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''The Puzzle Place'' is an American children's television series produced by KCET in Los Angeles and Lancit Media in New York City. It premiered on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) on January 16, 1995, (although production was dated and first premiered on two Los Angeles PBS stations, KCET and KLCS, on September 15, 1994.) and ran for about four years, airing its final episode on December 4, 1998. Reruns were continued until March 31, 2000. It became one of PBS Kids most popular series on the line-up since ''Barney & Friends'' and ''Sesame Street''. It follows a multi-ethnic group of kids (puppets) from different parts of the United States who hang out at "the Puzzle Place", which is a teen hangout themed around jigsaw puzzle pieces. In each episode the characters are confronted with an everyday conflict usually encountered in childhood and even early teenage years, such as making moral decisions, sharing, racism, sexism, etc. ==Characters== ;Julie Woo: A Chinese American girl from San Francisco, California. She is very sensitive and caring of her personal possessions and she sometimes tries a little too hard, and her favorite thing is singing. She is puppeteered by Alice Dinnean-Vernon. ;Kiki Flores: A Mexican American girl from San Antonio, Texas. She is very outgoing and has a temper. She once pretended to be a homeless alien after being teased about her "accent" . She also is a great chili cook and has a Spanish-speaking cousin who helped everyone to learn about acceptance. She is puppeteered by Carmen Osbahr. ;Ben Olafson: A boy of German and Norwegian descent from a farm near Renner, South Dakota. He is good at difficult puzzles and is a talented dancer. Though normally easily going and friendly, he can be unforgiving when angered. He is puppeteered by Jim Martin. ;Leon MacNeal: An African American boy from New York City. He wears dreadlocks and gets jealous easily and sometimes does not think before he acts. Leon is a fan of hip-hop music and loves basketball. He is puppetered by both Noel MacNeal and Eric Jacobson. His first and last name are a direct allusion to his puppeteer, seeing as "Leon" is "Noel" backwards, and the fact that they share a last name. ;Skye Nakaiye: An Apache boy from an Indian reservation in Arizona who always wears a bandana, a raincoat, and a feather necklace. He's very curious and always sticks to his values and his culture. He is puppeteered by both Peter Linz and Matt Vogel. ;Jody Silver: A Lithuanian-Jewish girl from Cincinnati, Ohio. She does not like to be called names and is very gullible but is very enthusiastic. She is puppeteered by Alison Mork in Season 1, Stephanie D'Abruzzo in Season 2, and Terri Hardin in Season 3. ;Sizzle and Nuzzle: The anthropomorphic pet dog and cat at the Puzzle Place. They are seen mostly in the basement, talking to each other and act as animals around the Puzzle Place kids. They are usually involved in a subplot. Sizzle is puppeteered and Voiced by Alice Dinnean-Vernon (who also performed Julie) and Nuzzle was performed and Voiced by Peter Linz (who also performed Skye). ;The Piece Police: Multicolored inhabitants of the Puzzle Place. They speak, communicating amongst themselves using grumbling noises, although they understand the English language. It has been hinted in some episodes that they all know what both Sizzle and Nuzzle are saying. They are puppeteered by Carmen Osbahr (who also performed Kiki), Jim Martin (who also performed Ben), Noel MacNeal (who also performed Leon), and Alison Mork (who also performed Jody). Stephanie D'Abruzzo also singing. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Puzzle Place」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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