Nutri Ventures - The Quest for the 7 Kingdom |
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Genre |
Adventure Comedy |
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Created by |
Watermelon (www.watermelon.pt) |
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Directed by |
Rodrigo Carvalho |
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Opening theme |
Nutri Ventures Theme (Simon Wadsworth, Rodrigo Carvalho, João Ramos; performed by Paula Teixeira) |
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Country of origin |
Portugal |
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Original language(s) |
Portuguese |
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No. of seasons |
12 (5 aired) |
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No. of episodes |
102 (52 aired) (list of episodes) |
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Production |
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Executive producer(s) |
Rui Lima Miranda, Rodrigo Carvalho, Pedro Van Zeller |
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Producer(s) |
Nutri Ventures SA |
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Running time |
24 minutes |
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Production company(s) |
Nutri Ventures Corporation |
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Distributor |
Nutri Ventures Corporation Dentsu Aegis Network (UK) |
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Release |
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Original network |
RTP (Portugual) Qubo (US) |
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External links |
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Website |
Nutri Ventures (also known as Nutri Ventures – The Quest for the 7 Kingdoms) (Portuguese: Nutri Ventures - Em Busca dos 7 Reinos) is a Portuguese TV series produced by the Nutri Ventures Corporation and Dentsu Aegis Network that is distributed through Hulu Kids.[1]
Characters
Main
- Theo (voiced by Cam Clarke in English) is the leader of the 4 kids. He keeps the medallion with him.
- Lena (voiced by Mona Marshall in English) is the "brains" of the group. She keeps the NutriPad with her. In the Indian territory, everyone calls her "Eagle Feather".
- Ben (voiced by Rob Paulsen in English) is the strong, yet clumsy and foolish, one. In the sugar kingdom, everyone calls him Big Ben. He has a crush on Inca.
- Nina (voiced by Grey DeLisle in English) is playful and intelligent and she helps someone who can get in shape. She's actually Theo's little sister. She always wears a blue flower in her hair. It was revealed in the episode "In Search of Energy" that she tends to get separation anxiety from her brother as she always wants to be with him. In "The Path of the Lonely Star," she realizes that she doesn't need to be with him as Lena told her about the fact that Theo had to go alone because the stone battle was about to begin.
- Alex Grand (voiced by Jim Cummings in English) is the main antagonist of the series. The President of the Grand Corporation, he replaced all the food in the world with a food-like product called "Genex 100."
- Murdock is Alex's father, but very old.
- Nose is Alex's second-in-command. In the Red Kingdom, he is dressed up as a jester with a grey beard.
- Nexus is the leader of the seven Guardians.
- The Gugas are sphere-shaped bulldogs. The purple one projects holograms with his eyes. The yellow one wears a black martial arts headband. The white one is always dirty. The orange one is always happy. The red one has a lot of fear. The brown one is always tired. The blue one has anger management problems. The green one takes pictures like a snap camera.
- Guardian Purple is Theo and Nina's grandfather.
The Red Kingdom
- Genevieve is a princess disguised as the Black Knight. She prefers to be in love with Theo.
- Guardian Red is Genevieve's father and king of the red kingdom.
- Jomanda is the lady-in-waiting who lives in the Salt Desert.
- Fritz is the duke of the Fried Kingdom.
- Fritz Junior is Fritz's son who is obsessed with Genevieve.
- Professor Gizmo is one of the inventors.
- Fat&Fit Philip is the ruler of the Fat Kingdom, but after Nina taught him about diets. He renamed his kingdom into the Fit Kingdom and ruled it.
- Dragon is Alex's Prisoner, but thanks to Theo, he volunteers to Theo's cause later.
The Yellow Empire
- Guardian Yellow is the elderly emperor.
- Ty-Paw is a corrupt samurai. When in the Green Kingdom, he disguises himself as Supaw.
- Zed is a townsperson who supports the heroic kids.
- Tyker is Ty-Paw's army.
The White State
- Guardian White lives in the White State. She attracts Fritz with her beautiful appearances. She is also the mother of her two children.
- Tina is a woman in the White State who sabotaged the heroes.
- Zack is one of Tina's bodyguards.
- Black is Zack's Brother and the other bodyguard.
The Blue Sealand
- Pecky is a blue talking parrot with some pirate apparel.
- Guardian Blue is a spunky joke teller. He is the father of his two older twin daughters and younger son.
- Captain Mist is a good pirate. He is in love with Captain Scarlet.
- Neptune is the god of the sea.
The Green Empire
- Inca is a girl with a ponytail. As one of the villagers, she was the first citizen of the Green Kingdom to welcome Theo and his team. Ben has a crush on her.
- Guardian Green is an emperor of his kingdom. He also has a wife and son.
- Tucan: The chosen child in the trial of light (Theo thought that he was in the trial of darkness, but then he understood that Tucan was going to form the trial of light.)
- Boa is Tucan's smart snake.
The Brown Union
- Guardian Brown is also the sheriff in the Brown Union.
- Broken Canoe is an Indian chief.
- Curling Snake he is Broken Canoe's Personal Councilor, but he betrayed her.
- Betty Beans she was guardian brown's Trusted Cowgirl, she also betrayed her.
- Johnny: He is Guardian Brown's grandson.
- Sacred Eagle is a temple guider of the Brown Union, but he also bargain with Lena.
The Orange Kingdom
- Guardian Orange teaches the magic of fruits and leader of orange kingdom.
- The Oracle is a tree with all the answers, but first one must pass 3 tests.
- Sid is a Fruitist who lives in Orange Kingdom.
- Candyman he hypnotized people with sugar foods.
- Matrons they bring Sugar food, but be careful! This rolling pans aren't for rolling desserts, it's also for whacking people who refuse to eat.
- Ragg is one of Guardian Orange's students. He also build a command center in the sugar kingdom where the sugar hypnosis can't get in.
Episodes
Series overview
Season |
Episodes |
Originally aired |
Season premiere |
Season finale |
The Origins (2012) |
2 |
September 26, 2012 |
September 27, 2012 |
Season 1 (2012) |
11 |
September 30, 2012 |
October 10, 2012 |
Season 2 (2012) |
9 |
October 11, 2012 |
October 19, 2012 |
Season 3 (2013) |
9 |
March 15, 2013 |
April 4, 2013 |
Season 4 (2013) |
11 |
October 2, 2013 |
October 16, 2013 |
Season 5 (2014) |
10 |
April 5, 2014 |
April 18, 2014 |
The Origins (2012)
Episode No.
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1 | "The Origins Part 1 - Murdock´s Dream" | September 26, 2012 (2012-09-26) |
2 | "The Origins Part 2 - The New Kingdoms" | September 27, 2012 (2012-09-27) |
Season 1: The Beginning of Nutritions (2012)
Season 2: Kingdom of Medieval (2012)
Season 3: Boosting West (2013)
Season 4: Intelligence Sea (2013)
Season 5: Apocalypse Vegetables (2014)
Reception
Common Sense Media gave Nutri Ventures an extremely positive review, rating it at five stars and praising it for its lack of extreme violence and promotion of healthy eating.[3]