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Stuart Little (TV series)
Stuart Little (also known as Stuart Little: The Animated Series) is an American animated television series, loosely based on the 1945 E. B. White children's book Stuart Little,[1] as well as the live-action / computer-animated film adaptations. It was produced by Red Wagon Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television for the HBO Family digital cable television channel and aired for one season of 13 episodes.[2]
| Stuart Little | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Family |
| Created by | E. B. White (characters) |
| Written by | Melody Fox |
| Directed by | Rick Wilkie |
| Starring | David Kaufman Hugh Laurie Myles Jeffrey Quinton Flynn Jennifer Hale André Sogliuzzo |
| Narrated by | David Kaufman |
| Opening theme | Stuart Little theme by Alan Silvestri |
| Composers | Kevin Kiner Van Dyke Parks |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Lucy Fisher Douglas Wick |
| Production location | New York City |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Production companies | Red Wagon Entertainment Adelaide Productions Sony Pictures Television |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | HBO Family |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Original release | March 1 – May 24, 2003 |
Premise
The series focuses on the adventures of Stuart Little and his family.
Voice cast
- David Kaufman as Stuart Little, a young anthropomorphic mouse adopted as part of the Little family.
- Quinton Flynn and Kevin Schon as Snowbell, the family's Persian cat who is Stuart's friend.
- Myles Jeffrey as George Little, the eldest son of the Little family and Stuart's older brother.
- Hugh Laurie as Mr. Frederick Little, the father of the Little family and Eleanor's husband.
- Jennifer Hale as
- Mrs. Eleanor Little, the mother of the Little family and Frederick's wife.
- Martha Little, the baby daughter of the Little family and Stuart and George's younger sister.
- André Sogliuzzo as Monty, Snowbell's gray tabby cat friend.
- Matt Kaminsky as Rick Ruckus, a pro skater whom George and Stuart are big fans of.
- Kathy Najimy as Margalo, a young anthropomorphic canary who is Stuart's love interest.
- Pat Fraley as Falcon, a sadistic, greedy peregrine falcon.
- Jeffrey Jones as Uncle Crenshaw Little, the older brother of Frederick Little.
- Marc John Jefferies as Will Wilson, George's loyal best friend.
With the exceptions of Laurie, Jones, and Jefferies, none of the actors from the films reprised their roles. Daniel Hansen who previously portrayed an unnamed student in Stuart Little 2 voices Larry Gronk.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboard by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Meatloaf Bandit" | Bob Hathcock | Melody Fox | Anna Burns, Anthony Chun, Jack Hsu, and Rafael Rosado | March 1, 2003 | 01 |
| Meat loaves have been disappearing all over town lately. Stuart and George think that a "Meatloaf Bandit" is on the loose. They buy a dog to help protect their house and they set up traps. | ||||||
| 2 | "A Model Driver" | Bert Ring | Carin Greenberg Baker | Jeff Allen, Bryan Baugh, Nathan Chew, Michael Swanigan, and Joe Vaux | March 8, 2003 | 02 |
| After Mr. and Mrs. Little think they make a complex with George because they let Stuart do all kinds of fun stuff, but not him. So George decides to make a car that he can fit in so he can ride it just like how Stuart can with his cars. | ||||||
| 3 | "Team Little" | Rich Wilkie | Amy Wolfram | Nathan Chew, Bert Ring, Kuni Tomita, and Joe Vaux | March 15, 2003 | 03 |
| Stuart and George sign up their family for a school picnic. When they get there, they meet a family which Stuart and George think they cheat. They try to have fun, but do not because they keep on losing. | ||||||
| 4 | "He Said, He Said" | Chuck Klein | Cliff MacGillivray | Ron Campbell, Jennifer Graves, and Rafael Rosado | March 22, 2003 | 04 |
| When Stuart crashes the car in a race, George thinks his friend Will sabotaged it. | ||||||
