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((short description|Canadian children's television series))
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((Infobox television
| image                = Mr Dressup.jpg
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| caption              = Mr. Dressup, Casey, and Finnegan
| camera               = 
| runtime              = 26 minutes
| creator              = [[Ernie Coombs]]
| developer            = 
| executive_producer   = 
| producer             = [[Daniel McCarthy (producer)|Daniel McCarthy]]<ref name=cbc/>
| location             = CBC studios at 400 Jarvis Street, [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] (1967–1992);<br>[[Canadian Broadcasting Centre]], Toronto, Ontario (1992–1996)
| starring             = Ernie Coombs<br />[[Judith Lawrence]]
| narrated             = 
| theme_music_composer = Donald Himes<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/tv/story/2011/01/06/arts-donald-hines-mr-dressup-theme-obituary.html |title=Mr. Dressup composer Donald Himes dies at 80 |date=January 6, 2011 |work=CBC News |publisher=CBC.ca |access-date=November 26, 2012))</ref>
| opentheme            = 
| endtheme             = 
| country              = Canada
| language             = English
| network              = [[CBC Television|CBC]]
| first_aired          = ((start date|1967|2|13))<ref>((cite web |url=https://vancouversun.com/news/This+history+February+1967/6144929/story.html |title=This day in history: February 13, 1967 |date=February 13, 2012 |work=The Vancouver Sun |publisher=Postmedia Network |access-date=November 26, 2012))</ref>
| last_aired           = ((end date|1996|2|14))
| num_seasons          = 29
| num_episodes         = 4,000 
))
[[Image:MrDressUp TreehouseSet.jpg|thumb|Photograph of the tree house set from ''Mr. Dressup'' in the foyer of the [[Canadian Broadcasting Centre]], [[Toronto]].]]
'''''Mr. Dressup''''' is a [[Television in Canada|Canadian]] [[children's television series]], starring [[Ernie Coombs]], a former [[understudy]] of [[Fred Rogers]], in the title role. It ran on [[CBC Television|CBC]] from 1967 to 1996, soon becoming an iconic presence in Canadian media.

==Production==
''Mr. Dressup'' was developed and produced by [[Daniel McCarthy (producer)|Daniel McCarthy]], who later became the head of children's programming for CBC Television, as a replacement for ''[[Butternut Square]]'', on which Mr. Dressup had been a featured  character.<ref name=cbc>((cite news |title=Friendly Giant producer Daniel McCarthy dies, Former head of CBC children's programming also developed Mr. Dressup |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2013/01/18/daniel-mccarthy-obit.html |work= [[CBC News]]  |date=2013-01-18 |access-date=2013-02-02))</ref>

==Premise==
((more citations needed|section|date=July 2022))
The series starred the actor [[Ernie Coombs]] as Mr. Dressup. The show aired every weekday morning, Mr. Dressup would lead children through a series of songs, stories, arts, crafts and imagination games, with the help of his puppet friends - a child named Casey and a dog named Finnegan - who lived with him and often played in the tree-house in Mr. Dressup's backyard. Some critics likened the series to the American series ''[[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood]]'', which started being broadcast a year later in 1968 on the U.S. network [[PBS]] and was produced by Coombs' former professional associate, [[Fred Rogers]].<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/wednesday-june-6-2018-james-patterson-jorja-smith-and-more-1.4692497/the-canadian-origin-story-behind-mister-rogers-neighborhood-1.4692546 "The Canadian origin story behind Mister Rogers' Neighborhood"]</ref> [[Judith Lawrence]] was the puppeteer who created Casey and Finnegan, along with other occasional puppet visitors such as Alligator Al and Aunt Bird.

