Gerald McBoing Boing

Gerald McBoing-Boing is a 2005-2007 Canadian-American 2D animated children's television series based on the 1950 animated short film Gerald McBoing-Boing. It premiered on Cartoon Network (United States) on August 22, 2005, as part of their Tickle-U programming block, and on Teletoon in English and French (Canada) on August 29, 2005. It uses the same basic art style as the original, but with more detail. Each 11-minute episode features a series of vignettes with Gerald, of which the "fantasy tales" are done in Seussian rhyme. There are also sound checks, gags, and "real-life" portions of the show.

Gerald still only makes sounds (and, unlike the UPA specials, is actually praised for it), but he now has two speaking friends, Janine and Jacob, as well as a dog named Burp, who only burps (accompanied by someone, usually Gerald's mother, saying "excuse me" afterwards). Gerald's parents (names unknown) also fill out the regular cast. The television series was produced in Canada by Cookie Jar Entertainment, and directed by Robin Budd and story edited/written by John Derevlany. The animation was done by Mercury Filmworks in Ottawa & Vancouver. The music and score for the series was composed by Ray Parker and Tom Szczesniak.

Characters and cast

 * Glenn Barna – Gerald
 * Linda Ballantyne – Gerald's Mother
 * Patrick McKenna – Gerald's Father
 * Samantha Weinstein – Janine
 * Joanne Vannicola – Jacob
 * Deann DeGruijter – Narrator

Episodes
"Parades, Honking & Mumbling Mummies" "The Dentist, The Sheep & The Two Anniversary Gifts" "Art, Glass & The Deep Dark Jungle" "Cars, Bees & Magic Puppies" "Tornado, Chicken & Circus" "Videos, Cats & Superheroes" "Mini-Golf, Checkers & Bad Manners" "Photos, Radios & Knights" "Cheese, Birds & Cave Kids" "Haircuts, Opera & The Albino Alligator" "Hardware, Hair & Hairy Weather" "Museum, Coyotes & A Race Around the World" "Lost Dogs, Horses & Monsters" "Popcorn, Shadows & 20,000 Boings Under the Sea" "Play, Cleaning & The Royal Crown Quest" "Book Clubs, Broccoli & The Mighty Ding Dong" "Stings, Beeps & Pings" "Fairs, Mimes & Dragons" "Baby Sister, Chalk & King Gerald" "Auctions, Soda Pop & The Surfing Thief" "Tap-dancing, Convertibles & The Three Musketeers" "Lunchboxes, Car Wash & Robot Jacob" "Growls, Paper & Flying Horses" "Strongman, Rock Star & Name That Sound" "Pinball, Parks & Princesses" "Arcades, Scanners & News"
 * 1) "Cuckoos & Pirates"
 * 1) "Monkeys, Wrestling & The World's Greatest Super Spy"
 * 1) "Ghosts, Owls & An Evil Witch"
 * 1) "Carnivals, Phones & Sneezing Dragons"
 * 1) "Good Deeds, Librarians & Aliens"
 * 1) "Burp, Cry Baby Blues & The Return of Scritchy McBeard"
 * 1) "Dog Tricks, Spare Change & The Lost Snowmen"
 * 1) "Swings, Cans & The Flying Ace"
 * 1) "Hot Rod, Elevators & Genie Meanie"
 * 1) "Hide-N-Seek, Escapes & The Beanstalk"
 * 1) "Camping, Watchdogs & Janinerella"
 * 1) "Thin Ice, Squeaky Shoes & Leprechauns"
 * 1) "Hopscotch, Hugs & Hunchbacks"
 * 1) "Sleepover, Chalkboard & Trojan Cow"
 * 1) "Burping Hero, Dog Whistle & The Incredible Shrinking Gerald"
 * 1) "Telescopes, Hiccups & The Boing Boing Express"
 * 1) "Loud, Drive-thru & Ben Hur"
 * 1) "Monsters, Snowblowers & The Planet Bedtime"
 * 1) "Doctor, Pigeons & Gerald McShakespeare"
 * 1) "Ice, Fog & Wolves"
 * 1) "Karate, Slurps & Wrinklystiltskin"
 * 1) "Magic, Showers & Mermaids"
 * 1) "Planes, Parrots & Party Clothes"
 * 1) "Fish, Skis & Rocket Ships"
 * 1) "Sports, Banks & Queen Long Big Nose the Third"
 * 1) "Red Light, Rain & Sneezing Flowers"