Fire Chief Says

Fire Chief Says

September 30, 2003 TV Episode JoJo's Circus

Studio
Disney Channel
Distributor
Disney Enterprises Inc., The Disney Channel

Synopsis

JoJo and her friends visit the fire station where Skeebo's dad is chief. They learn the importance of being part of a team with a strong leader.

Characters

JoJo, Goliath, Peaches, Ms. Kersplatski, Dinky, Bal Boa, Tater, Trina, Croaky, Babalulu, Skeebo, Mr. Tickle, Fire Chief Seltzer, Firefighter, Mrs. Elephant, Drummer Clown

Credits

Directing

Director
John Schnall, Tim Snyder

Producing

Producer
Jim Jinkins (Co-Executive Producer)

Writing

Writer
Eric Weiner, James Ponti

Animation

Animator
Erin Gillgannon, Joe Mello

Voices

Voice
Madeleine Martin (JoJo), Robert Smith (Goliath), Marnie McPhail (Peaches), Jayne Eastwood (Ms. Kersplatski), Julie Lemieux (Dinky, Bal Boa), Cole Caplan (Tater), Tajja Isen (Trina), Diana Peressini (Croaky), Kathy Brier (Babalulu), Austin Di Iulio (Skeebo), David Sparrow (Mr. Tickle), Patrick McKenna (Fire Chief Seltzer), Kathleen Laskey (Firefighter), Judy Marshak (Mrs. Elephant), Jonathan Wilson (Drummer Clown)

Crew

Cinematography
Drew Fortier
Casting
Karen Goora
Background Color Stylist
Doug Condon
Puppet Fabricator
Jay Graham
Compositor
Erin Gillgannon
Digital Compositors
Chiho Iwata, Ryan van Barneveld
Digital Effects Compositor
Greg Zajac
Character Fabricator
Rosary Kwak
Lighting Technicians
Joel MacDonald, Daniel Magnus, Andrew Sneyd

Production notes

This lively music-filled and movement focused series, produced in stop-motion animation, invites viewers to interact with JoJo, a curious 6-year-old clown, as she explores the colorful world under the Big Top and around Circustown. "JoJo's Circus" brings the value of learning about movement through age appropriate and imitable games, songs, colorful circus characters and funny storylines. Young viewers are invited to use the body's large muscle groups to walk, run, dance, jump, climb and move with JoJo and all the characters in Circustown, engaging fine and gross motor skills. At the end of each story, JoJo takes the spotlight and answers the question, "What did you learn today?"