October 24, 1994 – October 1, 1996
Allegra's Window is an American musical children's television series that aired on Nickelodeon through its Nick Jr. block from October 24, 1994, to December 8, 1996,with reruns being shown until February 5, 1999; it was later shown on Noggin from February 2, 1999, to April 6, 2003. The series deals with the daily life of a precocious, imaginative puppet character named Allegra, and featured live actors, puppets and animation similar to that of Sesame Street. The show was created by Jan Fleming, John Hoffman and Jim Jinkins, the latter of whom is also the creator of Doug. Two of the puppeteers, Kathryn Mullen and Anthony Asbury, would later work together on the PBS series Between the Lions as the performers of Lionel and Leona Lion.
The series also spawned a series of music videos aired during interstitials that aired on Nick Jr.
In the 2010s, the first season was released on iTunes and Amazon Video. However, the whole series was released for viewing on Noggin's paid-subscription service from its initial launch. The series was added to Paramount+ in January 2021 and was removed in June 2023.
Storyline[]
The series follows Allegra through the daily triumphs, trials, and tribulations of being a little girl. She and her big brother Rondo, along with her best friend Lindi (a yellow dog), a pesky blue neighborhood cat named Riff and a green boy named Poco all try to learn about the world around them with the help of their neighborhood friends. At the end of each episode, Allegra sits at her window and reflects on all the lessons she has learned. The series was music-based and included musically inspired characters named Lindi, Rondo, Riff, Poco, Reed, Miss Melody, Ellington, Encora, Sonata, Clef, Woofer, Aria, Tweeter, Flugie, Vi, and of course, Allegra the title character's name herself. There were also segments that feature talking musical instruments that live on the wall of Reed's Music shop.
Over 100 original songs were created for the series, under the oversight of musical director Don Sebesky.
The original decision to use the name Allegra for the show's lead occurred after creator/executive producer Jan Fleming attended a dinner party at the house of London-based academics and was introduced to their youngest daughter, Allegra. That evening, she remarked that it would be a great name for the little girl at the center of the project she was working on.
TV Show Intro[]
Sound Effects Used[]
- Hollywoodedge, Ascending Whistles CRT057901 (Heard once in "Nest, Sweet Nest".)
- Hollywoodedge, Ascending Whistles CRT057902 (Heard once in a high pitch in "A Box Divided" and "Mitten Weather".)
- Hollywoodedge, Ascending Whistles CRT057904 (Heard once in "Mr. Cook's Christmas".)
- Hollywoodedge, Big Crunchy Bite CRT026401 (Heard once in "Nest, Sweet Nest".)
- Hollywoodedge, Bird Rooster 2 Crow PE021501 (Heard once in "A Box Divided" when Rondo runs into Allegra's bedroom while she was sleeping.)
- Hollywoodedge, Bounce Jews Harp CRT015804 (Heard once in "The Big Mystery".)
- Hollywoodedge, Chimpanzee Screeche PE026201 (Heard once in "The Imaginary Zoo".)
- Hollywoodedge, Comedy Body Fall Msx CRT017301 (Heard once in "Nest, Sweet Nest".)
- Hollywoodedge, Descending Whistle CRT057802 (Heard once in a low pitch in "Nest, Sweet Nest".)
- Hollywoodedge, Egg Timer Bell DingsL PE193601
- Hollywoodedge, Electronic Twirl CRT2027401 (6th twirl heard once in "Where's Godfrey?".)
- Hollywoodedge, Elephant Trumpeting PE024801 (Heard once in "The Imaginary Zoo".)
- Hollywoodedge, Gusts Heavy Cold Wind PE031601 (Heard once in "Waiting for Grandma".)
- Hollywoodedge, Head Bonk Wbell Drum CRT031901 (Heard once in "A Tangled Web".)
- Hollywoodedge, Horns 1 Various Party TE030107 (Used for Encora's bike horn.)
- Hollywoodedge, Horses Several Whinn PE025201 (Heard once in "Nest, Sweet Nest".)
- Hollywoodedge, Jews Harp Boings 3x CRT016003 (1st boing heard once in "Here's Poco" and "Mr. Cook Babysits".)
- Hollywoodedge, Lightning 08 CloseG SIG012601 (Heard once in "Fun House".)
- Hollywoodedge, Metal Hinge Creak CRT053502 (Heard once in "Make It Special".)
- Hollywoodedge, Muted Trumpet Short CRT045103 (Last part heard once in "Lots of Turkey Pox".)
- Hollywoodedge, Puma Cougar Roar Clas AT016701 (Heard once in "The Imaginary Zoo".)
- Hollywoodedge, Quick Double Bell Di CRT015001 (Heard once in "A Hero's Tail" and "Fun House".)
- Hollywoodedge, Quick Whistle Zip By CRT057501 (Heard once in "A Tangled Web".)
- Hollywoodedge, Short Med Boing CRT016004 (1st boing heard once in "Clean-Up Kids".)
- Hollywoodedge, Single Frog Croak Cl CRT013001 (Heard once in "Nest, Sweet Nest".)
