Stanley (2001 TV series)

Cast

 * Jessica D. Stone - Stanley Griff
 * Charles Shaughnessy - Dennis the Goldfish
 * David Landsberg - Mark Griff
 * Ari Meyers - Joyce Griff
 * Rene Mujica - Harry the Dog
 * Shawn Pyfrom - Lionel Griff
 * Hynden Walch - Elsie the Cat
 * Philece Sampler - Lester Goldberg
 * Khylan Jones - Mimi & Marci
 * Candi Milo - Ms. Diaz
 * Wallace Shawn - Mr. Goldberg
 * Didi Conn - Mrs. Goldberg
 * Megan Taylor Harvey - Samantha
 * Lucy Hagan - Max

Season 1 (2001) Astral Media Family Channel Canada September 22, 2001 and March 19, 2002
1. "Up the Apple Tree / Kangaroo Clean-Up" 101 September 22, 2001


 * Stanley is surprised when Lionel wakes him up looking for tape to wrap a birthday present for Mom. It seems Stanley's completely forgotten his mother's birthday and now he's in serious need of a present. He knows that she likes apples, but has trouble getting one down from a tree. He decides to summon a giraffe from The Great Big Book of Everything for help. (Animal Topic: Giraffe)
 * When Stanley messes up his parents room, they declare that he'll have no dessert unless he cleans it up. Stanley doesn't want to miss out on banana whammy, but doesn't know how he can possibly clean up the giant mess he's created. Thinking he can get an animal to do it for him, he looks up kangaroos in The Great Big Book of Everything. He discovers some important facts about kangaroos and also stumbles upon an idea for cleaning. (Animal Topic: Kangaroo)

2. "Daddy Pride / Show-and-Tell Shark" 102 September 23, 2001


 * Stanley is upset that his Daddy often has to stop playing with him to go to work. He decides that maybe he should get an animal to be his Daddy—perhaps a lion. Worried that this may not be the best idea, Dennis urges him to consult The Great Big Book of Everything. Stanley learns that when it comes to lions, playing is serious business, and a lion may not be well-suited to be his father. (Animal Topic: Lion)
 * Stanley has an assignment to bring a really cool animal to show off at show-and-tell. Dennis is excited by the project, until he hears some of Stanley's wild ideas of what he's going to bring. He considers a Tyrannosaurus Rex and an elephant before finally decided on a shark. Stanley, learns, however, that he's neither well-equipped to care for a shark, nor are sharks really the right temperament for animal to bring to school. (Animal Topoc: Great White Shark)

3. "Bearly Awake / The Eagle Has Landed" 103 September 29, 2001


 * Stanley doesn't get enough sleep, and eventually sleeps in school. Stanley then gets tired when Lionel tells a joke involving "7 ate 9" at dinner time where the Griffs are having spaghetti. Stanley doesn't want to sleep at night, so he learns about bears in the Great Big Book of Everything, and learns about why sleep is very important. (Animal Topic: Grizzly bear)
 * Stanley builds a kite for a contest, but he needs a little help. So Stanley learns about eagles in The Great Big Book of Everything. (Animal Topic: Bald eagle)

4. "Watch Out for Lionels / Growing Pains" 104 September 30, 2001


 * Stanley is so sick and tired of Lionel always pestering him around. First, Lionel won't give back Stanley's snake, then, Lionel takes his toy tiger and puts it on a plant, and then, Lionel drinks all of his milk and eats a part of his sandwich. This makes Stanley very mad and frustrated at Lionel. What can Stanley do, so that Lionel will stop bugging him? Now's the time to go in The Great Big Book of Everything! From there, Stanley studies armadillos, armor-plated champions of defense!!!!!! For example, an armadillo rolled into a ball, because it was scared by a fox barking at it, Stanley then gets the idea to then ignore it. (Animal Topic: Armadillo)
 * Stanley sleeps a lot on his bed. Sure, it IS useful for his many imaginative adventures, but, one night, when he experiences trouble in his bed, he has a problem. He does not want a new bed! Stanley then goes into The Great Big Book of Everything to learn about crabs, and why crabs grow, they need more space for their new home!!! (Animal Topic: Crab)

''5. "Frog Legs / Whoo's Afraid of the Dark?" 105 October 7, 2001''


