A Little Curious is an American children's animated television series that ran on HBO Family for two seasons. The series premiered on February 1, 1999 until its final episode aired on May 1, 2000. The series, produced by Curious Pictures and HBO, was aimed at preschoolers. It was one of the cornerstone programs for the relaunch of the HBO Family channel in February 1999.[1][2]
The 24-minute episodes are essentially anthologies of shorts centered on a common, easily digested topic word such as "slippery" or "sticky". While each short draws from the same pool of characters, they are produced in a variety of animation techniques.[3] Animation styles include stop-motion, collage animation, clay animation, traditional 3-D and 2-D cel animation, and 3-D CGI, along with live-action segments mostly narrated by Bob the Ball.[4] Some of the shorts are designed to fit more than one topic, and are re-used in different episodes.
CharactersEdit
The pool of characters, generally based on everyday objects, include:
Main CharactersEdit
Bob the Ball – a cute, friendly, boisterous, exuberant bouncing red rubber ball.
Gender: Male
Voiced by: Cameron Bowen
Little Cup – a sweetened, innocent glass cup of fruit punch who spends a lot of time learning about the world around him. He is Bob's best friend.
Mr. String – a nervous, intelligent, fussy bit of bluestring who can twist and tie himself into a multitude of shapes. He frequently says "definitely".
Gender: Male
Voiced by: Gary Yudman
Plush – a multicolored, air-headed stuffed plush dog who is another one of Bob's best friends. Unlike the others, he mostly speaks in a strange giggly language.
Gender: Male
Voiced by: Bob Kaliban
Mop – a rock music-loving yellowmop with turquoise hair who frequently changes her hairstyle. She is Mr. String's best friend.
Gender: Female
Voiced by: Amanda Kaplan
Doris the Door – a pink and orange, Brooklyn-accented, two-faced automatic door, who, while being playful, is easily tired. Doris usually talks about her distant childhood.
Gender: Female
Voiced by: Marilyn Pasekoff
Pad and Pencil – a presumably romantic drawing pad and pencil couple who constantly flatter each other through French accents.
The Shoe Family – a family of pairs of shoes with footwear-themed names. The parents are Mr. Shoe (browndress shoes) and Mrs. Shoe (redhigh heels), and the children are Lacey (sneakers) and Mary Jane (a pair of Mary Janes). In "A Little Curious About Life", they had a baby brother named Booties. Mary Jane and Lacey are two of Bob's best friends.
Gender: Male (Mr. Shoe), Female (Mrs. Shoe, Lacey and Mary Jane)
Voiced by: Gary Yudman (Mr. Shoe), Sandy Correia (Mrs. Shoe and Lacey), Amanda Kaplan (Mary Jane)
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A Little Curious is an American children s animated television series that ran on HBO Family for two seasons The series premiered on February 1 1999 until its final episode aired on May 1 2000 The series produced by Curious Pictures and HBO was aimed at preschoolers It was one of the cornerstone programs for the relaunch of the HBO Family channel in February 1999 1 2 A Little CuriousGenreAnthologyComedyEducationalCreated bySteve OakesWritten byCarin Greenberg BakerNicholas HollanderLaurie IsraelBecky ModeAlana SankoFrederick J StroppelDirected bySteve OakesVoices ofCameron BowenAmanda KaplanGary YudmanMarilyn PasekoffSandy CorreiaBob KalibanGerrianne RaphaelRafael FerrerTheme music composerThe Manhattan TransferOpening theme I m a Little Curious performed by The Manhattan TransferEnding theme I m a Little Curious instrumental season 1 I m a Little Curious instrumental remix season 2 ComposerPat IrwinCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons2No of episodes43ProductionExecutive producersCarole RosenSheila NevinsSusan HoldenSteve OakesRichard WinklerDavid StarrProducerJohn HoffmanRunning time24 minutesProduction companyCurious PicturesReleaseOriginal networkHBOOriginal releaseFebruary 1 1999 1999 02 01 May 1 2000 2000 05 01 Contents 1 Plot 2 Characters 2 1 Main Characters 3 Episodes 3 1 Season 1 1999 3 2 Season 2 2000 3 3 Special 4 References 5 External linksPlot EditThe 24 minute episodes are essentially anthologies of shorts centered on a common easily digested topic word such as slippery or sticky While each short draws from the same pool of characters they are produced in a variety of animation techniques 3 Animation styles include stop motion collage