Mother Goose and Grimm | |
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Also known as | Grimmy (season 2) |
Genre | Comedy |
Created by | Mike Peters |
Based on | Mother Goose and Grimm by Mike Peters |
Written by | Mark Evanier Gordon Kent Earl Kress |
Directed by | Ron Myrick Vincent Davis |
Voices of | Charlie Brill Greg Burson Eddie Deezen Mitzi McCall |
Composer | Ron Grant |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Lee Mendelson Phil Roman Mike Peters |
Producer | Bob Curtis |
Editors | Julie Gustafson Tom Syslo |
Running time | 23 minutes |
Production companies | Lee Mendelson Film Productions Film Roman Grimmy, Inc. Tribune Media Services MGM/UA Television Production Group |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | September 14, 1991 – 1992 |
Mother Goose and Grimm, also known as Grimmy for the second season, [1] [2] is an American animated television series that premiered September 14, 1991, on CBS. [3] The show is an adaptation of Mike Peters's comic strip of the same name. [4] The Saturday morning cartoon was produced by Bob Curtis, and written by Mark Evanier.
No. | Title | Written by | Directed by |
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1 | Puppy Love Story | Mark Evanier | Jeff Hall & Vincent Davis |
Brotherhood of Ham | Mark Evanier | Ron Myrick | |
2 | Expensive Taste | Mark Evanier | Ron Myrick |
Lassie Swim Home | Gordon Kent | Vincent Davis | |
3 | Funny Business | Mark Evanier | Ron Myrick & Vincent Davis |
The Boogie Man | Mark Evanier | Jeff Hall | |
4 | Grimm Encounter | Mark Evanier | ? |
The Grocery Grabber | Mark Evanier | ? | |
5 | Ham Alone | Mark Evanier | Jeff Hall & Ron Myrick |
Sheep Thrills | Gordon Kent | Vincent Davis | |
6 | Hero Worship | Mark Evanier | Jeff Hall |
The Search For Soap | Earl Kress | Vincent Davis | |
7 | The Fur Flies | Mark Evanier | Jeff Hall |
It's a Flea Country | Mark Evanier | Vincent Davis | |
8 | Bone of Contention | Mark Evanier | Jeff Hall |
The Sweeper Creeper | Mark Evanier | Ron Myrick | |
9 | The Wickedest Witch | Mark Evanier | Ron Myrick |
Motel Mutt | Mark Evanier | Vincent Davis | |
10 | Pussycat Pooch | ? | ? |
Open All Night | ? | ? | |
11 | Getaway Grimmy | Mark Evanier | Ron Myrick |
Tail of a Puppet | Mark Evanier | Vincent Davis | |
12 | The Egg and Us | Mark Evanier | Ron Myrick |
Hyde and Go Seek | Mark Evanier | Vincent Davis | |
13 | Trash Night Trouble | ? | ? |
Mirror Monster | ? | ? |
Charles Solomon of the Los Angeles Times praised the series for "preserving the look" of the comic strip, and for "[having] a good sense of the characters' personalities", but was disappointed with the "flat timing and pedestrian direction" of the program. [5]
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