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''Curious George'' is an animated adaptation of the children's book series of the same name that ran on PBS Kids from 2006-2015 and from 2018-present, the show serves as a continuation of the 2006 film of the same name. | '''''Curious George''''' is an animated adaptation of the children's book series of the same name that ran on PBS Kids from 2006-2015 and from 2018-present, the show serves as a continuation of the 2006 film of the same name. | ||
The series consists of two characters, an African monkey name George and his human mentor known as "The Man in the Yellow Hat" as they go on many misadventures around the city. | The series consists of two characters, an African monkey name George and his human mentor known as "The Man in the Yellow Hat" as they go on many misadventures around the city. | ||
==Test Pilot== | ==Test Pilot== | ||
'''There | '''There is strong evidence of a test pilot made for the series in 2004 or 2005.'''<ref>[https://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/blogs/news/curious-george-in-production-for-pbs-kids-january-15-2005/ PBS press release for the commitment of PBS kids to air the first season of ''Curious George''.] Retrieved 12 Mar '23</ref> The pilot was developed at the same time the movie was,<ref>[http://www.milowerx.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Mike-Milo-resume-5-29-14.pdf Animator Mike Milo's resume mentioning his work on ''Curious George'' in 2004.] Retrieved 26 Sep '21</ref> and then supposedly shown to preschoolers during that time. Despite this, no footage from the pilot has resurfaced as of March 2023, although it seems that footage may exist in the WGBH archives.<ref>[https://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_AE7DC19871444A22A146EC5B48A6ABB8 WGBH archives linking to the what is most likely the pilot episode of ''Curious George Zeroes to Donuts."] Retrieved 12 Mar '23</ref> According to the WGBH archives website there are two versions of the "Zeroes to Donuts" episode. One version labeled “103” & another version named “103; 101A”. The “103; 101A” seems to be the pilot episode.<ref>[https://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog?f%5Baccess%5D%5B%5D=All+Records&f%5Bseries_title%5D%5B%5D=Curious+George In the second row their are two versions of ''Curious George'' Zeroes to Donuts." the one titled "Curious George; Zeros To Donuts" is likely the pilot.] Retrieved 12 Mar '23</ref> An older version of the show's logo, along with three versions of the "Zeroes to Donuts" pilot, with minor differences such as the color of the chair curious george is standing on have been found on the curious george website,<ref>[https://www.curiousgeorge.com/history first pilot version] Retrieved 12 Mar '23</ref> Minimax facebook page (Romanian Kids TV network)<ref>[https://es-la.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2035861993174675&set=m%C3%A2ine-%C3%AEncep-episoade-noi-din-curiosul-george-de-la-ora-1800-nu-rata-primele-5-po Minimax facebook page linking to a larger height image and higher PPI image of the first version of the pilot episode "Zeroes to Donuts."] Retrieved 12 Mar '23</ref> and PBS Montana.<ref>[https://montanapbs.org/parents/curiousgeorge/program/ Montana PBS old page containing the alternative picture version of the pilot episode "Zeros To Donuts."] Retrieved 12 Mar '23</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Curious george pilot image.jpeg|Image of an earlier version of "Zeroes to Donuts." | Curious george pilot image.jpeg|Image of an earlier version of "Zeroes to Donuts." | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
===Curious George=== | |||
*[[Curious George (partially lost animated short TV series based on books; 1980s)]] | |||
===Bumpers=== | ===Bumpers=== | ||
*[[Bookworm Bunch (partially found interstitials from PBS Kids channel block; 2000-2001)]] | *[[Bookworm Bunch (partially found interstitials from PBS Kids channel block; 2000-2001)]] | ||
*[[PBS Kids (partially lost schedule bumpers and interstitial material of TV channel block; 1999-present)]] | |||
*[[PBS Kids Vote-A-Rama (lost bumpers of "Arthur" themed marathon; 2002)]] | |||
*[[Someday School (partially found PBS Kids channel block; 1998-2000)]] | *[[Someday School (partially found PBS Kids channel block; 1998-2000)]] | ||
===PBS=== | ===PBS=== | ||
*[[Reading Rainbow (found Johnny Kemp opening sequence for PBS children's | *[[Adventures with Kanga Roddy (partially lost PBS children's series; 1998-2000)]] | ||
*[[Backyard Safari (found PBS children's educational series; 1997)]] | |||
*[[Barney & Friends "Season 9" (partially found alternative version of PBS children's series; 2004-2005)]] | |||
*[[Christmastime with Mister Rogers (found holiday TV special; 1977)]] | |||
*[[Lamb Chop's Play-Along (partially lost PBS children's puppet series; 1992-1995)]] | |||
