# What is the name of this children's show?

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**Created:** [September 26, 2011, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-childrens-show/597611 "2011-09-26T01:18:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![coolbyrne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@coolbyrne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coolbyrne)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2011, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-childrens-show/597611/1 "2011-09-26T01:18:59Z")

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I watched this show in my grade 2 class in Sarnia, Ontario back in 1978 or thereabouts. I think it was only 15 minutes long, and the main puppet was a boot named, well, I think it was “Boot”. There was a female boot as well, but I don’t remember her name. The only other thing I really remember is a dancing skeleton doing the “Dry Bones” song. I think there was also a puppet of an old woman. It may have been presented in short skits, similar to Sesame Street.

Anyone know what show this might be?

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**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-childrens-show/597611/2 "2011-09-26T01:34:55Z")

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Probably not related, but I vaguely remember a singing boot in the late 70s singing “Who took the cookie from the cookie jar”

I’m not Canadian tho. Central NYS

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**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2011, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-childrens-show/597611/3 "2011-09-26T01:40:24Z")

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I’ve never seen the show, but your description nearly perfectly matches [Readalong](http://www.avclub.com/articles/ask-the-av-club-november-16-2007,2083/), the first show mentioned in the linked article.

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**Author:** ![coolbyrne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@coolbyrne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coolbyrne)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2011, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-childrens-show/597611/4 "2011-09-26T01:51:56Z")

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> [@installLSC](#):
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> I’ve never seen the show, but your description nearly perfectly matches [Readalong](http://www.avclub.com/articles/ask-the-av-club-november-16-2007,2083/), the first show mentioned in the linked article.

That is it! Thank you so much, istallLSC!

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**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2011, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-childrens-show/597611/5 "2011-09-26T01:55:50Z")

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The boot looks familiar to me. Article says it was on PBS after it was on Canadian TV. We also got some Canadian channels in Central NY sometimes.

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**Author:** ![coolbyrne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@coolbyrne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coolbyrne)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2011, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-childrens-show/597611/6 "2011-09-26T01:58:37Z")

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Missed the edit window to say that the article is a bit outdated- there ARE video clips at the usual outlets.

Didn’t realize how creepy it looked!