Salty's Lighthouse

Salty's Lighthouse
Opening screen
GenreAnimated
Fantasy
Children's
Created byNina I. Hahn (show concept)
Robert D. Cardona (original Tugs footage and Tugs characters)
David Mitton (original Tugs characters; uncredited)
Developed byNina I. Hahn
Ellen Schecter
Written byBarry Harman (Salty/Tugs segments/lyrics)
Ricky Harman (Salty segments)
Donna Harman (Salty segments)
Steve Edelman (Salty segments)
Scott Guy (Salty segments)
Mark Stratton (Salty segments)
David Bucs (Salty segments)
George Arthur Bloom (Tugs segments)
Brian Meehl (Tugs segments)
Noel MacNeal (Tugs segments)
Ronnie Krauss (Tugs segments)
Directed byDavid Mitton (TUGS segments; uncredited)
Chris Tulloch (TUGS segments; uncredited)
David Bucs (animation art)
Bill Hutten (animation/timing)
Jeff Hall (animation/timing)
Dora Case (animation)
Sue Peters (animation)
Carole Beers (animation/timing)
Terry Klassen (voice)
Gail Fabrey (assistant)
Charles J.K. Choi (supervising)
Chris Cho (technology)
Oon Heung Yo (B.G.)
Voices ofKathleen Barr
Ian James Corlett
Paul Dobson
Rhys Huber
Janyse Jaud
Andrea Libman
Scott McNeil
French Tickner
Lenore Zann
Theme music composerChase Rucker
Country of originUnited States
Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes40
Production
Executive producersJoe Bacal
Tom Griffin
C.J. Kettler
Carole Weitzman
ProducerMark Stratton
Running time11 minutes (segments) 22 minutes (episodes)
Production companySunbow Entertainment
Original release
Network
  • Syndication (1997)
  • TLC (1998)
ReleaseOctober 3, 1997 (1997-10-03) –
June 26, 1998 (1998-06-26)
Related
Tugs
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Salty's Lighthouse is an animated television series for preschoolers, produced by Sunbow Entertainment in association with the Bank Street College of Education in New York. Debuting in syndication in late 1997,[1] and picked up by Discovery Communications for U.S. broadcast that December,[2] it aired from March 30[3] to June 26, 1998[citation needed] on TLC's Ready Set Learn! block.[4]

The show centers on a young boy named Salty, as he plays and learns with his friends in a magical lighthouse.[5] As well as the animated adventures of Salty and his friends, the series uses live-action footage from the British children's television series Tugs for various segments. 40 episodes were produced in the series.

  1. ^ Schlosser, Joe (July 28, 1997). "Syndication's FCC learning curve". Broadcasting & Cable. Vol. 127, no. 31. pp. 44–46. ISSN 1068-6827. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via ProQuest.
  2. ^ "Discovery nabs 'Lighthouse'". Variety. December 17, 1997. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015.
  3. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (2009). "Salty's Lighthouse". The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). Checkmark Books (Facts on File). p. 614. ISBN 978-0-8160-6599-8. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Archive.org.
  4. ^ "Sony Wonder Acquires Sunbow Entertainment". Entertainment Wire (Business Wire). April 27, 1998. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via ProQuest.
  5. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 707. ISBN 978-1476665993.