The Bob McLean Show is a Canadian talk show television series which aired on CBC Television from 1975 to 1981.
Premise CBC Television created this series in 1975 to replace Elwood Glover's Luncheon Date whose host had left the network for another Toronto-based broadcaster. Bob McLean hosted this new talk show from the lower floor of the Cumberland Terrace, a small downtown Toronto shopping centre at Yonge and Bloor.
From the second season, the series featured an increasing proportion of Canadian guests and subjects. In 1979, the series travelled from its normal Toronto studio with episodes produced in various Canadian cities such as Halifax, Ottawa and Vancouver.
The Royal Canadian Air Farce's Roger Abbott and Don Ferguson were frequently seen on the series as were comedians Howie Mandel and Monica Parker. Jimmy Dale was the series musical director.
Scheduling This series was broadcast as follows (times in Eastern), normally an hour duration except as noted:
Time Season runNotes12:00 p.m.1 September 19752 July 197655 minutes duration12:00 p.m.6 September 19761 July 197712:00 p.m.5 September 19773 April 197855 minutes duration1:00 p.m.3 April 19784 August 19781:00 p.m.4 September 19781 April 19793:00 p.m.2 April 197929 June 19793:00 p.m.10 September 197927 June 198012:30 p.m.8 September 198022 May 198112:30 p.m.25 May 198128 September 1981rebroadcasts
Highlights from the series were compiled as The Best of Bob McLean which was broadcast on Saturdays in 1976 and 1977 between regular television seasons.
External links
The Bob McLean Show at CBC Digital Archives