The Friendly Giant

*The Friendly Giant*
The Friendly Giant
Genre	Children's television series
Created by	Bob Homme
Starring	Bob Homme; Rod Coneybeare (puppeteer);
Theme music composer	Peter Homme
Opening theme	"Early One Morning"
Ending theme	"Early One Morning"
Country of origin	United States (1953–1958); Canada (1958–1985);
No. of episodes	3,000+
Production
Producer	Daniel McCarthy
Production locations	WHA-TV, Madison, Wisconsin (1954–1958); CBC Television; Jarvis St. studios,; Toronto, Ontario; (1958–1985);
Running time	15 minutes
Original release
Network	NET (1954–1968); CBC Television (1958–1985);
Release	September 30, 1958 –; March 1985 (Canada)

The Friendly Giant was a children's television program that aired on CBC Television from September 30, 1958 through to March 1985. It featured three main characters: a giant named Friendly (played by Bob Homme), who lived in a huge castle, along with his puppet animal friends Rusty (a rooster who played a harp, guitar, and accordion and lived in a book bag hung by the castle window), and Jerome (a giraffe who was tawny with purple spots and poked his head in the window). The two principal puppets of the CBC version of the show were manipulated and voiced by Rod Coneybeare. Originally in Wisconsin, they were manipulated and voiced by Ken Ohst.

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