| 5 | "The Great Outdoors" | Rich Wilkie | Amy Wolfram | Jack Hsu, Rafael Rosado, and Kuni Tomita | March 29, 2003 | 05 |
| The Little family go on a camping trip. While they are there they were going to go on a hike to the top of a mountain that was there. Two raccoons learn that they have food so they sneek into their backpacks and take all of their hiking equipment. It is now up to Stuart and George to find the way back to camp so they can go home. | ||||||
| 6 | "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Taco Tuesday" | Rich Wilkie | Kevin Hopps | Anna Burns, Jack Hsu, Rafael Rosado, and Kuni Tomita | April 5, 2003 | 06 |
| After getting rid of Taco Tuesday and replacing it with fish sticks George gives Stuart the idea to run for class president. Stuart decides to run and do things to help him get his vote. He bakes cookies and passes out fliers. Stuart cleans up the school playground and makes the mascot better. He also makes a petition to get Taco Tuesday back instead of having to eat those fish sticks no one likes. Will he be able to bring back Taco Tuesday and will he also be chosen as class president? | ||||||
| 7 | "A Little Big Record" | Chuck Klein | Greg Pincus | Ron Campbell, Wendy Grieb, Kyle Menke, and Joe Vaux | April 12, 2003 | 07 |
| During a rainy day, Stuart and George are bored and decide to read a book. The book is called Big Bob's Big Book of world records. They try to get into the book but discover that it is actually more difficult than George and Stuart had thought it would be. | ||||||
| 8 | "Skateboard Dogz" | Rich Wilkie | Melody Fox | Anna Burns, Jach Hsu, Carson Kugler, Art Mawhinney, and Marty Warner | April 19, 2003 | 13 |
| Stuart and George become obsessed with skateboarding and join a skate group. All of the skateboarding gets them behind in their schoolwork. The whole group enters a skate contest and have a chance to have their picture on a skate magazine. | ||||||
| 9 | "Adventures in Housekeeping" | Rich Wilkie | Rob Hoegee | Jeff Allen, Anna Burns, Rafael Rosado, and Marty Warner | April 26, 2003 | 12 |
| When Mrs. Little gets sick, it falls on George and Stuart to help Mr. Little with the housework. | ||||||
| 10 | "A Little Too Fast" | Chuck Klein | David Slack | Eric Fredrickson, Llyn Hunter, and Kyle Menke | May 3, 2003 | 10 |
| The Little family go to the county fair. Stuart and George want to go on every ride before they have to go home. This means they have to do everything extra fast which can take out some of the fun. Trying to go on all the rides as fast as possible makes them tired. Will they be able to get to go on all of the rides before they leave? | ||||||
| 11 | "No Job is Too Little" | Chuck Klein | Melody Fox | Zeus Cervas, Llyn Hunter, Carson Kugler, Joe Vaux, and Bert Ring | May 10, 2003 | 11 |
| Stuart and George try to find odd jobs to earn enough money to buy Mrs. Little a birthday gift. | ||||||
| 12 | "A Little Bit Country" | Rich Wilkie | Brian Kaplan | Art Mawhinney, Rafael Rosado, Kuni Tomita, and Joe Vaux | May 17, 2003 | 09 |
| While visiting their Uncle Crenshaw on his new farm, Stuart and Snowbell encounter Stuart's nemesis, Falcon. | ||||||
| 13 | "A Little Vacation" | Bert Ring | Mark Waxman | Nathan Chew, Jennifer Graves, Eric Fredrickson, and Llyn Hunter | May 24, 2003 | 08 |
| The Little family goes on a vacation and stay at a hotel where they are supposed to meet their Uncle Crenshaw there. Stuart and George fear that the hotel is haunted. | ||||||
Home media
Two DVDs were released on May 22, 2007. Each contained 3 episodes of Stuart Little. In April 2009, two more DVDs were released.
| Name | Release Date | Number of Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| All Revved Up! | May 22, 2007 | 3 |
| Fun Around Every Curve! | May 22, 2007 | 3 |
| A Little Family Fun! | April 21, 2009 | 3 |
| Going for the Gold! | April 21, 2009 | 4 |
References
- ^ Adrian Hennigan (1 November 2001). "Kids' Stuff". BBC. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 799–800. ISBN 978-1-4766-6599-3.
External links
- (Archived Site)
- Stuart Little at IMDb