children's television series
Children's television series (or children's television shows) are Television show, television programs designed specifically for Child, children. They are typically characterised by easy-going content devoid of sensitive or adult themes and are ...
created by Tone Thyne and
Josh Selig
Joshua Selig (born May 12, 1964) is an American television producer and television director, director. He won ten Daytime Emmy Awards for his work as a writer on ''Sesame Street''. After leaving ''Sesame Street'', Selig partnered with Lori Shaer ...
. It premiered in 2013 on
CBC Television
CBC Television (also known as CBC TV, or simply CBC) is a Television in Canada, Canadian English-language terrestrial television, broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcasting, p ...
, as part of the ''
Kids' CBC
''CBC Kids'' is a Canadian children's block on CBC Television. The block was launched as Hodge Podge Lodge in 1987 and contains programming targeted at children. The block airs on weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Saturdays from ...
'' block. Mixing live action with animation, the series stars
Yannick Bisson
Yannick Denis Bisson (born May 16, 1969) is a Canadian film and television actor and director. He is famous for playing Detective William Murdoch on the series ''Murdoch Mysteries'' for over 15 years, since 2008.
Early life
Bisson was born in ...
as Mr. Anthony, a preschool teacher who writes and illustrates stories featuring Napkin Man, a
superhero
A superhero or superheroine is a fictional character who typically possesses ''superpowers'' or abilities beyond those of ordinary people, is frequently costumed concealing their identity, and fits the role of the hero, typically using their ...
figure, to teach his students how to handle difficult
emotion
Emotions are physical and mental states brought on by neurophysiology, neurophysiological changes, variously associated with thoughts, feelings, behavior, behavioral responses, and a degree of pleasure or suffering, displeasure. There is ...
s.
The series was produced by
Little Airplane Productions
Little Airplane Productions was an American television production company co-founded by Josh Selig and Lori Shaer (née Sherman) in 1999. The company produced '' Oobi'' for Noggin, '' Wonder Pets!'' for Nickelodeon, and '' 3rd & Bird'' for th ...
and
Breakthrough Entertainment
Breakthrough Entertainment (formerly Breakthrough Films & Television) was a Canadian production company founded in 1986 by Peter Williamson and Ira Levy. It produces popular Canadian TV shows such as ''Jimmy Two-Shoes'' and '' Atomic Betty''.
O ...
.
The series won the
Canadian Screen Award
The Canadian Screen Awards () are awards given for artistic and technical merit in the film industry recognizing excellence in Canadian film, English-language television, and digital media ( web series) productions. Given annually by the Academy ...