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Curious George (1982 TV series)

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Curious George
GenreChildren's
Based onCurious George
by H. A. Rey and Margret Rey
Developed by
Directed byAlan Shalleck
Narrated byJack Duffy
Composers
Country of origin
  • Canada
  • United States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producers
EditorDiann Ilnicki
Production companiesLafferty, Harwood, and Partners
Milktrain Productions
Telescene Productions
Atkinson Film-Arts[1]
Original release
NetworkNickelodeon
Release1982 (1982)
Related

Curious George is a 1982 animated television series produced by Alan Shalleck, along with the co-creator of the Curious George books, Margret Rey.

History

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In 1977, following H.A. Rey’s death, Alan Shalleck approached Margret Rey, co-creator of Curious George, and proposed making a television series that was funded by Lafferty, Harwood, and Partners. When production for the series began in around 1979, Shalleck and Rey produced more than 100 five-minute episodes, as well as more than two dozen books.[2] The shorts began airing on Nickelodeon in 1982, originally part of their preschool series Pinwheel, but also as a standalone program beginning in 1986. The Disney Channel purchased broadcast rights to Curious George in 1989 for their program Lunch Box, also airing the shorts as post-show interstitials until 1999. The shorts were also aired in New Zealand on TV One first as part of Chic Chat and later as a stand alone show.

In 1993, Rey successfully sued Lafferty, Harwood, and Partners for licensing VHS tapes to third-party companies without her permission.

Plot

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Episodes

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Release dates of episodes are unknown, and the following list is ordered by writers.[3][4]

