Today's Special

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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5. Sam and the Robot

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The new night manager, Crandall J. Crummington, III, a very sly fellow, convinced Sam that they needed a younger, stronger Security Guard. So he quit his job. However, when Sam finds an old robot named Bleep in the dumpster behind the store, who has been thrown away too by Mr. Crummington, Sam and the robot come back into the store to stand up to Mr. Crummington. In order for Sam to get his job back, he must pass a physical and do five chin-ups. So everyone helps him train for it - and tries to retrain Bleep.