Barney's Gang

Barney's Gang is a Canadian children's television series which was shown on CBC Television in 1958.

Barney's Gang
Genre	children's
Presented by	Barney Potts
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
Production
Producer	D. Gillingham
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	2 January (1958-01-02) – 24 September 1958 (1958-09-24)

Premise

This series was produced in Vancouver and hosted by Barney Potts, a singer-comedian. Children were featured in reports of various places in the Vancouver region. Other segments featured children's hobbies and storytelling, such as legends of the First Nation,s accompanied by drawings.^[1]

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on Fridays at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 2 May to 24 September 1958.

Cast

Children in the cast included Lynton Gormely, Bruce Jagger, and Bernie Eisenstein.

References

1. Corcelli, John (February 2005). "Barney's Gang". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

External links

• Allan, Blaine (1996). "Barney's Gang". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 1 June 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2010.