Gerald McBoing-Boing (TV series)
Gerald McBoing-Boing | |
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Created by | Dr. Seuss (characters) |
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Starring | Glenn Barna Linda Ballantyne Patrick McKenna Samantha Weinstein Joanne Vannicola |
Narrated by | Deann deGruijter |
Composers | Tom Szczesniak Ray Parker |
Country of origin | Canada United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 26 (52 segments) |
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Running time | 22 minutes (11 minutes per segment) (approx. per episode) |
Production companies | Classic Media Cookie Jar Entertainment |
Distributor | Cookie Jar Entertainment |
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Original network | Teletoon (Canada) Cartoon Network (United States) ABC (Australia) |
Original release | August 22, 2005 November 28, 2007 | –
Gerald McBoing-Boing is a 2D animated children's television series based on the 1950 animated short film Gerald McBoing-Boing. It premiered on Cartoon Network in the United States on August 22, 2005, as part of their then-Tickle-U programming block, and on Teletoon in English and French in Canada on August 29, 2005. The show would later be rerunned on Boomerang around 2007-present It uses the same basic art style as the original, but with more detail. Each 11-minute episode features a series of vignettes with Gerald, of which the "fantasy tales" are done in Seussian rhyme.[1] There are also sound checks, gags, and "real-life" portions of the show, It was also International Broadcast on ABC Kids in Australia.
Gerald still only makes sounds (and, unlike the UPA specials, is actually praised for it), but he now has two speaking friends, Janine and Jacob, as well as a dog named Burp, who only burps (accompanied by someone, usually Gerald's mother, saying "excuse me" afterwards). Gerald's parents (names unknown) also fill out the regular cast. The television series was produced in Canada by Cookie Jar Entertainment, and directed by Robin Budd and story edited/written by John Derevlany. The animation was done by Mercury Filmworks in Ottawa and Vancouver. The music and score for the series was composed by Ray Parker and Tom Szczesniak.
Cast[]
- Glenn Barna as Gerald
- Linda Ballantyne as Gerald's Mother
- Patrick McKenna as Gerald's Father
- Samantha Weinstein as Janine
- Joanne Vannicola as Jacob
- Deann DeGruijter as Narrator
- Frank Oz as Burp
Episodes and segments[]
52 segments in 26 episodes were produced:
- "Cuckoos & Pirates"
"Parades, Honking & Mumbling Mummies" - "Monkeys, Wrestling & The World's Greatest Super Spy"
"The Dentist, The Sheep & The Two Anniversary Gifts" - "Ghosts, Owls & An Evil Witch"
"Art, Glass & The Deep Dark Jungle" - "Carnivals, Phones & Sneezing Dragons"
"Cars, Bees & Magic Puppies" - "Good Deeds, Librarians & Aliens"
"Tornado, Chicken & Circus" - "Burp, Cry Baby Blues & The Return of Scritchy McBeard"
"Videos, Cats & Superheroes" - "Dog Tricks, Spare Change & The Lost Snowmen"
"Mini-Golf, Checkers & Bad Manners" - "Swings, Cans & The Flying Ace"
"Photos, Radios & Knights" - "Hot Rod, Elevators & Genie Meanie"
"Cheese, Birds & Cave Kids" - "Escapes, Hide-N-Seek & The Beanstalk"
"Haircuts, Opera & The Albino Alligator" - "Camping, Watchdogs & Janinerella"
"Hardware, Hair & Hairy Weather" - "Thin Ice, Squeaky Shoes & Leprechauns"
"Museum, Coyotes & A Race Around the World" - "Hopscotch, Hugs & Hunchbacks"
"Lost Dogs, Horses & Monsters" - "Sleepover, Chalkboard & Trojan Cow"
"Popcorn, Shadows & 20,000 Boings Under the Sea" - "Burping Hero, Dog Whistle & The Incredible Shrinking Gerald"
"Play, Cleaning & The Royal Crown Quest" - "Telescopes, Hiccups & The Boing Boing Express"
"Book Clubs, Broccoli & The Mighty Ding Dong" - "Loud, Drive-thru & Ben Hur"
"Stings, Beeps & Pings" - "Monsters, Snowblowers & The Planet Bedtime"
"Fairs, Mimes & Dragons" - "Doctor, Pigeons & Gerald McShakespeare"
"Baby Sister, Chalk & King Gerald" - "Ice, Fog & Wolves"
"Auctions, Soda Pop & The Surfing Thief" - "Karate, Slurps & Wrinklystiltskin"
"Tap-Dancing, Convertibles & The Three Musketeers" - "Magic, Showers & Mermaids"
"Lunchboxes, Car Wash & Robot Jacob" - "Planes, Parrots & Party Clothes"
"Growls, Paper & Flying Horses" - "Fish, Skis & Rocket Ships"
"Name That Sound, Strongman & Rockstars" - "Sports, Banks & Queen Long Big Nose the Third"
"Pinball, Parks & Princesses" - "Red Light, Rain & Sneezing Flowers"
"Arcades, Scanners & News"
References[]
- ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 239–241. ISBN 978-1538103739.
External links[]
- Gerald McBoing-Boing at IMDb
- 2005 Canadian television series debuts
- 2000s Canadian animated television series
- 2000s American animated television series
- 2000s American surreal comedy television series
- 2005 American television series debuts
- 2007 American television series endings
- 2007 Canadian television series endings
- American children's animated comedy television series
- American children's animated fantasy television series
- Canadian children's animated comedy television series
- Canadian children's animated fantasy television series
- DreamWorks Classics
- English-language television shows
- UPA series and characters
- Television shows based on works by Dr. Seuss
- Television series by Cookie Jar Entertainment
- Teletoon original programming
- Television series by DreamWorks Animation
- Television series by Universal Television
- Animated television series about children
- Television shows about disability
- Cartoonito original programming