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Calliope (TV series)

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Calliope
GenreAnimation / Children's
Developed byKay Koplovitz[2]
Written byEugene Francis
Peter Pileski[3]
Directed byPeter Pileski
Presented byEugene Francis[4][5]
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons15
Production
Executive producerGordon Beck[6]
EditorRon Harris[7]
Running time60 minutes (including commercials)
Production companiesUSA Network
Buzzco Associates
Original release
NetworkMadison Square Garden Network (1978-80)
USA Network (1980-93)
ReleaseSeptember 1978 (September 1978)[1] –
1993 (1993)
Related
USA Cartoon Express

Calliope (/kəˈl.əp/ kə-LY-ə-pee) is a children's program that showed various live-action and animated short films.[8][9] These often included European features and shorts such Cosgrove Hall's "Cinderella" and "The Pied Piper of Hamelin", and FilmFair's Paddington.

Sketches/features

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Brown, Les. "Children's Programming Without Commercials". Retrieved 2018-11-02.
  2. ^ Mullen, Megan (2009-06-23). The Rise of Cable Programming in the United States: Revolution or Evolution?. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292778696.
  3. ^ Peter Pileski at IMDb
  4. ^ Eugene Francis at IMDb
  5. ^ His long-time association with the television show Calliope is of special importance to him. Francis would prefer to talk about his involvement with this educational and learning program for children rather than discuss what it was like hanging out with Muggs, Danny, Scruno and the rest of the gang.
  6. ^ Gordon Beck at IMDb
  7. ^ Ron Harris at IMDb
  8. ^ Parsons, Patrick (5 April 2008). Blue Skies: A History of Cable Television. Temple University Press. p. 387. ISBN 9781592137060.
  9. ^ "Calliope: Classic USA Network Show and First National Kids Channel". Cartoon Info. November 1, 2018.
  10. ^ "WHAT CABLE OFFERS CHILDREN". Retrieved 2018-11-02.