Wimzie's House
Wimzie's House is a Canadian children's television program which ran on YTV from 1995 to 1996, and in the United States on Public Broadcasting Service from October 1, 1997 to September 28, 2001. The show has also aired at least as early as 1995 and through the late-1990s on CBC Television, and on Radio-Canada. The show also aired on Nickelodeon's preschool programming block Nick Jr. from January 21, 2000 – April 26, 2002, and on CBS as part of Nick Jr. on CBS from September 16, 2000 – September 7, 2002, then returned after a four-year hiatus from September 17, 2005 and was seen through September 9, 2006. Reruns of the show currently air in the United States on qubo on January 7, 2008, and in Canada on the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV and in syndication as part of the Cookie Jar Network block. The series was produced by Cinar, with the PBS telecasts presented by Maryland Public Television, and Children's Television Workshop from 1997 – 2000, then Sesame Workshop from 2000 – 2002. The show's puppetry is in the style of Sesame Street, which led to some legal troubles with The Jim Henson Company, in 1999.
Overview
Wimzie's House is a Canadian children's television program which ran on YTV from 1995 to 1996, and in the United States on Public Broadcasting Service from October 1, 1997 to September 28, 2001. The show has also aired at least as early as 1995 and through the late-1990s on CBC Television, and on Radio-Canada. The show also aired on Nickelodeon's preschool programming block Nick Jr. from January 21, 2000 – April 26, 2002, and on CBS as part of Nick Jr. on CBS from September 16, 2000 – September 7, 2002, then returned after a four-year hiatus from September 17, 2005 and was seen through September 9, 2006. Reruns of the show currently air in the United States on qubo on January 7, 2008, and in Canada on the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV and in syndication as part of the Cookie Jar Network block. The series was produced by Cinar, with the PBS telecasts presented by Maryland Public Television, and Children's Television Workshop from 1997 – 2000, then Sesame Workshop from 2000 – 2002. The show's puppetry is in the style of Sesame Street, which led to some legal troubles with The Jim Henson Company, in 1999.
Episodes
1. The Cookie Crisis
Shenanigans abound after Rousso makes his special cookies for the boys down at the fire station. Later, Jonas and Wimzie accidentally drop the cookie tin. Scared that they may have broken the cookies into little pieces, they keep the cookie tin out of Rousso's sight. To do so, they have to hide, run around and lie about the tin's whereabouts.
2. Boo!
Yaya starts a game of ""Boo"", in which you sneak up on an unexpecting person and yell ""BOO""! Wimzie tries the game on Jonas, who quickly dislikes the game because everytime he tries to play with his dirt collection....BOO! Wimzie then gets everyone into the game, and they start booing Jonas. Jonas finally has a nervous breakdown and starts booing everyone in frustration. Yaya finds out why this was bothering Jonas and puts a perminate stop to Boo.
3. The Magic Crayon
Yaya creates a pencil that writes on air for Horace, who isn't crazy about coming to daycare. Horace loves the pencil, but when he isn't watching Lou Lou finds it and gives it to Wimzie. Horace thinks Wimzie stole it and won't give it back. Yaya tells Horace if he wants something to speak up. Horace demands for the pencil, and Wimzie returns it, and Lou Lou learns that she shouldn't give things that belong to other people.
Cast & Crew
Bruce Dinsmore
Horace (voice)
Holly Gauthier-Frankel
Loulou (voice)
Tyrone Benskin
Rousso (voice)
Sonja Ball
Wimzie (voice)
Jennifer Seguin
Graziella (voice)
Thor Bishopric
Jonas (voice)