| Whoopi's Littleburg | |
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| Genre | Children Preschool[1] |
| Created by | Jonny Belt[2] Robert Scull[3] |
| Written by | Alan Katz[4] |
| Directed by | Robert Scull Tim Hill |
| Starring | Whoopi Goldberg Josh Gustin Sean Curley Sofie Zamchick Mary Birdsong Dr. John |
| Composers | Whoopi Goldberg Dr. John Guy Davis |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jonny Belt Robert Scull |
| Producer | Whoopi Goldberg[5][6] |
| Running time | 30 minutes[7] |
| Production companies | Lil' Whoop Productions, Inc.[8][9] Shot in the Dark Productions Nickelodeon Productions (credited as Nick Jr. Productions) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nickelodeon |
| Release | January 18 – June 7, 2004 |
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Whoopi's Littleburg is a musical puppet animated television miniseries of three specials produced for Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block.[10] It was created by Jonny Belt and Robert Scull,[11] the latter of whom co-directed the show along with Tim Hill and later made the more notable Bubble Guppies also for Nickelodeon.[12] The show uses a blend of puppetry and live-action characters.
The miniseries focuses on a five-year-old piglet named Spencer, who has recently moved to the town of Littleburg. Young children and puppets make up the majority of the population and hold the community's jobs, and very few adult characters are seen. The only major adult characters are Spencer's mother and Mayor Whoopi (portrayed by Whoopi Goldberg), whose behavior resembles that of a preschool teacher.[13] The setting was modeled after a nursery school classroom. Multiple original songs are woven into each story, normally in conjunction with the episode's moral.[14] Whoopi Goldberg, Dr. John, and Guy Davis composed the theme music.[15][16][17]
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- ^ DeMott, Rick (April 3, 2006). "Nick Jr. Starts Production on Backyardigans Season Two". Animation World Network.
- ^ Anima Mundi catalogo: Festival internacional de animação. Anima Mundi. 2002. p. 398.
- ^ Cortisoz, Ann (January 18, 2004). "A special place for Whoopi". The Boston Globe. Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016.
- ^ "About Littleburg". NickJr.com. Viacom International, Inc. Archived from the original on November 29, 2005.
- ^ Mix Staff (June 1, 2003). "Sessions & Studio News". Mix Magazine.
- ^ Davis, Guy. "Bio - The Routes of Blues". GuyDavis.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2007.
- ^ "Davis/Rabson Concert for McNeese State University Banners Series". Federal News Service. April 10, 2007. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016.