 * Stanley is less-than-excited when he learns that he's finally old enough to join his family in the big pool. In fact, he doesn't want to admit it, but he's a bit scared. When he states that humans are meant to stay on land, Dennis mentions an animal that copes quite well on both land and water—the frog. Stanley decides to find out more about this animal by hopping into The Great Big Book of Everything. (Animal Topic: Frog)
 * Stanley and his pets all want to get to sleep, but Stanley keeps hearing mysterious noises. His mom assures him that there is nothing to be afraid of, but Stanley remains convinced that he's hearing a scary monster. He knows that owls can see in the dark and wonders how they do it. He seeks the answer in The Great Big Book of Everything in the hope that it will help him to spot the monster so everyone can finally get some sleep. (Animal Topic: Owl)

6. "Tiger Hunt / Monkey Bar Business" 106 October 14, 2001


 * When Stanley's family gets tired of him taking pictures of them, they encourage him to find something else to take pictures of. Stanley decides to play a hide-and-seek game with Elsie and takes pictures of her, but wants her to dress up in his old set of tiger pajamas. Elsie, proud of her fur, reluctantly agrees, but then goes off for a cat nap behind the furnace where Stanley can't find her. When Stanley loses the game of hide-and-seek, he realizes he's going to need to learn more about tigers, and by association, cats, in order to figure out the best way to locate Elsie. (Animal Topic: Tiger)
 * Stanley has been training hard for the upcoming school field day, but there's one event that he can't seem to master—the monkey bars. He tries swinging upon them, but ends up falling repeatedly. He decides to learn more about chimpanzees in the hopes of getting swinging tips, but it isn't until he talks to his brother that he really gets results. (Animal Topic: Chimpanzee)

7. "Camel Commotion / There's Snow Place Like Home" 107 October 21, 2001


 * When Stanley and his family visit the park on a hot day, Stanley brings along a lot of seemingly unneeded items, but doesn't bring along his canteen. At the park, he gets very thirsty and heads for the water fountain. As he grows hotter and hotter, it reminds him of a desert. He decides to look up deserts in The Great Big Book of Everything and learns about camels in the process. (Animal Topic: Camel)
 * Stanley heads out one morning to play with Mimi and Marci in the snow, but doesn't put on his snowsuit because he feels it's too bulky. At first, they have fun playing, but Stanley soon starts to get very cold. As he warms up inside, he learns about polar bears on the Internet. (Animal Topic: Polar bear)

8. "A Whale of a Song / Sloth for a Day" 108 October 28, 2001


 * Stanley is slated to sing in the school play, "The Elephant's Garden," but comes down with a sudden case of stage fright before even hitting the stage. He's convinced that he can't sing and that everyone is going to laugh at it. He looks to The Great Big Book of Everything and whales for inspiration. (Animal Topic: Humpback whale)
 * Each weekend, Stanley's family holds a project day and Stanley serves as the helper. When he expresses a desire for more responsibility, he's allowed to become Chief of Newspaper Gathering, Bundling and Recycling. He then procrastinates on his work, leaving him little time left. Frustrated, he seeks to learn about the sloth, who leads a seemingly carefree lifestyle. (Animal Topic: Sloth)

9. "Busy Busy Octopus / Honest Ostrich" 109 December 2, 2001


 * When Stanley's family holds a neighborhood party, Stanley decides to put on a one-person toy animal show. He's been working hard on the show and really wants to put on a great show all by himself. His friends are rather upset when he tells them that he doesn't want any help whatsoever. Then, he hears that the party is starting early, and it looks like he isn't going to have is show ready on time. He decides that perhaps he could learn from an octopus how to get many things done at once, since they have eight arms. (Animal Topic: Octopus)
 * When Marci needs a soccer ball that she let Stanley borrow for a big game, he finds himself in a pickle. He doesn't know how to tell Marci that he's lost it and is afraid that he will lose her friendship. Instead of telling her, he decides to run and hide. He thinks of the ostrich, who he believes is able to bury its head. He hops into The Great Big Book of Everything and discovers some surprising facts about ostriches (Animal Topic: Ostrich)

