Curious Buddies
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Curious Buddies | |
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Genre | Early childhood series |
Created by |
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Written by |
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Directed by | David Rudman |
Narrated by | Cathy Richardson |
Theme music composer | Third Wave Productions |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 9 |
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Executive producers | David Rudman Todd Hannert Adam Rudman |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production companies | Spiffy Pictures Nick Jr. Baby |
Original release | |
Release | August 31, 2004 April 12, 2005 | –
Related | |
Jack's Big Music Show |
Curious Buddies is a series of
The series is aimed at babies and toddlers. It was made to compete with the
One of the DVDs, "Helping at Home", was the recipient of a Spring 2005 Parents' Choice Award.[5]
Summary
Dog, Cat, Bear, Pig and Elephant are the Curious Buddies, a group of five animal puppets who have fun exploring the world around them. Every episode features real-life kids helping the puppets and original music clips.
According to a New York Post article, Curious Buddies was designed as an alternative to the successful Baby Einstein series. To differentiate itself, Curious Buddies features a pop song soundtrack (instead of the classical music found in Baby Einstein) and videos of real-life situations rather than indoor close-ups of toys.[2]
Episodes
Nine episodes were made.
No. | Title | Original release date | |
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1 | "Look and Listen at the Park" | August 31, 2004 | |
The Curious Buddies go to the park, where they play peekaboo, bounce a ball and smell flowers. Songs: "Look and Listen", "It's a Ball!" (tune: "Frere Jacques"), "If You're Happy and You Know It ", "Up and Down", "Peekaboo", "Flower Song", "Picnic" | |||
2 | "Exploring at the Beach" | August 31, 2004 | |
The Curious Buddies go to the beach, where they listen to the waves and discover sea creatures while playing in the sand. Songs: "Let's Go to the Beach", "I Like Sand" (tune: "This Old Man"), "The Water Song", "Have You Ever Seen a Fishy?" (tune: "The More We Get Together"), "Walking on the Beach" | |||
3 | "Helping at Home" | August 31, 2004 | |
The Curious Buddies help a family with chores. Songs: "I Can Help You", "Fruit Salad", "In and Out (Washing the Dog)", "My Baby Brother", "I Can Help You Too" | |||
4 | "Let's Go to the Farm!" | April 12, 2005 | |
The Curious Buddies visit a farm, where they go on a hayride and meet the different animals. Songs: "Cows and Chickens and Pigs", "Curious Buddies Had a Farm" (tune: "Old MacDonald Had a Farm"), "Quack Quack Waddle Waddle", "Curious Buddies Square Dance", "I Love You", "On a Farm" | |||
5 | "Let's Build!" | April 12, 2005 | |
The Curious Buddies watch construction vehicles in action and build their own buildings out of blocks. Songs: "Build it Up", "My Excavator", "Try Try Again", "Kids and Tools Instrumental", "Every Dog Needs a House" | |||
6 | "Let's Move!" | April 12, 2005 | |
The Curious Buddies discover different forms of music and dance. Songs: "I Like the Way You Move", "Ring Around the Rosie ", "I Still Like the Way You Move" | |||
7 | "Let's Make Music!" | April 12, 2005 | |
The Curious Buddies experiment with different instruments and discover how to make music. Songs: "Let's Make Music!", "Twinkle Twinkle", "Mary Had a Little Lamb", "Musical Birds", "Bang, Blow, Strum" | |||
8 | "I Can Do It!" | Unreleased | |
This episode did not get a DVD release, but it was listed on the Spiffy Pictures website.[6] | |||
9 | "It's Story Time!" | Unreleased | |
This episode did not get a DVD release, but it was listed on the Spiffy Pictures website.[6] |
References
- ^ Rathbun, Andy (August 19, 2005). "Curious Buddies: How did a Chicago pub rocker get involved with kids' videos?". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ a b Gould, Jennifer (August 27, 2004). "Kids' video wars rattle industry". New York Post.
- ^ "Nickelodeon Grows Beyond TV-Based Products". Los Angeles Times. October 12, 2004.
- ^ "A teacher in the living room? Educational media for babies, toddlers and preschoolers" (PDF). Kaiser Family Foundation. December 2005.
- ^ "Nick Jr. Baby Curious Buddies". Parents' Choice Foundation. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Curious Buddies - SpiffyPictures.com". Archived from the original on 2006-12-05.
External links
- Official website
- Curious Buddies at IMDb