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A Bunch of Munsch
Based onRobert Munsch's books
Theme music composerJeff Zahn
ComposersJeff Fisher
Jeffrey Zahn
No. of episodes7 (13 segments)
Production
Executive producerMicheline Charest
ProducerRonald A. Weinberg
Running time23 minutes
Production companiesCINAR Films
Telefilm Canada
Maclean-Hunter Television Fund
Original release
NetworkCTV (Canada)
Showtime (U.S.)
ReleaseDecember 7, 1991 (1991-12-07) –
December 2, 1992 (1992-12-02)

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 December 7, 1991 to December 2, 1992 on CTV in Canada and Showtime in the United States.[2]

It was announced on January 12, 1991.[3]

All episodes were released to VHS by Golden Book Video in the early 1990s. The releases were eventually packaged and updated in the late 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:[4]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byStoryboard byOriginal air dateProd.
code
1"Thomas' Snowsuit"
"50 Below Zero"		Bill SpeersCassandra SchafhausenChris Schouten, Bill Speers, Stephan Martiniere and Craig WilsonDecember 7, 1991 (1991-12-07) (CTV)[5]
December 17, 1991 (1991-12-17) (Showtime)[6]		101
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.
Jason realizes his house is going crazy, especially when Papa sleepwalks everywhere in the house and into dangerous situations.
2"David's Father"
"Pigs"		Bill SpeersMichel Choquette and Alan Annand
Cassandra Schafhausen		Bob Browning
Luc Savoie		October 21, 1992 (1992-10-21) (Showtime)
December 5, 1992 (1992-12-05) (CTV)[7]		102
A schoolgirl named Julie befriends her new neighbor, David, and his enormous father.
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"Mortimer"
"Something Good"		Bill Speers and Steven MajauryDon Arioli
Don Druick		Steven Majaury and Meinert Hansen
Bill Speers		October 28, 1992 (1992-10-28) (Showtime)
December 14, 1995 (1995-12-14) (CTV)		103
A toddler named Mortimer cause a huge amount of noise in his house, which turns into a worldwide sensation at one point.
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.
4"The Paper Bag Princess"Craig WilsonMichel Choquette, Alan Annand and Cheryl BlakeneyCraig Wilson and Robert ClarkOctober 14, 1992 (1992-10-14) (Showtime)[8]
November 28, 1993 (1993-11-28) (CTV)[9]		104
Princess Elizabeth becomes friends with a dragon after she realizes the true colors of her fiancé Prince Ronald. Narrated by Robert Munsch.
5"The Boy in the Drawer"
"Murmel, Murmel, Murmel"		Greg BaileyIrene Berkowitz, Peter Landecker and Lucie Lortie
Cheryl Blakeney		Greg Bailey and Chris Damboise
Greg Bailey and François Brisson		November 4, 1992 (1992-11-04) (Showtime)
December 4, 1994 (1994-12-04) (CTV)		105
Shelley 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.
Robin finds an unusual baby named "Murmel, Murmel, Murmel" who can only say his name in a sandbox, who needs an owner.
6"The Fire Station"
"Angela's Airplane"		Steven Majaury and Meinart HansenThomas LaPierre
Cheryl Blakeney		Steven Majaury
Meinert Hansen		November 11, 1992 (1992-11-11) (Showtime)
January 3, 1998 (1998-01-03) (CTV)		106
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.
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.
7"Moira's Birthday"
"Blackberry Subway Jam"		Craig Wilson and Richard T. MorrisonStephen Ashton
Diana West		Craig Wilson
Richard T. Morrison		December 2, 1992 (1992-12-02) (Showtime)[10]
December 1, 1994 (1994-12-01) (CTV)[11]		107
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.
A young boy named Jonathan 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.

Christmas special (1994)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
TBA"A Gift of Munsch"Jacques PayetteRobert MunschTBADecember 11, 1994 (1994-12-11) (CTV)

Voices

DVD release

Mill Creek Entertainment released the complete series on DVD in Region 1 on August 4, 2015.[12]

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. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/464005913/
  4. ^ "A Bunch of Munsch Episode Guide". The Big Cartoon Database. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  5. ^ "A Fine Sense Of The Absurd". The Ottawa Citizen. December 7, 1991 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/211652047/
  7. ^ "TV for the holiday season; Viewing fare for young and old". The Kingston Wig-Standard. December 3, 1992 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Especially for kids". The News and Observer. October 10, 1992 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Love's Lesson". Calgary Herald. November 26, 1993 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "TV Topics (page 17)". The Buffalo News. November 29, 1992 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Munschfest". The Edmonton Journal. November 25, 1994 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Date, Cost, Details, Box Art for 'The Complete Series' from Mill Creek Archived 2015-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
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