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''The Adventures of Napkin Man!'' is a
children's television series Children's television series (or children's television shows) are Television show, television programs designed specifically for Child, children. They are typically characterised by easy-going content devoid of sensitive or adult themes and are ...
created by Tone Thyne and
Josh Selig Joshua Selig (born May 12, 1964) is an American television producer and television director, director. He won ten Daytime Emmy Awards for his work as a writer on ''Sesame Street''. After leaving ''Sesame Street'', Selig partnered with Lori Shaer ...
. It premiered in 2013 on
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, as part of the ''
Kids' CBC ''CBC Kids'' is a Canadian children's block on CBC Television. The block was launched as Hodge Podge Lodge in 1987 and contains programming targeted at children. The block airs on weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Saturdays from ...
'' block. Mixing live action with animation, the series stars
Yannick Bisson Yannick Denis Bisson (born May 16, 1969) is a Canadian film and television actor and director. He is famous for playing Detective William Murdoch on the series ''Murdoch Mysteries'' for over 15 years, since 2008. Early life Bisson was born in ...
as Mr. Anthony, a preschool teacher who writes and illustrates stories featuring Napkin Man, a
superhero A superhero or superheroine is a fictional character who typically possesses ''superpowers'' or abilities beyond those of ordinary people, is frequently costumed concealing their identity, and fits the role of the hero, typically using their ...
figure, to teach his students how to handle difficult
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s. The series was produced by
Little Airplane Productions Little Airplane Productions was an American television production company co-founded by Josh Selig and Lori Shaer (née Sherman) in 1999. The company produced '' Oobi'' for Noggin, '' Wonder Pets!'' for Nickelodeon, and '' 3rd & Bird'' for th ...
and
Breakthrough Entertainment Breakthrough Entertainment (formerly Breakthrough Films & Television) was a Canadian production company founded in 1986 by Peter Williamson and Ira Levy. It produces popular Canadian TV shows such as ''Jimmy Two-Shoes'' and '' Atomic Betty''. O ...
. The series won the
Canadian Screen Award The Canadian Screen Awards () are awards given for artistic and technical merit in the film industry recognizing excellence in Canadian film, English-language television, and digital media ( web series) productions. Given annually by the Academy ...
for Best Pre-School Program or Series at the
3rd Canadian Screen Awards The 3rd Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 1, 2015, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2014.2013 American animated television series debuts 2017 American television series endings 2010s American animated television series 2010s American children's television series 2010s American superhero television series 2013 Canadian television series debuts 2017 Canadian television series endings 2010s Canadian animated television series 2010s Canadian children's television series American children's animated adventure television series American children's animated superhero television series American preschool education television series American television series with live action and animation Canadian children's animated adventure television series Canadian children's animated superhero television series Canadian preschool education television series Canadian television series with live action and animation Animated preschool education television series 2010s preschool education television series CBC Kids original programming Television series about educators Television series about children Television series by 9 Story Media Group Television superheroes Television series by Little Airplane Productions American English-language television shows