Salty's Lighthouse is an American-Canadian-British animated television
series for young children, produced by Sunbow Entertainment and TLC,
in association with the Bank Street College of Education in New York.
The show centers on a young boy named Salty, as he plays and learns
with his friends in a magical lighthouse. As well as the animated
adventures of Salty and his friends, the series uses live-action
footage from the British children's television series Tugs for various
segments. 40 episodes were produced in the series.It ran from October
3, 1997, to June 26, 1998, on PBS and TLC and later on Channel 4 in
the United Kingdom, MBC 3 in the Middle East, Fox Kids in Australia,
Bahrain TV Channel 55 in Bahrain, SABC2 in South Africa, TV3 in
Ireland, TVN in Poland, TV Cultura in Brazil, the Arutz HaYeladim in
Israel, TeleAsturias in Spain, BFBS (which is seen in several
countries such as Germany, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Belize, and
Bosnia), CBC Television and SCN in Canada, Playhouse Disney in Taiwan
and UBC Kids in Thailand, in addition, also airing on CVM Television
in Jamaica.Salty is a young boy who loves using his imagination. Every
day, he goes to the lighthouse near his home to play with his seaside
friends: Ocho, the octopus; Claude, the hermit crab; Sophie and Sadie,
the bird twins; a group of tiny clams; Aurora, the light that shines
over the ocean; and lighthouse owner Aunt Chovie. Through their
adventures in each episode, they learn moral lessons that help them
overcome their problems. Tied into each story are other segments, told
through live-action footage:The theme song was played to the Mister
Softee ice cream truck.
series for young children, produced by Sunbow Entertainment and TLC,
in association with the Bank Street College of Education in New York.
The show centers on a young boy named Salty, as he plays and learns
with his friends in a magical lighthouse. As well as the animated
adventures of Salty and his friends, the series uses live-action
footage from the British children's television series Tugs for various
segments. 40 episodes were produced in the series.It ran from October
3, 1997, to June 26, 1998, on PBS and TLC and later on Channel 4 in
the United Kingdom, MBC 3 in the Middle East, Fox Kids in Australia,
Bahrain TV Channel 55 in Bahrain, SABC2 in South Africa, TV3 in
Ireland, TVN in Poland, TV Cultura in Brazil, the Arutz HaYeladim in
Israel, TeleAsturias in Spain, BFBS (which is seen in several
countries such as Germany, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Belize, and
Bosnia), CBC Television and SCN in Canada, Playhouse Disney in Taiwan
and UBC Kids in Thailand, in addition, also airing on CVM Television
in Jamaica.Salty is a young boy who loves using his imagination. Every
day, he goes to the lighthouse near his home to play with his seaside
friends: Ocho, the octopus; Claude, the hermit crab; Sophie and Sadie,
the bird twins; a group of tiny clams; Aurora, the light that shines
over the ocean; and lighthouse owner Aunt Chovie. Through their
adventures in each episode, they learn moral lessons that help them
overcome their problems. Tied into each story are other segments, told
through live-action footage:The theme song was played to the Mister
Softee ice cream truck.
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