The Huggabug Club

The Huggabug Club
Genre	Children's television series
Created by	Audrey Landers Judy Landers Ruth Landers
Presented by	Mr. and Mrs. P-Head
Starring	Audrey Landers Judy Landers Bret Shefter Ilysia J. Pierce Susan Solomon
Theme music composer	Audrey Landers Judy Landers
Opening theme	The Huggabug Club (performed by the cast)
Ending theme	The Huggabug Club (performed by the cast)
Composer(s)	Audrey Landers Ralf Stemmann
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	48 (until July 30, 2000) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Ruth Landers
Producer(s)	Audrey Landers Judy Landers Ruth Landers
Location(s)	New York City
Camera setup	Single
Running time	30 minutes per episode
Production company(s)	WEDU Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Release
Original network	PBS
Picture format	Color
Audio format	Stereo
First shown in	1995–2000
Original release	January 1, 1995 – July 30, 2000

The Huggabug Club is an American educational TV series for children. It aired on PBS Kids.

History

The series was co-created by veteran actresses and sisters Audrey and Judy Landers, as well as their manager/producer/mother Ruth Landers, who also served as executive producer. The series was also broadcast in South Africa. The Landers sisters co-wrote over 150 original songs for the series.^[1]

In addition to Miss Audrey and Miss Judy, the program features full-body puppets who magically appear with the help of a computer: Uncle Huggabug, a cowboy-insect; Miss Oops-A-Daisy, a clumsy flower; and Auntie Bumble, a grandmotherly bee. The cast also includes the "Buggsters", a group of multi-cultural kids who sing and dance.^[1]

An advisory board of teachers and a child psychologist helped to guide the series towards "life skills"-teaching themes. The themes were: integrity; initiative; flexibility; perseverance; organization; sense of humor; effort; common sense; problem solving; responsibility; patience; friendship; curiosity; cooperation; and caring.^[1]

The television series and videotape releases have been awarded The Parents Choice Award, The Dove Foundation Award, and The Kids First Award for quality in children's media.^[2]

Repeats of the show are currently seen on Trinity Broadcasting Network's Smile of a Child TV network.