Gerbert (TV series)

Gerbert is a Christian-based children's television series, the namesake of which is a puppet reflecting moral positivity. The series was produced by Emmy award-winning producer David Freyss.

The Gerbert character was created and performed by Andy Holmes, of Abilene, Texas. Holmes first developed a program using Gerbert for hospitals to show children to help them get over their fears of hospitalization. The Gerbert TV series was created by HSH Educational Media Inc. in 1987. The TV series first aired on the CBN Cable Network, which later changed its name to CBN Family Channel and then to the Family Channel. Along with Andy Holmes, other writers include Greg Perkins and Mark Holmes. The first shows were taped in Virginia Beach, Virginia at the CBN studios and all other shows were taped in Irving, Texas at the Studios at Las Colinas.

Gerbert first aired in the mornings on the Christian Broadcasting Network's The Family Channel) (now ABC Family) from 1988 to 1991, and was also sold as a video series in WalMart and Christian book stores. Gerbert has aired on Christian television stations and networks continuously since its 1988 debut. A secular version, with the religious material edited out and replaced, was produced for PBS in the mid-1990s. Gerbert aired in the late 2000's on Kidmango. Gerbert currently airs on Smile of a Child.

At the end of many episodes of Gerbert, the camera would zoom into a dark hole in a hollow tree, cutting to a 3-4 minute episode of Ploom. Ploom was a white, plume-like puppet who could speak only in nonsense syllables.

Funding

• Chuck E. Cheese's
• Corporation for Public Broadcasting
• Viewers Like You

External links

• Official site
• Gerbert at CEGAnMo.com
• Gerbert at the Internet Movie Database