Project Team
Executive Producers
Judith Stoia
Brigid Sullivan
Executive Producers For Sirius Thinking
Christopher Cerf
Norman Stiles
Series Producer
Beth Kirsch
Studio Producer
Carol Klein
Created by
Lou Berger
Christopher Cerf
Michael K. Frith
Kathryn Mullen
Norman Stiles
Head Writer
Norman Stiles
Writers
Christopher Cerf
Sarah Durkee
Louise Gikow
Jennifer Hamburg
Peter Hirsch
Keri Horn
Beth Kirsch
Candy Kugel
Brian Meehl
Gentry Menzel
Ray Messecar
Fred Newman
Luis Santeiro
Norman Stiles
Judith Stoia
Coordinating Producers
Bill Berner
Philippa Hall
Diane Hartman
Rick Klein
Consultant
Lisa Simon
Production Designer/Art Director
Laura Brock
Editor
Scott Colwell
Script Coordinator
Melissa Roja
Curriculum Directors
Dr. Jeanne Paratore
Susan Dougherty
Puppeteers
Pam Arciero
Anthony Asbury
Heather Asch
Jennifer Barnhart
Tim Lagasse
Peter Linz
Guest Puppeteers
James Godwin
Leigh Secrest Godwin
Jim Napolitano
John Pavlik
Albrecht Roser, Germany
Teatro Hugo & Ines, Peru
The Muppets™ of Sesame Street
Carroll Spinney as Big Bird
Kevin Clash
Steve Whitmire
Eric Jacobson
John Tartaglia
Additional Puppeteering/Puppet Wrangler
Rob Gardner
Production Staff
Sara Chaudhary, Production Coordinator
Tina Keane, Production Coordinator for Sirius Thinking
Michael Kilmurray, Production Assistant
Music Directed and Arranged by
Paul Jacobs
Coordinating Producer, Music and Audio
Chris Cardillo
Series Theme Song by
Sarah Durkee and Paul Jacobs
Puppets, Costumes, and Props
3/Design Studio
John Orberg, Puppet Supervisor
Jim Kroupa
Janet Kuhl
Matt Stoddart
The Between the Lions Band
Schuyler Deale: Bass
Joe Franco: Drums
Paul Jacobs: Keyboards
Ross Traut: Guitar
Danny Wilensky: Saxophone
Guest Musicians
Laura Seaton Finn: Violin
Thomas Z Shepard: Piano
Singers
Sharon Bryant-Gallwey
Christopher Cerf
Rhonda Coullet
Paul Jacobs
Paulette McWilliams
Cassandra Morgan
Nicki Richards
Frank Simms
Joe Lynn Turner
Original Songs by
Christopher Cerf
Sarah Durkee
Paul Jacobs
Thomas Z. Shepard
Guest Stars
Akira Takayama
Al Franken
Al Roker
Alison Fraser
Anthony Asbury
Brian McKnight
Bruno Kirby
Buddy Jewell
Cat Cora
Dan Elias
David Garrison
Denny Dillon
Destiny Montalvo
Dr. Ruth Westheimer
Ellen Ochoa
Faith Prince
India.Arie
Jack Landron
Jasmine Guy
Jeffery Gonzales
Jon Stewart
Kelly Ripa
Kelsey Ehrlich
Khaliah Adams
Larry King
Leon Redbone
Liza Jesse Peterson
Makeba Mooncycle
Malachy McCourt
Marcia Savella
Maria Shriver
Melissa Etheridge
Meredith Vieira
Michael McGrath
Mo Lewis
Mo Rocca
Oliver Platt
Ossie Davis
Patty Loveless
Paul Benedict
Polly Adams
Reg E. Cathey
Roma Downey
Ronan Tynan
Ruby Dee
Sigourney Weaver
Stephon Marbury
Steve Carell
Susan Lucci
Teresa Weatherspoon
Terry Bradshaw
Vanessa Williams
Walter Bobbie
Animation Producers
Jane Aaron
Asterisk
Buzzco
Dancing Diablo
Eyevox Film & Video / The Screen Engine
Global Mechanic
Michael Sporn Animation
Pileated Pictures
Punktuition, LLC.
Soup 2 Nuts
Top Dog Media
Live Action Production
Cheshire Films
Rick Klein
Dee Mangold
Vincent Straggas, Flag Day Productions
Iowa Public Television
Oregon Public Television
King Midas, Humongous, and Roodles puppets
Hairy Edge Productions
The Sad Dad Puppets
Pandemonium Puppet Company
Good Night, Knight Marionettes
Sal Macri
Vowel Bootcamp Puppets
Timothy Lagasse
Chin Puppets
Timothy Lagasse
Icarus' Story's Marionettes and Sets
Timothy Lagasse and Nappy's Puppets
Rats Puppets
Hairy Edge Productions, Inc. / John Friedman
Kapiti Plain Puppets
ShadowLight Productions
Bug Beard Puppets
The Elementals
Sound Design & Audio Post
Joe Franco, Nick Cipriano, Matthew Longoria, Jeff Malinowski
Beatstreet Productions
Music Recording and Mixing
Joe Franco & Nick Cipriano, Beatstreet Productions
Opening Sequence Designed and Produced by
Balsmeyer & Everett, Inc.
