Kazoops!
| Kazoops! | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Preschool Comedy |
| Created by | Darren Price Anthony Aston Patrick Egerton David Webster Scott Langley |
| Written by |
|
| Directed by | Steve Moltzen |
| Voices of | Reece Pockney Scott Langley Alex Babic |
| Opening theme | "Kazoops!" |
| Ending theme | "Kazoops!" (instrumental) |
| Composer | Scott Langley |
| 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 |
| Producers |
|
| Editors | Simon Klaebe Daryl Davies |
| Running time | 6–7 minutes |
| Production companies | Cheeky Little Media Giggle Garage Mighty Nice Nexus Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBeebies |
| Release | June 20, 2016 (2016年06月20日) – November 3, 2017 (2017年11月03日) |
| Network | ABC Kids |
| Release | August 1 (2016年08月01日) – October 27, 2016 (2016年10月27日) |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | September 2, 2016 (2016年09月02日) |
Kazoops! is a children's animated television series produced by Cheeky Little Media, Giggle Garage, Mighty Nice and Nexus Studios for ABC Kids and CBeebies.[1] [2] [3] The series' first season, comprising 13 episodes, was released in Netflix on September 2, 2016.
Premise
[edit ]The series follows six-year-old Monty Kazoops, a boy with a vibrant imagination, and his best friend Jimmy Jones, the family pet pig. In each episode, Monty encounters a preconception about life and embarks on a fantastical imaginary adventure to challenge it, gaining a new perspective.[4]
Characters
[edit ]- 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
[edit ]Commissioned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the BBC, Kazoops! was co-produced by Cheeky Little Media, an Australian animation studio based in Sydney and Giggle Garage, a Malaysian animation studio based in Cyberjaya, Selangor.[5] Production began in April 2015.[6]
The series' character designs, storyboards, music and post-production were handled in Australia, while the animation was produced in Malaysia. The script and voice recording were done in the United Kingdom. British child development expert, Jacqueline Harding served as the educational consultant.[7] [5]
Each episode features its own original songs, written and performed by Australian musician, Scott Langley.[8] [6] It is also one of the two Cheeky Little Media productions to receive global distribution.[9]
Episodes
[edit ]During its run, Kazoops! spanned 3 series and 78 episodes. All episodes are directed by Steve Moltzen.
| Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 26 | 1 August 2016 (2016年08月01日) | 30 August 2016 (2016年08月30日) | |
| 2 | 26 | 31 August 2016 (2016年08月31日) | 29 September 2016 (2016年09月29日) | |
| 3 | 26 | 30 September 2016 (2016年09月30日) | 27 October 2016 (2016年10月27日) | |
Series 1 (2016)
[edit ]| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Storyboarded by [b] | Written by [b] | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Animal Pals" | Greg Ingram | David Ingham | 1 August 2016 (2016年08月01日) |
| 2 | 2 | "Backyard Beach" | Cindy Scharka | Lee Pressman | 2 August 2016 (2016年08月02日) |
| 3 | 3 | "Dinosaurus Games" | Darren Keating Tang Ngack Lee | Matt Baker | 3 August 2016 (2016年08月03日) |
| 4 | 4 | "Tiny Little Me" | Tang Ngack Lee | Matt Baker | 4 August 2016 (2016年08月04日) |
| 5 | 5 | "Cosmic Clean-Up" | Tang Ngack Lee | Lisa Akhurst | 5 August 2016 (2016年08月05日) |
