The Big Comfy Couch
The Big Comfy Couch is a
Canadian children's television series about
Loonette the Clown and her friends, produced by Cheryl Wagner and Robert Mills and
directed by Wayne Moss and Mills. It premiered on
March 2,
1993 in Canada and in
1994 in the
USA on
public television stations across the country.
The show was originally produced by
Radical Sheep Productions and Owl Television, then Canadian children's television network
YTV, a run of sixty-five episodes. In
2003, thirteen new episodes were produced with Benny Smart, an American children's television production company, Tadpole TV and
Treehouse TV, a companion channel of YTV.
Amity Entertainment and
Radical Sheep Productions produced twenty-two additional episodes, which debuted on American public television in
2006. This marked the debut of
Ramona Gilmour-Darling as Loonette, replacing
Alyson Court.
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Ramona Gilmour-Darling —
Loonette the Clown (2006– present)
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Alyson Court — Loonette the Clown (1993–2003)
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Bob Stutt —
Molly the Doll*Grindl Kuchirka — Granny Garbanzo
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Bob Stutt — Dust Bunny Fuzzy/Snicklefritz (voice)
*Fred Stinson — Major Bedhead/Andy Foley
*Edward Knuckles — Uncle Chester (2003– present)
*Robert Mills — Dust Bunny Wuzzy (voice)
*Jani Lauzon — Jim Foley
*Jackie Harris — Eileen Foley
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Taborah Johnson — Auntie Macassar (1993–2001)
Check Your Local Library
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Big Comfy Couch official website
