The Fit Stop is a Canadian children's physical fitness television series which aired on CBC Television from 1974 to 1975.
| The Fit Stop | |
|---|---|
| Genre | children's physical fitness |
| Presented by | Jan Tennant Clarke Wallace |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Ray Hazzan |
| Producer | John Ryan |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 5 February 1974 – 15 April 1975 |
Premise
editThis series promoted physical activities for children featuring guests from the sports and fitness fields. Inexpensive sports were featured during the series, and a course of increasingly strenuous exercises was introduced in the second season. Episodes included talking puppet characters by Noreen Young such as a football helmet, hockey helmet, a knapsack, a linament bottle and an old shoe.[1]
Scheduling
editThis half-hour series was broadcast Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern) in two seasons, from 5 February to 4 June 1974 and from 31 December 1974 to 15 April 1975.
References
edit- ^ Corcelli, John (August 2005). "The Fit Stop". Canadian Communications Foundation.
External links
edit- Allan, Blaine (1996). "The Fit Stop". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010.