Partial list of 1980s Curious George episodes
Title Writer(s)
"Curious George Goes to College" Ken Sobol
"Curious George Wins a Contest" Ken Sobol
"Curious George Goes Apple-Picking" Ken Sobol
"Curious George Visits a Catsup Factory" Ken Sobol
"Curious George Wins a Race" Ken Sobol
"Curious George and the Maple Syrup" Ken Sobol
"Curious George Goes to the Post Office" Ken Sobol
"Curious George Visits the Old Town" Ken Sobol
"Curious George Catches a Butterfly" Ken Sobol
"Curious George Gets an X-Ray" Ken Sobol
"Curious George Takes a Ferry" Ken Sobol
"Curious George Goes to a Museum" Ken Sobol
"Curious George Becomes a Salesman" Ken Sobol
"Curious George Gets a Pizza" Ken Sobol
"Curious George Delivers the Papers" Ken Sobol
"Curious George at the Laundromat" Ken Sobol
"Curious George Visits a Police Station" Ken Sobol
"Curious George Goes to a Bowling Alley" Ken Sobol
"Curious George Goes Skiing" Ken Sobol
"Curious George Goes Fishing" Ken Sobol
"Curious George Goes to a Restaurant" Ken Sobol
"Curious George Goes to the Amusement Park" Ken Sobol
"Curious George and the Runaway Elephant" Ken Sobol
"Curious George Rings the Bell" Ken Sobol
"Curious George Goes to a Ranch" Ken Sobol
"Curious George Meets an Indian" Ken Sobol
"Curious George Goes to the Aquarium" Ken Sobol
"Curious George Goes Sledding" Ken Sobol
"Curious George Goes to a Flower Show" Ken Sobol
"Curious George Plays Bingo" Ken Sobol
"Curious George and the Puppeteer" Ken Sobol
"Curious George Goes to a Cook-Out" Ken Sobol
"Curious George Ties a Knot" Ken Sobol
"Curious George Goes to an Air Show" Ken Sobol & Alan J. Shalleck
"Curious George Gets a Star" Tony Kahn
"Curious George at the Bakery" Tony Kahn
"Curious George at the Ballet" Tony Kahn
"Curious George On the Ice" Tony Kahn & Harriet Reisen
"Curious George Goes to a Gas Station" Tony Kahn & Harriet Reisen
"Curious George at the Bookstore" Tony Kahn & Marjorie Prager
"Curious George at the Pet Shop" Tony Kahn & Marjorie Prager
"Curious George Goes to a Costume Party" Tony Kahn & Marjorie Prager
"Curious George Goes Camping" Tony Kahn & Arnie Reisman
"Curious George Goes Hiking" Tony Kahn & Arnie Reisman
"Curious George at the Fire Station" Tony Kahn & Arnie Reisman
"Curious George Plays Baseball" Tony Kahn & Arnie Reisman
"Curious George at the Country Store" Tony Kahn & Arnie Reisman
"Curious George at the Photographer's Studio" Tony Kahn & Arnie Reisman
"Curious George at the Parade" Tony Kahn & Arnie Reisman
"Curious George at the Drive-In Movie" Tony Kahn & Arnie Reisman
"Curious George at the Airport" Tony Kahn & Arnie Reisman
"Curious George and the New Neighbors" Tony Kahn & Arnie Reisman
"Curious George Goes Tomato Picking" Frank Gehrecke
"Curious George at the Carnival" Frank Gehrecke
"Curious George Goes to a Gym" Frank Gehrecke
"Curious George and the Greenhouse" Frank Gehrecke
"Curious George at the Beach" Frank Gehrecke
"Curious George Goes to the Library" Frank Gehrecke
"Curious George at the Farm" Frank Gehrecke
"Curious George Goes to a Department Store" Frank Gehrecke
"Curious George Goes to an Art Show" Frank Gehrecke
"Curious George Unveils a Statue" Frank Gehrecke
"Curious George and the Little Dog" Frank Gehrecke, Clare Crowley & Alan J. Shalleck
"Curious George Bakes a Cake" Linda Beech
"Curious George Visits the Railroad Station" Linda Beech
"Curious George Visits the Dentist" Linda Beech
"Curious George Goes to an Ice Cream Shop" Linda Beech
"Curious George Visits a Hotel" Linda Beech
"Curious George and the Dump Truck" Linda Beech
"Curious George Visits a Barber" Linda Beech
"Curious George Walks the Pets" Linda Beech
"Curious George and the Dinosaur" Alan J. Shalleck
"Curious George Learns to Write" Alan J. Shalleck
"Curious George Washes the Little Blue Car" Alan J. Shalleck
"Curious George Goes to a Block Party" Daniel Rosen
"Curious George Goes to the Shoemaker" Daniel Rosen
"Curious George and the Mini-Marathon" Daniel Rosen
"Curious George Paints a Billboard" Daniel Rosen
"Curious George Plays Basketball" Daniel Rosen
"Curious George Catches a Foul Ball" Daniel Rosen
"Curious George and the Lost Letter" Chris Atkinson & Wendy Williams
"Curious George Visits a Toy Store" Clare A. Crowley
"Curious George and the Organ Grinder" Clare A. Crowley
"Curious George Goes to a Surprise Party" Claire A. Crowley
"Curious George Meets the Painter" Wendy Williams
"Curious George Meets the Balloon Man" Wendy Williams
"Curious George Goes to the Circus" Wendy Williams
"Curious George Goes to the Tailor Shop" Gloria Lesser-Rothstein
"Curious George Goes to a Wedding" Katherine Randall
"Curious George Goes to the Zoo" Bob Hertz

Crew

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  • H. A. Rey – co-creator of Curious George books
  • Margret Rey – co-creator of Curious George books, consultant
  • Alan Shalleck – producer, director, writer
  • David J. Patterson – producer
  • Jack Duffy – narrator
  • Ken Sobol – writer
  • Tony Kahn – writer
  • Frank Gehrecke – writer
  • Arnie Reisman – writer
  • Linda Beech – writer
  • Daniel Rosen – writer
  • Clare A. Crowley – writer
  • Chris Atkinson – writer
  • Wendy Williams – writer
  • Harriet Reisen – write
  • Marjorie Prager – writer
  • Gloria Lesser-Rothstein – writer
  • Katherine Randall –writer
  • Bob Hertz – writer
  • Paul Baillargeon – music
  • Dean Morgan – music
  • Diann Ilnicki – editor
  • Mik Casey (as Michael Casey) – art director
  • Philippe Ralet – sound effect editor
  • Lisa Atkinson – visual effects painter

References

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  1. ^ US Copyright Office Registration No. PA0000161305 / 1982-11-08
  2. ^ "Alan Shalleck Dies at 76; a Writer and TV Director". The New York Times. Associated Press. 2006-02-09. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  3. ^ "CuriousGeorgeVHS". YouTube. Retrieved Jun 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "Yaddlezap". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved Jun 12, 2020.
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