Kinderwood
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Created by | Otto Tang Carin Greenberg |
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Composer | Gabe Sokoloff |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 30 segments[1] |
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Producers | Titmouse, Inc. |
Running time | 7 minutes[1] |
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Original network | Noggin |
Original release | December 3, 2020 present | –
Kinderwood is an American animated television series that premiered on the Noggin mobile app on December 3, 2020. The series was created by Otto Tang and developed by Carin Greenberg. It is produced by Titmouse, Inc. It is set in a fictional school called Kinderwood, which is able to transform into different environments. The main characters are the "Kinderkids," a group of five classmates who attend Kinderwood.
The series was first announced on December 1, 2020,[2] and it was available early on Noggin's Amazon Video channel on the same day. On December 3, one episode of the series was aired on Nickelodeon[3] to promote its debut on Noggin. Commercials for the show's Noggin debut also played on Nickelodeon's networks.[4]
Characters[]
The five main characters are known as the "Kinderkids."
- Liddo (voiced by Judah Prehn), a white cat with a black bowler hat that obscures his ears.
- Fifi (voiced by Chloe Coleman), a black and white dog.
- Luplup (voiced by Luke Lowe), a sweet loving yellow and white dog, and Fifi's little brother.
- Olive (voiced by Capri Oliver), a white duck who is the most curious and imaginative Kinderkid.
- DD (vocal effects provided by Otto Tang), an always stylish black and white cat who doesn't speak and only meows. He also expresses himself through thought balloons which the characters can see.
Episodes[]
Season 1 (2020)[]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Television air date [5] | Online air date | Prod. code [6] | U.S viewers (millions) |
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1A | 1 | "A Kinderwood Holiday" | Allison Craig Otto Tang | David Grubstick, Storyboards by: Thomas Hudson | December 3, 2020 | December 2, 2020 | 106 | 0.33[3] |
When the Decorations on the Frost Festival tree somehow disappear, Liddo leads an expedition deep into the branches. | ||||||||
1B | 2 | "Snowball Effect" | Allison Craig Otto Tang | Andrew Blanchette, Storyboards by: Allyson Gonzalez | December 3, 2020 | December 1, 2020 | 106 | 0.33[3] |
Luplup's not bothered by his own forgetfulness until a door left open turns Kinderwood into a snow-filled tundra and teaches him that there are consequences to his actions. | ||||||||
1C | 3 | "Hop to the Top" | Allison Craig Otto Tang | Andrew Blanchette, Storyboards by: Lauren Bergholm | December 3, 2020 | December 2, 2020 | 106 | 0.33[3] |
While playing a board game, Olive changes the rules so she can get ahead but, when she experiences a fantasy game where everyone can change the rules, she realizes it's more important to be a good sport. | ||||||||
2A | 4 | "Olive Spins A Yarn" | Allison Craig Otto Tang | TBA | 2021 | December 2, 2020 | TBA | TBD |
2B | 5 | "Two Can Play" | Allison Craig Otto Tang | TBA | 2021 | December 2, 2020 | TBA | TBD |
2C | 6 | "Friendship Day" | Allison Craig Otto Tang | TBA | 2021 | January 2021 | TBA | TBD |
3A | 7 | "A Day without DD" | Allison Craig Otto Tang | TBA | 2021 | January 2021 | TBA | TBD |
3B | 8 | "The Land of Lost Treasure" | Allison Craig Otto Tang | TBA | June 11, 2021 | January 2021 | TBA | N/A |
4A | 9 | "Fifi's Balloon Dance" | Allison Craig Otto Tang | TBA | May 28, 2021 | December 1, 2020 | TBA | N/A |
4B | 9 | "Lovey Story" | Allison Craig Otto Tang | TBA | 2021 | December 1, 2020 | TBA | TBD |
4C | 10 | "A Star is Horn" | Allison Craig Otto Tang | TBA | 2021 | December 1, 2020 | TBA | TBD |
5A | 11 | "What Sounds Like Thunder" | Allison Craig Otto Tang | Shane Portman, Storyboards by: Allyson Gonzalez | 2021 | December 1, 2020 | TBA | TBD |
5B | 12 | "Dandy Dandelion" | Allison Craig Otto Tang | TBA | 2021 | December 1, 2020 | TBA | TBD |
5C | 13 | "Beetle Buddy" | Allison Craig Otto Tang | TBA | 2021 | December 1, 2020 | TBA | TBD |
6A | 14 | "A Hat Like That" | Allison Craig Otto Tang | TBA | 2021 | December 1, 2020 | TBA | TBD |
6B | 15 | "The Amazing Green Crayon" | Allison Craig Otto Tang | TBA | 2021 | December 1, 2020 | TBA | TBD |
6C | 16 | "Luplup and the Missing Moon" | Allison Craig Otto Tang | TBA | June 11, 2021 | December 1, 2020 | TBA | N/A |
7A | 17 | "Sluglup" | Allison Craig Otto Tang | TBA | 2021 | December 1, 2020 | TBA | TBD |
7B | 18 | "Out of the Blocks" | Allison Craig Otto Tang | TBA | 2021 | December 1, 2020 | TBA | TBD |
7C | 19 | "Silent Story" | Allison Craig Otto Tang | TBA | 2021 | December 1, 2020 | TBA | TBD |
8A | 20 | "Luplup's Big Sister" | Allison Craig Otto Tang | TBA | 2021 | TBA | TBA | TBD |
8B | 21 | "Clean Up Round Up" | Allison Craig Otto Tang | TBA | 2021 | TBA | TBA | TBD |
8C | 22 | "It's About Time" | Allison Craig Otto Tang | TBA | 2021 | TBA | TBA | TBD |
Reception[]
Common Sense Media gave the show a five-star review. The staff reviewer, Ashley Moulton, said that the show's stories "emphasize that it's okay to feel negative emotions, that it's important to help other people, and being a good friend," and she summarized Kinderwood as a "lovely, kind-hearted show" with "oodles of charm."[7]
The episode "What Sounds Like Thunder" was selected to compete in the Television Films category of the 2021 Annecy International Animation Film Festival.[8]
References[]
- ^ a b Whyte, Alexandra (January 6, 2021). "Noggin preps first original long-form show". Kidscreen.
The latest original, Titmouse's preschool show Kinderwood (30 x seven minutes), launched on December 3
- ^ "Kinderwood Info & Air Date". NickPress. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ^ a b c d Mitch Metcalf (December 3, 2020). "Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.3.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on December 7, 2020.
- ^ "Noggin TV Commercial, 'Kinderwood Adventures'". iSpot. December 25, 2020.
- ^ "Online Air Dates". Nickelodeon Online.
- ^ "Kinderwood Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.
- ^ Moulton, Ashley (2020). "Noggin's Kinderwood Review". Common Sense Media.
- ^ CITIA, ©. "Annecy > Programme > Index". www.annecy.org. Retrieved 2021-04-11.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
External links[]
- Kinderwood at IMDb
- American children's television series stubs
- 2020s American animated television series
- 2020 American television series debuts
- American children's animated television series