Stanley (2001 TV series)
| Stanley | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Animated series Fantasy |
| Created by |
Jim Jinkins David Campbell |
| Voices of |
Charles Shaughnessy Jessica D. Stone David Landsberg Ari Meyers Rene Mujica Shawn Pyfrom Hynden Walch Philece Sampler Khylan Jones Candi Milo Wallace Shawn |
| Theme music composer | Peter Lurye |
| Opening theme | "My Man Stanley" by Baha Men |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 65 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Cartoon Pizza Productions Walt Disney Television |
| Distributor | Buena Vista Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | Playhouse Disney |
| Original release | September 15, 2001 – November 26, 2004 |
Stanley is an American animated television series that aired on Playhouse Disney based on the series of children's books written by "Griff" (as indicated on the cover of the original book), also known as Andrew Griffin. It was produced by Cartoon Pizza and was developed for television by Jim Jinkins (the creator of Doug, PB&J Otter, Allegra's Window, JoJo's Circus, and Pinky Dinky Doo) and David Campbell.
Stanley teaches a wide variety of issues preschool children face, including change, growth, rules, and dealing with others. Each episode centers on an animal that deals with or helps explain the issue Stanley is grappling with.
Junkanoo and reggae fusion group Baha Men, known for their hit song "Who Let the Dogs Out", sang the theme song for the series, "My Man Stanley".
Each episode shows Stanley (voiced by Jessica D. Stone) in a situation he does not fully understand. He discusses it with his pet goldfish Dennis (Charles Shaughnessy) before consulting the Great Big Book of Everything, a remarkably complete zoology book aimed at young children or his computer. By observing how an animal copes with the same situation Stanley faces, or how it can overcome a similar difficulty, Stanley learns to deal with the situation himself.
Throughout the show Stanley and all his preschool aged friends are able to talk to his pet cat, Elsie (Hynden Walch) and dog Harry (Rene Mujica) as well as Dennis. Other animals also seem to occasionally respond, but never talk or give a definite indication they truly understood what was said. Stanley and his friends actively try to keep the adults (that is, except Stanley's grandmother), and by extension Stanley's older brother Lionel, from realizing this.
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