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*A Bunch of Munsch*
A Bunch of Munsch
Based on	Robert Munsch's books
Theme music composer	Jeff Zahn
Composers	Jeff Fisher; Jeffrey Zahn
Country of origin	Canada; United States;
No. of episodes	7 (13 segments)
Production
Executive producer	Micheline Charest
Producer	Ronald A. Weinberg
Running time	23 minutes
Production companies	CINAR Films; Telefilm Canada; Maclean-Hunter Television Fund
Original release
Network	CTV (Canada); Showtime (U.S.)
Release	December 7, 1991 –; December 2, 1992

A Bunch of Munsch is an animated anthology television series produced by Cinar. Each episode is based on a book by American-Canadian children's author Robert Munsch.^[1] The show aired from December 7, 1991 to December 2, 1992 on CTV in Canada and Showtime in the United States.^[2]

Production

Development

The series was announced on January 12, 1991.^[3]

Music

Every story featured a unique original song, usually sung by the lead character.

Broadcast

In Canada, the series aired on CTV on December 7, 1991 with the first special, "Thomas' Snowsuit" and "50 Below Zero".

It debuted in the United States on Showtime on December 17, 1991. It was later added to the Showtime's Fall 1992 lineup opposite of the series debut of American Heroes & Legends, as part of the network's hour long block of kiddie-oriented programming. The series aired regularly with the next episode of the first regular 22-minute episode, "The Paper Bag Princess" premieres on October 14, 1992.

Episode list

Seven episodes, each being two 11-minute segments in a 30-minute slot (the lone exception being The Paper Bag Princess, which was one 22-minute episode divided into two segments), were created:^[4]

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Storyboard by	Original air date	Prod. code
1	"Thomas' Snowsuit"	Bill Speers	Cassandra Schafhausen	Chris Schouten, Bill Speers, Stephan Martiniere and Craig Wilson	December 7, 1991 (1991-12-07) (CTV)^[5] December 17, 1991 (1991-12-17) (Showtime)^[6]	101
1	"50 Below Zero"	Bill Speers	Cassandra Schafhausen			101
Thomas tries to run away from the grown-ups such as the teacher and principal who want him to put an ugly brown snowsuit on him. Jason realizes his house is going crazy, especially when Papa sleepwalks everywhere in the house and into dangerous situations.
2	"David's Father"	Bill Speers	Michel Choquette and Alan Annand	Bob Browning	October 21, 1992 (1992-10-21) (Showtime) December 5, 1992 (1992-12-05) (CTV)^[7]	102
2	"Pigs"	Bill Speers	Cassandra Schafhausen	Luc Savoie		102
A schoolgirl named Julie befriends her new neighbor, David, and his enormous father. Megan one day feeds the pigs on her family's farm, and opens the gate to the pig pen, thinking that they are dumb. This results in chaos in the farm and in her school, until she befriends a younger pig who she names Einstein.
3	"Mortimer"	Bill Speers and Steven Majaury	Don Arioli	Steven Majaury and Meinert Hansen	October 28, 1992 (1992-10-28) (Showtime) December 14, 1995 (1995-12-14) (CTV)	103
3	"Something Good"	Bill Speers and Steven Majaury	Don Druick	Bill Speers		103
A toddler named Mortimer cause a huge amount of noise in his house, which turns into a worldwide sensation at one point. Julie, Andrew, and Tyya (based on Robert Munsch's adopted children) are on a trip to the grocery store, and try to convince their strict father (based on Robert Munsch himself) into getting them various junk food that tastes good.
4	"The Paper Bag Princess"	Craig Wilson	Michel Choquette, Alan Annand and Cheryl Blakeney	Craig Wilson and Robert Clark	October 14, 1992 (1992-10-14) (Showtime)^[8] November 28, 1993 (1993-11-28) (CTV)^[9]	104
Princess Elizabeth becomes friends with a dragon after she realizes the true colors of her fiancé Prince Ronald. Narrated by Robert Munsch.
5	"The Boy in the Drawer"	Greg Bailey	Irene Berkowitz, Peter Landecker and Lucie Lortie	Greg Bailey and Chris Damboise	November 4, 1992 (1992-11-04) (Showtime) December 4, 1994 (1994-12-04) (CTV)	105
5	"Murmel, Murmel, Murmel"	Greg Bailey	Cheryl Blakeney	Greg Bailey and François Brisson		105
Shelley must find a way to stop a Delinquent little boy-minded and shaped gnome from causing chaos in her house while her parents ignore it. Robin finds an unusual baby named "Murmel, Murmel, Murmel" who can only say his name in a sandbox, who needs an owner.
6	"The Fire Station"	Steven Majaury and Meinart Hansen	Thomas LaPierre	Steven Majaury	November 11, 1992 (1992-11-11) (Showtime) January 3, 1998 (1998-01-03) (CTV)	106
6	"Angela's Airplane"	Steven Majaury and Meinart Hansen	Cheryl Blakeney	Meinert Hansen		106
A boy and a girl named Michael and Sheila visit a fire station to wreak havoc and have fun, especially when they sneak onto a mission with the Dalmatian, Spot. Angela, a little girl is obsessed with buttons and is very curious about the world sneaks onto an airplane and begins to have a fascination for it.
7	"Moira's Birthday"	Craig Wilson and Richard T. Morrison	Stephen Ashton	Craig Wilson	December 2, 1992 (1992-12-02) (Showtime)^[10] December 1, 1994 (1994-12-01) (CTV)^[11]	107
7	"Blackberry Subway Jam"	Craig Wilson and Richard T. Morrison	Diana West	Richard T. Morrison		107
A little girl named Moira has an enormous and loud destructive birthday and invites her entire school. All they do is eat the entire time. A young boy named Jonathan starts to notice subway station keep wreaking havoc in his apartment, so he decides to convince the man in charge of it at the City Hall by giving him crates of his favorite food, blackberry jam.

