The Friendly Giant

For the character created by Roald Dahl known as the Big Friendly Giant, see The BFG.
The Friendly Giant
GenreChildren's television series
Created byBob Homme
Starring
Theme music composerPeter Homme
Opening theme"Early One Morning"
Ending theme"Early One Morning"
Country of origin
  • United States (1953–1958)
  • Canada (1958–1985)
No. of episodes3,000+[1][2]
Production
ProducerDaniel McCarthy[3]
Production locations
Running time15 minutes
Original release
Network
ReleaseSeptember 30, 1958 (1958-09-30) –
March 1985 (1985-03) (Canada)
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The Friendly Giant is a children's television program that aired on CBC Television from September 30, 1958, through to March 1985. It featured three main characters: a giant named Friendly (played by Bob Homme), who lived in a huge castle, along with his puppet animal friends Rusty (a rooster who played a harp, guitar, and accordion and lived in a book bag hung by the castle window), and Jerome (a giraffe who was tawny with purple spots and poked his head in the window). The two principal puppets of the CBC version of the show were manipulated and voiced by Rod Coneybeare.[4] Originally in Wisconsin, they were manipulated and voiced by Ken Ohst.[5]

  1. ^ Fairley, Grant D. (February 13, 2010). Look Up - Way Up! The Friendly Giant - The Biography of Robert Homme. Palantir Publishing (now d.b.a. Silverwoods Publishing). p. 96. ISBN 978-0978027506.
  2. ^ Chrysdale, Joseph (April 2005). "Homme, Robert | History of Canadian Broadcasting". History of Canadian Broadcasting. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference cbc was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 179–180. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.
  5. ^ Fairley, Grant D. (21 October 2016). Look up - Way Up! The Friendly Giant - the Biography of Robert M. Homme. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781365476105.