Martha Speaks
Appearance
Martha Speaks | |
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Genre | Educational Comedy Children's television series |
Country of origin | United States Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 6[1] |
Production | |
Running time | 11 minutes (episode segment) |
Original release | |
Network | PBS Kids (U.S.) TVOKids (Canada) |
Release | September 1, 2008 November 18, 2014 | –
Martha Speaks is a educational children's television show. It first aired on September 1, 2008 and ended on November 18, 2014. The main character of the show is Martha who is a young dog that speaks.[2] The television show is based off of the 1992's children's book Martha Speaks.[3]
On June 10, 2013, the creator of Martha Speaks sued WGBH for getting not a lot of money.[4]
On November 18, 2014, the show aired its final episode before it got cancelled.[5]
Characters
[change | change source]- Martha Lorraine (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain) is a talking yellow dog. After her owner Helen gives her a bowl of alphabet soup, she has the ability to speak.
- Skits Lorraine (voiced by Brian Drummond) is another dog owned by Helen. He tried using the same alphabet soup, but did not gain the same talking ability. Although he was not able to speak, he is still a very smart and funny dog. Skits first appeared in the episode "Martha and Skits".
- Helen (voiced by Madeleine Peters) is Martha and Skits' owner. She has three friends: T. D., Alice, and Truman.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Martha Speaks: Season 6, Episode 1 - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ↑ "About Martha Speaks | PBS KIDS Shows". PBS.
- ↑ Meddaugh, Susan (1995-03-27). Martha Speaks (Reprint ed.). Clarion Books. ISBN 978-0-395-72952-6.
- ↑ "Author of Martha Speaks sues WGBH in dispute over ancillary revenues".
- ↑ "Martha Speaks".
Categories:
- 2008 American television series debuts
- 2008 Canadian television series debuts
- 2000s children's television series
- 2010s children's television series
- 2014 American television series endings
- 2014 Canadian television series endings
- 2010s Canadian television series endings
- PBS Kids shows
- English-language television programs