What is Martha Speaks?
{{Infobox television | image = | creator = | genre = [[Education]]al<br>[[Comedy]]<br>[[Children's television series]] | language = [[English language|English]] | country = [[United States]]<br>[[Canada]] | num_seasons = 6<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/martha_speaks/s06/e01 | title=Martha Speaks: Season 6, Episode 1 - Rotten Tomatoes | website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] }}</ref> | runtime = 11 minutes (episode segment) | first_aired = {{start date|2008|09|01}} | last_aired = {{end date|2014|11|18}} | network = [[PBS Kids]] (U.S.)<br>[[TVO]]Kids (Canada) }} '''''Martha Speaks''''', otherwise known as simply '''''Martha''''', is a [[education]]al children's [[Television program|television show]]. It first aired on September 1, 2008 and ended on November 18, 2014. The main character of the show is Martha who is a young [[dog]] that speaks.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pbs.org/parents/shows/martha-speaks/about/ | title=About Martha Speaks &#124; PBS KIDS Shows | website=[[PBS]] }}</ref> The television show is based off of the 1992's children's book [[Martha Speaks (book)|Martha Speaks]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/Martha-Speaks-Susan-Meddaugh/dp/0395729521|title=Martha Speaks|last=Meddaugh|first=Susan|date=1995-03-27|publisher=Clarion Books|isbn=978-0-395-72952-6|edition=Reprint|language=English}}</ref> On June 10, 2013, the creator of ''Martha Speaks'' [[lawsuit|sued]] WGBH for getting not a lot of money.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://current.org/2013/06/talking-dog-bites-back/?wallit_nosession=1 | title=Author of Martha Speaks sues WGBH in dispute over ancillary revenues }}</ref> On November 18, 2014, the show aired its final episode before it got cancelled.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/martha-speaks/episodes/295031/ | title=Martha Speaks }}</ref> == Characters == *Martha Lorraine (voiced by