Can We Keep Him?
- Studio
- Nelvana Limited, Jade Animation Company
Synopsis
While working on his Zooper Car in Dad's workshop, George comes across an injured Mouse in need of his help. George and the Mouse become fast friends, and JR becomes jealous and upset. Junior runs away from home and it's up to George to find him. Mouse teams up with George to help find Junior. They find him, he's okay, and George realizes the value of old friendships as well as new ones.
Characters
George Bernard Shrinks, Harold Shrinks, Perdita Shrinks, Junior Shrinks, Becky Lopez, Aunt Eunice, Steve Levy
Credits
Writing
- Writer
- Pete Sauder
- Based on the Original Books by
- William Joyce
Voices
- Voice
- Tracey Moore (George Bernard Shrinks), Paul O'Sullivan (Harold Shrinks), Kathleen Laskey (Perdita Shrinks), Robbi Jay Thuet (Junior Shrinks), Bryn McAuley (Becky Lopez), Catherine Gallant (Aunt Eunice), David Berni (Steve Levy), John Stocker, Robert Tinkler
Music
- Music
- Colin James (Theme Song)
Crew
- Educational Consultants
- Miki Baumgarten, Ellen Booth Church
Production notes
Viewers learn the importance of not abandoning old friends for new ones. New friends are great, but the ties and experiences that old friends have shared cannot be replaced.
Part of a three-hour, Saturday block on PBS called The PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch, consisting of seven different segments, each based on a popular children's book series. Each segment features an engaging variety of entertaining animation and live action, built around various curricula of knowledge, learning and values. Children's books in the reading series include Corduroy, Elliot Moose, Timothy Goes to School, Seven Little Monsters, George Shrinks and Marvin the Tap Dancing Horse.
Part of a three-hour, Saturday block on PBS called The PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch, consisting of seven different segments, each based on a popular children's book series. Each segment features an engaging variety of entertaining animation and live action, built around various curricula of knowledge, learning and values. Children's books in the reading series include Corduroy, Elliot Moose, Timothy Goes to School, Seven Little Monsters, George Shrinks and Marvin the Tap Dancing Horse.