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The Busy World Of Richard Scarry
''The Busy World of Richard Scarry'' is an animated children's television series, produced by CINAR Animation and France Animation in association with Paramount Television, which aired from 1994 to 1997, first on Showtime (TV network), Showtime, later on Nickelodeon, and ran for 65 episodes. The television series was based on the books drawn and written by Richard Scarry. Reruns of the show formerly aired in syndication as part of the Cookie Jar Kids Network block, but the show now continues to air on the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV until October 26, 2013. Reruns of the show aired on Qubo from May 13, 2013, to September 25, 2016. However, it returned to Qubo on March 28, 2017, as part of the network's Night Owl block until May 26, 2018, and has also aired on TheGrio, Light TV, but has since left the network. Cast *Sonja Ball as Busytown, Huckle Cat, additional voices *Keith Knight (actor), Keith Knight as Lowly Worm, Harry Hyena, Snozzle, Able Baker Charlie, Soybean Goat, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animated Series
An animated series is a set of animated works with a common series title, usually related to one another. These episodes should typically share the same main characters, some different secondary characters and a basic theme. Series can have either a finite number of episodes like a miniseries, a definite end, or be open-ended, without a predetermined number of episodes. They can be broadcast on television, shown in movie theatres, released direct-to-video or on the internet. Like other television series, films, including animated films, animated series can be of a wide variety of genres and can also have different demographic target audiences, from males to females ranging children to adults. Television Animated television series are regularly presented and can appear as much as up to once a week or daily during a prescribed time slot. The time slot may vary including morning, like saturday-morning cartoons, prime time, like prime time cartoons, to late night, like late night ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television television channel, channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its List of assets owned by Paramount Global#Kids & Family Entertainment, networks division's Kids and Family Group. Its programming is primarily aimed at children aged 2–17, along with a broader family audience through its block programming, program blocks. The channel began life as a test broadcast on December 1, 1977 as part of QUBE, an early cable television system broadcast locally in Columbus, Ohio. The channel, now named Nickelodeon, launched to a new countrywide audience on April 1, 1979, with ''Pinwheel'' as its inaugural program. The network was initially commercial-free and remained without advertising until 1984. Throughout history, Nickelodeon has introduced several sister channels and programming blocks. Nick Jr. (TV programming block), Nick Jr. is a pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rino Romano
Rino Romano is a Canadian actor. Career He is known for his work as Batman in the animated series ''The Batman'' (2004–2008), Spider-Man in ''Spider-Man Unlimited'' (1999–2001), and the video games ''Spider-Man'', '' Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro'' for PlayStation and an uncredited cameo in '' X2: Wolverine's Revenge'', Eduardo Rivera in ''Extreme Ghostbusters'', Luis Sera in ''Resident Evil 4'', King Pen and Scorp in the ''Skylanders'' franchise, Carlos "Stunts" Rey in ''NASCAR Racers'' and the original Tuxedo Mask in the '90s English dub of the anime series ''Sailor Moon''. Between 2006 and 2021 Romano also provided voice narration for the PBS series ''Curious George'', as well as previews on NBC, The WB, and The CW. He was also the narrator for the courtroom reality TV series ''Hot Bench'' (created by Judy Sheindlin, known for ''Judge Judy'') from the show's beginning in 2014 until 2020. Personal life He dated fellow actress Kathryn Fiore in 1999. In 2018, he sold his hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stocker (voice Actor)
