Kazoops!
Kazoops! | |
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Genre | Preschool Comedy |
Created by | Darren Price Anthony Aston Patrick Egerton |
Starring | Reece Pockney Scott Langley Alex Babic |
Country of origin | Australia Malaysia United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 78 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Patrick Egerton Zeno Gabing Juhaidah Joemin Jackie Edwards Chris Rose David Webster |
Running time | 5 minutes |
Production companies | Cheeky Little Media Giggle Garage Animations[1] Mighty Nice Nexus Studios[2] |
Original release | |
Network | CBeebies |
Release | June 2016 August 2016 | –
Network | ABC Kids |
Release | August 1 October 29, 2016 | –
Network | Netflix |
Release | September 2, 2016 |
Kazoops! is an animated children's comedy television series produced by Cheeky Little Media, Giggle Garage, Mighty Nice and Nexus Studios.[3][4][5] The series' full season consisting of 13 episodes was released on Netflix on September 2, 2016.
Premise
The series revolves around six-year-old Monty Kazoops, a boy with a vivid imagination, and his best friend Jimmy Jones, the family pet pig. In each episode, Monty confronts a preconception about life and sets out to challenge it with a wild imaginary adventure that offers them a new perspective.
Characters
- Reece Pockney as Monty, a 6-year-old boy. He has youthful enthusiasm and curiosity at every turn.
- Scott Langley as Jimmy Jones, Monty's family pet pig and best friend.
- Alex Babic as Stan, Monty’s father.
- Gemma Harvey and Teresa Gallagher as Violet, Monty’s mother.
- Jessica Hann as Jeanie, Monty’s older sister.
- Emma Tate (Series 1) and Shelley Longworth (Series 2-3) as Gran.
- Samantha, Elke, Willow and Finn Langley provide additional voices for the series.
Production
Although Kazoops! originated in Australia, its production took place mostly in Malaysia while its post-production took place in United Kingdom.
Commissioned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the BBC, Kazoops! was co-produced by Australian animation studio, Cheeky Little Media based in Sydney and Malaysian animation studio, Giggle Garage based in Cyberjaya, Selangor.
Broadcast
Kazoops! debuted on CBeebies in June 2016, followed by ABC Kids in August.[6] The series began available for streaming on Netflix starting 2 September.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Kazoops! — Giggle Garage Animations". gigglegarage.com.
- ^ "Kazoops! — Nexus Studios". nexusstudios.com.
- ^ "Using your imagination with Kazoops – review". Five Little Doves. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Kazoops - Suburban Wife, City Life". Suburban Wife. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (9 August 2016). "Aussie Pre-K Show 'Kazoops' Comes to NorAm Netflix". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Cheeky Little Media's Kazoops set to launch on ABC KIDS". If. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "'Kazoops' to Make U.S. Debut". License Global. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ Elizabeth Foster (5 August 2016). "Aussie series Kazoops gets date for US debut on Netflix". Kidscreen. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
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