Big Bag
Big Bag is an American children's television series created by Nina Elias-Bamberger for Cartoon Network and Children's Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop). It was targeted at preschool viewers. The show was co-produced by Cartoon Network and CTW, with Muppet characters created by the Jim Henson Company. It aired from 1996 to 2000, with reruns airing through 2009, alongside another program titled "Small World". Localized versions of "Big Bag" aired on Canal J in France and Yorkshire Television in the UK. Plot. The principal Muppet character is Shelly, a puppet dog who is joined by  his best friend Bag. Chelli and Bag run a general store. They live on Main Street in an unidentified town with their human friend Molly and a variety of other animals named for their species. Two sock puppets named Lyle the Sock and Argyle McSock work as stockroom boys and often interact with the main cast. In season 2, a humanoid Muppet character called Sofie was introduced. The first season features frequent interaction with a large cast of human regulars, including an assortment of child friends and colorful locals. Additional puppets were performed by Jeff Conover, James Andrew Stone, and  Matt Vogel. Animated segments. The scenes with Shelly and friends served as frames for a variety of individual animated segments, which were also rotated between seasons. As opposed to the shorter clips on Sesame Street, the animated segments ran approximately 3 to 8 minutes each and were produced by various studios in New York City, Australia, and Europe, often with consultation from Sesame Workshop and Cartoon Network (Big Bag aired back to back with Small World, another preschool series which showcased different international cartoons). The shorts included: In the second season, every segment except Troubles the Cat and Koki was  removed. A new segment was added: Series overview. <onlyinclude> Home media. Five VHS releases of "Big Bag" were released by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment: "Share With Us", "Explore With Us" and "Imagine With Us" in 1997, and "Dance With Us" and "Sing With Us" in 1998. However, there were no DVD releases for the show, and currently, the show isn't available on HBO Max. The VHS releases of show got Spanish dubbed counterparts alongside the English ones.