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This article is about the television series shown from 2006. For the 1980s television series, see Curious George.
Curious George
Created byMargret Rey (books)
H.A. Rey (books)
Based onCurious George
by Margret Rey
H.A. Rey
Developed byJoe Fallon
Directed byScott Heming
Frank Marino
Cathy Malkasian
StarringFrank Welker
Jeff Bennett
Voices ofRob Paulsen
Jim Cummings
Debi Derryberry
Bill Chott
Lex Lang
Susan Silo
Kath Soucie
Narrated byWilliam H. Macy (season 1)
Rino Romano
Opening theme"Like Curious George!" by Dr. John
Ending theme"Like Curious George!" (instrumental)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons9
No. of episodes108 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersRon Howard
Brian Grazer
David Kirschner
Jon Shapiro
Camera setupJaclyn Brick
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesImagine Entertainment
Universal Animation Studios
WGBH-TV (2006–2009)
WGBH Kids (2009–2015)
Original release
NetworkPBS Kids
ReleaseSeptember 4, 2006 (2006-09-04) –
Present

Curious George is an American animated television series based on the children's book series of the same name which features Jeff Bennett as the voice of The Man with the Yellow Hat. Frank Welker, who voiced George in the 2006 feature film, returns here as the voice of Curious George. The show is currently broadcast on PBS Kids. It debuted in 2006, and began its ninth season on October 28, 2014 which ended on April 1, 2015.

Curious George is a production of Universal Animation Studios (Universal Pictures released the Curious George film), Imagine Entertainment, and WGBH Boston.[1] Each episode has two short cartoons per half-hour episode and a live-action segment after each story.

The series illustrates and explains various concepts in math and science and each live-action segment shows schoolchildren engaging in experiments that teach the math or science concept featured in the previous cartoon.

Settings

  • The City: George and the Man with the Yellow Hat live in an apartment in "The City". The Doorman keeps a pigeon coop on the roof and is the guardian of Hundley, his dachshund dog. The apartment is near Endless Park, the museum where Professor Wiseman works, and a zoo. Chef Pisghetti's restaurant is nearby, as are a donut shop, Dulson's Toy Store, Mabel's Department Store, a supermarket and a pet shop. These are recurring locations.
  • The Country: George and the Man with the Yellow Hat vacation in a small house in the country. The house is near Lake Wanasink Lake, a stream, and a river that eventually flows past the city and to the ocean.

Characters and voice cast

Main article: List of Curious George characters

Episodes

Main article: List of Curious George episodes

The setting for most episodes is either the city, where George lives in an apartment building with The Man in the Yellow Hat, or the country, where they share a small house near a lake called Lake Wanasinklake. This allows George to mirror the experiences of kids who live in an urban environment and those who live on farms and in suburbs. A few episodes take place in alternate but familiar settings, like an airport or a train station.

SeasonSegmentsEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
16030September 4, 2006February 23, 2007PBS Kids
24020September 3, 2007April 22, 2008
32211September 1, 2008April 22, 2009
4189September 8, 2009June 14, 2010
52010September 6, 2010May 6, 2011
62010September 5, 2011June 25, 2012
7126December 3, 2012April 24, 2013
8126February 10, 2014May 21, 2014
9126October 28, 2014April 1, 2015
102815September 3, 2018 (2018-09-03)December 10, 2018 (2018-12-10)Family Jr.
112915May 6, 2019 (2019-05-06)August 12, 2019 (2019-08-12)
122915February 3, 2020 (2020-02-03)February 21, 2020 (2020-02-21)
133015July 15, 2020 (2020-07-15)December 11, 2020 (2020-12-11)Peacock
142915October 21, 2021 (2021-10-21)
152815March 17, 2022 (2022-03-17)

DVDs

Main article: List of Curious George DVDs

Award

Emmy Award

References

  1. ^ Program Summary at PBS.org - PBS Parents
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