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Big Comfy Couch

The Big Comfy Couch
Logo BigComfycouch1992.png
Created by Cheryl Wagner
Directed by Wayne Moss (1992-1994)
Robert Mills (1995-1996, 2002 and 2006)
Steve Wright (2006)
Presented by Alyson Court (1992–1996 and 2002)
Ramona Gilmour-Darling (2006)
Starring Bob Stutt
Fred Stinson
Grindl Kuchirka
Edward Knuckles (2002 and 2006)
Robert Mills
Taborah Johnson (1992-1996)
Jani Lauzon (1992-1996)
Jackie Harris (1992-1993)
Suzanne Merriam (1994-1996)
Theme music composer JP Houston
Composer(s) JP Houston (1992–1996 and 2002)
George Flores (2006)
Country of origin Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 7
No. of episodes 100
Production
Executive producer(s) Annabel Slaight
Producer(s) Cheryl Wagner
Robert Mills
Location(s)

Wallace Avenue Studios
Toronto, Ontario (1992–1996 and 2002)

Studio City
Toronto, Ontario (2006)
Editor(s) Steven B. Pinchuk
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 25 minutes
Production company(s) Radical Sheep Productions
Owl Television (1992-1993)
Owl Communications (1994-1995)
YTV (1992-1996)
Amity Entertainment (2002 and 2006)
Tadpole Kids (2002)
Nashville Public Television (2002 and 2006)
Benny Smart Productions (1995-1996)
American Public Television
Release
Original network YTV (1992-1996)
Treehouse (2002 and 2006)
PTV/PTV Park (US) (1995-1996)
PBS Kids (US) (2002 and 2006)
Original release March 2, 1992 (1992-03-02) – December 29, 2006 (2006-12-29)

Wallace Avenue Studios
Toronto, Ontario (1992–1996 and 2002)

The Big Comfy Couch is a Canadian preschool television series about Loonette the Clown and her doll Molly, who solve everyday problems on their "Big Comfy Couch". It aired from 1992 until 2006. It was produced by Cheryl Wagner and Robert Mills, directed by Wayne Moss, Robert Mills and Steve Wright. It premiered on March 2, 1992 in Canada and in 1995 in the USA on public television stations across the country.

The show's format revolves around Loonette the Clown, who lives with her dolly Molly on the eponymous Big Comfy Couch. Episodes are generally focused on a theme or a lesson. For example, Season 3's episode "Full of Life" explored the concepts of "full" and "empty", while another episode, "Sticks and Stones" dealt with name-calling and teasing.

Each episode contains several common elements that take place throughout the episode. Early in each show, Loonette performs an exercise routine she calls the Clock Rug Stretch, often extended, sometimes short to save time for other surprises, fast if she's in a hurry and normal when she comes back, or is in a floppy mood; and toward the end, she performs a high-speed clean-up routine called the Ten-Second Tidy.

Other oft-repeated elements include reading a story to Molly, who sometimes either chooses a story to hear, gives Loonette a book and oversized glasses, or turning on the lights for Loonette; encounters with the dust bunnies who live under the couch; visits to various places in Clowntown, songs that emphasize the episode's lessons or themes, and a trip to Granny Garbanzo's garden and house. Here she encounters Snicklefritz, Granny's cat; Major Bedhead, the local mail-delivery clown, who travels on a unicycle; and of course, Granny herself. The conversation with Granny is often used as the episode's teachable moment, where Granny offers Loonette advice or lessons, often with the help of Major Bedhead, who delivers gifts and messages from Auntie Macassar or Uncle Chester. All episodes end with Loonette and Molly having a nap and sometimes reminding the viewers to remember the rules on today's episode.

In season 7, Loonette and Molly play the Dream Game and Molly gives out the letter that the dream starts with and provide what they will be dreaming about. In season 6, Loonette and Molly play the Doll School Game where Molly learns the alphabet as well as numbers. A similar element used in seasons 1–5 is the Alphabet Game, where a certain letter is shown on a giant alphabet block and Loonette uses certain words beginning with that letter and also makes the letter's shape with her body to get the viewers to guess the letter.


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