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Blue-Zoo
Blue Zoo Animation Studio is a British animation studio known for producing children's television series, commercials and, short films. Founded in 2000 by Oli Hyatt, Adam Shaw, and Tom Box from Bournemouth University, the studio has gone on to win numerous BAFTAs and in 2021 won two Daytime Emmy awards. They have also previously won the Best Places to Work in TV survey by Broadcast and Best Companies Group. Some of the more well-known children's shows the studio has produced are ''Alphablocks'', ''Numberblocks'', ''Digby Dragon,'' ''Miffy's Adventures Big and Small, The Adventures of Paddington, and It's Pony.'' The company operates from a studio in Fitzrovia, London, where they have a team of over 200 artists. It later expanded to a second studio, adjacent to its main studio, thats 'dedicated to episodic 2D animation.' In August 2021, it was announced that they would be opening a new hub in Brighton, initially partnering with Plug-In Media on a new 2D pre-school action comedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's Pony
''It's Pony'' is a British animated television series created by Ant Blades that premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on January 18, 2020. The series is storyboarded, designed, produced, and animated by Blue-Zoo Animation. Premise ''It's Pony'' follows the life of Annie as she does her best to cope in her parents' farm (located on the balcony of their apartment) to the everyday struggles of being a 9-year-old in the city. Luckily, she has a pony. He may not be the best pony, but he is hers and she loves him. Pony adores her as well, but his optimism and enthusiasm often lead to the pair in unexpected and unwanted situations. Characters Main * Annie (voiced by Jessica DiCicco) * Pony (voiced by Josh Zuckerman) * Dad (voiced by Abe Benrubi) * Mom (voiced by India de Beaufort) Supporting * Fred (voiced by Kal Penn) * Brian (voiced by Bobby Moynihan) * Ms. Ramiro (voiced by Rosario Dawson) * Mr. Pancks (voiced by Mark Feuerstein) * Beatrice (voiced by Megan Hilty) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Those Scurvy Rascals
''Those Scurvy Rascals'' is a children's animated series following the adventures of three underwear obsessed pirates. First aired by Nickelodeon UK in May 2005, it is now broadcast worldwide. The main characters Sissy Le Poop (called Jolly Roger in some versions), Smelly Pete and Shark Bait (plus Polly the Parrot) all live on the ship called "The Soiled Pair" and go on a different random adventure in every episode. The series was developed and produced by Blue-Zoo Productions and is owned by Entara. The opening sequence features their ship and the names of the characters. The theme song is as follows: : They sail upon the ocean from Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ... to Penzance, : but they don't want gold and they don't want treasure, : they only want ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miffy's Adventures Big And Small
''Miffy's Adventures Big and Small''; sv, Miffys äventyr stora och små is a CGI-animated television series based on the ''Miffy'' book series by Dutch artist Dick Bruna, and a continuation of ''Miffy and Friends'' (2003–07). The series first aired on October 2, 2015 on Tiny Pop in the UK and aired on NPO Zappelin in the Netherlands and on the Nick Jr. Channel in the US. The series finale aired on June 15, 2019. Episodes The series had six seasons, each consisting of 13 seven-minute segments. Production Production began in September 2014. The series was publicly announced in October of the same year, at the MIPCOM trade show in Cannes, France. At the convention, the series' launch date was announced for fall 2015 to coincide with the sixtieth anniversary of the Miffy character. 52 segments were ordered in 2014, with an additional 26 segments later in 2016. Broadcast ''Miffy's Adventures Big and Small'' first aired on October 2, 2015. The series aired on Sony's Tiny Pop net ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digby Dragon
''Digby Dragon'' is a British preschool stop motion animated television series created by Sally Hunter, which aired from 4 July 2016 to 29 July 2019. It is produced in the UK by Blue Zoo Productions for Nick Jr. Premise Digby is an anthropomorphised dragon who lives in the magical land of Applecross Wood, with a group of friends. These friends include creatures typically found in real-life forests, as well as a variety of magical trolls. Cast * Clark Devlin as Digby Dragon, a young, green dragon "fledgling" who can't fly yet. * Ainsley Howard as Fizzy Izzy, a ditzy but lovable pink fairy, and Digby's best friend. * Rasmus Hardiker as "Cheeky" Chips, a nut-obsessed red squirrel. * Dustin Demri-Burns as Grumpy Goblin, the cantankerous local inventor/engineer. Has three pet snails and a train called "Scottie". * Lucy Montgomery as Grizel; a bad tempered little blue elf that likes causing mischief, and Archie; a little grey mouse and the local delivery girl. * Mark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Cow (cartoon)
Blue Cow is a cartoon cow created by Blue-Zoo. She appeared on the BBC children's television series The Story Makers. The show was primarily shown on the CBeebies channel but has been shown previously on BBC Two BBC Two is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It covers a wide range of subject matter, with a remit "to broadcast programmes of depth and substance" in contrast to the more mainstream a .... Blue Cow wonders what goes on in the outside world beyond her field. In each episode she wonders about something different. The other (black and white) cows in the field don't appear to have the same inquiring mind as Blue Cow as whenever she starts wondering they say, "she's off again." Blue Cow then boards a red double decker bus which takes her to an appropriate destination where she will find out the answer to what she was wondering about. When she returns to her field at the end of most episodes she tells the ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Story Makers
''The Story Makers'' is an educational children's television programme that was broadcast on the BBC's pre-school digital television network, CBeebies as well as being one of the launch programmes for the channel. ''The Story Makers'' is set in a children's library, and encourages literacy and creativity. The programme The programme starts as the library shuts in the evening. At the stroke of midnight, Jackson and Jelly (pink and green puppets who live in the library and hide in the daytime) come out and are joined by a presenter, one of the members of the Wordsworth family, who recites "The sun is down, the stars are bright, Story Makers come out at night. "The Wordsworths together with Jelly and Jackson are the Story Makers. Objects found in the library or appear by magic are put into the top of the story machine (transformed from a desktop computer); Jelly, Jackson and the story maker then recite "Imagine, imagine, imagine a story!" and the story machine makes a book conta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Academy Children's Awards
