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Plot Summary:
Busytown Mysteries, also known as Hurray for Huckle!, is a Canadian animated television series created by Cookie Jar Entertainment. Currently the series airs in Canada as part of the Kids' CBC block on the Tiny Pop channel and in the United States as part of the Cookie Jar TV block on CBS. Both season one and season two are available for viewing through Netflix streaming on demand. It takes place in Richard Scarry's Busytown and teaches the scientific method through stories in which Huckle Cat solve mysteries by examining evidence. Season one was directed by Ken Cunningham and produced by Christine Davis. Animation for season one was produced by Heli Digital inc. Post production was handled by Fearless films and Supersonics productions inc. Season one was the winner of the 2009 CFTPA award for best children's program, and nominated for the 2009 Pulcinella award for best preschool series at Italy’s prestigious "Cartoons on the Bay". Season two was directed by Larry Jacobs with post directing by Ken Cunningham and produced by Genna Du Plessis, and Audrey Velichka.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 176
Genere: Animation, Family, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, feel good, captivating, educational
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Join Angelina Ballerina as she finds her way in her new school, puts together her own show and tries to land a leading role in the Mouskinov Ballet. Prepare to pirouette along with everyone's favorite ballerina in these sparkling stories!.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 181
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, captivating
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Noddy turns detective. Accompanied by his dog Bumpy and car Revs, Noddy travels to the four corners of Toyland to investigate mysteries. Big Ears and Clockwork Mouse appear alongside new toys Deltoid, Smartysaurus and Pat-Pat the Panda.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 140
Genere: Animation, Family, Mystery
Country: France, UK, USA
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, detective
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Toot & Puddle (2008)
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The show focuses on the lives of two adventurous pigs, Toot and Puddle. The two live in Woodcock Pocket with Puddle's cousin Opal and their parrot friend Tulip. In each episode the duo learns about a different place or culture. During the course of each episode, Toot visits a new location and communicates to Puddle by sending a postcard.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 106
Genere: Animation
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, captivating
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Being Ian (2004)
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Being Ian is a Canadian animated series produced by Studio B Productions, Corus Entertainment and Nelvana, focusing on 12-year-old Ian Kelley, who aspires to become a filmmaker. It originally aired from January 1, 2005 to April 22, 2007. The series is created by and based on the early life of actor/writer Ian James Corlett. It is set in the city of Burnaby, British Columbia. Produced in 2004, it debuted January 4, 2005 on YTV. The series aired in the United States on Qubo from September 19, 2009 - October 24, 2009.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 410
Genere: Animation, Family, Mystery
Country: Canada, Philippines
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: semi serious, light, feel good, captivating, children's program
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Turbo Dogs (2008)
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Turbo Dogs is a television show that airs on Qubo and Kids' CBC. The show is based on the book Racer Dogs by Bob Kolar. The show premiered on October 3, 2008. The show was not renewed for a second season.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 86
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, computer animated
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Sally Bollywood (2009)
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Follows the adventures of Sally who, along with her friend Doowee, operates a private detective agency. Together they investigate cases brought to them by their school friends in a multicultural suburb of a big, western city, "Cosmopolis".
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 239
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 26 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, stylized, semi serious
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Poko (2003)
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Poko was a stop motion TV series about a young boy, his pet dog, and his toy monkey. Produced in Canada by Halifax Film, a DHX Media Company, Poko was created by Jeff Rosen, It began production in 2003 and ended in 2006 after three production cycles. Poko is still broadcast in Canada on CBC Television in the Kids' CBC programming block, is still broadcast in Turkey on Yumurcak TV and in Australia by ABC. It is narrated by actor and dancer Cory Bowles. The show was awarded the 2004 Gemini for Best Pre-school Program in 2004 and the Alliance for Children & Television Grand Prize in 2007.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious
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The Problem Solverz is an American animated television series created by Ben Jones, a member of the art collective Paper Rad, for Cartoon Network. The series centered on the titular Problem Solverz trio of Alfe, Roba, and Horace, as they solve and sometimes create the various problems that plague their town, Farboro. The series is rated TV-PG. The original pilot Neon Knome was rejected by Cartoon Network's late-night programming block Adult Swim, but was picked up and re-tooled by the main network, which premiered the series on April 4, 2011. On September 20, 2012, a statement on a Facebook page for the show said that the second half of Season 2 was intended to debut September 24, 2012, but the scheduling was delayed. Selected reruns have been aired during Cartoon Network's January 2013 revival of their Cartoon Planet variety show. On March 30, 2013, Season 2 was released only on Netflix.
