Mr. Dressup

Growing up I watched quite a few shows that I still remember fondly. "The Polka Dot Door" springs to mind as does "Sesame Street". But nothing quite calmed me down and made me listen quite so much as "Mr. Dressup". I've always wanted my own Tickle Trunk and the desire to live in a treehouse still hasn't been flushed from my system. I'll miss this show. I'll miss the others as well, but not in the same way. All the other shows were shows that I watched in my childhood. "Mr. Dressup" was a *part* of my childhood.

Mr dressup is the greatest guy I know. when he died in 2001, I may not have been crying on the outside, but on the inside, i was bawling like a 3 year old.

So, Mr. dressup is your average neighbor who loves children (And not in the way we automatically assume today) he lives in a house, and he knows tons of people, including puppets, children, and other people. He usually invites them over (or they just pop up in his house) and they make crafts, dress up in costumes from the tickle trunk, or sing. and even sometimes watch a short video that was filmed in the 70's. all in all, Mr dressup ends the show with the legendary line, "till next time, bye-bye, from, whoever is with him, and me, Mr. dressup! bye. then we get to hear a jaunty piano tune which fills any Canadian with joy.

10/10

Growing up in metro Detroit, I watched as much CBC content as PBS. Obviously, there was Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers', but I also could watch Canadian Sesame Street (second language was French, not Spanish), The Friendly Giant, and Mr. Dressup. I had mittens that looked like dogs and I pretended they were Finnegan puppets. Ah, when life was fun and simple. Good memories. I need to find some videos now.

Mr. Dressup was and continues to be a wonderful educational show for young children. It is timeless, teaching the basics such as manners, courtesy and encouraging imagination and creativity.

There is so much junk on television for kids these days, with the focus more on entertainment and ratings and $$$. Mr Dressup is definitely recommended and refreshing watching. Children will find that he talks to them, not AT them - that he is not interested in the 25 second sound bite or being "popular".

And on a personal note - I will miss him greatly. He was inspirational and made generations of Canadians better people. A hero...

This was a cool show. I use to watch it all the time when I was younger. It's a really good show for children. The puppets were neat too. It They need to make more shows like this for children. If you ever see a rerun of this show I recommend your kids watching this show. It's a great show for kids.