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Pet Corner

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Pet Corner
Also known asPet Shop
Presented byRick Campbell
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
ProducersPeggy Nairn
Joanne Hughes
Production locationToronto
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release22 October 1953 (1953-10-22) –
1 July 1954 (1954-07-01)

Pet Corner, originally Pet Shop, was a Canadian children's informational television series which aired on CBC Television from 1953 to 1954.

Premise

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This children's series was hosted by Rick Campbell.[1] Campbell interviewed guests about their pets. The original program title was Pet Shop, but was changed to Pet Corner by 3 December 1953.[2] The production involved the Toronto Humane Society.

Scheduling

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15-minute episodes were broadcast from 22 October 1953 to 1 July 1954 at 5:15 p.m. each Thursday.

References

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  1. ^ Hume, Margaret Anne (2006). "Just Mary": The Life of Mary Evelyn Grannan. Dundurn. p. 226. ISBN 9781550029215.
  2. ^ "Radio Television". Globe and Mail. 3 December 1953. p. 39.
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