Curious Buddies

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| genre = Early childhood series

| creator = {{Plainlist|

David Rudman
Todd Hannert
Adam Rudman}}

| writer = {{Plainlist|

Adam Rudman
Rachel Barr}}

| director = David Rudman

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| narrator = Cathy Richardson

| theme_music_composer = Third Wave Productions

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| country = United States

| language = English

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 9

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| executive_producer = David Rudman
Todd Hannert
Adam Rudman

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| runtime = 30 minutes

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| first_aired = {{Start date|2004|08|31}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2005|04|12}}

| company = Spiffy Pictures
Nick Jr. Baby

| related = Jack's Big Music Show

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Curious Buddies is a series of direct-to-video specials narrated by Cathy Richardson.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2005-08-19-0508190209-story.html|title=Curious Buddies: How did a Chicago pub rocker get involved with kids' videos?|first=Andy|last=Rathbun|work=Chicago Tribune|date=August 19, 2005}} It was produced by Spiffy Pictures for Nick Jr. The series was released across seven videos from August 31, 2004, to April 12, 2005.

The series is aimed at babies and toddlers. It was made to compete with the Baby Einstein line.{{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2004/08/27/kids-video-wars-rattle-industry/|title=Kids' video wars rattle industry|first=Jennifer|last=Gould|date=August 27, 2004|work=New York Post}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-oct-12-fi-nick12-story.html|title=Nickelodeon Grows Beyond TV-Based Products|date=October 12, 2004|work=Los Angeles Times}} Every video was written with the supervision of developmental psychologist Rachel Barr, and the DVDs feature a voiceover from Barr.{{cite web|url=https://www.kff.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/7427.pdf#page=38|title=A teacher in the living room? Educational media for babies, toddlers and preschoolers|date=December 2005|work=Kaiser Family Foundation}} The main characters are five animal puppets that were built by Rollie Krewson (known for her work with The Muppets).

One of the DVDs, "Helping at Home", was the recipient of a Spring 2005 Parents' Choice Award.{{cite web|url=http://www.parents-choice.org/product.cfm?product_id=17576&StepNum=1&award=aw|title=Nick Jr. Baby Curious Buddies|work=Parents' Choice Foundation|accessdate=26 July 2015|archive-date=13 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713163720/http://www.parents-choice.org/product.cfm?product_id=17576&StepNum=1&award=aw|url-status=dead}}

Summary

Dog, Cat, Bear, Pig and Elephant are the Curious Buddies, a group of five animal puppets who have fun exploring the world around them. Every episode features real-life kids helping the puppets and original music clips.

According to a New York Post article, Curious Buddies was designed as an alternative to the successful Baby Einstein series. To differentiate itself, Curious Buddies features a pop song soundtrack (instead of the classical music found in Baby Einstein) and videos of real-life situations rather than indoor close-ups of toys.

Episodes

Nine episodes were made.

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| EpisodeNumber = 1

| Title = Look and Listen at the Park

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|08|31}}

| ShortSummary = The Curious Buddies go to the park, where they play peekaboo, bounce a ball and smell flowers.

Songs: "Look and Listen", "It's a Ball!", "Tickle Me, Tickle You", "If You're Happy and You Know It", "Up and Down", "Peekaboo", "Flower Song", "Picnic"

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| EpisodeNumber = 2

| Title = Exploring at the Beach

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|08|31}}

| ShortSummary = The Curious Buddies go to the beach, where they listen to the waves and discover sea creatures while playing in the sand.

Songs: "Let's Go to the Beach", "I Like Sand", "The Water Song", "Have You Ever Seen a Fishy?", "Walking on the Beach"

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| EpisodeNumber = 3

| Title = Helping at Home

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|08|31}}

| ShortSummary = The Curious Buddies help a family with chores.

Songs: "I Can Help You", "Fruit Salad", "In and Out (Washing the Dog)", "My Baby Brother", "I Can Help You Too"

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| EpisodeNumber = 4

| Title = Let's Go to the Farm!

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|04|12}}

| ShortSummary = The Curious Buddies visit a farm, where they go on a hayride and meet the different animals.

Songs: "Cows and Chickens and Pigs", "Curious Buddies Had a Farm", "Quack Quack Waddle Waddle", "Curious Buddies Square Dance", "I Love You", "On a Farm"

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| EpisodeNumber = 5

| Title = Let's Build!

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|04|12}}

| ShortSummary = The Curious Buddies watch construction vehicles in action and build their own buildings out of blocks.

Songs: "Build it Up", "My Excavator", "Try Try Again", "Kids and Tools Instrumental", "Every Dog Needs a House"

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| EpisodeNumber = 6

| Title = Let's Move!

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|04|12}}

| ShortSummary = The Curious Buddies discover different forms of music and dance.

Songs: "I Like the Way You Move", "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes", "Curious Buddies Move Along Song", "Shake-a-Rama Go Go Go", "Time to Get Loose", "Ring Around the Rosie", "I Still Like the Way You Move"

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| EpisodeNumber = 7

| Title = Let's Make Music!

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|04|12}}

| ShortSummary = The Curious Buddies experiment with different instruments and discover how to make music.

Songs: "Let's Make Music!", "Twinkle Twinkle", "Mary Had a Little Lamb", "Musical Birds", "Bang, Blow, Strum"

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| EpisodeNumber = 8

| Title = I Can Do It!

| OriginalAirDate = Unreleased

| ShortSummary = This episode did not get a DVD release, but it was listed on the Spiffy Pictures website.{{cite web|url=http://www.spiffypictures.com/bud.htm|title=Curious Buddies - SpiffyPictures.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061205102251/http://www.spiffypictures.com/bud.htm|archive-date=2006-12-05}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 9

| Title = It's Story Time!

| OriginalAirDate = Unreleased

| ShortSummary = This episode did not get a DVD release, but it was listed on the Spiffy Pictures website.

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