Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse | |
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Genre | Fantasy |
Narrated by | Ron Pardo |
Country of origin | Canada South Korea (worldwide releases) |
Original language(s) | English French Korean |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 26 (52 Segments) |
Production | |
Running time | 15 mins. (approx) |
Production company(s) | Nelvana |
Release | |
Original network |
Teletoon Télétoon PBS KBS EBS MBC SBS |
Original release | March 5, 2001 | – September 18, 2002
Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse is a Canadian/Korean animated television show produced by Nelvana that first aired on Teletoon on March 5, 2001. It tells the stories of a young horse named Marvin who is part of a carnival. Among the executive producers are Michael Paraskevas and Betty Paraskevas, creators of Maggie and the Ferocious Beast. who also created the book that the show is based on. The show first aired on the Treehouse block before moving to just before Tiny Pop. In the United States, the series also aired on PBS Kids as part of the PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch from 2000 to 2002. In 2007, reruns of the show began airing on Qubo Channel in the US.
Some episodes include original songs to help illustrate the theme or accompany montages that carry the story forward.