Calliope (TV series)
| Calliope | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Eugene Francis Peter Pileski |
| Directed by | Peter Pileski |
| Presented by | Eugene Francis[2] |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 15 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Gordon Beck |
| Editor | Ron Harris |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including commercials) |
| Production companies | USA Network Buzzco Associates |
| Original release | |
| Network | Madison Square Garden Network (1978-80) USA Network (1980-93) |
| Release | September 1978[3] โ 1993 |
| Related | |
| USA Cartoon Express | |
Calliope (Cosgrove Hall's "Cinderella" and "The Pied Piper of Hamelin", and FilmFair's Paddington.
Overview
The series consisted of various short films, framed around an old man named Gene (voiced by
Eugene Francis
) and his dog Eliza viewing them. Twice an episode, pictures of kids from across the United States were shown in "Gene's Pix of the Week". Gene would also pose two questions to viewers; those who submitted their answers to an address would receive a Calliope balloon.
Short films
In its early years, Calliope obtained many of its short films from
Other shorts featured on Calliope included:- A Visit to Apple Cider Country (1977, Canada)
- The Boyhood of Thomas Edison (1977, USA)
- Britannica's Tales Around the World (1991, USA)
- Clever Hiko-Ichi (1974, USA/Japan)
- Come See the Dolphins (1974, USA)
- Dinosaur (1980, USA)
- Emily and the Three Little Old Ladies (1980)
- The Happy Tuesday Recycling Jug Band Truck (Revisited) (1976, USA)
- Henry's Cat (1983โ87, UK)
- Kids on Smoking (1979, USA)
- King Rollo (1980, UK)
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1972, USA)
- Lilliput Put
- Little Train, Little Train (1972, USA)
- Mr. Hiccup
- Sacajawea (1990, USA)
- The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin (1981, Canada)
- The Universe and I (1976โ77, USA)
- Victor & Maria(1982, UK)
- The Wizard's Son (1981, USA)
- The World According to Nicholas (1980)
See also
- Pinwheel on Nickelodeon
- Big Bag on Cartoon Network
- List of animated short series
References
- ISBN 9780292778696.
- ^ His long-time association with the television show Calliope is of special importance to him. Francis would prefer to talk about his involvement with this educational and learning program for children rather than discuss what it was like hanging out with Muggs, Danny, Scruno and the rest of the gang.
- ^ a b Brown, Les. "Children's Programming Without Commercials". Retrieved 2018-11-02.
- ISBN 9781592137060.
- ^ "Calliope: Classic USA Network Show and First National Kids Channel". Cartoon Info. November 1, 2018.
- ^ "WHAT CABLE OFFERS CHILDREN". Retrieved 2018-11-02.
External links
- Calliope at IMDb