The set for the show included the inside of Mr. Dressup's house, with scenes shot in the living room, kitchen and a play room. This included the Tickle Trunk (where costumes used in make-believe skits were stored) and a long counter where Casey and Finnegan often appeared. Sometimes, the action moved outside to Casey's and Finnegan's tree house. Typically during a segment, Mr. Dressup would get a costume from the Tickle Trunk, such as one for an animal, policeman or fireman. Donning the costume, he would play the suggested role. Occasionally, when the Tickle Trunk would not open, Mr. Dressup sang a song and tickled the lock, hence its name. The trunk appeared to be magical as it always had the right costumes, in the right sizes, neatly folded at the top of the piles of costumes. Occasionally, Mr. Dressup would need to make an accessory for his costume, which would lead to a craft. Mr. Dressup would draw or made a craft and would sing a song with the puppets. On occasion, Mr. Dressup would also read a book or show a short documentary to the audience. The films were usually silent and Mr. Dressup narrated. He often drew pictures on his drawing board to either illustrate a short story or to play a game with one of his visitors. He would frequently encourage children to try the craft at home or to sing along with the songs.

In later years, Judith Lawrence chose to retire from the show. Rather than cast a new puppeteer in the roles of Casey and Finnegan, a team of new puppeteers was brought in. They hired Karen Valleau (Chester the Crow), [[Nina Keogh]] (Truffles), [[Jani Lauzon]] (Granny), Ruth Danziger (Annie), Jim Parker (Alex), and [[Bob Dermer]] (Lorenzo the Raccoon). These new characters visited Mr. Dressup and over time, became the lead puppet characters, with Casey and Finnegan gradually being removed from the show. This was done gradually for a transition before Lawrence's retirement.

When Casey and Finnegan stopped appearing on the show, an announcement was made that they were attending kindergarten. With the new characters came new sets, including the community centre. During the last 10 years of the show, singer, musician and Yo-Yo champion Mark Kersey appeared as recurring character "Mark the Repairman".

==Conclusion==
The final episode of ''Mr. Dressup'' was taped on February 14, 1996, though Coombs, Valleau, and Keogh returned to star in the 2½ hour long ''Mr. Dressup's Holiday Special'' for CBC in 1997, where Mr. Dressup played [[Santa Claus]] at the [[The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto)|Hospital for Sick Children]] in Toronto while showing other Christmas specials and Canadian short cartoons. Coombs spent most of the next few years touring college campuses giving talks about his time on the show aimed at students who grew up with his series. He died of a [[stroke]] at the age of 73, on September 18, 2001, in [[Toronto]], Ontario.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/mr-dressup-ernie-coombs-dies-after-stroke-1.294923|title='Mr. Dressup', Ernie Coombs, dies after stroke|publisher=CBC News|date=September 18, 2001|access-date=December 8, 2015))</ref>

==Legacy and honors==
Rebroadcasts of the series continued for a decade after it ended, until CBC announced that it was taking ''Mr. Dressup'' out of its weekday morning lineup and moving it to Sunday mornings, effective July 3, 2006. The final repeat aired on September 3, 2006.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2006/06/14/mr-dressup.html |title=Mr. Dressup to go off the air |date=June 14, 2006 |work=CBC Arts |publisher=CBC.ca |access-date=November 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807142316/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2006/06/14/mr-dressup.html |archive-date=August 7, 2007 ))</ref> In 2017, episodes from the series were included on encore+, a [[YouTube]] channel run by the [[Canada Media Fund]] and Google Canada.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.metronews.ca/entertainment/2017/11/09/youtube-channel-encore-resurrects-canadian-tv-shows-films.html|title=YouTube channel 'encore+' resurrects Canadian TV shows, films for a new generation|first=Bill|last=Brioux|date=November 9, 2017|access-date=November 10, 2017|work=[[The Canadian Press]]|publisher=[[Metro News]]))</ref> Although the five episodes made available on YouTube in 2017 were deleted in June 2018, they were re-posted a month later in July 2018.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXssjYeUyJVEVrwaZFx4LoMhVBgSo__be|title=Mr. Dressup - YouTube|website=www.youtube.com))</ref>

A three DVD box set of selected episodes, entitled ''Mr. Dressup: Tickle Trunk Treasures'', was released in 2002, with Judith Lawrence coming out of retirement to play Casey and Finnegan in new introductions for the set.

