''Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House'' is a Canadian television

anthology series An anthology series is a radio, television, video game or film series that spans different genres and presents a different story and a different set of characters in each different episode, season, segment, or short. These usually have a differ ...

which aired on the

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network from 1991 to 1993. Author

Kurt Vonnegut Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American writer known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels. In a career spanning over 50 years, he published fourteen novels, three short-story collections, five plays, and ...

hosted the series himself, presenting dramatizations of several of his short stories from the 1968 collection ''

Welcome to the Monkey House ''Welcome to the Monkey House'' is a collection of 25 short stories written by Kurt Vonnegut, published by Delacorte in August 1968. The stories range from wartime epics to futuristic thrillers, given with satire and Vonnegut's unique edge. The s ...

''.

Episodes

Each ''Monkey House'' adaptation was 30 minutes long. The first three stories were produced as a

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, Canada, and broadcast together from 9:00–10:30pm on May 12, 1991. The four subsequent episodes were filmed and produced in

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in 1992, as a co-production with

South Pacific Pictures South Pacific Pictures is a New Zealand television production company. The company produces drama series, mini-series, telemovies and feature films for the domestic market and international market. SPP's largest property is ''Shortland Street'' ...

.Official Co-Productions 1988–2013
New Zealand Film Commission. The latter episodes were broadcast monthly.

Season 1

Season 2

References

External links

* 1990s Canadian anthology television series Showtime (TV network) original programming Works by Kurt Vonnegut 1991 Canadian television series debuts 1993 Canadian television series endings 1990s Canadian drama television series 1990s New Zealand television series Television shows filmed in British Columbia Television series by South Pacific Pictures {{Canada-drama-tv-prog-stub