Nanna's Cottage


Nanna's Cottage is a Christian children's television series created by husband and wife producing team Davey Porter and Karen Sponsler-Porter.
The series is about a 75-year-old grandmother Abigale "Nanna" Macaroon, a world traveler and archeologist, who gives away love and knowledge to her granddaughter and her friends about the world, and the importance of character. It featured adults, puppets and children, as well as regular guest characters. The television series was produced in Eugene, Oregon.
In 2020, Nanna's Cottage was featured in an edition of the Adult Swim webseries Bloodfeast.

Episodes

The first season of 13 episodes was broadcast between October 7, 2006 and January 13, 2007. A second season was broadcast between April 7, 2007, and November 10, 2007.
Season 1
Season 2
  • Spring Has Sprung
  • A Lazy Day
  • A Really Busy Day
  • Rosey's Friends
  • Rosey's Cartoon Carnival
  • Gus Fixes Everything
  • Heather Horsetrotter

    Monster Sunday School

Monster Sunday School is a series of shorts seen on TBN, filling the commercial breaks of Nanna's Cottage, featuring a basic Bible story lesson involving puppet monsters, a la Sesame Street. The shorts are generally two minutes in length, with three featured per episode. Nanna's Cottage's Marvin and Little Harry also appear. The shorts began airing with TBN's broadcast of Nanna's Cottage on October 7, 2006.

Cast

  • Rachael Rizzo as Nanna
  • Greg Izay as Gardener Gus
  • Lauren Stone as Aunt Trudy
  • Gracie Porter as Rosey Smartidoodle
  • C.J. Walker as Danny
  • Liza Clark as Heather Horsetrotter
  • Lydia Hale as Fu Cheng
  • Spencer Hansen as Sasha Playnowski
  • Gaylord Walker as Larry Letterleaver / The Moon Dudes / Gilbert Gadgetseller / Go Go Man / The Moon Men / Franklin Ticketaker & Arlo Cartonpacker
  • Davey Porter as Mean Marvin Mister O Clock/Babylonian Boss
  • Jason Booth as Arbuckle / Cousin Arby / Chip the Sweep, Prize Patrol Guy and Puppy Arbuckle
  • Bethany Smith as Bunny Hoppergrass
  • Austen Reeder as Andy Puddlesplash
  • Carly Walker as Anna Belle Jingleheimer
  • Joy Doctor as Beatrice Bookshusher
  • Sal Collura as Babylonian Trainee
  • Eric A. Stillwell as The Moon King / King of the Moon Men
  • Dave Moppert as Little Harry
  • Evan Kossow as Little Harry
  • Don Moser as Benjamin Franklin
  • Ben Taube as Operissimo
  • Ben Ballard as Christopher the Geography Boy
  • Peter Noriega as Senor Cocina
  • Savannah Booth as Lola Belle
  • Cameron Booth as Jimmy
  • Puppets by Pierre Gillette at Monsterpuppets
The Cottage Hamlet Kids
  • Sora Boyd
  • Jake Hoffman
  • Zachary Hoffman
  • Callie Perlman
  • Sam Perlman

    DVD releases

Some episodes of Nanna's Cottage have been released on DVD, from Digiview Entertainment.

Stations

The series has been aired on other television channels in the United States and Canada, including Trinity Broadcasting Network.