penner got down on that guitar! he didnt even need to use the bitch clips like most people on tv use.. and he is playin a dope ass song! i could watch this now with no complaints!
OMG this was the first show I watched as a 7-8 years old back in 1989 and I am seeing it after 22 years, it brings really nice memories, the theme of the show always sticks with you even after 23 years! Thanks for the upload!
I didn't have a care for cable because I could get it on UHF and VHF! I really miss this great show and it seriously should be on DVD so it can be watched back-to-back!
I grew up in Western Massachusetts, and I vaguely remembered this show. The only part that was vivid was when he crawled through the hollow log. I live in Southern California now, and whenever I asked if anyone remembered what show it was from they looked at me like I was crazy, haha. Thanks to Google and Youtube, I finally found it again!
totally forgot about fred until i saw him on youtube, i used to watch the show when i was a kid.... now im wondering if subconsiously he's the reason i play guitar....
Greatest shows growing up: Fred Penner's Place, Mr. Dressup, Under The Umbrella Tree, Elephant Show, Today's Special, Where in the world is Carmen Santiago, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Tale Spin, Animaniacs, Saved by the Bell, Family Matters, Full House, Step by Step, Perfect Strangers...am I missing something?
I lived in Detroit and we'd also could pick up the CBC channel 9 from Ontario. I loved watching Mr Dressup, Under The Umbrella Tree, and Fred Penner's Place. Greatest kids shows ever. Thumbs up if you're an early 80's baby. lol
Omg.. @1:07 - 1:20 if you turn up the volume real loud and listen, you can hear whispering 'Fred Penner's place' being said behind the guy twanging on the juice harp
This guy came over and hung out with us at Evolve Festival last weekend it was AWESOME! What a chill fella. A bit of an ironic twist we were all grown up and high on drugs hanging out with a childhood hero tho...
@Bradjd56 I got so excited when I saw this show in the 5 dollar bin at Walmart, sadly though the dvd case was open and empty...I almost bought the case anyway.
Incidentally... does anyone have some episodes of this show to upload ('cause I'm dying to see and them... even as a result of which I possibly haven't even seen the following episodes of the "Fred Penner's Place" Show yet)?
Freddy Penner is coming to winnipeg, mb. He'll be preforming at the Red River EX june 26th at 2pm and 6pm. Google the red river EX for more info, if you want to come.
Actually Fred Penner was born in winnipeg so he'll be doing a bunch of free concerts here. He'll be at the forks for kids fest. thurs june 9 at 11:15 and friday june 10 at 12:30
OMGosh!! I finally found it! This has plagued me for years as I could never remember the name of the show. Of course, I was only 4 or so at the time, but I could still remember the beard, the guitar, and the endless walking in the intro...LOL! Love it!! This is priceless. =D
Fred Penner..The original Epic Beard Man~! What a nice man! He really contributed to Canadian society! I don't know anyone close to my age who doesn't remember him fondly. God Bless !
Besides Mr. Dressup, I loved Fed Penner as a child. I will never forget the joy he brought me from his songs. The only sad part is, I can remember when I was three or four and I had a dream the Fred Penner was on a barge in stream, and he was using a fishing rod to catch a naked guy by his penis. Yeah, fucked up. But can who can blame me? I basically just learned what a penis was at the time, and my young mind must of went off the deep end.
Growing up a little south of Buffalo we could get Canadian stations with the big 'ol roof antenna. I loved watching this show. When I got older I seriously thought I'd made it up since none of my friends knew what I was talking about!! So glad to find this so I can show them all I wasn't crazy!! I love Fred Penner!!!
@MrBeansMommy Yeah, growing up in northern Minnesota we got CBC too. I loved this show and Mr. Dressup. Trying to explain Mr. Dressup to people who haven't seen it is fun. They can't seem to get past his tickle trunk.
@MrBeansMommy Yeah, growing up in northern Minnesota we got CBC too. I loved this show and Mr. Dressup. Trying to explain Mr. Dressup to people who haven't seen it is fun. They can't seem to get past his tickle trunk.
