Ron 'Buck Shot' Barge, and his sidekick Benny the Bear, entertained Calgary children on television for 30 years.
For 30 years, Ron "Buck Shot" Barge and his sidekick Benny the Bear, entertained Calgarians with songs, puppets, the birthday book and his nifty battered cowboy hat.Ron 'Buck Shot' Barge, and his sidekick Benny the Bear, entertained Calgary children on television for 30 years. Brenda Barge did what other kids in southern Alberta did in the 1960s: rush home at noon to watch "The Buck Shot Show" on TV.
"Buck Shot" was one of the longest-running children's shows in Canada, surpassing "Mr. Dressup," which ran for 29 years, and "The Friendly Giant," which aired for 27. "That was Dad. He would see a kid, wave and just engage that person for 30 or 45 seconds, and that's all it took to make them feel special. And I think that's the best part of Dad."
"It didn't make sense to me that the 'Buck Shot' thing was his job, and we ran home from school to watch it too." Ron Barge was at home, in a hospital bed set up in the living room, for eight months before he died Aug. 17.A musician most of his life, Ron Barge played in bands from the time he was 16. He played piano and sang with the Stardells for more than 20 years in Calgary.Ron 'Buck Shot' Barge, longtime Calgary children's TV star, dies at 87"His high in life was just being busy, busy. He loved it when he was playing music and Buck Shot.
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