The Children's Entertainment Show presents The Letter People
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| The Children's Entertainment Show presents The Letter People | |
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| Genre | Educational Children's Musical |
| Created by | The Letter People by Rita Friedman and Elayne Reiss-Weimann |
| Written by | Gary Twitchell William Bailey Tom McDonough |
| Directed by | Gary Twitchell William Bailey Tom McDonough |
| Presented by | Ivy O'Hagan |
| Starring | Ivy O'Hagan |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Gary Twitchell William Bailey Tom McDonough |
| Production location(s) | NBC Studios |
| Animator(s) | Michael Sporn (segments only) |
| Running time | 15 Minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | December 1, 1977 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Words in Two Parts |
| Related shows | The Children’s Entertainment Show |
| External links | |
| [{{#property:P856}} Website] | |
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Creative Team[1][edit]
- Thomas K. McDonough - Producer, Director, Writer
- Don Jeffries - Executive Producer
- Gary Twitchell - Director
- William F. Bailey - Director, Writer
- Jeffrey Jones - Director, Writer
- King Hall - Head Puppeteer, Set Designer, Puppet Designer
- Tom Ray - Assistant Head Puppeteer, Puppet Designer
- Alan Pratt, Ph.D. - Curriculum Consultant
- Ruth Lerner Perle - Editorial Supervisor
- Gayle Waxman - Writer
- Harry John Luecke - Writer
- Patrick Clear - Writer
- Ron Cohen - Writer
- James Scott - Writer
- Ralph St. William - Writer
- Ralph DiGuglielmo - Writer
- Peter Bretz - Technical Producer
- John Muench - Technical Producer
- Filmgrafik International - Animation
- Vic Atkinson Productions - Animation
- Computer Image Corp. - Animation
- M-K Inc. - Animation
- Joe René and Jacquelyn Reinach - Music and Lyrics
- Clayton Frohman - Theme Song and "The Squoosh"
- Tom Tichenor - Puppet Designer
- Art FitzSimmons - Photography
Puppeteers and Voices[edit]
- King Hall - Mister M, Various
- Tom Ray - Various
- Patrick Clear - Mister H, Mister J, Mister R, Various
- Lynn Cohen - Various
- John Cothran - Mister N, Mister L, Various
- Allan Trautman - Mister C (voice), Mister K, Various
- Gregg Berger - Mister Z, Mister T, Mister V, Various
- Don Boevingloh - Monty Swell, Various
- Cheryl Brown - Various
- Jane Deeken - Various
- Pam Dunn - Various
- John Erickson - Various
- David Herzog - Various
- Bert Hinchman - Various
- Bob Kramer - Mister F, Various
- Nancy Swet - Various
- Genevieve Bierman - Various (voice)
- Sally Eaton - Various (voice)
- Shelley Heeley - Various (voice)
- Joneal Joplin - Mister S, Mister G, Various (voice)
- Barbara Marantette - Various (voice)
- Nancy Margulies - Various (voice)
- Thomas K. McDonough - Various (voice)
- Bob Miller - Various (voice)
- James Scott - Various (voice)
- Will Shaw - Various (voice)
- Gail Simmons - Various (voice)
- Dick Teneau - Various (voice)
- Gayle Waxman - Various (voice)
Non-Letter People supporting characters[edit]
- Alan - Carnival barker
- Alice Antler - Doctor
- Boris - Talking Bulletin Board
- Bottomsley Updown - Mister Q's lab assistant
- Buford "Poopsie" van Murdlesnert - Letter People Land socialite
- Captain Zemo - Warthog/Zeppelin pilot
- Cindy - Cinderella-like girl
- Clancy - Crocodile
- Claude - Camel
- Cornelius Cornpole - Mister C's boss
- Dash Dudley - Reporter
- Dintra Gloss - Entertainment reporter
- Dolly - Duke & Duchess Doodlebug's delightful dancing dragon, who sounds like Carol Channing
- Duchess Doodlebug - Noblewoman/Duke Doodlebug's wife
- Duke Doodlebug - Nobleman
- Earvin Underdog - Baseball player
- Edna - contestant on "The Catching Game"
- Evelyn - Newspaper editor/Miss E's employer
- Frantic Freddie - Disc jockey, sometimes referred to as "The Ramblin' Wreck of the Record Rack"
- Fred Ferguson - Storekeeper
- Godfrey - Ghost, who steals good green grapes from Gordon's Grocery Store. He sounds like Jim Nabors.
