Connie the Cow

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Connie the Cow
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Title card
Spanish La vaca connie
Genre Children's television series
Created byJosep Viciana
Theme music composer Josep Roig Boada
Opening theme"Connie the Cow"
Ending theme"Connie the Cow"
ComposerJosep Roig
Country of originSpain
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes44 (128 segments)
Production
Executive producerCristina Brandner
Running time21 minutes
Production companyNeptuno Films
Original release
Network TVE 2
ReleaseSeptember 8, 2001 (2001-09-08) 
2005 (2005)

Connie the Cow is a children's television series created by Josep Viciana [1] and designed by Roman Rybakiewicz, [2] and produced by Spain-based studio Neptuno Films for TV3. [3] The show combined 2D cel animation for the backgrounds with 3D computer animation for the characters. [4]

Contents

The series ran for three seasons and 44 episodes. It was broadcast in Spain from September 8, 2001 to 2005.

Plot

A curious young cow named Connie explores her colorful world.

Characters

Episodes

Season 1

  1. "A Curious Butterfly": While Connie was having breakfast with her parents, she suddenly saw a butterfly. She then began to chase it, until she realised she was far away from home. The butterfly then helped her come back to her parents.
  2. "Present for Mummy": Connie's dad told her that it's her mother's birthday. Connie then began to search a present for her mother
  3. "The Christmas Tree": Connie needs help finding the special Christmas tree her mom told her about.
  4. "The Crafty Cat": A very sly and crafty cat named Dodger manipulated Connie for them to steal the three cakes Sergeant the sheep dog was guarding. After Connie realised she was being manipulated, she told everyone the truth and then they saved the last cake from Dodger.
  5. "The Lazy Clouds": Connie saw that the sheep had no water to drink, she then climbed the mountain and asked the clouds to rain. She then tickled them and they then began to pour some rain and even began riding them.
  6. "Patch the Stray Dog": When Paddy and Pearl left Connie to play alone, a stray dog named Patch suddenly appeared from a nearby bush. Connie then helped him find a family.
  7. "The Ugly Caterpillar": Connie visited Henry The Owl until she saw a few caterpillars. She then realised that one of them has a crush on a beautiful female one. Henry also explained to her how caterpillars turn into butterflies.
  8. "Connie and Her Grandmother": Connie's grandma takes Connie on a nature walk to show how to love and respect nature.
  9. "The Grumpy Fox": When Grouch ate a poisonous flower, his stomach then began to hurt. Connie and Patch then helped him to relieve the pain.
  10. "Wally Bird": Connie, Patch and Grouch organised a picnic for themselves. While they went to play for a while, Wally then ate their food. They then began to search for some food until they realised they got lost. But then Wally helped them find their way back to the picnic.
  11. "Hide and Seek": Connie was playing hide and seek with Wally and Grouch. While they were hiding, Connie then realised she couldn't count. She then began to ask the animals and insects around the forest to help her count to ten. When she found Wally and Patch, she realised they fell asleep of all the waiting.
  12. "The Little Bear": An orange bare named Timmy got lost in the snow and doesn't know his way back home to his mom and dad. But thanks to Connie, he found his way back to his parents.
  13. "A Cold Weather Adventure": Connie felt very cold because of the snow and Maddie the lamb decided to help her. After so much work, Maddie got tired and Connie decided to carry her. That's when Connie realised she felt warm thanks to Maddie's wool. Later that day, Maddie stayed with Connie and her parents for the night.
  14. "The Snow Ghost": Connie, Grouch and Patch mistake a mole for a snow ghost because of his hard digging.
  15. "The Snowman": While Connie was walking around the forest, she suddenly saw a very sad snowman. He then explained to her that he doesn't have a cold environment for him not to melt. Connie then helped him find a cold place until she found some penguins who were soon leaving for a colder place as well. The snowman then joined them and said goodbye to Connie.
  16. "The Wolf": When Connie visited Sergeant, Maddie and her parents, she then met a very friendly wolf named Cyril. While everyone thought he was dangerous, Connie was the only one to become friends with him. When it began raining, he then saw that Maddie was lost. He then brought her back to her parents and since then, everyone realised that Cyril isn't as dangerous as he seemed and began to respect him.
  17. "The Busy Squirrel": When winter arrived, Connie was wondering around the forest to search for some clean grass to eat. She then saw the same three squirrels from before who were inside a tree. She then realised that one of them doesn't know how to have fun. Connie then began to play with the squirrel.
  18. "The Magic Spring": Connie was walking around the forest to look for some water since she was very thirsty. She then found a waterfall until a bee tried to warn her but Connie didn't listen and began to drink from it. Shen then suddenly became very small, just like an insect. The bee then helped Connie to become to her normal size again. By the end of it all, Connie then woke up and realised that all of it was just a dream.
  19. "The Lonely Flower": Connie and Patch saw a female flower who was very lonely. They then searched around to find the flower someone so she couldn't be lonely. They then saw a male flower who was lonely as well. They then brought him back to the female flower. The next day, Connie and Patch visited the flowers. They then saw that hey had a lot of baby flowers around them.
