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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 lasted 1½ seasons and ran in reruns through summer 1995. The show had an educational theme, 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 (VHS) in a total of nine volumes.
Original Release
09/18/1993 on ABC
US Release
09/18/1993
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jim Cummings | Ogg / Phill / Murray / Phil |
April Ortiz | Dr. Cecilia |
Max Casella | Cro |
Frank Welker | Earle / Gogg / Bobb |
Ruth Buzzi | Nandy |
Candi Milo | Pakka / series regular |
Charlie Adler | Steamer / Mojo / Big Red |
Tress MacNeille | Esmeralda |
Laurie O'Brien | Ivanna |
Jane Singer | Selene |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Meal Like a Pig | Saturday, 17 September 1994 |
2 | What That Smell | Saturday, 24 September 1994 |
3 | Play It Again, Cro Not! | Saturday, 01 October 1994 |
4 | Lever in a Million Years | Saturday, 08 October 1994 |
5 | Turn Up the Heat | Saturday, 15 October 1994 |
6 | They Move Mammoths, Don't They? | Saturday, 22 October 1994 |
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Directors
Swinton O. Scott III, Bob Richardson
Writers
Larry Swerdlove, Sindy McKay, David Macaulay, Libby Hinson
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jim Cummings | Ogg / Phill / Murray / Phil |
April Ortiz | Dr. Cecilia |
Max Casella | Cro |
Frank Welker | Earle / Gogg / Bobb |
Ruth Buzzi | Nandy |
Candi Milo | Pakka / series regular |
Charlie Adler | Steamer / Mojo / Big Red |
Tress MacNeille | Esmeralda |
Laurie O'Brien | Ivanna |
Jane Singer | Selene |
Marc Robinson | (voice) |
William Wolff | Mike |
Cree Summer | Sooli |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Phil Roman | Executive Producer |
Marjorie Kalins | Executive Producer |
Franklin Getchel | Executive Producer |
Jeffrey Nelson | Executive Producer |
Bob Richardson | Producer |