IMDB Rating: 2.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: humorous, stylized, not serious, light, offbeat, detective
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Olivia (2009)
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Tag along with enthusiastic 6-year-old girl pig Olivia and her closest friends as they use the power of their imaginations to solve everyday problems and embark on fun-filled adventures in this charming Nick Jr. series. Designed with preschoolers in mind, this animated program based on the children's books by Ian Falconer encourages young viewers to embrace their creativity and pursue their goals with confidence.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 295
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: UK, USA, Ireland
Duration:
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Connie the Cow (2002)
Plot Summary:
Connie is a young cow who is very curious about everything. Each day, she meets new friends and explores the colorful world around her.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 81
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: Canada, Spain, Germany, UK
Duration: 7 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, captivating
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Numberjacks (2006)
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Numberjacks is a children's British television series that originally aired in the UK between 2006 and 2009. Re-runs of the episodes are shown regularly on CBeebies and occasionally on BBC2. It is produced by Open Mind Productions for the BBC and features a mixture of computer-generated animation and live action.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 216
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: educational, funny, thought provoking, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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The Adventures of Chuck and Friends (2010)
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The Adventures of Chuck and Friends is a television series which airs in the U.S. on The Hub's daily HubBub block, as well as Saturday mornings on The CW as part of the Vortexx block. The show is being produced in collaboration by Toronto based studios Nelvana, Pipeline Studios Inc. and Hasbro Studios. The Adventures of Chuck and Friends airs on Cartoonito in the United Kingdom and on Treehouse TV in Canada. In 2012 it was announced that Shout! Factory would release episodes of the show on DVD, starting February 14 with "Friends to the Finish".
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 136
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, computer animated, captivating, light, entertaining
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Timothy Goes to School (2000)
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Timothy Goes to School is a cartoon series based on the Yoko series and other individual books by Rosemary Wells such as "Shy Charles", "Fritz and the Mess Fairy" and "Noisy Nora", but is titled after the book of the same name. It features a young raccoon, Timothy, who attends a fictional primary school. The series aired on PBS Kids as part of the PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch from 2000 until 2004. Reruns were later broadcast on Discovery Kids in the US until 2006. This show airs on YTV, Treehouse TV, and TVO Kids in Canada, and also Tiny Pop, a digital TV channel in the UK. In Brazil was aired on TV Cultura. In Mexico and Latin America, was broadcast on ZAZ. The series premiered on September 30, 2000 and aired its last episode on December 28, 2001.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 521
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, humorous, 2d animation
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The Magic School Bus Rides Again (2017)
Plot Summary:
Ms. Frizzle's sister takes her class on a slew of wild science adventures in this update of the beloved animated show.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 915
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 26 min
Plot tags: educational, feel good, humorous, semi serious, captivating, anime, exciting
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Roary the Racing Car (2007)
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Roary the Racing Car is a South Korean animated children's television show that currently airs on Disney Junior in South Korea, Milkshake! on Channel 5 and Nick Jr. in the United Kingdom, Treehouse TV in Canada, Discovery Kids in Latin America, Nick Jr. and ABC2 in Australia and PBS Sprout in the US. Produced by Chapman Entertainment and HiT Entertainment, the producers of Fifi and the Flowertots and Bob the Builder, Also produced by Iconix Entertainment, Educational Broadcasting System and Seoul, the producers of Tayo the Little Bus, Also produced by Contender Entertainment Group and Hibbert Ralph TV, the producers of Tractor Tom, It follows the adventures of Roary and his race car friends at Silver Hatch race track. Roary is a red racing car shaped similarly to a grand prix car. He lives at the Silver Hatch racing circuit.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 325
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, computer animated, captivating
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Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks (2006)
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Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks is a children's show on Discovery Kids, that premiered in the fall of 2006 and was produced by Endgame Entertainment and Bigfoot. It is a CGI-style animation, presenting the fictional adventures of some monster trucks with the personalities of young children. In 2007, Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks was nominated for an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Special Class Animated Program category. Head writers credited on the show were Ken Cuperus, Alice Prodanou and Dave Dias. The series was cancelled on October 11, 2010, because of the last day of Discovery Kids' broadcast. Its successor, Hub Network, has not included it in their lineup, so the ending of the series is in limbo. It is currently seen on Simle of a Child as "Monster Truck Adventures".
