''My Big Big Friend'' (pt: Meu Amigãozão) is a

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created by Andrés Lieban and Claudia Koogan Breitman, co-produced by Brazilian studio 2D Lab and the Canadian company Breakthrough Animation. It had its first showing on August 9, 2009 on

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and on May 9, 2010 on TV Brazil. It also premiered in

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on August 9, 2010. It was financed with the laws of federal tax incentives, the Procult (BNDES) and the Audiovisual Sector Fund – FSA. The show centers around the friendships of three children, Yuri, Lili and Matt, each of whom has a "Big Big Friend" who is invisible to adults and other children but seen by all three friends. The show is flash-animated with

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Characters

Main

*Yuri – Yuri is 5 years old. He is smart, independent and happy, and has a very fertile imagination. He is an only child, and as a result is sometimes lonely, and can be a little selfish. *Lili – Lili is almost 6 years old, very determined and loyal, and often speaks before she thinks. She is the oldest of four children, and often tries to help take care of her three baby brothers; this has given her a tendency towards bossiness, which her friends do not always like, especially when she tries to take control of their games. *Matt – Matt is 7 years old, loves to play sports, and is very energetic in everything he does. He is very curious, full of ideas and opinions, and very mischievous, which means he is often getting into trouble. He has an older sister named Nina who often teases him.

Big Big Friends

*Golias – Golias, Yuri's Big Big Friend, is a large, round, blue

elephant Elephants are the largest existing land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant. They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae an ...

. Golias is affectionate, likes to act, dress up, try new things and play outdoors. He is also very timid, and gnashes his teeth in fear if the lights are out. He loves to give Yuri trunk rides, and is quite sad if he ever feels left out. In Spanish, he is called Goliat. *Nessa – Nessa is Lili's Big Big Friend. She is a pink

giraffe The giraffe is a large African hoofed mammal belonging to the genus ''Giraffa''. It is the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant on Earth. Traditionally, giraffes were thought to be one species, ''Giraffa camelopardalis ...

who can make friends with anyone, and is optimistic and cheerful. Nessa also lets Lili ride on her neck. She is agreeable and mediates conflicts. *Bongo – Matt's Big Big Friend is named Bongo; he is a green

kangaroo Kangaroos are four marsupials from the family Macropodidae (macropods, meaning "large foot"). In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, the red kangaroo, as well as the antilopine kangaroo, eastern gre ...

. Like Matt, he is athletic, energetic and constantly jumping. He has a great sense of humor and an infectious, uncontrollable laugh. Bongo is afraid of being ignored and likes attention. Bongo is also very fearful. He has a pouch that Matt rides in despite the fact he is a male kangaroo (in real life, only female kangaroos have pouches). His pouch is apparently in more than one spot, since Bongo can be seen pulling things out or putting things into different pouches in various locations, such as, up by his neck, down at his sides (almost like pockets).

Cast

Canada

* Yuri –

Nissae Isen Nissae Isen (born March 3, 1997) is a Canadian voice actress who has voiced prominent young male characters in several television series, including BG's younger brother George in ''Miss BG'' from 2005 to 2008, Yuri from ''My Big Big Friend'' fro ...

* Matt –

Gage Munroe Gage Munroe (born January 4, 1999) is a Canadian actor. He has performed roles on television programs like '' Stoked'', '' Murdoch Mysteries'', '' Mr Moon'', '' Falling Skies'' and ''Alphas'', and has appeared in films like the 2008 Canadian drama ...

* Lili –

Addison Holley Addison Holley (born May 18, 2000) is a Canadian actress who has had starring roles in several television series. Holley was born in Burlington, Ontario. In 2016, she was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Child ...

* Golias –

Scott McCord William Scott McCord is a Canadian actor. He is known for his versatility and character work in film, television, animation and on stage. He is a Lifetime Member of ''The Actors Studio''. On television he has appeared in series regular, recurri ...

* Bongo – Rick Miller * Nessa –

Tajja Isen Tajja Isen (born June 29, 1991) is a Canadian writer, editor, and voice actress. Her first book, the essay collection Some of My Best Friends: Essays on Lip Service, was published in April 2022. As an actor, she is best known for voicing the tit ...

