George Shrinks is a French-Canadian/American/Chinese animated television series. It is based on the children's book by William Joyce, produced in China by Jade Animation and in Canada by Nelvana, in association with Public Broadcasting Service. It tells the story of a ten-year-old boy named George who, one night dreams that he is three inches tall, only to wake up and discover that it is true. The show details his adventures with his friends and family going all through his adventures on his mini machine's that George and his musical father have created.
The series started on September 30, 2000 on PBS Kids as part of PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch. The Bookworm Bunch disbanded in 2004, but George Shrinks was given an individual PBS debut on January 6, 2003, along with The Berenstain Bears and Seven Little Monsters. The first season consisted of forty episodes, targeted at children five years old and under. The final show aired in mid-2004, though it is still in syndication. The original book version had a younger boy who awakes one morning to find himself tiny. He has an encounter with a cat, flies a miniature plane, sails in an ocean-sized tub, eats gigantic food, and rides on top of his giant sized toddler brother before he abruptly grows back to normal size.
Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
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Season 1 | Episode 1 | If It Ain't Broke | 2000-09-09 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 4 | Ants in the Pantry | 2000-09-30 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 5 | Round Up the Usual Insects | 2000-10-07 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 6 | From Bad to Worse | 2000-10-14 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 7 | Sunken Treasures | 2000-10-21 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 8 | Snowman's Land | 2000-10-28 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 9 | Zoopercar Caper | 2000-11-04 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 10 | Down the Drain | 2000-11-11 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 11 | A Day at the Beach | 2000-11-18 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 13 | George vs. the Space Invaders | 2000-12-02 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 1 | The Ghost of Shrinks Manor | 2001-09-08 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 2 | Journey to the Centre of the Garden | 2001-09-15 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 3 | Dog-Sitting Miss Daisy | 2001-09-22 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 4 | Return to Sender | 2001-09-29 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 6 | The George-Lo-Phone | 2001-10-13 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 7 | Down on the Bayou | 2001-10-20 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 8 | Tankful of Trouble | 2001-10-27 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 10 | Return of the Space Invaders | 2001-11-10 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 11 | Small of the Wild | 2001-11-17 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 12 | Speed Shrinks | 2001-11-24 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 13 | Hound of the Bath-ervilles | 2001-12-01 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 2 | A Star is Shrunk | 2003-01-07 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 3 | George Unshrinks | 2003-01-08 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 4 | Monster Mash | 2003-01-09 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 5 | In the Duck Soup | 2003-01-10 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 6 | Friends and Anemones | 2003-01-13 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 7 | Coach Shrinks | 2003-01-14 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 8 | Migrate-est Adventure | 2003-01-15 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 9 | George's Apprentice | 2003-01-16 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 10 | If I Ran the Circus | 2003-01-17 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 11 | Becky in Wonderland | 2003-01-21 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 12 | Toy George | 2003-01-21 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 13 | The Lost World of George Shrinks | 2003-01-22 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 14 | Lost and Found Art | 2003-01-23 | 30 min |