  20. "The Bird Who Didn't Know How To Fly"
  21. "A Visit to Grandmother's": Connie gets an invitation to visit her grandma's shed in the woods.
  22. "A Sock for Hedgy": Hedgy loses the sock that goes on his nose and is upset and shivering in the cold weather, so Connie and Patch must help him find his sock.
  23. "The Surprise Party": Connie, Grouch and Patch prepare a surprise birthday party for Wally.
  24. "Wally's Nest": Wally loses his nest and Connie and Patch help him find it.
  25. "A Toy for Patch": When the ball that Connie and Patch play with got squashed, Connie began to creat a new toy for Patch.
  26. "The Search for Patch's Color": Connie helps Patch reunite with his original color. They then realised that Patch had dirt in him the entire time.
  27. "Connie Wants to Be Different" When Connie was with her grandma, she saw how the other animals were all very different from her. She then began to try and act like different animals until she realised that she's actually very proud of being a cow.
  28. "Patch's Wonderful Nose": Patch couldn't smell anything. Connie, Wally and Grouch then began to try and help him. That's until Henry told Patch that he might have had a cold and that's why he couldn't smell. That then came out to be true all along and Patch began to smell again.
  29. "Connie and the Colors": Grandma Clara teaches the friends a game about colors.
  30. "Connie and the Little Lamb" Connie agreed to babysit Maddie. Maddie then began to run away from Connie until both of them realised they were both lost in the forest. Connie then saw that Maddie's orange wool was in the same path that was back to Maddie's home. Thanks to it, they soon got back home.
  31. "Connie and the Turtle": Connie and Patch help a lost turtle return to her family.
  32. "A Hot Day": With the help of her friend the beaver, Connie creates a new swimming pool just for her insect friends.
  33. "The Travelling Tree"
  34. "The Five Senses"
  35. "Connie and the Stork"
  36. "The Race": Snooze and Dodger have a race and Dodger is determined to win.
  37. "Connie and the Butterflies": Connie saw two butterflies who were trying to find a good tree that had blossoms since they didn't wanna leave the forest. She then began to try and help them until she realised all the good trees were taken. That's until she saw a very old tree who felt very insecure about himself. That's when Connie told him that looks aren't everything and the tree suddenly brightened up and blossoms appeared on him. The two butterflies then began to live on the tree.
  38. "Mummy's Hat": Connie's mom gave Connie a hat so she could deliver to Grandma Clara. While Connie was on her way towards her grandma's shack, she saw her friends Patch, Wally and Grouch. She then began to splash around with them on the lake until the hat got destroyed. They then made a new one and even for Connie's mom. Connie then told her grandma what happen. Her grandmother told her to say the truth to her mother. After Connie said the truth, her mother explained that her saying the truth was all that mattered.
  39. "Adventures on the River"
  40. "What a Lot of Babies": Connie and Patch have fun with birds.
  41. "Connie and the Cricket": Connie tries to imitate an amazing cricket.
  42. "Detective Connie": Connie and Patch's basket suddenly disappeared. They then looked around the forest until they saw footprints that lead towards Connie's shack. It was then revealed that Connie's dad took it because he thought that someone had lost it. He then also showed them that he made a cake.
  43. "A Trip with Mum and Dad": Connie and her parents go out on a trip around the forest.
  44. "Connie and Her Friends": Connie was gonna visit Patch so she could play with him until she saw that he was with Cyril. She then thought that he doesn't want to be friends with her anymore until Patch explained to her that he and Cyril were trying to look for her the entire time.
  45. "The Trial of Strength" While Connie was making a new home for Sam the rabbit, Dodger then suddenly appeared and exclaimed that Connie wasn't strong to lift all those rocks. He then challenged her to see who is the strongest. It was then revealed that Dodger was cheating the entire time.
  46. "Connie Learns About Shapes": Connie, Patch, Grouch, and Wally play a game about shapes with the lead by Mole.
  47. "The Vain Bird": Connie meets a vain musical bird and a spider named Spike that have something in common, they both have the same beautiful singing voices, so the friends put on a singing competition during the night.
  48. "Follow the Clues": Grandma Clara teaches Connie and Patch a follow the clues game that would lead to some animals very special.
  49. "Connie and Patch in Disguise": When Connie's parents told Connie and Patch that their desigues couldn't fool anyone, Connie and Patch got determined and began to try all different kinds of disguises like dressing up like sheep and even a ghost. When they disguised as bushes, they saw that Dodger stole a cake from Donna the duck. They then told Sergeant.
  50. "The Lucky Stone" Connie thought that she wasn't strong enough to lift all that milk and eggs that Sergeant wanted her. Belinda the goat then gave Connie a lucky stone. After she was done delivering, Belinda told her that it wasn't a lucky stone the entire time and just wanted to give it to her just so she could make her feel confident.
  51. "The Bridge": Connie and her friends create a bridge across the river with the help of Connie's father.
  52. "The Birthday Present"

