Genre music variety Country of origin Canada No. of seasons 1 First episode date 6 October 1960 Network CBC Television Written by Allan Manings | Presented by Alan Miller Original language(s) English Producer(s) Syd Wayne Final episode date 29 December 1960 Number of seasons 1 Language English | |
Fancy Free was a Canadian music variety television series which aired on CBC Television in 1960.
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Premise
Alan Miller hosted this successor to the CBC series Swing Gently. Episodes of this series were themed after a particular year and accompanied by costumes, film segments and music which represented that time. Regular performers included Allan Blye, the Rudy Toth orchestra, The Billy Van Four and Ruth Walker. Visiting artists included Orson Bean (American comedian/actor), Pam Hyatt (comedian), Doug Romaine (singer) and Señor Wences (ventriloquist). Some episodes featured dance troup The Canadettes.
Scheduling
The half-hour series aired on Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 6 October to 29 December 1960.
References
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