Gerald McBoing-Boing (TV series)

Gerald McBoing-Boing
Gerald McBoing-Boing logo
Created by Dr. Seuss (characters)
Starring Glenn Barna
Linda Ballantyne
Patrick McKenna
Samantha Weinstein
Joanne Vannicola
Narrated by Deann deGruijter
Composer(s) Tom Szczesniak
Ray Parker
Country of origin Canada
United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 52 (26 shows)
Production
Running time 22 minutes (11 minutes per segment) (approx. per episode)
Production company(s) Classic Media
Cookie Jar Entertainment
Distributor DHX Media
NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original network Teletoon
Cartoon Network
Original release August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22) – present (present)

Gerald McBoing-Boing is a Canadian-American 2D animated children's television series based on the 1950 animated short film Gerald McBoing-Boing. It premiered on Cartoon Network (United States) on August 22, 2005, as part of their Tickle-U programming block, and on Teletoon in English and French (Canada) on August 29, 2005. It uses the same basic art style as the original, but with more detail. Each 11-minute episode features a series of vignettes with Gerald, of which the "fantasy tales" are done in Seussian rhyme. There are also sound checks, gags, and "real-life" portions of the show.

Gerald still only makes sounds, but he now has two speaking friends, Janine and Jacob, as well as a dog named Burp, who only burps (accompanied by someone, usually Gerald's mother, saying "excuse me" afterwards). Gerald's parents (names unknown) also fill out the regular cast. The television series was produced in Canada by Cookie Jar Entertainment, and directed by Robin Budd and story edited/written by John Derevlany. The animation was done by Mercury Filmworks in Ottawa & Vancouver. The music and score for the series was composed by Ray Parker and Tom Szczesniak.

Voice actors and their characters

Episodes and segments

28 segments in 14 episodes were produced:

  1. "Cuckoos & Pirates" & "Parades, Honking & Mumbling Mummies"
  2. "Monkeys, Wrestling & The World's Greatest Super Spy" & "The Dentist, The Sheep & The Two Anniversary Gifts"
  3. "Ghosts, Owls & An Evil Witch" & "Art, Glass & The Deep Dark Jungle"
  4. "Carnivals, Phones & Sneezing Dragons" & "Cars, Bees & Magic Puppies"
  5. "Good Deeds, Librarians & Aliens" & "Tornado, Chicken & Circus"
  6. "Burp, Cry Baby Blues & The Return of Scritchy McBeard" & "Videos, Cats & Superheroes" and "Arcades, Scanners and Queen Long Big Nose the Third"
  7. "Dog Tricks, Spare Change & The Lost Snowmen" & "Mini-Golf, Checkers & Bad Manners"
  8. "Swings, Cans & The Flying Ace" & "Photos, Radio & Knights"
  9. "Hot Rod, Elevators & Genie Meanie" & "Cheese, Birds & Cave Kids"
  10. "Hide-N-Seek, Escapes & The Beanstalk" & "Haircuts, Opera & The Albino Alligator"
  11. "Camping, Watchdogs & Janinerella" & "Hardware, Hair & Hairy Weather"
  12. "Thin Ice, Squeaky Shoes & Leprechauns" & "Museum, Coyotes & A Race Around the World"
  13. "Hopscotch, Hugs & Hunchbacks" & "Lost Dogs, Horses & Monsters"
  14. "Sleepover, Chalkboard & Trojan Cow" & "Popcorn, Shadows & 20,000 Boings Under the Sea"
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