| Calliope | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's |
| Developed by | Kay Koplovitz[1] |
| Written by | Eugene Francis Peter Pileski |
| Directed by | Peter Pileski |
| Presented by | Eugene Francis[2] |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 15 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Gordon Beck |
| Editor | Ron Harris |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including commercials) |
| Production companies | USA Network Buzzco Associates |
| Original release | |
| Network | Madison Square Garden Network (1978–80) USA Network (1980–93) |
| Release | September 1978 (1978-09)[3] – 1993 (1993) |
| Related | |
| USA Cartoon Express | |
Calliope (/kəˈlaɪ.əpi/kə-LY-ə-pee) is a children's program that showed various live-action and animated short films.[4][5] These often includedEuropean features and shorts such asCosgrove Hall's "Cinderella" and "The Pied Piper of Hamelin", andFilmFair'sPaddington.
The series consisted of various short films, framed around an old man named Gene (voiced byEugene Francis) and his dog Eliza viewing them. Twice an episode, pictures of kids from across the United States were shown in "Gene's Pix of the Week". Gene would also pose two questions to viewers; those who submitted their answers to an address would receive aCalliope balloon.
In its early years,Calliope obtained many of its short films fromLearning Corporation of America and Phoenix Films.[3][6] Other shorts featured onCalliope included:
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