Pencil Box

Pencil Box was a children's television programme broadcast by CBC Television from 1976 to 1979. The programme comprised stories written by Ottawa students, mostly aged 8 to 12, and incorporated various story-telling devices, such as mime, puppets, masks, and animation. Colour-separation overlay was used to place live actors in front of cutout sets. Recurring characters in the show were ⁕Bolo Bat ⁕Stubby Pencil ⁕Miffy Skunk ⁕Clara Cactus The show won an ACTRA Award for Best Children's Television Show.