Curious George (TV series)

Curious George
Created by	Margret Rey (books) H.A. Rey (books)
Based on	Curious George by Margret Rey H.A. Rey
Developed by	Joe Fallon
Directed by	Scott Heming Frank Marino Cathy Malkasian
Starring	Frank Welker Jeff Bennett
Voices of	Rob Paulsen Jim Cummings Debi Derryberry Bill Chott Lex Lang Susan Silo Kath Soucie
Narrated by	William H. Macy (season 1) Rino Romano
Opening theme	"Like Curious George!" by Dr. John
Ending theme	"Like Curious George!" (instrumental)
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	9
No. of episodes	109 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Ron Howard Brian Grazer David Kirschner Jon Shapiro
Editor(s)	Kirk Demorest
Camera setup	Jaclyn Brick
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Imagine Entertainment Universal 1440 Entertainment (Universal Studios Family Productions before 2013) WGBH Boston
Distributor	NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original network	PBS Kids
Picture format	HDTV 1080i SDTV 480i (seasons 1-4)
Original release	September 4, 2006 (2006-09-04) – April 1, 2015 (2015-04-01)
External links
Website

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. On March 17, 2016 it was announced that PBS Kids & Hulu renewed the series for a tenth season, although no further official announcements have been made since then.^[1]

Curious George is a production of Universal 1440 Entertainment (Universal Studios Family Productions before 2013^[2]), Imagine Entertainment, and WGBH Boston,^[3] and animated by Toon City.^[4] 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

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.

Awards

Emmy Award

• 2008 - Outstanding Children's Animated Program (won)
• 2010 - Outstanding Children's Animated Program (won)

References

External links

• Official website
• Curious George at the Internet Movie Database
• Curious George at TV.com