10. "Dolphin Talk / Whole Lotta Snakin' Going On" 110 December 9, 2001


 * It's Harry's birthday and Stanley, Dennis, Elsie, Marci and Mimi are planning a surprise party for him. Harry always gets in their way and they're looking for a way to communicate in secret, without spoiling his surprise party. Through a trip into "The Great Big Book of Everything", they learn how dolphins talk through sounds and sign language. (Animal topic:.Bottlenose dolphin)
 * Stanley loves his pajamas more than everything, even though he is already worn out and meanwhile much too small for him. Stanley did not want to take off his clothes anymore. When Stanley takes a trip to The Great Big Book of Everything, he learns that even snakes shed off their old skin when they grow. (Animal topic: Reticulated python)

11. "Platypus Problems / Rabbit Habit" 111 December 16, 2001


 * It's Animal Awareness Day at School and all the children are allowed to choose an animal costume with which they should come to school the next day. Stanley has a hard time figuring out the animal he's supposed to be. He only gets a long beak, flippers and a big, flat tail as a costume. Of course he pulls The Great Big Book of Everything and it turns out that he has to disguise himself as a platypus, which occurs only in rivers and lakes in Australia and has extremely interesting properties. (Animal topic: Platypus)
 * Marci and Mimi should get a pet and decide on a rabbit. (Animal topic: Rabbit)

12. "Savanna-Speeders! / Tyrannosaurus Wrecks" 112 December 23, 2001


 * Stanley believes his new sneakers help him to become as fast as a cheetah. But after losing the race at school, he decides to travel to Africa with Dennis to learn more about cheetahs - after all, they are the fastest animals on land. (Animal topic: Cheetah)
 * Stanley wishes to be a T-Rex so that he's big and powerful and can force his big brother Lionel to play with him. But the more he learns about the mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex, the more he realizes that it is better to be loved than to be feared. (Animal topic: Tyrannosaurus)

''13. "Hippo Helpers / Where's Stanley?" 113 December 30, 2001''


 * Stanley and Lionel are having big problems getting along. But when their mom explains the word "symbiosis" to them, which means nothing else than the peaceful coexistence of different kinds of living things that help each other. (Animal topic: Hippopotamus)
 * Stanley plays hide-and-seek with his friends. But since he always loses because he's the first to be found, playing with his friends is no fun anymore. But when Dennis shows him how the animals camouflage, he has a brilliant idea. (Animal topic: Camouflage)

14. "Penguin Party / Leave it to Beavers" 114 January 6, 2002


 * Stanley's going skating with Mimi and Marci. But he cannot skate and is afraid that everyone laughs at him when he falls. Then he gets to know a bird that can't fly and yet are very admirable: penguins. (Animal topic: Penguin)
 * Stanley and his friends Mimi and Marci want to build their own clubhouse, but they find that this is not so easy. But of the hardworking beavers who are experts in building, they learn a few tricks that are very helpful. And you always have to have patience with something like that anyway. (Animal topic: Beaver)

15. "The Joker / Baby Pictures" 115 January 13, 2002


 * Stanley wants to be as funny like his friend Marci and tries to tell a joke at school. He is very disappointed when he realizes that nobody finds his joke funny. Dennis thinks he may not have the right audience and so they are going on an adventure trip to Australia, because there is supposed to be one bird, the Kookaburra, better known as the "laughing bird". (Animal topic: Kookaburra)
 * Miss Diaz, Staley's teacher asks the children to bring baby photos to school. Everyone should guess which photo belongs to which child. In the Great Big Book of Everything, Stanley looks at how long it takes for different animals and humans to grow up. (Animal topics: Cat/Goldfish/Dog)

16. "You've Got Pigeon Mail / It's a Prairie Dog's Life" 116 January 20, 2002


 * Stanley is terribly sad because his mom is going to go to a dentist's convention in Spring City for three days, which is 2,000 kilometers away. He would like to send her a picture to show her how much he misses her, but he does not know how. A letter would take far too long, so he and his friends consult The Great Big Book of Everything. There they find the carrier pigeon, but that can only fly in one direction, to their hometown. So that's out of the question. Finally, Stanley asks his father for help and the problem is already solved. They scan the image into the computer and send it to Stanley's mom's laptop. (Animal topic: Pigeon)
 * Stanley and his friends are terribly upset. Her parents do not let her go alone on the street. Stanley wished he was a prairie dog so that he can move freely. (Animal topic: Prairie dog)