| 6 | 6 | "Clothes for Jimmy" | Greg Holfield | Matt Baker | 6 August 2016 (2016年08月06日) |
| 7 | 7 | "Monsters" | Cindy Scharka | David Ingham | 8 August 2016 (2016年08月08日) |
| 8 | 8 | "Follow the Rules" | Tang Ngack Lee | Alex Williams | 9 August 2016 (2016年08月09日) |
| 9 | 9 | "Half a Pair" | Cindy Scharka | Gillian Corderoy | 10 August 2016 (2016年08月10日) |
| 10 | 10 | "The Beautiful Game" | Chris Hauge | Gillian Corderoy | 11 August 2016 (2016年08月11日) |
| 11 | 11 | "Matching Socks" | Greg Holfield Constance Chew | David Ingham | 12 August 2016 (2016年08月12日) |
| 12 | 12 | "Flower Power" | Tang Ngack Lee | Alex Williams | 13 August 2016 (2016年08月13日) |
| 13 | 13 | "Rainy Day" | Anne Yi | Alex Williams | 15 August 2016 (2016年08月15日) |
| 14 | 14 | "Best Bike in the World" | Chris Hauge | Gillian Corderoy | 16 August 2016 (2016年08月16日) |
| 15 | 15 | "Piggy Portrait" | Constance Chew | Matt Baker | 17 August 2016 (2016年08月17日) |
| 16 | 16 | "The Night's Alright" | Hiromi Kakinuma | Alex Williams | 18 August 2016 (2016年08月18日) |
| 17 | 17 | "Daredevil Dude" | Mike Zarb | Lisa Akhurst | 19 August 2016 (2016年08月19日) |
| 18 | 18 | "Cubby House" | Chris Hauge | Alex Williams | 20 August 2016 (2016年08月20日) |
| 19 | 19 | "Happy Ordinary Day" | Chris Hauge | Alex Williams | 22 August 2016 (2016年08月22日) |
| 20 | 20 | "Coconut Safari Club" | Mike Zarb | David Ingham | 23 August 2016 (2016年08月23日) |
| 21 | 21 | "Never Mending Story" | Cindy Scharka | Lee Pressman | 24 August 2016 (2016年08月24日) |
| 22 | 22 | "Topsy Turvy Time" | Constance Chew | David Ingham | 25 August 2016 (2016年08月25日) |
| 23 | 23 | "Pea Soup" | Tang Ngack Lee Greg Ingram | Matt Baker | 26 August 2016 (2016年08月26日) |
| 24 | 24 | "Tasty Trip" | Tang Ngack Lee Anne Yi | Matt Baker | 27 August 2016 (2016年08月27日) |
| 25 | 25 | "Star Yeti" | Hiromi Kakinuma | Alex Williams | 29 August 2016 (2016年08月29日) |
| 26 | 26 | "The Incredible Kazoops!" | Peter Sheehan | Matt Baker | 30 August 2016 (2016年08月30日) |
Series 2 (2016)
[edit ]| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Storyboarded by [b] | Written by [b] | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | "I Am Monty" | Constance Chew | Matt Baker | 31 August 2016 (2016年08月31日) |
| 28 | 2 | "Hello Goodbye" | Mike Zarb | Alex Williams | 1 September 2016 (2016年09月01日) |
| 29 | 3 | "Piggy Dreamer" | Tang Ngack Lee Greg Ingram | David Ingham | 2 September 2016 (2016年09月02日) |
| 30 | 4 | "The Queen" | Darren Keating Patrick Burns Steve Cooper | Matt Baker | 3 September 2016 (2016年09月03日) |
| 31 | 5 | "Daydreamer Monty" | Peter Sheehan | Alex Williams | 5 September 2016 (2016年09月05日) |
| 32 | 6 | "Wild Thing" | Constance Chew | Lisa Akhurst | 6 September 2016 (2016年09月06日) |
| 33 | 7 | "King of the City" | Rosauro A. dela Vega Anne Yi | Alex Williams | 7 September 2016 (2016年09月07日) |
| 34 | 8 | "Different Folks" | Cindy Scharka Tang Ngack Lee Belynda Smith | Matt Baker | 8 September 2016 (2016年09月08日) |
| 35 | 9 | "Bold Knight" | Tang Ngack Lee Chris Hauge | Peter Hynes | 9 September 2016 (2016年09月09日) |
| 36 | 10 | "Crowded House" | Mike Zarb | Lee Pressman | 10 September 2016 (2016年09月10日) |
| 37 | 11 | "Silence for Stan" | Mike Chavez Belynda Smith | Gillian Corderoy | 12 September 2016 (2016年09月12日) |
| 38 | 12 | "Do Elephants Forget?" | Constance Chew John Eyley | Lee Pressman | 13 September 2016 (2016年09月13日) |