Voices

Julian Bailey
Sonja Ball
Matthew Barrot
Thor Bishopric
Eramelinda Boquer
Tia Caroleo
Richard M. Dumont
Kathleen Fee
Holly Gauthier-Frankel
Amy Fulco
Andrew Bauer-Gabor
Norman Groulx
Jesse Gryn
Shayne Olszynko-Gryn
Mark Hellman
A. J. Henderson
Arthur Holden
Lisa Hull
Gary Jewell
Rick Jones
Tamar Kozlov
Liz MacRae
Bronwen Mantel
Gordon Masten
Anik Matern
Carlyle Miller
George Morris
Michael O'Reilly
Lianne Picard-Poirier
Hayley Reynolds
Patricia Rodriguez
Michael Rudder
Terrence Scammell
Kaya Scott
Harry Standjofski
Jory Steinberg
Gab Taraboulsy
Christian Tessier
Jacob Tierney
Vlasta Vrána
June Wallack
Jane Woods

Distribution

VHS releases

All episodes were released to VHS by Golden Book Video in the early 1990s. The releases were eventually packaged and updated in the late 1990s by Sony Wonder.

DVD release

All episodes were released to DVD by Cookie Jar Entertainment. Mill Creek Entertainment released the complete series on DVD in Region 1 on August 4, 2015 which includes a bonus episode of The Busy World of Richard Scarry.^[12]

References

^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 165–166. ISBN 978-1476665993.
^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 100. ISBN 978-1538103739.
^ "The Ottawa Citizen from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada". 12 January 1991.
^ "A Bunch of Munsch Episode Guide". TVmaze.
^ "A Fine Sense Of The Absurd". The Ottawa Citizen. December 7, 1991 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "The Times Herald from Port Huron, Michigan". 15 December 1991.
^ "TV for the holiday season; Viewing fare for young and old". The Kingston Wig-Standard. December 3, 1992 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Especially for kids". The News and Observer. October 10, 1992 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Love's Lesson". Calgary Herald. November 26, 1993 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "TV Topics (page 17)". The Buffalo News. November 29, 1992 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Munschfest". The Edmonton Journal. November 25, 1994 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Date, Cost, Details, Box Art for 'The Complete Series' from Mill Creek Archived 2015-07-28 at the Wayback Machine

External links

A Bunch of Munsch at IMDb
(in German) A Bunch of Munsch (Irre Kinderei) at fernsehserien.de

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[1] Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 165–166. ISBN 978-1476665993.

[2] Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 100. ISBN 978-1538103739.

[3] "The Ottawa Citizen from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada". 12 January 1991.

[4] "A Bunch of Munsch Episode Guide". TVmaze.

[5] "A Fine Sense Of The Absurd". The Ottawa Citizen. December 7, 1991 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "The Times Herald from Port Huron, Michigan". 15 December 1991.

[7] "TV for the holiday season; Viewing fare for young and old". The Kingston Wig-Standard. December 3, 1992 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "Especially for kids". The News and Observer. October 10, 1992 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "Love's Lesson". Calgary Herald. November 26, 1993 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "TV Topics (page 17)". The Buffalo News. November 29, 1992 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] "Munschfest". The Edmonton Journal. November 25, 1994 – via Newspapers.com.

[12] Date, Cost, Details, Box Art for 'The Complete Series' from Mill Creek Archived 2015-07-28 at the Wayback Machine

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