.html). Sadly, McGoohan died yesterday at the age of 80. Fans everywhere will be mourning his passing and likely be intoning "be seeing you" one last time.
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