| 39 | 13 | "Dad Dancing" | Chris Hauge | Matt Baker | 14 September 2016 (2016年09月14日) |
| 40 | 14 | "Techno Monty" | Tang Ngack Lee | Lisa Akhurst | 15 September 2016 (2016年09月15日) |
| 41 | 15 | "Ugli Fruit" | Suren Perera John Eyley | Lisa Akhurst | 16 September 2016 (2016年09月16日) |
| 42 | 16 | "Fun Factory" | Mike Chavez Tang Ngack Lee | Matt Baker | 17 September 2016 (2016年09月17日) |
| 43 | 17 | "Fix it Mum and Dad" | Suren Perera Richard Bailey | Gillian Corderoy | 19 September 2016 (2016年09月19日) |
| 44 | 18 | "The Good Winner" | Gan Cher Kang Richard Bailey | Matt Baker | 20 September 2016 (2016年09月20日) |
| 45 | 19 | "Big and Small" | Anne Yi | Lisa Akhurst | 21 September 2016 (2016年09月21日) |
| 46 | 20 | "Piggy Blues" | Erin Humiston Tang Ngack Lee | Matt Baker | 22 September 2016 (2016年09月22日) |
| 47 | 21 | "Follow the Leader" | Gan Cher Kang | Alex Williams | 23 September 2016 (2016年09月23日) |
| 48 | 22 | "Hide and Seek" | Mike Chavez Suren Perera | Alex Williams | 24 September 2016 (2016年09月24日) |
| 49 | 23 | "Dr. Funny Bones" | Anne Yi | Peter Hynes | 26 September 2016 (2016年09月26日) |
| 50 | 24 | "Wish List" | Suren Perera John Eyley | Alex Williams | 27 September 2016 (2016年09月27日) |
| 51 | 25 | "Round and Round" | Manny Banados Belynda Smith | Peter Hynes | 28 September 2016 (2016年09月28日) |
| 52 | 26 | "The Greatest Gift" | Chris Hauge | Lee Pressman David Ingham | 29 September 2016 (2016年09月29日) |
Series 3 (2016)
[edit ]| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Storyboarded by [b] | Written by [b] | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 1 | "Take a Break" | Mike Zarb Gan Cher Kang | Alex Williams | 30 September 2016 (2016年09月30日) | |
| 54 | 2 | "Parcel Puzzle" | Chris Hauge | Gillian Corderoy | 1 October 2016 (2016年10月01日) | |
| 55 | 3 | "Monty Repeats Himself" | Erin Humiston | Alex Williams | 3 October 2016 (2016年10月03日) | |
| 56 | 4 | "Bath Night" | Constance Chew Manny Banados | Alex Williams | 4 October 2016 (2016年10月04日) | |
| 57 | 5 | "Seabed Sleepover" | Anne Yi | Lisa Akhurst | 5 October 2016 (2016年10月05日) | |
| 58 | 6 | "Same Old Story" | Cindy Scharka | Matt Baker | 6 October 2016 (2016年10月06日) | |
| 59 | 7 | "Camping" | Tang Ngack Lee | Peter Hynes | 7 October 2016 (2016年10月07日) | |
| 60 | 8 | "Caring Sharing Monty" | Gan Cher Kang | Alex Williams | 8 October 2016 (2016年10月08日) | |
| 61 | 9 | "Music Power" | Anne Yi | Alex Williams | 10 October 2016 (2016年10月10日) | |
| 62 | 10 | "You're Never Too Old" | Anne Yi | Peter Hynes | 11 October 2016 (2016年10月11日) | |
| 63 | 11 | "Fun With Clouds" | Constance Chew | Alex Williams | 12 October 2016 (2016年10月12日) | |
| 64 | 12 | "Car Trip" | Cindy Scharka | Alex Williams | 13 October 2016 (2016年10月13日) | |
| 65 | 13 | "Cousin Flora" | Tang Ngack Lee | David Ingham | 14 October 2016 (2016年10月14日) | |
| 66 | 14 | "Know it All" | Tang Ngack Lee Pete Jacobs | Adam Long | 15 October 2016 (2016年10月15日) | |
| 67 | 15 | "Surprising Stan" | Maruna Hada | Gillian Corderoy | 17 October 2016 (2016年10月17日) | |
| 68 | 16 | "Pretend Piggy" | Mandy Clotworthy | Lisa Akhurst | 18 October 2016 (2016年10月18日) | |
| 69 | 17 | "Waiting Games" | Maruna Hada | Lisa Akhurst | 19 October 2016 (2016年10月19日) | |
| 70 | 18 | "Jimmy Jones Rules" | Constance Chew Cindy Scharka | Alex Williams | 20 October 2016 (2016年10月20日) | |
