| Fred Penner's Place | |
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| Genre | Children Musical |
| Created by | Fred Penner |
| Written by | Nancy Trites-Botkin Pat Patterson |
| Starring | Fred Penner |
| Theme music composer | Fred Penner |
| Composer | David Jandrisch |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 900 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Randy Roberts (1985-1992) Lesley Oswald |
| Producer | Nancy Trites-Botkin |
| Running time | 30 minutes[1] |
| Production company | Oak Street Music |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC (Canada) Nickelodeon (USA) |
| Release | 1985 – 1997 |
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Fred Penner's Place is a Canadian children's musical television series that aired on CBC Television from 1985 to 1997.[1][2][3] It stars Fred Penner as a fictionalized version of himself, as well as an array of puppets, musical numbers, and occasional guest stars. Internationally, it aired on Nickelodeon in the United States beginning in 1989,[4][5] and later on Odyssey Network.[5] The show was positively received by audiences and critics,[6] and won or received nominations for several awards including a Juno Award in 1989 and a Gemini Award in 1994.[7]
After the series' cancellation in 1997, Penner admitted to being a "little bit lost" in the succeeding years as he continued to perform at concerts and give keynote speeches, but was waiting for the "next big thing to come along".[3] Beginning in the mid-2000s, he began to reconnect with the generation of children that watched Fred Penner's Place as they entered adulthood. He has performed several sold-out concerts at universities and pubs across the country, and receives positive reactions and feelings of nostalgia from the overwhelmingly millennial audiences.[1][3]
- ^ a b c Zoratti, Jen (September 25, 2015). "He just couldn't stay away: Long after beloved children's show was cancelled, Fred Penner's career is still going strong". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ "Fred Penner - Manitoba Libraries Conference". Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ a b c Dehaas, Josh (June 14, 2012). "Fred Penner came back, the very next decade". Maclean's. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ "Fred Penner's Place". TVarchive.ca. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ a b Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 22 February 1997. p. 69.
- ^ Tucker, Ken (July 20, 1990). "Fred Penner's Place | EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ "Fred Penner - Awards". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved June 17, 2016.