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Curious George (1982 TV series)
The story
Curious George is a 1982 animated television series produced by Alan Shalleck, along with the co-creator of the Curious George books, Margret Rey.
History
In 1977, after H.A. Rey’s death, Alan Shalleck approached Margret Rey, co-creator of Curious George, and proposed making a television series that was funded by Lafferty, Harwood, and Partners. When production for the series began in around 1979, Shalleck and Rey produced more than 100 five-minute episodes, as well as more than two dozen books. The shorts began airing on Nickelodeon in 1982, originally part of their preschool series Pinwheel, but also as a standalone program beginning in 1986. The Disney Channel purchased broadcast rights to Curious George in 1989 for their program Lunch Box, also airing the shorts as post-show interstitials until 1999. The shorts were also aired in New Zealand on TV One first as part of Chic Chat and later as a stand alone show.
In 1993, Rey successfully sued Lafferty, Harwood, and Partners for licensing VHS tapes to third-party companies without her permission.
Episodes
Release dates of episodes are unknown, and the following list is ordered by writers.
Crew
H. A. Rey – co-creator of Curious George books
Margret Rey – co-creator of Curious George books, consultant
Alan Shalleck – producer, director, writer
David J. Patterson – producer
Jack Duffy – narrator
Ken Sobol – writer
Tony Kahn – writer
Frank Gehrecke – writer
Arnie Reisman – writer
Linda Beech – writer
Daniel Rosen – writer
Clare A. Crowley – writer
Chris Atkinson – writer
Wendy Williams – writer
Harriet Reisen – write
Marjorie Prager – writer
Gloria Lesser-Rothstein – writer
Katherine Randall –writer
Bob Hertz – writer
Paul Baillargeon – music
Dean Morgan – music
Diann Ilnicki – editor
Mik Casey (as Michael Casey) – art director
Philippe Ralet – sound effect editor
Lisa Atkinson – visual effects painter