PBS's Curious George: The Television Show

Parents should know that there is a new show on PBS. This show is Curious George and is based upon the children’s books, which are now classics. These were written by Margret and H.A. Rey and narrated by William H. Macy. The new, animated television show brings these books to life. 

In both the books and the television show Curious George is insatiably curious and this will inevitably get him in trouble. The television show does a great job at bringing the books to life. In these television shows Frank Welker does Curious George’s voice.

Each day Curious George sets out to discover new things. He is helped and guided by The Man in the Yellow Hat who is Curious George’s best friend and mentor. Some of Curious George’s other friends include Hundley the dachshund, Chef Pisghetti, Jumpy the squirrel, Gnocchi the cat, and a teenage boy named Bill. Another one of Curious George’s friends is Professor Wiseman who is in charge of the Science Museum. With the help of these friends Curious George begins each day with one thing in mind: discovering new things.

Curious George is fascinated by everything and his friends willingly participate in these adventures with him. These adventures usually turn into misadventures that are quite humorous in nature. An example of this occurs on a day that is very windy. On this day Curious George’s curiosity about kites leads him to fly off attached to the string of the kite.

There are some times when Curious George is able to solve a mystery or a problem by being clever and systematic. For instance, in one episode Chef Pisghetti thinks that Gnocchi is scratching up the restaurant’s seats. George compares the depth and length of the scratches on the restaurant’s seats to the scratches that Gnocchi has made on the restaurant’s door. In the end Curious George is able to prove Gnocchi’s innocence. On other shows Curious George figures out how things work and learns about physics too.