Due to the long run of the series, several generations of Canadian children, as well as Americans growing up in northern United States regions that received the CBC signal, grew up watching Mr. Dressup and his adventures. Ernie Coombs and the character of Mr. Dressup have become strong Canadian icons and a part of Canadian pop culture.<ref>Last official [http://wn.com/mr_dress_up_interview_1_of_6,_frank_meets_ernie_coombs "Interview with Ernie Coombs"], FrankTalks.com/Radio.</ref>

In 2010 two elements of the series were preserved for public viewing. They were Casey's tree house, which is on display in the [[Canadian Broadcasting Centre]] in [[Downtown Toronto]], and the Tickle Trunk (with assorted props), which was previously on display in the [[CBC Museum]], close to where the tree house is located. The Tickle Trunk was not placed in another museum after the CBC Museum closed.

On November 26, 2012, Mr. Dressup (along with Casey and Finnegan) were featured in a [[Google Doodle]] on the Canadian Google website as a tribute to Coombs' 85th birthday.<ref>((Cite news|title=Mr. Dressup Ernie Coombs celebrated in Canadian Google doodle|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/mr-dressup-ernie-coombs-celebrated-in-canadian-google-doodle|access-date=2021-03-16|newspaper=National Post|date=26 November 2012 |language=en-CA))</ref>

In September 2022, Amazon Prime Video greenlit a documentary about the show.<ref>Megan LaPierre, [https://exclaim.ca/film/article/mr_dressup_documentary_greenlit_by_prime_video_canada "'Mr. Dressup' Documentary Greenlit by Prime Video Canada"]. ''[[Exclaim!]]'', September 29, 2022.</ref> ''[[Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe]]'', directed by [[Robert McCallum (director)|Robert McCallum]], premiered at the [[2023 Toronto International Film Festival]],<ref>Rachel Ho, [https://exclaim.ca/film/article/tiff_2023_mr_dressup_the_magic_of_make-believe_film_review-directed_by_robert_mccallum "TIFF 2023: 'The Magic of Make-Believe' Is a Warm Reminder of the Importance of 'Mr. Dressup'"]. ''[[Exclaim!]]'', September 8, 2023.</ref> where it won the [[Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award: Documentaries|People's Choice Award for Documentaries]].<ref>Christian Zilko, [https://www.indiewire.com/news/festivals/2023-toronto-international-film-festival-full-winners-list-1234906438/ "American Fiction’ Wins People’s Choice Award at 2023 TIFF (Complete Winners List)"]. ''[[IndieWire]]'', September 17, 2023.</ref>  The widely anticipated documentary premiered on [[Amazon Prime]] October 10, 2023.

In coverage of the documentary, McCallum claimed the significance of Casey as a pioneer of [[LGBTQ]] representation in children's television.<ref name=knegt>[[Peter Knegt]], [https://www.cbc.ca/arts/mr-dressup-casey-finnegan-non-binary-puppets-queeries-1.6992077 "Mr. Dressup's gender-neutral puppet Casey showed kids they could be whoever they wanted"]. [[CBC Arts]], October 11, 2023.</ref> Although Mr. Dressup referred to Casey as "he" or "him" in the show, Lawrence, Casey's creator and puppeteer, remarked that Casey was a character that both boys and girls could relate to, and stated in the film that whenever she was asked if Casey was a boy or a girl, she would just answer "yes".<ref name=knegt/>

==Discography==
* ''Mr. Dress Up'' (1970<ref>RPM April 4, 1970 pg 6 "Stars Of Kids Shows Bow On Records"
http://rpmimages.3345.ca/pdfs/Volume+13-No.+7-April+4%2C+1970.pdf
</ref>)
* ''Mr. Dressup: Happy Birthday Alligator Al'' (1976)
* ''Mr. Dressup and Friends: For a Song'' (1979)
* ''Wake Up Mr. Dressup!'' (1982)

==References==
((reflist))

==External links==
* [http://www.staffannouncer.com/mrdressup.htm The Mr. Dressup Pictures and Sound Page] by Buffalonian Steve Cichon
* ((IMDb title))

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