Arlene Sherman of Sesame Street asked us if we could come up with a script to explain what a map is. She had just come from a meeting where someone doodled a bunch of houses looking straight on, and then an overhead look-- like a map! We took the challenge and Buzzco wrote a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.
She also asked for a piece that rhymes... and I came up with the animation, Jill.
I had never considered teaching pre-schoolers how to read a map before and what better way than finding a shortcut for Red Riding Hood. And Jill had so many rhyming words for that name-- it was just plain fun.
At Buzzco Associates, Vincent Cafarelli and I directed, Vinny animated, I designed and wrote them and Marilyn Kraemer produced the spots. Lanny and I created the songs but Sesame Street was responsible for the performances and I have no recollection of the talent.