Gerbert (TV series)
Gerbert is an American Christian-themed children's television series produced by Brad Smith and created by Andy Holmes. The Gerbert series was developed for preschoolers between the ages of 3 to 7. Gerbert teaches children about kindness and friendship, making good choices, the importance of loving your neighbor and learning a valuable lesson in life. The Gerbert series was co-produced by HSH Educational Media and CBN in 1987. HSH Educational Media was owned by Brad Smith and his brother Chris Christian. Chris Christian and Brad Smith were the executive producers of all the Gerbert TV  shows. The Gerbert TV show first aired on the CBN Cable Network (1981-1988), which later changed its name to CBN Family Channel (1988-1990) and then to the Family Channel (1990-1998). The Family Channel was sold to Disney in 2001 and eventually became Freeform. The first shows were taped in Virginia Beach, Virginia at the CBN studios and all other shows were taped in Irving, Texas, at the Studios at Las Colinas. Telecast. "Gerbert" first aired in the mornings on the CBN Family Channel (now Freeform) from February 15, 1988, to December 25, 1991, and was also sold  as a direct-to-video series in Wal-Mart and Christian book stores. It has aired on Christian television stations and networks continuously since its 1988 debut. A secular version, without religious content, was seen on many PBS stations in the early 1990s. The series aired in the late 2000s on KidMango. The show aired reruns on the Smile network until the series was pulled off the air in 2019. Internationally, it was also broadcast on the Australian Christian Channel in Australia. Episodes. Series overview. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude>