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Skinnamarink TV is a children's television show created by Richard Mortimer. The series originally aired on CBC Television in Canada and in the United States on The Learning Channel from the programming block of Ready Set Learn. It was created by Lynn Harvey and Richard Mortimer (Twist Productions) for Skinnamarink Entertainment in association with Craftsman & Scribes Creative Workshop, The Learning Channel, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
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Created by | Richard Mortimer Lynn Harvey |
Starring | Sharon, Lois & Bram Tikka Sherman Dwayne Adams |
Opening theme | Skinnamarink TV Theme |
Ending theme | Skinnamarink |
Country of origin | United States Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 52 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | CBC (Canada) TLC (U.S.) |
Release | October 24, 1997 – March 12, 1999 |
Related | |
The Elephant Show |
It starred Sharon, Lois & Bram and two new characters C.C. CopyCat, a sarcastic blue feline played by Dwayne Adams, and Ella Acapella, a young female elephant, played by Tikka Sherman.
The show mocked the life of an actual television station. It included many skits and musical bits with Sharon, Lois & Bram acting as many different characters. Along with Ella Acapella and C.C. CopyCat, Sharon, Lois & Bram operate a fictional TV station called Skinnamarink TV. The name comes from the song Skidamarink which closed the trio's original program, The Elephant Show.
The wraparounds involved the Big Red Button which did various things to the studio and the group.
No. | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | "Giving" | October 24, 1997 | |
Ella, C.C. CopyCat, Sharon, Lois, and Bram spend the day trying to figure out who a mysterious gift is for. | |||
2 | "Cooperation" | October 31, 1997 | |
When Ella pushes the Big Red Button all by herself, Sharon, Lois, and Bram and the gang show her the right way to cooperate. | |||
3 | "Sounds" | November 7, 1997 | |
C.C. CopyCat copies everything everyone says, until he pushed the Big Red Button. | |||
4 | "Lost & Found" | November 14, 1997 | |
Ella, C.C. CopyCat, Sharon, Lois, and Bram keep losing their possessions. They start to wonder when they find them all at C.C. CopyCat's Lost & Found. | |||
5 | "Clean" | November 21, 1997 | |
C.C. CopyCat shows the gang his C.C. patented dust sucker, and things start to get really crazy! | |||
6 | "Fast & Slow" | November 28, 1997 | |
The gang arrives to Master Control late and the Big Red Button makes things go either really fast, or very slow! | |||
7 | "Sleep" | December 5, 1997 | |
Lois is tired, so Ella, C.C. CopyCat, Sharon, and Bram stay as quiet as they can be. | |||
8 | "Smell" | December 12, 1997 | |
Ella doesn't know what to do when the Big Red Button takes her smell sense away from her. C.C. CopyCat, Sharon, Lois, and Bram try their best to help. | |||
9 | "Courage" | December 19, 1997 | |
Sharon, Lois, and Bram try to get Ella and C.C. Copycat to face their fears. | |||
10 | "Growing" | December 26, 1997 | |
When Ella pushes the Big Red Button, Sharon, Lois, and Bram turn into little babies! | |||
11 | "Friendship" | January 2, 1998 | |
Ella is jealous when everyone is having more fun playing with a new puppy. | |||
12 | "Nonsense" | January 9, 1998 | |
At Master Control it's Official Nonsense Day, but when C.C. CopyCat becomes more strict, Official Nonsense Day can't last for long. | |||
13 | "Healthy Body" | January 16, 1998 | |
There's a dirt alert at Master Control, and C.C. CopyCat is the dirty one. | |||
14 | "Rhythm" | January 23, 1998 | |
After a push of the Big Red Button, a runaway rhythm is lurking at Skinnamarink TV. | |||
15 | "Moods" | January 30, 1998 | |
Ella, C.C. CopyCat, Sharon, Lois, and Bram are all in a happy mood until the Big Red Button is pushed. | |||
16 | "Chickens!" | February 6, 1998 | |
When the Big Red Button is pushed, C.C. CopyCat becomes a mother hen! | |||
17 | "Hot & Cold" | February 13, 1998 | |
When the group pushes the Big Red Button, Master Control can't seem to stay at the correct temperature. | |||
18 | "Places" | February 20, 1998 | |
Ella is lost in many different places including space and even the jungle. | |||
19 | "Pretending" | February 27, 1998 | |
A truth detector arrives at Master Control. | |||
20 | "Fun" | March 6, 1998 | |
It is Official Fun Day at the station! | |||
21 | "Love" | March 13, 1998 | |
With a push of the Big Red Button, C.C. CopyCat becomes in love with everything. | |||
22 | "Numbers" | March 20, 1998 | |
Ella tries to figure out what her favorite number is. | |||
