Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat, or simply Sagwa, is a children's animated television series based on the children's book The Chinese Siamese Cat, created by Amy Tan which aired on PBS on its PBS Kids programming block and TVOntario, produced by Canadian-based animation studio CinéGroupe and American-based production studio Sesame Workshop.
In the series, which is set c. 1895–1912, after the cinematograph was patented and during the late Qing dynasty, Sagwa has fun in her day-to-day life while learning and teaching valuable life lessons. The show is notable for its setting and messages about family obligations and loyalty. The show is also intentionally cross-cultural, with the theme song in both English and Chinese.
The series was developed and produced for television by executive producers George Daugherty and Michel Lemire, and producers David Ka Lik Wong and Leon G. Arcand.
The series premiered September 3, 2001 on both PBS and TVOntario, with the final episode airing on October 5, 2002 on PBS, running for one season and 40 episodes, with reruns continuing to air on PBS until February 2009, when the show was officially removed from the lineup along with Zoboomafoo and the Berenstain Bears. The show continued airing reruns on TVOntario until January 31, 2015.
The series won the Silver Plaque at the Chicago International Film Festival for Children's Film in 2001, as well as winning an Outstanding Individual in Animation award for background artist Valery Mihalkov at the 29th Daytime Emmy Awards and a "TV Series - Family/Children" award at WorldFest Houston in 2002.
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