Ross the Builder

Ross the Builder was a Canadian children's television series which aired on CBC Television in 1958.

Premise
This series was hosted by Ross Snetsinger with his puppet Foster. They demonstrated the construction of various items.


 * 3 July 1958 - debut
 * 10 July 1958 - guest magician Michael Roth
 * 17 July 1958
 * 24 July 1958 - constructing model cars, guest cartoonist George Feyer
 * 31 July 1958 - constructing a telegraph, guest folk musician Jean Cavall
 * 7 August 1958
 * 14 August 1958 - constructing a model streetcar, also drawing demonstration with Foster, two other puppets and guest cartoonist George Feyer
 * 21 August 1958 - plaster of Paris sculpting is demonstrated, guest folk-singer Jean Cavall
 * 28 August 1958
 * 4 September 1958 - using cardboard to construct toys; guest folk musician Jean Cavall
 * 11 September 1958 - guest Jean Cavall
 * 18 September 1958 - demonstration of sketching of life
 * 25 September 1958 - guest folk musician Ed McCurdy

Scheduling
This 15-minute series aired Thursdays 5 p.m. from 3 July to 25 September 1958.

Snetsinger and Foster joined the cast of Whistle Town which occupied the Thursday time slot from October 1958.