Busytown Mysteries
| Busytown Mysteries | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Hurray for Huckle! |
| Genre | Cartoon series |
| Directed by | Ken Cunningham Larry Jacobs |
| Presented by | Jamie Watson |
| Voices of |
Joanne Vannicola Ellie Ellwand Paul Wensley Julie Lemieux Richard Binsley Catherine Disher |
| Narrated by | Kevin Dennis |
| Theme music composer | Carl Lenox, Pete Coulman |
| Opening theme | "You and Me, Solve a Mystery!" |
| Ending theme | "You and Me, Solve a Mystery!" (instrumental) |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Michael Hirsh Richard Scarry |
| Producer(s) | Christine Davis Genna Du Plessis Audrey Velichka |
| Editor(s) | Camille Crawford Michael Agostini |
| Running time | 30 min. |
| Production company(s) | Cookie Jar Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network |
CBC Television (Canada Kids' CBC) CBS (Cookie Jar TV) |
| Original release | October 29, 2007 – November 9, 2010 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Busy World of Richard Scarry |
Busytown Mysteries, also known as Hurray for Huckle!, is a Canadian animated television series created by Cookie Jar Entertainment. Currently the series airs in Canada as part of the Kids' CBC block on the Tiny Pop channel and in the United States as part of the Cookie Jar TV block on CBS. It's also on ITunes and there's no report yet about things like a Blu-ray, Amazon, or Hulu release. It takes place in Richard Scarry's Busytown and teaches the scientific method through stories in which Huckle Cat (with his sister Sally Cat, and friend Lowly the Worm) solve mysteries by examining evidence.
Season one was directed by Ken Cunningham and produced by Christine Davis. Animation for season one was produced by Heli Digital inc. Post production was handled by Fearless Films and Supersonics Productions inc. Season one was the winner of the 2009 CFTPA award for best children's program, and nominated for the 2009 Pulcinella award for best preschool series at Italy's prestigious "Cartoons on the Bay".
Season two was directed by Larry Jacobs with post directing by Ken Cunningham and produced by Genna Du Plessis, and Audrey Velichka.
Each of the following episodes consists of two cartoons.
Season 2
On July 27, 2010, Mill Creek Entertainment released Busytown Mysteries: You and Me Solve a Mystery, a 3-disc set featuring 26 episodes from the series on DVD in Region 1 Only. In the UK Platform Entertainment released these episodes on DVD. In 2010, NCircle Entertainment released 3 DVD sets, containing 6 episodes each, named Busytown Mysteries: A Pickle of a Pickle in Busytown,Hurray for Huckle: Zooming Around Busytown, and Busytown Mysteries: The Mysterious Mysteries Of Busytown
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