Curious George (TV series)

Curious George
Created by	Margret Rey (books) H.A. Rey (books)
Based on	Curious George  by Margret Rey H.A. Rey
Developed by	Joe Fallon
Directed by	Scott Heming Frank Marino Cathy Malkasian
Starring	Frank Welker Jeff Bennett
Voices of	Rob Paulsen Jim Cummings Debi Derryberry Bill Chott Lex Lang Susan Silo Kath Soucie
Narrated by	William H. Macy (season 1) Rino Romano
Opening theme	"Like Curious George!" by Dr. John
Ending theme	"Like Curious George!" (instrumental)
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	9
No. of episodes	108 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Ron Howard Brian Grazer David Kirschner Jon Shapiro
Camera setup	Jaclyn Brick
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Imagine Entertainment Universal Animation Studios WGBH-TV (2006–2009) WGBH Kids (2009–2015)
Distributor	NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original network	PBS Kids
Picture format	HDTV 1080i SDTV 480i (earlier seasons)
Original release	September 4, 2006 – Present
External links
Website

Curious George is an American animated television series based on the children's book series of the same name which features Jeff Bennett as the voice of The Man with the Yellow Hat. Frank Welker, who voiced George in the 2006 feature film, returns here as the voice of Curious George. The show is currently broadcast on PBS Kids. It debuted in 2006, and began its ninth season on October 28, 2014 which ended on April 1, 2015.

Curious George is a production of Universal Animation Studios (Universal Pictures released the Curious George film), Imagine Entertainment, and WGBH Boston.^[1] Each episode has two short cartoons per half-hour episode and a live-action segment after each story.

The series illustrates and explains various concepts in math and science and each live-action segment shows schoolchildren engaging in experiments that teach the math or science concept featured in the previous cartoon.

Settings

• The City: George and the Man with the Yellow Hat live in an apartment in "The City". The Doorman keeps a pigeon coop on the roof and is the guardian of Hundley, his dachshund dog. The apartment is near Endless Park, the museum where Professor Wiseman works, and a zoo. Chef Pisghetti's restaurant is nearby, as are a donut shop, Dulson's Toy Store, Mabel's Department Store, a supermarket and a pet shop. These are recurring locations.
• The Country: George and the Man with the Yellow Hat vacation in a small house in the country. The house is near Lake Wanasink Lake, a stream, and a river that eventually flows past the city and to the ocean.

Characters and voice cast

Episodes

The setting for most episodes is either the city, where George lives in an apartment building with The Man in the Yellow Hat, or the country, where they share a small house near a lake called Lake Wanasinklake. This allows George to mirror the experiences of kids who live in an urban environment and those who live on farms and in suburbs. A few episodes take place in alternate but familiar settings, like an airport or a train station.

Season		Episodes	Originally aired (U.S. dates)
			First aired	Last aired
	1	30	September 4, 2006	February 23, 2007
	2	20	September 3, 2007	April 22, 2008
	3	11	September 1, 2008	April 22, 2009
	4	9	September 8, 2009	June 14, 2010
	5	10	September 6, 2010	May 6, 2011
	6	10	September 3, 2011	April 20, 2012
	7	6	December 3, 2012	April 24, 2013
	8	6	February 10, 2014	May 21, 2014
	9	6	October 28, 2014	April 1, 2015

DVDs

Award

Emmy Award

• 2008 - Outstanding Children's Animated Program (won)
• 2010 - Outstanding Children's Animated Program (won)

References

1. Program Summary at PBS.org - PBS Parents

External links

• Official website
• Curious George at the Internet Movie Database
• Curious George at TV.com