Radical Sheep Productions
Radical Sheep Productions is a Canadian television series production company. Its productions include The Next Step, Stella and Sam and The Big Comfy Couch, a Gemini-award-winning series for preschoolers which produced seven seasons and aired for over ten years on YTV and Treehouse TV in Canada and public television stations in the United States.
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| Industry | Television |
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| Founded | 1985 |
| Founder | Robert Mills |
| Headquarters | 595 Adelaide Street East, , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | John Leitch (president) |
| Parent | Boat Rocker Media (2016-present) |
| Website | radsheep |
Among its early work, Radical Sheep made puppets used in the early 1990s educational video series The Adventures of Ruffus & Andy, which marked early appearances of Ruffus the Dog. Founded in 1985 by Robert Mills, the company also once housed the "Sheep Shop", which provided puppet construction and design services until 2002 when it closed its doors and Mills stepped aside from running the company. As president, John Leitch now manages the business of Radical Sheep Productions. He acts as executive producer for all of Radical Sheep's productions and also oversees the management and sales of Radical's properties, both domestic and foreign.
On March 31, 2016, Radical Sheep was acquired by Boat Rocker Media.[1]
Shows
| Title | Creator(s) | Year(s) | Co-production(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | ||||
| The Adventures of Ruffus & Andy | 1990–1991 | Credit Valley Hospital | Direct-to-video | |
| Ali Baa Baa's Toy Box (pilot) | 1991 | Unaired | ||
| The Big Comfy Couch | Cheryl Wagner | 1992–2006 | Owl Television (1992-1993) Owl Communications (1994-1995) |
YTV (1992-1996) Treehouse (2002-2006) PBS (1995-2006) |
| Ruffus the Dog | Robert Mills | 1998–1999 | Hunky Dorey Entertainment | YTV |
| Panda Bear Daycare | Cheryl Wagner, Karen Valleau & Robert Mills | 1998 | YTV | |
| Amigo & Me | Cheryl Wagner & Robert Mills | 1999–2000 | CBC | |
| 2000s | ||||
| Land O' Hands | Robert Mills | 2000 | Treehouse | |
| Puppets Who Kill | John Pattison | 2002–2006 | PWK Productions | The Comedy Network |
| 2010s | ||||
| Stella and Sam | Marie-Louise Gay | 2010–2014 | Bejuba Entertainment | Family Channel |
| Yup Yups | Matthew Fernandes | 2013 | Industrial Brothers | Family Jr. |
| The Next Step | Frank Van Keeken | 2013–present | Temple Street Productions Family Channel | Universal Kids (USA) Family Channel (Canada) |
| Fangbone! | Simon Racioppa & Richard Elliott | 2016–2017 | Pipeline Studios | Family Chrgd (Canada) Disney XD (U.S.) Netflix (online) |
| The Bagel and Becky Show | Dave Cooper | 2016–2017 | Jam Filled Toronto BBC Worldwide | Teletoon CITV |
| Ollie! The Boy Who Became What He Ate | Sheena Macrae | 2017–present | Keyframe Animation Inc. Mickey Rogers Media | CBC Kids Universal Kids |
| Tee and Mo | Dominic Minns | 2018 | Zodiak Kids Plug-In Media | CBeebies (UK) TVOKids (Canada) |
Puppet characters
- Spirit of the Forest
- Alligator Pie (1991; TV special)
- Canadian Sesame Street
- Polka Dot Shorts
- Zoboomafoo (1999-2001)
- The Longhouse Tales
Commercials
- Petro Canada
- Zellers
- Sleep-Eze D
- Robaxacet
- Concerned Children's Advertisers (1993)