Maisy Mouse

Maisy Mouse is a fictional mouse from the picture book series created by British illustrator Lucy Cousins. These books come highly recommended in Eden Ross Lipson's The New York Times Parent's Guide to the Best Books for Children.

Maisy is also an animated series developed by Nickelodeon from 1999-2001 and aired on Nick Jr. from April 1, 2002 to November 2007. As of November 3, 2008, the series airs daily on qubo at 9:00 AM and 12:00 Noon (EST). It uses a reggae-influenced theme song and voice characterizations by the Umbilical Brothers. The British version of the show features Neil Morrissey as narrator, and he also sings on the theme tune. Maisy has adventures and plays with her friends Charley the Crocodile, Tallulah the Baby Chicken, Cyril Squirrel, and Eddie Elephant. Maisy lives in a yellow house with a red roof. A mellow-voiced announcer narrates the action and communicates with the characters while the animals go through their paces without speaking; they instead grunt, yowl, mumble, moan, and make various odd sounds and noises. Only the narrator can understand them. The animated series keeps the charming two-dimensional look and feel of the books. It was produced by PolyGram Visual Programming, Ltd. and later as Universal Visual Programming, Ltd. when PolyGram folded into Universal. The 2001 episodes were produced by 20th Century Fox Television, but the later episodes were produced by Universal Television.

Maggie and The Ferocious Beast

Maggie and the Ferocious Beast is an animated television series based on the books by Michael Paraskevas and his mother Betty. It currently airs on the Canadian channels Disney Channel, Teletoon, Treehouse TV, and Knowledge and in the U.S. on Nick Jr.

In the show, five-year-old Maggie creates her own map of her imaginary world Nowhere Land. She imagines that her stuffed toys Beast and Hamilton Hocks come to life. The show also features friends like mice, cows, and rabbits.

The theme song for the show is "Maggie and the Ferocious Beast in Nowhere Land" Maggie and The Ferocious Beast is produced by Nelvana and directed by Jamie Whiteney and Stuart Shankly. The series debuted in 2000.

Franklin

Franklin is a Canadian animated television series, based on the Franklin the Turtle (books) by Brenda Clark (illustrator) andPaulette Bourgeois (writer). The television series was named after its main character, Franklin the Turtle.

In the Canadian French version, the cartoon shorts are presented with the title character of Benjamin (cf. Benjamin Franklin) and a similar theme song.

The series first aired on Nickelodeon in 1997, and at one point, six seasons had been produced, but only the first four were widely available, as the fifth had only been available on Canada's Family Channel. The television series is produced by Nelvana Entertainment; the books have been published by Kids Can Press (which was acquired by Nelvana in 1998). From 2000 until 2002, it moved to CBS. In 2003, Nickelodeon was the main United States broadcaster for the series, but then the new Noggin digital cable/satellite channel for preschoolers started to show all four seasons of Franklin, introducing the show to American preschoolers (many of whom were already familiar with the books). The show immediately became very popular in the U.S. and the fifth season was soon added to the Noggin line-up. This season had previously been available only in other markets, which the exception of a couple stories available on commercial video. Until recently, the sixth season has not aired on Noggin, but it began on New Year's Day, 2006 with two episodes and a new one airing each day throughout the week.

Little Bear

Little Bear is a Canadian children's television series. Originally produced by Nelvana for Nickelodeon, it currently airs on Treehouse TV in Canada and Nick Jr. in the United States. A direct-to-video full-length feature film was also created after the series ended. In Little Bear's Adventure Little Bear and his friends help a bear named Cub to find his parents.

It is based on the Little Bear series of books which were written by Else Holmelund Minarik, and illustrated by Maurice Sendak.

Most of the characters are moderately anthropomorphic animals, exhibiting both animal and human behaviors, but generally dealing with human problems and concerns. However, Little Bear's friend, Emily, and her grandmother are human and Tutu, their dog, is mostly a normal pet. Other characters in the series include Little Bear and his parents Mother and Father Bear, his paternal uncle Rusty, his two grandparents, the eponymously named animals Duck, Cat, Owl and Hen, in addition to many recurring minor characters.

Reruns of Little Bear can currently be seen on Nick Jr.

Blues Clues

(Whole episode can't find video with just the songs)

Blue's Clues was an American children's television show airing on the Nickelodeon family of channels. The show premiered on September 8, 1996 and continues to air today, although production of new episodes ceased by 2006. Versions of the show have been produced in other countries, most notably in the United Kingdom.It was created by a "green team" of producers, Todd Kessler, Angela Santomero, and Traci Paige Johnson, who used concepts learned from child development and early-childhood education research to create a television show that would capture preschool children's attention and help them learn. They used the narrative format in their presentation of material, as opposed to the more traditional magazine format, and structured every episode the same way.

The result, Blue's Clues, has been called "one of the most successful, critically acclaimed, and ground-breaking preschool television series of all time". Author Malcolm Gladwell called the show "perhaps the 'stickiest'—meaning the most irresistible and involving—television show ever". Its innovative use of research, technology, and interactive content has influenced its genre since its debut, including the "gold standard of preschool TV programs" that inspired it, Sesame Street.It became the highest-rated show for preschoolers on commercial television, and received nine Emmy awards. Its efficacy in teaching children using the medium of television has been documented in research studies.

Blue's Clues, shown in over sixty countries, was first hosted by Steven Burns, and later by Donovan Patton (whose character is named Joe). A spin-off called Blue's Room premiered in 2004.

Steve, the host, presents the audience with a puzzle involving Blue, the animated dog ... To help the audience unlock the puzzle, Blue leaves behind a series of clues, which are objects marked with one of her paw prints. In between the discovery of the clues, Steve plays a series of games—mini-puzzles—with the audience that are thematically related to the overall puzzle ... As the show unfolds, Steve and Blue move from one animated set to another, jumping through magical doorways, leading viewers on a journey of discovery, until, at the end of the story, Steve returns to the living room. There, at the climax of the show, he sits down in a comfortable chair to think—a chair known, of course, in the literal world of Blue's Clues, as the Thinking Chair. He puzzles over Blue's three clues and attempts to come up with the answer.

Gullah Gullah Island

The show stars Ron Daise and Natalie Daise as "Ron" and "Natalie," along with their fictional children (Shaina and James), niece (Vanessa), non fictional child Simeon, and a tadpole named Binyah Binyah Polliwog. The family lived on a fictional island off the coast of South Carolina. (With outdoor shots featuring Beaufort SC and Fripp Island.) The Downtown area was featured in one episode when the family took a trip to Charleston, South Carolina.

TV Guide selected Gullah Gullah Island as one of their top ten children's television shows in 2001. The show had moderately high ratings during its daytime run in the 1990s.

The show was taped at the Nickelodeon Studios in Universal Studios Florida, with the show Clarissa Explains It All shot on the same set (interior and exterior). Modifications were made, like adding various shades of red to the home as shown on Gullah Gullah. The backyard was used on earlier episodes of All That as well.

Episodes featured singing, dancing, learning, and encouraging children in the audience to think about things like healthy eating, telling the truth, and problem solving. The show ran for four seasons from January 19, 1994 through May 5, 1997.