John Stocker (born August 13, 1947) is a Canadian voice actor. His career in voice acting began in the 1970s. Life and career In 1973, he joined a comedy troupe called the Zoo Factory, whose members consisted of Dan Hennessey, Bruce Gordon, Harriet Cohen and Jerelyn Craden. On television, Stocker played the voice of Beastly, the clumsy and frantic, but smart villain on the Nelvana version of the ''Care Bears'' television series ''The Care Bears Family''. He and Zoo Factory alumnus Dan Hennessey appeared as Thomson and Thompson on ''The Adventures of Tintin''. In the film industry, he voiced the Cheshire Cat, as well as The Wizard's assistant Dim, in 1987's ''The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland'', and he played a character named Sol in 1993's ''Look Who's Talking Now''. He was also the voice director on ''Beyblade'', ''Medabots'', '' Committed'', ''Pandalian'', ''Sailor Moon'', ''Caillou'', ''The Amazing Spiez!'', ''Animated Tales of the World'', '' Rob the Robot'', ''Total ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Len Carlson
Len Carlson (September 2, 1937 – January 26, 2006) was a Canadian voice actor who has voiced various characters on many animated television series from the 1960s onward, an occasional live-action TV actor, and a Kraft Canada TV pitchman during the 1970s and 1980s. He was a native of Edmonton and a former professional athlete. Career He was the voice of Big Boss, Sundown and Mace on ''C.O.P.S.'', Senator Robert Kelly (and the Supreme Intelligence) on ''X-Men'' (1992), Bert Raccoon and Pigs Two and Three in ''The Raccoons'' (and a voice director for the show from 1990 onwards), Putter from ''Popples'', Mr. Frumble, Mr. Gronkle, and Mayor Fox in ''The Busy World of Richard Scarry'', Professor Coldheart in ''Care Bears'' (1985), and ''Rocket Robin Hood'' in some of the third-season episodes. He was also the voice of Allo and Quackpot on the TV series, ''Dinosaucers'' and he was the original voice of the Green Goblin in '' Spider-Man the original series'' (1967) and the voice of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Ouimette
Stephen Ouimette is a Canadian actor and director. Although mostly known for his stage work, particularly at the Stratford Festival of Canada and recently on Broadway in '' La Bete'', he achieved TV fame (and a Gemini Award) as the ghostly Oliver Welles in the drama ''Slings and Arrows''. In 2006, he starred in the CanStage production of ''I Am My Own Wife''. He is most notable for providing the voice for ''Beetlejuice'' on the eponymous animated series. His other notable animation voice credits are Archangel in the ''X-Men'' and Pompadour in ''Babar''. Filmography * ''Cardinal'' (2018) TV series (Dr. Bell) * ''Squishy Squashy'' (2012) TV series (voice) * ''Scaredy Squirrel'' (2011) TV Series (voice) * ''Eleventh Hour'' (2008) TV Series (Rainer Todd) * '' Grossology'' (2006) TV Series (voice) (Frederick Follicle) * ''The Care Bears' Big Wish Movie'' (2005) (voice) (Too Loud Bear) * ''Slings and Arrows'' (2003) TV Series (Oliver Welles) * '' Roboroach'' (2002) TV Series (voice) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lowly Worm
Lowly Worm is a fictional character created by Richard Scarry; he frequently appears in children's books by Scarry, and is a main character in the animated series ''The Busy World of Richard Scarry'' and ''Busytown Mysteries''. In ''The Busy World of Richard Scarry'', he is voiced by Keith Knight (actor), Keith Knight. In ''Busytown Mysteries'', he is voiced by Paul Wensley. Lowly is an anthropomorphic earthworm. He usually wears a dark green Tyrolean hat on his head, similar to the hat which Richard Scarry purchased in St. Anton in 1950 and often wore during visits to his publishers in New York City. Lowly also wears a shoe on the end of his tail, a blue and green tube on his body (intended to resemble a sleeveless shirt and one-legged trousers) over a singular "underpant" that covers his clitellum, and a red bow tie. His best friend is Huckle Cat, he lives in Busytown, and he drives an apple-shaped car. In various episodes of ''The Busy World of Richard Scarry'' and ''Busytown My ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busytown
Busytown is a fictional town depicted in several books by American children's author Richard Scarry. Busytown is inhabited by an assortment of anthropomorphic animals, including Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm, Mr. Frumble, police Sergeant Murphy, Mr. Fixit, Bananas Gorilla and Hilda Hippo. ''Busytown'' also refers to the media franchise that spawned from Scarry's books. From the 1970s to the 1980s, Random House, Children's Television Workshop and Jumbo Pictures produced the first basic educational learning animated series called ''Richard Scarry Presents The Best Series Ever!'' on home video. In the early 1990s, Cinar produced the animated series ''The Busy World of Richard Scarry'', featuring the inhabitants of Busytown. The series originally aired on Showtime in the United States. A board game and a computer game based on Busytown were also produced in the 1990s. Another animated series centered on Busytown, ''Busytown Mysteries'', ran in the late 2000s. Characters Major characters T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TheGrio