23 | "Colors & Shapes" | March 27, 1998 | |
When Ella, C.C. CopyCat, Sharon, Lois, and Bram push the Big Red Button, everything turns into different colors and shapes. | |||
24 | "Big & Small" | April 3, 1998 | |
When the gang pushes the Big Red Button Ella becomes microscopic! | |||
25 | "Body Check" | April 10, 1998 | |
With a push of the Big Red Button, C.C. CopyCat magically has an elephant's trunk instead of a nose. | |||
26 | "Communication" | April 17, 1998 | |
C.C. CopyCat loses his voice when Sharon, Lois, and Bram push the Big Red Button. |
No. | Title | Original air date | |
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27 | "Accepting Differences" | September 18, 1998 | |
When everything at the station changes, Ella, C.C. CopyCat, Sharon, Lois, and Bram learn to accept the changes and differences at Master Control. | |||
28 | "Trains, Boats, Planes & Feet" | September 25, 1998 | |
C.C. CopyCat's transportation machine is more than the group can handle! | |||
29 | "Jobs, Jobs, Jobs" | October 2, 1998 | |
When Ella wishes she could take Sharon, Lois, and Bram's job for as boss, she becomes boss for a day. She realizes that it is not all that it is cracked up to be! | |||
30 | "Thoughts for Food" | October 9, 1998 | |
When C.C. CopyCat pushes the Big Red Button, he realizes he shouldn't have when tons of popcorn comes flying out at the station. | |||
31 | "City vs. Country" | October 16, 1998 | |
Ella, Sharon, Lois, and Bram get to meet C.C. CopyCat's cousin, C.C. CountryCat when he comes in from the country. | |||
32 | "The Name Game" | October 23, 1998 | |
When the Big Red Button is pushed, nobody knows anyone else's name. | |||
33 | "Imagination" | October 30, 1998 | |
Thought bubbles appear when Ella, C.C. CopyCat, Sharon, Lois, and Bram think of what they like, or what they want. | |||
34 | "How Things Work" | November 6, 1998 | |
Ella, C.C. CopyCat, Sharon, Lois, and Bram try to fix the Big Red Button when it breaks down. | |||
35 | "Families" | November 13, 1998 | |
Ella learns that she does have a family. | |||
36 | "In & Outdoors" | November 20, 1998 | |
When the gang pushes the Big Red Button, it becomes outdoors, indoors! | |||
37 | "Dancing Feet" | November 27, 1998 | |
Ella, C.C. CopyCat, Sharon, Lois, and Bram can't stop dancing when everyone pushes the Big Red Button. | |||
38 | "Feel Good About Yourself" | December 4, 1998 | |
Ella has an imaginary "Happy Hat". | |||
39 | "Birds & Bees" | December 11, 1998 | |
When the Big Red Button is pushed, Ella becomes a flower and C.C. CopyCat becomes a bee. | |||
40 | "Up & Down" | December 18, 1998 | |
When Ella, C.C. CopyCat, Sharon, Lois, and Bram push the Big Red Button, Master Control begins to move up and down. | |||
41 | "Seasons" | December 25, 1998 | |
C.C. CopyCat's patented Dial-A-Season works too well and creates total chaos at Skinnamarink TV. | |||
42 | "Time Travelers" | January 1, 1999 | |
When the Big Red Button is pushed, the big question is "What Time is It?". | |||
43 | "Magic" | January 8, 1999 | |
Magic dust causes Ella to sneeze and make Sharon, Lois, and Bram disappear. | |||
44 | "Dressing Up" | January 15, 1999 | |
It's Dress Up Day at Skinnamarink TV and Ella, C.C. CopyCat, Sharon, Lois, and Bram dress up in funny costumes for the occasion. | |||
45 | "Melody Makers" | January 22, 1999 | |
The C.C. patented Music Maker causes Sharon, Lois, and Bram to sing instead of speak. | |||
46 | "Morning & Night" | January 29, 1999 | |
When Ella, C.C. CopyCat, Sharon, Lois, and Bram push the Big Red Button, everyone wonders if its morning or night at Master Control. | |||
47 | "Sickness & Health" | February 5, 1999 | |
When Ella becomes a doctor, she doesn't seem to be too great at her new job. | |||
48 | "Over & Under" | February 12, 1999 | |
Ella, C.C. CopyCat, Sharon, Lois, and Bram go on a treasure hunt! | |||
49 | "Rhyme" | February 19, 1999 | |
When the gang hits the Big Red Button they start talking in rhyme all of the time. | |||
50 | "Neighborhood" | February 26, 1999 | |
Ella, C.C. CopyCat, Sharon, Lois, and Bram talk about their own neighborhood. | |||
51 | "Everybody Happy?" | March 5, 1999 | |
Is everybody happy at Skinnamarink TV? | |||
52 | "Good Times & Bad" | March 12, 1999 | |
Two different photo albums stir mixed feelings between Ella, C.C. CopyCat, Sharon, Lois, and Bram. A look back at the happy times they shared together brings them closer than before. |
The trio's 1998 album, Skinnamarink TV won a Juno Award in 2000. The album featured songs from the television show. The song I Have A Little Tricycle which appeared on the album was added to the 2000 Juno Collection 2-CD Set.
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