Likely Story, A - No Place Like Space--Episode 01

DateJune 14 1989

Can DescriptionsMaster X5202 Closed Caption Master #1; A Likely Story 'No Place Like Space'; Rec: 6/14/89

Viewing NotesOpening Alison in the Bookmobile driving intro. Kids playing basketball. Bookmobile pulls up. Alison is reading “The Planets in Our Solar System.” She makes the ball orbit around like the moon. She introduces the cartoon. Book: “Moon Man” by Tomi Ungerer (1967) Back to the kids and Alison. They talk about gravity and go into the bookmobile. Commercial break – a few seconds Kids looking at books about planets and the moon. Alison asks question:" “What do you think it’s like to live on the moon?” Montage of kids answers. Go into the magic book to visit planet Ping. Discover aliens, Nikki Tilroe puppets. They sing song “Zooks” Commercial break – Black Bill Cook with a telescope. Sees the kids and Alison on planet Ping. He speaks to the camera about constellations. Tells a Washoe Native American story about Coyote and how the stars came to be. Commercial break – Black Your Story: “Our Great Trip to Nowhere” Written and Illustrated by Bruce Chao Kids recommend more books about the moon while the credits roll

OtherCredits: Produced by Hamilton B Fisher Directed by Dan F. Smith Senior Associate Producers: Linda Adler & Curtis Poole Assistant to the Director: Gloria Ortiz Principal Writers: Alison Martin & Curtis Poole Associate Producer: Simone Bloom Photography/Sound: Roger Rice/ Richard Erickson Technical Director: Bayard Peabody IIIl Floor Directors: Clarence Williams/John Breen Lighting Directors: Jerry Milot/ Joe Soucar Editors: Joe Mozdiez/ Jeff Brawer Set: Ted Talanian Props Master: Bruce Goldman Puppets designed and worked by: Nikki Tilroe Incidental Music: Jeff Loeb & Musictracks “Zooks” written by Alison Martin & Jeff Loeb Theme Song written and performed by Livingston Taylor Consultant: Dr. Miriam Marecek, Ph.D. Boston U. Program Administrator: Leona P. McCarthy Executive Producer: Judith Stoia VP Programming: Paul La Camera Copyright 1988 WCVB-TV Hearst Broadcasting