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Directed by Steve Oakes Country of origin United States Final episode date 15 August 2000 | 7.6/10 IMDb Created by Steve Oakes First episode date 26 January 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Carin GreenbergNicholas HollanderAlana SankoFrederick J. Stroppel Voices of Cameron BowenAmanda KaplanGary YudmanMarilyn PasekoffSandy CorreiaBob KalibanGerrianne RaphaelRafael Ferrer Similar Crashbox, Sesame Street, I Spy, Jay Jay the Jet Plane, Little Einsteins |
A Little Curious is a children's television show produced in 1999-2000 and aired on HBO Family since 1999. The show, produced by Curious Pictures and HBO, was aimed at preschoolers. It was one of the cornerstone programs for the relaunch of the HBO Family channel in February 1999.
Contents

The 24-minute episodes are essentially anthologies of shorts centered on a common, easily digested theme such as "Up and Down" or "Slippery." While each short draws from the same pool of characters, they are produced in a variety of animation techniques. Animation styles include stop-motion, clay animation, traditional 2-D cel animation, and 3-D CGI, along with live-action segments narrated by Bob the Ball. Some of the shorts are designed to fit more than one theme, and are re-used in different episodes.

Characters
The "pool" of characters, generally based on everyday objects, include:



The characters appear to be designed to evoke a sense of familiarity in preschoolers. For instance, young children can see aspects of their own personalities in Bob and Little Cup, observe the family dynamic among the Shoe Family, and perhaps most obviously, see a bit of their grandparents in Doris the door.
Season 1 (1999)
- Loud, Soft, Shake (January 26, 1999)
- Light, Dark, Bubble (February 8, 1999)
- Near, Far, Swing (February 15, 1999)
- Slippery, Sticky, Mirror (February 22, 1999)
- Above, Below, Cover (March 1, 1999)
- Front, Back, Side (March 8, 1999)
- Swing, Cover, Shake (March 15, 1999)
- Rough, Smooth, Picture (March 22, 1999)
- Open, Close, Ring (March 29, 1999)
- Bubble, Picture, Mirror (April 5, 1999)
- Thick, Thin, Twist (April 12, 1999)
- First, Last, Step (April 19, 1999)
- Step, Twist, Ring (April 26, 1999)
- Empty, Full, Pop (May 3, 1999)
- Same, Different, Beat (May 10, 1999)
- Fast, Slow, Spin (May 17, 1999)
- Long, Short, Roll (May 24, 1999)
- Character Show - Bob the Ball (May 31, 1999)
- Roll, Spin, Pop (June 7, 1999)
- Warm, Cool, Heart (June 14, 1999)
- Character Show - Plush (June 21, 1999)
- Still, Move, Train (June 28, 1999)
- Spring, Fall, Turn (July 5, 1999)
- High, Low, Stretch (July 12, 1999)
- Side, Stretch, Turn (July 19, 1999)
Season 2 (2000)
- Top, Bottom, Jump (January 3, 2000)
- Over, Under, Balance (January 10, 2000)
- Drop, Lift, Flat (January 17, 2000)
- Tight, Loose, Squeeze (January 24, 2000)
- Hit, Miss, Bump (January 31, 2000)
- Work, Play, Skip (February 7, 2000)
- Hard, Easy, Change (February 14, 2000)
- New, Old, Dance (February 21, 2000)
- Lead, Follow, Act (February 28, 2000)
- Win, Lose, Tie (March 6, 2000)
- Push, Pull, Rock (March 13, 2000)
- Jump, Flat, Squeeze (March 20, 2000)
- Hard, Work, Bump (March 27, 2000)
- Character Show - Mop (April 3, 2000)
- Balance, Skip, Rock (April 10, 2000)
- Push, Over, Top (April 17, 2000)
- Drop, Loose, Change (April 24, 2000)
- A Little Curious About Life (August 15, 2000)