| 71 | 19 | "Honestly, Monty" | Maruna Hada | Matt Baker | 21 October 2016 (2016年10月21日) | |
| 72 | 20 | "My Family" | Cindy Scharka | Alex Williams | 22 October 2016 (2016年10月22日) | |
| 73 | 21 | "Monty Rides Again" | Maruna Hada | Alex Williams | 24 October 2016 (2016年10月24日) | |
| 74 | 22 | "Purple Zappa" | Mandy Clotworthy | Gillian Corderoy | 25 October 2016 (2016年10月25日) | |
| 75 | 23 | "Get It Wrong to Get it Right" | Mandy Clotworthy Cindy Scharka | Matt Baker | 26 October 2016 (2016年10月26日) | |
| 76–78 | 24–26 | "Middle of Somewhere" | Tang Ngack Lee Mandy Clotworthy | David Ingham | 27 October 2016 (2016年10月27日) | |
|
This episode has an extended running time of 21 minutes and produced as a three-part special finale. | ||||||
Broadcast
[edit ]Kazoops! debuted on CBeebies in the United Kingdom in June 2016, followed by ABC Kids in Australia on 1 August.[10] [11] The series began available for streaming on Netflix starting 2 September.[12] [13]
Notes
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "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.
- ^ Rod Lewis (1 July 2016). "Aussie Kazoops Arrive This August". GLAM Adelaide. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ a b Jeremy Dickson (2 July 2015). "Cheeky Little ramps up for Kazoops! launch". Kidscreen. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ a b Roxanne Mccarty-o'kane (14 July 2016). "Musician channels inner goofball to create TV series". Courier Mail. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Interview with the Producer of KAZOOPS!". Teacher Types. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ David Knox (19 July 2016). "Airdate: Kazoops". TV Tonight . Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ Jacqui Bahr (1 August 2016). "Challenging conventions". The West Australian . Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Cheeky Little Media's Kazoops set to launch on ABC KIDS". If. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ Joanna Padovano Tong (30 June 2016). "ABC Kids Preps Premiere of Preschool Series Kazoops". Worldscresn. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "'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.
External links
[edit ]- 2010s Australian animated television series
- 2010s British animated comedy television series
- 2010s Malaysian television series
- 2016 Australian television series debuts
- 2016 British television series debuts
- 2016 Malaysian television series debuts
- 2010s preschool education television series
- Australian computer-animated television series
- Australian children's animated comedy television series
- Australian preschool education television series
- British computer-animated television series
- British children's animated comedy television series
- British preschool education television series
- Malaysian children's animated comedy television series
- Animated preschool education television series
- British English-language television shows
- Netflix children's programming
- BBC children's television shows
- CBeebies
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming
- Animated television series about children
- Animated television series about pigs
- Animated television series about families
- Animated television series by Netflix
- BBC animated television series