Ellen's Acres

Ellen's Acres is an American animated television series for preschool-age children, which exclusively premiered weekly on Cartoon Network and in the United Kingdom, the show airs on Cartoonito. Animation Collective produces the series. It originally aired on September 29, 2006 on Cartoon Network in the United States, airing at 9:30 am ET/PT, but has been pulled from the schedule as of February 5, 2007. The show features a very imaginative five-year-old child named Ellen who has adventures in a hotel her parents own approximately 40 miles from Tonopah, Nevada named the Emerald Acres (hence the show's title).

Format

Each episode begins with Ellen narrating the adventure she had in her imagination, but she says, "Actually...", and the scene changes to a desert area, and Ellen says, "I had just gotten off the bus from school and was saying goodbye to Mateo, my bus driver." She turns to the bus and waves goodbye to the unseen driver who closes the bus doors, honks the horn twice, and drives off.

Ellen then says hello to her friend, a tire and carries a feather duster, two useful props in her adventures, then takes them to the hotel offices, where mom and/or dad ask how school was, and Ellen explains the first adventure. Ellen then sees what her parents are up to (finding a fossil, fixing a fan because the air conditioning broke, etc.) which leads into further imaginary adventures based on chores she's been asked to do.

Main characters

Ellen – A five-year-old girl who moved to Nevada with her mom and dad and has a very vivid imagination. She has orange hair, a gap in her tooth, carries a backpack (much like Dora the Explorer or Mac from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends,) wears a light green T-shirt with a daisy, a denim skirt, a pair of mismatched socks (one with two green stripes on her left leg and one with a red and blue stripe on the right leg) and black mary jane shoes. Born in Los Angeles, California, Ellen plays with a Hercules 17 steel-reinforced all-season tire she befriended in nursery school and a mauve-colored hypo allergenic feather duster as her playthings, theatrical company and posse. Emily Corrao is the voice of Ellen.

Mom and Dad – Mom, a sports lawyer and former agent, and Dad, an ex-professional skateboarder and amateur geologist, moved to this bucolic desert location near mines forty miles from Tonopah, Nevada after he completed his career in athletics when they decided to settle down. Together, they run the Emerald Acres Hotel. Evelyn Lanto is the voice of Ellen's mom, while Marc Thompson portrays Ellen's father.

Cooter and Connie – The heart and soul of Emerald Acres, Cooter is the resident handyman and Connie is the maid in charge of the place. Vibe Jones voices Connie while Michael Alston Bailey is the voice of Cooter.

Mateo – Ellen's unseen bus driver, who drops her off at the hotel at the beginning of every episode.

Episodes

1. Dinosaur Lore
2. Jumpin' Jupiter
3. Chocolate Chip Treasure
4. Kitten Caper
5. Eloise
6. A Mammoth Adventure
7. Gold Rush Fever
8. Mr. Healey
9. Swamped
10. Stinky Situation
11. Dance Fever
12. Wallpaper Secrets
13. Fixing the Shed
14. Squeaky Scratchy Secret
15. Pool Monster
16. Martian Mission
17. Movie Night
18. Birdhouse
19. Extreme X-Ray
20. Ant Antics
21. Salad Days
22. Paving the Driveway
23. Poster Perfect
24. Special Delivery
25. Happy Birthday
26. Yard Sale
27. Spooky Shadows
28. Freeze Tag
29. Dining Out
30. Car Wash
31. Mostly Ghostly
32. Hide and Seek
33. Saltwater Surprise
34. The Secret Ingredient
35. Future Findings
36. A Royal Rescue
37. What's that Sound?
38. Order's Up
39. Finders Sneakers
40. The Pharaoh's Formula
41. Tasty Trails
42. Mighty Mending
43. Great Games
44. Toy Troubles
45. Chop Chop
46. Best in Barn
47. Pearl Pursuit
48. Granting Wishes
49. Chalking it Up
50. Toys and Tricks
51. Bunny Blues
52. Puzzle Pieces

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