Canimals

Canimals (literally can-animals) also known as Canimals: We Can Do It! is a South Korean/British live-action/CGI animated hybrid television series by Voozclub Co., Ltd. The main characters are Ato, Mimi, Uly, Fizzy, Nia, Oz, Pow, Toki, and Leon. Internationally, the series has aired in the UK through Aardman on CITV and worldwide through BRB Internacional.[1][2]

Canimals
Also known asCanimals: We Can Do It!
GenreComedy
Slapstick
Created byVooz Character System
Written byStuart Kenworthy
Ian Carney
Tom Parkinson
James Henry
Creative director(s)Yoo Kyung Kim
Toni Garcia
Richard Starzak
Voices ofMarie Fagundo
Todd Winters
Robert Pope
Sly Johnson
Martial Le Minoux
Jeremy Prevost
Theme music composerSimon Russell
Composer(s)Simon Russell
Country of originSouth Korea
United Kingdom
Spain
Original language(s)English
Spanish
Korean
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes64
Production
Executive producer(s)Carlos Biern
Yoo Kyoung Kim
Miles Bullough
Sun Kyung Jung
Producer(s)Sarah Fell
Chey Lee
Robert Doherty
Running time5 Minutes
Production company(s)Voozclub Co., Ltd.
DistributorAardman (UK)(Season 1 Only)
BRB Internacional (Rest of the World except UK)
Release
Original networkEBS1
Picture formatHDTV 1080p
Audio formatStereo
First shown inEBS TV
Original release2 March 2011 
31 August 2018 (on hiatus)
Chronology
Related shows
External links
Website

Plot

Canimals are the Cylinder shape cute animals with their colorful cans to wear. They hide in their cans. The Canimals find something new and interesting in the most common things.

Characters

  • Ato - A Beagle in a can. He puts up the Canimals logo in the episode title cards.
  • Oz - A white cat in a can. She often gets herself into more trouble than she can handle, but she's smart and can easily get away with anything.
  • Uly - A hungry Pug in a can. He happily eats anything in sight without thinking.He is also kind of dumb.
  • Mimi - A bossy poodle in a can. She sometimes attacks the others with her ears. She is a little mean to the other Canimals.
  • Pow - A Great Owl in a can. He can shoot laser waves via his eyes to debilitate the other Canimals.
  • Fizzy - An extremely skilled Siamese cat in a can. He aspires to have a ninja lifestyle.
  • Toki - A hyperactive Rabbit in a can. He just can't seem to stay firmly on the ground. He loves to dance.
  • Nia - A timid and gentle kitten in a can. She sometimes lets off a sonic scream when frightened or angry.
  • Leon - A Chameleon in a can. He can make himself invisible at will and move around with his tongue.

Other characters

  • Woo-ang - A bull terrier who a happy one.[3]
  • Peng - A penguin with his twin sister Gwen.
  • Boco - A giant squirrel who is really angry with Ato, Toki and Nia from the episode "Canned Nuts". Boco lives a Nuts. He is the Leader of the Cocoboses.
  • Cocoboses are tiny squirrels. They loves metal nuts and bolts.
  • Gwen - A penguin with her twin brother Peng.
  • Wooga - A gorilla who hates dogs or all kind of animals, but he loves cats. Wooga gets angry sometimes and he roared very loudly.
  • Koby - A turtle who hates spicy food. He is kind, grumpy, furious and happy. He gets nervous sometimes.
  • Pip - Black and white cat who is Ato's enemy. He is nicknamed Mini Pip when Mimi and Nia cared for him. But when Pip turns him back to a black and white cat, he will be evil.
  • Lion De Capri - A lion who is really angry. He chased the Canimals and he roared very loudly.[4]
  • Olive - A skunk but she is coloured as brown. She falls in love with a sock puppet and farts from the episode "Trash Can".
  • Bobby - A grizzly bear who chased from Ato, Toki and Nia from the episode of Canned Nuts.
  • Woong - A brownish seal with his twin brother Ung.
  • Ung - A bluish seal with his twin brother Woong.
  • Dal - A Dalmatian dog with three youngers.
  • Elly - An elephant that loves bubbles and blows them with her trunk.
  • Bebe - A bat in a can.

