- Not to be confused with Geo's World (comic).
Geo's World is an American animated comedy television series based on the comic strip of the same name. It is created by Geo G. and produced at Pixar by John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton. It first premiered on the American Broadcasting Company on October 28, 1989, as a first episode Geo Guy's Midnight Sleep, which led to a series of half-hour episodes. The series ended on June 12, 2013, leading to the production of Geo's Universe.
The show's humor in the earlier seasons were made for mature audiences. But after season 11, The show removed most of the mature content. The first 11 seasons are still aired on Freeform and ABC during 9:00-10:00pm.
Geo's World was conceived by Geo since 1978 as a comic strip shortly before a solicitation for a series of animated shorts with the producer Terry Ward. Geo created a world and named the characters, substituting Geo Guy for his own name. The comics became a part of Universal Press Syndicate on July 9, 1981, becoming the network's first series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season (1989).
The series aired on ABC and its affiliates, except in Canada where it has aired on English and Francophone networks due to Canadian television ownership regulations with a total of 269 episodes.
The success of the show's premiere eventually resulted in eight feature films, Geo's 1st Movie, Geo's 2nd Movie, Geo's 3rd Movie, Geo's 4th Movie, Geo's 5th Movie, Geo's 6th Movie, Geo's 7th Movie, and Geo's 8th Movie. A spin-off film titled Geo's Friends was released in 2014
A reboot/continuation titled Geo's Universe first aired on ABC in late 2013 and is currently ongoing.
History
Geo's World was developed and conceived in the lobby of Terry Ward's office by Geo G. in 1978. He was asked to do a series of comics, and decided to do one based on his Geo Comic series he did in 1971 back in High School.
However, he realized Geo Comic would require the rescinding of publication rights for his life's work, he decided and substituted Geo Guy for his own name; as it was an anagram of 'ego'. This resulted in the creation of Geo's World.
Geo's World first appeared to the world in the comic on July 9, 1981 by Universal Press Syndicate. Geo submitted crudely drawn sketches of Geo Guy and his friends to the animators, assuming they would clean them up in production. However, the animators just re-traced over his drawings; that is why Geo's World appear crudely drawn in the comics.
Production
In 1985, Geo G. was approached by the American Broadcasting Company about the possibility of adapting the comic strip into a television series. In 1988, a team of production companies adapted Geo's World into a half-hour primetime series, for the American Broadcasting Company. ABC was initially nervous to air Geo's World; as there hasn't been a cartoon in primetime since Bobby's World, and that they were unsure if they could keep the audience's attention for the duration of the episode. They proposed doing three seven-minute shorts and four specials until the audienc adjusted, but the producers gambled for thirteen half-hour episodes for the series. Geo's World was originally to premiere in the fall of 1988; with "Geo Guy VS. Greeny Phatom," but when the episode came back from animation in Korea, it had major, major problems with it. was extremely dissatisfied with the product and called for many parts of the episode to be redone. The producers then decided to just go ahead and air "Geo Guy's Midnight Sleep," on October 28, 1989.
Through the entire show's history since Season 1, John Lasseter, Geo G., and Terry Ward have served as the show's executive producers. Robert Stainton was also in this position, although was not credited. When Stainton left in 1999, he arranged a deal to be credited as executive producer as well as get profits even though he no longer works on the show.
The first team of writers for the first season of Geo's World were assembled by Robert Stainton. These were: John Lasseter, Joe Ranft, Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, Phil Roman, Tim Hill, John France, Jeff "Swampy" Marsh and Dan Povenmire. Newer Geo's World writing teams usually have 16 writers and episode ideas are thought of and proposed in early October. The main writer writes the first draft and the group changes it, adding in jokes and removing parts they don't like. This can sometimes change a script entirely. Up until 2001, the head of these groups was Jeff Pidgeon, who apparently wrote lots of the best lines from episodes. But the idea of all this came from the magic hand of Geo G. who invented the pictures.
