Uncle Grandpa (1991 TV series)

Uncle Grandpa is an American-Canadian animated television series created by David Feiss, animated and produced by John Kricfalusi, and produced by Warner Bros. Animation. The series ran on Fox from September 1, 1991 to December 16, 1995.

The show was produced by Nelvana, Spümcø (seasons 1-3), Hanna-Barbera (season 4-present), and Warner Bros. Television.

Plot
Uncle Grandpa, the magical uncle and grandpa who is the uncle-grandpa and brother-dad of every child and adult in the world, stops by children's houses every day to see how they are doing. The children he visits have a problem of their own and Uncle Grandpa tries to help them through a series of chaotic and surreal misadventures. He is a clowny sort of person who sometimes eats inedible objects (paper, and mostly books). He drives/lives in a recreational vehicle (RV) and is accompanied by a red talking fanny pack named Belly Bag, an anthropomorphic dinosaur named Mr. Gus, a photo cutout of a tiger named Giant Realistic Flying Tiger, and a talking pizza slice named Pizza Steve.

Characters

 * Uncle Grandpa (voiced by Bill Fagerbakke)
 * Belly Bag (voiced by Eric Bauza)
 * Pizza Steve (voiced by Jim Cummings)
 * Mr. Gus (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson)
 * Frankenstein (voiced by Mark Hamill)
 * Tiny Miracle (voiced by Tom Kenny)

Production
Production on the series began in November 1992. The second season entered production in January 1994. Production wrapped in May 1994. The series’ cancellation was confirmed in May 1996. The third season was taken off the air after six episodes had aired, leaving 13 episodes unaired. 6 of The episodes were released on VHS in January 1998. The remaining 7 episodes were released in June 1999, also on VHS.

Other media

 * Uncle Grandpa: The Complete First Season (DVD)
 * Uncle Grandpa: The Complete Second Season (DVD)
 * Uncle Grandpa: The Complete Third Season (DVD)
 * Uncle Grandpa: The Complete Fourth Season (DVD)
 * Uncle Grandpa (1996 film)
 * Uncle Grandpa: The Complete Fifth Season (DVD)