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Martha Speaks
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The show's logo
Genre Educational, Comedy
Created by Susan Meddaugh
Written by Ken Scarborough
(head writer)
Directed by Dallas Parker
Colleen Holub
Voices of Tabitha St. Germain
Madeleine Peters
Brian Drummond
Alex Ferris (1-4)
Valin Shinyei (5-6)
Cedric Payne
Christina Crivici (seasons 1–3)
Michelle Creber (season 4)
Vanesa Tomasino
Nicole Oliver
Kathleen Barr
French Tickner
Betty Phillips
Maxine Miller
Matt Hill
Samuel Vincent
Terry Klassen
Narrated by J.T. Turner
Theme music composer Daniel Ingram
Opening theme "Martha Speaks theme", lyrics by Ken Scarborough, performed by Robert Wilson
Ending theme "Martha Speaks theme (instrumental)"
Country of origin United States
Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 6
No. of episodes 96 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Carol Greenwald
Chris Bartlerman
Blair Peters
Producer(s) Sarah Wall
Running time 28 minutes (approximately 13 minutes per episode)
Production company(s) Studio B Productions (2008–11)
DHX Media Vancouver (2011–13)
Oasis Animation (2013-14)
WGBH Boston (2008–09)
WGBH Kids (2009–14)
Distributor DHX Media
Release
Original network PBS Kids (2008–14; 2014-present reruns)
Picture format 16:9 HD
Audio format Stereo
Original release September 1, 2008 (2008-09-01) – November 18, 2014 (2014-11-18)
External links
PBS Kids website

Martha Speaks is an American-Canadian animated children's television series based on the 1992 children's book of the same name by Susan Meddaugh, about a talking dog named Martha (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain), who is owned by ten-year-old Helen Lorraine (known in the books as Helen Finney). When Helen feeds Martha some alphabet soup, the soup travels to her brain instead of her stomach, resulting in her ability to speak. The show focuses on synonyms and vocabulary, with each episode featuring an underlying theme illustrated with keywords. The show takes place in the fictional town of Wagstaff City, a parody of Flagstaff, Arizona.

The show is produced by WGBH in Boston, along with Vancouver-based animation studio DHX Media Vancouver (formerly Studio B Productions), and debuted on September 1, 2008, on PBS Kids stations across the United States. Some episodes of this TV series were available for limited theatrical release on January 3, 2009.

The second season began airing on September 14, 2009. The third season of Martha Speaks premiered on PBS Kids on October 11, 2010, and the fourth season began airing on February 20, 2012. The fifth season premiered on June 24, 2013. The sixth season premiered on March 31, 2014.

The show's executive producer is Carol Greenwald, and it was developed for television by Emmy Award-winning writer Ken Scarborough, the show's head writer. Other writers include Joe Fallon, Peter Hirsch, Raye Lankford, Pippin Parker, Ron Holsey, and Dietrich Smith. Music for the series and the theme song is by Canadian composer Daniel Ingram. Lyrics for the theme song are by Ken Scarborough. The show is animated in Vancouver by Studio B Productions using Adobe Flash. Meddaugh, author of the book, is involved in the show and oversees the production. Despite some concerns over the way word definitions would be incorporated into a television show, she said she is now satisfied that they do not interrupt the flow of the story. Producer Carol Greenwald first contacted Meddaugh when she was involved in the TV series Arthur; the author has also been approached by HBO and Disney.


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