The Puzzle Place
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The Puzzle Place was a children's American television show which premiered on PBS on January 16, 1995, (although production was dated starting 1994) and ran through 2000. It centered around a multi-ethnic group of kids (puppets) each from a different part of the United States, who hung out at a place called the Puzzle Place and explored and tried to figure out problems, similar to the ones real kids get into (resolving everyday problems, making good decisions, working together, learning about different cultures, etc.).
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[edit] Theme Song
I know something Julie That I want to share
I Know somewhere Kiki Let me take you there
Come along with me to find it Ben it's everywhere
Let's get going Leon don't wanna be too late
Got a feeling Skye things'll work out great
Come on everybody Jody let's celebrate
The Puzzle Place, The Puzzle Place, We're going to the Puzzle Place
Sizzle and Nuzzle are a double treat and the piece police around the beat
The Puzzle Place, The Puzzle Place, We're Going to The Puzzle Place and if you're a kid you've got the key
Lets get going to the Puzzle, Puzzle Place The Puzzle Place, The Puzzle Place, We're going to the Puzzle Place
[edit] Characters
- Julie Woo, a Chinese-American girl from San Francisco, California she is very sensitive and caring of her personal possessions and she sometimes tries a little too hard.
- Kiki Flores, a Mexican-American girl from San Antonio, Texas she's very outgoing and has a temper. She once pretended to be a homeless alien after being teased about her "accent". She also is a great chili cook and has a Spanish-speaking cousin who helped everyone to learn about acceptance ("Hello, Maggie!").
- Ben Olafson, a boy of German and Norwegian descent from a farm near Renner, South Dakota. He is no good at difficult puzzles and is a talented dancer.
- Leon MacNeal, an African-American boy from New York City wears dreadlocks and gets jealous easily and sometimes does not think before he acts. Leon is a fan of hip-hop music (as in Gotta Dance) and loves basketball. He is performed by the same puppeteer of Bear from Breakfast with Bear and Bear in the Big Blue House
- Skye Nakaiye, an Apache boy from an Indian reservation in Arizona who always wears a bandana, a raincoat, and a feather necklace. He's very curious and always sticks to his values in his culture.
- Jody Silver, a Lithuanian-Jewish girl from Cincinnati, Ohio. She does not like to be called names and is very gullible but is very enthusiastic.
- Kyle O'Connor, a handicapped Irish-American boy from Savannah, Georgia, and who loves to play basketball (his own version of it anyway) and loves to listen to rock and roll music. (Note: Kyle O'Conner was a new character, he was introduced in the later seasons of this show).
Also featured on the show were Sizzle, a cat; Nuzzle, a dog; and the "Peace Police". The kids also used a computer called the Weebus which possessed an artificial intelligence to watch videos and communicate with people outside of the Puzzle Place.
[edit] Voices of Characters
- Alice Dinnean as Julie Woo /Sizzle
- Carmen Osbahr as Kiki Flores
- Jim Martin as Ben Olafson
- Noel McNeal as Leon MacNeil
- Peter Linz as Skye Nakaiye/Nuzzle (Season 1 and 2)
- Alison Mork as Jody Silver (Season 1)
- Drew Massey as Kyle O' Conner/ Rudy 1
- Matt Vogel as Skye/Nuzzle (season three)
[edit] Episode Guide
Season 1
- Tippy Woo
- Dobble Bubble
- Rip Van Wrinkle
- Accentuate the Positive
- Got a Dance
- Rudy One
- Butterfingers
- Rock Dreams
- Spud Buds
- Different Drummer
- I Love Kiki
- True Colors
- Cute Is as Cute Does
- Leon's Pizza
- Real Heroes
- Going by the Book
- Mad Music Magic
- Party of One
- Dancing Dragon
- Picture Perfect
- Maiden Voyages
- Donuts and Dithering
- Bully for Jody
- Ben's Bad Hair Day
- All-Weather Friends
- Bread and Matzoh
- Owning It
- Baffled Ben
- Practice Makes Perfect
- Kako Dinner
- You Say Potato
- At the End of Our Rope
- Just Kidding
- Everything in Its Place
- Big Boys Don't Cry
- Here's to the Winners
- A World of Difference
- Willing and Able
- In Harmony
- Deck the Halls
Season 2
- Dressing Up Is Hard To Do
- One Way
- Oldies But Goodies
- Helping Hands
- Yellow Belt
- The Mystery of the Fabulous Hat
- How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?
- The New Adventures of Julie Woo
- We Three Kings
- Hello, Maggie!
- Off the Track
- Beautiful Doll
- Tattle Tales
- Those Ears, Those Eyes
- That's Weird
- The Ballad of Davey Cricket
- Little Leon, Big Ben
- I Scream, You Scream
- Skye's Coat
- New Friend
- One Big Happy Family
- Leon Grows Up
- Cowpokes
- Hurricane Julie
Season 3
- Anything She Can Do
- You Don't Match
- To Have and Have Not
- Fiesta Follies
- Between You and Me
- A Star Is Burned
- Spooky
- Uma Trip
- I'm Talking to You