* Lobster (Beach Blast!) -

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* Rose (Flower Power!) -

Catherine Disher Catherine Disher is a British-born Canadian actress. She has won two Gemini Awards: in 2005 for Best Actress for her role in the Canadian mini-series '' Snakes and Ladders'', and in 2010 for her role in '' The Border''. She was also nominated for ...

* Daisy (Flower Power!) -

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* Pansy (Flower Power!) -

Hannah Endicott-Douglas Hannah Endicott-Douglas (born November 29, 1994) is a Canadian actress from Toronto, Ontario. She is primarily known for her role in the television movie series ''The Good Witch''. Career Endicott-Douglas landed her first role at the age of nine ...

* Yuri's Dad -

Neil Crone Neil Crone (born May 29, 1960) is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer and motivational speaker. He is known for portraying Fred Tupper in ''Little Mosque on the Prairie'', Jerry Whitehall in '' Cube 2: Hypercube'' and the voices of Gordon, Diesel ...

* Yuri's Mom / Bushy the Dog -

Susan Roman Susan Roman (born April 17) is a Canadian voice actress and voice director, best known for voice acting the role of Lita/Sailor Jupiter in the Canada DiC (and later Cloverway/CWi) dub of the anime, ''Sailor Moon''. She is one of the few voice ...

* Lili's Mom -

Linda Ballantyne Linda Anne Ballantyne (born October 24, 1964) is a Canadian voice actress, who is best known for voicing the title role of Serena Tsukino/Sailor Moon in the second half of the original English version of ''Sailor Moon''. Early life Ballantyne ...

* Lili's Dad -

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* Matt's Mom / Otto the Penguin -

Julie Lemieux Julie Lemieux (born December 4, 1962) is a Canadian voice actress. Career Lemieux has provided the voice for characters such as Sammy Tsukino in '' Sailor Moon'', young Darien Shields in '' Sailor Moon R: The Movie'', and Peruru in '' Sailor Moo ...

* Matt's Dad - Richard Waugh * Oyster (Beach Blast!) / S Magnet (Everyone's A Critic) -

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* Ms. Carrol - Julie Pinto * Ms. Martin -

Athena Karkanis Athena Karkanis (born September 7, 1981) is a Canadian television, film and voice actress. She is noted for her role as Grace Stone in the NBC/Netflix science fiction drama series ''Manifest''. Life and career Karkanis was born in Alberta and r ...

* Grandmother -

Corinne Conley Corinne Alexandra Conley (born May 23, 1929) is an American actress who spent the majority of her career in Canada, notable for having won the Canadian Council of Authors and Artists' Best Actress Award. Conley is known for her voiceover work i ...

* Mother Hen - Ellen-Ray Hennessey * Lisa -

Alyson Court Alyson Stephanie Court (born November 9, 1973) is a Canadian actress. Beginning her career as a child actress, her first role was on the series ''Mr. Dressup'' (1984–1994) and she made her film debut in '' Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bi ...

* Soccer Ball - Bruce Dow

Brazil

* Yuri –

Fernanda Ribeiro Maria Fernanda Moreira Ribeiro, GCIH (; born 23 June 1969), is a long-distance runner born in Penafiel, Portugal. The pinnacle of her career was at the 1996 Summer Olympics when she won the women's 10000 m gold medal, establishing a new Olympic ...

* Matt – Eduardo Drummond (Season 1) and João Victor Granja (Season 2) * Lili – Anna Rita Cerqueira * Golias – Márcio Simões * Bongo – Sérgio Stern * Nessa – Lina Mendes (Season 1) and Christiane Monteiro (Season 2)

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2009-2011)

*Season 1 premiered in Canada on August 9, 2010 and in Brazil on September 9, 2009.

Season 2 (2012–2014)

Interstitials

*s2e2 Ice Cream 11 December 2014 *s2e8 Princess 12 December 2014 *s2e5 Finding You 18 December 2014 *s2e21 Golf Partners 30 May 2015 *s2e24 That Wayhttps://archive.today/20161226060726/http://www.treehousetv.com/clocal_schedule/nojs/20161227/eastern 6:30 AM My Big Big Friend Shorts S2 Eps #034 Way Down the Hall 9:55 AM My Big Big Friend S2 Eps #004 Hooray for You!/No Way, Karate 3:09 PM My Big Big Friend Interstitials S2 #024 That Way 8:35 PM My Big Big Friend S2 Eps #005 Teacher Trouble/A Knightly Thing to Do 27 December 2016

References

External links

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