Corduroy (TV series) explained
| Genre: | Animation
Comedy |
| Creator: | Betty Quan
Lin Oliver
Eduardo Soriano |
| Director: | Eduardo Soriano |
| Developer: | Betty Quan |
| Composer: | Amin Bhatia |
| Country: | Canada
China |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 26 |
| Runtime: | 11 minutes |
Corduroy is a Canadian animated children's television series based on Don Freeman's 1968 children's book Corduroy and its 1978 follow-up A Pocket for Corduroy.[1] It originally aired for one season on TVOKids in Canada and PBS Kids' Bookworm Bunch in the U.S. in 2000. After the final episode, repeats were aired until October 28, 2001, when it was cancelled along with Elliot Moose. The show consists of 26 10-minute stories, which were broadcast in pairs as 13 21-minute episodes. Corduroy appeared on the PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch in his own segment.
Overview
The story is set in New York, USA, and follows the teddy bear Corduroy (whose personality is similar to a preschool child) and his best friend Lisa, a young schoolgirl of Jamaican heritage.[2] Lisa lived with her mother in an unnamed big city.[3] Corduroy's toy friends are: Buckaroo the rocking horse and Rosetta the wind-up mouse (whose personalities—like Corduroy—are also similar to a preschool child).
Voice cast and characters
Adapted from end credits:[4] [5]
- Asa Perlman as Corduroy, Lisa's teddy bear
- Alisha Morrison (credited as Alesha Morrison) as Lisa, Corduroy's owner and human friend
- Camille James as Lisa's Mom
- Diane Fabian as Rosetta, a French-accented wind-up mouse
- Len Carlson as Buckaroo, the rocking horse
- Jake Goldsbie as Marty "Moppy", Lisa's friend and the main character from Don Freeman's book, Mop Top
Uncredited:
- Tony Daniels as Lisa's Dad
- Linda Ballantyne as Moppy's Mom
- Camille James as Mrs. Chau, a kindhearted Chinese lady who takes care of flowers and has a pet cat named Kit.
- Marnie McPhail as Moppy's mother
- Philip Williams as Greengrocer Man (Yours, Mine and Ours/Finders Keepers)
- Noah Reid as Greengrocer Boy (Yours, Mine and Ours/Finders Keepers)
- Keith Knight as Dinosaurs (1 + 1 = 2)
- Annick Obonsawin as Brown-haired boy (wearing a red school uniform) (Super Duper Market)
Crew
Adapted from end credits:[4] [5]
Marika Kocaba
Lyn Hart
- Post-production director: Laura Shepherd
- Story editor and developer: Betty Quan
- Voice casting director: Deb Toffan
- Casting administrator: Karyn Tester
- Casting co-ordinator: Christine Geddes
- Casting assistant: Carrie Justason
- Recording assistants: Kerry Bones, Edmond Chan
- Production supervisor: Ruta Cube
- Production managers: Judy Leung, Sauching Ng
- Production co-ordinators: Nancy Graham, Wendy Courtney
- Production assistant: Stephen Lategan
- Script co-ordinator: Karen Moonah
- Storyboard artists: Paul Dedi, Dave Mah, Ken Davis, Trent Larson, Samuel To, Don Boone, John Delaney, Marvin Tabo Estropia
- Storyboard clean-up artists: Sherwin Macario, Tobias Anker, Kiyoshi Kohatsu, Jenny Haskins, David Ian Philip
- Storyboard co-ordinator: Allan Parker
- Designers: Bernard Lizon, Dave Walters, Lil Reichmann, Dan Hughes, Meagan Brown, Ryan Heshka, Stuart Wenschlag, Dallas Parker
- Design clean-up: Mary Leier, Victoria Goldner, John Beveridge
- F/X designer: James M. Clow
- Design co-ordinator: Athena Cho
- Background artists: Peter Mong, Jamie Tainton, Susan Erlich
- Colour stylist: Tara Miller
- Director's notes: Mars Cabrera, Sherann Johnson
- Lip sync
Cathy Parkes, Cathy Luker
- Layout supervisor: Chris Minz
- Animation supervisor: Greg Woods
- Pre-production supervisors: Liza Wespi, Robert Watts
- Pre-production editing: Jodi Reichmuth, Chad Van De Keere, Joli Rogers
- Pre-production assistant: Mike Thorpe
- Pre-production sound: Dick & Roger's Sound Studio
- Dialogue assembly: Ken Lomas, Alex Verdecchia
- Pre-production checker: Steve MacVittie
- Director post-production: Rob Kirkpatrick
- G.M. post-production: Joe Scrivo
- Post-production manager: Nancy E. Black
- Post audio supervisor: Steven Cole
- Post-production administrator: Ann McGuire
- Post-production co-ordinator: Brian Marsh
- Post-production assistants: Chris Stearman, Michael Goldsmith, Joey Aguiar
- Picture editor
Simon Marcroft
Andy Hunter
- Mixer: John Carey
- Theme: Ray Parker, Tom Szczesniak
- Music: Amin Bhatia
- Music supervisor: Stephen Hudecki
- Music assistant: Helena Werren
- Music editor
Steve Shelski
- Dialogue editor: Simon Giles
- Sound effect editors: Steve Gardner, Taissa Prychodko
- Business & legal affairs: Suzanne L. Cross
- Educational consultant: Miki Baumgarten
Telecast and home media
All Corduroy episodes were officially released onto YouTube as of 2013 on Treehouse TV's channel.[6]
Each country airs the show:
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Nelvana.com – Shows - Corduroy . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110810093105/https://www.nelvana.com/show/151/corduroy . August 10, 2011 . 2016-10-06.
- Book: Perlmutter . David . The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows . 2018 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1538103739 . 137 .
- Book: Erickson . Hal . Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 . 2005 . 2nd . McFarland & Co . 978-1476665993 . 214–215.
- Web site: Corduroy - Lost and Found / Going Up - Ep.1 - YouTube . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/HBZ4DuEbmaU . 2021-12-14 . live. 18 April 2013 . www.youtube.com . 2016-10-07.
- Web site: Corduroy - TV Series (2000-2000) . tv-shows.prettyfamous.com . 2016-10-06 .
- Web site: Corduroy - YouTube . www.youtube.com . 2016-10-07 . 2020-11-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201112042920/https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUIixndCOJ8yFycdcO9T8uMsSOCR6-qGL . live .
- Web site: AntonioGenna.net presenta: IL MONDO DEI DOPPIATORI - ZONA ANIMAZIONE: "Lisa e il suo orsacchiotto" . 2022-08-18 . www.antoniogenna.net . 2021-09-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210925192242/https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/anim/lisaeilsuoorsacchiotto.htm . live .
