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Ernie Coombs reflects on his career as Mr. Dressup

26 years ago
Duration 9:03

Ernie Coombs reflects on his career as Mr. Dressup

Ernie Coombs, the star of CBC-TV's Mr. Dressup, chats about children, media and his career as he prepares to retire in 1996.

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