A Little Curious

A Little Curious
Genre Comedy
Educational
Created by Steve Oakes
Written by Carin Greenberg
Nicholas Hollander
Alana Sanko
Frederick J. Stroppel
Directed by Steve Oakes
Voices of Cameron Bowen
Amanda Kaplan
Gary Yudman
Marilyn Pasekoff
Sandy Correia
Bob Kaliban
Gerrianne Raphael
Rafael Ferrer
Composer(s) Pat Irwin
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 43
Production
Executive producer(s) Sheila Nevins
Producer(s) John Hoffman
Running time 24 minutes
Production company(s) Curious Pictures
HBO Original Programming
Release
Original network HBO
Original release January 26, 1999 (1999-01-26) – May 5, 2000 (2000-05-05)

A Little Curious is a children's television show produced in 1998-2000 and aired on HBO Family since 1999. The show, 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 theme such as "Up and Down" or "Slippery." 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, clay animation, traditional 2-D cel animation, and 3-D CGI, along with live-action segments narrated by Bob the Ball. Some of the shorts are designed to fit more than one theme, and are re-used in different episodes.

Characters

The "pool" of characters, generally based on everyday objects, include:

Gender: Male
Voiced by:
Gender: Male
Voiced by:
Gender: Male
Voiced by:
Gender: Male
Voiced by:
Gender: Female
Voiced by:
Gender: Female
Voiced by:
Gender: Female (Pad), Male (Pencil)
Voiced by: (Pad), (Pencil)
Gender: Male (Mr. Shoe), Female (Mrs. Shoe, Lacey and Mary Jane)
Voiced by: (Mr. Shoe), (Mrs. Shoe), (Lacey), (Mary Jane)

The characters appear to be designed to evoke a sense of familiarity in preschoolers. For instance, young children can see aspects of their own personalities in Bob and Little Cup, observe the family dynamic among the Shoe Family, and perhaps most obviously, see a bit of their grandparents in Doris the door.

Episode guide

Season 1 (1999)

  1. Loud, Soft, Shake (January 26, 1999)
  2. Light, Dark, Bubble (February 8, 1999)
  3. Near, Far, Swing (February 15, 1999)
  4. Slippery, Sticky, Mirror (February 22, 1999)
  5. Above, Below, Cover (March 1, 1999)
  6. Front, Back, Side (March 8, 1999)
  7. Swing, Cover, Shake (March 15, 1999)
  8. Rough, Smooth, Picture (March 22, 1999)
  9. Open, Close, Ring (March 29, 1999)
  10. Bubble, Picture, Mirror (April 5, 1999)
  11. Thick, Thin, Twist (April 12, 1999)
  12. First, Last, Step (April 19, 1999)
  13. Step, Twist, Ring (April 26, 1999)
  14. Empty, Full, Pop (May 3, 1999)
  15. Same, Different, Beat (May 10, 1999)
  16. Fast, Slow, Spin (May 17, 1999)
  17. Long, Short, Roll (May 24, 1999)
  18. Character Show - Bob the Ball (May 31, 1999)
  19. Roll, Spin, Pop (June 7, 1999)
  20. Warm, Cool, Heart (June 14, 1999)
  21. Character Show - Plush (June 21, 1999)
  22. Still, Move, Train (June 28, 1999)
  23. Spring, Fall, Turn (July 5, 1999)
  24. High, Low, Stretch (July 12, 1999)
  25. Side, Stretch, Turn (July 19, 1999)

Season 2 (2000)

  1. Top, Bottom, Jump (January 3, 2000)
  2. Over, Under, Balance (January 10, 2000)
  3. Drop, Lift, Flat (January 17, 2000)
  4. Tight, Loose, Squeeze (January 24, 2000)
  5. Hit, Miss, Bump (January 31, 2000)
  6. Work, Play, Skip (February 7, 2000)
  7. Hard, Easy, Change (February 14, 2000)
  8. New, Old, Dance (February 21, 2000)
  9. Lead, Follow, Act (February 28, 2000)
  10. Win, Lose, Tie (March 6, 2000)
  11. Push, Pull, Rock (March 13, 2000)
  12. Jump, Flat, Squeeze (March 20, 2000)
  13. Hard, Work, Bump (March 27, 2000)
  14. Character Show - Mop (April 3, 2000)
  15. Balance, Skip, Rock (April 10, 2000)
  16. Push, Over, Top (April 17, 2000)
  17. Drop, Loose, Change (April 24, 2000)
  18. A Little Curious About Life (May 5, 2000)

References

  1. ↑ Richard Katz, "HBO in Family way with heavy push of new fare", Variety, September 9, 1998.
  2. ↑ Lynne Heffley, "HBO Launches Spinoff With Pair of Excellent Kids' Shows", Los Angeles Times, February 1, 1999.
  3. ↑ Scott Moore, "Multiplex Channel Has A Singular Focus: Kids", The Washington Post, June 13, 1999.

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