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George Arthur Bloom
George Arthur Bloom (born 1945) is a US-born Canadian screenwriter and producer known for his work on Nelvana television titles such as ''The Magic School Bus'' and ''Cyberchase''. He also wrote the pilots for ''The Transformers'' and ''My Little Pony'', as well as a number of installments of the ''My Little Pony'' series such as ''My Little Pony 'n Friends'' and ''My Little Pony Tales''. For over four decades, Bloom has written television and film scripts for children and adults alike. Television credits * series head writer denoted in bold Live-action series *''The New Dick Van Dyke Show'' (1971) *''All in the Family'' (1972) *''The Julie Andrews Hour'' (1972) *''Carter Country'' (1977) *''Chico and the Man'' (1977) *'' Phyllis'' (1977) *''Welcome Back, Kotter'' (1977) *''Starsky & Hutch'' (1979) *''The Incredible Hulk'' (1980) *''Alice'' (1981) *''Too Close for Comfort'' (1982) *''Love, Sidney'' (1982–1983) *'' Condo'' (1983) *''9 to 5'' (1983) *'' Throb'' (1987) Animated se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelvana
Nelvana Limited (; also known as Nelvana Enterprises, Nelvana International or Nelvana Digital; commonly known as Nelvana; stylized as "nelvana") is a Canadian animation studio and entertainment production company owned by Corus Entertainment since 2000. Founded in July 1971 by Michael Hirsh (producer), Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert, and Clive A. Smith, it was named after Nelvana of the Northern Lights, the first Canadian national superhero, who was created by Adrian Dingle (artist), Adrian Dingle. The company's production logo is a polar bear looking at North Star, Polaris, the North Star. The company is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in North America and it maintains international offices in France, Ireland and Japan, as well as smaller offices in the top three cities in the U.S. Many of its films, shows and specials are based on licensed properties and literature, but original programming is also part of its roster. Although the company specializes in children's media, Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Too Close For Comfort
''Too Close for Comfort'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on ABC from November 11, 1980, to May 5, 1983, and in first-run syndication from April 7, 1984, to February 7, 1987. Its name was changed to ''The Ted Knight Show'' when the show was retooled in 1986 for its sixth season, which would turn out to be its last due to Ted Knight's death. The original concept of the series was based on the 1980s British sitcom '' Keep It in the Family''. Knight plays work-at-home cartoonist Henry Rush, who is married to Muriel. Their two adult daughters, Jackie and Sara, live in the downstairs apartment of their San Francisco two-flat. An episode involving the daughters moving across the bay to Oakland and the family complaining about crime, undrinkable water, and constant sound of police sirens saw the episode being briefly protested by Oakland politicians. The family moves to Marin County for the show's final season, where Henry Rush becomes a co-owner of the local weekly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenko And The Guardians Of The Magic
''Saban's Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic'' is an American animated television series that was produced by Saban Entertainment. It centers on the fictional adventures of Japanese real-life magician Princess Tenko, Mariko Itakura. After each episode, she would appear in a live-action segment to perform an illusion or do her "Teach-A-Trick," a segment that teaches the audience a simple magic trick they could perform at home. The show failed to attract an audience and production was cancelled after a single season. Ownership of the series passed to Disney in 2001 when Disney acquired Fox Kids Worldwide, which also includes Saban Entertainment. Plot A young female magician, already an experienced performer, is chosen by an old man named Tenko to come to his magic school and learn real magic. At the school, the young magician befriends a number of other magicians already attending the school and learning magic from Tenko. The new magician begins her training and quickly become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Street Sharks
''Street Sharks'' is an American animated television series about the adventures of crime-fighting half-man/half-sharks. The series was produced by DIC Entertainment, DIC Productions, L.P. and Bohbot Entertainment and was initially Broadcast syndication, syndicated as part of the latter's ''Bohbot Kids Network, Amazin' Adventures'' programming block. The show promoted a line of action figures by Mattel. The creators were David Siegel and Joe Galliani of Mr. Joe's Really Big Productions. In 1996, the show was retitled ''Dino Vengers Featuring Street Sharks'' with the addition of an extraterrestrial team of Dinosaurs named the Dino Vengers who were paired with the Street Sharks. The show also moved to American Broadcasting Company, ABC. The Dino Vengers would later receive their own short-lived spinoff, where they were renamed the ''Extreme Dinosaurs''. The series features theme music by Michael Benghiat and Lois Blaisch. Additional songs were written by Megan Cavallari and David G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |