The Three Friends and Jerry

***The Three Friends and Jerry*** *(Swedish: De tre vännerna och Jerry)* is a children's animated television series produced by Happy Life and TMO Film GmbH (Germany) in association with Nickelodeon UK and Nickelodeon Germany. The show was created by the Swedish illustrator Magnus Carlsson.

## Production

*The Three Friends and Jerry* was produced by Happy Life (Sweden) and TMO Film GmbH (Germany) in association with Nickelodeon UK and Nickelodeon Germany. Internationally, the series was distributed by HIT Entertainment.

In an interview from late 2020, Magnus Carlsson revealed many things about the development of the series. Carlsson first drew the characters around 1993 or 1994, and he later made an animated short starring the characters getting into trouble with drinking. When it was not picked up, he decided to retool the show to be more family-friendly, with him basing the main characters on actual friends he knew growing up (with Thomas being based on himself). When asked about questionable content in the show, Carlsson said that it was never a big deal or problem in Sweden.

The main characters' long foreheads were inspired by the film “Coneheads”.

He also initially wanted the theme song to be a reggae song but it was changed.

## Telecast and home media

The show was originally aired in the United Kingdom on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons, with reruns remaining until 2010, mainly to fulfill European content guidelines.

In Germany, the show was planned to air on Nickelodeon Germany, and Nickelodeon Germany is listed in the first few episodes' credits. However, the original incarnation of Nick Germany shut down in mid-1998. As a result, the show would instead air on KIKA. The show later repeated on Fox Kids/Jetix/Disney XD until late-2009, and ProSieben MAXX from 2013 until 2014)

In the U.S., the show initially aired from 1998 until 2001 on the Fox Family Channel. In 2005, the show's distributor, HIT Entertainment, partnered to launch the PBS Kids Sprout channel. *The Three Friends and Jerry* was made available on Sprout on Demand until late 2006.

In Canada, the show aired on YTV, and in Australia, it aired on Nickelodeon. It also aired on NCRV in the Netherlands, Nickelodeon in Latin America and Boing in Spain, 2x2 in Russia, Premiere Austria in Austria, and Arutz HaYeladim in Israel.

In the late 1990s-2000s, the show was released on videotapes and DVDs internationally, but never released in North America.

1. ↑ The Three Friends ...And Jerry (4 April 2011).
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4. ↑ Drei Freunde… und Jerry: Sendetermine KiKA.
5. ↑ Drei Freunde… und Jerry: Sendetermine ProSieben MAXX.
6. ↑ Q: Which of These is Out of Place?: 'Mr. Bill,' 'The 700 Club,' 'Pee-Wee's Playhouse' : A: None. .. (15 August 1998).
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9. ↑ 2001 promo for the Three Friends and Jerry (2001).
10. ↑ Kijkwijzer classificatie van 3 vrienden en Jerry - kijkwijzer.nl.
11. ↑ Drei Freunde… und Jerry: Sendetermine Premiere Austria.