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Music of the Night"Chey LeeIan Carney10 October 2011 (2011-10-10)
Toki's interest in listening to a human's MP3 player at night ends up disturbing Uly, Mimi and Leon's sleep.
22"Pool Can"Antony GusscottAlan Keane & Jesse Cleverly11 October 2011 (2011-10-11)
It's a hot day and Ato, Oz, Uly, Mimi and Toki get the idea of turning a kitchen sink into a swimming pool.
33"Can vs. Shell"Jun Suc LimSoojin Choi & Jose L. Ucha12 October 2011 (2011-10-12)
Fizzy ends up having to battle a hermit crab for a shiny ring that he drops into a fish tank.
44"Toki in Love"Antony GusscottIan Carney13 October 2011 (2011-10-13)
Toki falls in love with a can of carrots but Mimi wants to break them up ASAP.
55"Uly and the Apple"Jun Suc LimDeclan de Barra14 October 2011 (2011-10-14)
Uly and Pow fight for the right to an apple tree, though the apples have some unforeseen side effects on Uly...
66"Paint Cans"Antony GusscottIan Carney, Richard Preddy, Mark Hodkinson, James Henry & Stuart Kenworthy15 October 2011 (2011-10-15)
Mimi demands that Ato, Oz and Leon paint a picture of her, though their paintings turn out less than satisfactory...
77"Super Can"Chey LeeSoojin Choi & Jose L. Ucha16 October 2011 (2011-10-16)
Fizzy tries his best to imitate a superhero he has seen on the television.
88"Kiss and Make Up"Antony GusscottIan Carney, Richard Preddy, Mark Hodkinson, James Henry & Stuart Kenworthy17 October 2011 (2011-10-17)
Oz, Mimi and Nia hold a beauty pageant to see who can win a sweet trophy. Oz has a plan to beat Mimi so Oz use Uly to be him in disguise.
99"Mistake Can ID"Chey LeeAlan Keane & Richard Starzak18 October 2011 (2011-10-18)
The choice is clear for Uly when he finds some money for a vending machine: a chocolate bar or a trapped Mimi?
1010"School Pet"Chey LeeIan Carney, Mark Hodkinson, Stuart Kenworthy, Tom Parkinson & Andrew Lavery19 October 2011 (2011-10-19)
Nia makes friend with a gold fish, but Uly wants to eat it.
1111"Rocket Can"Jun Suc LimSoojin Choi & Jose L. Ucha20 October 2011 (2011-10-20)
When their ball is knocked out of reach by Ato and Toki use a soft drink can as a rocket to get it back.
1212"Snow Cans"Chey LeeIan Carney, Mark Hodkinson, Stuart Kenworthy, Tom Parkinson & Andrew Lavery21 October 2011 (2011-10-21)
Ato, Oz and Uly are in the snow. Ato and Oz find a snow sledge and take it for a ride, but they also have to outride a snowball rolling their way.
1313"Can't Blame Me"Antony GusscottIan Carney, Mark Hodkinson, Stuart Kenworthy, Tom Parkinson & Andrew Lavery22 October 2011 (2011-10-22)
Mimi and Nia take in a new Canimal named Pip, but Pip wants to eat alive the pet bird, so Ato must find a solution to defeat him.
1414"Can Eats Can"Chey LeeSoojin Choi & Jose L. Ucha23 October 2011 (2011-10-23)
Leon had found a choc snack bar When Uly falls in love with a vending machine, but must contend with Leon in order to get at the treats inside.
1515"Canned Nuts"Antony GusscottIan Carney, Richard Preddy, Mark Hodkinson, James Henry & Stuart Kenworthy24 October 2011 (2011-10-24)
Ato, Toki and Nia stumble upon an urban complex, but Boco and his Cocobosses don't take kindly to their intrusion.
1616"Can Napper"Chey LeeSoojin Choi & Jose L. Ucha25 October 2011 (2011-10-25)
Mimi and a male bull terrier named Wooang race across the city to rescue Uly, who has gotten himself trapped in a suitcase.
