Curious George is an American animated television series based on the children's book series of the same name which features Jeff Bennett as the voice of The Man with the Yellow Hat. Frank Welker, who voiced George in the 2006 feature film, returns as the voice of George.[2] The show premiered on PBS Kids on September 4, 2006, and originally ended after nine seasons on April 1, 2015. This show follows the 2006 film of the same name.
On September 3, 2018, season 10 premiered on Family Jr in Canada.[3] Seasons 10-13 debuted on NBCUniversal's streaming service Peacock in the United States when it launched in July 2020.[4] Seasons 1-9 of Curious George will be available to stream on Peacock on September 20, 2020, which are also already available to stream on Hulu.[5] Season 10 of Curious George will premiere on PBS on October 5, 2020.[6]
Curious George is a production of Universal 1440 Entertainment (Universal Studios Family Productions before 2013[7]), Imagine Entertainment, and WGBH-TV,[8] and animated by Toon City.[9] Each episode has two animated segments per half hour episode, and a short live-action segment after each.
The live-action shorts illustrate and explain various concepts in math and science, and show schoolchildren engaging in experiments, that teach the math or science concept featured in the previous story.
Settings[]
- The City: George and the Man with the Yellow Hat live in an apartment in "The City". The Doorman keeps a pigeon coop on the roof and is the guardian of Hundley, his dachshund dog. The apartment is near Endless Park, the museum where Professor Wiseman works, and a zoo. Chef Pisghetti's restaurant is nearby, as are a donut shop, Dulson's Toy Store, Mabel's Department Store (a parody of Macy's and its erstwhile competitor Gimbels), a supermarket and a pet shop. These are recurring locations.
- The Country: George and the Man with the Yellow Hat vacation in a small house in the country. The house is near Lake Wanasink, a stream, and a river that eventually flows past the city and to the ocean. George is friends there with 5-year-old Allie and the teenage paperboy, Bill.
Characters[]
- Main article(s): List of Curious George characters
- Curious George (voiced by Frank Welker): A tailless monkey who is the protagonist of the show. He is excessively curious and often causes unintentional problems. He is used as the "teachable" character in the show, and he is the one to whom new concepts are explained in detail by the other characters. He is written as having the mind of a young child.
- The Man with the Yellow Hat (voiced by Jeff Bennett): The man who first befriended George and also acts as his primary teacher and mentor. He does not wear his hat at home but wears it when going in public.
Episodes[]
- Main article(s): List of Curious George episodes
The setting for most episodes is either The City, where George lives in an apartment building with The Man with the Yellow Hat, or the country, where they share a small house near a lake called Lake Wanasinklake. This allows George to mirror the experiences of kids who live in an urban environment and those who live on farms and in suburbs. A few episodes take place in alternate but familiar settings, like an airport or a train station.
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Network | ||||
| 1 | 30 | September 4, 2006 | February 23, 2007 | PBS Kids | ||
| 2 | 20 | September 3, 2007 | April 22, 2008 | |||
| 3 | 11 | September 1, 2008 | April 22, 2009 | |||
| 4 | 9 | September 8, 2009 | June 14, 2010 | |||
| 5 | 10 | September 6, 2010 | May 6, 2011 | |||
| 6 | 10 | September 3, 2011 | April 20, 2012 | |||
| 7 | 6 | December 3, 2012 | April 24, 2013 | |||
| Specials | November 25, 2009 | October 28, 2013 | ||||
| 8 | 6 | February 10, 2014 | May 21, 2014 | |||
| 9 | 6 | October 28, 2014 | April 1, 2015 | |||
| 10 | 15[10] | September 3, 2018 | December 10, 2018 | Family Jr. | ||
| 11 | 15[10] | May 6, 2019 | August 12, 2019 | |||
| 12 | 15[3] | February 3, 2020 | February 21, 2020 | |||
| 13 | 5 | July 15, 2020 | Peacock | |||
Awards[]
Emmy Award
- 2008 – Outstanding Children's Animated Program
- 2010 – Outstanding Children's Animated Program
Notes[]
- ↑ The original series ended on April 1, 2015 after nine seasons. Meanwhile the revived series began on September 3, 2018 with the tenth season.
References[]
- ↑ "Oasis Animation Employer Profile". https://jobs.awn.com/profile/oasis-animation/1390689/.
- ↑ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 143. ISBN 978-1538103739.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Curious George". 2016-10-25. https://www.familyjr.ca/shows/curious-george/.
- ↑ "NBCUNIVERSAL UNVEILS PEACOCK, A FREE PREMIUM AD-SUPPORTED STREAMING SERVICE WITH SUBSCRIPTION TIERS". 2020-01-16. https://www.nbcuniversal.com/press-release/nbcuniversal-unveils-peacock-free-premium-ad-supported-streaming-service-subscription.
- ↑ "Curious George New Movie, TV Series Seasons Streaming Free on Peacock". https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/curious-george-movie-peacock-all-tv-show-seasons-1234758022/.
- ↑ "Error: no
|title=specified when using {{Cite web}}". https://twitter.com/itspeeebs/status/1296623954422108160?s=21. - ↑ "Curious George - Program Summary". PBS. Archived from the original on October 31, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121031104628/http://www.pbs.org/parents/curiousgeorge/program/prog_summary.html. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
- ↑ "Curious George - Program Summary". PBS. https://www.pbs.org/parents/curiousgeorge/program/prog_summary.html. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
- ↑ "Curious George - TV Credits". PBS. https://www.pbs.org/parents/curiousgeorge/program/tv_credits.html. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://tvschedule.zap2it.com/overview.html?programSeriesId=SH03047937&tmsId=SH030479370000&from=undefined&aid=gapzap
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