Ivan The Bearable
- Studio
- Disney Channel
- Distributor
- Disney Enterprises Inc., The Disney Channel
Synopsis
Ivan the world-famous performing bear is arriving by train for a guest appearance. Ivan doesn't speak English, so they have to use skills learned that morning at clown school to communicate and find out what his act is.
Characters
JoJo, Goliath, Peaches, Ms. Kersplatski, Dinky, Bal Boa, Tater, Trina, Croaky, Babalulu, Skeebo, Mr. Tickle, Fire Chief Seltzer, Jumberto the Jackrabbit, Jig, Jag, Jug, Ivan the Bearable
Credits
Directing
- Director
- John Schnall, Tim Snyder
Producing
- Producer
- Jim Jinkins (Co-Executive Producer)
Writing
- Writer
- Claudia Silver, Andy Yerkes
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), Jonathan Potts (Jumberto the Jackrabbit), Sunday Muse (Jig, Jag, Jug), Chris Phillips (Ivan the Bearable)
Music
Animation
- Animator
- Erin Gillgannon, Joe Mello
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?"