| Katie and Orbie | |
|---|---|
 Orbie (left) and Katie (right). Image taken from the Season 6 episode "Hearts!". | |
| Genre | Children's television series |
| Created by | Ben Wicks and Susan Wicks |
| Written by | Mary Mackay-Smith Ben Wicks Susan Wicks |
| Directed by | Lee Williams Hana Kukal Richard Vanatte Maryl T. Morris Daisy von Scherler Mayer |
| Voices of | Chris Wightman Amanda Tripp |
| Narrated by | Leslie Nielsen |
| Composer | Edmund Eagan |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 78 (234 stories) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Sheldon S. Wiseman |
| Producers | Mark Edwards Weldon Poapst |
| Running time | 26 minutes |
| Production companies | Lacewood Productions (1993–1996) Amberwood Entertainment (2001–2003) Entertainment Rights (2001–2003) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Family Channel |
| Release | May 3, 1993 – June 9, 2003 |
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Katie and Orbie is a Canadian animated television series aimed at preschoolers, originally broadcast in Canada from 1993 to 2003 on Family Channel and later aired in the USA on PBS from 1995 to 1997 and cable television network Disney Channel (part of Playhouse Disney) from 1997 to 2000.[1] In Canada, the series aired uninterruptedly on Family Channel and beginning in 2007, on Disney Junior (formerly called Playhouse Disney) until December 31, 2012. A total of 78 episodes were produced over six seasons.[2] The series has also aired in different countries around the world.
- ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 333–334. ISBN 978-1538103739.
- ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 159. ISBN 9781476672939.