January 16, 1995 – December 4, 1998
The Puzzle Place is an American children's television series produced by KCET in Los Angeles and Lancit Media in New York City. Although production was dated and premiered on two Los Angeles PBS stations, KCET and KLCS, on September 15, 1994, it did not officially premiere on all PBS stations nationwide until January 16, 1995, with its final episode airing on December 4, 1998.
The Puzzle Place was funded in part by the now defunct Corporation for Public Broadcasting, public television viewers like you, and corporate grants from Edison International, Chef Boyardee (through its Chef Jr. brand,) and IBM.
Storyline
The series follows a multi-ethnic group of kids (puppets) from different parts of the United States who hang out at "the Puzzle Place", which is a teen hangout themed around jigsaw puzzlepieces. In each episode the characters are confronted with an everyday conflict usually encountered in childhood and even teenage years, such as making moral decisions, sharing, racism, and sexism.
Sound Effects Used
- Hollywoodedge, Bounce Jews Harp CRT015804
- Hollywoodedge, Cartoon Streaks 6 SS016506
- Hollywoodedge, Cats Fighting Loud Sc PE917007/Hollywoodedge, Cats Two Angry YowlsD PE022601 (5th yowl heard once in "Rudy One".)
- Hollywoodedge, Children Sml Grp Laug PE954803/Hollywoodedge, Small Group Kids Laug PE143601 (Heard once in "Accentuate the Positive".)
- Hollywoodedge, Children Sml Grp Yell PE954901/Hollywoodedge, Small Group Kids Chee PE142801 (Heard in "Butterfingers".)
- Hollywoodedge, Forest Mountain Echo BT021001 (Heard once in "Big Boys Don't Cry".)
- Hollywoodedge, Large Ceramic Pot Bre TE023001/Hollywoodedge, Pottery Drop Break PE112401 (Heard once in "Rudy One".)
- Hollywoodedge, Quick Whistle Zip By CRT057501
- Hollywoodedge, Quick Whistle Zip By CRT057502
- Hollywoodedge, Quick Whistle Zip By CRT057503 (Heard once in "I'm Talking to You".)
- Hollywoodedge, Quick Whistle Zip By CRT057504
- Hollywoodedge, Quick Whistle Zip By CRT057505 (Heard once in "I'm Talking to You".)
- Hollywoodedge, Quick Whistle Zip By CRT057506
- Hollywoodedge, Springy Boinge Long CRT016202 (Heard once in "Bully for Jodi".)
- Hollywoodedge, Twangy Boing Jews Ha CRT016201
- Hollywoodedge, Wet Slurpy SquishyC CRT026502 (Heard once in "Big Boys Don't Cry".)
- Hollywoodedge, Wubble Wobble Spring PE940704
- OMI, Cartoon FX - Boing 02 (Heard once in "Bully for Jodi".)
- Sound Ideas, BITE, CARTOON - BIG SHARK BITE (Heard once in "Big Boys Don't Cry".)
- Sound Ideas, BITE, CARTOON - BONE BITE (Heard often in "Big Boys Don't Cry".)
- Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - HOYT'S BOING (Heard quadrice in "Big Boys Don't Cry".)
- Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - RIPPLE BOING (Heard once in "Big Boys Don't Cry".)
- Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - SPROING 01 (Heard once in "I Love Kiki" and "Big Boys Don't Cry".)
- Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - TIMP RISE AND BOING (Heard once in "Rudy One".)
- Sound Ideas, BOINK, CARTOON - BOINK 01 (Heard once in "Bully for Jodi".)
- Sound Ideas, BOINK, CARTOON - DOINK 03
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BOING - THIN METAL PING AND WARBLE 01
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SQUEAK - SEVERAL RUBBER SQUEAKS, STRETCH
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SQUAWK - SMALL HORN BONK 01
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WARBLE - WARBLE SHEET
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - SLIDE WHISTLE: FAST SLIDE UP, ZIP 01 (Heard twice in "Leon's Pizza".)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - SLIDE WHISTLE: FAST SLIDE UP, ZIP 02 (Heard once in "Leon's Pizza".)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - SLIDE WHISTLE: FAST SLIDE UP, ZIP 03 (Heard once in "Leon's Pizza".)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - SLIDE WHISTLE: FAST WARBLE UP (Heard once in "Leon's Pizza".)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - SLIDE WHISTLE: FAST ZIP BY 01 (Heard once in "Leon's Pizza".)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - SLIDE WHISTLE: LONG SLOW WARBLE DOWN (Heard 5 times in "Leon's Pizza".)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - SLIDE WHISTLE: LONG, SLOW WARBLE UP (Heard twice in "Leon's Pizza".)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - SLIDE WHISTLE: LONG WARBLE UP (Heard thrice in "Leon's Pizza".)
- Sound Ideas, CHICKEN - GETS EXCITED, CLUCKING, FLAPPING OF WINGS, ANIMAL, BIRD (Heard in "Spud Buds".)
- Sound Ideas, COW - DISTANT MOOS FROM HERD, ANIMAL (Heard in "Spud Buds".)
- Sound Ideas, COW - SEVERAL ANGRY MOOS, ANIMAL (Heard in "Spud Buds".)
- Sound Ideas, HORSE - 3 WHINNIES, 3 SNORTS, C.U, ANIMAL (Heard once in "I Love Kiki".)
- Sound Ideas, POP, CARTOON - HEAVY CORK SQUEAK AND POP (Heard once in "Big Boys Don't Cry".)
- Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 01
- Sound Ideas, SCI FI - WEIRD SPACE OSCILLATIONS (Heard once in "Accentuate the Positive".)
- Sound Ideas, SLIDE, CARTOON - FAST SLIDE UP AND DOWN 02
- Sound Ideas, SLIDE, CARTOON - FIDDLE SLIDE UP 01 (Heard once in "I Love Kiki".)
- Sound Ideas, SPIN, CARTOON - SPIN COMMOTION (Heard once in "Big Boys Don't Cry".)
- Sound Ideas, SPLAT, CARTOON - WET HIT 02 (Heard once in "Big Boys Don't Cry".)
- Sound Ideas, TOY - SQUEEZE TOY, SQUEAKING 01 (Heard in "Leon's Pizza".)
- Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - BIG WHISTLE ZING IN (Heard once in "I Love Kiki" and "Big Boys Don't Cry".)
- Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - BIG WHISTLE ZING OUT (Heard thrice in "Beautiful Doll" and once in "Big Boys Don't Cry" and "I'm Talking to You".)
- Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK FIDDLE ZIP DOWN (Heard once in "I'm Talking to You".)
- Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK FIDDLE ZIP UP (Heard once in "I'm Talking to You".)
- Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK FIDDLE ZIP UP, HIGH (Heard once in "I'm Talking to You".)
- Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK SLIDE WHISTLE ZIP DOWN (Heard thrice in "I'm Talking to You" and once in "Big Boys Don't Cry".)
- Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK SLIDE WHISTLE ZIP UP (Heard twice in "Beautiful Doll" and once in "Big Boys Don't Cry" and "I'm Talking to You".)
- Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP IN
- Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP OUT (Heard 8 times in "Big Boys Don't Cry", 5 times in "Beautiful Doll" and thrice in "I'm Talking to You".)
- Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP OUT, HIGH (Heard 10 times in "Beautiful Doll" and 6 times in "Big Boys Don't Cry".)
- Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - SHARP WHISTLE ZIP (Heard twice in "Beautiful Doll" and once in "I'm Talking to You".)
- Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - SHORT BABOO ZIP (Heard twice in "Beautiful Doll" and once in "Big Boys Don't Cry" and "I'm Talking to You".)