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''Little Einsteins'' was announced in November 2001, when Disney purchased The Baby Einstein Company. Press releases stated "there are already plans to extend the Baby Einstein brand into a Little Einstein product line aimed at preschoolers."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20011119/32210-disney-buys-baby-einstein.html|title=Disney Buys Baby Einstein|first=Shannon|last=Maughan|website=[[Publishers Weekly]]}}</ref> The show's concept and characters were developed by Wood, with further development led by Emmy Award-winning director Olexa Hewryk and ''[[Dora the Explorer (TV series)|Dora the Explorer]]'' co-creator Eric Weiner. Like the original Baby Einstein series, ''Little Einsteins'' makes heavy use of [[classical music]]. According to ''[[Common Sense Media]]'', both series share the same "philosophy of artistic visuals and stimulating classical music to enhance brain development and learning."<ref name="CSM"/> |
''Little Einsteins'' was announced in November 2001, when Disney purchased The Baby Einstein Company. Press releases stated "there are already plans to extend the Baby Einstein brand into a Little Einstein product line aimed at preschoolers."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20011119/32210-disney-buys-baby-einstein.html|title=Disney Buys Baby Einstein|first=Shannon|last=Maughan|website=[[Publishers Weekly]]}}</ref> The show's concept and characters were developed by Wood, with further development led by Emmy Award-winning director Olexa Hewryk and ''[[Dora the Explorer (TV series)|Dora the Explorer]]'' co-creator Eric Weiner. Like the original Baby Einstein series, ''Little Einsteins'' makes heavy use of [[classical music]]. According to ''[[Common Sense Media]]'', both series share the same "philosophy of artistic visuals and stimulating classical music to enhance brain development and learning."<ref name="CSM"/> |
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''Little Einsteins'' started out with a [[direct-to-video]] film, ''[[Our Huge Adventure]]'', that was released on August 23, 2005. The series proper then premiered on [[Playhouse Disney]] later that year on October 9, 2005, and ended on December 22, 2009, after two seasons and 67 episodes. |
''Little Einsteins'' started out with a [[direct-to-video]] film, ''[[Our Huge Adventure]]'', that was released on August 23, 2005. The series proper then premiered on [[Playhouse Disney]] later that year on October 9, 2005, and ended on December 22, 2009, after two seasons and 67 episodes. Reruns were began to air on [[Disney Junior]] until March 29, 2019, when the show pulled from the network |
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==Overview== |
==Overview== |
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Little Einsteins | |
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Genre | |
Developed by | Douglas Wood[a] |
Written by | Jeff Borkin (head writer)[a] |
Directed by |
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Creative director | Olexa Hewryk (season 1) |
Voices of |
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Theme music composer | Billy Straus |
Composers |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 67 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers |
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Producer | Kris Greengrove[a] |
Running time | 24 minutes |
Production companies | |
Original release | |
Network | Playhouse Disney |
Release | October 9, 2005 December 22, 2009 | –
Little Einsteins is an American animated children's television series developed by Douglas Wood and based on the Baby Einstein line of videos. Produced by The Baby Einstein Company (at the time owned by Disney) and animated by Curious Pictures, it marked the Baby Einstein Company's first project for preschoolers.[1] The series follows the adventures of a group of four young children: Leo, June, Quincy, and Annie, who travel around the world in an anthropomorphic rocket ship, Rocket, and undertake various missions, each one themed around a particular painting or classical music composition.
Little Einsteins was announced in November 2001, when Disney purchased The Baby Einstein Company. Press releases stated "there are already plans to extend the Baby Einstein brand into a Little Einstein product line aimed at preschoolers."[2] The show's concept and characters were developed by Wood, with further development led by Emmy Award-winning director Olexa Hewryk and Dora the Explorer co-creator Eric Weiner. Like the original Baby Einstein series, Little Einsteins makes heavy use of classical music. According to Common Sense Media, both series share the same "philosophy of artistic visuals and stimulating classical music to enhance brain development and learning."[3]
Little Einsteins started out with a direct-to-video film, Our Huge Adventure, that was released on August 23, 2005. The series proper then premiered on Playhouse Disney later that year on October 9, 2005, and ended on December 22, 2009, after two seasons and 67 episodes. Reruns were began to air on Disney Junior until March 29, 2019, when the show pulled from the network
Overview
Little Einsteins was designed to teach the target demographic art and music appreciation by integrating famous or culturally significant art works (usually, but not exclusively, paintings) and classical music (most typically from the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic eras) into the scenery, story and soundtrack of each episode. The show is also designed to encourage viewer interaction (such as encouraging the audience to pat their knees, gesture or sing along to help the characters succeed on their "mission").
Episodes
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | Network | |||
1 | 29 | 1 | August 23, 2005 | Direct-to-video | |
28 | October 9, 2005 | November 20, 2006 | Playhouse Disney | ||
2 | 40 | 39 | January 13, 2007 | December 22, 2009 | Playhouse Disney |
1 | August 21, 2007 | Direct-to-video |
Broadcast
The first regular episode of Little Einsteins premiered in the United States on October 9, 2005 on Disney Channel, through the Playhouse Disney block. The final regular episode aired on December 22, 2009, and a standalone special titled "Rocket's Firebird Rescue" was released direct-to-DVD on August 21, 2007. The series continued to air in reruns afterward, including after Playhouse Disney was rebranded as Disney Junior on February 14, 2011, through March 25, 2019. The show is currently available on Disney+, and was available on DisneyNow until 2023.
Internationally, the show aired on Family Channel in Canada. A dub for the series was also produced for the United Kingdom, where certain American terms are changed to fit within British English.
Reception
Little Einsteins has received positive reviews from critics. Pam Gelman of Common Sense Media rated the series five stars, writing: "An artistic adventure packed into each episode."[3]
Notes
References
- ^ "The Baby Einstein Company Grows Beyond Video Aisle and into Preschool Television" (Press release).
- ^ Maughan, Shannon. "Disney Buys Baby Einstein". Publishers Weekly.
- ^ a b "Little Einsteins TV Review". Common Sense Media. 27 November 2007. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
- 2005 American television series debuts
- 2005 animated television series debuts
- 2009 American television series endings
- 2000s American animated television series
- American preschool education television series
- American children's animated adventure television series
- American children's animated musical television series
- American children's animated fantasy television series
- American children's animated comedy television series
- American flash animated television series
- American television series with live action and animation
- Animated preschool education television series
- 2000s preschool education television series
- Animated television series about children
- Animated television series about siblings
- Cultural depictions of Albert Einstein
- Disney animated television series
- Disney Channel original programming
- American English-language television shows
- Television series by Curious Pictures
- Television series by Disney
- Disney Jr. original programming