Get Set for Life

This was such a fun programming block! I remember it started in January of 2000---after CBC Playground ended, and lasted for nearly four awesome years, finally ending at the end of summer 2003. But while it was on, it was really fun.

Our hosts were Alyson Court---Loonette from "The Big Comfy Couch"!!---and Michael Clark. They would hang out in Alyson's attic and break fourth wall by talking to the viewers. They would usually at some point go into Alyson's "Space Case", which would be this weird cartoon/CGI room! These scenes would frame the shows---Rolie Polie Olie, Arthur, etc.---that made up the Get Set For Life! block.

The block had it's own theme song, and would always start with Alyson greeting the viewers and running to get her slippers. It was very fun and the hosts were very likable and it was too bad it had to end, although the new hosts on the Kids CBC block (fall 2003 to Christmas 2005) and CBC Garden (Christmas 2005-end of summer 2007) were nearly as great, and Alyson and Michael still appeared for a while. Sadly, fall 2007 saw Kids Canada, where all that remained was Patty from Kids CBC.

It's really too bad that "Get Set for Life!" had to end and I'm glad I was lucky enough to grow up with it. I still have some old episodes on tape; to my surprise, none are on youtube yet! Well, I'm sure in a matter of years they will be. After all, how else is the world going to see it again?