animation clay animation traditional 3 D and 2 D cel animation and 3 D CGI along with live action segments mostly narrated by Bob the Ball 4 Some of the shorts are designed to fit more than one topic and are re used in different episodes Characters EditThe pool of characters generally based on everyday objects include Main Characters Edit Bob the Ball a cute friendly boisterous exuberant bouncing red rubber ball Gender Male Voiced by Cameron BowenLittle Cup a sweetened innocent glass cup of fruit punch who spends a lot of time learning about the world around him He is Bob s best friend Gender Male Voiced by Bob KalibanMr String a nervous intelligent fussy bit of blue string who can twist and tie himself into a multitude of shapes He frequently says definitely Gender Male Voiced by Gary YudmanPlush a multicolored air headed stuffed plush dog who is another one of Bob s best friends Unlike the others he mostly speaks in a strange giggly language Gender Male Voiced by Bob KalibanMop a rock music loving yellow mop with turquoise hair who frequently changes her hairstyle She is Mr String s best friend Gender Female Voiced by Amanda KaplanDoris the Door a pink and orange Brooklyn accented two faced automatic door who while being playful is easily tired Doris usually talks about her distant childhood Gender Female Voiced by Marilyn PasekoffPad and Pencil a presumably romantic drawing pad and pencil couple who constantly flatter each other through French accents Gender Female Pad Male Pencil Voiced by Gerrianne Raphael Pad Rafael Ferrer Pencil The Shoe Family a family of pairs of shoes with footwear themed names The parents are Mr Shoe brown dress shoes and Mrs Shoe red high heels and the children are Lacey sneakers and Mary Jane a pair of Mary Janes In A Little Curious About Life they had a baby brother named Booties Mary Jane and Lacey are two of Bob s best friends Gender Male Mr Shoe Female Mrs Shoe Lacey and Mary Jane Voiced by Gary Yudman Mr Shoe Sandy Correia Mrs Shoe and Lacey Amanda Kaplan Mary Jane Episodes Edit 5 6 Season 1 1999 Edit Loud Soft Shake February 1 1999 Light Dark Bubble February 8 1999 Near Far Swing February 15 1999 Open Close Ring February 22 1999 Above Below Cover March 1 1999 Front Back Side March 8 1999 Swing Cover Shake March 15 1999 Rough Smooth Picture March 22 1999 Slippery Sticky Mirror March 29 1999 Bubble Picture Mirror April 5 1999 Thick Thin Twist April 12 1999 First Last Step April 19 1999 Step Twist Ring April 26 1999 Empty Full Pop May 3 1999 Same Different Beat May 10 1999 Fast Slow Spin May 17 1999 Long Short Roll May 24 1999 Character Show Bob the Ball May 31 1999 Roll Spin Pop June 7 1999 Warm Cool Heart June 14 1999 Character Show Plush June 21 1999 Still Move Train June 28 1999 Spring Fall Turn July 5 1999 High Low Stretch July 12 1999 Side Turn Twist Side Stretch Turn July 19 1999 Season 2 2000 Edit Top Bottom Jump January 3 2000 Over Under Balance January 10 2000 Drop Lift Flat January 17 2000 Tight Loose Squeeze January 24 2000 Hit Miss Bump January 31 2000 Work Play Skip February 7 2000 Hard Easy Change February 14 2000 New Old Dance February 21 2000 Lead Follow Act February 28 2000 Win Lose Tie March 6 2000 Push Pull Rock March 13 2000 Jump Flat Squeeze March 27 2000 Hard Work Bump April 3 2000 Character Show Mop April 10 2000 Balance Skip Rock April 17 2000 Push Over Top April 24 2000 Drop Loose Change May 1 2000 Special Edit A Little Curious About Life March 20 2000 References Edit Richard Katz HBO in Family way with heavy push of new fare Variety September 9 1998 Lynne Heffley HBO Launches Spinoff With Pair of Excellent Kids Shows Los Angeles Times February 1 1999 Scott Moore Multiplex Channel Has A Singular Focus Kids Archived 2015 09 24 at the Wayback Machine The Washington Post June 13 1999 Erickson Hal 2005 Television Cartoon Shows An Illustrated Encyclopedia 1949 Through 2003 2nd ed McFarland amp Co p 506 ISBN 978 1476665993 https web archive org web 20210518002820 https www homeboxoffice com sched 2003 02 hbo4 pdf This PDF of an official archived HBO Family schedule that month shows the correct lineup of the episodes on page 10 https www homeboxoffice com sched 2003 03 hbo4 pdf Source of Side Turn Twist on page 10 External links EditA Little Curious at HBO Family Archive A Little Curious at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A Little Curious amp oldid 1180055243, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