*[[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood "Mister Rogers Talks About Conflict" (found episode arc of PBS children's educational series; 1983)]] | |||
*[[The Puzzle Place (partially found PBS puppet series; 1994-1998)]] | |||
*[[Reading Rainbow (found Johnny Kemp opening sequence for PBS children's educational series; 1999)]] | |||
*[[Shining Time Station (found season one intro of PBS series; 1989-1990)]] | |||
*[[Storytime (found PBS children's reading series; 1992-1998)]] | *[[Storytime (found PBS children's reading series; 1992-1998)]] | ||
*[[Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? "Auld Lang Gone" (non-existent episode of PBS children's game show; 1992)]] | *[[Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? "Auld Lang Gone" (non-existent episode of PBS children's game show; 1992)]] | ||
*[[Zoom (found pilot of revival of 1972 PBS children's series; 1995)]] | |||
*[[Zoom (partially lost revival of PBS children's series; 1999-2005)]] | |||
===PBS Kids=== | ===PBS Kids=== | ||
*[[Cyberchase | *[[The Charlie Horse Music Pizza (partially lost PBS Kids "Lamb Chop's Play-Along" spin-off series; 1998-1999)]] | ||
*[[Cyberchase "The Poddleville Case" (found test pilot of PBS Kids educational animated series; 1999)]] | |||
*[[Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood (lost pitch pilot of PBS Kids animated musical series; 2006-2008)]] | |||
*[[Dragon Tales "One Small Step for Cassie" and "Circle of Friends" (lost pilots of PBS Kids animated series; 1999)]] | *[[Dragon Tales "One Small Step for Cassie" and "Circle of Friends" (lost pilots of PBS Kids animated series; 1999)]] | ||
*[[The | *[[The Good Night Show with Melanie/Leo (partially found PBS Kids Sprout series; 2005-2006)]] | ||
*[[ | *[[The Good Night Show with Nina & Star (partially found PBS Kids Sprout series; 2006-2017)]] | ||
*[[Jet Propulsion (partially found pitch pilot of "Ready Jet Go!" PBS Kids CGI-animated series; 2013)]] | |||
*[[Kratts' Creatures (found PBS children's educational series; 1996)]] | *[[Kratts' Creatures (found PBS children's educational series; 1996)]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Make Way for Noddy (partially found PBS Kids version of British children's TV series; 2005)]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Molly of Denali (partially found pitch pilot of PBS Kids animated series; 2018)]] | ||
*[[Nature Cat (lost pitch pilot of PBS Kids educational animated series; early 2010s)]] | |||
*[[Peg + Cat (partially lost pitch pilot of PBS Kids educational animated series; 2011)]] | |||
*[[Preschool Musical... On a Stick (partially lost PBS Kids Sprout "High School Musical" parody; 2008)]] | *[[Preschool Musical... On a Stick (partially lost PBS Kids Sprout "High School Musical" parody; 2008)]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Seven Little Monsters (found episodes of PBS Kids animated series; 2000-2004)]] | ||
*[[What's The Big Idea? ( | *[[Space Race (partially found PBS Kids web series; 2011)]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Super Why! (partially found British dub of PBS Kids CGI animated series; late 2000s-2010s)]] | ||
*[[What's The Big Idea? (partially found pitch pilot of "Sid The Science Kid" PBS Kids CGI animated series; 2007)]] | |||
*[[WordGirl (lost pitch pilot of PBS Kids educational animated series; existence unconfirmed; 2005)]] | |||
*[[WordWorld (found test pilot of PBS Kids CGI animated educational series; 2005)]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:13, 24 November 2023
An early logo for the series.
Status: Existence Unconfirmed
Curious George is an animated adaptation of the children's book series of the same name that ran on PBS Kids from 2006-2015 and from 2018-present, the show serves as a continuation of the 2006 film of the same name.
The series consists of two characters, an African monkey name George and his human mentor known as "The Man in the Yellow Hat" as they go on many misadventures around the city.
Test Pilot
There is strong evidence of a test pilot made for the series in 2004 or 2005.[1] The pilot was developed at the same time the movie was,[2] and then supposedly shown to preschoolers during that time. Despite this, no footage from the pilot has resurfaced as of March 2023, although it seems that footage may exist in the WGBH archives.[3] According to the WGBH archives website there are two versions of the "Zeroes to Donuts" episode. One version labeled “103” & another version named “103; 101A”. The “103; 101A” seems to be the pilot episode.[4] An older version of the show's logo, along with three versions of the "Zeroes to Donuts" pilot, with minor differences such as the color of the chair curious george is standing on have been found on the curious george website,[5] Minimax facebook page (Romanian Kids TV network)[6] and PBS Montana.[7]
Gallery
Image of an earlier version of "Zeroes to Donuts."
