in one show, then battling comic book characters in another (Snider was Captain Marvellous and Paul the evil Doctor Venom). Snider also played Gene, a hippie genie whose bottle was lost at Woodstock and turned up at the Emporium, Insp. Hector Vector, Apollo and Albert Einstein. Paul's roles included a customer who bought cough drops that made him cough, and another (unnamed) superhero. A rare contribution to a Canadian national television network from a prairie affiliate, Puttnam’s developed a small but highly enthusiastic following (which persists to this day) for its imaginative writing and quirky characters. Despite its ingenuity and following there are no known plans to broadcast the series again. A DVD release was rumoured for Q2 2008, but according to a posting on the X-Entertainment blog in June 2004 by "Puttnam's Lyrics Writer", the master tapes were likely destroyed years earlier. Some episodes have appeared on YouTube. References External links Photograph of the principal set used in the series Puttnam's Central - Unofficial Site and discussion forum 1980s Canadian children's television series First-run syndicated television shows in Canada CTV Television Network original programming Television series by Bell Media YTV (Canadian TV channel) original programming Canadian television shows featuring puppetry Television shows set in Saskatchewan Television shows filmed in Regina, Saskatchewan 1990s Canadian children's television series Television series set in shops