Angry Birds Toons

Angry Birds Toons
Genre
  • Comedy
  • Adventure
Created by Mikael Hed
Lauri Konttori
Mikko Pöllä
Based on Angry Birds
by Rovio Entertainment
Voices of
  • Antti LJ Pääkkönen
  • Antti Pääkkönen
  • Pasi Ruohonen
  • Lynne Guaglione
  • Heljä Heikkinen
  • Rauno Ahonen
  • Chris Sadler
Opening theme "Angry Birds Toons"
Composer(s)
  • Mike Reagan
  • David Schweitzer
  • Benny Oschmann
  • Alexander Röder
  • Douglas Black Heaton
  • Salla Hakkola
Country of origin Finland
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 104 (list of episodes)
Production
Producer(s) Søren Fleng (season 1)
Pablo Jordi (seasons 2, 3)
Production company(s)

Rovio Entertainment
Toon City (episodes 13–40; 42; 44; 47–104)

Atomic Cartoons (episodes 41; 43; 45–46)
Distributor Cake Entertainment (2015)[1]
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (home media)
Release
Original network Toons.TV Pop (UK and Ireland)
Original release 17 March 2013 – 13 May 2016
Chronology
Related shows
External links
Website

Angry Birds Toons is a Finnish animated TV series based on Rovio's video game franchise of the same name. This animated series follows the adventures of the telekinetic birds that are able to move objects with their minds as they guard their eggs against the telekinetic piggies who want to steal them for their king to eat, as well as adventures from within each group. Episodes have been released weekly.

There was an introductory episode called "Meet the Flock" in March 2013, which presented the names of the birds.[2] The green pigs are identified by their role such as Corporal Pig, King Pig, or Chef Pig, with Minion Pig allocated to unnamed pigs. Dialogue is generally limited to vocalisations and sound effects similar to the game.

As of September 2013, Angry Birds Toons episodes have been viewed more than one billion times.[3] By July 2014, Angry Birds Toons episodes had been viewed over three billion times and by December 2014, episodes had been viewed four billion times.[4]

Episodes

SeriesEpisodesOriginally releasedSeason DVD release date
First releasedLast releasedPart 1Part 2
15217 March 2013 (2013-03-17)8 March 2014 (2014-03-08)3 December 201315 April 2014
22619 October 2014 (2014-10-19)12 April 2015 (2015-04-12)1 December 20151 March 2016
3261 October 2015 (2015-10-01)13 May 2016 (2016-05-13)16 August 20166 December 2016

Characters

Birds

  • Red is the red, round bird, and leader of the flock. He is bossy, poor at stress and anger management, and is perhaps the most dedicated on protecting the Eggs from being captured by the Pigs.[5]
  • Chuck is a yellow triangular-shaped bird who can move incredibly fast, to the point of even slowing down time. He is incredibly arrogant, narcissistic, dumb, and even possesses a hero complex at times, though he does have the flock's best interest at heart.[6][7]
  • Bomb is a black bird with a "fuse" on top of his head and has the ability to cause explosions at will. Bomb is laid back and has an active imagination. He is somewhat of a glutton, as he has a much greater appetite than the other birds.[8][9]
  • The Blues are a trio of blue birds who are mischievous and fun-loving, pulling pranks on both the Pigs and the Birds. They're the youngest in the flock. Their names are Jim, Jake, and Jay.[10]
  • Matilda is a white female bird with rosy cheeks that serves as the Mother Hen of the group. A stereotypical hippie, she loves nature and always seeks peaceful solutions to problems, but loses her temper when things don't go as planned. She enjoys cooking, fine arts, and gardening.[11][12]
  • Terence is a large red bird with a permanent grumpy appearance. He prefers to be silent, only growling to communicate, and rarely making eye contact (also doesn't blink). He normally moves around Weeping Angel style, disappearing and reappearing elsewhere only when other characters aren't looking at him. His immense weight and stonewall personality are comically worked into the episode plots. [13][14]
  • Bubbles is a small, inflatable, orange bird that only makes appearance in the series' Halloween-themed episodes. Like The Blues, he is mischievous and fun-loving. He has a one-track mind on acquiring more candy.[15]

