''Little Rosey'' is an animated television series produced by Canada-based

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. The series first aired on

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(part of its Saturday morning block) in 1990. It was

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's first attempt at a

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Plot

Loosely based on comedian

's childhood, the series revolved an young 8-year-old Rosey and her two best friends Tess and Buddy. The three would use their imaginations to overcome the obstacles they faced, such as spelling bees, family vacations, and rules that their parents forced upon them. Among the recurring characters were Rosey's parents, her younger sister Nonnie, and her baby brother Tater, and a pair of nemesis science nerds.

Production

In 1990, this animated series aired late in the day on ABC's Saturday morning lineup. Two years later, an animated special called ''The Rosey and Buddy Show'' was produced as a primetime special that aired on May 15, 1992, in which Rosey and Buddy invade Cartoonland to take on the meddling executives who wanted to "change their show". In the 1992 special, Barr voiced the character.

Cast

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as Rosey *

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as Rosey (''The Rosey and Buddy Show'') *

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as Buddy *

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as Buddy (''The Rosey and Buddy Show'') * Paulina Gillis as Tess, Additional voices (''The Rosey and Buddy Show'') *

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as Nonnie and Tater *Judy Marshak as Rosey's mother *

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as Rosey's father *

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as Jeffrey and Matthew

Guest stars

*Eva Almos as Swift Heart Rabbit from ''

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'' (''The Rosey and Buddy Show'') *Richard Binsley (''The Rosey and Buddy Show'') *

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(''The Rosey and Buddy Show'') *

Luba Goy Luba Goy ( uk, Люба Ґой; born November 8, 1945) is a Canadian actress, comedian and one of the stars of ''Royal Canadian Air Farce''. Life and career Goy was born in Haltern, Germany, to Ukrainian parents and raised in Ottawa, Ontario, Ca ...

as Treat Heart Pig and Lotsa Heart Elephant from ''

'' (''The Rosey and Buddy Show'') *

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(''The Rosey and Buddy Show'') *

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as Brave Heart Lion from ''

'' (''The Rosey and Buddy Show'') *Ellen-Ray Hennessy (''The Rosey and Buddy Show'') *

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(''The Rosey and Buddy Show'') * Keith Knight (''The Rosey and Buddy Show'') *

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(''The Rosey and Buddy Show'') * Ron Rubin (''The Rosey and Buddy Show'') * John Stocker (''The Rosey and Buddy Show'') *

Maria Vacratsis Maria Vacratsis (born July 28, 1955) is a Canadian actress. She has been featured in several Canadian television series, including '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'', ''Little Mosque on the Prairie'', ''Tactical Girls'', and '' Rent-a-Goalie''. In ...

(''The Rosey and Buddy Show'')

Episodes

Each episode consisted of two 11-minute segments.

References

External links

*
''Little Rosey'' episode guide at Big Cartoon Database
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