Encyclopedia(TV series)
Encyclopedia | |
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Directed by | Joshua White |
Starring | Ethyl Eichelberger Jim Fyfe Faith Prince Carol Schindler David Sterry |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No.of seasons | 1 |
No.of episodes | 23 |
Production | |
Producer | Patti Kaplan |
Running time | approx. 30 min |
Production company | Children's Television Workshop |
Original release | |
Network | HBO |
Release | September 19, 1988 February 20, 1989 | –
Encyclopediais a television series created by the HBO Network and the for-profit branch of the Children's Television Workshop (CTW) (now known asSesame Workshop), Distinguished Productions, Inc. (DPI) (which has since been folded into Sesame Workshop). The series premiered on the HBO network in 1988.
Each episode covered a letter or series of letters in the alphabet, with short skits of sketch comedy devoted to up to twelve corresponding encyclopedia topics. Several topics were related through song. Three of the six writers of the show had also been writers forNBC'sSaturday Night Live:Patricia Marx,Brian McConnachie, andMitchell Kriegman.
The series featured the bandBETTY,who performed both the opening and closing themes as well as individual songs for selected topics.
Topics
[edit]The series covered the following topics:
Awards
[edit]- Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design: Calista Hendrickson
- Outstanding Achievement in Makeup: Paul Gebbia
Merchandising
[edit]Video
[edit]All episodes were released onVHSin the late 1990s. They are no longer available commercially, but often appear oneBay.
External links
[edit]- The New York Times:CTW Romps Onto Cable With 'Encyclopedia' by Alison Leigh Cowan[1]
- EncyclopediaatIMDb
- EncyclopediaatTV Guide[2]