Allegra's Window
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| Genre | Children's |
| Created by | Jan Fleming-Candler John Hoffman Jim Jinkins |
| Voices of |
Kathryn Mullen Anthony Asbury Martin P. Robinson Bob Stillman Pam Arciero Joanne Baum Tim Lagasse Andrea Frierson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 50 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | John Hoffman |
| Location(s) |
Nickelodeon Studios Universal Studios Orlando, Florida |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Topstone Productions Jumbo Pictures |
| Distributor |
Viacom Enterprises (1994–1995) Paramount Domestic Television (1995–1996) |
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| Original network | Nickelodeon |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original release | October 24, 1994 – May 1, 1996 |
Allegra's Window is an American children's television series that aired on Nick Jr. from October 24, 1994 to May 1, 1996, with reruns until June 1998; it was later shown on Noggin from February 2, 1999 to December 21, 2002. The series deals with the daily life of a precocious, imaginative puppet named Allegra, and featured live actors, puppets and animation a la Sesame Street. The show was created by Jan Fleming, John Hoffman and Jim Jinkins. Two of the puppeteers, Kathryn Mullen and Anthony Asbury, would later work together on the PBS series Between the Lions as the performers of Lionel and Leona Lion.
The series also spawned a series of music videos aired during interstitials that aired on Nick Jr.
In the 2010s, the first season was released on iTunes and Amazon Video. However, the series (including the previously excluded episodes from Season 2 and 3) was recently released for viewing on Noggin's new paid-subscription service.
The series follows Allegra through the daily triumphs, trials, and tribulations of being little. She and her big brother Rondo, along with her best friend Lindi (a yellow dog) and a pesky blue neighborhood cat named Riff, all try to learn about the world around them with the help of their neighborhood friends. At the end of each episode, Allegra sits at her window and reflects on all the lessons she has learned. The series was music-based and included musically inspired characters named Lindi, Rondo, Riff, Poco, Reed, Ms. Melody, Ellington, Encora, Sonata, Clef, Woofer, Aria, Tweeter and of course, the title character's name itself. There were also segments that feature talking musical instruments that live on the wall of Reed's Music shop. Special character Daphne Dolphin also appears with her friend Salvatore Intieri later in the series.
Over 100 original songs were created for the series, under the oversight of musical director Donald Sibesky.
The original decision to use the name Allegra for the show's protagonist occurred after creator/executive producer Jan Fleming attended a dinner party at the house of London-based academics and was introduced to their youngest daughter, Allegra. That evening she remarked that it would be a great name for the little girl at the center of the project she was working on.
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