Big Bad Boo is a Canadian production company that specializes in

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for television as well as games, apps, websites and curriculum development. Popular TV series are

16 Hudson ''16 Hudson'' is a Canadian animated series. It is developed by Big Bad Boo based on the fifteen-episode miniseries ''Lili & Lola'' from 2015. It has been broadcast by TVOKids since August 21, 2018 and Knowledge Kids since September 3, 2018. ...

, based on the miniseries Lili & Lola and musical series ABC with Kenny G, which is also spinoff. Other titles include The Bravest Knight, a

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Original, and Mixed Nutz which aired on

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in the US and in 30 other countries worldwide. Big Bad Boo's second TV series '' 1001 Nights'' is based on the ''

One Thousand and One Nights ''One Thousand and One Nights'' ( ar, أَلْفُ لَيْلَةٍ وَلَيْلَةٌ, italic=yes, ) is a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age. It is often known in English as the ''Arabian ...

'' book. In 2012, Big Bad Boo won the number one spot at

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Junior in the top 30 most viewed children's shows. The same year, Big Bad Boo won the BC Export Award in the Digital Media & Entertainment category. The BC Export Awards honor the top exporters in British Columbia.

History

It was founded as Norooz Productions in New York and Los Angeles, and adopted its current name two years later in 2007 when it opened a Vancouver office. Big Bad Boo was co-founded by entrepreneurs Shabnam Rezaei and Aly Jetha with the initial direct-to-DVD movie Babak and Friends - A First Norooz, a Norooz holiday-special starring

Shohreh Aghdashloo Shohreh Aghdashloo ( fa, شهره آغداشلو, ; née Vaziri-Tabar (); 11 May 1952) is an Iranian and American actress. Following numerous starring roles on the stage, she made her film debut in '' Chess of the Wind'' (1976). Her next two fi ...

and Catherine Bell. The company's mission is to create content to teach kids about different stereotypes and different languages.

Filmography

* '' Babak and Friends'' (2006-2007) * '' Mixed Nutz'' (2008-2009) * '' 1001 Nights'' (2010-2013) * ''Lili & Lola (Mini Series)'' (2014-2021) * ''

'' (2018-2022) * '' The Bravest Knight'' (2019-2023) * '' ABC with Kenny G'' (2021-2022) * ''Galapagos X'' (2023) * ''Astra's World'' (TBA) * ''Gone Bananas'' (TBA)

References

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External links

* Canadian animation studios {{animation-studio-stub