Name: Stanley
Genre: Animation, Family, Kids
Released: 2001-09-15
Rating: 7
Cast: Jessica D. Stone, Charles Shaughnessy, Rene Mujica, Hynden Walch, Khylan Jones

A talking fish teaches a kid to become a tiger. PBS was unhinged.

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Latest Episode

Season 3 • Episode 16

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A Little Bird Told Me

Oct 20, 2006

Overview

Animation Family Kids

Six-year-old Stanley and his pet goldfish Dennis get up close and personal with the animal kingdom as they hop inside their Great Big Book of Everything to learn valuable lessons about themselves and the animals they encounter.

Content warning

dog cat educational magic book goldfish

childhood imagination as survival toolanthropomorphism as empathycuriosity vs. fear

Standout Aspects

Writing

Sneakily sophisticated animal facts for tiny humans

Best for:Kids·Background·Rewatch

Creators

Jim Jinkins, David Campbell

First AiredSep 15, 2001

StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitylow

Tonelight

Feellight

Seasons3·Episodes121

Top Cast

Jessica D. Stone

Stanley Griff (voice)

Charles Shaughnessy

Dennis (voice)

Rene Mujica

Harry (voice)

Hynden Walch

Elsie (voice)

Philece Sampler

Lester (voice)

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Cultural

Stanley quietly pioneered representation by featuring an interracial family (Black mom, white dad) without making it the entire plot—radical for 2001 kids' TV.

Trivia

The theme song was performed by Baha Men, fresh off 'Who Let the Dogs Out' fame, because early 2000s synergy was lawless.

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