Are You Ready to Clown Around?

I think almost every little girl had a Molly doll from The Big Comfy Couch, or at least I did. My mom said this was one of my absolute favourite shows to watch after kindergarten. The show revolved around main character Loonette the Clown, who slept with her doll Molly on The Big Comfy Couch. Each episode has a different adventure, but what is interesting is that a daily receptive routine occurs. For instance, Loonette always did the “Clock Rug Stretch” at the beginning of an episode. She then travelled to Granny Garbanzo’s garden to visit, where Granny would offer advice or teach Loonette life lessons. The local mail-delivery clown, Major Bedhead, always arrived at the same time on his unicycle to give Loonette a letter from her Auntie Macassar or Uncle Chester, and each episode ended with the “Ten-Second Tidy.”

The Big Comfy Couch allowed for imaginative play. Children travel with Loonette to visit “Clowntown” or Granny Garbanzo’s “Cabbage Club Cooking School” and help Lunette with whatever obstacles she faces. Some of my favourite moments are reading time with Molly on the couch or “The Foley Family” which is a doll family that became a family of regular sized clowns in Loonette’s imagination. A popular part of the show is the dust bunnies that live under The Big Comfy Couch where Loonette and Molly sit. They often explore everything the bottom of the couch has to offer. The Big Comfy Couch is one show packed with events allowing kids to use their imagination beyond anything, and teach them simple things like following routines, cleaning up after you make a mess, manners, and making friends. All in all, a wonderful show.