TheGrio, styled as thegrio, is an American television network and website with news, opinion, entertainment and video content geared toward Black Americans. The website originally launched in June 2009 as a division of NBC News, it became a division of MSNBC in 2013. It was founded by the team who created the documentary film '' Meeting David Wilson''. In 2014, it was sold to its founders. In June 2016, Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios acquired the site. The TV channel was founded as Light TV in 2016 by reality television producer Mark Burnett and his wife, actress Roma Downey, as an inspirational network as part of his chairmanship of MGM Television, which operated the network. It was sold to Entertainment Studios in late 2020, and relaunched as TheGrio TV in January 2021, with a Black-specific programming focus. After Entertainment Studios purchased the assets of the bankrupt Black News Channel in late July 2022, that network was merged into TheGrio TV on August 1, inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qubo
Qubo ( ; stylized as qubo) was an American television network for children between the ages of 5 and 14. Owned by Ion Media, it consisted of a 24-hour free-to-air television network often mentioned as the "Qubo channel" (available as a digital terrestrial television service on owned-and-operated stations and some affiliates of corporate sister Ion Television, as well as on some pay-TV providers), associated website with games and programs available through video on demand, and a weekly programming block on Ion Television, along with Ion Life, later known as Ion Plus. Following Ion Media's acquisition by the E. W. Scripps Company, it ceased operations on February 28, 2021. History Formation In May 2006, Ion Media Networks, NBCUniversal (which owned a 32% interest in Ion Media at the time), Corus Entertainment, Scholastic Corporation and Classic Media (now part of NBCUniversal's DreamWorks Animation) announced plans to launch a new, multi-platform children's entertainment brand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This TV
This TV (also known as This TV Network and alternately stylized as thisTV) is an American free-to-air television network owned by Allen Media Broadcast Networks, LLC, part of the Allen Media Group division of Entertainment Studios. Originally formed in 2008 as a joint venture between Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Weigel Broadcasting, the network maintains a large programming emphasis on films (those primarily sourced from the library of partial owner MGM), but also airs other limited general entertainment content in the form of classic television series and children's programming. The network is available in many media markets via broadcast television stations, primarily on their digital subchannels, and on select cable television providers through carriage of a local affiliate (primarily on digital cable tiers). This TV's programming and business operations are headquartered in Century City, California with the rest of Entertainment Studio's operations; MGM handles advertising sales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cookie Jar Toons
Cookie Jar Toons (also known as This Is for Kids) was a daily children's programming block on the This TV digital broadcast network when that network was partially owned by the former Weigel Broadcasting (7 years later, the network was acquired by Allen Media Group). The block was programmed by Canada-based DHX Media (formerly Cookie Jar Entertainment and today as WildBrain). The block used the name ''Cookie Jar Toons'' for E/I programs, and the name ''This Is for Kids'' for non-E/I programs. Many of animated and live action shows where broadcast on the block were Cookie Jar archive programs from predecessors DIC and Cinar, though some (i.e.: ''Mona the Vampire'') had never been seen in the United States before; other programs (i.e.: ''Sonic Underground'') were previously seen on other American networks. On November 1, 2013, Tribune Broadcasting took over Weigel's half-ownership of This TV, causing the weekday lineup to be replaced with more airings of films, while the weekend b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
