Cro

1993

Cro

8.4 | NR | en | Animation

Cro is an American animated television series produced by the Children's Television Workshop and Film Roman. It debuted on September 18, 1993 as part of the Saturday morning line-up for fall 1993 on ABC. Cro did not do well with the viewers. The show had an educational theme in accordance with FCC-mandated educational/instructional requirements, introducing basic concepts of physics, mechanical engineering, and technology. The premise of using woolly mammoths as a teaching tool for the principles of technology was inspired by David Macaulay's The Way Things Work; Macaulay is credited as writer on the show. The last new episode aired on October 22, 1994. The show was released on video in a total of nine volumes.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP6 They Move Mammoths, Don't They?

Oct. 22,1994

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EP5 Turn Up the Heat

Oct. 15,1994

Cro needs to ride a mammoth for his coming of age ceremony. He hopes that making a new shower for Phil will get Phil to agree to help him.

EP4 Lever in a Million Years

Oct. 01,1994

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EP3 Play It Again, Cro... Not!

Oct. 01,1994

Cro practices his violin for the Woolyville marching band.

EP2 What's That Smell

Sep. 24,1994

All of Woolyville is determined to bathe Og.

EP1 Meal Like a Pig

Sep. 17,1994

After Bobb and Steamer trap themselves on the opposite side of a canyon, a few of Woolyville’s residents band together to find an ingenious way to reach the other side to rescue them. Meanwhile, in the present, Phil helps Mike with his basketball skills with aid of a catapult.

8.4 | NR | en | Animation | More Info

Released: 1993-09-18 | Released Producted By: Film Roman , Children's Television Workshop Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

Synopsis

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Cast

Ruth Buzzi , Charlie Adler , Max Casella

Director

Producted By

Film Roman , Children's Television Workshop

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Cast

Ruth Buzzi

as Nandy (voice)

Goodnight, We Love You Sheep in the Big City The Savage Dragon My Mom's a Werewolf Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw The Being You Can't Do That on Television The Villain Skatetown U.S.A.

Charlie Adler

as Streamer / Mojo / Big Red (voice)

Bobbleheads: The Movie Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling Norm of the North Big Hero 6 I Know That Voice Khumba Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures LEGO Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies

Max Casella

as Cro (voice)

That Cold Dead Look in Your Eyes The Tender Bar Paper Spiders Scenes from an Empty Church The Rhythm Section Late Night Night Comes On Sea Oak Wonder Wheel

Reviews

DisneyMarsupilami600 I used to watch this show on PBS Kids back in 1993. It aired on all PBS stations nationwide. It was the very first fully animated series for PBS Kids. This was before Caillou and Arthur came along, Way before Dragon Tales or The Magic School and many others.... And many more stuffs came. I sure do miss Cro, As well as 3-2-1 Contact, Square One Television, Shining Time Station, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, Newton's Apple, And many others..... And I know Sesame Street is still on the air. And they did revive The Electric Company. And I sure do miss the P-Pals (the original mascot for PBS Kids).

lhicok My children (and I) thought this was a wonderful cartoon. Cro, was a cro-magnon boy who somehow became separated from his tribe and ended up living with a family of Neanderthals and an ape-man. Phil is a woolly mammoth, who is part of a pack of very smart mammoths. They teach Cro how to use math, engineering, physics, mechanics, technology, etc...to resolve problem that occur for him and his family. (How to use a fulcrum and lever to lift stuff. Or about how sound waves occur in an episode about creating musical instruments of sorts.) I thought it was very educational, as well as entertaining. We watched it every week, and were really disappointed when it disappeared. We still talk about it today, and explain it to others that say they've never seen it. It is one of our all time favorite cartoons, all of ours. I would love to be able to buy all 26 episodes. I really miss good, non violent cartoons that teach kids while entertaining them. Unfortunately I think this is a bygone era.

ztonus I've never been good at science, but I always like it best when Science mixes with a good show. My favorites have been "Magic School Bus" and "Beakman's World". Then, I saw Previews for "Cro". This was a cool show.The story: A wooley mammoth from the Ice Age is thawed out in the 20th century by Dr. C and Mikey. Each episode, he tells a story about his caveman friend, Cro. Each story has to do with science in every Stone Age daily life.This only lasted a season or two, but it's was cool science...