''Curious Buddies'' is a series of

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specials narrated by Cathy Richardson. It was produced by Spiffy Pictures for

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. The series was released across seven videos from August 31, 2004, to April 12, 2005. The series is aimed at babies and toddlers. It was made to compete with the ''

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'' line. Every video was written with the supervision of developmental psychologist Rachel Barr, and the DVDs feature a voiceover from Barr. The main characters are five animal

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that were built by Rollie Krewson (known for her work with

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). One of the DVDs, "Helping at Home", was the recipient of a Spring 2005

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Summary

Dog, Cat, Bear, Pig and Elephant are the Curious Buddies, a group of five animal puppets who have fun exploring the world around them. Every episode features real-life kids helping the puppets and original music clips. According to a ''

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'' article, ''Curious Buddies'' was designed as an alternative to the successful ''

'' series. To differentiate itself, ''Curious Buddies'' features a pop song soundtrack (instead of the classical music found in ''Baby Einstein'') and videos of real-life situations rather than indoor close-ups of toys.

Episodes

Nine episodes were made.

References

External links

Official website
*{{IMDb title, tt4850560 Direct-to-video television series American television shows featuring puppetry Television series about bears Television series about cats Television shows about dogs Television series about elephants Television series about pigs