17. "Remembering with Elephants / Garbage Can Bandit" 117 January 27, 2002


 * African Elephant
 * Raccoon

18. "Little Dog Lost" 118 February 3, 2002


 * Dog breeds

19. "Snow Monkey See, Snow Monkey Do / Sick Day Stanley" 119 February 10, 2002


 * Snow monkey
 * Impala

20. "The Big Spill" / Peekaboo Parrot" 120 February 17, 2002


 * Giant anteater
 * Parrot

21. "Gorilla Sleepover / Sea Lion Slip-Up" 121 February 24, 2002


 * Mountain gorilla
 * Sea lion

22. "Worms at Work / Caterpillar Countdown" 122 March 15, 2002


 * Earthworm
 * Monarch butterfly
 * Caterpillar

23. "In a While, Crocodile / The Color of Stanley" 123 March 18, 2002


 * Crocodile
 * Chameleon

''24. "Searching for Spring / Save the Bluebird!" 124 March 18, 2002''


 * Groundhog
 * Eastern bluebird

''25. "The Pond Couple / Who's Afraid of Walter Wolf?" 125 March 19, 2002''


 * Musk turtle
 * Gray Wolf

26. "A Little Squirrel Music / A Boy's Best Friend is His Fish" 126 March 19, 2002


 * Squirrel
 * Goldfish

Season 2 (2002 2003) Astral Media Family Channel Canada September 2, 2002 and January 20, 2003
1. "Ant Picnic / The Tooth About Teeth" 127 September 2, 2002


 * Ant
 * Walrus

2. "Eel-lectricity / Roller Rhino" 130 September 5, 2002


 * Electric eel
 * Rhinoceros

3. "Keep 'Em Flying / Guess What's Coming For Dinner" 129 September 4, 2002


 * Flying fish
 * Giant panda

4. "The Really Real Dragon / A Billy Goat for Dad" 128 September 3, 2002


 * Dragon/Komodo dragon
 * Goat

''5. "Bloodhound Blues / Clock-a-Doodle-Doo!" 131 September 6, 2002''


 * Bloodhound
 * Chicken

6. "Woodpecker Woes / It Pays to Be a Pelican" 134 September 11, 2002


 * Manatee
 * Brown pelican

7. "Dances With Flamingos P.U. Pup" 133 September 10, 2002

8. "Grandma Griff's Mystery Guest" 132 September 9, 2002

9. "Mockingbird Scat / Horsepower" 136 September 13, 2002

10. "Proud as a Peacock Mistaken Mermaid 135 September 12, 2002

11. "Sunburn Stanley / Time for Toolsfish" 137 September 16, 2002


 * American lobster
 * Hammerhead shark/Sawfish

12. "Web Weavers / Muddy Buddies" 138 September 17, 2002


 * Spider
 * Pig

13. "The Robbing Raven / Flashlight Fireflies" 139 September 18, 2002


 * Raven
 * Firefly

14. "Mysterious Moe / Spelling Bee Situation" 140 September 19, 2002


 * Bornean orangutan
 * Honeybee

15. "Follow the Lemur / Zebra Jigsaw" 141 September 20, 2002


 * Ring-tailed lemur
 * Zebra

16. "Hummingbird Humdinger / Koala Cuddle" 142 September 23, 2002


 * Hummingbird
 * Koala

17. "Double-Duty Dad / Look Who's Helping" 143 September 24, 2002


 * Seahorse
 * Capuchin monkey

18. "Tasmanian Tantrum / Sea Otter Safety" 144 September 25, 2002


 * Tasmanian devil
 * Sea otter

''19. "Going-Away Goose / Time to Climb!" 145 September 26, 2002''


 * Canada goose
 * Yak

20. "Stanley's Super Spectacles / The Ugly Griffling" 146 September 27, 2002


 * Dragonfly
 * Swan

21. "Doing Like Ducks / Speedy Does It" 147 September 30, 2002


 * Duck
 * Roadrunner

22. "X-Ray X-tra! / Under the Umbrella Bird" 148 October 1, 2002


 * X-ray fish
 * Umbrella bird

23. "I Scream for Ice Cream / Snack Savers" 149 October 2, 2002


 * Cow
 * Vole

24. "A Little Nightingale Music / Super Squirrel" 150 October 3, 2002


 * Nightingale
 * Flying squirrel

25. "Outfoxing Lionel / Jackrabbit Hide-and-Seek" 151 October 4, 2002


 * Red fox
 * Black-tailed jackrabbit

''26. "Me and My Palfish / At the Zoo!" 152 January 20, 2003''


