Corduroy is a 2000 animated children's television series based on Don Freeman's 1968 children's book Corduroy and its 1978 follow-up A Pocket for Corduroy. It is the second animated adaptation of Corduroy following the 1997 VHS series The Adventures of Corduroy. The show originally aired for one season on TVOKids in Canada and PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch in the U.S. in 2000. After the final episode, repeats were aired until October 28, 2001, when it was cancelled along with Elliot Moose. The show consists of 26 10-minute stories, which were broadcast in pairs as 13 21-minute episodes. Corduroy appeared on the PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch in his own segment.
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Overview
The story is set in New York, USA, and follows the teddy bear Corduroy (whose personality is similar to a preschool child) and his owner and best friend Lisa, an 8-year-old schoolgirl of Jamaican heritage. Lisa lives with her mother in an unnamed big city. Corduroy's toy friends are: Buckaroo the rocking horse and Rosetta the wind-up mouse (whose personalities—like Corduroy—are also similar to a preschool child).
Voice cast and characters
Adapted from end credits:
Asa Perlman as Corduroy, Lisa's teddy bear
Alisha Morrison (credited as Alesha Morrison) as Lisa, Corduroy's owner and human friend
Jake Goldsbie as Marty "Moppy", Lisa's best friend and the good main character from the children's book Mop Top, and it was based by Don Freeman
Camille James as Lisa's Mom
Diane Fabian as Rosetta, a French-accented wind-up mouse
Len Carlson as Buckaroo, the old rocking horse
Uncredited:
Tony Daniels as Moppy's Dad
Camille James as Mrs. Chau, a kindhearted Chinese lady who takes care of flowers and has a pet cat named Kit.
Linda Ballantyne as Moppy's Mom
Neil Crone as Greengrocer Man (Yours, Mine and Ours/Finders Keepers)
Noah Reid as Greengrocer Boy (Yours, Mine and Ours/Finders Keepers)
Keith Knight as Dinosaurs (1 + 1 = 2)
Annick Obonsawin as Brown-haired boy (wearing a red school uniform) (Super Duper Market)
Crew
Adapted from end credits:
Telecast and home media
All Corduroy episodes were officially released onto YouTube as of 2013 on Treehouse TV's channel.