@MrBeansMommy: i went to college at a suny school, and my friends there had never heard of fred penner's place, polka dot door, under the umbrella tree, mr dressup, or the littlest hobo....such great shows to watch growing up in the late 80s....
Wow this takes me back, I loved this as a kid of the 80's and I still remember Hodge Podge Lodge to with the interchanging shapes and all. Nostalgia at its best.
One of my favorite shows as a kid. The order was this show, the elephant show, Mya My other Bee, The little bits, David The Gnome. This one was my most favorite of the block. I'll never forget the first time I heard the Cat came Back
Fred Penner's Place was so awesome! When I was a kid, I actually believed his secret tunnel led to this magical place in the Canadian woods somewhere! :-D
In reality if home adult male had some secret place in the woods, with a log access it would not be for singing sings and learning. It would be the special place where you stash the booze and pornos.
@GTBurns48215 LOL so true. I used to watch this, but only now can I see how creepy it would be to follow some guy through a log into his "special place".
I love how he incorporated hit songs for older folks like "Dancing in the Street" & got the kids into new kinds of music besides sugary pre-school songs.
did he seriously just advocate dancing in the street to a bunch of kids... no wonder I turned out the way I did this was one of my favorite shows lol!
yes that one :D...1 elephant came out one day upon, a spiders web he played, he had such enormous fun, that another come to play. lol i remember some of the lyrics.
does any1 remember the show with the 2 guys and 2 ladies that use to sing skimery kah ding kah ding...skimery kah doo...i love you...i love you in the morning and in the afternoon... ??????
I sadly forgot who this guy was and assumed he was Raffi, but thankfully I've been set straight. This guy is sweet. Thanks Fred Penner, for enriching my three year old life!
i watched an episode once, where this doll came from outer space and when it cried they saved his tears in a tic tac box, it was bizarre, but amazing!
Word Bird! lmao...Oh to be a kid again and watching CBC for not only just hockey. I bet kids contributed largely to CBC's tv ratings back when this, Mr. Dressup and Polka Dot Door was on
i was born in '86 too and i'm american. but this show was my favorite when i was little! I remember when I went to school and I was so sad because i would miss by buddy fred! haha!
If anyone could define Transcendentalism, it's Fred Penner. He lives in a hollow log, he has no luxuries other than his clothes and guitar, and he never has to worry about cleaning anything or maintaining. Sure, it's filmed in a studio, but the fact that he interacts so much with the outside makes him rival even Walden. This guy actually made me want to go outside and do new things when I was young.
Yeah, I have to agree with you there. My niece used to watch them. They drove me nuts, especially the Wiggle Bay movie they had. Fred Penner had it right. I learned a lot from this guy growing up. I wonder how many songs he's made so far...
that tunnel he crawls through, and the place he hangs out in, they've haunted my dreams for years, and it was always an awesome, secret hideout/clubhouse. The tunnel usually turnes into a slide in the dreams though. Awesome!
Fred came to my school today and gave a talk on the music industry and his show, played some songs too. He's awesome, hearing him doing his music brought me back to being a little kid watching this show again.
Nope, it was at Fanshawe College in London ON, a presentation that he did for the Music Industry Arts program. Played "the Cat Came Back". Made my week.
My farm had a creek with walking logs but none to use as warp tunnels. The hay loft was crawl into-able although we had bird poop instead of guitars. Thanks for the adventures Fred!
The log crawl was as cool as or cooler than intergalactic, trans-dimensional space travel as far as I was concerned. Fred Penner had the raddest hangout spot I could possibly imagine when I was a kid.
Oh yeah, it was totally about crawling into that log, he could have eaten bananas the rest of the show and I would have watched it as a kid. It was a bonus that he happened to have a guitar on the other side of that log...
cont (relatively "new" things) out there because you can listen to and see things from all different time periods (all the way up to the vids being uploaded this mourning.) At 23, I've had opportunity to listen/to see things on here from my grandparents (WWII) generation and actually liked it. How sweet is that? Take and enjoy what you find from the present and the past that's good for you and leave the rest to rot. Pretty good motto I say.
Rock on with the jew harp too. This intro beats all.
