Barney's Gang Explained

Genre:	children's
Presenter:	Barney Potts
Country:	Canada
Language:	English
Channel:	CBC Television
Num Seasons:	1
Producer:	D. Gillingham
Runtime:	30 minutes

Barney's Gang is a Canadian children's television series which was shown on CBC Television in 1958.

Premise

This series was produced in Vancouver and hosted by Barney Potts, a singer-comedian. Children were featured in reports of various places in the Vancouver region. Other segments featured children's hobbies and storytelling, such as legends of the First Nation,s accompanied by drawings.^[1]

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on Fridays at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 2 May to 24 September 1958.

Cast

Children in the cast included Lynton Gormely, Bruce Jagger, and Bernie Eisenstein.

External links

• Web site: Barney's Gang . Blaine . Allan . . 1996 . 7 May 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150601000000/http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/B.html . 1 June 2015 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Barney's Gang . John . Corcelli . February 2005 . Canadian Communications Foundation . 7 May 2010 .