Encyclopedia (1988)★ 8.9/10
- Comedy
- Drama
- Comedy
- Family
- Music
Written by: Patricia Marx, Brian McConnachie, Mitchell Kriegman
Akin to an encyclopedia set, each episode is devoted to a different letter of the alphabet and features sketches and songs related to things that begin with that letter.
- Original title
- Encyclopedia
- Storyline
- Encyclopedia is a television series created by the HBO Network and the for-profit branch of the Children's Television Workshop (CTW), Distinguished Productions. The series premiered on the HBO network in 1988. Each episode covered a letter or series of letters in the alphabet, with short skits of sketch comedy devoted to up to twelve corresponding encyclopedia topics. Several topics were related through song. Three of the six writers of the show had also been writers for NBC's Saturday Night Live: Patricia Marx, Brian McConnachie, and Mitchell Kriegman. The series featured the band BETTY, who performed both the opening and closing themes as well as individual songs for selected topics.
- Rating
- 8.9 / 10 · 119
- Companies
- Children's Television Workshop (CTW), Distinguished Productions, Home Box Office (HBO)
- Release dates
- US May 2, 1986
- AU November 13, 1986
- JP February 21, 1987
- PT April 24, 1987
- IT June 12, 1987
- HU March 3, 1988