- Gordon - Grocer
- Hairless Herbert - Barber
- Harold - Mister H and Sophie's friend
- Horace - Hairless Herbert's customer, who wears a hard hat.
- Iggy - Patron at Miss I's Itsy Witsy Ice Cream Club
- Ingrid - Aspiring artist/Indigo ink keeper
- Jasper Jabberwocky - Police Officer/Baseball player
- Judith Jackpot - Judge *Karen - Daughter of the King of Kabob and the Grand Shish
- Kernac - Wizard who kidnaps the King of Kabob
- King of Kabob - Ruler of Kabob, who plays the kazoo
- Lazy Laura - Mister L's customer
- Lavender Lollapalooza - Thief, who steals Mister L's lemons
- Melissa - Market manager
- Monty Swell - Television star/Host of "The Catching Game". His name is an apparent play on that of Monty Hall.
- Nanny - Miss U's goat
- Nardo - Detective/Night watchman at the Letter People Hall of Fame. He looks and sounds like Humphrey Bogart.
- Ned - Newsman
- Oscar - Orchestra Conductor
- Otto - Stagehand
- Professor Foghorn - Inventor of the Word Machine
- Professor Smart - Scientist
- Purple Peekaboo Palookas/Unbelievable Underground Uglies - Periwinkle-furred creatures, who like to play "The Catching Game."
- Ruth Allen - Contestant on "The Catching Game", from Punxsutawney, New York
- Sam - Piano player, who accompanies Miss I on stage. He looks & sounds like Elton John.
- Sam Gump - Agent of Lucky Day Enterprises
- Slaw Hammerfill - Mister S' cowboy sidekick/Contestant on "The Catching Game". He comes from The Garden Spot of America. He looks and sounds like John Wayne.
- Terrible Tough Tony - Thug
- Tom Fargo - TV/radio announcer. His name is an apparent play on that of Don Pardo.
- Uncle Elmer - Miss U's uncle/umpire
- Very Very Villainous Vandal - Zorro-like character who puts V's on things that start with "V."
- Wacky Wally - Willard's pal
- Willard - Wizard
- Yolinda () - Young girl
- Zelda - Forest woman
- Zero - Owl
Live animals[edit]
- Gwendolyn - Goldfish
- Raccoon
- Kitten Darling
Episodes[edit]
1977–1978[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Directed by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Meet Mister M" | Thomas McDonough | Thomas McDonough | December 14, 1977 | |
| Starring: Mister M, Melissa the market manager, and Sam Gump. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Meet Mister T" | Thomas McDonough | Thomas McDonough | December 15, 1977 | |
| Starring: Mister T, Mister M and a dentist. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Meet Mister F" | Thomas McDonough | Thomas McDonough | December 16, 1977 | |
| Starring: Mister F, Mister M, Mister T, a shoe salesman, Mr. Ferguson, and a monster. | ||||||
1978–1979[edit]
1986–1987[edit]
Cast[edit]
- King Hall - Head Puppeteer
- Bob Kramer and David Herzog - Assistants
- Joe René and Jacquelyn Reinach - Music and Lyrics
- Ruth Lerner and Alan Pratt Ph.D. - Consultants
- Tom - Puppeteer/puppet designer
- Allan - Puppeteer, Mister C (voice), Mister K
- Gregg - Mister T, Mister Z, Mister V (voices)
- Patrick Partridge - Mister H, Mister J, Mister R, various (voices)
- Joneal Johnson - Mister S and Mister G (voices)
- Genevieve Bierman
- Sally Eaton
- Shelly Heeley
- Barbara Marantette
- Nancy Margulies
- Tom McDonough
- Bob Miller
- Jim Scott
- Will Shaw
- Gail Simmons
- Dick Teneau
- Gayle Waxman
