The Adventures of Napkin Man
| The Adventures of Napkin Man | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's series |
| Created by | Tone Thyne and Josh Selig |
| Starring | Yannick Bisson |
| Composer(s) | Ian LeFeuvre |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 46 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Tone Thyne, Josh Selig, Ira Levy |
| Running time | 12 min. |
| Production company(s) | Breakthrough Entertainment |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBC Television |
| Original run | December 30, 2013 – present |
The Adventures of Napkin Man is a Canadian children's television series created by Tone Thyne and Josh Selig, which premiered in 2013 on CBC Television's Kids' CBC block of children's programming. Mixing live action with animation, the series stars Yannick Bisson as Mr. Anthony, a preschool teacher who writes and illustrates stories featuring Napkin Man, a superhero figure, to teach his students how to handle difficult emotions.[1]
The series is produced by Breakthrough Entertainment.[2]
The series won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Pre-School Program or Series at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards in 2015, and Bisson won the award for best preschool or children’s show host.[3]
References
- ↑ "Murdoch Mysteries star to launch CBC kids show". canada.com, October 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Breakthrough Entertainment to produce CBC preschool series". Playback, October 2, 2012.
- ↑ "CBC picks up 10 more trophies at Wednesday’s Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, February 25, 2015.