Mumble Bumble
Mumble Bumble is a children's animated television series[3] created by Christian Skjøtt and produced by Egmont Imagination and the CINAR Corporation (now WildBrain).
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Genre | Animation Children |
Created by | Christian Skjøtt |
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Narrated by | Harry Standjofski |
Country of origin | Canada Denmark |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 65[1] |
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Original network | CBC Television |
Original release | 1998 – 2000[2] |
Overview and production
It follows the adventures of an imaginative blue hippopotamus named Mumble Bumble, the title character, and his best friends, Chic'o, the inquisitive chicken, and Greens, the busy frog who never looks before he leaps. Recurring characters include Roc and Oink. The idea, which is designed to be both educational and entertaining for a preschool audience, was devised by a mastermind named Christian Skjøtt, creator of the show.[4]
Television airing
In Canada, it was broadcast on CBC Television and on Knowledge Kids. In foreign countries, it was also broadcast on Rai 3 in Italy, CITV and Tiny Living in the United Kingdom, Network 2 in Ireland, La Cinquième in France, Kindernet in the Netherlands, ZAZ in Mexico, SABC2 and on e.tv in South Africa, ABS-CBN in the Philippines, ATV in Hong Kong and TV Cultura in Brazil. It did not air in the U.S.
References
- http://content.dhxmedia.com/uploads/2018/10/DHX-Catalogue-2018-2019_Final_Med-Res.pdf
- "CINAR Corporation: Annual Report 2002 - Prepared by TNT Filings".
- http://tv.msn.com/tv/series/mumble-bumble/ Archived 2012-10-12 at the Wayback Machine, Mumble Bumble at the MSN TV Database.
- http://www.kidscreen.com/articles/magazine/19980401/21308.html , Special Report: MIP-TV - Mumble Bumble.