The Crayon Box

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The Crayon Box
StarringGreg Ballora
Phillip Baron

E.G. Daily

James Murray
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes26
Production
Producers
Stephen Chiodo
Edward Chiodo
Running time15 minutes (paired with a 15-minute Bananas in Pajamas)
Production companiesChiodo Bros. Productions
Sunbow Entertainment
Random House Studio
PolyGram Television
DistributorSony Wonder
Release
Original networkSyndication
Picture formatVideotape
Audio formatStereo
Original releaseSeptember 13, 1997 (1997-09-13) –
June 13, 1998 (1998-06-13)

The Crayon Box is an American children's TV series that was aired in syndication from 1997 to 1998, based on a poem by . The show followed Bananas in Pajamas as part of a 30-minute double-show, with each show being 15 minutes.[1] The show's tagline was "A Good Show Helping to Build Great Kids". There were many characters beside the crayon characters, that were both live-action puppets, and cartoon.

The series was produced by Chiodo Bros. Productions, Sunbow Entertainment, Random House and PolyGram Television and its double-program was produced by .

In Canada, it was shown on YTV.[2]

Characters[]

  • The Crayons - a box of multi-coloured crayons, who introduce each episode's story then moralise at the end.
  • Bubby - a brown bear, sensible and level-headed.
  • Dotty - a young cat with dots, Dotty is clever and excitable but prone to selfishness.
  • Lump - a purple dog, quite slow-witted but friendly and eager to please.
  • Jack - a cheeky Jack in the Box.
  • Piggy Banks - a piggy bank, very pink and sweet.
  • The Baby - a bonnet-clad baby who is wise beyond her years.
  • The Sheriff - a Wild-West Sheriff, authoritarian and clumsy, often losing his hat.
  • Hugo - the Sheriff's horse, an intelligent hobby horse with an English accent who is quick to help the Sheriff whenever he gets in a muddle.
  • The Cutout Sisters - Paperchain dolls who always sing to communicate.

Adaptations[]

A book known as The Crayon Box that Talked was published on October 21, 1997 by Random House, written by , and illustrated by .

References[]

  1. ^ "Special Report: Licensing International ’97: The Crayon Box g’es bananas on licensing strategy", Kidscreen, June 1, 1997
  2. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: The Crayon Box - Three Little Piggies - YTV Jr. - 1998. YouTube.

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