Fred Penner always opened kids eyes to the fact that their was a whole world outside their own background and backyard, both big (refrencing Canadian and American cities) and small (holding caterpillars.) Kids today need more of this kind of thing for sure. I'm glad I grew up when I did and can revisit those years through youtube. We're losing too many kids to Wii's and Ipod's. I realize it's kind of hypocritical typing this on Youtube (haha), but Youtube is one of the only really "cool" thing
Hmm.... The definition of block party seems to have changed a bit. Today, you're lucky to make it out of one without being riddled with bullets. lol
tlv156 2 hours ago
Must be Missoula, MT. A lot of hippies there. Bozeman has theirs, but Missoula takes it. Much better than most of the horrible shows on now.
88pimpin 18 hours ago
penner got down on that guitar! he didnt even need to use the bitch clips like most people on tv use.. and he is playin a dope ass song! i could watch this now with no complaints!
kayin4o8 19 hours ago
SO GLAD HE IS ON WORLD VISION!
veganisextremelygood 3 weeks ago
OMG this was the first show I watched as a 7-8 years old back in 1989 and I am seeing it after 22 years, it brings really nice memories, the theme of the show always sticks with you even after 23 years! Thanks for the upload!
ramboram03 3 weeks ago
Best cover of "dancing in the street" ever. Let's all go dance on the yellow line kids.
sheslostcontrol24 1 month ago
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is this the dark side of youtube i keep hearing about?
frivoflava29 1 month ago
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frivoflava29 1 month ago
I didn't have a care for cable because I could get it on UHF and VHF! I really miss this great show and it seriously should be on DVD so it can be watched back-to-back!
HVYDRMMR 1 month ago
A show about a guy that has secret meetings in the woods with children.....
mike935423 1 month ago
I loved this show!
ModernNorseman 1 month ago
i hope when I have kids, they have something at least half as good as this to watch on tv.
ghidfg 2 months ago
I'm 33 years old and Canadian. That's fucking awesome!!!
TheBasementSteve 2 months ago
I grew up in Western Massachusetts, and I vaguely remembered this show. The only part that was vivid was when he crawled through the hollow log. I live in Southern California now, and whenever I asked if anyone remembered what show it was from they looked at me like I was crazy, haha. Thanks to Google and Youtube, I finally found it again!
MetacomCreative 2 months ago
@MetacomCreative
Yeah this show was broadcast in Atlantic Canada and Bangor area of Maine. I use to watch American Cartoons on those Bangor based networks.
ramboram03 3 weeks ago
He looks like James Cameron
hopecitylife 2 months ago
always loved the juice-harp "boing" in the song
MattakaMouse 3 months ago
the 2 people who disliked this video were child molesters... they had to "dislike" by law. Fred Penner is a LEGEND!!!
floydemz 3 months ago
totally forgot about fred until i saw him on youtube, i used to watch the show when i was a kid.... now im wondering if subconsiously he's the reason i play guitar....
undergroundmechmusic 3 months ago
this guy put me to sleep boring .. good night
tobinbryan 3 months ago
This man is a legend!
TechnicallyTechnical 4 months ago
@TechnicallyTechnical
And he is coming to UPEI campus!!! Seeing him in about an hour!!! ^_^ SO EXCITED!
astromonkey5000 3 months ago
Greatest shows growing up: Fred Penner's Place, Mr. Dressup, Under The Umbrella Tree, Elephant Show, Today's Special, Where in the world is Carmen Santiago, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Tale Spin, Animaniacs, Saved by the Bell, Family Matters, Full House, Step by Step, Perfect Strangers...am I missing something?
scarecrowhcn 4 months ago 7
@scarecrowhcn oh yeah, The Polk-a-Dot Door!
scarecrowhcn 4 months ago
@scarecrowhcn Shining Time Station? Other than that, no.
spxmet 3 months ago
@scarecrowhcn Did you ever see "Let's Go!" that skit show for kids?
