Ross the Builder

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Genre children's Country of origin Canada No. of seasons 1 First episode date 3 July 1958 Network CBC Television Number of episodes 13		Presented by Ross Snetsinger Original language(s) English No. of episodes 13 Final episode date 23 September 1958 Number of seasons 1 Language English

Ross the Builder was a Canadian children's television series which aired on CBC Television in 1958.

Premise

This series was hosted by Ross Snetsinger with his puppet Foster. They demonstrated the construction of various items.

3 July 1958 - debut

10 July 1958 - guest magician Michael Roth

17 July 1958

24 July 1958 - constructing model cars, guest cartoonist George Feyer

31 July 1958 - constructing a telegraph, guest folk musician Jean Cavall

7 August 1958

14 August 1958 - constructing a model streetcar, also drawing demonstration with Foster, two other puppets and guest cartoonist George Feyer

21 August 1958 - plaster of Paris sculpting is demonstrated, guest folk-singer Jean Cavall

28 August 1958

4 September 1958 - using cardboard to construct toys; guest folk musician Jean Cavall

11 September 1958 - guest Jean Cavall

18 September 1958 - demonstration of sketching of life

25 September 1958 - guest folk musician Ed McCurdy

This 15-minute series aired Thursdays 5 p.m. from 3 July to 25 September 1958.

Snetsinger and Foster joined the cast of Whistle Town which occupied the Thursday time slot from October 1958.

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