Today's Special

Sep 14, 1982 (en) Kids, Family [30] Min
  • First Air Date
    Sep 14, 1982
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato
    82%
  • Original title
    Today's Special
  • Release
    Sep 14, 1982
  • en
    -

Overview

Today's Special was a Canadian children's television show produced by Clive VanderBurgh at TVOntario from 1981 to 1987. It also ran on Nickelodeon and the Faith and Values Channel/Odyssey as well as many PBS stations throughout the United States. It was set in a department store, based on the flagship location of the now defunct Simpson's in Toronto. Many sequences for it were shot at the Queen Street West and Yonge Street store after hours.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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  1. Jeff Hyslop

    Jeff the Mannequin

  2. Nina Keogh

    Muffy Mouse

  3. Nerene Virgin

    Jodie

  4. Nikki Tilroe

    The Mime Lady

  5. Bob Dermer

    Sam Crenshaw

  6. Barry Baldaro

    Waldo the Magnificent

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 6 / Crews : 0

Season 1 ( 1982-09-14)

Hats

Episode: 1

Snow

Episode: 2

Noses

Episode: 3

Family

Episode: 4

Camping

Episode: 5

Pets

Episode: 6

Sleep

Episode: 7

Balloons

Episode: 8

Soup

Episode: 9

Costumes

Episode: 10

School

Episode: 11

Games

Episode: 12

Trains

Episode: 13

Water

Episode: 14

Books

Episode: 15

Fruit

Episode: 16

Gardens

Episode: 17

Shoes

Episode: 18

Hair

Episode: 19

Hands

Episode: 20

Brushes

Episode: 21

Night

Episode: 22

Season 2 ( )

Dance

Episode: 1

Movies

Episode: 2

Circus

Episode: 3

Halloween

Episode: 4

Opera

Episode: 5

Television

Episode: 6

Food

Episode: 7

Summer Camp

Episode: 8

Building

Episode: 9

Work

Episode: 10

Eyes

Episode: 11

Records

Episode: 12

Homes

Episode: 13

Play

Episode: 14

Birthdays

Episode: 15

Soap

Episode: 16

Friends

Episode: 17

Music

Episode: 18

Wood

Episode: 19

Flight

Episode: 20

Season 3 ( )

Cousins

Episode: 1

Police

Episode: 2

Moving

Episode: 3

Tears

Episode: 4

Christmas (1)

Episode: 5

Our Story (1)

Episode: 6

Our Story (2)

Episode: 7

Travel

Episode: 8

Newspapers

Episode: 9

Cookies

Episode: 10

Dinosaurs

Episode: 11

Adventure

Episode: 12

Imagination

Episode: 13

Temperature

Episode: 14

Smiles

Episode: 15

String

Episode: 16

Wild West

Episode: 17

Space

Episode: 18

Pianos

Episode: 19

Christmas (2)

Episode: 20

Season 4 ( )

Changes

Episode: 1

Dreams

Episode: 2

Lost and Found

Episode: 3

Boxes and Boxes

Episode: 4

Hospitals

Episode: 5

Butterflies

Episode: 6

Sharing

Episode: 7

Storms

Episode: 8

Babies

Episode: 9

The Sea

Episode: 10

Vacations

Episode: 11

Cars

Episode: 12

Treasure Hunts

Episode: 13

Wheels

Episode: 14

Ears

Episode: 15

Season 5 ( )

Songs

Episode: 1

Daisies

Episode: 2

Jeans

Episode: 3

Hello Friend

Episode: 4

Waldo's Hat

Episode: 5

Letters

Episode: 6

Heroes

Episode: 7

Grandmothers

Episode: 8

Being Alone

Episode: 9

Help!

Episode: 10

Buttons

Episode: 11

Sam's Speech

Episode: 12

Dancing Shoes

Episode: 13

Storybooks

Episode: 14

Going Out

Episode: 15

Fun

Episode: 16

Jeff

Episode: 17

Jodie

Episode: 18

Muffy

Episode: 19

Sam

Episode: 20

Live on Stage

Episode: 21

Season 6 ( )

Stuffies

Episode: 1

Late

Episode: 2

The Blue Cow

Episode: 3

A Date for Sam

Episode: 4

Teeth

Episode: 5

Trash

Episode: 6

Wishes

Episode: 7

Phil's Visit

Episode: 8

Junior

Episode: 9

Secrets

Episode: 10

Moods

Episode: 11

Fire

Episode: 12

Season 7 ( )

Mrs. Pennypacker's Problem

Episode: 1

The Queen of Hearts

Episode: 2

A Runaway Spell

Episode: 3

A Visit to the Opera

Episode: 4

Sam and the Robot

Episode: 5

Mrs. Waldo

Episode: 6

Rich and Famous

Episode: 7

Ice Cream

Episode: 8

Bedtime

Episode: 9

Locks

Episode: 10

Memories

Episode: 11
Sep 14, 1982 (en)
Kids, Family
[30] Min
  • First Air Date Sep 14, 1982
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato 82%
Original Title Today's Special
en

Overview

Today's Special was a Canadian children's television show produced by Clive VanderBurgh at TVOntario from 1981 to 1987. It also ran on Nickelodeon and the Faith and Values Channel/Odyssey as well as many PBS stations throughout the United States. It was set in a department store, based on the flagship location of the now defunct Simpson's in Toronto. Many sequences for it were shot at the Queen Street West and Yonge Street store after hours.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer