The Big Comfy Couch
The Big Comfy Couch is a Canadian children's television series.
| The Big Comfy Couch | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Educational |
| Created by | Cheryl Wagner |
| Written by | Harmony Wagner Shayne Fox Cheryl Wagner Robin White Lynn Harrison McLauchlan |
| Directed by | Steve Wright (1992-1995) Robert Mills (1996-2006) |
| Presented by | Alyson Court (1992-2002) |
| Starring | Gary Farmer (1993) Grindl Kuchirka Jackie Harris (1991-1993) Suzanne Merriam (1994-1996) |
| Country of origin | Canada United States (2002-2006) |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 100 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Annabel Slaight Robert Mills |
| Producers | Cherly Wagner Robert Mills |
| Production locations | Wallace Avenue Studios Toronto, Ontario (1992-2002) |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production companies | Amity Entertainment (2006) Radical Sheep Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | YTV |
| Release | March 10, 2002 - December 29, 2006 |
| Network | Treehouse TV (Canada) |
Other names
[change | change source]The programs is known as Le Monde de Loonette [English: The World of Loonette or Loonette's World] when broadcast in Quebec and France, and El sofa da la imaginación [English: The Couch of Imagination] when broadcast in Latin America and Spain.
Schedule and production
[change | change source]It aired from March 2, 1992, until December 29, 2006. It was produced by Cheryl Wagner and Robert Mills, directed by Wayne Moss, Robert Mills and Steve Wright. It premiered on March 2, 1992, in Canada and on January 9, 1995, in the United States on PBS stations across the country. The program was also broadcast on Treehouse TV from 1997 to 2011.
Characters
[change | change source]- Loonette (portrayed by Alyson Court from 1992 to 2002) is the freckled-faced female lead of the series.
- Molly (performed by Bob Stutt)