Incredible Story Studios (1997)
Incredible Story Studios was a Canadian TV series which aired worldwide. The program would receive stories written by children and made a TV episode segment of the series based entirely on the written story, but only when they graded it "INCREDIBLE". The show is currently off air and having DVDs published & distributed by Digiview Productions. The episode "Hitting Them," was the launching pad for Canadian kid group Six Degrees of Bacon. It included the song "No Tattoos" and an accompanying music video. It was broadcast on Discovery Kids in the U.S. It was also seen in Latin America as Mi guión en Discovery Kids.
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Episode 1 - 6-Jan-01
Release Date: 2000-12-04Sarah Fuchs's story, A Visit To Fairyland is about Morgan (Camille Devine), who is tired of her parents embarrassing her. When her mother asks her to deliver cookies to the fairies in the park, Morgan decides she has had enough of her family's freaky ways and wishes them away. Much to her surprise, fairies (Jeff Romanyk, Tatiana Maslany, Stephanie Yang) hear Morgan's plea and teach her the importance of family by showing her what life is like without one. In Laura Penfold's story, Life Swap Louella (Kristie Patterson) and Jason (Chris Ross) only want rest and relaxation for their summer holidays. Their parents have chores to work on, while the kids decide the only way to settle the argument of who works harder: kids or adults, is to trade places with their parents.
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Episode 2 - 13-Jan-01
Release Date: 2000-12-11Alexandra (Tatiana Maslany) can't put her finger on it, but she knows her new house has a creepy air about it. It isn't until she finds herself acting like the world's biggest Elvis fan that she realizes she's been chosen to help Melvin Bredowski - Elvis fan extraordinaire, get his unsung tribute to ""the King"" heard. The Ghost of Wilstor Manor is written by Janet Moleski Three and a Friend by Alex Allievi, features a boy named Guy who is dealing with his father's job loss and pressures of being bullied at school. When Guy and his two best friends discover a magical creature in their secret forest hideout, 'Friend' (James Christopher Hickey) proves to be a valuable lesson teacher.
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Episode 3 - 20-Jan-01
Release Date: 2000-12-18In Angela Ma's story, To Be A Fly Or To Fly, Cynthia (Tess Degenstein is a young witch who is not looking forward to her 13th birthday. If Cynthia doesn't learn to fly by the stroke of midnight, the results will be disastrous! In a desperate attempt to gain flight, Cynthia and her friend (Clare Anstead) accidentally turns her grandmother into a fly. Cynthia's quest to return grandmother to human form teaches her about what really matters in life. The Curse of the PJ's written by Céline Niezgoda, deals with Estelle, who can't shake her shyness so she seeks the help of a cranky magician while visiting a French Circus. Instead of helping her, the magician makes her the centre of attention by cursing her with permanent pajamas! Unable to convince her teachers of her misfortune, they force Estelle to explain her disobedience in front of the entire school. Little does Estelle realize that her pajamas are an important first step in a life lesson about self-confidence.
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Episode 4 - 27-Jan-01
Release Date: 2001-01-08In James Kramer's story, Ben Fallow (Peyson Rock) always has the best interest of the good citizens of Cityville in mind and his only problem is that he doesn't believe he is a hero. Luckily for Cityville, Mr. Papaya helps Ben find his inner strength by transforming Ben into Afroman! The citizens of Cityville have never seen a super hero like this before, in Disco Fever. Michelle (Michelle Ng) is the ultimate trendsetter at school, until she meets Wexford (Camille Devine). Wexford convinces Michelle that aliens have descended and are bent on controlling the school in Katie Zhang's story named Alien Hunt.
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Episode 5 - 3-Feb-01
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Episode 8 - 24-Feb-01
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Episode 10 - 10-Mar-01
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Episode 11 - 17-Mar-01
Release Date: 2001-02-26The Mummy: Jamie can't believe his luck when he discovers a comedic mummy in the museum. Fame and fortune are around the corner when Jamie helps the mummy reach stand-up comedy success. It's only when Jamie finds himself left behind that he realizes the importance of friendship over fame. Luna's Home: Jessie feels like she's invisible to everyone except her best friend. One night while taking pictures of the moon she professes that the moon must be lonely in the sky. Luna, the moon, hears Jessie's plea and decides to leave her place in the sky to search for companionship. Jessie and Luna team up on earth and together they learn the importance of finding one's place in the world.
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Episode 12 - 24-Mar-01
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Episode 13 - 31-Mar-01
Release Date: 2001-03-12In Art Room Frenzy by Amanda Feder, Tara, a young, talented artist, has the power to change reality through the use of her magical paints. But Tara soon realizes that her gift may be her downfall, and that her teacher may be behind it all! Tara, a gifted young painter, wins lessons with the renowned and mysterious Kim Morroni. A once in a lifetime opportunity, Tara couldn't be more thrilled with her accomplishment. But Ms. Morroni has her own dark plans when she gives Tara a magical can of paint. It's up to Tara to discover the secret of the paint to save herself and a new friend from becoming a still life!