The Grogs were a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 puppet company troupe best known for their work in the CBC Television

CBC Television

CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...

 children's television show Nanalan'

Nanalan'

Nanalan' is a Canadian television show broadcast by the CBC in Canada and by PBS in the US, created by the puppet troupe, The Grogs. Its target audience is preschool children and, according to the CBC, Nanalan is "designed to foster children's curiosity and love of learning, with the hope they will...

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The Grogs or Grogs Inc. were founded by Jamie Shannon

Jamie Shannon

Jamie Shannon is a Canadian actor, director, writer, producer, and voice artist, best known for his work in the Canadian television series, Nanalan.-Career:...

 and Jason Hopley in 1992 in Toronto, Ontario. As a puppet troupe they were somewhat unique as they designed and moulded their puppets and sets as part of the creative process for writing, directing and performing in their television shows. They were present in the process from pre-production to post-production with the help of their partner Jack Lenz

Jack Lenz

Jack Lenz is a Canadian Bahá'í composer. He has written, performed, and produced music for film, television, and theatre, along with working on non-soundtrack album ventures. He is also the founder of Live Unity Enterprises, an organization devoted to the production of music for the Bahá'í...

 from Lenz Entertainment.

In addition to Nanalan', their other work has included Swami Jeff's Temple of Wisdom (Zed TV

ZeD

ZeD is a Canadian variety television program and website. The series premiered on CBC Television in March 2002 and ran to 2006. Hosted primarily by Sharon Lewis and Ziya Tong, ZeD publicized creative works from Canada and other countries, including a substantial portion of material created by...

), The Grogs, Warren, Filth, Gidian, Iffer, Sorbet, Jasper and Cupcake, Al's Tales of the Tank and It's Alive! for YTV, Mr. Meaty

Mr. Meaty

Mr. Meaty is an American/Canadian television series, airing on CBC Television in Canada and the Nicktoons Network in the United States. It originally began in 2004, as a series of interstitial shorts that aired on Nickelodeon. The show features puppets working at a fast food restaurant called Mr...

for Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon (TV channel)

Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...

 and the CBC, and most recently, Hotbox for The Comedy Network.

The Grogs were formally dissolved in 2009 after a successful 17 year partnership.