"Little Einsteins" (2005) TV series 2005-????

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | unknown

Release Date:

10 October 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family

Plot Keywords:

Baby Einsteins

Awards:

3 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Nov. 10	10:30 AM	DISN	Song of the Unicorn	#2.31
Thur. Nov. 12	10:30 AM	DISN	Annie, Get Your Microphone!	#2.22

Cast

Erica Huang	...	June (39 episodes, 2005-2007)
Aiden Pompey	...	Quincy (39 episodes, 2005-2007)
Jesse Schwartz	...	Leo (39 episodes, 2005-2007)
Natalia Wojcik	...	Annie / ... (39 episodes, 2005-2007)
Harrison Chad	...	Singing voice / ... (33 episodes, 2005-2007)
Jesse Goldberg	...	Singing voice (33 episodes, 2005-2007)
Emma Straus	...	Singing voice (33 episodes, 2005-2007)
Philip Trencher	...	Singing voice (33 episodes, 2005-2007)
Trenton Rogers	...	Leo (27 episodes, 2005-2007)

Series Directed by
Olexa Hewryk		(11 episodes, 2005-2006)
Andy Thom		(11 episodes, 2007)

Series Writing credits
Jeff Borkin		(46 episodes, 2005-2009)
Douglas Wood		(31 episodes, 2005-2007)
Brian L. Perkins		(10 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jill Cozza-Turner		(5 episodes, 2005-2006)
Eric Weiner		(3 episodes, 2005-2006)
Abby Pecoriello		(3 episodes, 2007)
Claudia Silver		(2 episodes, 2005)

Series Produced by
Eric Weiner	....	executive producer: New York / executive producer (46 episodes, 2005-2009)
Kris Greengrove	....	producer / executive producer: New York (40 episodes, 2005-2009)
Susan Holden	....	executive producer: Curious Pictures (31 episodes, 2005-2007)
Steve Oakes	....	executive producer: Curious Pictures (31 episodes, 2005-2007)
Richard Winkler	....	executive producer: Curious Pictures (31 episodes, 2005-2007)

Series Original Music by
Matthias Gohl		(9 episodes, 2005-2007)
Billy Straus		(7 episodes, 2005-2007)

Series Film Editing by
Kegan Kim		(10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Thomas Brown		(8 episodes, 2005-2007)

Series Art Direction by
Olexa Hewryk		(11 episodes, 2005-2007)

Series Production Management
Barb Nash	....	production manager / post-production supervisor (25 episodes, 2005-2006)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael James Luzzi	....	assistant director (1 episode, 2007)

Series Art Department
Alexandra Andrew	....	storyboard coordinator (28 episodes, 2005-2006)
Barrett Benica	....	storyboard artist (12 episodes, 2005-2007)
Kelly Peterson	....	storyboard artist (11 episodes, 2005-2007)
Jake Friedman	....	storybook artist (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Bob Cavin III	....	storyboard supervisor / supervising storyboard artist (9 episodes, 2005-2006)
Kirk-Albert Etienne	....	supervising designer (9 episodes, 2005-2006)
Bob Calvin III	....	storyboard supervisor / supervising storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2005-2007)
Robert Vargas	....	storyboard supervisor (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Andy Mastrocinque	....	key animation supervisor (2 episodes, 2005)

Series Sound Department
Ryan Heiferman	....	sound re-recording mixer / sound engineer (46 episodes, 2005-2008)
Lou Esposito	....	sound designer (11 episodes, 2005-2006)
Bob Pomann	....	sound mixer (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Eliott Taylor	....	sound recordist / sound engineer (8 episodes, 2005-2006)
Lauren Gold	....	record supervisor (7 episodes, 2005-2006)
Samantha Gattsek	....	assistant sound effects editor (4 episodes, 2005)
Bob Dziemian	....	assistant sound effects editor (3 episodes, 2008)
Aria Boediman	....	dubbing mixer (2 episodes, 2006)
Keith Hodne	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Jose Martinez	....	digital animator/compositor (16 episodes, 2005-2007)
Keelmy Carlo	....	animator (15 episodes, 2005-2007)
Amanda Lattrell	....	animator (15 episodes, 2005-2007)
Mark Pecoraro	....	animator / digital animator/compositor (15 episodes, 2005-2007)
Frank Summers	....	animator (15 episodes, 2005-2007)
Toni Tysen	....	animator (15 episodes, 2005-2007)
Geoffry Johnson	....	animator (14 episodes, 2005-2006)
Danny Kimanyen	....	animator (14 episodes, 2005-2006)
Dan Cardinali	....	digital animator/compositor (11 episodes, 2005-2007)
Joe Mollitor	....	digital animator/compositor (11 episodes, 2005-2007)
Mary Varn	....	digital animator/compositor / supervising digital animator/compositor (11 episodes, 2005-2007)
Barrett Benica	....	lead character designer (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Andrea Breitman	....	designer (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Adam Burke	....	supervising CG modeler/animator (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Fran Krause	....	digital animator/compositor (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Michael James Luzzi	....	lead character designer / supervising animator (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Andy Mastrocinque	....	supervising digital animator/compositor (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Sean McBride	....	digital animator/compositor (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Nate Mulliken	....	digital animator/compositor (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Katie Nix	....	designer (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Anna Okabe	....	designer (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Aram Song	....	designer (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Euralis Weekes	....	animator (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Steve Conner	....	supervising digital animator/compositor (9 episodes, 2005-2006)
Adam Osterfeld	....	designer (9 episodes, 2005-2006)
Kelly Peterson	....	animator / digital animator/compositor (9 episodes, 2005-2006)
Naree Song	....	digital animator/compositor (8 episodes, 2005-2006)
Margaret Wuller	....	designer (8 episodes, 2005-2006)
Stephen Sawran	....	animator (6 episodes, 2005)
Michael Benet	....	animator (5 episodes, 2005)
Zoya Baker	....	digital animator/compositor (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Julien Koetsch	....	digital animator/compositor (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Kea Kelly Alcock	....	digital animator/compositor (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Animation Department
Tim Shankweiler	....	animator (21 episodes, 2007-2008)
Frank Grecco	....	cg modeler/animator / cg modeler (11 episodes, 2005-2007)
John Hope	....	cg modeler/animator / cg modeler (11 episodes, 2005-2007)
Frank Suarez	....	cg modeler/animator / supervising cg modeler/animator (11 episodes, 2005-2007)
Ellyane Hutchinson	....	animation coordinator (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Phil McNagny	....	cg modeler/animator (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Ryan O'Phelan	....	cg modeler/animator (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Zoya Baker	....	animation assistant (9 episodes, 2005-2006)
Michael James Luzzi	....	supervising animator / lead character designer (8 episodes, 2005-2006)
Andy Mastrocinque	....	animation director (7 episodes, 2007)
Fran Krause	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Adam Osterfeld	....	background designer (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Thomas Brown	....	senior editor (2 episodes, 2005)

