Groundling Marsh | |
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Genre | Children's television series |
Created by | Lori Houzer Bryan Levy-Young |
Starring | Gord Robertson James Rankin Jani Lauzon Wendy Welch Trish Leeper Stephen Brathwaite Dan Redican Fred Stinson John Pattison Nina Keogh |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 65 |
Production | |
Executive producer | John A. Delmage |
Producers | Lisa Olfman Joy Rosen |
Running time | 30 min |
Production companies | YTV J.A. Delmage Productions Portfolio Film & Television Inc. Groundling Marsh Productions |
Original release | |
Network | YTV (1994–1997) Disney Channel (1995–1997) |
Release | June 27, 1994 November 28, 1997 | –
Related | |
Wimzie's House | |
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Groundling Marsh is a Canadian children's television puppet series, produced by Portfolio Film & Television Inc., and J.A. Delmage Productions. It included songs and animated segments,[1] and enjoyed a certain amount of success and popularity during its time. The only merchandise produced for the show were videos and they are now exceptionally rare and no longer produced. In the United States, it aired on PBS and the Disney Channel. It received funding from the International Production Fund, formerly the Maclean Hunter Television Fund.[2][3] This series premiered on June 27, 1994, on YTV before premiering in the U.S. on the Disney Channel and PBS on October 1, 1995.[4] Groundling Marsh was nominated at the 12th Annual Gemini Awards for Best Preschool Program or Series.[5] John Pattison was also nominated for a Gemini (Best Performance in a Preschool Program or Series) for the episode "Bah Hegdish".[5] The show had its series finale on November 7, 1997.[4] The show is still seen on Bell Media-owned educational station CTV Two Alberta.