Mary Lou's Flip Flop Shop (2002)

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 13 episodes

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton runs a wacky shop where real kids and puppet characters play together. The show gets young children moving and believing in themselves through songs and silly adventures.

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What happens

Mary Lou's Flip Flop Shop is a children's television series featuring Olympic champion gymnast Mary Lou Retton. It was created to motivate young children to believe in themselves and get moving. The show's theme song was performed by Leon Redbone. The show takes place in a wacky "Flip Flop Shop," and it features 4 "real" children per episode and five characters: Jumpy, Mr. Bump, Miss Warble, Professor Blinky, and L.Z. Bones. Jumpy, a green and blue monkey, serves as Mary Lou's energetic sidekick. Mr. Bump, a clumsy yet charming delivery-man, rides around on a noisy bike with a box full of interesting packages. Miss Warble, the singing custodian, constantly keeps watch over the cleanliness of the Flip Flop Shop. Professor Blinky, an owl puppet, never fails to share wise proverbs and stories with the members of the Flip Flop Shop. L.Z. Bones is a sloth/Wookie hybrid who always tries to get out of physical activity and must be persuaded by the others to get up and join in the fun. The show was produced by Y&R Productions, Ltd. KUHT Houston and was shown in 2002 on PBS affiliates, but was off the air within one year. In 2008, the program was added to FamilyNet's Saturday morning children's program block. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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