Gullah Gullah Island

Gullah Gullah Island
GenreChildren's television series, Musical, Educational, Family
Created by
  • Maria Magdalena Perez-Brown
  • Kathleen Minton Catapano
  • Kit Laybourne
Presented by
  • Ron Daise
  • Natalie Daise
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. of seasons5
No. of episodes72
Production
Executive producers
  • Maria Magdalena Perez-Brown
  • Kathleen Minton Catapano
Camera setupVideotape; multi-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNickelodeon (Nick Jr.)
ReleaseOctober 24, 1994 (1994-10-24) 
March 7, 2000 (2000-03-07)

Gullah Gullah Island is an American musical children's television series aired on the Nick Jr. block from October 24, 1994, to March 7, 2000. The show was hosted by Ron Daise, the former vice president for Creative Education at Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina until 2023, and his wife Natalie Daise (née Eldridge), both of whom also served as cultural advisors, and were inspired by the Gullah culture of Ron Daise's home of St. Helena Island, South Carolina, part of the Sea Islands.