EveryChevyChase 3 months ago
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domirules28 1 week ago
@scarecrowhcn: 5432 run, kids street, fun house, i'm telling!, those are a few more i remember from long ago afternoons on ctv...
domirules28 1 week ago
I lived in Detroit and we'd also could pick up the CBC channel 9 from Ontario. I loved watching Mr Dressup, Under The Umbrella Tree, and Fred Penner's Place. Greatest kids shows ever. Thumbs up if you're an early 80's baby. lol
scarecrowhcn 4 months ago 3
Omg.. @1:07 - 1:20 if you turn up the volume real loud and listen, you can hear whispering 'Fred Penner's place' being said behind the guy twanging on the juice harp
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michaelpeddlesden 5 months ago
I used to wonder if he changed clothes in the log since he has a different outfit on when he comes out than he does when he goes in lol
littlebit19801 5 months ago
Hodge Podge Lodge! GOODNESS ... that takes me back LOL
Cranberry333 6 months ago 3
some1 give this guy a record Label ;P
24u2c 6 months ago
This guy came over and hung out with us at Evolve Festival last weekend it was AWESOME! What a chill fella. A bit of an ironic twist we were all grown up and high on drugs hanging out with a childhood hero tho...
WHITE5KIN 6 months ago
i wonder if his show is on dvd ?
Bradjd56 6 months ago
@Bradjd56 I got so excited when I saw this show in the 5 dollar bin at Walmart, sadly though the dvd case was open and empty...I almost bought the case anyway.
HairyDBZ 6 months ago
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jwillia1986 6 months ago
u know he blazed as fuck just singin in his kick it spot having a good ol time. glad I found this, was one of my favorite kid shows.
The420Northwest 6 months ago 3
I remember watching this episode when I was a kid =) Such good memories!
Tavok1 6 months ago
fred penner at evolve 2011 cant wait
valcanotokes420 6 months ago 2
man I miss being a kid when i watch this!
staviker 7 months ago
I saw him play yesterday in Victoria, he was so great! The only thing that has changed is the color of his hair!
KaterGater87 7 months ago
Why didn't he shoutout to Calgary?
gblazenko 7 months ago
I used to love this & the Elephant Show! Kids today don't have any idea what they're missing!
IncredibIeSulk 7 months ago 2
Incidentally... does anyone have some episodes of this show to upload ('cause I'm dying to see and them... even as a result of which I possibly haven't even seen the following episodes of the "Fred Penner's Place" Show yet)?
finnishminnow 7 months ago
God, I remember this show... :)
CaptainCapital8 8 months ago
Omg we used to have block parties in the 80's !!!! Where did they go!? LOL
Krinisty 8 months ago
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Chumbawumba - David Chan & Cupid on teacup - MisteRogers' Neighborhood
winnipeg- :D
NHL
NikitaFilatovFan3040 8 months ago
Freddy Penner is coming to winnipeg, mb. He'll be preforming at the Red River EX june 26th at 2pm and 6pm. Google the red river EX for more info, if you want to come.
IggyBlahs 8 months ago
@IggyBlahs after my high school grad trip is over!!!
NikitaFilatovFan3040 8 months ago
@NikitaFilatovFan3040
Actually Fred Penner was born in winnipeg so he'll be doing a bunch of free concerts here. He'll be at the forks for kids fest. thurs june 9 at 11:15 and friday june 10 at 12:30
IggyBlahs 8 months ago
thumbs up if you used to go to the park and hope to see Fred Penner lol
Serbianjuggalo 8 months ago
All hail General Zod!! Why does Fred Penner wear women's tennis shoes?
AtomicFiend 8 months ago
@AtomicFiend BAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAH! Omg I know!!!! WTF is up with that??!?!
Krinisty 8 months ago
For the longest time, I've been trying to remember the name of this show. Glad I finally found it.
haleyastronomer 8 months ago
LOL, if this kind of stuff doesn't take you back man...
TheNostalgiaJunkie 8 months ago
My brain just melted from all the subconscious memories as a young child in the mid to late 80's.
Can't believe it's 2011. Not exactly as I pictured it.
Freax84 9 months ago
The only hippy I ever liked...
