Big Blue Marble
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| Big Blue Marble | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's television series |
| Directed by | Joseph Consentino Peter Hammer Cathy Olean |
| Composer(s) | Norman Paris |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Henry Fownes |
| Producer(s) | Rick Berman Lynn Rogoff |
| Running time | 30 min. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | syndicated |
| Original run | September 21, 1974 – January 1, 1983 |
Big Blue Marble was a half-hour children's television series that ran from 1974-1983 in syndication. Distinctive content included stories about children around the world and a pen-pal club that encouraged inter-cultural communication. The show was a very early example of gentle multiculturalism.
There was a weekly segment in which a singing globe invited viewers to write letters to the show, often requests for pen pals. The address to send the letters was in Santa Barbara, California.
Production personnel included creators Ken Snyder, Harry Fownes, and Robert Garret, producer Rick Berman (later of Star Trek fame), writers Lynn Rogoff and Robert Wiemer, and directors Joseph Consentino and Peter Hammer.
Each of the first 78 half hour episodes produced during the original three years of production contained cartoon shorts and other animated pieces. These animation sequences were created by Ron Campbell Films, Inc., executive produced and directed by Ron Campbell, and were written by Cliff Roberts.
In 1974, A&M Records released an album of songs from the show entitled Big Blue Marble. The catalogue number for the album was SP-3401.
Funded by ITT, Big Blue Marble was syndicated to television stations throughout the United States and Canada. Today, C/F International owns the rights to the series.
[edit] Awards
- Peabody award (1975)
- Emmy awards (multiple)
[edit] External links
- Big Blue Marble at the Internet Movie Database
- Big Blue Marble at TV.com
- Jump The Shark page on Big Blue Marble
- Lyrics to first Big Blue Marble Theme Song
- Lyrics and music to second Big Blue Marble Theme Song
- C/F International: Big Blue Marble
- Big Blue Marble episode guide courtesy of C/F International
- Discussion Group (registration required)
- Big Blue Marble - intro
- "The Earth's a Big Blue Marble"
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