Gullah Gullah Island

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show_name = Gullah Gullah Island


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runtime = 30 minutes (incl. commercials)
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country = USA
network = Nick Jr.
first_aired = January 19, 1994
last_aired = August 30, 2005
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tv_com_id = "Gullah Gullah Island" (January 19, 1994 - August 30, 2005) was a children's television series created by Ron Daise and his wife Natalie. It was shown on Nick Jr., and it was the first show designed for preschoolers to feature a Gullah family. The show stars Ron Daise and Natalie Eldridge with their children Simeon and Sara. Ron and Natalie are accompanied by three children (Simeon, Shaina, and James), their niece (Vanessa), and a frog named Binyah Binyah Polliwog. The family lived on a fictional island off the coast of South Carolina. The island was actually Beaufort SC and Saint Helena Island.) The Downtown area was featured in one episode when the family took a trip to Charleston, South Carolina. Singer Jazmine Sullivan appeared on this shows from 1994-1999

"TV Guide" selected "Gullah Gullah Island" as one of their top ten children's television shows in 1996. The show had relatively high ratings during its daytime run in the 1990s.

The show was taped at Nickelodeon Studios in Universal Studios Florida, in fact the show "Clarissa Explains It All" was also shot on the same set (interior and exterior). Modifications were made, like adding various shades of red to the home in Gullah Gullah. The backyard was used on earlier episodes of "All That" as well.

Their adventures feature singing, dancing, learning, and encouraging children in the audience to think about things like healthy eating, telling the truth, and problem solving. The show ran for four seasons starting in 1994. It continued to air in reruns and on Noggin until 2004. On Sunday, October 28, 2007, Noggin announced their 24/7 schedule to debut on December 31, 2007, and "Gullah Gullah Island" was placed on the new schedule at 4AMand 4:30AM Eastern time.

Cast

*Vanessa Baden - Vanessa (1994-2002)
* James Edward Coleman II - James (1994-2002)
* Ron Daise - Ron (1994-2002)
* Natalie Daise - Natalie (1997-2002)
* Manolo Villaverde - Abuelo (2000-2003)
* Simeon Othello Daise - Simeon (1999-2001)
* Shaina M. Freeman - Shaina (1994-1999)
* Tristan Mays - Shaina (1994-1999)
* Sara Makeba Daise - Sara (1994-2002)
* Diana Duaghtry - Binyah Binyah (1994-2002)
* Armando Guerra - Armando (1994-2002)

Episodes

eason 1st

# Yes I Can (PBS Kids Sprout) (1/19/1994)
# Going Places (10/31/1994)
# Rhythm & Rhyme All the Time (11/7/1994)
# Ron's Birthday (PBS Kids Sprout, Playhouse Disney and ABC Kids(11/14/1994)
# Look Who's Balking (11/24/1994)
# Miss Ella Breadsticks (12/25/1994)
# Move Your Body (1/1/1995)
# Lightning is Frightning (1/2/1995)
# Big & Small (1/12/1995)
# Polliwog Day (1/9/1995)
# Simeon's Day (2/7/1995)

eason 2nd

# Binyah Binyah's Parade (4/11/1995)
# Gullah Gullah Island Day (7/10/1995)
# Friendship - - Just the Perfect Blendship (7/17/1995)
# The Pet Show (7/24/1995)
# Chansome's Big Surprise (7/31/1995)
# What's Up With Jobs? (8/7/1995)
# Charleston Market (8/14/1995)
# The Mighty Cootas (9/18/1995)
# Special Places (9/4/1995)
# Binyah Binyah Goes to School (9/25/1995)

eason 3rd

# Carnival (8/21/1995)
# Things That Go Bump in the Night (8/28/1995)
# The School Show (10/2/1995)
# Oops! (2/5/1996)
# Taking Care of Business (2/12/1996)
# Get Out of My Hair (2/19/1996)
# Home Alone With Grandma (2/26/1996)
# Gullah Gullah Rocks (3/4/1996)
# The Hottest Day of the Year (3/11/1996)
# The Big Sleepover (3/18/1996)

eason 4th

# Campout (4/2/1995)
# Double Dutch (4/8/1996)
# Mercy Mercy Me (4/15/1996)
# Fixing a Hurt (4/22/1996)
# Relaciones Familiares (Playhouse Disney) (Stephen White) (4/23/1996)
# Shaina's Birthday Party (PBS Kids Sprout) (Stephen White) (5/21/1996)
# Food, Glorious Food (PBS Kids Sprout & CBS Kids) (Stephen White) (9/2/1996)
# Family Day (9/9/1996)
# Here Come the Hatchlings (9/16/1996)
# Baby Animals (9/23/1996)
# My Favorite Things (PBS Kids Sprout) (Stephen White) (9/30/1996)

eason 5th

# James' Treasure Box (11/11/1996)
# Grandmas and Grandpas (11/18/1996)
# Spring Can Really Hang You Up (11/25/1996)
# The Magic Show (12/2/1996)
# Natalie's Sick (2/3/1997)
# Whose Friend Are You Anyway? (2/3/1997)(
# Animal See, Animal Do (2/10/1997)
# Stray Dog Blues (11/24/1998)
# Feelings Soup (11/25/1998)
# Christmas on Gullah Gullah Island (11/26/1998)
# Gullah Gullah Ghoul-Land (11/27/1998)
# Jame's New Buddy (1/12/1999)
# Let the Games Begin (2/18/1999)

eason 6

# The Gullah Gullah Games (3/9/1999)
# A Day at the Beach (5/11/1999)
# Armando's New Home (11/12/1999)
# The Troll That Ate Gullah Gullah Island (11/23/1999)
# Please Don't Eat the Alstons (12/5/1999)
# How You Sound (4/14/2000)
# Away All Boats (4/21/2001)
# Barrel of Laughs (4/28/2001)
# Say What? (5/5/2002)
# The Green Show (6/25/2002)
# Rain, Rain Go Away (6/26/2002)
# Binyah the Barbarian (11/25/2002)
# The Binyah Binyah Polliwog Show (PBS Kids Sprout) (Stephen White) (8/30/2005)

External links

* [http://www.gullahgullah.com/ Gullah, Gullah Island's homepage] including much of the info found above.
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