Broadcast
- Main article: List of episodes
The show was picked up for 25 seasons on ABC. The list of episodes are as follows:
Season | Episodes | Season Premiere | Season Finale | Production Code |
DVD Release Date | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pilot | 1 | June 24, 1988 | J9Rx | N/A | ||
1 | 7 | October 28, 1989 | December 5, 1989 | September 11, 2000 (Regions 1 & 4) | ||
2 | 7 | January 31, 1990 | May 16, 1990 | J0Fx | ||
3 | 7 | April 28, 1991 | July 21, 1991 | J1Fx | ||
4 | 7 | January 21, 1992 | May 6, 1992 | J2Fx | ||
5 | 7 | April 28, 1993 | August 1, 1993 | J3Fx | March 6, 2001 (Regions 1 & 4) | |
6 | 6 | October 11, 1994 | November 15, 1994 | J4Fx | ||
7 | 7 | September 19, 1995 | October 31, 1995 | J5Fx | ||
8 | 7 | May 14, 1996 | August 20, 1996 | AAB1xx | ||
9 | 8 | September 15, 1997 | December 22, 1997 | BAB1xx | May 5, 2001 (Regions 1 & 4) | |
10 | 7 | May 4, 1998 | September 12, 1998 | CAB1xx | March 18, 2002 (Regions 1) | |
11 | 7 | March 13, 1999 | December 7, 1999 | DAB1xx | May 3, 2003 (Regions 1 & 4) | |
12 | 9 | March 6, 2000 | December 21, 2000 | EAB1xx | December 26, 2003 (Regions 1 & 4) | |
13 | 7 | April 27, 2001 | June 8, 2001 | FAB1xx | November 4, 2004 (Regions 1 & 4) | |
14 | 7 | May 1, 2002 | August 28, 2002 | GAB1xx | May 18, 2005 (Regions 1 & 4) | |
15 | 7 | April 2, 2003 | June 24, 2003 | HAB1xx | November 28, 2006 (Regions 1 & 4) | |
16 | 7 | July 22, 2004 | September 1, 2004 | JAB1xx | December 21, 2007 (Regions 1) | |
17 | 7 | September 20, 2005 | December 13, 2005 | KAB1xx | August 3, 2008 (Regions 1) | |
18 | 7 | March 30, 2006 | December 24, 2006 | LAB1xx | July 9, 2009 (Regions 1) | |
19 | 7 | July 20, 2007 | September 14, 2007 | MAB1xx | November 25, 2010 (Regions 1 & 4) | |
20 | 21 | September 28, 2007 | May 17, 2008 | NAB1xx | January 20, 2010 (Regions 1 & 4) | |
21 | 22 | September 27, 2008 | May 23, 2009 | PAB1xx | May 12, 2011 (Regions 1 & 4) | |
22 | 21 | September 27, 2009 | May 23, 2010 | RAB1xx | November 10, 2012 (Regions 1 & 4) | |
23 | 23 | September 26, 2010 | May 22, 2011 | SAB1xx | November 19, 2013 (Regions 1 & 4) | |
24 | 20 | January 5, 2012 | July 29, 2012 | TAB1xx | November 14, 2014 (Regions 1 & 4) | |
25 | 27 | November 2, 2012 | June 12, 2013 | UAB1xx | November 2015 (Regions 1 & 4) | |
26 | 20 | January 2021 | Febuary 2022 | November 2022 (Regions 1 And 4) |
Characters
Main characters
- Geo Guy
- Geo Girl
- Green Bob
- Leah
- Brody Guy
- Little Guy
- Dr. PBS
- Coraline Jones
- Margo
- Dave the Minion
- Toon Link
Villains
- Bob Beanson
- Gree Guy
- Pingu 2012
- Elias Pickney
- Bryan Guy
- Keithy Guy
- Santed Sailor
- Homer Simpson (formerly)
Secondary characters
- Liz Conner
- Tom Conner
- Kate
- Harold
- Madame Gabrielle
- Wally and Lumpy
- Dr. Beanson
- Doctor
- Homer Simpson
- Marge Simpson
- Bart Simpson
- Lisa Simpson
- Maggie Simpson
- Stuart the Minion
Minor characters
Films
- Main article: List of Films
Walt Disney Pictures, Columbia Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios produced Geo's 1st Movie, a computer-animated film based on the series that was released in theaters on December 23, 1997. The film was directed by John Lasseter, co-directed by Geo's World creator Geo G. and written by John Lasseter, Geo G., Andrew Stanton, Joe Ranft, and Pete Docter. In this film, Geo Guy's newest enemy, Doom Vercetti, has a plan to get rid of his parents once and for all, so Geo Guy, Green Bob, Leah, and the rest of 123 Geo's World team up to save Geo Guy's parents. It was followed by seven sequels which includes: Geo's 2nd Movie, Geo's 3rd Movie, Geo's 4th Movie, Geo's 5th Movie, Geo's 6th Movie, Geo's 7th Movie, and Geo's 8th Movie. They make up what is known as the Geo's World film series.
