Mother Goose and Grimm (TV series)

*Mother Goose and Grimm*
Mother Goose and Grimm
Also known as	Grimmy (season 2)
Genre	Animated
Created by	Mike Peters
Written by	Mark Evanier
Directed by	Vincent Davis
Voices of	Charlie Brill; Greg Burson; Eddie Deezen; Mitzi McCall
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
Production
Executive producers	Phil Roman; Mike Peters; Lee Mendelson
Running time	23 minutes
Production companies	Tribune Media Services; Grimmy, Inc.; Lee Mendelson Productions; Film Roman; MGM Television; MGM-Pathe Communications
Distributor	Claster Television
Release
Original network	CBS
Audio format	CBS StereoSound
Original release	September 14, 1991 –; 1992
External links
	Website

Mother Goose and Grimm, also known as Grimmy for the second season,^[1]^[2] is an American animated television series that premiered September 14, 1991, on CBS.^[3] The show is an adaptation of Mike Peters's comic strip of the same name.^[4] The Saturday morning cartoon was produced by Bob Curtis, and written by Mark Evanier.

Cast[]

Episodes[]

Puppy Love Story / Brotherhood of Ham
Expensive Taste / Lassie Swim Home
Funny Business / The Boogie Man
Grimm Encounter / The Grocery Grabber
Ham Alone / Sheep Thrills
Hero Worship / Search for Soap
The Fur Flies / It's a Flea Country
Bone of Contention / Sweeper Creeper
The Wickedest Witch / Motel Mutt
Pussycat Pooch / Open All Night
Getaway Grimmy / Tail of a Puppet
The Egg and Us / Hyde and Go Seek
Trash Night Trouble / Mirror Monster

Reception[]

Charles Solomon of the Los Angeles Times praised the series for "preserving the look" of the comic strip, and for "[having] a good sense of the characters' personalities". However, Solomon was disappointed with the "flat timing and pedestrian direction" of the program.^[5]

References[]

^ Moy, Suelain (May 15, 1992). "Tales of the Pup". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
^ Hopkins, Tom (April 15, 1992). "Peters' thrilled Grimmy gets a second season". Dayton Daily News.
^ Heffley, Lynne (September 1, 1991). "On Saturday The Kids Watch Tv". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 566. ISBN 978-1476665993.
^ Solomon, Charles (September 14, 1991). "TV Reviews – Saturday Cartoons: Adapting to the New Season". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-10-19.

External links[]

Mother Goose and Grimm at IMDb
Mother Goose and Grimm at the Big Cartoon DataBase

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[1] Moy, Suelain (May 15, 1992). "Tales of the Pup". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2009-10-19.

[Dayton_Daily_News-2] Hopkins, Tom (April 15, 1992). "Peters' thrilled Grimmy gets a second season". Dayton Daily News.

[3] Heffley, Lynne (September 1, 1991). "On Saturday The Kids Watch Tv". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-10-19.

[4] Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 566. ISBN 978-1476665993.

[5] Solomon, Charles (September 14, 1991). "TV Reviews – Saturday Cartoons: Adapting to the New Season". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-10-19.

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