Cro
Cro is an American animated television series produced by the Children's Television Workshop and Film Roman. It debuted on September 18, 1993 as part of the Saturday morning line-up for fall 1993 on ABC. Cro did not do well with the viewers. The show had an educational theme in accordance with FCC-mandated educational/instructional requirements, introducing basic concepts of physics, mechanical engineering, and technology. The premise of using woolly mammoths as a teaching tool for the principles of technology was inspired by David Macaulay's The Way Things Work; Macaulay is credited as writer on the show. The last new episode aired on October 22, 1994. The show was released on video in a total of nine volumes.
- Created By
- First Aired on
Sep 18, 1993
- Popularity: 9.9802
- 5 votes
- Networks
- (US)
- Production
Children's Television Workshop (US)Film Roman (US)
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
2 seaons till Oct 22, 1994
Last episode: They Move Mammoths, Don't They?
Seasons & episodes
Total 2 seasons, 20 episodes
Season 1
Aired
Episode 1Just a Stone's Throw Away30 min
After Bobb and Steamer trap themselves on the opposite side of a canyon, a few of Woolyville’s residents band together to find an ingenious way to reach the other side to rescue them. Meanwhile, in the present, Phil helps Mike with his basketball skills with aid of a catapult.
Episode 2No Time For Steamer30 min
Steamer is left behind as the other mammoths leave on vacation. Cro and the Neanderthals come up with a way to balance out everyone's time spent babysitting him.
Episode 3Destroy all Buckies30 min
Og discovers a discarded invention and has to defend it as the rest of Woolyville demands its destruction.
Episode 4It's Snow Problem30 min
Cro invents a way to get everyone up the mountain to enjoy his new sport.
Episode 5Let Me Help30 min
Phil goes a little overboard in his attempts to help the humans create a window in the cave.
