Happy birthday, Mr. Dressup! Today, Google celebrates beloved TV icon Ernie Coombs' would-be birthday with a doodle.

Coombs starred in the Canadian children's TV show 'Mr. Dressup' on CBC, which ran from 1967 to 1996.

In the doodle, you can see Mr. Dressup with his pals Casey and Finnegan popping out of the Tickle Trunk.

Coombs died in Toronto in 2001 at age 73 after experiencing a stroke, but clearly his memory lives on. Many Canadians took to Twitter to express their gratitude at Google's choice.

Other Google Doodles with Canadian connections have featured the Canadarm and Hartland, New Brunswick’s covered bridge.

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  • jian ghomeshi

    Love the Google doodle celebrating a Canadian legend - Mr. Dressup. Happy Bday to the late Ernie Coombs.

  • Metro Morning

    Google celebrates Mr Dressup. Classy. The Dressup treehouse in our atrium is still a huge draw. http://t.co/uDnYyngc

  • Stephanie Maxwell

    Happy birthday, Mr. Dressup. Gone, but never forgotten. # rip

  • Cam Hoff

    RT @darcybross: YES. THIS! RT @kristinnuendo This is why I love Google. Happy Birthday Mr Dressup! http://t.co/5FNntNpW

  • Amber Elaine Preston

    RT @Jayzizzzzle: Happy birthday Mr. Dressup! You were my childhood! Rest in paradise ❤😘🎈

  • Lydia Radewych

    Mr. DressUp on Google header. So much love. ❤

  • Kelley Toombs

    As a kid I always thought that Mr. Dressup and I were somehow related. Maybe not how it works, but I still loved him <3 #coombs #toombs

  • Jayme

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR. DRESSUP #childhoodlove #85

  • Dixonurface

    thanks Google for makin me feel like a kid again. Mr Dressup was my favorite show. Need another Canadian kids tv host like that again

  • Lisa Templin

    RT @cbc_archives: Mr. Dressup is the man on everyone's lips today. Here's a 1996 interview on the set of his show: http://t.co/RGL2hZCm

  • Emily Davies

    Thanks Google Canada for celebrating Mr. Dressup's 85th birthday with a Doodle. I still miss him...http://t.co/lZxE72VW #Canadianicons

  • Jennifer Chow

    Happy 85th Birthday to the late, great Mr. Dressup! My fave part of his show was the drawing segment. He made it look so easy! #CBC @Google

  • Ben McCully

    Casey & Finnigan 4 life! With the creepy owl painting that gave me nightmares, Mr. Dressup was the ultimate celebration of imagination!

  • Streetz 104.7 FM

    RT @LisaMuswagon: He made one great babysitter in our household for many years. RIP Mr. Dressup

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  • Ryan Germick, Doodle Team Lead

    Favorite Doodle: <a href="http://www.google.com/doodles/robert-moogs-78th-birthday" target="_hplink">Moog synthesizer</a> (interactive) Occasion: Robert Moog's 78th birthday "We've been playing with the Google Doodles for years, so it's seems fitting to let users play too. It was really fun geeking out with engineers to celebrate a patron saint of the nerdy arts."

  • Jennifer Hom, Doodler

    Favorite Doodle: <a href="http://www.google.com/doodles/freddie-mercurys-65th-birthday" target="_hplink">Freddie Mercury animation</a> Occasion: Freddie Mercury's 65th birthday "I loved the opportunity to work with all the other doodlers, other animators within Google and Queen's manager to develop this video. It also didn't hurt that I was able to listen to the same 90 seconds of 'Don't Stop Me Now' and still love the song afterward."

  • Mike Dutton, Doodler

    Favorite Doodle: <a href="http://www.google.com/doodles/79th-anniversary-of-the-first-drive-in-movie" target="_hplink">Drive-in Theater</a> Occasion: 79th anniversary of the first drive-in movie "While I really enjoyed working on the Anniversary of the Drive-In Theater, I'd have to say the user reaction is what makes this my favorite doodle. It inspired a great sense of nostalgia as users shared on various social networks their own personal experiences, some even being nearly-forgotten childhood memories. We may have taken them to the show, but in the end, they were the stars."

  • Sophia Foster-Dimino, Doodler

    Favorite Doodle: <a href="http://www.google.com/doodles/60th-anniversary-of-stanislaw-lems-first-publication" target="_hplink">The Cyberiad</a> Occasion: 60th anniversary of Stanislaw Lem's first publication, "The Astronauts" "One of my favorite aspects of working as a doodler is that I can often find projects that are an intersection of my various interests. In the case of this doodle, celebrating the first publication of esteemed Polish sci-fi author Stanisław Lem, I was able to combine my love for science fiction, video games, and pen & ink illustration to create a complex interactive world featuring characters from one of Lem's most beloved works, The Cyberiad."

  • Willie Real, Doodler

    Favorite Doodle: <a href="http://www.google.com/doodles/grandparents-day-2012" target="_hplink">Polish grandparents</a> Occasion: Grandparents Day 2012 "This doodle is one of my favorites because it captures a sentimental moment between proud grandparents and their grandchildren. Out for a slow stroll in the park, the grandparents make sure the children are bundled up, and in turn the little guy holding hands with grandpa imitates him by carrying his own 'walking stick' while grandma holds on to her little 'pierogi'. A good friend of mine is Polish and I've visited him twice, where his folks -- real Polish grandparents -- have welcomed me with the utmost hospitality."

  • Kris Hom, Engineer

    Favorite Doodle: <a href="http://www.google.com/doodles/google-instant-launch" target="_hplink">Particles</a> Occasion: Google Instant launch "My favorite because it resulted from a collaboration of Google engineers from many different backgrounds. I still love to play with this because it's both fun and calming. It lives on in the header of the official Google Blog at http://googleblog.blogspot.com/"

  • Corrie Scalisi, Engineer

    Favorite Doodle: <a href="http://www.google.com/doodles/louis-brailles-107th-birthday" target="_hplink">Braille Google</a> Occasion: Louis Braille's 107th birthday "This one ran before I even joined the company so I have no idea who made it. There's a wonderfully fun simplicity to it. I remember seeing it when it ran and thinking that it was amazing how clearly recognizable the logo was, even without recognizable letters."

  • Marcin Wichary, Engineer

    Favorite Doodle: <a href="http://www.google.com/doodles/st-georges-day-the-30th-anniversary-of-the-zx-spectrum" target="_hplink">ZX St. George</a> Occasion: St. George's Day / the 30th anniversary of the ZX spectrum "A doodle celebrating St. George's Day while faithfully representing the constrained technical capabilities of a 30-year old machine, ZX Spectrum, which was the early computer many people started on. (Someone subsequently dug out their childhood Spectrum and put our doodle on it!)"

  • Mark Ivey, Engineer

    Favorite Doodle: <a href="http://www.google.com/doodles/30th-anniversary-of-pac-man" target="_hplink">Pac-Man (interactive)</a> Occasion: 30th anniversary of Pac-Man "I'm a sucker for video games, and seeing how this doodle faithfully recreated the original pac-man even while re-making the map to be the Google logo was great."