Season 2

  1. "The Beaver's Dam": Connie and Patch cannot get water from the beaver's dam.
  2. "The Ant and the Grasshopper": Connie's friend Sergeant tells all of her friends the story of the ant and the grasshopper.
  3. "Connie and the Tin Can": After Belinda told Connie and Patch that the can can be dangerous, they tried to throw it away. That's until Connie's father appeared and told them that the can could be used for recycling. Connie and Patch then made a vase with the can for Connie's parents.
  4. "Connie and the Fruit"
  5. "The Talking Mountain"
  6. "The Secret Den"
  7. "Burt Wants to Play": Connie and Patch help Burt the bat have fun.
  8. "Honey for Mummy": Connie searches for honey to make a cake.
  9. "It's Going to Rain"
  10. "Lost in the Snow"
  11. "Connie and the Riddle"
  12. "The Sad Tortoise"
  13. "The Mysterious Wood"
  14. "Grandma Makes Jam"
  15. "The Wonderful World of Nature"
  16. "The Cat and the Puppy": Dodger made Patch believe he has pimples and then he ate Patch's cake that Connie's grandmother made for him. After Patch pulled away a tree from Connie's grandma's shack, she told him he doesn't have any pimples.
  17. "Where's the Food?"
  18. "Animals and Their Jobs"
  19. "Going South for the Winter"
  20. "Wally's Hat"
  21. "Connie Hunts for Treasure"
  22. "The Creature that Could Change Colour"
  23. "Where's Spike?"
  24. "Baby Bird and His Nest"
  25. "The Multi-Colored Snow"
  26. "The Ant Who Couldn't Concentrate"
  27. "The Sleepy Bird": During a long night, Connie and Patch saw thar Wally was sleep-walking. They then protected him the entire night.
  28. "Spot the Difference"
  29. "The Little Piglet"
  30. "Connie's Breakfast"
  31. "The Mysterious Plant"
  32. "The Singing Frog"
  33. "Looking for Presents"
  34. "Connie and the Insects"
  35. "The Valley of the Butterflies"
  36. "The Strongest Animal in the Woods"
  37. "Patch Wants to Fly": After Dodger successfully hypnotized Patch to think he was a bird, Connie tried to make Patch think he was a dog again. After Patch returned to normal, him and Connie decided to take revenge. They then hypnotized Dodger to think he was a frog.
  38. "Making Colors": Grandma Clara teaches Connie and Patch how to make new colors.
  39. "The Day it Snowed in Springtime"
  40. "Who Do I Look Like?"
  41. "Playing with Stones"
  42. "The Adventurous Ant"
  43. "Connie's Orchestra": Connie and her friends create an orchestra using different types of instruments.
  44. "A Different Breakfast"
  45. "Lots and Lots of Walnuts"
  46. "Where Does it Belong?"
  47. "Looking for Grandma": Connie sets out on a quest for her grandma.
  48. "Connie and the Apple Tree"
  49. "Cactus Flower"
  50. "Songs in the Snow": After Connie listens to her mother singing a beautiful Christmas song, Connie and Patch ask their friends if they know any songs, but it turns out they only know the same one Connie's mother sang. That's until Hedgy appeared and began to sing an original song. All the animals then began to sing together.
  51. "The Vain Butterfly"

