Poky and Friends
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| writer = Bruce Talkington
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| director = Ramon Modiano
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| voices = Rhonda Miller
Dan Russell
Barbara Barnes
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| composer = Terry Scabrook
| country = Hungary
United Kingdom
United States
| language = English
| executive_producer = Lauren Levine
| producer = Andras Erkel
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 15
| runtime = 5 minutes
| company = Varga Studio
TVC London
Golden Books Family Entertainment
| network = Direct-to-video
Disney Channel (Playhouse Disney)
| first_aired = {{Start date|1999|7|18}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1999|7|27}}
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Poky and Friends is a series of animated videos and books produced by Varga TVC Productions and Golden Books Family Entertainment that ran from 1998 until 2003.
Summary
It is a spin-off of classic Little Golden Books characters (The Poky Little Puppy, The Shy Little Kitten, etc.), just like the animated special Little Golden Book Land, although the series featured different character designs for the characters to fit the animated series.
Videos
Three Poky and Friends VHS tapes, each consisting of five episodes, were released on July 27, 1999 by Sony Wonder. Individual episodes were also shown on Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney block as post-show interstitials from 1999 to 2003.
- Poky and Friends – Poky Little Puppy{{Cite book|title=Poky & Friends Starring Poky Little Puppy VHS|date=November 11, 1998|asin=6305384428 }}
- Poky and Friends – Saggy Baggy Elephant{{Cite book|title=Poky and Friends - Saggy Baggy Elephant|asin=6305384436 }}
- Poky and Friends – Scuffy the Tugboat{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/poky_and_friends_scuffy_the_tugboat/reviews/|title=Poky and Friends-Scruffy the Tugboat-Rotten Tomatoes|website=Rotten Tomatoes }}
The videos were also released on DVD by Classic Media.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8493364|title=Poky Little Puppy & Friends DVD Movie|website=www.cduniverse.com}}
Books
- Poky and Friends – Tails of Friendship{{Cite book |last=Talkington |first=Bruce |title=Poky and Friends : Tails of Friendship |date=1999-12-20 |publisher=Golden Books Publishing Company Inc |others=DRi Artworks, Don Williams |isbn=978-0-307-99502-5 |edition=English Language |language=English}}
- Poky and Friends – Lucky Ducks{{Cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/luckyducks00klei|title=Lucky ducks|first1=Naomi|last1=Kleinberg|first2=Bruce|last2=Talkington|date=May 7, 1999|publisher=New York, N.Y. : Golden Books Pub. Co.|via=Internet Archive}}
- Poky and Friends – Out and About (Coloring Book){{Cite web|url=http://www.tkstoystand.com/PAGES/CBOOKS/children_p_main.html|title=Tkstoystand.com|website=www.tkstoystand.com}}
- Poky and Friends – The Haunted Tracks{{Cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/pokyfriendsha00talk|title=Poky and friends : the haunted tracks|first=Bruce|last=Talkington|date=May 7, 2000|publisher=New York, N.Y. : Golden Books|via=Internet Archive}}
- Poky and Friends – The Truth About Kittens and Puppies{{cite web | url=https://funoutsidethebox.ecrater.com/p/10861177/poky-and-friend-truth-about-kittens | title=Poky and Friend Truth About Kittens & Puppies, Golden Books, Hardcover Children Picture }}
- Poky and Friends – Big River Rescue{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Poky-Friends-Big-River-Rescue/dp/B001RYLM6E|title=Poky and Friends: Big River Rescue|first=Adapted by Naomi|last=Kleinberg|date=January 1, 1999|publisher=Golden Books|via=Amazon}}
- Poky and Friends – Friends and Fun
- Poky and Friends – Come Play with Us
- Poky and Friends – Poky's Bathtime Adventure
References
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7138286/ Poky], [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7138292/ Saggy Baggy] and [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7138296/ Scruffy] on IMDb
- [https://archive.today/20121128214826/http://78.136.27.54:8080/programming/article_905.asp Poky and Friends article from Classic Media]
- [https://www.imdb.com/videoplayer/vi3550216473 Excerpt on IMDB]
Category:DreamWorks Classics franchises
Category:Film series introduced in 1998
Category:Television series by Universal Television
Category:American children's films
Category:Mass media franchises introduced in 1998
Category:Animated films about trains
Category:Animated films about dogs