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9.0 1 Seasons • 26 Episodes

Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola - Season 1

The show featured children's book author Tomie dePaola and his Muppet friend Gabe the squirrel, encouraging children to make their own stories in a variety of media. In each episode, Tomie told a story featuring his storybook characters Strega Nona, Big Anthony and Bambolona. Gabe visited The Animal Band, a group of woodland creatures, including a rabbit on drums, a weasel on guitar, a penguin on bass, and a raccoon on keytar. Each episode also featured a visit with a guest storyteller or two (often people connected to the Jim Henson Company). The final segment of each episode included a child actor playing Tomie enacting stories from his book "26 Fairmount Avenue."

Top Cast

  • Tomie DePaola

    Tomie DePaola

    himself

  • John E. Kennedy

    John E. Kennedy

    Gabe the Squirrel / Big Anthony / Raccoon

  • Bill Barretta

    Bill Barretta

    Strega Nona

  • Julianne Buescher

    Julianne Buescher

    Bambolona / Wesel

  • James Murray

    James Murray

    Rabbit

  • Alison Mork

    Alison Mork

  • Isaiah Griffin

    Isaiah Griffin

    Tomie in "26 Fairmount Avenue"

Overview

The show featured children's book author Tomie dePaola and his Muppet friend Gabe the squirrel, encouraging children to make their own stories in a variety of media. In each episode, Tomie told a story featuring his storybook characters Strega Nona, Big Anthony and Bambolona. Gabe visited The Animal Band, a group of woodland creatures, including a rabbit on drums, a weasel on guitar, a penguin on bass, and a raccoon on keytar. Each episode also featured a visit with a guest storyteller or two (often people connected to the Jim Henson Company). The final segment of each episode included a child actor playing Tomie enacting stories from his book "26 Fairmount Avenue."

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