Season 3

  1. "The Big Surprise"
  2. "The Selfish Butterflies"
  3. "Looking For The Color Yellow"
  4. "All Shapes and Sizes"
  5. "The Sounds of Nature"
  6. "Snow in the Woods"
  7. "The Animal That Had One Leg"
  8. "The Puzzle"
  9. "The Strange Trail"
  10. "The Yellow Ball"
  11. "Connie Helps the Flowers"
  12. "Daddy's Party": Connie's mother told her that it was Connie's father's birthday. Connie then began to organize a party with Patch and Grouch.
  13. "Good Friends"
  14. "Happy Times"
  15. "The Fruit Festival"
  16. "Connie and the Rodents"
  17. "Look Carefully"
  18. "A Ferret Called Willow"
  19. "Nature Day"
  20. "A Time for Everything"
  21. "The Story of the Two Friends": Connie makes up a story about the good times she had with Patch.
  22. "Dear Mummy and Daddy": Connie writes a poem for her parents.
  23. "The Basket of Blackberries": Connie and Patch search for a missing basket of blackberries.
  24. "The Little Fish"
  25. "Hedgy's Spines"
  26. "Mummy Tells a Story": When Connie babysits Maddie the lamb for the night, Connie's mother tells them a story about a group of caterpillars.

Broadcast

In February 2001, AAC Kids and TV-Loonland AG jointly acquired distribution, merchandising and licensing rights to the series, with Loonland holding the rights for Europe including the UK, and AAC Kids for all other territories. Neptuno Films retained all rights to the series in Spain. [6]

In April 2001, TV-Loonland announced they had pre-sold the United Kingdom broadcast rights to Disney, with it later airing on the Playhouse Disney channel. [7] In November 2004, the company extended the Disney deal to Germany . [8] In Germany, the series was also aired as the final segment in certain mid-2000s episodes of Sesame Street's German co-production Sesamstraße .

In the US, the show was broadcast on Noggin from September 8, 2003 [1] to 2007. It was repeated from 2017 to 2018 on Starz Kids & Family. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 NOGGIN (20 August 2003). "A Brand Moo Series Comes to Noggin This Fall". PR Newswire (Press release). Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. "Peliculas-a". Archived from the original on 2018-02-25. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  3. "La vaca Connie". 7 January 2015.
  4. Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 212–213. ISBN   978-1476665993.
  5. 1 2 Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : Clip from Connie The Cow - Alex Warner TheBritishVoiceOverGuy. YouTube .
  6. https://www.awn.com/news/alliance-atlantis-tv-loonland-aquire-neptunos-connie-cow
  7. "TV-Loonland Sells Connie to Disney".
  8. "Connie the Cow goes to Germany".
  9. "STARZ".