Whoopi's Littleburg

Whoopi's Littleburg

Genre	Children's television series
Created by	Johnny Belt Robert Scull
Directed by	Tim Hill^[1]
Starring	Sean Curley Whoopi Goldberg Sofie Zamchick Mary Birdsong Dr. John
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Running time	21 minutes
Distributor	MTV Networks
Release
Original network	Nickelodeon
Original release	January 18, 2004 – June 7, 2004

Whoopi's Littleburg is an American musical children's television series originally airing on Nickelodeon as part of the Nick Jr. block. It was created by Johnny Belt and Robert Scull.^[2] Rather than animation, the show uses a blend of puppetry and live-action characters.

Plot

A four-year-old pig puppet named Spencer moves to the "Preschool Capital of the World," Littleburg.

Characters

Main characters

Spencer (voiced by Sean Curley^[3] and puppeteered by Josh Gustin^[4]) - The central character of the series, a light-pink pig puppet and the newest Littleburg citizen.
Mayor Whoopi (played by Whoopi Goldberg^[5]) - The only major human character in the series, Spencer's tour guide around Littleburg.
TJ (puppeteered by Sofie Zamchick^[6]) - A cheerful cat puppet and Spencer's closest friend.
Mrs. Peg Piggle (puppeteered by Mary Birdsong^[7]) - Spencer's mother, a pig puppet.
The Sun (puppeteered by Dr. John^[8]) - An anthropomorphic Sun puppet seen above Littleburg.

Supporting characters

Peggy Piggle - Spencer's younger sister and the youngest character on the show.
Phil - A horse puppet with a love of painting dressed in a tie.
Dave - A chicken puppet who is almost always seen with his favorite food, pretzels.

Guest stars

Rosie Perez, Mary Testa, and Sandra Bernhard^[9] made guest appearances on the show.

Episodes

Below is a list of every Whoopi's Littleburg episode produced. The show lasted for only one season, consisting of three episodes.

Welcome to Littleburg (January 18, 2004^[10]) - Spencer, a piglet, moves to a town inhabited by preschoolers and attempts to make friends.
Tah-Dah! Day (March 19, 2004^[11]) - Spencer worries that he has no talent to demonstrate at Littleburg's Tah-Dah! Day celebration.
But I Still Like You (June 7, 2004^[12]) - Spencer and TJ forget the importance of friendship after arguing and deciding to not speak to each other.

Broadcast

The series premiered every episode on Nickelodeon in 2004 (although episode clips were available on NickJr.com in late 2003). After airing its final episode, reruns were aired on the Nickelodeon channel family occasionally until 2009.^[13]

Nick Jr. original series

1980s	Eureeka's Castle (1989–95)

1990s	Gullah Gullah Island (1994–98) Allegra's Window (1994–96) Little Bear (1995–2002) Blue's Clues (1996–2006) The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (1996–97) Franklin (1997–2003) Maggie and the Ferocious Beast (1998–2004) Phred on Your Head Show (1999–2002) Maisy (1999–2001) Little Bill (1999–2004)

2000s	Dora the Explorer (2000–15) Oobi (2000–07) Oswald (2001–03) The URL with Phred Show (2001–02) Play with Me Sesame (2002–07) Max & Ruby (2002–14) Miffy and Friends (2003–07) Moose and Zee (2003–12) Connie the Cow (2003–07) Whoopi's Littleburg (2004) Curious Buddies (2004–05) Blue's Room (2004–07) LazyTown (2004–08) Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends (2004–09) The Backyardigans (2004–10) Cooking for Kids with Luis (2004–05) Jack's Big Music Show (2004–08) Pinky Dinky Doo (2005–09) Go, Diego, Go! (2005–11) Wonder Pets! (2006–15) Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! (2006–10) The Upside Down Show (2006–08) Ni Hao, Kai-Lan (2007–11) Toot & Puddle (2008–09) Olivia (2009–11) The Fresh Beat Band (2009–13)

2010s	Team Umizoomi (2010–15) Mike the Knight (2011–13) Franklin and Friends (2011–13) Peter Rabbit (2012–15)

Current	Yo Gabba Gabba! (since 2007) Dino Dan (since 2009) Bubble Guppies (since 2011) Tickety Toc (since 2012) Lalaloopsy (since 2013) PAW Patrol (since 2013) Julius Jr. (since 2013) Wallykazam! (since 2014) Zack & Quack (since 2014) Dora and Friends: Into the City! (since 2014) Blaze and the Monster Machines (since 2014) Little Charmers (since 2015) Nick Jr. Puppies (since 2015) Fresh Beat Band of Spies (since 2015) Mutt & Stuff (since 2015) Shimmer and Shine (since 2015) Teletubbies (since 2016)

See also	Nickelodeon on CBS Nickelodeon

Book Nickelodeon portal

References

↑ "Tim Hill (II) - TV.com". tv.com. CBS Interactive.
↑ "About Littleburg". nickjr.com.
↑ "Sean Curley - TV.com". tv.com. CBS Interactive.
↑ "Josh Gustin - TV.com". tv.com. CBS Interactive.
↑ "Whoopi Goldberg - TV.com". tv.com. CBS Interactive.
↑ "Sofie Zamchic - TV.com". tv.com. CBS Interactive.
↑ "Mary Birdsong - TV.com". tv.com. CBS Interactive.
↑ "Dr. John - TV.com". tv.com. CBS Interactive.
↑ "Meet the Creators of Littleburg". nickjr.com.
↑ "Whoopi's Littleburg - Season 1, Episode 1: Welcome to Littleburg! - TV.com". tv.com. CBS Interactive.
↑ "Whoopi's Littleburg - Season 1, Episode 2: Tah Dah Day! - TV.com". tv.com. CBS Interactive.
↑ "Whoopi's Littleburg - Season 1, Episode 3: But I Still Like You - TV.com". tv.com. CBS Interactive.
↑ "Whoopi's Littleburg Landing Page". nickjr.com.

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