Series Music Department
Cordelia Bergamo	....	music consultant (8 episodes, 2005-2007)
Billy Straus	....	composer: main title theme (8 episodes, 2005-2007)
Mark Bächle	....	additional orchestrator (7 episodes, 2005-2006)
Matthias Gohl	....	score, orchestrations, and musical direction by (3 episodes, 2005)

Series Other crew
Ray Filippazzo	....	studio finance executive (45 episodes, 2006-2008)
Anne Lund	....	research director / director of research and curriculum (38 episodes, 2005-2008)
Carolyn Volpe	....	research coordinator (38 episodes, 2005-2008)
Valeria O. Lovelace	....	research and curriculum development (28 episodes, 2005-2007)
Adam Cruz	....	production accountant (11 episodes, 2005-2007)
Douglas Paige Sr.	....	systems administrator (11 episodes, 2005-2007)
Miguel Rios	....	senior systems administrator (11 episodes, 2005-2007)
Rich Shurtliff	....	chief technical officer (11 episodes, 2005-2007)
Jerry Velarde	....	systems administrator (11 episodes, 2005-2007)
Stacey Jaffe	....	research assistant (11 episodes, 2007-2008)
Kyle McCulloch	....	pipeline engineer (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Bryan Shelton	....	post engineer (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Steve Oakes	....	voice director (9 episodes, 2005-2007)
Jamie Giglio	....	research assistant (9 episodes, 2005-2006)
Susan Kreisberg	....	research assistant (9 episodes, 2005-2006)
Maja Ninkovic	....	research assistant (9 episodes, 2005-2006)
Tiffany Purnell	....	research assistant (9 episodes, 2005-2006)
Sang-Jin Bae	....	technical director (8 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jill Cozza-Turner	....	script supervisor (7 episodes, 2005-2006)
Lauren Gold	....	production coordinator (6 episodes, 2005-2006)
Olexa Hewryk	....	creative director (5 episodes, 2005)
Eliott Taylor	....	engineer (3 episodes, 2005-2006)
Valerie Champagne	....	research assistant (3 episodes, 2007-2008)
Kirk-Albert Etienne	....	supervising designer (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Ryan Heiferman	....	engineer (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Josephine Kwok	....	production assistant / production coordinator (2 episodes, 2006-2007)

Production Companies

• Baby Einstein Company, The
• Disney Channel
• Curious Pictures

Distributors

• Disney Channel (2006-) (Portugal) (TV)
• Disney Channel (2005) (USA) (TV)
• Walt Disney Pictures (2005) (USA) (TV)

Runtime:

USA:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:G | USA:TV-Y | Singapore:G | Netherlands:AL | Greece:K

Company:

Baby Einstein Company, The

Trivia:

The characters are named after notable entertainment figures: *Annie: jazz singer Annie Ross *Leo: conductor Leopold Stokowski *Quincy: Quincy Jones *Jume: choreographer June Taylor

Movie Connections:

Spin off from Baby Einstein: Baby Monet (2005) (V)

An assault on the senses

I don't even know where to start with this show. It makes me insane. The "singers" are awful; tone-deaf and usually off-beat. The songs aren't imaginative or catchy but they will stick in your head until you either get a headache or go crazy. The classical music is nice I guess, but it does little to stimulate or even hold the attention of my 1- and 3-year-olds. They're pretty indifferent to this show.

My main complaint is the bizarre leaps of logic the show uses to "solve" problems. "Quick Rocket! We have to have a family of dancing alligators to ferry us across this log jam in the river! Dance with the swimming alligators!!!" Isn't Rocket a.......... rocket? Can't he just fly over the river? Does the sound of a flute really stop a volcanic eruption? Does Rocket have to drive out of the way of a Mars sandstorm (instead of fly over it?) Does the team really need to enlist the help of 16 killer whales to hop across the ocean to chase down a bald eagle?

I'm all for teaching kids to solve problems and think creatively but this method of problem solving is less creative and more stupid. It's like the writers are just casting around in their energy drink overloaded minds for the first music-related problem/solution set they can come up with. It just goes to show that if you set anything to classical music and claim it will make your kid smarter, parents will eat it up.