Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!
| Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Also known as | Wubbzy |
| Genre |
Animation Education Comedy |
| Created by | Bob Boyle |
| Voices of |
Grey DeLisle Lara Jill Miller Carlos Alazraqui Tara Strong |
| Theme music composer | Brad Mossman |
| Opening theme | "Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! Theme" |
| Ending theme | "Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! Theme" (instrumental) |
| Composer(s) | Mike Reagan |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 (104 segments) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Bob Boyle Fred Seibert Phil Roman Jay Fukuto Susan Miller Brendan Burch |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Bolder Media Film Roman IDT Entertainment (2006–2007) Starz Media (2007–2010) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nick Jr. (2006-2014) |
| Picture format |
480i (4:3 SDTV) (Season 1) 1080i (16:9 HDTV) (Season 2) |
| Original release | August 28, 2006 – February 21, 2010 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Yin Yang Yo! |
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! (or simply Wubbzy) is an American educational children's flash animated television series created by Bob Boyle. The series is animated by Bardel Entertainment in both Toon Boom and Adobe Flash software[1] and produced by Bolder Media and Starz Media. Bob Boyle, Susan Miller, Mark Warner, and Fred Seibert-Warner are all of the executive producers. The pop rock music is performed by Brad Mossman, and the musical score is composed and conducted by Mike Reagan. The series premiered on August 28, 2006 on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. in the United States and concluded on February 21, 2010.
Origin
According to Bob Boyle, the series began as a story created by his niece, Viviana Ogawa, that Boyle turned into a rough comic book-style storybook called The Tail of Flopsy, Mopsy, and Ted.[2] During the series' development process, the characters were renamed Wubbzy, Widget, and Walden.[1]
Boyle submitted his original concept as a book to Bolder Media. After more than 6000 children's book concepts were reviewed, his submission was selected for development into an animated series for preschoolers.
Production for the first season began on September 2004. The series premiered on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block on August 28, 2006. It ended on Nick's Play Date block in 2010 after it aired its final episode. It originally became a hiatus until December 2009. Reruns were moved to the Nick Jr. network. The series remained a part of the channel until April 15, 2014, when the show was pulled off the air in the US, thus officially ending the show. All traces of the show were removed from the Nick Jr. website as well. The last episode that aired in re-runs was "Save the Wuzzly/All Bottled Up." The last episode aired on the Nickelodeon network was "Lights, Camera, Wubbzy/A Wubbstar is Born", on April 30, 2009.
The show has received an Emmy, a KidScreen Best TV Movie award (for Wubb Idol, starring Beyoncé), and a Telly award.
A translated version of the series has been a popular addition to the "Cúla 4" children's programming lineup on the Irish language television channel TG4 since January 2011. The show is dubbed in 15 languages and airs in over 100 countries around the world.
Cast
- Grey DeLisle – Wubbzy, Buggy, Madame Zabinga, Kooky, Sparkle, additional voices
- Lara Jill Miller – Widget, Huggy, additional voices
- Carlos Alazraqui – Walden, Earl, Chef Fritz, additional voices
- Tara Strong – Daizy, Shimmer, additional voices
- Beyoncé Knowles – Shine
- Jeff Bennett – Cupid, Fire Chief
- Jann Carl – Jann Starl
- Tiki Barber – Touchdown Tiki
- Phil LaMarr – Jam Jam James
- Ty Pennington – Ty Ty The Tool Guy
- Michelle Kwan – Michelle Kwanzleberry
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 26 | August 28, 2006 | June 20, 2008 | ||
| Specials | 2 | August 29, 2008 | May 1, 2009 | ||
| 2 | 26 | September 2, 2008 | February 21, 2010 | ||
Broadcast
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! was shown on Tiny Pop in the United Kingdom and Treehouse TV in Canada. It also aired on France 4 in France and RTEjr in the UK and Ireland, on RTL Kockica in Croatia, on HBO in Slovenia, and on Discovery Kids in Brazil and Latin America. The TV show also airs at its Italian language on Playhouse Disney. The series is shown on Nelonen, GMA and ABC Kids. French version broadcasts on Canal+, France 5 and TiJi. Later, it was shown on ¡Sorpresa!, on Discovery Kids, and the Qubo. It continues to air on 9Go! in Australia. Portuguese version has shown on RTP1 and Canal Panda.
Home media
In UK and Australia, Season 1, Volumes 1–2 (Episodes 1–14, and 15–26) were released as season DVD boxes; these were not released in the United States.