PassengersMusic777 9 months ago
im looking for dvds of Fred Penner's Place. does any body know where i can find them
CANADAWOLF26 9 months ago
@CANADAWOLF26 i dont but if ever find out where pls let me know i would love to get my hands them as well
deadflowersandahat 8 months ago
@deadflowersandahat will do
CANADAWOLF26 8 months ago
Fred's beard: Many know of it, few know of its power.
americanaccents 10 months ago
Fred Penner came to Kamloops BC today! YAY! GO FREDDY GO!!!
kronker 10 months ago
i like fred penner... he didnt act stupid.. and made u feel like u were actually there
doctorclowny 10 months ago 11
OMGosh!! I finally found it! This has plagued me for years as I could never remember the name of the show. Of course, I was only 4 or so at the time, but I could still remember the beard, the guitar, and the endless walking in the intro...LOL! Love it!! This is priceless. =D
PrisCash23 10 months ago 3
Fred Penner..The original Epic Beard Man~! What a nice man! He really contributed to Canadian society! I don't know anyone close to my age who doesn't remember him fondly. God Bless !
ElectricPineapple79 11 months ago 5
Besides Mr. Dressup, I loved Fed Penner as a child. I will never forget the joy he brought me from his songs. The only sad part is, I can remember when I was three or four and I had a dream the Fred Penner was on a barge in stream, and he was using a fishing rod to catch a naked guy by his penis. Yeah, fucked up. But can who can blame me? I basically just learned what a penis was at the time, and my young mind must of went off the deep end.
darthsugi89 11 months ago
BLOCK PARTY!!! lol
extremetothemax86 11 months ago 2
Was that the Under The Umbrella Tree intro at the beginning?
retsamcm 11 months ago
Loved this show as a kid... never noticed they're actually saying "fred penner's place" in the intro.
tzlive7 11 months ago
@tzlive7 me neither!
theseampsgoto11 10 months ago
This is the intro I was looking for! There's another version on youtube but this one is the one I remember. that sound
infinidominion 11 months ago
Growing up a little south of Buffalo we could get Canadian stations with the big 'ol roof antenna. I loved watching this show. When I got older I seriously thought I'd made it up since none of my friends knew what I was talking about!! So glad to find this so I can show them all I wasn't crazy!! I love Fred Penner!!!
MrBeansMommy 11 months ago 31
@MrBeansMommy Yeah, growing up in northern Minnesota we got CBC too. I loved this show and Mr. Dressup. Trying to explain Mr. Dressup to people who haven't seen it is fun. They can't seem to get past his tickle trunk.
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@MrBeansMommy Yeah, growing up in northern Minnesota we got CBC too. I loved this show and Mr. Dressup. Trying to explain Mr. Dressup to people who haven't seen it is fun. They can't seem to get past his tickle trunk.
11679MRT 4 months ago
@MrBeansMommy: i went to college at a suny school, and my friends there had never heard of fred penner's place, polka dot door, under the umbrella tree, mr dressup, or the littlest hobo....such great shows to watch growing up in the late 80s....
domirules28 1 week ago
Wow this takes me back, I loved this as a kid of the 80's and I still remember Hodge Podge Lodge to with the interchanging shapes and all. Nostalgia at its best.
MetSenStars 1 year ago
I ahh.....I cant believe I liked this show when I was really young....wow.
USAFirefighter06 1 year ago
this is one of the shows that inspired me to live my dreams in nature...what the hell happened, now i'm stuck in corporate...
johnsd10 1 year ago
What a hippy. I used to watch this all the time. i grew up in Detroit and we would get cananadian tv.
444Wotan 1 year ago 2
@444Wotan Me too! I loved this intro...But Mr. Dressup was the best...However I give Penner a close second...
sweetdenni 11 months ago
Truly the best things in life are Canadian!
colemananthonyandrew 1 year ago 43
@colemananthonyandrew And Americans are arrogant?
444Wotan 11 months ago
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rackemwillie24 1 year ago
One of my favorite shows as a kid. The order was this show, the elephant show, Mya My other Bee, The little bits, David The Gnome. This one was my most favorite of the block. I'll never forget the first time I heard the Cat came Back
Disciple8923 1 year ago
Wow! This is awesome! I missed out on this because we didn't have cable when I was little
ravengurl92 1 year ago
Looks like Pete Townsend on crack's place!
relimes 1 year ago
Fred Penner in a secret hollow in the forest singing David Bowie? Can we go back to this kind of TV?
