Horrible Histories (2001 TV series)

Horrible Histories
The DVD cover of the episode pack "Groovy Greeks", "Extraordinary Explorers" and Battlin' Bolivar"
Genre	Animated television series
Developed by	Tamar Simon Hoffs Gordon Langley Andrew Young Charlie Stickney.
Written by	Martha Atwater Terry Deary Charlie Stickney Andrew Young Gordon Langley William Forrest Cluverius
Directed by	Andrew Young Gordon Langley
Voices of	Jess Harnell Cree Summer Billy West Stephen Rea Jo Young
Opening theme	Horrible Histories Theme
Ending theme	Horrible Histories Theme
Composer(s)	Dean Valentine and Rony Brack (composer)
Country of origin	United Kingdom United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producer(s)	Mike Young
Producer(s)	Martha Atwater Tamar Simon Hoffs Michelle Conway Paul Cummings Deborah Forte Mike Young Mark Young Beth Richman Charlie Stickney
Running time	22 minutes
Production company(s)	Telegael Mike Young Productions Scholastic Productions
Release
Picture format	NTSC, PAL
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	January 1, 2001 – March 26, 2002
Chronology
Related shows	Horrible Histories (2009 TV series) (2009-present)

Horrible Histories is an American animated children's television series based on the Terry Deary book series of the same name. The series ran for 26 episodes and two seasons between January 1, 2001 and March 26, 2002 and was broadcast on ABC.

Horrible Histories is based on Terry Deary's book series of the same name. Deary later said he had had a "negative experience" with the show.

The show is produced by California-based indie Mike Young Productions (LA) Telegael Galway, and Scholastic Entertainment (NY). It marked Young's and Telegael's first collaboration. It is directed by Andrew Young (executive producer Mike Young's son) and Gordon Langley. It is produced By Martha Atwater, Tamar Simon Hoffs, Michelle Conway, Paul Cummings, Deborah Forte, Mike Young, Mark Young, Beth Richman and Charlie Stickney, among others. It is animated by Glenn Jason Hanna. It is written by Martha Atwater, Terry Deary, Charlie Stickney, Andrew Young, Gordon Langley, William Forrest Cluverius. It has a running time of 25 minutes. The series was released as a 3-disc DVD box set in 2005.

On the British channel ITV, the show attracted hundreds of thousands of viewers each week. Stephen Rea did his voice recording work in Dublin.

In 2006, The Mirror held a promotion where readers had to collect 12 coupons and send them in to receive a free copy of the Horrible Histories DVD collection.

The series is based around the adventures of Stitch and Mo, two everyday kids who are transported to various historical eras with the help of a time portal. In each episode, their historical adventures help teach them a lesson or solve a problem in their everyday lives, often involving bully Darren Dongle. Animated sidebars explain the historical details, and clarify popular misconceptions.

Rotten Romans - Julius Caesar did not build the Flavian Amphitheatre (Colosseum). It was built by Vespasian.

Revolting Revolution - When the episode was dubbed in the UK, the narrator says at one point that George Washington died in 1793. However, the original version from the USA correctly said that George Washington died in 1799.

Amazing Aussies - Sheep are not native to Australia, Europeans brought them over.

The show's episodes have been released as single episodes, as 3-in-1 packs, or as one whole series. The series was released as a 3-disc DVD box set in 2005.