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Country of origin Canada Running time 30 minutes Picture format Colour First episode date 1974 Network Broadcast syndication | 8.1/10 IMDb Original language(s) English Original network Syndicated Original release 1974 – 1986 Final episode date 1986 Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genre Children's television series Similar Canada Tonight, 100 Huntley Street, Gerbert, The Reppies, The Gospel Bill Show | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Circle Square was a Canadian children's television series that ran from 1974 to 1986. The series was produced by Crossroads Christian Communications in cooperation with the Circle Square network of summer camps for children of Christian parents. (Circle Square Ranches, founded by Crossroads, are Christian based non-profit camps welcoming children of any faith and race.)
Contents
Mixing human actors — both youth and adult counselors — with puppets in a Sesame Street-like manner, the series was set at a Circle Square Library. Each episode taught a lesson in moral values and Christian faith.
The series was syndicated to Canada and the United States, and usually aired in a weekend slot on stations that also aired Crossroads' 100 Huntley Street.
1984–1986 reruns of Circle Square were formerly shown Saturday mornings on the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) until late 2005 or early 2006.
In 2003 a pilot for a new version of Circle Square called Circle Square Network (CSN) was produced by Crossroads, but was never picked up.
Episodes of the original Circle Square program can be viewed on the Circle Square Ranch website.
Circle square intro 1980s
Characters
These were the main ongoing characters in the series; the children featured on the show tended to rotate through too quickly to be established as ongoing presences on the show.