Barney Boomer
{{Short description|Canadian children's television series}}
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Barney Boomer was a Canadian children's television series which aired on CBC Television for part of the 1967–1968 programming season. Vancouver actor John Clayton portrayed the title character.
Production
The programme was produced under the network's Schools and Youth division and filmed on location in Oakville, Ontario. The series aired four days per week from Tuesdays through Fridays as a replacement for Razzle Dazzle.{{cite news| title=CBC budget disaster | first=Marci | last=McDonald | newspaper=Toronto Star | date=2 September 1967 | page=32}} Each episode aired from 16:30 Toronto time for 20 minutes followed by a short quiz show, Swingaround, which completed the half-hour time slot.
In January 1968, Barney Boomer was replaced by Upside Town, a series which retained most of the cast but with a reformulated premise which gave more emphasis to characters other than Barney. Lynne Gorman did not continue her role as Florence Kozy; her character was performed by Pam Hyatt in the new series.{{cite news| title=Underpants lacked abrasiveness (multi-topic article) | date=7 December 1967 | newspaper=Toronto Star | page=68 | first=Nathan | last=Cohen }}
Premise
Barney Boomer is a 21-year-old sailor who docked his houseboat at Sixteen Harbour in the fictional town of Cedarville, intending to meet his uncle (Rex Sevenoaks), a captain who lived in a lighthouse.{{cite news| title=TV Tonight: New CBC schedule, More of the same | first=Roy | last=Shields | newspaper=Toronto Star | date=31 August 1967 | page=22 }} Barney intended the stay at Cedarville to be brief, due to his plans to navigate the Great Lakes, However, he meets Florence Kozy (Lynne Gorman), who persuades him to establish a business in the town.
Cast
- John Clayton – Barney Boomer
- Lynne Gorman – Florence Kozy
- Franz Russell – Councillor Edgar Q. Russell
- Trudy Young – Trudy
- Rex Sevenoaks – Captain Boomer
- Claire Drainie – Ma Parkin
- Claude Rae – Mr. Andrews
- Gerard Parkes – Sam Oliver
- Belinda Montgomery – Susan
References
External links
- [http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/programming/television/programming_popup.php?id=942 Barney Boomer at the Canadian Communications Foundation]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090036/http://www.queensu.ca/filmandmedia/sites/webpublish.queensu.ca.fmwww/files/files/CBC%20Television%20Linked%20Listings.pdf Queen's University Directory of CBC Television Series] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150911235410/http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/B.html#barneyboomer Barney Boomer archived listing link] via archive.org)
- {{IMDb title|0294009}}
Category:1967 Canadian television series debuts
Category:1968 Canadian television series endings
Category:CBC Television original programming