MDaboutforests 1 year ago 2
Fred Penner's Place was so awesome! When I was a kid, I actually believed his secret tunnel led to this magical place in the Canadian woods somewhere! :-D
CartoonCritter1985 1 year ago
Fred penner was the shit back then.
hoodyofdeath 1 year ago
Fred Penner & Mr.Dressup were the best
JRussoBuffaloNY 1 year ago 4
@JRussoBuffaloNY AGREED
Hatchwork 1 year ago
Im 32 now, and still to this day wish I had a log to crawl thru and end up in a spot to kick it like Fred's.
chillz51 1 year ago
fred penner is so asowme please dont make fun of him
webkinzrocklps123 1 year ago
Man, kids shows today really suck compared to some of the ones from the 80's! Love the didgeridoo in the intro.. doesn't exist in the older version.
sapphirerocky 1 year ago
I saw this guy at his live shows where he tours around--- he is truly talented and his show is still fun for adults!
mph20000 1 year ago
he beats the crap outta rafi
we group on freddie
our parents grew up on heehaw.
copnite12342 1 year ago
he beats the crap outta rafi
copnite12342 1 year ago
kinda reminds me of les stroud
thestephman1 1 year ago
damn straight
thestephman1 1 year ago
In reality if home adult male had some secret place in the woods, with a log access it would not be for singing sings and learning. It would be the special place where you stash the booze and pornos.
GTBurns48215 1 year ago
@GTBurns48215 LOL so true. I used to watch this, but only now can I see how creepy it would be to follow some guy through a log into his "special place".
DevoutRefia 1 year ago
Bad ass.
randylikesdrums 1 year ago
What a Badass! Fred Penner is a stud! I am now a guitar player thanks to that guy!!!!
JPaxton1616 1 year ago
I love how he incorporated hit songs for older folks like "Dancing in the Street" & got the kids into new kinds of music besides sugary pre-school songs.
Great memories & show.
BlackHallow55 1 year ago
did he seriously just advocate dancing in the street to a bunch of kids... no wonder I turned out the way I did this was one of my favorite shows lol!
mmarti21 1 year ago
seeing him tomorrow!
ERRORthegreat 1 year ago
Many, how do I remember that song and not the velour and purple outfits??
redhaiku 1 year ago
Fred Penner's Place f'n rules. Loved that log!
chilltown17 1 year ago
i've been looking for this forever. glad i founded it. brings back my childhood
latinatoughgirl 1 year ago
Is that 1980's Pete Townshend? hahaha! I loved Fred Penner's place as a kid. Made me want to be a musician.
godisclosedj5 1 year ago
I used to think this guy was my dad on TV.. LOL! Ah, I love this guy; I would totally buy his DVDs! :D
sirenamber 1 year ago
@sirenamber I know what you mean. I always thought Cat Stevens was my dad's friend.
kenziegunn 1 year ago
HOLY SHIT. THIS AIRED WHEN I WAS ONE AND A HALF, AND I REMEMBER IT. NEW EARLIEST MEMORY.
jimmah13 1 year ago
yes that one :D...1 elephant came out one day upon, a spiders web he played, he had such enormous fun, that another come to play. lol i remember some of the lyrics.
fatlady57 1 year ago
does any1 remember the show with the 2 guys and 2 ladies that use to sing skimery kah ding kah ding...skimery kah doo...i love you...i love you in the morning and in the afternoon... ??????
fatlady57 1 year ago
@fatlady57 The elephant show....right?
parishc87 1 year ago
@fatlady57 Sharon Lois and Bram, later called the Elephant Show. And it was the Skin-a-ma-rink
abcgavrochette 1 year ago
@fatlady57 the elephant show
abztraakt 1 year ago
Fred Penner definately just did a concert with 3 other people at my bible camp 3 days ago! IT WAS AWESOME!
Ewhalesrus 1 year ago
I sadly forgot who this guy was and assumed he was Raffi, but thankfully I've been set straight. This guy is sweet. Thanks Fred Penner, for enriching my three year old life!