Taped at
Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Post-Production Supervisor
Scott Colwell
Associate Director
Stanley Graham
Associate Producer
Adam Daniel
Technical Director
Terry Stenzel
Assistant Technical Director
Paul Miller
Engineer-in-Charge
Eddie Bunkley
Art Director
Karen Wing
Animator
Frank Cocke
Graphic Artists
Audrey Fitzpatrick
Dee Mangold
Lighting Director
Len Stanga
Assistant Lighting Director
Earnest Seals
Lighting Gaffer
John Burnham
Mason McGuire
Cameras
Randy Kwan
John Lanford
Paul Miller
Videographer
Jeremy Burson
Stage Manager
Edie Greene
Switcher
Kenneth Sullivan
Videotape
Steve Downing
Assistant Editors
Jonathan Colwell
Rachel Ford
Lida Gibson
Chief Audio Operator
David Lang
Audio Operators
Knight Bruce
John Busbice
Ron Evans
Technical Services
Matt Weissinger
Jessie Tribune
Randy Evans
Puppet Assistant
Keri Horn
Scenic Designers
Jack Thomas
Jerel Levanway
Bill Rinehart
Set Decorators
Jimmy Thrasher
Mary Goodson
Ray Green
Scenic Assistants
Jonathan Colwell
Rachel Ford
Mike Koskie
Clark Lee
Tiny Roebuck
Andy Williamson
Craft Services
Helen Dukes
Ann Deininger
Executive Director
Marie Antoon
Special Thanks to
The New York Public Library
Director of Education Services
Nikki McCelleis
Educational Outreach
Rhonda Berkower
Shelia Brown
Claudette Dawes
Mary Haggerty
Cyrisse Jaffee
Belinda Lane
Shenikia McDonald
Gay Mohrbacher
Sharon Person
Maggie Stevenson
Beverly Willis
Director of Administration for Children's Programming
Paul Higgins
Unit Manager for Children's Programming
Melissa Miller
All Around Super-Hero
Eric Taub
Promotion
Susan Barrett
Kathy Broom
Alannah DiBona
Darrity Furman
Jennifer Griffin
Randy Tinney
Station Relations
Jeanette Scott
Amy Zall
Budget Operations
Walter Gadecki
Valerie Gunderson
Dan Warrington
Strategy / Business & Legal Affairs
Karen Baseman
Elaine Coolbrith
Jay Fialkov
Janice Flood
Scott Kardel
Evie Kintzer
National Sponsorship
Katie Cunningham
Kathy Gibson-Hanly
Design
Mark Hoffman
Tyler Kemp-Benedict
Web Site
WGBH Interactive Kids Web Team
Executive-in-Charge
Brigid Sullivan
A Coproduction of
WGBH Boston
Sirius Thinking, Ltd.
Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Advisors
Dr. Marilyn J. Adams
Chief Scientist
Soliloquy Learning
Patricia A. Kelly
Principal
Bowen Elementary School
Newton, Massachusetts
Susan B. Neuman
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dr. Linda K. Rath
Education Consultant
Newton, Massachusetts
James P. St. Clair, Classroom Applications
Kindergarten Teacher
Amigos School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Dr. Dorothy S. Strickland, Emergent Literacy
Samuel DeWitt Proctor Professor of Reading
Graduate School of Education, Rutgers University
Note:
Dr. Jeanne S. Chall, former Professor Emeritus, Harvard University, was a vital member of our advisory group until her death in 1999. Her teachings continue to inspire us in our effort to design instruction that promotes academic achievement for all children.
Punktuition characters characters appear courtesy of Punktuition LLC
Punktuition created by Sally Boyden & Jason Lake
Original character designs by Dean Gorissen
Produced by Tania Shakinovsky & Dave Lory
Animation by JWTwo
Animation Director: Ian Lamont-Havers
Producer: Joe Glass
Illustrator: Bobby Burt
Animator: Price Blythe
Sound: Alan Friedman & Joe Gauci
The Sleeping Gypsy. 1897. Oil on canvas, 51" x 6' 7" (129.5 x 200.7 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Mrs. Simon Guggenheim. Photograph © 2001 The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Certain stock footage and stills for the series were provided by NASA
Blue whale images courtesy and © of Mike Johnson / earthwindow
Certain still photography is provided courtesy of iStockphoto and its artist members
© 2007 istockphoto