Big Bad Boo is a Canadian production company that specializes in

animated series An animated series is a set of animated works with a common series title, usually related to one another. These episodes should typically share the same main characters, some different secondary characters and a basic theme. Series can have either ...

for television as well as games, apps, websites and curriculum development. Popular TV series are 16 Hudson, based on the miniseries Lili & Lola and musical series

ABC with Kenny G ''ABC with Kenny G'' is a Canadian animated television series developed and produced at Big Bad Boo Studios in Vancouver. The musical ABC series is a spin-off from ''16 Hudson''. The series is about Kensington, Lili's cat from ''16 Hudson'', who ...

, which is also spinoff. Other titles include

The Bravest Knight ''The Bravest Knight'' is a 2D animated series, produced by Big Bad Boo Studios and a Hulu original which became the first kids original on the streaming service. The first episodes were added to the streaming service on June 21, 2019 and the o ...

, a

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Original, and Mixed Nutz which aired on

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in the US and in 30 other countries worldwide. Big Bad Boo's second TV series '' 1001 Nights'' is based on the ''

One Thousand and One Nights ''One Thousand and One Nights'' ( ar, أَلْفُ لَيْلَةٍ وَلَيْلَةٌ, italic=yes, ) is a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age. It is often known in English as the ''Arabian ...

'' book. In 2012, Big Bad Boo won the number one spot at

Mipcom MIPCOM (Marché International des Programmes de Communication, English: International Market of Communications Programmes) is an annual trade show held in the French town of Cannes, traditionally in the month of October and running for 4 days. It ...

Junior in the top 30 most viewed children's shows. The same year, Big Bad Boo won the BC Export Award in the Digital Media & Entertainment category. The BC Export Awards honor the top exporters in British Columbia.

History

It was founded as Norooz Productions in New York and Los Angeles, and adopted its current name two years later in 2007 when it opened a Vancouver office. Big Bad Boo was co-founded by entrepreneurs

Shabnam Rezaei Shabnam Rezaei is a Kids TV show creator, director, producer and co-founder of Big Bad Boo Studios and VOD service Oznoz. She is the director and producer of Hulu Original series '' The Bravest Knight'', the first children's series with an LGB ...

and Aly Jetha with the initial direct-to-DVD movie Babak and Friends - A First Norooz, a

Norooz Nowruz ( fa, نوروز, ; ), zh, 诺鲁孜节, ug, نەۋروز, ka, ნოვრუზ, ku, Newroz, he, נורוז, kk, Наурыз, ky, Нооруз, mn, Наурыз, ur, نوروز, tg, Наврӯз, tr, Nevruz, tk, Nowruz, ...

holiday-special starring

Shohreh Aghdashloo Shohreh Aghdashloo ( fa, شهره آغداشلو, ; née Vaziri-Tabar (); 11 May 1952) is an Iranian and American actress. Following numerous starring roles on the stage, she made her film debut in ''Chess of the Wind'' (1976). Her next two film ...

and Catherine Bell. The company's mission is to create content to teach kids about different stereotypes and different languages.

Filmography

* '' Babak and Friends'' (2006-2007) * '' Mixed Nutz'' (2008-2009) * '' 1001 Nights'' (2010-2013) * ''Lili & Lola (Mini Series)'' (2014-2021) * '' 16 Hudson'' (2018-2022) * ''

'' (2019-2023) * ''

'' (2021-2022) * ''Galapagos X'' (2023) * ''Astra's World'' (TBA) * ''Gone Bananas'' (TBA)

References

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External links

* Canadian animation studios {{animation-studio-stub