Bozo the Clown (fictional)

Canadian TV
The Bozo franchise was syndicated to as well.

CBMT Montreal
With the clown's success on CBC stations in and, in 1969 the  secured the rights for it's  CBC station CBMT to produce it's own Bozo show, including being able to air the Bozo cartoons and the authorization of the Bozo character. The Montreal Bozo's Big Top show was produced at CBC's Montreal base, and Charles De Laet and Eric Ian Krier were drafted from the Bozo show in the United States to perform characters. Charles left to go back to Columbus in 1972, leading to Art Hosbond, who worked as a clown in various circuses including the, to be hired to replace De Laet as Bozo. The Bozo character presided over a variety show featuring appearances by local Anglophone entertainers, dance troupes, singers, musicians, live animals, circus performers and international celebrities. Zoomie the Jester, Eric Ian Krier's character, would pick kids to assist him in magic tricks with Bozo providing comedy. The pre-taped opening featured Bozo and Zoomie running through calling kids to his Big Top, and on set singing the theme song to the program. Hosbond's version of Bozo became popular, expanding to a weekend evening program in Montreal and a radio show entitled Bozo's Fairy Tales airing nationally on as well as on 's shortwave service. The Montreal Bozo's Big Top was also syndicated to Toronto, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Edmonton and the CBC's private affiliates later in it's run. The Montreal Bozo show ran for 26 years until November 18, 1995, when Art failed to show up at Maison Radio-Canada. When CBC employees and friends arrived at Art's home in, they found he had died in his sleep. His death caused hundreds of people in Montreal and across Canada to mourn him deeply.

In 2014, commemorating the 45th anniversary of the Montreal Bozo show, a new actor, Richie Berger, was cast to reprise Bozo, playing the role for new generations. The new local Bozo debuted on CBC Montreal's float in the 2014 Montreal St. Patrick's Day Parade.

CJOH Ottawa
In 1965, CJOH founder Ernie Bushnell obtained the local Ottawa/Hull rights to the Bozo cartoons and character. Grahame Vagen (who later became famous with the kids' character Gabriel the Midshipman) was chosen as the first Canadian Bozo. He performed the show on CJOH until 1967 when the licensing rights expired.

Local TV Bozos

 * Morris Bausch at CKX-TV (1969-1973)
 * Charles De Laet at WBFC-TV (1967-1969; 1972-1975)
 * Earl Ihalainen at WQUE-TV (1960s)
 * Charles De Laet at (1969-1972)
 * Art Hosbond at (1972-1995)
 * Grahame Vagen at (1965-1967)
 * Bob Spahia at (1964-1970)
 * Charles De Laet at (1969-1972)
 * Art Hosbond at (1972-1995)
 * Grahame Vagen at (1965-1967)
 * Bob Spahia at (1964-1970)
 * Bob Spahia at (1964-1970)
 * Bob Spahia at (1964-1970)