Gullah Gullah Island

Gullah Gullah Island
Created by	Maria Magdalena Perez Kathleen Minton Capano Kit Laybourne
Starring	Ron Daise Natalie Daise
Theme music composer	Peter Lurye
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	61
Production
Executive producers	Larry David Maria Perez-Brown Kathleen Minton Capano Kit Laybourne
Camera setup	Videotape; Multi-camera
Running time	24 minutes
Production companies	Magnet Productions (season 1) Magnet Productions (A Nickelodeon Company)[season 1] Perez-Minton Productions, Inc. / Nick Jr. Productions & Nickelodeon Productions
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon, Nick Jr. Channel (United States)
Release	July 6, 1994 (1994-07-06) – 2000 (2000)

Gullah Gullah Island is an American animated children's television series that features Gullah culture. It's on Nick Jr. from July 6, 1994 to January 9, 1998. The show features Ron Daise and his wife Natalie Daise.^[1][2] It was the first show designed for preschoolers to feature a black family.^[3][4] It was created by Maria Perez-Brown, Kathleen Minton Capano, and Kit Laybourne. It had 3 seasons and 78 episodes.

Cast

• Ron Daise as "Ron"
• Natalie Daise as "Natalie"
• Vanessa Baden as "Vanessa"
• James Edward Coleman III as "James"
• Manolo Villaverde as "Abuelo"
• Iris Chacón as "Ms. Juana"
• Corey Hayes as "Corey"
• Simeon Othello Daise as "Simeon"

Episodes

It show on aired broadcasting from Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. to October 1994 to until 1998.

Season 1: 1994

Ep #	Title	Airdate
01	"Yes I Can"	July 6, 1994 (1994-07-06)
02	"Going Places"	July 13, 1994 (1994-07-13)
03	"Relaciones Familares"	July 20, 1994 (1994-07-20)
04	"Rain, Rain, Go Away"	July 27, 1994 (1994-07-27)
05	"Rhythm and Rhyme All the Time"	August 3, 1994 (1994-08-03)
06	"Look Who's Balking"	October 31, 1994 (1994-10-31)
07	"Carnival"	November 7, 1994 (1994-11-07)
08	"The Talent Show"	November 9, 1994 (1994-11-09)
09	"The Green Show"	November 9, 1994 (1994-11-09)
10	"Baby Animals"	November 14, 1994 (1994-11-14)
11	"James' Treasure Box"	November 21, 1994 (1994-11-21)
12	"The Binyah Binyah Pollywog Show"	November 28, 1994 (1994-11-28)
13	"Please Don't Eat The Alstons!"	December 5, 1994 (1994-12-05)
14	"Let the Games Begin"	December 24, 1994 (1994-12-24)
15	"Ron's Birthday"	December 31, 1994 (1994-12-31)

Season 2: 1995

Ep #	Title	Airdate
35	"Mercy Mercy Me!"	April 22, 1996 (1996-04-22)
16	"The Pet Show"	July 1, 1995 (1995-07-01)
17	"Simeon's Day"	July 7, 1995 (1995-07-07)
18	"Friendship - Just the Perfect Blendship"	July 10, 1995 (1995-07-10)
19	"What's Up With Jobs?"	July 13, 1995 (1995-07-13)
20	"Binyah Binyah The Barbarian"	August 5, 1995 (1995-08-05)
21	"Food, Glorious Food"	August 12, 1995 (1995-08-12)
22	"Miss Ella Mae Breadsticks"	August 19, 1995 (1995-08-19)
23	"The School Show"	August 26, 1995 (1995-08-26)
24	"Charleston Market"	September 15, 1995 (1995-09-15)
25	"My Favorite Things"	October 25, 1995 (1995-10-25)
26	"Chansome's Big Surprises"	October 30, 1995 (1995-10-30)
27	"The Big Sleepover"	November 6, 1995 (1995-11-06)
28	"Get Out Of My Hair!"	November 13, 1995 (1995-11-13)
29	"The Troll that Ate Gullah Gullah Island"	November 20, 1995 (1995-11-20)
30	"Things That Go Bump in the Night"	November 22, 1995 (1995-11-22)
31	"My Favorite Things"	November 24, 1995 (1995-11-24)
32	"Natalie's Sick"	November 24, 1995 (1995-11-24)
33	"Big and Small"	December 1, 1995 (1995-12-01)
34	"Christmas Special"	December 25, 1995 (1995-12-25)

Season 3: 1996-1998

Ep #	Title	Airdate
36	"A Day At The Beach"	June 7, 1996 (1996-06-07)
37	"All Boats Away"	June 8, 1996 (1996-06-08)
38	"How You Sound"	June 9, 1996 (1996-06-09)
39	"Shaina's Birthday Party"	June 15, 1996 (1996-06-15)
40	"A Barrel of Laughs"	June 21, 1997 (1997-06-21)
41	"The Gullah Gullah Games"	June 22, 1997 (1997-06-22)
42	"Family Day"	June 29, 1997 (1997-06-29)
43	"Binyah Binyah's Parade"	July 5, 1997 (1997-07-05)
44	"Animal See, Animal Do"	September 25, 1996 (1996-09-25)
45	"Special Places"	June 7, 1997 (1997-06-07)
46	"Fixing A Hurt"	June 14, 1997 (1997-06-14)
47	"The Collection Show"	June 21, 1997 (1997-06-21)
48	"Shapes and Colors"	June 28, 1997 (1997-06-28)
49	"We Are Family"	July 5, 1997 (1997-07-05)
50	"Beat It!"	July 12, 1997 (1997-07-12)
51	"James' New Friend"	July 19, 1997 (1997-07-19)
52	"The Magic Show"	July 26, 1997 (1997-07-26)
53	"Gullah Gullah Ghoul-land (Halloween Special)"	October 31, 1997 (1997-10-31)
54	"Home Alone With Grandma"	November 7, 1997 (1997-11-07)
55	"The Mighty Cootas"	November 14, 1997 (1997-11-14)
56	"Campout"	November 15, 1997 (1997-11-15)
57	"Feelings Soup"	November 16, 1997 (1997-11-16)
58	"The Hottest Day of the Year"	November 17, 1997 (1997-11-17)
59	"Polliwog Day"	December 12, 1997 (1997-12-12)
60	"Say What?"	December 19, 1997 (1997-12-19)
61	"Here Come the Hatchlings"	January 9, 1998 (1998-01-09)

References

1. deVere, Paul (September 2008). "Ron and Natalie Daise: A Conversation". CH2 (Celebrate Hilton Head Magazine). Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
2. National Park Service, US Department of the Interior. "Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor FL,GA,NC,SC". National Park Service: Management. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
3. Cooperstein, Natalie (May 25, 2013). "Natalie Daise Reveals What it Takes to Become Harriet Tubman". No. SPOLETO. Evening Post Industries company. The Post and Courier. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
4. Brown, Carolyn (February 1996). "The Promise Of Programming". Earl G. Graves, Ltd. Black Enterprise. p. 172. Retrieved 8 June 2014.

Other websites

• Gullah, Gullah Island on IMDb
• Gullah, Gullah Island at TV.com