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 111
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration:
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot (2012)
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The Care Bears try to help kids and have fun in Care-a-Lot, but must contend with the antics of the mischievous Beastly and the young Beasties.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 189
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, computer animated, captivating, exciting, offbeat
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JoJo's Circus (2003)
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JoJo's Circus is an interactive stop-motion musical comedy series for preschool children. The series is created by the combined efforts of Jim Jinkins, David Campbell, Lisa Jinkins and Eric Weiner and produced by Cuppa Coffee Studios and Cartoon Pizza. The series is written by Douglas Wood, the creative executive for Tiny Toon Adventures and Animaniacs. It first aired on the Disney Channel as part of the Playhouse Disney morning programming schedule from September 28, 2003 to February 14, 2007, It is currently being broadcast on Disney Junior. JoJo's Circus marks as the first Claymation series done by Jinkins himself. It features songs with music by Jeffrey Zahn and Jim Latham and lyrics done by Judy Rothman.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 574
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, educational, nostalgic
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School of Roars (2017)
Plot Summary:
Class is in session for mini-monsters Wufflebump, Meepa, Icklewoo, Wingston and Yummble, who learn quirky lessons from their teacher Miss Grizzlesniff.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 38
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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The Cat in the Hat: Told From the Cold (2010)
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Come join in the fun, on new adventures we go, With The Cat in the Hat and his friends all in tow! Discover how water can turn into snow, That penguins don't fly but, boy can they go! Black bears get ready for a very long sleep, Before the weather gets cold and the snow is too deep.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 744
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, UK, USA
Duration: 26 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, educational, light, captivating, offbeat, stylized, edutainment
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Hello Kitty's Paradise (2000)
Plot Summary:
A kitty and her friends are off to explore the world together. With the help of her friends, Hello Kitty will learn a lot about life. Adventure awaits.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 117
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, anime
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Max and Ruby (2002)
Plot Summary:
Meet two funny bunny siblings, the energetic and mischievous Max, and the patient, smart and goal-oriented Ruby. The show models empowering messages by showing Max and Ruby playing together and resolving their differences respectfully and supportively.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: semi serious, feel good, humorous, funny, light, captivating, entertaining, educational
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Messy goes to OKIDO (2015)
Plot Summary:
OKIDO is a comedy adventure, science-educational series following a curious, adventure seeking and unruly monster called Messy as he finds the answers to everything a 3-5 year old child wants to know. Why do things fall down and not up? Where do echoes come from? Messy goes on incredible adventures with his two best friends, Zoe and Felix to find the answers. They are helped along the way by the bonkers science trio Zim, Zam and Zoom. Together they will fly to the moon, shrink to the size of atoms and fly on the back of a giant butterfly.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 92
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, entertaining, educational, feel good, humorous, captivating
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Pecola (2001)
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Pecola is a 3D Japanese anime series from Canada which stars cube-shaped anthropomorphic animals in a place called Cube Town. It is based on a series of children's picture books by Naomi Iwata. The series aired on Cartoon Network in 2003 for 26 episodes. It was produced by Nelvana and Milky Cartoon. This show uses the same graphics as Gregory Horror Show, which was also created by Iwata. The series has also been shown on TV Tokyo, Teletoon in Canada, YoYo TV in Taiwan, Nick Jr. in Australia, TF1 in France and Qubo in the US. The show stars Pecola, a curious and hyperactive penguin who tries to help the people of Cube Town but often wreaks havoc instead. Pecola is an orphaned penguin who lives with Pecolias, his grandfather. Cube Town is a small, isolated coastal village which contains an art museum, a beach, a lighthouse and a canal. It is located adjacent to Crescent Bay surrounded by the Rookery Mountains coastal range and serviced by regular ships which deliver mail, food and other supplies, as well as occasional tourists from a nearby metropolis named Cubic City. The heights above it lead into Glacier Valley which is snowbound even during summer.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 133