Pigs

  • Corporal Pig is a militaristic pig who wears a helmet with an ace of spades playing card. He reveres King Pig and likes to bully others and order the minion pigs around. According to his Angry Birds profile, he had accidentally glued his tin helmet to his scalp, though one episode shows that it can be removed.[16]
  • King Pig is a large pig with a crown on his head. He is gluttonous, lazy, stupid, and selfish. His ego is also very fragile, often behaving like a spoiled child when things don't go his way. A running gag in the show is that his palace is constantly being reduced to rubble by the various antics of both the birds and pigs.[17]
  • Foreman Pig is a pig with a bright orange moustache who is in charge of the construction projects. He occasionally leads the charge for stealing the eggs when Corporal Pig isn't doing so.[18]
  • Chef Pig is a pig with a chef hat and French moustache who cooks for the King and frequently helps with egg stealing. He is actually incredibly devious, and will act against even the other pigs, including the king, if it suits him.
  • Minion Pigs are the pigs who dutifully serve the King, although they would prefer to just have dumb fun. As a group, they're a competent and reliable work force, having constructed an entire city for their kind, in stark contrast to the tribal lifestyle of the birds.[19]

Production

Rovio announced a TV series based on the Angry Birds video game series of 52 short episodes. The series was produced by Finnish animation studio Kombo, which Rovio bought in June 2011. "I am happy to say we are going to roll out a weekly animation series this year of short format content," said Nick Dorra, head of animation at Rovio.[20] The series was made available worldwide on Angry Birds apps, selected video-on-demand services, and selected smart TVs.

Home media

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is the DVD/Blu-ray distributor for the series. While the first season got a Blu-Ray release, later releases starting with season two were only available on DVD.

  • Angry Birds Toons: Season 1, Volume 1 (3 December 2013)[21]
  • Angry Birds Toons: Season 1, Volume 2 (15 April 2014)[22]
  • Angry Birds Toons: Season 2, Volume 1 (1 December 2015)[23]
  • Angry Birds Toons: Season 2, Volume 2 (1 March 2016)[24]
  • Angry Birds Toons: Season 3, Volume 1 (16 August 2016)[25]
  • Angry Birds Toons: Season 3, Volume 2 (6 December 2016)[26]

Specials

In 2011, Nickelodeon showed Angry Birds: Wreck the Halls, a Christmas special aired on 17 December 2011;[27] and Angry Birds Space, an animated prequel to the video game of the same name in March 2012.[28][29]

Spin-offs

Piggy Tales

On 11 April 2014, Rovio released a series titled Piggy Tales on their multi-platform broadcasting channel, ToonsTV, with the first episode called "Trampoline".[30] The series show the minion pigs' life, with other exclusive characters to appear in various episodes, but no other pigs or birds were featured.

The first two seasons used clay animation to depict the pigs as they appeared in most Angry Birds games, with the latter two seasons shifting to computer-generated imagery and focusing on the pigs as they appeared as in The Angry Birds Movie.

Angry Birds Stella

Based on the puzzle video game spin-off of the same name, the series is based around Stella, the pink bird, along with her friends Luca, Willow, Poppy and Dahlia, as they work their way against Gale, the former friend of Stella, that currently is the queen of the pigs in Golden Island.[31]

Angry Birds Blues

Another spin-off series, titled Angry Birds Blues. The series shows The Blues' life, along with the Hatchlings, and is set between the events of The Angry Birds Movie and its upcoming sequel.[32] It premiered on 10 March 2017 on Toons.TV.[33]

Angry Birds: Birld Cup

In the summer of 2018, on the eve of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, Rovio announced a new series, titled Angry Birds: Birld Cup, which leverages a partnership with the UK soccer/association football team Everton FC, in which Premier League stars hold a special contest between two teams of children, representing Red and Chuck. The teams compete in special challenges to win the titular "Birld Cup", with the pigs keeping score.[34]

