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From the 1970s to 1990s, Polka Dot Door aired in Canada, helping teach children and foster creativity. Let's learn about this acclaimed children's show! The idea for Polka Dot Door was developed by employees of TVOntario, led by Peggy Liptrott, who served as producer and director of the show. The BBC show Play School played a big role as an inspiration for Polka Dot Door. Other major contributors to the show during its development were Vera Good, L. Ted Coneybeare, Pat Patterson, Dick Derhodge, Dr. Ada Schermann and Dodi Robb. It was Dr. Ada Schermann, a professor of child study in Toronto, who gave the show its name. The theme song was performed by Angela Antonelli, who trained under Dr. Ernesto Vinci. The show was hosted by two people, always a man and a woman. Over the course of the show, there were over 50 hosts. Hosts were typically contracted for two to three weeks or about 10-15 episodes. There were exceptions to this, like Cindy Cook who hosted many times between 1981 and 1993. Many Canadian actors got their start on Polka Dot Door as hosts including: Taborah Johnson, who was also a backing vocalist for Rick James. Nina Keogh, who was the voice of Muffy Mouse on Today's Special. Sherry Miller, who went on to star on E.N.G., Queer As Folk and The Best Years. Gloria Reuben, who was a regular on Mr. Robot. Gordon Thomson, who later appeared as a regular on Dynasty. Nerene Virgin, who acted as Jodie on Today's Special. Tonya Williams, who was on The Young and the Restless for 15 years. Each weekday show had a theme. Monday was Treasure Day, Tuesday was Dress-Up Day, Wednesday was Animal Day, Thursday was Imagination Day and Friday was Finding-Out Day. By far the most famous part of the show was Polkaroo. Polkaroo initially only appeared on Imagination Day but more often as the character became popular. Polkaroo was played by one of the hosts, and only appeared to one host at a time as a result. After season 3, only the male host acted as Polkaroo. When the host returned, they would say "The Polkaroo was here? And I missed him again!?" Along with Polkaroo, there were other characters such as Humpty, Dumpty, Marigold and Bear. These characters did not speak or move. After it was cancelled in 1993, the show continued to air in re-runs until the late-1990s. In 2010, the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television awarded Polka Dot Door a Masterworks Award. If you enjoy my Canadian history content, you can support my work with a donation at https://t.co/u12Dmz8vKv