Little Einsteins

Little Einsteins is an American live-action/animated children's television series developed by Douglas Wood. Produced by Curious Pictures in association with The Baby Einstein Company, the series follows the adventures of a team of four young children: Leo, June, Quincy, and Annie. Together, they travel around the world in Rocket, an anthropomorphic red rocket ship, and undertake various missions, with the goal of solving a problem, helping someone, or finding something. Little Einsteins was developed after The Walt Disney Company acquired The Baby Einstein Company. Extensive research was done to ensure the series was appealing to preschoolers. Production of each episode was located at Manhattan, New York. Little Einsteins started with a direct-to-video film Our Huge Adventure; it was released on August 23, 2005. The series later premiered on October 9 on Disney Channel's programming block Playhouse Disney. It was concluded on December 22, 2009, after two seasons and 67 episodes. Critics opined that Little Einsteins introduced children to classical music and art without lowering levels of intelligence. Several reviews lauded the quality of music, animation, and visuals; others deemed the series educational, well-crafted, and valuable to children. Little Einsteins received high viewership and influenced the development of merchandise, video games, and others. It was nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Children's Animated Program in 2008 and 2009. The album Disney's Little Einsteins Musical Missions also received a nomination for Best Spoken Word Album for Children at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards.