The Crayon Box

The Crayon Box
Created by	Shane DeRolf
Starring	Greg Ballora Phillip Baron Kristin Chamey E.G. Daily Donna Kimball James Murray
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	26
Production
Producers	Richard Clayman Stephen Chiodo Edward Chiodo
Running time	15 minutes (paired with a 15-minute Bananas in Pajamas )
Production companies	Chiodo Bros. Productions Sunbow Entertainment Random House Studio PolyGram Television
Original release
Network	Syndication
Release	September 13, 1997 (1997-09-13) – June 13, 1998 (1998-06-13)

The Crayon Box is an American live-action/animated children's television series that was aired in syndication from 1997 to 1998, based on the poem The Crayon Box That Talked by Shane DeRolf, which was first recited on the titular episode of DeRolf's series Zazoo U , before being published as a standalone book in 1997. The show followed Bananas in Pajamas as part of a 30-minute double-show, with each show being 15 minutes. ^[1] The show's tagline was "A Good Show Helping to Build Great Kids". There were many characters beside the crayon characters, that were both live-action puppets, and animated.

The series was produced by Chiodo Bros. Productions, Sunbow Entertainment, Random House and PolyGram Television and its double-program was produced by Sachs Family Entertainment.

In Canada, it was shown on YTV. ^[2]

Characters

• The Crayons - a box of multi-coloured crayons, who introduce each episode's story then moralise at the end.
• Bubby - a brown bear, sensible and level-headed.
• Dotty - a young cat with dots, Dotty is clever and excitable but prone to selfishness.
• Lump - a purple dog, quite slow-witted but friendly and eager to please.
• Jack - a cheeky Jack in the Box.
• Piggy Banks - a piggy bank, very pink and sweet.
• The Baby - a bonnet-clad baby who is wise beyond her years.
• The Sheriff - a Wild-West Sheriff, authoritarian and clumsy, often losing his hat.
• Hugo - the Sheriff's horse, an intelligent hobby horse with an English accent who is quick to help the Sheriff whenever he gets in a muddle.
• The Cutout Sisters - Paperchain dolls who always sing to communicate.

Adaptations

A book known as The Crayon Box that Talked was published on October 21, 1997 by Random House, written by Shane DeRolf, and illustrated by Michael Letzig.

References

1. "Special Report: Licensing International ’97: The Crayon Box g’es bananas on licensing strategy", Kidscreen , June 1, 1997
2. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : The Crayon Box - Three Little Piggies - YTV Jr. - 1998. YouTube .

External links

• The Crayon Box at IMDb
• KPTV schedule from 1997, featuring Bananas in Pajamas and The Crayon Box in the grid, via Wayback Machine