Broadcasting
United States
- ABC (1989–present; returns from 2013)
- Geoshea Television Network (1989–present; returns from 2013)
- The Greeny Channel (1991–present; returns from 2013)
- Toon Disney (1998–2002)
- Zits 8
- Tj's World Network (2003–present)
- Disney XD (2009-present)
- Syndication (2013-present)
Canada
- YTV (English) (1989–present)
- Réseau Outre Mer 1ere (French) (1993–present)
Latin America
- Discovery Kids (1996–present)
- Azteca 7 (Mexico) (1992-present)
- SBT (Brazil) (1995-present)
- Chilevision (Chile) (1996-present)
- Latina Television (Peru) (1997-present)
- Venevision (Venezuela) (1998-present)
- Repretel (Costa Rica) (1997-present)
- Canal 9 (Argentina) (1999-present)
- Canal 13 (Colombia) (1998-present)
- Ecuavision (Ecuador) (1999-present)
- Canal 5 (Honduras) (1998-present)
- Canal 12 (El Salvador) (1997-present)
- Canal 35 (Guatemala) (2006-present)
- RNC-TV (Panama) (1999-present)
Bahamas
- ZNS-13 (1993-present)
Barbados
- 8PX-TV8 (1994-present)
Bermuda
- ZFB-TV (1994-present)
Jamaica
- Love TV (1997-present)
United Kingdom and Ireland
- CITV (UK) (1990–present)
- RTE2 (Ireland) (1992-present)
Austria
- ORF 2 (1996-present)
Germany
- Das Erste (1992-1995)
- ProSieben (1994-present)
- NDR Fernsehen (1998-present)
- RTL (1998-2004)
- Super RTL (2001–present)
Belgium
- RTBF (French) (1992-present)
- VRT (Flemish) (1994-present)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- RTVTK (1998-present)
Bulgaria
- BNT 2 (2000-present)
- Diema Family (2007-2009)
- Diema (2010-present)
Croatia
- HRT 2 (1995-present)
- RTL Televizija (2005-present)
Czech Republic
- TV Nova (1996-present)
- ČT1 (2000-2011)
- ČT2 (2012-present)
- ČT :D (2015-present)
France
- France 3 (1989–present)
- Réseau Outre Mer 1ere (French overseas territories and Canada) (1993-present)
Greece and Cyprus
- ANT1 (1989–present)
- ERT1 (1990-present)
- ANT1 Cyprus (1993-present) (Shown in Greek and Cypriot)
Hungary
- M2 (1994-present)
- TV2 (1998-present)
- RTL Klub (2000-present)
- Viasat 3 (2001-2008)
Italy
- Italia 1 (1991–present)
Macedonia
- MRT 1 (2003-present)
Malta
- One TV (2000-present)
Netherlands and Flanders
- NPO2 (1993-present)
- Een (Flanders) (1993-present)
- Kanal 5 (Sweden) (1989-present)
- TV4 (Sweden) (1993-present)
- SVT (Sweden) (1996-present)
- DR (Denmark) (1996-present)
- NRK (Norway) (1996-present)
- TV2 (Norway) (1997-present)
- YLE TV2 (Finland) (1998-present)
- Stöð 2 (Iceland) (1999-present)
- TV3 (1995-2004)
Poland
- Polsat (1993–present)
- TVP2 (1994-present)
- TVP Katowice (1995-1998)
- RTL7 (1998-2001)
- TVN (2002-present)
- TV4 (2005-present)
- TV Puls (2014-2015)
- Puls 2 (2015-present)
Romania
- TVR (1996-present)
- Pro TV (1997-present)
Eastern Europe
- TV3 (Estonia) (2001-present)
- LNT (Latvia) (2003-present)
- LNK (Lithuania) (2002-present)
Slovakia
- Jednotka (1997-present)
Slovenia
- Kanal A (1999-present)
Serbia
- RTS2 (1997-present)
Spain and Portugal
- TVE 1 (Spain) (1990–present)
- Neox (Spain) (2009-present)
- TVG (Spain) (1999-present)
- Super 3 (Spain) (2009-present)
- RTP 2 (Portugal) (1993-present)
- SIC (Portugal) (1996-present)
Switzerland
- SRF (1996-present)
Turkey and Northern Cyprus
- TRT Cocuk (1995–present)
- BRT 1 (Northern Cyprus) (1998-present)
Australia and New Zealand
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) (1991–present)
- TV2 (New Zealand) (1992-present)
Afghanistan
- Shamshad TV (2006-present)
Armenia
- Armenia 1 (2003-present)
Azerbaijan
- TvAz (2002-present)
China
- CCTV-1 (1993-2020)
Georgia
