''Wumpa's World'' (french: Le monde de Wumpa; ) is a
Canadian
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/
Chinese
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television series for children which first aired on many networks including
Treehouse TV
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,
The Knowledge Channel,
APTN,
TFO
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,
Télé-Québec
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,
CCTV
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,
TVB
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and
TDM TDM may refer to:
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with 26 15-minute episodes from August 2001 to May 2002. The pilot episode aired in late 2000. Today, the show's episodes are only seen in reruns late during the night and earlier during the day. The characters are
puppet
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s.
Characters
* Wumpa (;
Lorne Cardinal
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Early life
Cardinal was born on a reserve of the Sucker Creek ...
) is a brown
walrus
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who is a narrator that tells real-life stories which take place in the
Arctic Circle
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The Arctic Circle marks the southernmost latitude at w ...
. At the end of each show, Wumpa sings his very own "goodbye song" by playing a bass guitar that looks like a
snowshoe
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. Most of the show's episodes end with Wumpa's goodbye song's most famous line, which is "Well, bye-bye, and don't forget, always keep your tusks shiny and your blubber clean". He only occasionally appears in the story itself.
* Zig () and Zag () are two young
snowmobile
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s. Zig is yellow and pink, while Zag is blue and orange. A bicycle bell is mounted on Zig's handlebars and a horn is mounted on Zag's.
* Tiguak (;
Tim Gosley
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) is a
polar bear
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who lives in an igloo and mostly eats fish. He has a bed and a toy bear he calls "Mr. Snoozers".
* Seeka (;
Jani Lauzon
Jani Lauzon (born September 29, 1959) is a Canadian puppeteer and musician of Métis heritage from East Kootenay, British Columbia. She is a three-time Juno Award Nominee with Muppet Show credits that include additional puppetry on ''Follow ...
)
and Tuk (;
Julie Burroughs) are
snow hares who live in a den with two entrances – one for each of them.
References
External links
Wumpa's World website
2001 Canadian television series debuts
2002 Canadian television series endings
2001 Chinese television series debuts
2002 Chinese television series endings
2000s Canadian children's television series
Canadian children's fantasy television series
China Central Television original programming
Chinese children's television series
Chinese fantasy television series
Stereotypes of Inuit people
Canadian television shows featuring puppetry
Chinese television shows featuring puppetry
Treehouse TV original programming
TVB original programming
Fictional pinnipeds
Television series about bears
Television series about rabbits and hares
Canadian preschool education television series
2000s preschool education television series
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