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| This was a children's TV show that was on in the late '70s to around the early to mid '80s, it took place at a toy store -- and before you all chime in with Noddy, it was not Noddy, "Today's Special" or "The Secret Life of Toys" for that matter -- the store was owned by an older man, and sometimes kids would come by and the toys would come to life, they'd move around, etc. For exmaple, there was a tricycle that would move around by itself, if anything that one thing on the show freaked me out as a kid. It's been bugging me for years that I can't remember the name of this show, but yet I had no problem remembering the name of shows like "Read All About It!" and "Readalong", but this show escapes me! |
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When I moved to Phoenix back in 1977 the local PBS station, (KAET), ran a block feed of children's educational TV shows. One of the strangest was about an enchanted toy store, owned by Mr. Bean, and his young helper named Eric. Eric would stop by after school to help Mr. Bean keep the store clean and organized. But whenever no one was looking, the toys would come to life and move around all on their own. Eric thought the toy store was haunted but Mr. Bean said the toys knew how to take care of themselves. The show was called "Two Plus You", and was named after the opening theme song: "If Mr. Bean plus Eric makes two - when you watch, we'll have Two Plus You". If this is the show you have in mind mlauzon, then you saw a very unusual show designed to teach simple math concepts. It got even stranger when a puppet named Oswald the Owl would cut in during the show to make sure kids understood the math operation covered in each episode. Remember that during the opening theme music, a cartoon tricycle followed the path from school to Mr. Bean's Toy Store - and it looked like the real tricycle that was always on display inside the store. The lyrics started like "Round the corner, down the lane; let's go see Mr. Bean again". I made this a long reply because there is nothing online I can link to about this show. It was one of many shows produced in Canada that ran on PBS stations across the USA as part of local educational television (ETV) from the 1970's all the way up to 1988. |
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