Mother Goose and Grimm (TV series)

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Mother Goose and Grimm
Also known asGrimmy (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 byRon Myrick
Vincent Davis
Voices of Charlie Brill
Greg Burson
Eddie Deezen
Mitzi McCall
ComposerRon Grant
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producers Lee Mendelson
Phil Roman
Mike Peters
ProducerBob Curtis
Running time23 minutes
Production companies Lee Mendelson Productions
Film Roman
Grimmy, Inc.
Tribune Media Services
MGM/UA Television Production Group
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseSeptember 14, 1991 (1991-09-14) 
1992 (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.

Contents

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleWritten by
1Puppy Love StoryMark Evanier
Brotherhood of HamMark Evanier
2Expensive TasteMark Evanier
Lassie Swim HomeGordon Kent
3Funny BusinessMark Evanier
The Boogie ManMark Evanier
4Grimm EncounterMark Evanier
The Grocery GrabberMark Evanier
5Ham AloneMark Evanier
Sheep ThrillsGordon Kent
6Hero WorshipMark Evanier
The Search For SoapEarl Kress
7The Fur FliesMark Evanier
It's a Flea CountryMark Evanier
8Bone of ContentionMark Evanier
The Sweeper CreeperMark Evanier
9The Wickedest WitchMark Evanier
Motel MuttMark Evanier
10Pussycat Pooch?
Open All Night?
11Getaway GrimmyMark Evanier
Tail of a PuppetMark Evanier
12The Egg and UsMark Evanier
Hyde and Go SeekMark Evanier
13Trash Night Trouble?
Mirror Monster?

Reception

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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References

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  4. Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 566. ISBN   978-1476665993.
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