The Letter People (TV Series)

**The Letter People** is a television series that aired since December 14, 1977 on NBC (1977-2001) and PBS Kids (2002-present and other cable channels in the US. It was an adaptation of AlphaOne's Letter People classroom program. but in 2002 and 2015, the episodes a got their remake episodes.

## Format

In each 15-minute installment, the Letter People (relatively primitive puppets) undertake various adventures in Letter People Land, a colorful, pretty and cute, featureless place populated by strange people and creatures. Episodes usually focus on introducing new Letter People or new sounds formed by combining two Letter People together (such as /TH/ or /OU/). Other episodes take the Letter People to more colorful pretty and cute (though still featureless) locales such as outer space (eventually, the show would include more standard scenery, like cityscapes, meadows, Miss O's opera house, etc.), while a few highlight the characters' conflicts over various sounds (such as Mister C fighting Mister K and Mister S for his sound). Another common feature of the show are The Catching Game (Game show) and Show Within a Show (Interview show) the shows hosted by Monty Swell (a character based on Monty Hall) where the Letter People must form words by positioning themselves correctly side-by-side.

## Cast and Crew

* Thomas K. McDonough - Producer
* Jeffrey Jones - Producer
* Don Jeffries - Executive Producer
* King Hall - Head Puppeteer, Set Designer, Puppet Designer
* Tom Ray - Assistant Head Puppeteer, Puppet Designer
* Alan Pratt, Ph.D. - Curriculum Consultant
* Ruth Lerner Perle - Editorial Supervisor
* Peter Bretz - Technical Producer
* John Muench - Technical Producer
* Filmgrafik International - Animation
* Vic Atkinson Productions - Animation
* Computer Image Corp. - Animation
* M-K Inc. - Animation
* Joe René and Jacquelyn Reinach - Music and Lyrics
* Clayton Frohman - Theme Song and "The Squoosh"
* Miles Goodman - Music
* Tom Tichenor - Puppet Designer
* Art FitzSimmons - Photography

### Puppeteers and Voices

* King Hall - Mister M, Various
* Tom Ray - Mister ?, Various
* Patrick Clear - Mister H, Mister J, Mister R, Various
* Lynn Cohen - Miss I, Various
* John Cothran - Mister N, Mister L, Various
* Allan Trautman - Mister C (voice), Mister K, Various
* Gregg Berger - Mister Z, Mister T, Mister V, Various
* Don Boevingloh - Monty Swell, Various
* Cheryl Brown - Miss ?, Various
* Jane Deeken - Miss O, Various
* Pam Dunn - Miss ?, Various
* John Erickson - Mister ?, Various
* David Herzog - Mister T (sometimes), Various
* Bert Hinchman\* - Mister ?, Various
* Bob Kramer - Mister F, Various
* Nancy Swet - Miss ?, Various
* Genevieve Bierman\* - Miss ?, Various (voice)
* Sally Eaton - Miss ?, Various (voice)
* Shelley Heeley - Mister ?, Various (voice)
* Joneal Joplin - Mister S, Mister G, Various (voice)
* Barbara Marentette\* - Miss ?, Various (voice)
* Nancy Margulies - Miss ?, Various (voice)
* Thomas K. McDonough - Mister ?, Various (voice)
* Bob Miller - Mister ?, Various (voice)
* James Scott - Mister ?, Various (voice)
* Will Shaw - Mister ?, Various (voice)
* Gail Simmons - Miss ?, Various (voice)
* Dick Teneau\* - Mister ?, Various (voice)
* Gayle Waxman - Miss ?, Various (voice)

\*deceased or not