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Directed by Joshua White Producer(s) Patti Kaplan Network HBO | 8.8/10 IMDb Country of origin USA Running time approx. 30 min First episode date 19 September 1988 Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Ethyl EichelbergerJim FyfeFaith PrinceCarol SchindlerDavid Sterry Awards Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costume Design/Styling Nominations Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lighting Direction Similar Bill Nye the Science Guy, Sesame Street, Schoolhouse Rock!, Ghostwriter, The Electric Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Encyclopedia is a television series created by the HBO Network and the for-profit branch of the Children's Television Workshop (CTW) (now known as Sesame Workshop), Distinguished Productions. The series premiered on the HBO network in 1988.
Contents
Each episode covered a letter or series of letters in the alphabet, with short skits of sketch comedy devoted to up to twelve corresponding encyclopedia topics. Several topics were related through song. Three of the six writers of the show had also been writers for NBC's Saturday Night Live: Patricia Marx, Brian McConnachie, and Mitchell Kriegman.
The series featured the band BETTY, who performed both the opening and closing themes as well as individual songs for selected topics.
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Topics
The series covered the following topics:
Awards
Daytime Emmy Awards:
Video
All episodes were released on VHS in the late 1990s. They are no longer available commercially, but often appear on ebay.