Anchor Bay Entertainment has released 21 DVD compilations, the first of which was released on September 23, 2008.
| Title | Season(s) | Episode count | Release date | Episodes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Wubbzy's Big Movie! | 1 | 8 | May 12, 2009 | "Wubbzy's Big Movie!", "Perfecto Party", "A Tale of Tails", "Monster Madness", "Pirate Treasure", "Puddle Muddle", "Come Spy With Me", and "The Tired Tail" | |
| Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: A Tale of Tails | July 20, 2009 | "Tale of Tails", "Special Delivery", "Widget's Wild Ride", "Attack of the 50-Foot Fleegle", "Come Spy with Me", "Wubbzy Tells a Whopper", "Mt. Fizzy Pop", and "Puddle Muddle" | |||
| Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: A Little Help from My Friends | July 20, 2009 | "Little Help From Your Friends", "Clean Sweep", "Mr. Cool", "Wubbzy in the Middle", "Gidget the Super Robot", "Broken Record", "Widget Gets the Blooey Blues", and "Where's My Wiggle Wrench?" | |||
| Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Pirate Treasure | 1, 2 | 7 | July 20, 2009 | "Pirate Treasure", "Wubbzy in the Woods", "Walden on the Beach", "The Grass is Always Plaider", "Goo Goo Grief", "Everything's Coming Up Wubbzy", and "Save the Wuzzly" | |
| Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Wubbzy Goes Boo! | 6 | September 8, 2009 | "Wubbzy's Magical Mess-up", "Tea for Three", "Monster Madness", "The Last Leaf", "The Ghost of Wuzzleburg", and "March of the Pumpkins" | ||
| Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Wubbzy's Christmas Adventure | October 20, 2009 | "Snow Day", "O' Figgity Fig Tree", "The Snow Shoo Shoo", "Dash for Dolly", "Great and Grumpy Holiday", and "The Super Special Gift" | |||
| Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Go for Gold! | 7 | February 16, 2010 | "Run For Fun", "What A Card", "The Wubbzy Shuffle", "Hoop Dreamz", "Wubbzy's Big Idea", "Rush Hour", and "The Tired Tail" | ||
| Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Wubbzy Goes Green | 5 | April 6, 2010 | "Save the Wuzzly", "All Bottled Up", "Too Much Of A Doodle Thing!", "Zoo Hullabaloo", and "The Flight Of The Flutterfly" | ||
| Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Escape From Dino Island | 7 | May 4, 2010 | "Escape From Dino Island", "Wubbzy the Hero", "Call of the Mild", "Wubbzy and the Sparkle Stone", "Daizy's Purple Thumb", "Mt. Fizzy Pop", and "Too Much of a Doodle Thing!" | ||
| Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Wubbzy Goes to School | 6 | August 3, 2010 | "Who Needs School?", "Gotta Dance", "Magic Tricks", "Wubbzy the Star", "New Kid on the Block", and "You Gotta Have Art" | ||
| Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Fly Us to the Moon | November 16, 2010 | "Warp Speed Wubbzy!", "Fly Us to the Moon", "Tooth or Dare", "Wonder Wubbzy", "The Super Fixers", and "All Bottled Up" | |||
| Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Wubbzy Be Mine | 3 | January 4, 2011 | "Mr. Valentine", "Cupid's Little Helper", and "My Speedy Valentine" | ||
| Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Wubbzy's Egg-Cellent Easter | 6 | March 1, 2011 | "Eggs Over Easy", "Big Bunny Blues", "Flower Day Parade", "Watch The Birdie", "Wubbzy Bounces Back", and "The Flight Of The Flutterfly" | ||
| Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Wubbzy Saves the Day | May 3, 2011 | "Follow the Leader", "Bye Bye Birdies", "Moo Moo's Snoozity Snooze", "Woozy Walden", "The Nasty Nose", and "Daizy's Favorite Place" | |||
| Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Wubbzy and the Fire Engine | September 13, 2011 | "Wubbzy And The Fire Engine", "What Would Wubbzy Do?", "Ty Ty The Tool Guy", "Mr. Unlucky", "Wuzzleburg Express", and "Hangin' With Mr. Gummy" | |||
| Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: The Wubb Club | 7 | January 3, 2012 | "The Wubb Club", "Who's That Girl?", "Wubbzy's Big Move", "Wubbzy's Rainy Day", "Daizy's Hair Salon", "Quiet Wubbzy!", and "Meet the Wuzzles" | ||
| Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: A Wuzzleburg Tale | 2 | 6 | April 3, 2012 | "Once Upon a Wubbzy", "Big Birthday Mystery", "Welcome to the Dollhouse", "Happily Ever After", "Too Many Wubbzys", and "Focus Wubbzy" | |
| Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Best of Wubbzy | 1, 2 | 7 | September 18, 2012 | "Follow the Leader", "The Wubbzy Shuffle", "Wubbzy the Star", "Tooth or Dare", "Wubbzy's Big Makeover", "Wubbzy Bounces Back!", and "Wubbzy the Hero" | |
| Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Best of Widget! | 1 | January 8, 2013 | "Widget's Wild Ride", "Gotta Dance", "Gidget the Super Robot", "Eggs Over Easy", "Widget Gets the Blooey Blues", "The Super Fixers", and "Where's My Wiggle Wrench?" | ||
| Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Best of Walden | 1, 2 | April 9, 2013 | "Perfecto Party", "Mr. Cool", "Walden On The Beach", "Woozy Walden", "Goo Goo Grief", "The Last Leaf", and "Come Spy With Me" | ||
| Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Best of Daizy! | 2 | July 9, 2013 | "Who's That Girl?", "Welcome To The Dollhouse", "Daizy's Hair Salon", "Daizy's Favorite Place", "Wonder Wubbzy", "Daizy's Purple Thumb", and "Once Upon A Wubbzy" | ||
References
- 1 2 "Meet Wubbzy's Creator". Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ↑ Flopsy, Mopsy, and Ted