Season 1

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  Tales Around the Table

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/6/2001

  Tomie shows viewers around his studio table. Guest storytellers: Mary Sue Milliken and Sue Feniger.

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  Where Do You Get Ideas?

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/7/2001

  Tomie tells us about his idea drawer. Guest storyteller: J.T. Steiny

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  What's a Story?

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/8/2001

  Tomie offers two drawing - a beginning and an ending. Guest storyteller: Ed Eyth

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  Stories for Myself

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/9/2001

  Tomie shows us his sketchbook, a visual journal. Guest storyteller: Alexandra Nichita

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  Food as Storytelling

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/10/2001

  Tomie fries up his famous Popeye. Guest storyteller: Mary Ann Esposito

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  That's a Story?!

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/13/2001

  Tomie shows how a collection of souvenirs tells a story. Guest storyteller: Charlotte Bird

  Director: Unknown

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  Getting Started

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/14/2001

  Tomie suggests ways to get started. Guest storyteller: Art Clokey

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  Character

  Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/15/2001

  Tomie shows how visual traits help to define a character. Guest storytellers: Bill Barretta and Pepe the King Prawn

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  Setting

  Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/16/2001

  Tomie discusses how changing the setting changes the story. Guest storyteller: John Iacovelli

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  Point of View

  Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 8/17/2001

  Tomie takes a look at perspective. Guest storyteller: John E. Barrett

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  Performance as Storytelling

  Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 8/20/2001

  Tomie talks about assuming a character’s voice & mannerisms. Guest storyteller: Martie Barylick

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  Every Picture Tells a Story

  Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 8/21/2001

  Tomie talks about the story behind one of his paintings. Guest storyteller: Lotus Do Brooks

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  Making Sense of Our World Through Stories

  Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 8/22/2001

  Tomie encourages kids to draw or make up stories to deal with emotions. Guest storyteller: Jane Yolen

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  Taking a Chance

  Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 8/23/2001

  Tomie tells and shows the origins of his first chapter book. Guest storyteller: Frank Oz

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  Finding Your Audience

  Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 8/24/2001

  Tomie talks about how stories and artwork change when they are shared with an audience. Guest storyteller: John Carney

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  Funny

  Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 8/27/2001

  Tomie explains the comedy rule of three. Guest storyteller: Bill Larkin

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  Scary

  Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 8/28/2001

  Tomie shows how different techniques can create a scary scene. Guest storyteller: David Barrington-Holt

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  Moods: Happy/Sad

  Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 8/29/2001

  Tomie shows how a few lines can change the mood of a face. Guest storyteller: Natalie McMaster

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  History

  Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 8/30/2001

  Tomie explains what a time capsule is. Guest storyteller: Victor Finkel

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  Music

  Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/31/2001

  Gabe plays guitar riffs for Tomie that correspond to different moods. Guest storyteller: Dave Kinnoin

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  Make Believe Stories

  Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 9/4/2001

  Tomie is doodling. Guest storyteller: Doug Chiang

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  Real Stories

  Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 9/5/2001

  Tomie talks about how family photos can inspire stories. Guest storyteller: Chris Connelly

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  More Than One Way to Tell a Tale - Versions

  Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 9/6/2001

  Tomie talks about the different ways you can tell a story. Guest storyteller: Savage Steve Holland

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  More Than One Way to Tell a Tale - Techniques

  Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 9/7/2001

  Tomie shows his Cornell boxes, using a different technique of art to tell a story. Guest storyteller: Sule Greg Wilson

  Director: Unknown

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  Putting Heart Into Your Story

  Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 9/10/2001

  Tomie talks about putting warmth, feeling, and emotion into a story. Guest storytellers: Kermit the Frog and Rizzo the Rat

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  Collaboration

  Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 9/11/2001

  Tomie talks about collaboration. Guest storytellers: Stephen Holman and Josephine Huang

  Director: Unknown

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