''Little People'' is a

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TV series based on the

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toy line of the same name, produced by

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, and

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(now known as WildBrain), and broadcast on Sprout. It premiered on Sprout on March 7, 2016. 52 episodes were produced. It has been renewed for a second season, which started airing in 2018.

Characters

Main

*Eddie (voiced by Kannon Kurowski in Season 1 and Ethan Pugiotto in Season 2) is a

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with yellow hair. He wears a white T-shirt with an explosion on it, orange pants, and blue shoes. *Koby (voiced by Aden Schwartz in Season 1 and Nicolas Aqui in Season 2) is an

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boy with

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. He wears an orange T-shirt with a robot head on it, blue pants, and red-orange shoes. *Mia (voiced by Emma Shannon in Season 1 and

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in Season 2) is a

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with

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. She wears a white T-shirt with a pink dress over it and pink shoes with white socks. She has a hairbow attached to her headband. *Sofie (voiced by Taylor Autumn Bertman in Season 1 and Shechinah Mpumlwana in Season 2) is a girl with

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. She wears a teal dress, striped tights, pink shoes, and pink glasses. Her hair is styled in pigtails with blue and pink ribbons. *Tessa (voiced by Sanai Victoria in Season 1 and Chloe Bryer in Season 2) is an

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girl with black hair. She wears a lime green T-shirt with a yellow flower on it, a purple skirt, pink leggings, and yellow shoes. Her hair is styled in buns with lime green hair elastics.

Recurring

*Jack (voiced by Christopher Schleicher in Season 1 and Evan Blaylock in Season 2) is Emma's younger brother. He wears a blue T-shirt with a green pocket on it and khaki pants. *Emma (voiced by Nicole Moorea Sherman in Season 1 and

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in Season 2) is Jack's older sister. She wears a purple dress with a blue flower on it, a pink headband with white polka dots, and pink shoes. *Humpty Dumpty (voiced by Jason LaShea and Jamie Watson) *King Pigalot (voiced by

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) *Queen Tortoise (voiced by Dana Rosario)

Production

The show was placed into pre-production in June 2014 for a potential 2015 season premiere. The show was introduced at a Licensing Expo on June 17, 2014. The show is the first Fisher-Price brand done by newly acquired (2012) Hit. The show debuted on weekday schedule on Sprout in the United States on March 7, 2016 and on Family Jr. in Canada on March 1, 2017. Cartoon Network UK's sister preschool channel

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premiered the Little People TV series on April 11, 2016.

Episodes

Season 1 (2016-2017)

Each airs in a 15-minute block and is 11 minutes without commercial breaks. Official number TBA: *"A Party Together is Better" *"Billy Goat Gruff" *"Clearing the Air" *"Dance To Your Own Jungle Drum" *"Different Strokes for Different Folks!" aired 12 December 2016 at 8:30am EST *"Don't Judge A Book By It's Sparkles" *"Don't Lie To Get By" *"Hurry Up and Wait" aired December 19 *"Me, Myself and Eddie" *"Never Too Late To Listen" *"New Things Equals Cold Feet" *"Nuts For Sharing" *"Rumor Ruckus" *"Stash Your Trash" *"The Many Colors of Kindness" aired 12 December 2016 at 8:45am EST *"The Trouble With Bulls and Frogs" *"Two Heroes are Better Than One" *"You're The Best When You're Yourself" Number identified: *Episode 1: "Teamwork Takes Talent!" aired 14 March 2016 *Episode 2: "Imagination Cures the Blues!" aired 21 March 2016 at 3:55 PM EST *Episode 3: "Proud to Be You and Me!" aired 21 March 2016 at 4:10 PM EST *Episode 4: "Better Learn to Wait Your Turn!" aired 28 March 2016 at 3:55 PM EST *Episode 5: "The Right (and Left) Stuff" aired 28 March 2016 at 4:10 PM EST *Episode 6: "Carried Away and Back Again" *Episode 7: "Never Cheat to Beat!" *Episode 8: "Just Compare Yourself to You" *Episode 9: "Different Makes the Wool Go 'Round" *Episode 10: "A Walk in Someone Else's Hooves" *Episode 11: "One for All and All for Fun!" *Episode 12: "If I Ruled Jungleland" *Episode 13: "Sometimes Enough is Enough!" written by Samantha Hill *Episode 14: "Roar in the Face of Fright" *Episode 15: "Headed in the Right Direction" *Episode 16: "Don't Be Selfish Said the Shellfish" *Episode 17: "Party of One is No Fun!" *Episode 18: "Listening for Treasure!" *Episode 19: "Being a Big Cheese is Cheesy" *Episode 20: "A Taste of Her Own Medicine!" *Episode 21: "Nothing Wrong with Being Wrong!" *Episode 22: "Friendship" aired 11 November 2016 *Episode 23: "Collecting Conclusion Clues" aired 25 November 2016 *Episode 24 *Episode 25 *Episode 26 *Episode 27 *Episode 28 *Episode 29 *Episode 30 *Episode 31 *Episode 32 *Episode 33 *Episode 34: "May the Frost Be With You!" written by Sam Barlow aired 19 December 2016 at 5:15pm EST *Episode 35: "Acting Icey Can Be Dicey!" written by Syndi Shumer aired 19 December 2016 at 5:30pm EST *Episode 36 *Episode 37 *Episode 38 *Episode 39 *Episode 40 *Episode 41: "Give it Back!" written by Syndi Shumer aired 12 December 2016 at 5:15pm EST *Episode 42 *Episode 43 *Episode 44 *Episode 45 *Episode 46 *Episode 47 *Episode 48 *Episode 49 *Episode 50 *Episode 51 *Episode 52

Season 2 (2018)

Each airs with the episodes divided into two-eleven minute episode segments. The Adventure Song changed and some cast voices changed. #Take Turns to Talk/Fly High and Try #Team Hero/Potty Ahoy #Don't Dawdle/As You Like It #A Space of His Own/Say So If You Don't Know #Getting to Know You/Cast Aside #Special Delivery/What Would Lucky Like? #Itching for Trouble/What's Old is New #Give a Little Listen/Trust The Jungle Bus #United We Solved/A Promise is a Promise #A New Friend For All/Braver Together #Easy Peasy/Everyone Deserves a Turn #Snail Mail/Rainy Day Delay #Sofie's Photo No-No/A Time and a Place #Nothing to Sneeze At/Koby Speaks Up #Messy Mia/The Tessa Show #The Princess and the Parade/Radical Rainbow Road Race #Cookie Caper/Just My Luck #Koby's Penguin Posse/Mia the Magnificent #Awesomely Amazing Picnic Adventure/The Big Beautiful Butter Beast #Beginners are Winners/Emma by the Book #Jack of the Jungle/Eddie and the Yeti #Firehouse Four/A Place for Friendly Friends #Delivering Happiness/Castaway Capers #The Lepo-Potamus/Treasure Beyond Measure #Listen Up/Worth the Wait

Home media

In 2018,

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signed a deal with DHX Media and Mattel Creations to purchase the North American DVD rights to ''Little People''. In Italy, Eagle Pictures will release the series soon on DVD. In Germany, Just Bridge Entertainment released the series on DVD. In UK, Abbey Home Media Group released the series on DVD.

References

External links

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