A Bunch of Munsch

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A Bunch of Munsch
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Based onRobert Munsch's books
No. of episodes7 (13 segments)
Production
Running time20 minutes
Production companiesCINAR Films
Telefilm Canada
Maclean-Hunter Television Fund
DistributorCinar
Release
Original networkCTV
Original releaseSeptember 2, 1991 (1991-09-02) –
December 25, 1992 (1992-12-25)

A Bunch of Munsch is a Canadian animated anthology television series produced by Cinar. Each episode is based on a book by American-Canadian children's author Robert Munsch.[1] The show aired from September 2, 1991 to December 25, 1992 on CTV in Canada and Showtime in the United States.[2]

All episodes were released to VHS by Golden Book Video in the early 1990s. The releases were eventually packaged and updated in the early 1990s by Sony Wonder.

Originally there was going to be an episode based on Love You Forever, but this was scrapped due to budget cuts. Additionally, the stories are slightly different from how they're executed in the book.

Episode list[]

Thirteen episodes were created:[3]

  • 1-A. Thomas' Snowsuit: Thomas tries to run away from the grown-ups such as the teacher and principal who want him to put an ugly brown snowsuit of his own.
  • 1-B. 50 Below Zero: Jason realizes his house is going crazy, especially when Papa sleepwalks everywhere in the house and into dangerous situations.
  • 2. The Paper Bag Princess: Princess Elizabeth becomes friends with a dragon after she realizes the true colors of her fiancé Prince Ronald.
  • 3-A. Pigs: Megan one day feeds the pigs on her family's farm, and opens the gate to the pig pen, thinking that they are dumb. This results in chaos in the farm and in her school, until she befriends a younger pig who she names Einstein.
  • 3-B. David's Father: A schoolgirl named Julie befriends her new neighbor, David, and his enormous father.
  • 4-A. Murmel, Murmel, Murmel: Robyn finds an unusual baby named "Murmel, Murmel, Murmel" who can only say his name in a sandbox, who needs an owner.
  • 4-B. The Boy in the Drawer: Shelly must find a way to stop a Delinquent little boy-minded and shaped gnome from causing chaos in her house while her parents ignore it.
  • 5-A. Something Good: Julie, Andrew, and Tyya are on a trip to the grocery store, and try to convince their strict father into getting them various food that tastes good.
  • 5-B. Mortimer: A toddler named Mortimer cause a huge amount of noise in his house, which turns into a worldwide sensation at one point.
  • 6-A. Angela's Airplane: Angela, a little girl is obsessed with buttons and is very curious about the world sneaks onto an airplane and begins to have a fascination for it.
  • 6-B. The Fire Station: A boy and a girl named Michael and Sheila visit a fire station to wreak havoc and have fun, especially when they sneak onto a mission with the Dalmatian, Spot.
  • 7-A. Moira's Birthday: A little girl named Moira has an enormous and loud destructive birthday and invites her entire school. All they do is eat the entire time.
  • 7-B. Blackberry Subway Jam: A young boy named Johnathan starts to notice subway station keep wreaking havoc in his apartment, so he decides to convince the man in charge of it at the City Hall by giving him crates of his favorite food, blackberry jam.

DVD release[]

Mill Creek Entertainment released the complete series on DVD in Region 1 on August 4, 2015.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 165–166. ISBN 978-1476665993.
  2. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 100. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  3. ^ "A Bunch of Munsch Episode Guide". The Big Cartoon Database. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  4. ^ Date, Cost, Details, Box Art for 'The Complete Series' from Mill Creek Archived 2015-07-28 at the Wayback Machine

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