Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids (TV series)

*Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids*
Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids
	Title card from series 1 to 4
Genre	Comedy
Based on	Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids; by Jamie Rix
Written by	Jamie Rix
Directed by	Jamie Rix; Sara and Simon Bor;
Narrated by	Nigel Planer
Composer	Ed Welch
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	6 (Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids); 2 (Grizzly Tales);
No. of episodes	78 (+ 1 22-minute special); 26
Production
Executive producers	Michael Forte (series 1–3); Rachel Pendleton (series 2); David Mercer (series 4);
Producers	Clive Hedges (series 1–2); Sarah Muller (series 3–4); Simon Bor and Sara Bor;
Production locations	Devon (Honeycomb Animation), Isle of Man (Lough House), Ealing Studios
Animators	Honeycomb Animation, Ealing Studios
Editors	Peter Beswick; Nick Anderson; Keezer Tracy; Jon Ellis; Simon Brook; Nick Griffiths; David Frisby; Steve Brown; Andy Wood;
Running time	10 minutes
Production companies	Honeycomb Animation; Elephant Productions ; Carlton Television (seasons 1–4)
Original release
Network	ITV (series 1–6); Nicktoons (series 7–8);
Release	4 January 2000 –; 2 November 2012
Related
	Grizzly Tales: Cautionary Tales for Lovers of Squeam!

Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids is a British animated comedy television series based on the generic trademarked children's book series of the same name by Jamie Rix. After the first three books were published from 1990 to 1996, Carlton Television adapted the short stories into ten-minute cartoons for ITV, produced by themselves, Honeycomb Animation, and Rix's production company, Elephant Productions. It aired on CITV between January 2000 and October 2006 with six series and 78 episodes, as well as a New Year's Eve special that was over 20 minutes longer than other episodes. The series returned in a new format for Nicktoons with 26 episodes split into two series under the name Grizzly Tales (also known as Grizzly Tales: Cautionary Tales for Lovers of Squeam!), which aired between May 2011 and November 2012.

Both versions of the series have been nominated for BAFTAs and the CITV series has received numerous international awards from animated film festivals. Both have been popular on their respective channels; the CITV series has often been re-aired on Nickelodeon with the Nicktoons series.