Miffy and Friends

Miffy and Friends
GenreChildren's television series
Created byDick Bruna
Directed byRaymond Jafelice
Andrew Young
Narrated by
  • Cyd Vandenberg (US/Canada)
  • Karin Hollreiser (UK/Australia/New Zealand)
Theme music composerTom van Beers
Opening themeMiffy Theme
ComposerJerry Hickman
Country of originNetherlands
United Kingdom
Original languagesDutch
English
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes39 (78 segments)
Production
Running time24 minutes
Production companies
  • Big Tent Entertainment
  • Mercis BV
  • Palm Multimedia
Original release
NetworkKRO (The Netherlands)
CITV (United Kingdom)
Release3 February 2003 (2003-02-03) –
30 March 2005 (2005-03-30)
Related
Miffy's Adventures Big and Small
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Miffy and Friends (Dutch: Nijntje en haar vriendjes) is a stop-motion animated television series, based on the Miffy book series by Dutch artist Dick Bruna.[1] The series was produced by Big Tent Entertainment and Mercis BV in association with Palm Multimedia.

Miffy and Friends was originally broadcast from 2003 until 2005 on KRO in the Netherlands[2] and on CITV in the UK. In the US, it aired on Noggin.[3] Noggin created original "interactive game" shorts to air between segments of Miffy and Friends.[4]

  1. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 541–542. ISBN 978-1476665993.
  2. ^ "Australian and Dutch Stations Buy Miffy". licensemag.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  3. ^ Big Tent Entertainment (21 January 2003). "Major Deals Set Stage for Miffy and Friends Brand Expansion in United States and Canada". prnewswire.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  4. ^ Renner, Lisanne (2 May 2004). "FOR YOUNG VIEWERS; Dutch Bunnies with Depth". The New York Times.