Fudge | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Based on | The Fudge book series by Judy Blume |
Directed by | Bob Clark (pilot) Anson Williams (10 eps) Kristoffer Tabori (5 eps) Frank Bonner (1 ep) |
Starring | Jake Richardson Eve Plumb Forrest Witt Nassira Nicola Alex Burrall Luke Tarsitano |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 24 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Mary Gregory de Butts Russell Marcus |
Producer | Kevin C. Slattery |
Cinematography | Stephen C. Confer |
Editors | Nancy Forner David Helfand |
Running time | 19–20 minutes |
Production companies | Kevin Slattery Productions Amblin Television MCA Television Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | ABC (original run) CBS (reruns, Fall 1997) |
Release | January 14 – December 16, 1995 |
Fudge is a 1995 American children's television series based on a series of Judy Blume books about a young boy nicknamed Fudge. [1] The series ran for two seasons, with 24 episodes following a telefilm adaptation of Blume's novel Fudge-a-Mania , which aired on January 7, 1995, in primetime, [2] [3] [4] as part of the ABC Family Movies. [5]
The show was canceled after the second season as part of ABC's restructuring of its Saturday morning lineup due to the network's acquisition by The Walt Disney Company.
Fudge premiered on ABC's Saturday morning program block on January 14, 1995, one week after the pilot movie aired, [4] and ran nine episodes for its first season, and aired its second season with 15 episodes from August to December 1995, with reruns continuing until September 1996. In September 1997, reruns of the show reappeared onto the CBS Saturday morning lineup, where it remained until December of that year. [6]
In Canada, the show was broadcast on YTV at the time of the show's original run. The program was also broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC as part of its CBBC lineup from April 1996 until November 1999.Australia's Network Ten also broadcast the show as part of its children's programming lineup in 1996.
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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"Fudge-a-Mania" | Bob Clark | Bob Clark | January 7, 1995 | |
The Hatchers and the Tubmans decide to go to Maine together for a few weeks in August. Peter and Sheila Tubman don't get along happily. His friend Jimmy Fargo comes to help brighten it. While in Maine, the families have many encounters including a baseball game with Red Sox center fielder Big A, a sailing trip, and a surprise from Peter's grandmother and Sheila's grandfather. |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | 1 | "How Turtle Got His Name" | Anson Williams | Teleplay by : Mary Gregory de Butts & Russell Marcus | January 14, 1995 | |
Peter reveals the story of how he got his dog, Turtle: He won a little turtle at a birthday party; he named it Dribble but Fudge ate him. When Fudge went to the hospital and then brought home, Peter's dad got him a puppy and to keep the memory of Dribble (since he died in Fudge's stomach), he named the puppy Turtle. | ||||||
2 | 2 | "Saving Up Is Hard to Do" | Anson Williams | Tom J. Astle | January 21, 1995 | |
With their parent's wedding anniversary coming in short order, Peter hopes that they like the gift he gives them. Meanwhile, Fudge becomes an elevator attendant to earn money for an anniversary gift, much to Peter's chagrin. | ||||||
3 | 3 | "Fudge Meets Ratface" | Lynn Hamrick | Teleplay by : Mary Gregory de Butts & Russell Marcus | January 28, 1995 | |
On Fudge's first day of kindergarten, he climbed up to the top of a shelf and won't come down because his teacher, unlike his friends and family, wouldn't call him Fudge. Peter gets the idea of transferring Fudge to another class so that the other teacher will call him Fudge. | ||||||
4 | 4 | "The TV Star" | Unknown | Unknown | February 4, 1995 | |
When Peter and Fudge spends a day at his father's office, Fudge unwittingly ends up becoming the star of a new tricycle commercial. | ||||||
5 | 5 | "To Catch a Fudge" | Kristoffer Tabori | George Thompson | February 11, 1995 | |
Sheila is in for a challenge when she volunteers to babysit Fudge when his parents have dinner with Sheila's parents at their apartment. Chaos ensues when Fudge plays a hiding game. | ||||||
6 | 6 | "The Birthday Bash" | Iris Dugow | Teleplay by : Tom J. Astle | February 18, 1995 | |