 * Clownfish
 * Mandrill

Season 3 (2004) Astral Media Family Channel Canada August 18, 2003 and September 3, 2003
1."Stanley's Dinosaur Roundup" Part 1 153 Part 2 154 Part 3 155 August 18, 2003 August 19, 2003 August 20, 2003


 * Brachiosaurus

2. "To Catch a Hamster / Pearls of Wisdom" 156 August 21, 2003


 * Hamster
 * Oyster

3. "Living with Leopards / A Chinese New Year" 157 August 22, 2003


 * Leopard\Snow leopard
 * Chinese zodiac

4. "A Turkey of a Thanksgiving" 158 August 25, 2003


 * Domestic turkey
 * Wild turkey

5. "The Way of the Buffalo / Follow That Falcon" 159 August 26, 2003


 * Bison
 * Peregrine falcon

6. "Shell Game / Sheep and a Haircut" 160 August 27, 2003


 * Painted turtle
 * Sheep

7. "No News Like Shoe News / Ladybug, Ladybug" 161 August 28, 2003


 * Snowshoe hare
 * Ladybug

8. "Curse of the Angry Coral / A Little Bird Told Me" 162 August 29, 2003


 * Coral
 * Cedar waxwing

9. "Stanley's Great Big Book of Adventure" Part 1 163 Part 2 164 Part 3 165 September 1, 2003 September 2, 2003 September 3, 2003


 * Jackrabbit
 * Snowy owl
 * Blue whale
 * Asian elephant
 * Llama
 * Orca

TV specials

 * 1) "Little Dog Lost" (Christmas) 118 February 2, 2002
 * 2) "Grandma Griff's Mystery Guest" (Halloween) 132 September 9, 2002
 * 3) "A Turkey of a Thanksgiving" (Thanksgiving) 158 August 25, 2003
 * 4) "Stanley's Great Big Book of Everything Adventure" 163 164 165 September 1, 2003 September 2, 2003 September 3, 2003

Broadcast history
''In the U.S., the series aired on Disney Channel's daytime preschool block Playhouse Disney since its debut, September 15, 2001. When Playhouse Disney rebranded its on-air presentation in 2007, Stanley was put on a new timeslot at 6:00 AM ET on the weekdays. As of May 2008, Stanley no longer airs on Playhouse Disney, but DVDs and books are still available. In February 2011, the show was completely removed when Playhouse Disney rebranded as Disney Junior. The show was briefly seen online on DisneyJunior.com as part of "fan favorites" week on the week of June 20, 2011. From March 23, 2012 to September 3, 2013, the series returned on the U.S. airwaves on Disney Junior.''

''In Canada, it ran on The Family Channel from 2001 to 2007 and then was moved to Disney Junior, which ran from November 30, 2007 until September 29, 2013, when it was removed from the schedule. It also aired on the Canadian-French version of Disney Junior since 2010.''

Canada

 * Family (Canada) (September 22, 2001 - November 29, 2007)
 * Disney Junior (English Canada) (May 6, 2011 - September 29, 2013)
 * Disney Junior (French Canada) (May 6, 2011 - 2015)
 * Playhouse Disney (English Canada) (November 30, 2007 - May 5, 2011)
 * Playhouse Disney (French Canada) (July 5, 2010 - May 5, 2011)

United States

 * Disney Channel (Playhouse Disney) (September 15, 2001 - May 16, 2008)
 * Disney Junior (March 23, 2012 - September 3, 2013)

Awards and nominations
Emmy Award


 * 2002 – Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program – Charles Shaughnessy for playing "Dennis" (won)

Film
''On January 3, 2006, Walt Disney Home Entertainment and Cartoon Pizza released a full-length direct-to-video movie based on Stanley. Entitled Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up, the film centers on the titular character as he, along with Elsie, Dennis, Harry, Mimi, Lester, and Marci, team up to save his Great Uncle Stew (John Ritter, who completed his work for the film before he died)'s dude ranch from the greedy Rockin' Rory (Randy Quaid) who intends to buy the ranch and turn it into an amusement park.''