Uncle Bobby
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Uncle Bobby is a
YTV
).
The half-hour show starred
magician Ron Leonard, accordionist Nancy McCaig, wildlife artist Barry Kent MacKay, clay artist Ruth Winkler, and Traffic Officer John (Big Big John) with safety tips for children. Uncle Bobby's catch phrase was MMMM...BOBBY'S HERE!!! Produced out of CFTO's Channel Nine Court studios, executive producers were Gerry Rochon, and, in the later years, Wayne Dayton. Children would also appear on the show and would be referred to by Uncle Bobby as "bobbysoxers". Maclean's
magazine described Uncle Bobby as "avuncular without being condescending."
Ash had previously played a clown on Professor's Hideaway starring former
Scarborough, Ontario. He retired to Elliot Lake, where he died May 20, 2007, of a heart attack at age 82.[2]
References
- ^ Wedge, Pip (November 2002). "Uncle Bobby". broadcasting-history.ca. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016.
- ^ Bawden, Jim (May 24, 2007). "Bobby Ash, 82: TV's 'Uncle Bobby'". The Toronto Star.