JustForKicks520 1 year ago
I'm not sure if I'm asking too much here, but could you upload the Word Bird portion of the episode, if not other clips?
RetroWinnipeg 1 year ago
When he's going to the hideout, does he not look like he's on an acid trip?
angelicsolace 1 year ago
I wish this was on DVD
bigd99999 1 year ago 3
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If you listen closely, you can hear the Peter Framptonesque "Fred Penner's Place" talk box guitar opening. Awesome stuff!
I'm willing to bet a pound of granola that Mr. Penner has a one-hitter stashed somewhere on his person.
jabroney11 1 year ago
LOVED this show as a kid
malachais 1 year ago
@malachais
So did I...
They just don't give us things like the old stuff....
Mr Dressup... Mr Rogers... Fred Penner...
Old fashions is the best way to go
DakariKingMykan 1 year ago
thanks so much for including some of the show on this!!
gartner10112 1 year ago
i watched an episode once, where this doll came from outer space and when it cried they saved his tears in a tic tac box, it was bizarre, but amazing!
bigrussthefusss 1 year ago
i used to like this as a kid. good times, good times
NearCry 1 year ago
Hodge Podge Lodge. I had completely forgotten about that until now. There's some wonderful about Fred singing Motown, I tell you.
wishingstar22 1 year ago
Word Bird! lmao...Oh to be a kid again and watching CBC for not only just hockey. I bet kids contributed largely to CBC's tv ratings back when this, Mr. Dressup and Polka Dot Door was on
shapez73 1 year ago
boing boing boing
PETETHEMEAT42 1 year ago
Who's providing the funky bass line? A monkey hiding in the trees? Who's playing the organ? Squirrels?
SNK038 1 year ago 3
I loved this show!! I knew every inch of that little clearing and I remember trying to find that log to get there. So frustrating!! :)
Mollyh07 1 year ago 2
Man, I love that maroon velour track suit.
AdvancedRhetoric 1 year ago
i remember seeing him crawl out that log every day in my childhood , lol i miss old TV
ebrampton 1 year ago
[]+[] CANADIANS RULE []+[]
boobyguy200 1 year ago 2
This was my absolute favorite show ever when I was little. I actually saw Fred Penner live when I was four (I think, maybe five). It was FANTASTIC!
brettnekroman 1 year ago
That wooden framed backpack is so bad ass. He's like the Canadian Raffi.
emotionalknapsack 1 year ago
ummm.... Raffi is Canadian, and in fact he Discovered Fred back in the 70s.
Garr1984 1 year ago 2
Man, this brings back memories. I used to watch this every day when I was little. :)
I think this guy's into the good patch. lol
Soultrip89 1 year ago 2
I just saw Fred Penner live tonight! He's touring universities across Canada.
NOBLESTABBINGS 1 year ago 3
@NOBLESTABBINGS he's at my school as we speak, but i couldn't go :( *cries*
enzarto 1 year ago
This is wonderful. I love Fred.
inkypinkyponkey 1 year ago
holy bag of fuck.........how do i remember this?
i was born in 1986 and im not Canadian>?!!?
this just wrinkled my brain
LoDollas 1 year ago
because it was shown on Nickelodeon through the early 90s I believe
fortunateizzi 1 year ago
or you could've been by the border and watched it on CBC?
spxmet 1 year ago
i was born in '86 too and i'm american. but this show was my favorite when i was little! I remember when I went to school and I was so sad because i would miss by buddy fred! haha!
jjjjsmileyjjjj 1 year ago
If anyone could define Transcendentalism, it's Fred Penner. He lives in a hollow log, he has no luxuries other than his clothes and guitar, and he never has to worry about cleaning anything or maintaining. Sure, it's filmed in a studio, but the fact that he interacts so much with the outside makes him rival even Walden. This guy actually made me want to go outside and do new things when I was young.
YokosukaPatrick 2 years ago 36
@YokosukaPatrick Same here. I watched Fred Penner so much when I was a kid.
Aeoncalcos91 1 year ago
I couldn't for the life of me remember the name of this show... I LOVED it when I was little.... yes deff. beats the Wiggles hands down!
liz82204 2 years ago 3
Fuck The Wiggles... Penner needs to make a comeback and put those wiggly bastards back in their place.
mohawkmeat 2 years ago 57
1... 2... 3... WAKE UP JEFF!
