John Tartaglia
Director
Johnny and the Sprites (2007)
Season 1
The show follows main character Johnny (a songwriter), as he moves into a house given to him by his great-uncle. There, he discovers little magical creatures simply known as "sprites", who introduce him to their fantasy world. In return, Johnny shows the sprites what it's like to be human, often teaching them (and the viewer) an important life lesson.
Released Jan. 13, 2007
Episode 25 min
3+
Genres: Family, Kids, Music, Short
Keywords: imdb.fairy, imdb.puppetry, imdb.puppet, imdb.character-name-in-title
Production Companies: Home Girl Productions, Happy Puppet Productions
Network: Disney Channel
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Turbo-Car Johnny
Johnny gets a new video game called "Ultimate Turbo Car Racer" and starts playing it for hours, ignoring the Sprites.
Jan. 13, 2007, midnight
S1E2 - Ginger's Antenna Dilemma
After seeing her Antennae in a picture, Ginger thinks they're too curly and becomes self-conscious.
Jan. 13, 2007, midnight
S1E3 - Root's Dadoots
While Johnny struggles on a new song, Root gets the dadoots (the Sprite hiccups).
Jan. 14, 2007, midnight
S1E4 - The Rare Nospotalotacus
After Johnny and Lily hear the call of the endangered nospotalotacus, the sprites realize they need to get it out of Johnny's garden and to Grotto's Grove right away.
Jan. 14, 2007, midnight
S1E5 - Johnny's Sister Tina
Johnny's sister Tina visits and he explains to the Sprites what a sister is.
Jan. 20, 2007, midnight
S1E6 - Spritesgiving
It's Spritesgiving and Basil is put in charge of the feast but when all the plants get the Forgetful Fungus, will they have to put the feast on hold?
Jan. 20, 2007, midnight
S1E7 - The Sprites and the What?
Johnny is cooking dinner for Gwen, but then he loses his colander. Seymour finds it and the Sprites come up with many creative uses for it.
Jan. 27, 2007, midnight
S1E8 - Doctor Basil
When Johnny gets a bad cold, Basil decides to take care of him.
Jan. 27, 2007, midnight
S1E9 - Ginger Listens
When Ginger temporarily loses her ability to speak because she has run out of words for the day, she begins to realize the importance of listening.
Feb. 3, 2007, midnight
S1E10 - Aloha Johnny
When Johnny gets a letter from his older sister Lina inviting him to spend a week in Hawaii, he makes immediate plans to visit, which causes the Sprites to think he's leaving forever.
Feb. 3, 2007, midnight
S1E11 - Seymour's Guest
Russel, a 'Schwombat' from Australia and Seymour's cousin, visits, but his nocturnal nature keeps Johnny and the Sprites up at night.
Feb. 10, 2007, midnight
S1E12 - Root of Passage
Root is old enough to walk through the portal all by himself. He chooses Johnny to be his friend at the end - will Root make it or be too scared?
Feb. 10, 2007, midnight
S1E13 - The Sprites Sleepover
The Sprites have a sleepover at Johnny's house, but they can't sleep because things are so different back in The Grove where they normally sleep.
Feb. 17, 2007, midnight
S1E14 - Seymour the Sleuth
Watermelons go missing from Johnny's garden and Seymour unravels the mystery with the help of Johnny and the Sprites.
Feb. 17, 2007, midnight
S1E15 - Spring Tuning
When the Sprites find out that the "Spring Tuners" can't come to the grove to "wake up the earth", they ask Johnny to substitute.
March 17, 2007, midnight
S1E16 - Where's the Water, Lily?
When Johnny gets a new water fountain, water begins to disappear from the grove. Lily learns that there is a reason for everything.
March 17, 2007, midnight
S1E17 - Ginger and the Shell
Ginger finds Lily's missing shell but struggles with whether to keep it for herself or give it back to her friend.
April 20, 2007, midnight
S1E18 - Fuzzies' Day Off
When the Fuzzies through a giant beach party for their 15th Millennial Day Off, Johnny and the Sprites struggle to take care of Grotto's Grove without the Fuzzies' help.
April 20, 2007, midnight
S1E19 - Basil's Band
Basil discovers something about making promises - and keeping them - when he joins a band and forgets about all of his friends.
May 19, 2007, midnight
S1E20 - The Sprites Rule
The Sprites decide to make rules to keep the Grove running smoothly.
May 19, 2007, midnight
S1E21 - Ginger's Grounded
When Ginger injures her wing, the Sprites have to find a way to spread Spoffle (sprite plant food) over all of the plants in Grotto's Grove.
July 21, 2007, midnight
S1E22 - Baby Johnny
When Johnny accidentally wishes he could be a baby for just one day, the Sprites learn about taking care of others.
July 21, 2007, midnight
S1E23 - Laugh Sprites, Laugh
Basil and Root find a patch of laughing lilacs which make them, Ginger, and eventually Johnny, laugh uncontrollably.
Sept. 15, 2007, midnight
S1E24 - Hola Lily
Lily returns from a trip around the world having met many new friends, all of whom say hello in a different way.
Sept. 15, 2007, midnight
S1E25 - A Very Spritely Holiday
The Sprites watch with curiosity as Johnny and Gwen decorate for the holidays and exchange gifts.
Dec. 1, 2007, midnight
S1E26 - Sprites Snow Day
A big snowstorm blocks the entrance to the Grove forcing the Sprites to stay at Johnny's and try to keep themselves secret from Gwen.
Dec. 1, 2007, midnight
Network: Disney Channel
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 1625 min.
Released: Jan. 13, 2007
Last Air Date: April 19, 2008, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-Y
Common sense age: 3+
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