Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse

Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse
GenreAnimated series
Fantasy
Created byMichael Paraskevas
Betty Paraskevas
Theme music composerGreat Big Music Inc.
Opening theme"Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse" by Ron Pardo
Country of originCanada
Original languagesEnglish
French
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26 (52 segments)
Production
Executive producersMichael Hirsh
Patrick Loubert
Clive A. Smith
James Wang
Running time12 mins. (approx)
Production companiesNelvana Limited
Hong Guang Animation
Original release
NetworkTeletoon
CCTV3
ReleaseSeptember 30, 2000 (2000-09-30)[1] –
January 26, 2002 (2002-01-26)
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Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse (also known as Edouard et Martin for the French dub in Quebec) is a Canadian children's animated television series co-produced by Nelvana and Hong Guang Animation for Teletoon (now "Cartoon Network") and PBS. Among the series' executive producers are Michael Paraskevas and Betty Paraskevas, creators of Maggie and the Ferocious Beast,[2] who also created the book that the show is based on. It tells the stories of a young horse named Marvin who is part of a carnival.[3] Some episodes include original songs to help illustrate the theme or accompany montages that carry the story forward.

  1. ^ Heffley, Lynne (September 24, 2000). "Reading and Watching". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  2. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 379. ISBN 9781538103746.
  3. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 530–531. ISBN 978-1476665993.