Hocle and Stoty

Hocle and Stoty
Title card
Genre	Children's television series
Created by	Spiffy Pictures
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Running time	Approximately 5 minutes
Distributor	MTV Networks
Release
Original network	Nickelodeon
Original release	1994 – 1996

Hocle and Stoty is an American short-form children's television series originally airing on Nickelodeon as part of the Nick Jr. block.^[1] It was produced by Spiffy Pictures.^[2] Rather than animation, the show uses puppetry.

The series' production was documented in an art exhibit at the Art Center Highland Park in Highland Park, Illinois from 2010 until 2013.^[3]

Plot

Two irregularly shaped puppet creatures living in the "far-off corner of Nick Jr." learn life lessons.

Characters

Hocle (left) and Stoty (right)

Hocle is a tall pink-colored creature with a high-pitched voice. He, like his friend Stoty, wears a bowler hat.
Stoty is a short yellow being with a low-pitched, grumbly voice residing in Twilo Park.

Episodes

Ten episodes of the series were produced. A list of them is available below.

List

Unknown Object
Train
Stoty Predicts a Storm
Plan
The Bird's Egg
Hocle Catches the Twilo Park Hiccups
Flowers
Halloween
Birthdays
Snow

Broadcast

The series was broadcast on the Nick Jr. block on Nickelodeon in the mid-1990s. It has not been aired on television since.

References

Nick Jr. original series

1980s	Eureeka's Castle (1989–95)

1990s	Hocle and Stoty (1994–96) The Busy World of Richard Scarry (1994–97) Gullah Gullah Island (1994–98) Allegra's Window (1994–96) Little Bear (1995–2002) Blue's Clues (1996–2006) The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (1996–97) Franklin (1997–2003) Maggie and the Ferocious Beast (1998–2004) Phred on Your Head Show (1999–2002) Maisy (1999–2001) Little Bill (1999–2004)

2000s	Dora the Explorer (2000–15) Oobi (2000–07) Oswald (2001–03) The URL with Phred Show (2001–02) Play with Me Sesame (2002–07) Max & Ruby (2002–14) Moose and Zee (2003–12) Connie the Cow (2003–07) Whoopi's Littleburg (2004) Curious Buddies (2004–05) Blue's Room (2004–07) LazyTown (2004–08) Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends (2004–09) The Backyardigans (2004–10) Cooking for Kids with Luis (2004–05) Mighty Bug 5 (2005) Pinky Dinky Doo (2005–09) Jack's Big Music Show (2004–08) Go, Diego, Go! (2005–11) Wonder Pets! (2006–13) A Pup Grows Up (2006) Gardening for Kids with Madi (2006–08) Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! (2006–10) The Upside Down Show (2006–08) Ni Hao, Kai-Lan (2007–11) Toot & Puddle (2008–09) Olivia (2009–11) The Fresh Beat Band (2009–13)

2010s	Team Umizoomi (2010–15) Mike the Knight (2011–13) Franklin and Friends (2011–13) Didi and B. (2012–14) Peter Rabbit (2012–15)

Current	Yo Gabba Gabba! (since 2007) Dino Dan (since 2009) Bubble Guppies (since 2011) Tickety Toc (since 2012) Lalaloopsy (since 2013) PAW Patrol (since 2013) Julius Jr. (since 2013) Wallykazam! (since 2014) Zack & Quack (since 2014) Dora and Friends: Into the City! (since 2014) Blaze and the Monster Machines (since 2014) Little Charmers (since 2015) Nick Jr. Puppies (since 2015) Fresh Beat Band of Spies (since 2015) Mutt & Stuff (since 2015) Shimmer and Shine (since 2015) Teletubbies (since 2016)

See also	Nickelodeon on CBS Nickelodeon

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