References

  1. ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (24 June 2015). "Cake Inks 'Angry Birds' Deal with Rovio". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  2. ↑ Meet the flock / Rovio (HD). YouTube. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Rovio Announces Second Season of 'Angry Birds Toons' Series". The Hollywood Reporter. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  4. ↑ Angry Birds on G+. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Angry Birds – Characters – Red". Angry Birds. Archived from the original on 2015-03-29. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Angry Birds – Characters – Chuck". Angry Birds. Archived from the original on 2015-03-29. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  7. ↑ Angry Birds Toons: "Chuck Time". YouTube. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Angry Birds – Characters – Bomb". Angry Birds. Archived from the original on 2015-03-29. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  9. ↑ Bomb Bird stars in Angry Birds update – Short Fuse. YouTube. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "Angry Birds – Characters – The Blues". Angry Birds. Archived from the original on 2015-03-29. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "Angry Birds – Characters – Matilda". Angry Birds. Archived from the original on 2015-03-29. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  12. ↑ Angry Birds 2 – Meet Matilda: Explosive Spirit!. YouTube. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  13. ↑ "Angry Birds – Characters – Terence". Angry Birds. Archived from the original on 2015-03-29. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  14. ↑ "Angry Birds – Watch – Gardening With Terence". Angry Birds. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  15. ↑ "Angry Birds – Characters – Bubbles". Angry Birds. Archived from the original on 2015-03-29. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  16. ↑ "Angry Birds – Characters – Corporal Pig". Angry Birds. Archived from the original on 2015-03-29. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  17. ↑ "Angry Birds – Characters – King Pig". Angry Birds. Archived from the original on 2015-03-29. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  18. ↑ "Angry Birds – Characters – Foreman Pig". Angry Birds. Archived from the original on 2015-03-29. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  19. ↑ "Angry Birds – Characters – Minion Pig". Angry Birds. Archived from the original on 2015-03-29. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  20. ↑ "Rovio confirms Angry Birds mobile animation series". Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  21. ↑ Sluss, Justin (9 October 2013). "Rovio's "Angry Birds Toons Season One Volume One" on Blu-ray December". High Def Disc News. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  22. ↑ Wolfe, Jennifer (19 February 2014). "'Angry Birds Toons: Season One – Volume Two' Soars to Disc April 15". Animation World Network. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  23. ↑ Wolfe, Jennifer (19 October 2015). "'Angry Birds' Blast Off on DVD December 1". Animation World Network. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  24. ↑ "VideoETA – Angry Birds Toons: Season 2 Volume 2 (2016) DVD and Blu-ray". videoeta.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  25. ↑ Wolfe, Jennifer (6 July 2016). "'Angry Birds Movie' Hatching Early on Digital HD". Animation World Network. Retrieved 3 September 2016. Angry Birds Toons: Season 3 Volume 1 will also be available on digital July 29 and on DVD Aug. 16.
  26. ↑ Lambert, David (12 October 2016). "Angry Birds Toons – Sony Schedules a DVD Date for 'Season 3, Volume 2'". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  27. ↑ Ramin Zahed. (19 December 2011) "Angry Birds Lands on Nicktoons". Animation Magazine.
  28. ↑ (21 March 2012) "Angry Birds Space Headed to Nicktoons". IGN.
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  30. ↑ "A brand-new series hits ToonsTV – get ready for Piggy Tales! – Rovio Entertainment Ltd". Rovio.com. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  31. ↑ "Angry Birds Stella Animated Series!". Angry Birds. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  32. ↑ "Angry Birds Blues". Cake Entertainment. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  33. ↑ Spangler, Todd (8 February 2017). "'Angry Birds Blues' Series, Co-Starring Hatchlings, Set to Perch on Rovio's ToonsTV". Variety. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  34. ↑ "Angry Birds - BirLd Cup - New Series Official Trailer!". YouTube. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
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