''A Bunch of Munsch'' is a

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animated anthology television series produced by

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. Each episode is based on a book by American-Canadian children's author

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. The show aired from December 7, 1991 to December 2, 1992 on CTV in Canada and Showtime in the United States. It was announced on January 12, 1991. All episodes were released to VHS by

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in the early 1990s. The releases were eventually packaged and updated in the late 1990s by

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. Originally there was going to be an episode based on Love You Forever, but this was scrapped due to budget cuts. Additionally, the stories are slightly different from how they're executed in the book.

Episode list

Thirteen episodes were created:

Christmas special (1994)

Voices

DVD release

Mill Creek Entertainment released the complete series on DVD in Region 1 on August 4, 2015.Date, Cost, Details, Box Art for 'The Complete Series' from Mill Creek

References

External links

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A Bunch of Munsch ''(Irre Kinderei)'' at fernsehserien.de
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