Johnny and the Sprites The Sprites & the What?!/Doctor Basil (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV-Y
TV Episode | 24 min | Short, Family, Music

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Johnny and the Sprites

The Sprites & the What?!/Doctor Basil (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV-Y

TV Episode | 24 min | Short, Family, Music

Johnny is trying to cook dinner for Gwen, but misplaces his colander. The sprites find different uses for it. Johnny catches a bad cold, and Basil tries to cure him using Sprite remedies, but nothing seems to be working.

Head writer

Louise Gikow (series of short films) (short films) (teleplay)

Directors

Richard A. Fernandes | Mark Mannucci

Writers

Louise Gikow (series of short films) (short films) (teleplay) | Jill Gluckson (short films) (as Jill R. Gluckson) | Chris Nee (teleplay) | Michael Schupbach (short films) & 2 more

Producer

Deborah Mayer

Composers

Gary Adler | Phoebe Kreutz | Billy Lopez | Robert Lopez (as Bobby Lopez)

Cinematographer

Bill Berner

Editors

Erica Levin | Vanessa Procopio

Production Designer

Laura Brock

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 27, 2007

Release date

Jan 27, 2007 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

9 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
8 cast members

Name	Known for
John Tartaglia Johnny / Sage Johnny / Sage See fewer	Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (2022)
Heather Asch Root (voice) Root (voice) See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
Leslie Carrara-Rudolph Ginger (voice) Ginger (voice) See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
James J. Kroupa Seymour (voice) (as Jim Kroupa) Seymour (voice) (as Jim Kroupa) See fewer	The Happytime Murders (2018)
Tim Lagasse Basil (voice) Basil (voice) See fewer	Helpsters (2019)
Carmen Osbahr Lily (voice) Lily (voice) See fewer	The Puzzle Place (1994)
Natalie Venetia Belcon Gwen Gwen See fewer	Woo (1998)
Lara MacLean Additional puppeteer Additional puppeteer See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)