Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola

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  • Premiered: Aug 2001
  • Episodes: 26
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  • Hallmark Channel
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  • Children Comedy Family

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Season 1
1x1
Tales Around the Table
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Air date
Aug 06, 2001
Tomie shows viewers around his studio table. Guest storytellers: Mary Sue Milliken and Sue Feniger.
1x2
Where Do You Get Ideas?
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Aug 07, 2001
Tomie tells us about his idea drawer. Guest storyteller: J.T. Steiny
1x3
What's a Story?
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Aug 08, 2001
Tomie offers two drawing - a beginning and an ending. Guest storyteller: Ed Eyth
1x4
Stories for Myself
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Air date
Aug 09, 2001
Tomie shows us his sketchbook, a visual journal. Guest storyteller: Alexandra Nichita
1x5
Food as Storytelling
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Aug 10, 2001
Tomie fries up his famous Popeye. Guest storyteller: Mary Ann Esposito
1x6
That's a Story?!
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Aug 13, 2001
Tomie shows how a collection of souvenirs tells a story. Guest storyteller: Charlotte Bird
1x7
Getting Started
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Aug 14, 2001
Tomie suggests ways to get started. Guest storyteller: Art Clokey
1x8
Character
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Aug 15, 2001
Tomie shows how visual traits help to define a character. Guest storytellers: Bill Barretta and Pepe the King Prawn
1x9
Setting
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Aug 16, 2001
Tomie discusses how changing the setting changes the story. Guest storyteller: John Iacovelli
1x10
Point of View
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Aug 17, 2001
Tomie takes a look at perspective. Guest storyteller: John E. Barrett
1x11
Performance as Storytelling
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Aug 20, 2001
Tomie talks about assuming a character’s voice & mannerisms. Guest storyteller: Martie Barylick
1x12
Every Picture Tells a Story
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Aug 21, 2001
Tomie talks about the story behind one of his paintings. Guest storyteller: Lotus Do Brooks
1x13
Making Sense of Our World Through Stories
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Aug 22, 2001
Tomie encourages kids to draw or make up stories to deal with emotions. Guest storyteller: Jane Yolen
1x14
Taking a Chance
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Aug 23, 2001
Tomie tells and shows the origins of his first chapter book. Guest storyteller: Frank Oz
1x15
Finding Your Audience
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Aug 24, 2001
Tomie talks about how stories and artwork change when they are shared with an audience. Guest storyteller: John Carney
1x16
Funny
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Aug 27, 2001
Tomie explains the comedy rule of three. Guest storyteller: Bill Larkin
1x17
Scary
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Aug 28, 2001
Tomie shows how different techniques can create a scary scene. Guest storyteller: David Barrington-Holt
1x18
Moods: Happy/Sad
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Aug 29, 2001
Tomie shows how a few lines can change the mood of a face. Guest storyteller: Natalie McMaster
1x19
History
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Aug 30, 2001
Tomie explains what a time capsule is. Guest storyteller: Victor Finkel
1x20
Music
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Aug 31, 2001
Gabe plays guitar riffs for Tomie that correspond to different moods. Guest storyteller: Dave Kinnoin
1x21
Make Believe Stories
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Sep 04, 2001
Tomie is doodling. Guest storyteller: Doug Chiang
1x22
Real Stories
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Sep 05, 2001
Tomie talks about how family photos can inspire stories. Guest storyteller: Chris Connelly
1x23
More Than One Way to Tell a Tale - Versions
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Sep 06, 2001
Tomie talks about the different ways you can tell a story. Guest storyteller: Savage Steve Holland
1x24
More Than One Way to Tell a Tale - Techniques
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Sep 07, 2001
Tomie shows his Cornell boxes, using a different technique of art to tell a story. Guest storyteller: Sule Greg Wilson
1x25
Putting Heart Into Your Story
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Sep 10, 2001
Tomie talks about putting warmth, feeling, and emotion into a story. Guest storytellers: Kermit the Frog and Rizzo the Rat
1x26 Show finale
Collaboration
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Air date
Sep 11, 2001
Tomie talks about collaboration. Guest storytellers: Stephen Holman and Josephine Huang

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