Yeah, I have to agree with you there. My niece used to watch them. They drove me nuts, especially the Wiggle Bay movie they had. Fred Penner had it right. I learned a lot from this guy growing up. I wonder how many songs he's made so far...
YokosukaPatrick 2 years ago 2
@mohawkmeat
damn straight
thestephman1 1 year ago
@mohawkmeat Fred Penner, the friendly giant, Mr. Dressup.
I feel bad for the kids of this generation, they don't know what they were missing.
Yourebuying 11 months ago
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finnishminnow 2 years ago
Sorry, I meant...
Could someone please upload some episodes of "Fred Penner's Place"?
finnishminnow 2 years ago
You can never forget that theme song!
drcroy 2 years ago 2
that tunnel he crawls through, and the place he hangs out in, they've haunted my dreams for years, and it was always an awesome, secret hideout/clubhouse. The tunnel usually turnes into a slide in the dreams though. Awesome!
adamt1049 2 years ago 2
Fred came to my school today and gave a talk on the music industry and his show, played some songs too. He's awesome, hearing him doing his music brought me back to being a little kid watching this show again.
smoothgoomer 2 years ago
Did this happen to be a creativity course at the University of Manitoba?
RetroWinnipeg 2 years ago
Nope, it was at Fanshawe College in London ON, a presentation that he did for the Music Industry Arts program. Played "the Cat Came Back". Made my week.
smoothgoomer 2 years ago
Hodge Podge Lodge so I didn't make that up it was on TV before the shows on CBC when I was younger.
Whit451 2 years ago
I like Fred Penner!and mr Dressup
LudicrousScotty101 2 years ago
I FINALLY found this show!!! OMG!!!
No wonder I can't remember it well, I was like 2 or 3 when I watched it! Wow!
twins1729 2 years ago
Holy cow its been forever and a day since i watched this!!! i was like 4!
UnshackledWoman 2 years ago 3
THIS song and open is the one I remember! This must have been the version they used here in America! :D
MiltownPunkette21 2 years ago 3
Yep, just found this. I cant believe I completely forgotten about this show. I used to love this.
tokdl 2 years ago
My farm had a creek with walking logs but none to use as warp tunnels. The hay loft was crawl into-able although we had bird poop instead of guitars. Thanks for the adventures Fred!
okmot 2 years ago
The log crawl was as cool as or cooler than intergalactic, trans-dimensional space travel as far as I was concerned. Fred Penner had the raddest hangout spot I could possibly imagine when I was a kid.
oceanic1 2 years ago 8
Oh yeah, it was totally about crawling into that log, he could have eaten bananas the rest of the show and I would have watched it as a kid. It was a bonus that he happened to have a guitar on the other side of that log...
rebekahanncurtis 2 years ago 6
I totally remember the whole crawling through the log...
Xevays 2 years ago 4
cont (relatively "new" things) out there because you can listen to and see things from all different time periods (all the way up to the vids being uploaded this mourning.) At 23, I've had opportunity to listen/to see things on here from my grandparents (WWII) generation and actually liked it. How sweet is that? Take and enjoy what you find from the present and the past that's good for you and leave the rest to rot. Pretty good motto I say.
Rock on with the jew harp too. This intro beats all.
jbmadvids4401 2 years ago
Two huge paragraphs on Fred? Easy there, tiger.
FartScrap 2 years ago
to be fair it was three fours of one post. ha! ha!
jbmadvids4401 2 years ago
Fred Penner always opened kids eyes to the fact that their was a whole world outside their own background and backyard, both big (refrencing Canadian and American cities) and small (holding caterpillars.) Kids today need more of this kind of thing for sure. I'm glad I grew up when I did and can revisit those years through youtube. We're losing too many kids to Wii's and Ipod's. I realize it's kind of hypocritical typing this on Youtube (haha), but Youtube is one of the only really "cool" thing
jbmadvids4401 2 years ago 4
fred penner is the man, hes a pimp, i bet he got mad pussy up in that log