''Roll Play'' is a Canadian
interactive
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children's television series
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produced by
Sinking Ship Entertainment
Sinking Ship Entertainment is a Canadian-based production, distribution and interactive company specializing in kids' live-action CGI blended series. The company's headquarters are located in Toronto, Ontario. Since its founding in 2004, Sinking ...
for
Treehouse TV
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.
The series tells viewers to copy the actions shown on screen.
Puppet
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s are featured, and are played by the
Famous People Players
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. In the
United States
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a Spanish-language version aires on
V-me
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during the commercials. It ran from May 13, 2006 until June 16, 2012.
Characters
Season 1
#Chloe the Chicken
#Frank the Crab
#Chuck the Shark
#Audrey the Octopus
#Maurice the Monkey
#Ruckus the Dog
#Rosa the Rabbit
#Felix the Frog
#Big Henry
#Alice the Elephant
#Stanley the Giraffe
#Egbert the Lovebird
#Bear
#Snake
#Charlotte the Squirrel
#Oscar the Owl
#Strummer the Raccoon
#George the Mouse
#Giga the Giganotosaurus
Season 2
#Lola the Mermaid
#Lucy the Woodpecker
#Conrad the Goat
#Frances the Pig
#Arjun the Beaver
#Darrell the Possum
#Diego the Praying Mantis
#Albert the Ant
#Michelle the Hammerhead Shark
#Veronica the Dolphin
#Amelia the Hedgehog
#Shelley the Tortoise
#Snake
#Robot
#Sheila the Pirate
#Screamer the Hyena
#Manny the Tasmanian Devil
#Sam the Pterodactyl
Kids
Season 1
# Madison (Pink tank top with blue shorts)
# Jamilla (Blue t-shirt with orange pants)
# Max (Green t-shirt with black pants)
# Diego (Orange t-shirt with black pants)
# Alycia (Purple t-shirt with yellow shorts)
# Bobby (Red t-shirt and blue shorts)
# Savien (Yellow tank top with red shorts)
# Kevin (Grey t-shirt with green shorts)
# Emily Yeung (Black t-shirt with blue pants)
# Nicole (White t-shirt with hot pink shorts)
# Justin (Blue tank top with gray pants)
# Catherine (Pink t-shirt with blue leggings)
Season 2
# Ari Aben
# Joanna and Julia Alphonso
# Rouzbeh Aslanbick
# Stella Azzopardi
# Niklaus Boatswain
# Izzy Bryan
# Julian and Rosie Ella
# Logan Giancotti
# Aidan Gowan
# Jake Haines
# Abigail Humphreys
# Julian Karan
# Andronika Kelso
# Jacob Khoe
# Cassandra Kumah
# Iris Kwom
# Isaac Manshoong
# Athena Matthews
# Anthony and Shelby O’Coin
# Johnathan On
# Trevon and Tristan Samuel
# Joshua Smith
# Ethan Thomas
# Isaiah Vassel
# Ella Walcer
Season 3
# Maya Adamski
# Jaeda Ahuja
# Amiera Black
# Hannah Dempsey
# Trinity Henry
# Andrew Hill
# Emily Lizano
# Graeme Lloyd
# Jacob Metcalfe
# Aamil Moolla
# Yasin Rehmanji
# Christien Shepherd
# Dillon Soin
# Kendra Tapp-Perry
# Tai Young
References
External links
Sinking Ship{{Treehouse TV original programming
2000s Canadian children's television series
2010s Canadian children's television series
2000s preschool education television series
2010s preschool education television series
2006 Canadian television series debuts
2012 Canadian television series endings
Canadian preschool education television series
Canadian television shows featuring puppetry
Television series about children
Television series about mammals
Television series about birds
Television series about arthropods
Television series about fish
Television series about reptiles and amphibians
Treehouse TV original programming
Television series by Corus Entertainment