''Mumble Bumble'' is a children's animated television series
[http://tv.msn.com/tv/series/mumble-bumble/ , Mumble Bumble at the MSN TV Database.] created by Christian Skjøtt and produced by
Egmont Imagination
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and the
CINAR Corporation
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(now WildBrain). It follows the adventures of an imaginative blue hippopotamus named Mumble Bumble, the title character, and his best friends, Chic'o, the inquisitive chicken, and Greens, the busy frog who never looks before he leaps. Recurring characters include Roc and Oink. The idea, which is designed to be both educational and entertaining for a preschool audience, was devised by a mastermind named Christian Skjøtt, creator of the show.
[http://www.kidscreen.com/articles/magazine/19980401/21308.html , Special Report: MIP-TV - Mumble Bumble.]
Television airing
In Canada, it was broadcast on
CBC Television
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and on
Knowledge Kids
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. Internationally, it was also broadcast on
Rai 3
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in Italy,
CITV
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and
Tiny Living
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in the United Kingdom,
Network 2
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in Ireland,
La Cinquième
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in France,
Kindernet
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in the Netherlands,
ZAZ in Mexico,
SABC2
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and on
e.tv
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in South Africa,
ABS-CBN
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in the Philippines, and
ATV in Hong Kong.
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 1512809, Mumble Bumble
CBC Television original programming
Canadian children's animated adventure television series
Canadian children's animated fantasy television series
Television series by Cookie Jar Entertainment
1990s Canadian animated television series
2000s Canadian animated television series
1998 Canadian television series debuts
2000 Canadian television series endings
Canadian preschool education television series
Animated preschool education television series
1990s preschool education television series
2000s preschool education television series
Animated television series about mammals