- First Channel (1999-present)
Hong Kong
- TVB (1993-2020)
Macau
- TDM 1,2 (1999-present)
India
- Prasar Bharati (1995-present)
Iran
- IRIB (2003-present)
Israel
- Arutz HaYeladim (1996-present)
Japan
- TV Tokyo (TXN Network) (1992–present)
Kazakhstan
- Channel 31 (2005-present)
Middle East and North Africa
- MBC (1997-present)
Mongolia
- UBS (2009-present)
Pakistan
- PTV Home (2002-present)
Philippines
- ABS-CBN (1992-present)
South Africa
- SABC2 (1996-present)
Southeast Asia
- Thai PBS (Thailand) (1997-present)
- NTV7 (Malaysia) (1998-present)
- MediaCorp Channel 5,8 (Singapore) (1995-present)
- Indosiar (Indonesia) (1997-present)
- VTV2 (Vietnam) (2001-present)
South Korea
- EBS (1989–present)
Taiwan
- TTV (1994–present)
Uzbekistan
- MTRK (2010-present)
TV content ratings
United States
- TV-G
- TV-Y7-FV
- TV-PG
United Kingdom
- U
- PG
Video games
- Main article: List of Video games
A selection of video games based on the show have been released. The latest release has been Geo's World Racing 3, released in 2014.
Reception
Awards
The series has been acknowledged with the George Foster Peabody Award and four Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Children's Animated Program.
Critical response
Since its debut in 1989, Geo's World generally received acclaim from critics and fans. Critics says for the show "The shows looks cool. I think it was one of the best animated shows ever made." The show received a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and an IMDb rating of 8.9/10. The show would help jumpstart the Geo's World franchise consisting of many feature films, video games, and merchandise.
Theme park attractions
- Main article: Geo's World in amusement parks
Home Media
For a list of boxsets, see List of Geo's World boxsets. The series has since seen a blu-ray boxet release and is currently available on Disney+.
Name | Season(s) | Disc(s) | DVD/Blu-Ray Release Date |
---|---|---|---|
The Complete Season 1/4 | 1 - 4 | 4 | September 11, 2000 (NA) September 24, 2000 (UK) |
The Complete Season 5/8 | 5 - 8 | 4 | July 6, 2001 (NA) August 8, 2001 (UK) |
The Complete Season 9 | 9 | 2 | October 1, 2002 |
The Complete Season 10 | 10 | 2 | June 10, 2003 |
Trivia
- There were many different changes in every seasons of the show, The title card was first appeared in "Geo Guy's Midnight Sleep". The Season 1 title card said: "Season [NUMBER] Episode [NUMBER] [EPISODE TITLE]" It ran from 1989 to 1993. The title card has changed the card. It shows the title of episode and the credits, that ran from 1994 to present. The original 1989 intro was ran to 1989 to 1990. The new intro was ran to 1991 to present.
- The episodes were based on the comics.
- Leah does not exsists during the first nine seasons, but only she made her first appearance in Geo's 1st Movie.
- France was the 1st country to air Geo's World outside the USA and Canada is the 2nd.
- Some episodes has similar plots to any episodes of other shows.
- From 1998 to 2002, the show aired on Toon Disney.
- This was one of the only Greenytoons to air on YTV in Canada
- Due to being popular among kids, it often aired on ABC's Saturday Morning blocks.
- The series is banned in Moldova because the president thought it was too unfunny.
- In some countries Geo's World was a launch customer for channels in Greece, Russia, Poland, Sweden, Canada, Arab World, Turkey, Latin America, Norway, Hungary, and Afghanistan.
- The show, along with its featured films and spin-offs, were added to Disney+ in 2020.
See also
External links
- Geo's World at Geopedia