The British Academy Children's Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). They have been awarded annually since 1996, before which time they were a part of the main British Academy Television Awards. Current awards Animation Channel of the Year Comedy Drama Performer Entertainment Factual Factual Entertainment Pre-School Animation Live Action Presenter Writer International Short Form Feature Film Independent Production Company Interactive Original * 2014: ''Dixi'' * 2015: ''Virry'' * 2016: '' Secret Life of Boys'' Adapted * 2014: '' Disney Animated'' * 2015: '' The Dumping Ground: You're the Boss'' * 2016: ''Get Well Soon Hospital with Dr Ranj'' * 2017: '' Hey Duggee: We Love Animals'' Learning Primary Secondary Video Game Special Award Retired awards Pre-School Discontinued in 2000, for separate categories for live-action and animation. * 1996: '' Tots TV'' * 1997: '' Tot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Paddington (2020 TV Series)
''The Adventures of Paddington'' (French: ''Les aventures de Paddington'') is an animated television series developed for television by Jon Foster and James Lamont. The series is co-produced by Heyday Films and StudioCanal, with the participation of Nickelodeon, M6 and Piwi+. The animation for the series is produced by Blue-Zoo Animation Studio and Superprod Studio. The series is based on the ''Paddington Bear'' franchise. The series airs on Nickelodeon internationally, except in France where the series airs on Gulli and later on M6 and Piwi+. The second season premiered on February 19, 2021. In July 2021, StudioCanal confirmed a third season was in development. Premise The show centers on a younger Paddington as he writes letters to his Aunt Lucy celebrating the new things he's discovered throughout the day. Characters * Paddington Bear (voiced by Ben Whishaw, reprising his role from the films) — a young, kind, and polite Peruvian bear who moved to London after an ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Paddington (2019 TV Series)
''The Adventures of Paddington'' (French: ''Les aventures de Paddington'') is an animated television series developed for television by Jon Foster and James Lamont. The series is co-produced by Heyday Films and StudioCanal, with the participation of Nickelodeon, M6 and Piwi+. The animation for the series is produced by Blue-Zoo Animation Studio and Superprod Studio. The series is based on the ''Paddington Bear'' franchise. The series airs on Nickelodeon internationally, except in France where the series airs on Gulli and later on M6 and Piwi+. The second season premiered on February 19, 2021. In July 2021, StudioCanal confirmed a third season was in development. Premise The show centers on a younger Paddington as he writes letters to his Aunt Lucy celebrating the new things he's discovered throughout the day. Characters * Paddington Bear (voiced by Ben Whishaw, reprising his role from the films) — a young, kind, and polite Peruvian bear who moved to London after an ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphablocks
''Alphablocks'' is a British animated television programme for preschoolers that debuted on CBeebies on 25 January 2010. ''Alphablocks'' is designed to teach preschoolers to spell with the use of four families of animated blocks known as Alphablocks, who represent each of their letters referred to as Alphalings. The show is animated by Blue-Zoo and produced by Alphablocks Ltd for the BBC. Once the Alphablocks discover that whenever they make a word it comes to life, many adventures can happen. This is meant to help preschoolers with learning the alphabet, spelling, reading and writing. List of episodes Series 1 (2010–2011) # Alphablocks (letters and their sounds) # Bee (letter E) # Top (B_G) # Why (Y as a vowel) # Key (letters C and K) # Glow (short vowels O and U; OW making the long O sound) # Sing (B_ND) # Band (AB word family) # Party (letters S and X) # Race (making words with the alphabet) # Cha cha cha (introduction to digraphs) # Moon (digraph OO) # Alphalympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Numberblocks
''Numberblocks'' is a British animated television programme for preschoolers that debuted on CBeebies on 23 January 2017. The programme was created by Joe Elliot and produced by Alphablocks Ltd with Blue Zoo. It was commissioned by the British Broadcasting Corporation, with Larkshead Media and Learning Resources holding merchandising rights. The series made its premiere on CBeebies in England and S4C in Wales. The show follows the Numberblocks, block characters who represent numbers. They live in Numberland and embark on adventures relating to mathematical concepts. In 2017, the show was nominated for a BAFTA award in the "Learning" category. Premise ''Numberblocks'' follows the adventures of block characters in Numberland, each named after a number, and made up of the equivalent number of blocks. A black floating number, called a Numberling, appears above their heads to show their value. When one block hops on top of another, they transform into a different character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerwhizz
''Kerwhizz'' (strapline: ''The Quiz with added Whizz'') is a live-action animated British children's television game show which originally aired on CBeebies between 2008 and 2011. The series uses a mix of CGI and Live action, and is targeted towards four to six-year-olds. Summary The show is moderated and presented by Kerwhizzitor (Jacob Scipio), the only regular live-action character. Three teams of two CGI characters, each comprising a human child racer and a part-living, part-mechanical animal pet, must answer five rounds of questions, each featuring a regular 2D animated animal character, to win a choice of pod mod for their respective racing pods. In addition, one of the five rounds offer the chance to win a mystery pod mod. Each pod mod, and mystery mod is an unconventional accessory that may or may not give its user a better chance of winning the race. The teams are cheered on by three groups of live-action children dressed in the teams' colours and waving team flags, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |