A Little Curious


A Little Curious is an American children's television show that aired on HBO Family. The show, produced by Curious Pictures and HBO, was aimed at preschoolers. It was one of the cornerstone programs for the relaunch of the HBO Family channel in February 1999.
The 24-minute episodes are essentially anthologies of shorts centered on a common, easily digested topic such as "Up and Down" or "Slippery". While each short draws from the same pool of characters, they are produced in a variety of animation techniques. Animation styles include stop-motion, clay animation, traditional 3-D and 2-D cel animation, and 3-D CGI, along with live-action segments mostly narrated by Bob the Ball. Some of the shorts are designed to fit more than one topic, and are re-used in different episodes.

Characters

The "pool" of characters, generally based on everyday objects, include:
The characters appear to be designed to evoke a sense of familiarity in preschoolers. For instance, young children can see aspects of their own personalities in Bob and Little Cup, observe the family dynamic among the Shoe Family, and perhaps most obviously, see a bit of their grandparents in Doris the door.

Episodes

Season 1 (1999)

  1. Loud, Soft, Shake
  2. Light, Dark, Bubble
  3. Near, Far, Swing
  4. Slippery, Sticky, Mirror
  5. Above, Below, Cover
  6. Front, Back, Side
  7. Swing, Cover, Shake
  8. Rough, Smooth, Picture
  9. Open, Close, Ring
  10. Bubble, Picture, Mirror
  11. Thick, Thin, Twist
  12. First, Last, Step
  13. Step, Twist, Ring
  14. Empty, Full, Pop
  15. Same, Different, Beat
  16. Fast, Slow, Spin
  17. Long, Short, Roll
  18. Character Show – Bob the Ball
  19. Roll, Spin, Pop
  20. Warm, Cool, Heart
  21. Character Show – Plush
  22. Still, Move, Train
  23. Spring, Fall, Turn
  24. High, Low, Stretch
  25. Side, Stretch, Turn

    Season 2 (2000)

  26. Top, Bottom, Jump
  27. Over, Under, Balance
  28. Drop, Lift, Flat
  29. Tight, Loose, Squeeze
  30. Hit, Miss, Bump
  31. Work, Play, Skip
  32. Hard, Easy, Change
  33. New, Old, Dance
  34. Lead, Follow, Act
  35. Win, Lose, Tie
  36. Push, Pull, Rock
  37. Character Show - Mop
  38. Jump, Flat, Squeeze
  39. Hard, Work, Bump
  40. Balance, Skip, Rock
  41. Push, Over, Top
  42. Drop, Loose, Change

    Special (2000)

A Little Curious About Life