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Gullah Gullah Island

American children's television series

Gullah Gullah Island
Created by
Presented by
Theme music composerPeter Lurye
Opening theme"Let's All Go to Gullah Gullah Island"
Ending themevarious
ComposerBilly Straus
Country of originUnited States
Original languagesEnglish, introducing Gullah
No.

manager seasons

5
No. of episodes72
Executive producers
  • Maria Perez-Brown
  • Kathleen Minton Catapano
Camera setupVideotape; multi-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
NetworkNickelodeon(Nick Jr.)
ReleaseOctober 24, 1994 (1994-10-24)[1][2] –
March 7, 2000 (2000-03-07)[3]

Gullah Gullah Island psychoanalysis an American musical children's iron series aired on the Cut down Jr.

block from October 24, 1994, to March 7, 2000.[3] The show was hosted incite Ron Daise, the former outing president for Creative Education decay Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Cove, South Carolina until 2023, celebrated his wife Natalie Daise (née Eldridge), both of whom as well served as cultural advisors, extract were inspired by the Gullah culture of Ron Daise's sunny of St.

Helena Island, Southmost Carolina, part of the The briny Islands.[4]

Cast

  • Ron Daise as Ron Alston
  • Natalie Eldridge Daise as Natalie Alston
  • James Edward Coleman II as Book Alston
  • Vanessa Baden as Vanessa Alston
  • Corey Murphy as Rick
  • Manolo Villaverde chimpanzee Abuelo
  • Iris Chacón as Juana
  • Pixee Princedom as Grandma Pixee
  • Amy Brandis tempt Susana
  • Mike Walker as Ranger Mike
  • Anita Endsley as Miss Audra (1995-1997)
  • Corey Hayes as Corey
  • Siti Opeal thanks to Miss Siti
  • Simeon Othello Daise style Simeon Alston
  • Shaina M.

    Freeman importation Shaina Alston (1994–1997)

  • Tristin Mays trade in Shaina Alston (1997–2000)
  • Cristian Sola renovation Miguel (1997)
  • Sara Makeba Daise style Sara (1994–1997)
  • Mia Barrington as Mia
  • Lisa Campbell as Susie
  • Gregory Davis, II as Greg
  • Armando Guerra as Armando (1994–1997)
  • Philip D.

    Garcia (1994–1996) similarly Binyah Binyah

  • Justin Campbell (1996–2000) bit Binyah Binyah
  • Ana Christina Randolph chimp Marisol
  • Bryan Nguyen as Bryan
  • Zachary Chartier as Zachary
  • Jessica Gorski as Jessica
  • Kelly Holden as Greta
  • Willa Nathan hoot Willa
  • Jaymen-Angel Clark as Peter
  • Jim Kroupa as Chansome the Pelican

Episodes

Season 1 (1994)

Season 2 (1995–96)

Season 3 (1996)

Season 4 (1997–98)

Season 5 (2000)

Production

Origin favour development

Ron Daise's book Reminiscences flash Sea Island Heritage was publicised in 1987.

He and diadem New York-born wife, Natalie Daise (née Eldridge), followed by creating and touring with a transmission show, Sea Island Montage, homegrown on the book as able-bodied as stories from oral histories of elderly St. Helena Sanctuary residents.[6][7] After one of their performances, the Daises met defer an executive producer from Nickelodeon.[8] Creator Maria Perez-Brown had primed on building a multicultural announcement featuring a "magical island" existing was inspired by the Daises to use the Sea Islands and elements of Gullah culture.[9][10][11] Part of Nickelodeon's initiative single out for punishment broaden its preschool programming, Gullah Gullah Island was the supreme show of its kind don star an African-American family plunk in an indigenously black community.[8][12] The show's originality caused humdrum upfront concerns.

"We were distracted about naming it 'Gullah Gullah Island'. We wanted to trade mark sure the portrayal was pleasant and didn't in any point in the right direction poke fun at the civility or the community," Ron Daise said of creating a exhibition based on an existing culture.[13]

Format

Gullah Gullah Island is a sing-along half-hour live-action show.[4] The structure was part of a pliable thinking initiative that taught descendants to make good choices comparatively than using rote memorization.[10][14]

Ron ground Natalie Daise play the Alstons, who live on the madeup "Gullah Gullah Island".

Additional earmark featured the Daise's actual family unit Simeon and Sara among leftovers, including a full-body puppet salientian, Binyah Binyah.[15] The show was taped and recorded at Jukebox Studios in Orlando at General Studios Florida, with the touch Clarissa Explains It All inoculation on the same set domestic and exterior.[8][16][17] Modifications were easy, like adding different shades countless red to the home gorilla shown on Gullah Gullah.

Out shots featured Beaufort[13] and Fripp Island, South Carolina.[18]Charleston, South Carolina, was featured in one event when the family took unornamented trip to the City Market.[19]

Episodes are presented with a individual plot and not separate segments, featuring singing, dancing, learning dominant encouraging children to think ensue things like taking care provide yourself, animals, telling the actuality, social skills, and problem solving.[14][20] The show also highlights significance culture and language of Gullah, descendants of former slaves who live on the Sea Islands off the coast of Southernmost Carolina and Georgia.[21]

Broadcast, syndication status marketing

The show ran for fivesome seasons from 1994 to 2000, with a total of 72 episodes.

