Nanalan'

Nanalan' is a Canadian television show broadcast by the CBC in Canada and by PBS in the US, created by the puppet troupe, The Grogs. Its target audience is preschool children and, according to the CBC, Nanalan' is "designed to foster children's curiosity and love of learning, with the hope they will carry it with them as they grow." Excerpts from the show also air on Fox Kids UK.

The show's main protagonist is a 3-year-old girl named Monica "Mona" (voiced by Jamie Shannon). In each episode, Mrs. Bea Lan, Mona's grandmother(voiced by Marty Stelnick), Mona's mother, drops her off nana's (voiced by Jason Hopley) house in the morning and picks her up at the end of the episode. Mona, Nana, and Russell the Dog (Mona's sidekick and partner and Nana's puppy dog, voiced by Jason Hopley) spend the day exploring, learning, visiting Harold "Hank" Wooka (Nana's next-door neighbor, voiced by Todd Doldersum), and playing.

Nanalan' began airing in 1999. In 2004, it was nominated for the following three Gemini Awards: Best Performance in a Pre-School Program or Series; Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program or Series; and Best Pre-School Program or Series. Nanalan' won Best writing and Best performance, an award shared by Jamie Shannon, Jason Hopley, Marty Stelnick, Todd Doldersum, and Ali Eisner.

Several compilation DVDs of the show and a CD of musical highlights are also available.

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Cast

Crew

Puppet Wrangler

Paper Construction

Music Composer

Episodes

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