| Curious George | |
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Developed by |
Joe Fallon |
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Directed by |
Scott Heming |
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Voices of |
Frank Welker |
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Country of origin |
United States |
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Seasons and episode |
14 seasons, 183 episodes and 3 specials |
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Production company |
Universal Animation Studios |
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Distributor |
NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
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Original network |
PBS Kids (seasons 1–9) |
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Original release |
September 4, 2006 - present |
Curious George is an American animated children's television family comedy series based on the children's book series of the same name which features Jeff Bennett as the voice of The Man with the Yellow Hat. Frank Welker, who voiced George in the 2006 feature film, returns as the voice of him. The show premiered on PBS Kids on September 4, 2006, and originally ended after nine seasons on April 1, 2015 before making a return in 2018 after a 3 year hiatus. The series takes place in the same continuity as the 2006 film of the same name, although some of the characters including the Bloomsberry family, Maggie, and Ivan are not present.
On September 3, 2018, season 10 premiered on Family Jr. in Canada. Seasons 10-13 debuted on NBCUniversal's streaming service Peacock in the United States when it launched in July 2020. Seasons 1-9 of Curious George are available to stream for Peacock Premium subscribers since September 20, 2020, which is also available to stream on Hulu. Season 10 of Curious George premiered on PBS on October 5, 2020.
Curious George is a production of Universal 1440 Entertainment (Universal Studios Family Productions before 2013), Imagine Entertainment, and WGBH-TV (WGBH Kids) (before Season 13), and animated by Toon City. Each episode has two animated segments per half hour episode, and a short live-action segment after each.
The live-action shorts illustrate and explain various concepts in math and science, and shows a class with kids engaging in experiments, that teach the math or science concept featured in the previous story. This was shown for Seasons 1–9 during its first runs. They were removed from re-runs starting after season 10, and future airings of older episodes also remove them.
Cast and characters[]
- Frank Welker - Curious George, Bill's Bunnies
- Jeff Bennett - The Man with the Yellow Hat, Mr. Renkins
- William H. Macy (season 1) and Rino Romano (seasons 2–9) - Narrator
- Jim Cummings - Chef Pisghetti, Jumpy Squirrel, Male Quints
- Susan Silo - 'Netti
- Bill Chott (season 1) and Lex Lang (seasons 2–9) - The Doorman, Hundley
- Rolonda Watts - Professor Wiseman
- Elizabeth Daily - Steve, Marco (season 2)
- Grey DeLisle - Betsy, Marco (season 1)
- Rob Paulsen - Mr. Glass, Compass, Charkie
- Dee Bradley Baker and Debi Derryberry - Gnocchi
- Kath Soucie - Mrs. Renkins
- Lara Jill Miller - Allie
- Carlos Alazraqui - Mr. Zoobel
- Annie Mumulo - Bill
- Jess Harnell - Dinwoodie
- Candi Milo - Female Quints
International broadcast[]
| Country | Network | Title |
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| United States(English) | PBS Kids, Peacock | Curious George |
| International | BFBS 1, AFN Family | |
| Australia | ABC, ABC2, ABC Kids | |
| Barbados | CBC TV 8 | |
| Canada | CBC Kids, TVOntario (TVOKids), Knowledge Network, Family Channel, Family Jr. | |
| Ghana | GNTV Junior | |
| Hong kong | TVB Pearl | |
| Ireland | RTÉ 2, RTÉjr, TG4, Cúla4 | |
| Indonesia | antv, GTV | |
| New Zealand | Four | |
| Portugal | SIC K, TVI | |
| South Africa | SABC 2 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | CCN TV6 | |
| United Kingdom | Cartoonito, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Tiny Pop, CITV | |
| Latin America | Boomerang, Discovery Kids | Jorge el curioso |
| Chile | La Red, Telecanal | |
| Colombia | Señal Colombia | |
| Ecuador | Latele, TC Television | |
| El Salvador | Canal 2, Canal 6, VTV/TCS+ | |
| Mexico | Azteca 7, Canal 5 | |
| Argentina | Telefe | |
| Guatemala | Canal 13, Canal 11 | |
| Paraguay | SNT, Paravisión, Sur TV | |
| Cuba | Multivisión | |
| United States(Spanish) | Discovery Familia | |
| Spain | Clan TV, Playhouse Disney | |
| Italy | DeA Junior, DeA Kids, Disney Junior, Frisbee, Italia 1, Rai 2 | Curioso come George |
| Switzerland | RSI La 1, RSI La 2 | |
| Arab World | MBC 3 | جورج الفضولي |
| Baraem | القرد الفضولي | |
| Albania | Top Channel | Xhorxhi Kureshtar |
| Brazil | Rede Record | George, o Curioso |
| China | CCTV-14 | 好奇的喬治 |
| Czech Republic | Minimax | Zvědavý George |
| Denmark | Boomerang, DR Ramasjang | Peter Pedal |
| Estonia | Kanal 2 | Uudishimulik George |
| Finland | Yle TV2 | Utelias Vili |
| France | Tiji, France 3, Yoopa, TF1 | Georges, le petit singe |
| Ivory Coast | RTI 1 | |
| Madagascar | TVM | |
| Germany | KiKA, ZDF | Coco, der neugierige Affe |
| Hungary | Minimax, TV2, TV2 Kids | Bajkeverő majom |
| Iceland | RÚV | Friðþjófur Forvitni |
| Israel | Logi | ג'ורג הסקרן |
| Japan | Disney Junior, NHK Educational TV | おさるのジョージ |
| Norway | Boomerang, NRK Super | Nysgjerrige Nils |
| Poland | MiniMini+, Polsat Rodzina, Puls 2, Polsat JimJam, TeleTOON+ | Ciekawski George |
| Romania | Minimax | Curiosul George |
| Russia | CTC, JimJam | Любопытный Джордж |
| Serbia | Minimax | Radoznali Džordž |
| Slovenia | BRIO, Kanal A, OTO, POP TV, Minimax | Radovedni George |
| South Korea | EBS | 호기심 많은 조지 |
| Sweden | Boomerang, SVT Barn | Nicke Nyfiken |
| Thailand | Thai PBS | จอร์จ...ลิงจ๋อผจญภัย |