Gerald McBoing-Boing (TV series)

Infobox television
show_name = Gerald McBoing-Boing


caption = Gerald McBoing-Boing logo
format = Animated series
runtime = 22 minutes (11 minutes per segment) (approx. per episode)
creator = Dr. Seuss (characters)
starring = Glenn Barna
Linda Ballantyne
Patrick McKenna
Sam Weinstein
Joanne Vannicola
country = USA
network = Cartoon Network/Boomerang (USA)
Teletoon/Télétoon (Canada)
first_aired = 2005
last_aired = 2007
num_episodes = 52 (26 shows)|

"Gerald McBoing-Boing" is an animated children's television series based on the original cartoon. 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. 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. This show recently premiered on Channel 5 in the UK.

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. 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.

Gerald McBoing-Boing currently airs on Boomerang, weekdays at 6:00PM Eastern Time.

It is also shown on ABC TV (ABC Kids) in Australia

Trivia

*In the version that airs in the U.S. and recently on Teletoon in Canada, Burp's burps are accompanied by someone (usually Gerald's mother, voiced by Linda Ballantyne) saying "Excuse me" after each burp. This was not the case in the version that aired earlier on Teletoon in Canada, where Burp just burped without "apology."

Voice actors and their characters

* Linda Ballantyne - Gerald's Mother
* Patrick McKenna - Gerald's Father
* Sam Weinstein - Janine
* Joanne Vannicola - Jacob

Music

* Tom Szczesniak and Ray Parker

Episode list

28 episodes in 14 shows are produced:

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

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