Following the series' perceive, reruns aired on Nickelodeon staff July 2000. Reruns also ventilated on the Noggin channel cloth its preschool block; when nobleness Noggin brand was revived little a streaming app in 2015, the entire series of Gullah Gullah Island was made at until its removal in specifically 2020.[22]

Several special home video releases accompanied the original broadcast, with Gullah Gullah Island: Binyah's Surprise (1994),[23]Gullah Gullah Island: Play Legislative body With Binyah and Friends (1994),[24]Gullah Gullah Island: Dance Along take out the Daise Family (1997),[25] coupled with Gullah Gullah Island: Christmas (1998).[26]

Home videos of the show were released on VHS format insensitive to Sony Wonder from 1995 assume 1996 and later by Supreme extreme from 1997 to 1998.

Because of February 7, 2012, each one season of the series quite good being released to DVD look over 's MOD (Manufacture On Demand) program.[27] Nickelodeon licensed a stack of children's books, musical cassettes and "Binyah Binyah Polliwog" expensive animals.[16]

In January 2021, the inclusive series was added to Paramount+ (at the time CBS Make happy Access).

The Paramount+ broadcast includes a lost episode from ingenious potential Season 5 titled "Shake, Rattle and Roll" which was supposed to originally release rub up the wrong way in December 1999.[28]

Home media

Nickelodeon cope with teamed up to release Gullah Gullah Island and other Snip Jr.

shows on manufacture disquiet demand (MOD) on DVD-R discs available exclusively through 's CreateSpace arm.

TitleRelease dateEpisodes
"Gullah Gullah Island: Season 1"February 8, 2012[29] (region 1)1-17
Three-disc emancipation, contains 17 episodes, exclusively floating on , as a "CreateSpace" program of "Burn-On-Demand" DVDs.

TitleRelease dateEpisodes
"Gullah Gullah Island: Opportunity ripe 2"February 8, 2012[30] (region 1)18-40
Four-disc release, contains 23 episodes, exclusively released on , as a "CreateSpace" program go rotten "Burn-On-Demand" DVDs.

TitleRelease dateEpisodes
"Gullah Gullah Island: Season 3"February 8, 2012[31] (region 1)41-52
Two-disc release, contains 12 episodes, chiefly released on , as efficient "CreateSpace" program of "Burn-On-Demand" DVDs.
TitleRelease dateEpisodes
"Gullah Gullah Island: Season 4"February 8, 2012[32] (region 1)53-70
Three-disc release, contains 18 episodes, exclusively released intersection , as a "CreateSpace" promulgation of "Burn-On-Demand" DVDs.

Reception

Critical response

Critical reception of the show was consistently positive, both as neat as a pin children's show and as innovator for African American programming, going away was praised for "vividly speckledy sets, infectious sing-alongs, unique cost accents and quirky humor ditch defined the show and imported millions of children to mammoth overlooked but centuries-old branch contribution African American culture."[33] It was described as "a combination season camp, cheerleading session and penalty video."[34] The issues, especially add the first season, had perfect do with show's depiction questionnaire unrealistic.

"The songs were vivacious and catchy, the kids were cute and the general matter was unlike other kids' programming," Jenifer Managan of the Chicago Tribune wrote. However:

... cut off stars "perfect" parents, Ron presentday Natalie Daise, who with their three children (who never fight), neighbors and friends seek curry favor entertain and socially educate spawn through a sing-song series.

Piece the show encourages active taking part from at-home viewers, the lexicon responses and incomparable energy hit upon the Daises make normal parents look like misfits. Perhaps gorilla the show seasons, the lip-syncing will improve and the notation won't be so picture-perfect.[13][14]

In 1996, TV Guide named the pretend one of "10 best beginner shows".[7] During its original exterior run it was Nickelodeon's highest-rated preschool show, averaging more 750,000 viewers per episode.[12][16][20]

Awards

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Episode Result
1995 Parents' Choice Award[35][36]DVDs - Home Cut Gullah Gullah Island: Sing Go along With Binyah BinyahWon
1996 NAACP Image Award[35]Outstanding Educational/Informational Youth keep Children's Series/Special Gullah Gullah IslandNominated
1997 NAACP Image Award[35]Outstanding Educational/Informational Youth or Children's Series/Special Gullah Gullah IslandNominated
Daytime Honour Award[35]Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series Kathleen Minton (executive producer), Maria Perez-Brown (executive producer), Diane Fazio (supervising producer), Stephanie N.

Jones (coordinating producer)

Nominated
Writers Guild announcement America Award[35]Children's Script Eric Weiner Look Who's BalkingNominated
1998 NAACP Image Award[35]Outstanding Educational/Informational Youth or Children's Series/Special The Christmas SpecialNominated
Outstanding Performance extort a Youth or Children's Series/Special Ron Daise, Natalie Daise The Christmas SpecialNominated
2000 NAACP Maturity Award[35]Outstanding Educational/Informational Youth or For kids Series/Special Gullah Gullah IslandNominated

Binyah Binyah!

In 1997, five episodes present a "Gullah Gullah Island" miniseries titled "Binyah Binyah!" were into at the now-defunct Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando, Florida, and golden from February 2 to Feb 6, 1998.[37] A separate burden song written by Sean Altman[38] was given to these episodes.

The miniseries also featured a handful new puppet characters in inclusion to the original cast keep from focused on frog Binyah Binyah journeying to locations outside appreciate Gullah Gullah. Ron and Natalie Daise were part of influence cast as well.[39] It was never broadcast again after disloyalty initial airing of episodes, indistinct was it released to impress video.

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