This is Daniel Cook
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This is Daniel Cook is a children's television series created by J.J. Johnson and Blair Powers and produced by Toronto's marblemedia and Sinking Ship Productions in association with Treehouse TV
and TVO, and is shown in Canada on Treehouse TV
, TVOkids, Access, Knowledge Network, and SCN. The series also airs on the Disney Channel
(in the US), Disney Japan, and on ABC2
(in Australia
).
The show is about a preschooler named Daniel Cook who learns new things and shares his experiences and adventures with other kids. For example, he learns about Taekwondo
, gymnastics
, and animals. He also visits a fire station, a YMCA
, and more. The show was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Every U.S. episode is six minutes long, while a half-hour version exists in Canada. The series has been sold by Distribution360 to over eighty-five countries worldwide, and dubbed into fourteen languages.
The series has also launched a six-volume book series distributed by Kids Can Press and produced by marblemedia. Five DVDs have also been released featuring episodes from the series.
There is another show that complements This is Daniel Cook, and it is called This is Emily Yeung
, and it premiered on Treehouse TV
in the Fall of 2006.
In early 2007, The Children's Group released a soundtrack of This Is Daniel Cook on CD, which was entitled Here We Are!, it features the show's theme and the music used.
2008 Independent Music Awards
2006 Gemini Award
2006 Gemini Award
2006 Gemini Award
2006 Prix Jeunesse Web Prize
2006 Prix Jeunesse Television Prize
2005 Gemini Award
2005 Gemini Award
2005 Gemini Award
Treehouse TV
Treehouse TV is a Canadian English language cable television specialty channel with programming targeted towards preschoolers that was launched on October 17, 1997. Its name comes from YTV's old children's programming block, The Treehouse...
and TVO, and is shown in Canada on Treehouse TV
Treehouse TV
Treehouse TV is a Canadian English language cable television specialty channel with programming targeted towards preschoolers that was launched on October 17, 1997. Its name comes from YTV's old children's programming block, The Treehouse...
, TVOkids, Access, Knowledge Network, and SCN. The series also airs on the Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
(in the US), Disney Japan, and on ABC2
ABC2
ABC2 is a national public television channel in Australia. Launched on 7 March 2005, it is the responsibility of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television division, and is available nationally to digital television viewers in Australia...
(in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
).
The show is about a preschooler named Daniel Cook who learns new things and shares his experiences and adventures with other kids. For example, he learns about Taekwondo
Taekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
, gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
, and animals. He also visits a fire station, a YMCA
YMCA
The Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs...
, and more. The show was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Every U.S. episode is six minutes long, while a half-hour version exists in Canada. The series has been sold by Distribution360 to over eighty-five countries worldwide, and dubbed into fourteen languages.
The series has also launched a six-volume book series distributed by Kids Can Press and produced by marblemedia. Five DVDs have also been released featuring episodes from the series.
There is another show that complements This is Daniel Cook, and it is called This is Emily Yeung
This is Emily Yeung
This is Emily Yeung is a 2006 Canadian children's television series created by J.J. Johnson and Blair Powers and produced by Toronto's marblemedia and Sinking Ship Productions in association with Treehouse TV and is the follow-up to their previous award-winning series, This is Daniel Cook.This...
, and it premiered on Treehouse TV
Treehouse TV
Treehouse TV is a Canadian English language cable television specialty channel with programming targeted towards preschoolers that was launched on October 17, 1997. Its name comes from YTV's old children's programming block, The Treehouse...
in the Fall of 2006.
Soundtrack
Notable guests
- Susur LeeSusur LeeSusur Lee is a celebrated chef based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was born in Hong Kong, the youngest of six children. He served his culinary apprenticeship at Hong Kong's renowned Peninsula Hotel. He immigrated to Canada in 1978, where he worked his way to executive chef status at a number of...
- Ted LillyTed LillyTheodore Roosevelt "Ted" Lilly III , is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He bats and throws left-handed...
- Michael MartchenkoMichael MartchenkoMichael Martchenko is a Canadian illustrator best known for illustrating many of the stories of Robert Munsch.Born in France, he moved to Canada when he was seven, where he graduated from the Ontario College of Art...
- David Miller
- Robert MunschRobert MunschRobert Norman Munsch, CM is an American-born Canadian children's author.-Personal life and career:Robert Munsch was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
- Ed RobertsonEd RobertsonLloyd Edward Elwyn Robertson , better known as Ed Robertson, is the Canadian lead singer, as well as a guitarist and songwriter in the band, Barenaked Ladies...
- Tommy ChangTommy ChangBorn and raised in Kyong Ki Do, South Korea, Master Tommy Chang is a Korean-Canadian world-renowned 7th degree Taekwondo instructor and Grandmaster, actor, stunt performer, stunt coordinator and producer. With over 35 years of training and experience in Taekwondo, Master Chang also trained...
Awards
2008 Juno Awards- Nominated for Best children’s album of the year for “This is Daniel Cook. Here we are!”
2008 Independent Music Awards
- Nominated for Favorite Children’s Group/Artist or Duo for “This is Daniel Cook. Here we are!”
2006 Gemini Award
Gemini Award
The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...
- Nomination for This is Daniel Cook Season 2 for Best preschool Program or Series
2006 Gemini Award
Gemini Award
The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...
- Nomination for www.thisisdanielcook.com for Best Cross Platform Project
2006 Gemini Award
Gemini Award
The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...
- Nomination for www.thisisdanielcook.com for Most Popular Website
2006 Prix Jeunesse Web Prize
- Winner for www.thisisdanielcook.com
2006 Prix Jeunesse Television Prize
- Finalist for This is Daniel Cook in Best up to 6 non-fiction category
2005 Gemini Award
Gemini Award
The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...
- Nomination for This is Daniel Cook Season 1 for Best preschool Program or Series
2005 Gemini Award
Gemini Award
The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...
- Nomination for This is Daniel Cook Season 1 for Best Direction in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series for J.J. Johnson
2005 Gemini Award
Gemini Award
The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...
- Nomination for This is Daniel Cook Season 1 for Best Performance in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series
External links
- Official site
- marblemedia (co-production company)
- Sinking Ship (co-production company)
- Toronto star
- This is Daniel Cook web page at TreeHouseTV.com
- This is Daniel Cook: the most junior Juno nominee
- Distribution360 (Distributor)
- Ameba (IPTV)