
Balancing Act
- Studio
- Nelvana Entertainment, Educational Broadcasting Corporation, WNET Channel 13 New York
Synopsis
Shari Spotter is selected by Headmaster Stumblesnore to make a film about Frogsnorts. Matt is the director. Inez the writer. Jackie the producer. And Digit is the camerabird. The team collaborates well until they realize they're spending too much too fast. The solution: create a budget. Their efforts are complicated by The Hacker, who places Stumblesnore under a spell in an effort to become the new headmaster of Frogsnorts.
Characters
The Hacker, Digit, Widget, Delete, Matt, Motherboard, Inez, Jackie, Dr. Marbles, Buzz, Harry Wilson, Shari Spotter, Harley, Jenna
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Mark Mannucci, Larry Jacobs
Producing
- Producer
- Ellen Doherty, Lynne Warner, Marissa Collyer
- Executive Producers
- Kristin Laskas Martin, Sandra Sheppard
Writing
- Writer
- Barry Harman, George Arthur Bloom, Kristin Laskas Martin
- Head Writer
- George Bloom
Voices
- Voice
- Christopher Lloyd (The Hacker), Gilbert Gottfried (Digit, Widget), Robert Tinkler (Delete), Jacqueline Pillon (Matt), Kristina Nicoll (Motherboard), Annick Obonsawin (Inez), Novie Edwards (Jackie), Richard Binsley (Dr. Marbles), Len Carlson (Buzz), Matt Wilson (Harry Wilson), Julie Lemieux (Shari Spotter), Michael Buckley (Harley), Tara Stiles (Jenna)
Music
- Music
- Steve Pecile, David Shaw
Production notes
The Big Idea: Use a budget to plan future expenses and you can control your spending so you don't run out of money.
Math Topic: Budgeting Money.
Math Topic: Budgeting Money.
