A Bunch of Munsch explained

Based On:Robert Munsch's books
Theme Music Composer:Jeff Zahn
Composer:Jeff Fisher
Jeffrey Zahn
Executive Producer:Micheline Charest
Producer:Ronald A. Weinberg
Company:CINAR Films
Telefilm Canada
Maclean-Hunter Television Fund
Num Episodes:7 (13 segments)
Runtime:23 minutes

A Bunch of Munsch is an animated anthology television series produced by Cinar. Each episode is based on a book by American-Canadian children's author Robert Munsch.[1] The show aired from December 7, 1991 to December 2, 1992 on CTV in Canada and Showtime in the United States.[2]

Production

Development

The series was announced on January 12, 1991.[3]

Music

Every story featured a unique original song, usually sung by the lead character.

Broadcast

In Canada, the series aired on CTV on December 7, 1991 with the first special, "Thomas' Snowsuit" and "50 Below Zero".

It debuted in the United States on Showtime on December 17, 1991. It was later added to the Showtime's Fall 1992 lineup opposite of the series debut of American Heroes & Legends, as part of the network's hour long block of kiddie-oriented programming. The series aired regularly with the next episode of the first regular 22-minute episode, "The Paper Bag Princess" premieres on October 14, 1992.

Episode list

Seven episodes, each being two 11-minute segments in a 30-minute slot (the lone exception being The Paper Bag Princess, which was one 22-minute episode divided into two segments), were created:[4]

Distribution

VHS releases

All episodes were released to VHS by Golden Book Video in the early 1990s. The releases were eventually packaged and updated in the late 1990s by Sony Wonder.

DVD release

All episodes were released to DVD by Cookie Jar Entertainment. Mill Creek Entertainment released the complete series on DVD in Region 1 on August 4, 2015 which includes a bonus episode of The Busy World of Richard Scarry.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Erickson . Hal . Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 . 2005 . 2nd . McFarland & Co . 978-1476665993 . 165–166.
  2. Book: Perlmutter . David . The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows . 2018 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1538103739 . 100 .
  3. Web site: The Ottawa Citizen from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada . 12 January 1991 .
  4. Web site: A Bunch of Munsch Episode Guide . TVmaze.
  5. http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Bunch-Munsch-The-Complete-Series/21359 Date, Cost, Details, Box Art for 'The Complete Series' from Mill Creek