Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola (2001)
The show featured children's book author Tomie dePaola and his Muppet friend Gabe the squirrel, encouraging children to make their own stories in a variety of media. In each episode, Tomie told a story featuring his storybook characters Strega Nona, Big Anthony and Bambolona. Gabe visited The Animal Band, a group of woodland creatures, including a rabbit on drums, a weasel on guitar, a penguin on bass, and a raccoon on keytar. Each episode also featured a visit with a guest storyteller or two (often people connected to the Jim Henson Company). The final segment of each episode included a child actor playing Tomie enacting stories from his book "26 Fairmount Avenue."
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Seasons
Season 1
Episodes season 1
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1x1
Tales around the table
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1x2
Where do you get ideas?
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1x3
What's a story?
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1x4
Stories for myself
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1x5
Food as storytelling
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1x6
That's a story?!
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1x7
Getting started
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1x8
Character
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1x9
Setting
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1x10
Point of view
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1x11
Performance as storytelling
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1x12
Every picture tells a story
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1x13
Making sense of our world through stories
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1x14
Taking a chance
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1x15
Finding your audience
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1x16
Funny
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1x17
Scary
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1x18
Moods: happy/sad
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1x19
History
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1x20
Music
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1x21
Make believe stories
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1x22
Real stories
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1x23
More than one way to tell a tale - versions
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1x24
More than one way to tell a tale - techniques
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1x25
Putting heart into your story
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1x26
Collaboration