See Also
Curious George
Bumpers
- Bookworm Bunch (partially found interstitials from PBS Kids channel block; 2000-2001)
- PBS Kids (partially lost schedule bumpers and interstitial material of TV channel block; 1999-present)
- PBS Kids Vote-A-Rama (lost bumpers of "Arthur" themed marathon; 2002)
- Someday School (partially found PBS Kids channel block; 1998-2000)
PBS
- Adventures with Kanga Roddy (partially lost PBS children's series; 1998-2000)
- Backyard Safari (found PBS children's educational series; 1997)
- Barney & Friends "Season 9" (partially found alternative version of PBS children's series; 2004-2005)
- Christmastime with Mister Rogers (found holiday TV special; 1977)
- Lamb Chop's Play-Along (partially lost PBS children's puppet series; 1992-1995)
- Mister Rogers' Neighborhood "Mister Rogers Talks About Conflict" (found episode arc of PBS children's educational series; 1983)
- The Puzzle Place (partially found PBS puppet series; 1994-1998)
- Reading Rainbow (found Johnny Kemp opening sequence for PBS children's educational series; 1999)
- Shining Time Station (found season one intro of PBS series; 1989-1990)
- Storytime (found PBS children's reading series; 1992-1998)
- Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? "Auld Lang Gone" (non-existent episode of PBS children's game show; 1992)
- Zoom (found pilot of revival of 1972 PBS children's series; 1995)
- Zoom (partially lost revival of PBS children's series; 1999-2005)
PBS Kids
- The Charlie Horse Music Pizza (partially lost PBS Kids "Lamb Chop's Play-Along" spin-off series; 1998-1999)
- Cyberchase "The Poddleville Case" (found test pilot of PBS Kids educational animated series; 1999)
- Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood (lost pitch pilot of PBS Kids animated musical series; 2006-2008)
- Dragon Tales "One Small Step for Cassie" and "Circle of Friends" (lost pilots of PBS Kids animated series; 1999)
- The Good Night Show with Melanie/Leo (partially found PBS Kids Sprout series; 2005-2006)
- The Good Night Show with Nina & Star (partially found PBS Kids Sprout series; 2006-2017)
- Jet Propulsion (partially found pitch pilot of "Ready Jet Go!" PBS Kids CGI-animated series; 2013)
- Kratts' Creatures (found PBS children's educational series; 1996)
- Make Way for Noddy (partially found PBS Kids version of British children's TV series; 2005)
- Molly of Denali (partially found pitch pilot of PBS Kids animated series; 2018)
- Nature Cat (lost pitch pilot of PBS Kids educational animated series; early 2010s)
- Peg + Cat (partially lost pitch pilot of PBS Kids educational animated series; 2011)
- Preschool Musical... On a Stick (partially lost PBS Kids Sprout "High School Musical" parody; 2008)
- Seven Little Monsters (found episodes of PBS Kids animated series; 2000-2004)
- Space Race (partially found PBS Kids web series; 2011)
- Super Why! (partially found British dub of PBS Kids CGI animated series; late 2000s-2010s)
- What's The Big Idea? (partially found pitch pilot of "Sid The Science Kid" PBS Kids CGI animated series; 2007)
- WordGirl (lost pitch pilot of PBS Kids educational animated series; existence unconfirmed; 2005)
- WordWorld (found test pilot of PBS Kids CGI animated educational series; 2005)
References
- ↑ PBS press release for the commitment of PBS kids to air the first season of Curious George. Retrieved 12 Mar '23
- ↑ Animator Mike Milo's resume mentioning his work on Curious George in 2004. Retrieved 26 Sep '21
- ↑ WGBH archives linking to the what is most likely the pilot episode of Curious George Zeroes to Donuts." Retrieved 12 Mar '23
- ↑ In the second row their are two versions of Curious George Zeroes to Donuts." the one titled "Curious George; Zeros To Donuts" is likely the pilot. Retrieved 12 Mar '23
- ↑ first pilot version Retrieved 12 Mar '23
- ↑ Minimax facebook page linking to a larger height image and higher PPI image of the first version of the pilot episode "Zeroes to Donuts." Retrieved 12 Mar '23
- ↑ Montana PBS old page containing the alternative picture version of the pilot episode "Zeros To Donuts." Retrieved 12 Mar '23