Network: CBC Television Network
Broadcast Run: 1976 to 1977
Broadcast Medium: Television
Aired at various times, after school, from February 1976 to June 1978.
This half hour kids’ show featured the talents of the Homemade Theatre Company, namely Fred Mollin, Larry Mollin, Barry Flatman and Phil Savath.
Each show included a segment called The Big Story, which was specifically written from a child’s point-of-view. Other stories included Ricky, which was a satiric version of Sylvester Stallone’s character, Rocky; Ouest Side Story, which was a bilingual tale on Quebec separatism, and Rock n Romans, the tale of Emperor Rollus and his slave, Rockulus.
Written by John Corcelli – August, 2005