Barney Boomer

Barney Boomer was a Canadian children's television series which aired on CBC Television for part of the 1967-1968 programming season. Vancouver actor John Clayton portrayed the title character.

Barney Boomer
Genrechildren's series
Written byRon Krantz
Directed byFlemming Neilsen
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersStu Gilchrist
Herb Roland
Running time20 minutes
Release
Original networkCBC Television
Original release12 September 1967 (1967-09-12) –
9 January 1968 (1968-01-09)
Chronology
Followed byUpside Town (1968)

Production

The programme was produced under the network's Schools and Youth division and filmed on location in Oakville, Ontario. The series aired four days per week from Tuesdays through Fridays as a replacement for Razzle Dazzle.[1] Each episode aired from 16:30 Toronto time for 20 minutes followed by a short quiz show, Swingaround, which completed the half-hour time slot.

In January 1968, Barney Boomer was replaced by Upside Town, a series which retained most of the cast but with a reformulated premise which gave more emphasis to characters other than Barney. Lynne Gorman did not continue her role as Florence Kozy; her character was performed by Pam Hyatt in the new series.[2]

Premise

Barney Boomer is a 21-year-old sailor who docked his houseboat at Sixteen Harbour in the fictional town of Cedarville, intending to meet his uncle (Rex Sevenoaks), a captain who lived in a lighthouse.[3] Barney intended the stay at Cedarville to be brief, due to his plans to navigate the Great Lakes, However, he meets Florence Kozy (Lynne Gorman), who persuades him to establish a business in the town.

Cast
  • John Clayton - Barney Boomer
  • Lynne Gorman - Florence Kozy
  • Franz Russell - Councillor Edgar Q. Russell
  • Trudy Young - Trudy
  • Rex Sevenoaks - Captain Boomer
  • Claire Drainie - Ma Parkin
  • Claude Rae - Mr. Andrews
  • Gerard Parkes - Sam Oliver
  • Belinda Montgomery - Susan

References
  1. McDonald, Marci (2 September 1967). "CBC budget disaster". Toronto Star. p. 32.
  2. Cohen, Nathan (7 December 1967). "Underpants lacked abrasiveness (multi-topic article)". Toronto Star. p. 68.
  3. Shields, Roy (31 August 1967). "TV Tonight: New CBC schedule, More of the same". Toronto Star. p. 22.
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