My Bedbugs

My Bedbugs
My Bedbugs
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
Broadcast
Original run 4 March – April 23, 2004 (2004-04-23)

My Bedbugs The award winning children's television series was created by husband and wife team Alex Greene and Carol Sweeney and produced by GreeneStuff Inc., a production company started by Greene in 2001. Characters Gooby, Toofy, and Woozy are the real-life nicknames of Greene and Sweeney's children. The original concept was brought to life when Greene hired Illustrator Carol Bartholomew in 1998 to design the characters under his supervision. Development of the series began in 2002, first broadcast of the series was June 2004 in Detroit on WTVS. Assistant Program Director "Joann Havel" first tested the series by letting her grandson watch the pilot episode and from his reaction decided to air the program. Steve Antonetti the General Manager decided to make a visit to the Greenestuff studio to meet with Greene and his staff, several hours later the first date to air was set, it is still unclear who discovered the series first.

2005- The 27th annual Michigan Emmy Awards Ceremony honored My Bedbugs with an unprecedented, 4 golden statuettes. Producers proudly accepted awards for Outstanding Children’s Program, Videography, Audio, and Set Design. 2005- Exclusively designed by the creators of the Oscar and Emmy, the four Bronze Telly statuettes proudly adorn Greenestuff’s offices. Of the 14, 000 submissions received world-wide, My Bedbugs was commemorated by one of the most esteemed industry leaders.

2006- After receiving an unprecedented 19 Emmy nominations, cast and crew of “My Bedbugs” were honored amongst 500 Television Academy members with 9 Emmys on June 17, 2006 at the Michigan 28th Annual Emmy Awards. 2006- My Bedbugs has been honored by the Telly Awards for Excellence in Entertainment, Use of Music, Art Direction, Use of Special Effects, Editing, Set Design, Use of Animation, and Sound/Sound Design. The eight, exquisite bronze statues will join the other four statues in Greenestuff's offices.

The series aired throughout the U.S. and Canada and several countries throughout the world, but is now under new ownership and no longer being aired in any markets.

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