On Fudge's birthday, Peter is forced to stay home and celebrate his brother's party. In the end, Fudge didn't care that his friends came, all he wanted was for his big brother to be here on his birthday. | ||||||
7 | 7 | "The Flying Train Committee" | Lynn Hamrick | Teleplay by : Mary Gregory de Butts & Russell Marcus | February 25, 1995 | |
Peter, Jimmy and Sheila are working on a school project about transportation in the city, which results in several arguments. But right before the project was due, Fudge vandalizes the poster associated with the project, which prompts his parents to build a wall separating them. | ||||||
8 | 8 | "Uncle Feather" | Lynn Hamrick | Teleplay by : Mary Gregory de Butts & Russell Marcus | March 4, 1995 | |
Shortly after a wall was built in the previous episode to give the two boys some space, Fudge struggles to fall asleep due to his fear of monsters in his room. To prevent the wall from being taken down in their room, Peter's solution was to let Fudge have a pet bird. | ||||||
9 | 9 | "Ducky Soup" | Unknown | Unknown | March 11, 1995 | |
Fudge's favorite stuffed monkey named Rumpy is thrown in the wash by accident. Peter gives him his stuffed duck in an attempt to temporarily replace it until the stuffed monkey is poorly sewn back together. |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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10 | 1 | "The Grade Escape" | Unknown | Unknown | August 19, 1995 | |
Peter's aptitude test is filled out and aced by Fudge, which results in the latter being labeled a "genius". | ||||||
11 | 2 | "The Art of Friendship" | Anson Williams | Jay Ingram | August 26, 1995 | |
Peter's friendship with Jimmy Fargo is in serious jeopardy in the wake of an announced appearance by Jimmy's father as a speaker on Career Day at school. | ||||||
12 | 3 | "No Exit" | Unknown | Unknown | September 2, 1995 | |
13 | 4 | "Play It Again, Dad" | Anson Williams | Tom J. Astle | September 9, 1995 | |
After seeing a performance by a street performer, a girl winking at Peter prompts him to dream about becoming a music star. In response, Warren enrolls Peter for piano lessons. Special guest star: Milton Berle as Leo. | ||||||
14 | 5 | "The Candyman Shouldn't" | Anson Williams | Mary Gregory de Butts | September 16, 1995 | |
A routine dental checkup reveals Fudge had four cavities. As a result, Ann and Warren challenges the whole family to give up sugary snacks and desserts for a week, much to the dismay of Fudge and Peter. | ||||||
15 | 6 | "My Grandmother the Card" | Iris Dugow | Tom J. Astle | September 23, 1995 | |
Peter and Fudge's grandmother comes to babysit them when Ann and Warren go away for the weekend. However, their grandmother's plans conflict with that of Peter and his friends. | ||||||
16 | 7 | "Big Little Lie" | Kristoffer Tabori | George Thompson | September 30, 1995 | |
Peter and Fudge's wrestling results in one of the legs of an end table becoming broken. In order to conceal the truth to avoid punishment, Peter enlists a few friends to fix the table before their parents come home from their outing. | ||||||
17 | 8 | "Bye Anxiety" | Anson Williams | Joseph Purdy | October 7, 1995 | |
Peter's relationship with Sheila comes into question when her family makes an announcement that they may be relocating to Chicago. | ||||||
18 | 9 | "Bad Housekeeping" | Unknown | Unknown | October 14, 1995 | |
19 | 10 | "Odd Man Out" | Unknown | Unknown | October 21, 1995 | |
20 | 11 | "A Foreign Affair" | Unknown | Unknown | October 28, 1995 | |
21 | 12 | "Slam Funk" | Unknown | Unknown | November 4, 1995 | |
22 | 13 | "Reversal of Fortune" | Unknown | Unknown | November 11, 1995 | |
23 | 14 | "The Mouse Trappers" | Anson Williams | Mary Gregory de Butts & Russell Marcus & Tom J. Astle | November 18, 1995 | |
Fudge befriends a mouse. | ||||||
24 | 15 | "Midnight Cowboys" | Unknown | Unknown | December 16, 1995 |
TV Guide twice listed Fudge as one of the Ten Best Shows for Children. [11]
At the Seventeenth Annual Youth in Film Awards, the cast was nominated for a Young Actors Award, Best Performance by a Young Ensemble: Television. Nassira Nicola, who played Sheila Tubman, won for Best Performance by a Young Actress: TV Comedy Series. [12]
The made-for-TV pilot movie and select episodes were released on VHS by GoodTimes Home Video under license by MCA Universal Home Video in 1996.
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