Gerald McBoing-Boing (TV series)

For the original 1950 Gerald McBoing-Boing short-film series and 1956 TV series, see Gerald McBoing-Boing.

Gerald McBoing-Boing
Gerald McBoing-Boing logo
Created by	Dr. Seuss (characters)
Developed by	John Derevlany Robin Budd
Starring	Glenn Barna Linda Ballantyne Patrick McKenna Samantha Weinstein Joanne Vannicola
Narrated by	Deann deGruijter
Composers	Tom Szczesniak Ray Parker
Country of origin	Canada United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	26 (52 segments)
Production
Executive producers	Michael Hirsh Lesley Taylor Evan Baily
Running time	22 minutes (11 minutes per segment) (approx. per episode)
Production companies	Classic Media Cookie Jar Entertainment
Original release
Network	Teletoon (Canada) Cartoon Network (United States)
Release	August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22) – September 3, 2008 (2008-09-03)

Gerald McBoing-Boing is a Canadian-American 2D animated children's television series based on the 1950 animated short film Gerald McBoing-Boing. It premiered on Cartoon Network in the United States on August 22, 2005, as part of their then-Tickle-U programming block, and on Teletoon in English and French in Canada on August 29, 2005. The show would later be rerunned on Boomerang around 2006-2009. It uses the same basic art style as the original, but with more detail. 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, It was also Fix & Foxi Channel and ABC Kids in Australia & it will soon air on Smile of a Child in 2021.

Gerald still only makes sounds (and, unlike the UPA specials, is actually praised for it), but he now has two speaking friends, Janine and Jacob, as well as a dog named Burp, who only burps (accompanied by someone, usually Gerald's mother, saying "excuse me" afterwards). 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 and Vancouver. The music and score for the series was composed by Ray Parker and Tom Szczesniak.

Cast

• Glenn Barna as Gerald
• Linda Ballantyne as Gerald's Mother
• Patrick McKenna as Gerald's Father
• Samantha Weinstein as Janine
• Joanne Vannicola as Jacob
• Deann DeGruijter as Narrator

Episodes and segments

52 segments in 26 episodes were produced:

1. "Cuckoos & Pirates"
   "Parades, Honking & Mumbling Mummies"
2. "Monkeys, Wrestling & The World's Greatest Super Spy"
   "The Dentist, The Sheep & The Two Anniversary Gifts"
3. "Ghosts, Owls & An Evil Witch"
   "Art, Glass & The Deep Dark Jungle"
4. "Carnivals, Phones & Sneezing Dragons"
   "Cars, Bees & Magic Puppies"
5. "Good Deeds, Librarians & Aliens"
   "Tornado, Chicken & Circus"
6. "Burp, Cry Baby Blues & The Return of Scritchy McBeard"
   "Videos, Cats & Superheroes"
7. "Dog Tricks, Spare Change & The Lost Snowmen"
   "Mini-Golf, Checkers & Bad Manners"
8. "Swings, Cans & The Flying Ace"
   "Photos, Radios & Knights"
9. "Hot Rod, Elevators & Genie Meanie"
   "Cheese, Birds & Cave Kids"
10. "Escapes, Hide-N-Seek & The Beanstalk"
    "Haircuts, Opera & The Albino Alligator"
11. "Camping, Watchdogs & Janinerella"
    "Hardware, Hair & Hairy Weather"
12. "Thin Ice, Squeaky Shoes & Leprechauns"
    "Museum, Coyotes & A Race Around the World"
13. "Hopscotch, Hugs & Hunchbacks"
    "Lost Dogs, Horses & Monsters"
14. "Sleepover, Chalkboard & Trojan Cow"
    "Popcorn, Shadows & 20,000 Boings Under the Sea"
15. "Burping Hero, Dog Whistle & The Incredible Shrinking Gerald"
    "Play, Cleaning & The Royal Crown Quest"
16. "Telescopes, Hiccups & The Boing Boing Express"
    "Book Clubs, Broccoli & The Mighty Ding Dong"
17. "Loud, Drive-thru & Ben Hur"
    "Stings, Beeps & Pings"
18. "Monsters, Snowblowers & The Planet Bedtime"
    "Fairs, Mimes & Dragons"
19. "Doctor, Pigeons & Gerald McShakespeare"
    "Baby Sister, Chalk & King Gerald"
20. "Ice, Fog & Wolves"
    "Auctions, Soda Pop & The Surfing Thief"
21. "Karate, Slurps & Wrinklystiltskin"
    "Tap-Dancing, Convertibles & The Three Musketeers"
22. "Magic, Showers & Mermaids"
    "Lunchboxes, Car Wash & Robot Jacob"
23. "Planes, Parrots & Party Clothes"
    "Growls, Paper & Flying Horses"
24. "Fish, Skis & Rocket Ships"
    "Name That Sound, Strongman & Rockstars"
25. "Sports, Banks & Queen Long Big Nose the Third"
    "Pinball, Parks & Princesses"
26. "Red Light, Rain & Sneezing Flowers"
    "Arcades, Scanners & News"

External links

• Gerald McBoing-Boing at IMDb