Stanley (2001 TV series)
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| Stanley | |
|---|---|
| Format | Animated series |
| Starring | Jessica D. Stone (Stanley),
Charles Shaughnessy (Dennis) |
| Country of origin | USA |
| No. of episodes | 65 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Playhouse Disney |
| Original run | September 15, 2001 – November 26, 2004 |
| External links | |
| IMDb profile | |
Stanley is an animated television series that was aired on Playhouse Disney, based on the series of children's books written by Andrew Griff. It was produced by Cartoon Pizza, Inc., and was developed for television by Jim Jinkins and David Campbell.
Stanley teaches a wide variety of issues preschool children face, including change, growth, rules, and dealing with others. Each episode centers around an animal that deals with or helps explain the issue Stanley is grappeling with.
[edit] Synopsis
Each episode shows Stanley (voiced by Jessica D. Stone) in a situation he does not fully understand. He discusses it with his pet goldfish Dennis before consulting the Great Big Book Of Everything, a remarkably complete zoology book aimed at young children. By observing how an animal copes with the same situation Stanley faces, or how it can overcome a similar difficulty, Stanley learns to deal with the situation himself.
Throughout the show Stanley and all his preschool aged friends are able to talk to his pet cat and dog as well as Dennis. Other animals also seem to occasionally respond, but never talk or give a definite indication they truly understood what was said. Stanley and his friends actively try to keep the adults, and by extension Stanley's older brother, from realizing this.
The Great Big Book Of Everything appears to be magical in nature, able to either let the animals out of the pages or allow the children to enter, sometimes changing them into animals in the process. This does not appear to be imaginary since occasionally adults do notice the noise, and Stanely works hard to hide the animals. There is also an episode where Stanley's brother sees a T-Rex in the yard, but dismisses the memory when it disappears back into the book.
The Halloween special introduces Stanley's Grandmother who, it is implied, is a witch. She reveals that she too can work the book, and in fact was the one who gave it to Stanley.
When someone says the "Great Big Book Of Everything" the cat and dog (named Elsie and Harry, respectively) will wake up or find their way into the scene and start singing. This usually annoys Dennis, who after the introductory verse, says something like "Oh not again!" as of may 2008 stanley no longer airs in the us but DVD's and books are still avalible
[edit] Episodes
Up The Apple Tree/Kangaroo Clean Up
Daddy Pride/Show And Tell Shark
Bearly Awake/The Eagle Has Landed
Watch Out For Lionels/Growing Pains
Froggy Legs/Who's Afraid Of The Dark
Tiger Hunt/Monkey Bar Business
Camel Commotion/Theres Snow Place Like Home
A Whale Of A Song/Sloth For A Day
Busy Busy Octopus/Honest Ostrich
Dolphin Talk/Whole Lotta Snakin' Gong On
Platypus Problems/Rabbit Habit
Savanna-Speeders!/Tyrannosaurus Wrecks
Hippo Helpers/Where's Stanley
- Hippopotamus
- Gecko, Wood Mouse, and Flounder
Penguin Party/Leave It To Beavers
The Joker/Baby Pictures
You've Got Pigeon Mail/It's a Prairie Dog's Life
Remembering With Elephants/The Garbage Can Bandit
Little Dog Lost
Snow Monkey See. Snow Monkey Do/Sick Day Stanley
The Big Spill/Peekaboo Parrot
Gorilla Sleepover/Sea Lion Slip-Up
Worm at Work/Caterpillar Countdown
In a While. Crocodile/The Color of Stanley
Searching for Spring/Save the Blue Bird!
Who's Afraid of Walter Wolf?/The Pond Couple
Valentine's Day: A Little Squirrel Music/A Boy's Best is His Fish
Ant Picnic/The Tooth About Teeth
Eel-ectricity/Roller Rhino
Keep 'Em Flying/Guess What's Coming for Dinner
The Really Real Dragon/ A Billy Goat for Dad
Bloohound Blues/Clock-A-Doodle-Do!
Mistaken Mermaid/It Pays to Be a Pelican
Grandma Griff's/ Mystery Guest
Woodpecker Woes/P.U . pup
Mockingbird Scat/Horsepower
Proud as a Peacock/ Dances With Flamingos
Sunburn Stanley/Time for Toolfish
Web Weavers/Muddy Buddies
The Robbing Raven/Flashlight Fireflies
Mysterious Moes/Spelling Bee Situation
Follow The Lemur/Zebra Jigsaw
Hummingbird Humdinger/Koala Cuddles
Double-Duty Dad/Look Who's Helping Tasmanian Tanrum/Sea Otter Safety
Going-Away Goose/Time To Climb!
Stanley's Super Spectacles/The Ugly Griffing
Doing Like Ducks/Speedy Does It
X-Ray X-tra!/The Birds-Eye Boys
I Scream For Ice Cream!/Snack Savers A Little Nightingale Music/Super Squirrel
utfoxing Lionel/Jackrabbit Hide-And-Seek
Me And My Pal Fish/At The Zoo!
Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up
To Catch A Hamster/Pearls Of Wisdom
Living With Leopards!/A Happy Chinese New Year
The Way Of The Buffalo/Follow The Falcon
Shell Game/Sheep and a Hair Cut
Now News Like Shoes News/Lady Bug, Lady Bug
Curse of the Andry Coral/A Little Bird Told Me
Mountain of the Cats/Swimming swiming, swim
There's Me of Day/Dangerous whales