- Hollywoodedge, Slide Whistle In Out CRT057602 (Heard once in "Puppy Power to the Rescue!".)
- Hollywoodedge, Slide Whistle Up Dw CRT2028301 (5th slide down heard once in "A Box Divided".)
- Hollywoodedge, Small Med Hi Boink CRT016002 (Heard once in "Mr. Cook Babysits".)
- Hollywoodedge, Springy Boinge Long CRT016202 (Heard once in "Mr. Cook Babysits" and "Fun House".)
- Hollywoodedge, Twangy Boingohyoyo CRT016203 (Heard once in "Mr. Cook Babysits" and "Mitten Weather".)
- Hollywoodedge, Twangy Boings 7 Type CRT015901 (Heard twice in "Fun House". during the song "Baloney World".)
- Hollywoodedge, Wood Door OC Bounce PE180501
- Sound Ideas, ANIMAL, MONKEY - VARIOUS SCREAMS, APE (Heard once in "Nest, Sweet Nest".)
- Sound Ideas, BELL, BICYCLE - BICYCLE BELL: SINGLE RING (Heard once in "A Box Divided" and "Make It Special" when Encora passes by while riding her Recycle-Cycle.)
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, DUCK - SINGLE DUCK QUACKING, ANIMAL (Heard once in "Nest, Sweet Nest".)
- Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - GOOD SPRONG 02 (Heard once in a high pitch in "Have Your Cakes" and "Fun House".)
- Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - HOYT'S BOING (Heard once in "Have Your Cakes", "Fun House" and "Make It Special".)
- Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - RIPPLE BOING (Heard once in "Have Your Cakes", "Fun House" and "Make It Special".)
- Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - SPROING 01 (Heard once in "Have Your Cakes", "A Hero's Tail" and "Fun House".)
- Sound Ideas, BOUNCE, CARTOON - TIMP BOUNCE, SLOW (Heard once in "Nest, Sweet Nest".)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BOING - LOW TIMPANI, LONG GLISS UP, PERCUSSION, MUSIC, DRUMS (Heard once in "Make It Special".)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BOING - THIN METAL PING AND WARBLE 01 (Heard once in "Topsy Turvy Day".)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BOUNCE - FAST, VARIED JEWS HARP BOUNCING (Heard once in "Bubble Trouble".)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, CRASH - LARGE JUNK CRASH 01/Sound Ideas, CRASH, CARTOON - LARGE JUNK CRASH 01 (Heard once in "Make It Special".)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, RATTLE - RATTLING, WOOD (Heard once in "Lots of Turkey Pox".)
- Sound Ideas, CHIMES - DOORBELL, MUSIC, PERCUSSION 01 (Heard once in "Mr. Cook Babysits".)
- Sound Ideas, CLOCK, ALARM - LARGE ALARM CLOCK: BELL RINGING
- Sound Ideas, DOG, MIXED BREED - MEDIUM DOG, BARKING, ANIMAL (Heard once in "Mitten Weather".)
- Sound Ideas, DOOR, BELL - SINGLE RING (Heard once in "Fun House".)
- Sound Ideas, ELEPHANT - ELEPHANT TRUMPETING, THREE TIMES, ANIMAL (Heard once in "Nest, Sweet Nest".)
- Sound Ideas, FROG - LARGE FROG: SINGLE RIBBITS, ANIMAL, AMPHIBIAN (Heard once in "Nest, Sweet Nest".)
- Sound Ideas, HEAD SHAKE, CARTOON - PIANO HEAD SHAKE (Heard once in "Fun House".)
- Sound Ideas, HEAD SHAKE, CARTOON - XYLO HEAD SHAKE (Heard once in "Fun House".)
- Sound Ideas, HORN, CARTOON - KAZOO PARTY HORN (Heard once in "Fun House".)
- Sound Ideas, HORSE - 3 WHINNIES, 3 SNORTS, C.U, ANIMAL (Heard once in "Nest, Sweet Nest" and often in "Pony, No Baloney".)
- Sound Ideas, LEAVES - LEAVES: RUSTLING 01 (Heard once in "Mitten Weather" after Allegra & Rondo's grandma jumps into a leaf pile.)
- Sound Ideas, PLINK, CARTOON - SOUR PLINK (Heard once in "A Hero's Tail" and "A Tangled Web".)
- Sound Ideas, SQUEAK, METAL - MOVE SIDE TO SIDE (Heard once in a low pitch in "Bubble Trouble".)
- Sound Ideas, SQUISH, CARTOON - LITTLE SQUISH (Heard twice in "A Hero's Tail".)
- Sound Ideas, THUNDER - THUNDER CLAP AND RUMBLE, WEATHER 01 (Series 6000) (Heard once in "Fun House".)
- Sound Ideas, TRUMPET, CARTOON - SINGLE TRUMPET BLOW 02 (Heard once in "Fun House".)
- Sound Ideas, XYLOPHONE - XYLOPHONE: LONG RUN UP, CARTOON, MUSIC, PERCUSSION (Heard once in "Bubble Trouble".)
- WB CARTOON, HEAD SHAKE - TROMBONE GOBBLE (Heard twice in "Fun House".)