Today's Special

1982

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Released: 14 September 1982 Ended
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Country: United States of America
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Today's Special was a Canadian children's television show produced by Clive VanderBurgh at TVOntario from 1981 to 1987. It also ran on Nickelodeon and the Faith and Values Channel/Odyssey as well as many PBS stations throughout the United States. It was set in a department store, based on the flagship location of the now defunct Simpson's in Toronto. Many sequences for it were shot at the Queen Street West and Yonge Street store after hours.

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Family, Kids

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Today's Special Audience Reviews

Noutions Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .
Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.
StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.
Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.
emsjayshay21 I found others who thought this show rocked...way better than the stuff Nickolodeon has now. I adored this show and watched it everyday, along with pinwheel and you can't do that on television, which was sketch comedy at it's best (originals of SNL excluded, of course-they were older)and I would love a DVD of the seasons, my 4 year old would love it. I remember thinking that Jodie was so cool, being able to be at a big store overnight. Things I learned about the show since searching; I didn't know it was Canadian (they have some good shows, check out Degrassi: The New Generation)I also didn't know it was on PBS, and I surely didn't know that it was 28 minutes, 50 seconds long, and Nickolodeon cut out precious minutes of this show.
derekb27 I'm serious when I say that too. I'm a 23-year-old male college student and there is no other children's show I want on DVD as badly as I want this one. Let's fight for a DVD release; it just needs to happen. If you haven't yet, please go to www.tvshowsondvd.com to vote for a release of this show (in season sets). This show has a small but devout cult following and that's something else that makes it great. It was one of the most magical things that I have ever seen. Everything from the songs and dances to the original storyline was amazing. I used to have most of these episodes taped when I was little, but I do not have those anymore. In the good old days Nickelodeon had great shows like these (and "You Can't Do That On Television"). I've always liked the quirkier children's show.
timeerkat I too grew up on this show. In my 20's now, I can still remember various bits and pieces. For instance, the ending of the opening was a blue background with yellow blinking lights all around the edge, and the words "Today's Special" in yellow in the center. "Today's Special, shout it loud and clear! Today's Special!" Of course I remember Jody's pink pantsuits, and Jeff's plaid hat and Hocus Pocus Alamagocus!, and Sam's computer who knew everything, and Muffy's two-story mouse hole.Some episodic memories include when Sam put cotton in his ears because of the construction by his house, but later on he couldn't hear well so he went to the ear doctor who took out the cotton and explained why we should never put anything in our ears, even cotton. Then there was the episode when Muffy fell into the janitor's mop bucket and couldn't get out, and through the episode everyone was looking for her. Then there was the episode where Jody and Jeff were on the roof, and right after Jody went downstairs Jeff's hat fell off so he was stuck up there. And I distinctly remember an episode where moving men packed Jeff into a wooden crate and put him on the back of a moving van. I think I can vaguely remember the episode with the butterfly who dies.I wish I had any episode of this wonderful show to watch. This was by far one of the best shows ever on television, and I hope that whoever produced it does this show the justice it deserves, brings it out of storage and blows off two decades of dust, and releases it on video for the masses to enjoy for years to come.
Joshua White Anyone else remember this song?Gertrude ol' girl My hearts in a whirl 'Cause these goodbyes Are hard to combine. I'll try not to cry As we say goodbye. Sam and Jody sang that at the car dealership when Sam was trading in his old car for a newer model. The dealer rolled his eyes, but for Sam and the kids at home, this was serious trauma! I guess that's why I still remember it. Oh, but it ended happily. Sam got the new car and Jody bought back the old one.