Fudge (TV series)

Fudge is a 1995–1997 American children's television series based on a series of Judy Blume books about a young boy nicknamed Fudge.[1] The series ran for two seasons (1995–1997), with 24 episodes following a telefilm adaptation of Blume's novel Fudge-a-Mania, which aired on January 7, 1995 in primetime. Fudge premiered on ABC in January 1995, and switched to CBS for its second season. TV Guide twice listed Fudge as one of the Ten Best Shows for Children. The show was canceled in 1997. At the Seventeenth Annual Youth in Film Awards, the cast was nominated for a Young Actors Award, Best Performance by a Young Ensemble: Television. Nassira Nicola, who played Sheila Tubman, won for Best Performance by a Young Actress: TV Comedy Series.[2]

Fudge
GenreSitcom
Based onThe Fudge book series
by Judy Blume
Written byChristy Jacobs White
Directed byBob Clark (pilot)
Anson Williams (10 eps)
Kristoffer Tabori (5 eps)
Frank Bonner (1 ep)
StarringJake Richardson
Luke Tarsitano
Florence Henderson
Nassira Nicola
Eve Plumb
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes25
Production
CinematographyStephen C. Confer
Editor(s)Nancy Forner
David Helfand
Production company(s)Kevin Slattery Productions
Amblin Television
MCA Television Entertainment
DistributorNBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original networkABC (Season 1)
CBS (Season 2)
Original releaseJanuary 14, 1995 (1995-01-14) –
December 16, 1997 (1997-12-16)

Cast

Episodes

TV movie
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
"Fudge-a-Mania"TBATBAJanuary 7, 1995 (1995-01-07)

Season 1 (1995)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"How Turtle Got His Name"Anson WilliamsTeleplay by: Mary Gregory de Butts & Russell MarcusJanuary 14, 1995 (1995-01-14)
22"Saving Up Is Hard to Do"Anson WilliamsTom J. AstleJanuary 21, 1995 (1995-01-21)
33"Fudge Meets Ratface"Lynn HamrickTeleplay by: Mary Gregory de Butts & Russell MarcusJanuary 28, 1995 (1995-01-28)
44"The TV Star"TBATBAFebruary 4, 1995 (1995-02-04)
55"To Catch a Fudge"Kristoffer TaboriGeorge ThompsonFebruary 11, 1995 (1995-02-11)
66"The Birthday Bash"Iris DugowTeleplay by: Tom J. AstleFebruary 18, 1995 (1995-02-18)
77"The Flying Train Committee"Lynn HamrickTeleplay by: Mary Gregory de Butts & Russell MarcusFebruary 25, 1995 (1995-02-25)
88"Uncle Feather"Lynn HamrickTeleplay by: Mary Gregory de Butts & Russell MarcusMarch 4, 1995 (1995-03-04)
99"Ducky Soup"TBATBAMarch 11, 1995 (1995-03-11)

Season 2 (1995)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
101"The Grade Escape"TBATBAAugust 19, 1995 (1995-08-19)
112"The Art of Friendship"TBATBAAugust 26, 1995 (1995-08-26)
123"No Exit"TBATBASeptember 2, 1995 (1995-09-02)
134"Play It Again, Dad"TBATBASeptember 9, 1995 (1995-09-09)
145"The Candyman Shouldn't"TBATBASeptember 16, 1995 (1995-09-16)
156"My Grandmother the Card"TBATBASeptember 23, 1995 (1995-09-23)
Guest star: Florence Henderson
167"Big Little Lie"TBATBASeptember 30, 1995 (1995-09-30)

Other episodes
  1. Bye Anxiety
  2. Bad Housekeeping
  3. Odd Man Out
  4. A Foreign Affair
  5. Slam Funk
  6. Reversal of Fortune
  7. The Mouse Trappers
  8. Midnight Cowboys

References
  1. Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 168. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. 17th Annual Young Artist Awards Archived 2011-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Brenda song profile at The New York Times
  4. Brenda Song on IMDb
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