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: Canada, Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Twirlywoos (2015)
Plot Summary:
The four Twirlywoos - Great Big Hoo, Toodle-oo, Chickadee and Chick - have adventures both in the real world, and in their boat. They learn about a new concept each episode. Shy Peekaboo also lives on the boat, and joins in without the Twirlywoos knowing. The boat sometimes gets visitors, including the Stop Go Car and the Very Important Lady.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 168
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 15 min
Plot tags: educational, funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, learning
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Top Wing (2017)
Plot Summary:
Best friends and cadets-in-training Swift, Penny, Rod, and Brody congregate at Top Wing Academy, where they learn what it takes to gain their wings and become rescue birds on Big Swirl Island. Swift is a blue jay and the fastest pilot at the academy; Penny, the only female in the group, is a penguin, and she is an expert at undersea life; Brody is a puffin who takes a more land approach, and Rod is a rooster who is ready to fly around Big Swirl Island in his all-terrain vehicle. The four friends are joined by their mentor Speedy, who helps the cadets on their different missions. "Top Wing" focuses on the importance of teamwork and the ability to successfully solve problems.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 209
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Spliced (2009)
Plot Summary:
Spliced is a Canadian animated television series produced by Teletoon and Nelvana. The series made its world premiere on Jetix in Latin America on April 20, 2009. The series currently airs in Canada on Teletoon, in the United States on qubo, in Australia on ABC3, in the United Kingdom on Nicktoons, in Latin America on Disney XD, and in Sweden on Nickelodeon. The series began airing in the United States on qubo on September 19, 2009 until the network dropped it from its lineup on October 24, 2009 but returned on September 28, 2010 as part of its "Night Owl" block.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 307
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, adult animation, adult cartoon
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Willa's Wild Life (2008)
Plot Summary:
Willa's Wild Life is a French/Canadian/American animated television series that first aired on ABC2 in 2008, then on Qubo and Nickelodeon Canada in 2009. The show is based on Dan Yaccarino's book An Octopus Followed Me Home. It is about a 9 year old girl named Willa who has some very unusual pets. She has, so far, acquired a giraffe, two elephants, an alligator, and many more exotic animals. The show airs on Qubo at 5:00 pm and 10:00 pm Monday - Sunday, and 9:30 am on Fridays at ION Television.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 113
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: Canada
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, sincere, feel good, captivating
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Peep and the Big Wide World (2004)
Plot Summary:
Peep and the Big Wide World is an animated cartoon that teaches nature and basic science concepts to preschoolers. The main characters include a yellow baby chick named Peep and his friends Quack, a teenaged blue drake, and Chirp, a baby red robin with pink eyelids. The current show, narrated by Joan Cusack is based on a National Film Board of Canada cartoon short of the same name, created in 1988 by Kaj Pindal and narrated by Peter Ustinov, and another short, "The Peep Show", from 1962. The original short comprised three 10-minute films featuring Peep, Quack, and Chirp as they meet a cat, a ladybug, a turtle and a frog who speaks from both sides of his mouth. The show is produced by WGBH in Boston and 9 Story Entertainment in Toronto, Canada. In the US, this show formerly aired on Discovery Kids as part of its commercial-free and sponsor-free "Ready, Set, Learn!" programming block. It now airs nationally in the United States on public television, distributed by American Public Television. In Canada, it airs on TVOntario. DVDs and books are also available for purchase. Peep and the Big Wide World is currently sponsored by the National Science Foundation in conjunction with WGBH-TV as part of an education and outreach program. The principal investigator is Kate Taylor, also of the ZOOM block. The National Science Foundation is the only permanent sponsor of the show. Northrop Grumman, The Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Toyota funded the show for only season two. The Discovery Kids Foundation funded the show for only season one. In 1999, the show was produced by Clumsy PriStar Television. The VHS copies are produced from Clumsy Pristar's home viewings.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 724
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, clever, educational
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Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City (2021)
Plot Summary:
Aspiring baker Strawberry Shortcake arrives in Big Apple City to get her big break — and have flan-tastic adventures with her new berry besties!.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 143
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious