Little Rosey

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Little Rosey
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Created byRoseanne Barr
Voices of Kathleen Laskey
Noam Zylberman
Paulina Gillis
Lisa Yamanaka
Judy Marshak
Tony Daniels
Stephen Bednarski
Opening themeTheme music
Ending themeTheme music (instrumental)
Country of originCanada
United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producersRoseanne Barr
Tom Arnold
ProducersMichael Hirsh
Patrick Loubert
Clive A. Smith
Running time30 minutes
Production companies Nelvana
Little Rosey Productions, Inc.
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseSeptember 8 (1990-09-08) 
December 22, 1990 (1990-12-22)

Little Rosey is an animated television series produced by Canada-based Nelvana. The series first aired on ABC (part of its Saturday morning block) in 1990. [1] It was Roseanne Barr's first attempt at a cartoon. [2]

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Plot

Loosely based on comedian Roseanne Barr's childhood, the series revolved around a young 8-year-old Rosey and her best friend Buddy. The three would use their imaginations to overcome the obstacles they faced, such as spelling bees, family vacations, and rules that their parents forced upon them. Among the recurring characters were Rosey's parents; her younger sisters Tess and Nonnie; her baby brother Tater; and a pair of nemesis science nerds.

Production

In 1990, this animated series aired late in the day on ABC's Saturday morning lineup. Two years later, an animated special called The Rosey and Buddy Show was produced as a primetime special that aired on May 15, 1992, in which Rosey and Buddy invade Cartoonland to take on the meddling executives who wanted to "change their show". In the 1992 special, Barr voiced the character. [3] This special was only televised once and has yet to be renewed for syndication due to copyright restrictions. [lower-alpha 1]

Cast

Guest stars

Episodes

Each episode consisted of two 11-minute segments.

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Farewell, My Dolly"
"Super Rosey (Part 1)"
September 8, 1990 (1990-09-08)
2"Rosey and the Genie"
"Explorers"
September 15, 1990 (1990-09-15)
3"Land of the Lost Toys"
"Magic Woods"
September 22, 1990 (1990-09-22)
4"New People"
"Flower Garden"
September 29, 1990 (1990-09-29)
5"Pirates"
"The Snowman"
October 6, 1990 (1990-10-06)
6"The Cake"
"Super Rosey (Part 2)"
October 13, 1990 (1990-10-13)
7"Of Mice and Rosey"October 20, 1990 (1990-10-20)
8"The Pumpkins Are Gone!"October 27, 1990 (1990-10-27)
9"It's Under the Bed"November 3, 1990 (1990-11-03)
10"It's Really Big Out There"November 10, 1990 (1990-11-10)
11"The Buddy and the Rosey"November 17, 1990 (1990-11-17)
12"Try Not to Lie"November 24, 1990 (1990-11-24)
13"Not Rosey, Roseanne"December 22, 1990 (1990-12-22)

Notes

  1. The Rosey and Buddy Show has a number of licensed cartoon characters. Tom and Jerry and Beetlejuice are owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, Betty and Veronica are owned by Archie Comics, and The Care Bears are owned by TCfC.

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