{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox television | image = | alt_name = | caption = | genre = Children's | creator = Mary Grannan | developer = | writer = Mary Grannan | director = | creative_director = | presenter = | starring = | judges = | voices = | narrator = | theme_music_composer = | open_theme = | end_theme = | composer = | country = Canada | language = English | channel = CBC Television | first_aired = {{start date|1960|4|7|df=y}} | last_aired = {{end date|1960|12|29|df=y}} | num_seasons = 2 | num_episodes = | list_episodes = | executive_producer = | producer = Paddy Sampson | editor = | location = Toronto | cinematography = | camera = | runtime = 15 minutes | company = | related = ''Just Mary'' (CBC radio series, 1939–1962) }}
'''''Just Mary''''' is a Canadian children's television series which aired on CBC Television in 1960.
==Premise== Mary Grannan narrated stories based on her ''Just Mary'' books in this Toronto-produced series while puppets and human actors performed the storylines. Actors seen in the series included Barbara Hamilton and Toby Tarnow, while voices for puppets operated by John and Linda Keogh were provided by actors such as Roberta Maxwell, Douglas Rain, Pauline Rennie and Ruth Springford.
Featured stories included "The Chinese Bracelet", "Dolly Petticoats", "Golden Shoes", "The Little Good Arrow", "Penny Pink" and "The Princely Pig".
==Scheduling== This 15-minute series was broadcast Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 7 April to 30 June 1960 for its first run. Its second run was part of the ''Junior Roundup'' brand of weekday children's series and again aired in the Thursday 4:30 p.m. time slot from 20 October to 29 December 1960.
==Further reading== * {{Cite book | title=Just Mary: the life of Mary Evelyn Grannan | isbn=978-1-55002-597-2 | publisher=Dundurn Press | first=Margaret Anne | last=Hume | year=2006 | url-access=registration | url=https://archive.org/details/justmarylifeofma0000hume }} <!-- ==References== {{reflist}} -->
==External links== * {{Cite web|url=http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/J.html |first=Blaine |last=Allan |title=Just Mary |publisher=Queen's University |year=1996 |accessdate=7 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601000000/http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/J.html#juniortelevisionclub |archivedate= 1 June 2015 }} * {{IMDb title|0294119}}
Category:CBC Television original programming Category:1960s Canadian children's television series Category:1960 Canadian television series debuts Category:1960 Canadian television series endings Category:Canadian television shows featuring puppetry Category:English-language Canadian television shows