Under the Umbrella Tree (1986)
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Cast & Crew.
Stephen Brathwaite
Jacob Bluejay / Jacob / Chester Chickadee
Noreen Young
Gloria Gopher / Gloria / Mrs. McMertree
Noreen Young
Gloria Gopher / Gloria / Mrs. McMertree
Bob Stutt
Iggy Iguana / Juan Iguana / Ignatz 'Iggy' Iguana
Holly Larocque
Holly / Great-grandmother Beatrice / Mitzi the Dog
Rob Mills
Additional Performer / Zelda
Devon White
Himself
Barbara Eve Harris
Nancy
Details.
Release DateSeptember 11, 1986
StatusEnded
Seasons3
Episodes16
Running Time15m
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This TV Show Is About.
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Under the Umbrella Tree is a Canadian children's television series created by Noreen Young that originally aired on CBC from 1987 to 1993. It was produced by CBC and Noreen Young Productions, and later by The Disney Channel, which began airing it on May 7, 1990.The series centers on a quartet of main characters who share a house on Spring Street in a suburb of Ottawa, Ontario. The characters include Holly (a human), Iggy (an iguana), Jacob (a blue jay), and Gloria (a gopher). The show's title is derived from the fact that the characters live together in a home featuring a prominent indoor umbrella tree.
When production of the show ended in 1993, syndication continued on The Disney Channel and Canal Famille until 1997. Twenty-seven episodes of the show were released to DVD by Cinerio Entertainment in partnership with Noreen Young in 2006, following a long wait for expiration of ownership rights. In 2019, Gloria, Iggy and Jacob were featured in episode 1 of Cavendish, in Andy and Mark's childhood bedroom.
In 2020, the original cast (Holly Larocque, Noreen Young, Stephen Brathwaite and Bob Stutt) reunited to make a video called Under the Umbrella Tree: The Mask Special, which was uploaded to YouTube and Facebook.