''Little Rosey'' is an animated television series produced by Canada-based

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. The series first aired on

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(part of its Saturday morning block) in 1990. It was

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's first attempt at a

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Plot

Loosely based on comedian

's childhood, the series revolved around a young 8-year-old Rosey and her best friend Buddy. The three would use their imaginations to overcome the obstacles they faced, such as spelling bees, family vacations, and rules that their parents forced upon them. Among the recurring characters were Rosey's parents; her younger sisters Tess and Nonnie; her baby brother Tater; and a pair of nemesis science

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Production

In 1990, this animated series aired late in the day on ABC's Saturday morning lineup. Two years later, an animated special called ''The Rosey and Buddy Show'' was produced as a primetime special that aired on May 15, 1992, in which Rosey and Buddy invade Cartoonland to take on the meddling executives who wanted to "change their show". In the 1992 special, Barr voiced the character. This special was only televised once and has yet to be renewed for syndication due to copyright restrictions.

Cast

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as Rosey * Roseanne Arnold as Rosey (''The Rosey and Buddy Show'') *

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as Buddy * Tom Arnold as Buddy (''The Rosey and Buddy Show'') * Paulina Gillis as Tess, Additional voices (''The Rosey and Buddy Show'') *

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as Nonnie and Tater * Judy Marshak as Rosey's mother *

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as Rosey's father * Steven Bednarski as Jeffrey and Matthew

Guest stars

* Eva Almos as Swift Heart Rabbit from ''

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'' (''The Rosey and Buddy Show'') * Richard Binsley (''The Rosey and Buddy Show'') *

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(''The Rosey and Buddy Show'') *

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as Treat Heart Pig and Lotsa Heart Elephant from ''

'' (''The Rosey and Buddy Show'') *

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(''The Rosey and Buddy Show'') *

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as Brave Heart Lion from ''

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(''The Rosey and Buddy Show'') * Keith Knight (''The Rosey and Buddy Show'') *

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(''The Rosey and Buddy Show'') * Ron Rubin (''The Rosey and Buddy Show'') * John Stocker (''The Rosey and Buddy Show'') *

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(''The Rosey and Buddy Show'')

Episodes

Each episode consisted of two 11-minute segments.

Notes

References

External links

*
''Little Rosey'' episode guide at Big Cartoon Database
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