| Genre | Children's television series Educational Musical |
|---|---|
| Creator | Patrick McGonigle Stephen McGonigle |
| Open theme | "We Are the Reppies" |
| End theme | various closing themes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Num seasons | 2 |
| Num episodes | 27 |
| Producer | James "Smokey" Knudson |
| Runtime | 28 minutes |
| Company | Northstar Entertainment Treat Entertainment WEDU |
| Network | PBS Member Stations |
| First aired | September 28, 1996 |
| Last aired | March 22, 1998 |
The Reppies is a live-action American educational musical show for children, created by Northstar Entertainment along with Treat Entertainment, for PBS.
Premise
The series centers around a group of anthropomorphic reptile creatures (in oversized costumes) made up of drummer and vocalist Derango, vocalist and dancer Bumba, keyboardist and vocalist Tessa, guitarist and vocalist Razz, and saxophonist and vocalist Lobo, that sing in a music group and interact with a Mary Poppins-like English tutor, who also sings and dances. In some of the episodes she seemingly displays magical powers.
Cast
The cast includes American actress Trudie Petersen as Miss Summerhayes the English tutor, Rick Stanley as Mickey the band's manager, and 13-year-old actress Talia Osteen who plays Katie in four episodes.[1]
Personnel
- Derango – drums, percussion, vocals
- Bumba – vocals
- Razz – guitar, vocals
- Lobo – saxophone, vocals
- Tessa – keyboards, vocals
Production
The series was produced by WEDU Television in Tampa, Florida. Each episode featured three original songs produced by Rick Tell. Twenty six half hour episodes and one hour long holiday special were originally created in 1996, and aired on a few public television stations. All of the episodes were later re-dubbed with Christian-oriented messages and moved to Trinity Broadcasting Network and the Christian Television Network.
Originally created by Wendy Harrison from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, along with the father son team of Pat and Steve McGonigle of Northstar Entertainment. James "Smokey" Knudson was the series producer and Brian McBride as executive in charge of production for the entire series run. Bruce Foulke was the Music Supervisor for the series. The Christian version formerly aired on the Smile network.
References
- ^ Abbott, Jim (July 27, 1996). "Kids' Show Stars Orlando Woman". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved August 11, 2018. – via orlandosentinel.com.
When your resume includes eight years as an entertainer at Walt Disney World, playing a TV character modeled after Mary Poppins isn't much of a leap. Maybe that's why Trudie Petersen landed the role of Britt Summerhayes, a sweetly sensible tutor to five musical dinosaurs in The Reppies. ... Others include actor Rick Stanley, who plays the band's manager; 13-year-old actress Talia Osteen, who has a recurring role.