1717"Sleeprolling Can"Chey LeeSoojin Choi & Jose L. Ucha26 October 2011 (2011-10-26)
When Ato, Uly, Mimi and Leon were a sleep. Poor Nia has her work cut out when she has to prevent a sleepwalking Mimi from getting hurt or worse still, being discovered by humans...
1818"Wasp"Chey LeeIan Carney, Richard Preddy, Mark Hodkinson, James Henry & Stuart Kenworthy27 October 2011 (2011-10-27)
Pow ends up getting stung when he angers a swarm of wasps.
1919"Baby Doll"Chey LeeIan Carney, Richard Preddy, Mark Hodkinson, James Henry & Stuart Kenworthy28 October 2011 (2011-10-28)
Mimi and Nia try to return a baby doll to its stroller.
2020"Canimalism"Antony GusscottIan Carney, Mark Hodkinson, Stuart Kenworthy, Tom Parkinson & Andrew Lavery29 October 2011 (2011-10-29)
Mimi, Toki and Leon end up running for their lives when Uly views them as food.
2121"Encanted"Antony GusscottSoojin Choi & Jose L. Ucha30 October 2011 (2011-10-30)
Toki and Nia stumble across a magician's magic set, which has some unforeseen effects on Nia...
2222"Egg roll"Chey LeeIan Carney, Mark Hodkinson, Stuart Kenworthy, Tom Parkinson & Andrew Lavery31 October 2011 (2011-10-31)
With Pow and Leon, you get egg roll; that is, Pow wants to hatch an egg but Leon also wants to eat it...
2323"Shiny Cans"Jun Suc LimAlan Keane & Jesse Cleverly1 November 2011 (2011-11-01)
Excluded from playing with Mimi and Nia, Oz uses Uly to steal the kitchen equipment the girls play with.
2424"Dolly Disaster"Chey LeeIan Carney, Mark Hodkinson, Stuart Kenworthy, Tom Parkinson & Andrew Lavery2 November 2011 (2011-11-02)
Nia won't calm down when a doll she likes gets stuck on top of the light, so Ato and Oz try to get it back.
2525"Can of the Castle"Jun Suc LimIan Carney, Mark Hodkinson, Stuart Kenworthy, Tom Parkinson & Andrew Lavery3 November 2011 (2011-11-03)
Mimi ends up fighting back to reclaim a sandcastle that has been taken over by Oz and Uly.
2626"Doppelcanner"Hyun Joo LeeIan Carney, Mark Hodkinson, Stuart Kenworthy, Tom Parkinson & Andrew Lavery4 November 2011 (2011-11-04)
Leon bullied out of his share of cereal comes up with a plan to 'masquerade' as Uly and Mimi is bad enough, what happens when there are two them?
2727"Ants and Cans"Chey LeeSoojin Choi & Jose L. Ucha5 November 2011 (2011-11-05)
Uly, Fizzy and Toki end up on the wrong side of a colony of ants that they keep taking food from.
2828"Vase"Jun Suc LimJames Henry6 November 2011 (2011-11-06)
Uly, Pow, Toki and Leon end up stuck in a glass vase when they fight over Nia's lollipop.
2929"Can-oodling"Antony GusscottMark Hodkinson7 November 2011 (2011-11-07)
Mimi becomes smitten over a doll of a groom.
3030"Candid Camera"Jun Suc LimIan Carney, Richard Preddy, Mark Hodkinson, James Henry & Stuart Kenworthy8 November 2011 (2011-11-08)
Nia becomes convinced that Uly is trapped inside a camera.
3131"Leave Me a Gnome"Antony GusscottIan Carney, Mark Hodkinson, Stuart Kenworthy, Tom Parkinson & Andrew Lavery9 November 2011 (2011-11-09)
Oz and Leon plays a prank on Mimi and Nia involving garden gnomes.
3232"Can-ouflage"Chey LeeIan Carney, Mark Hodkinson, Stuart Kenworthy, Tom Parkinson & Andrew Lavery10 November 2011 (2011-11-10)
Fizzy will try to do anything to get a piece of a muffin Mimi finds, even if it means disguising himself...
3333"Bully Cans"Antony GusscottAlan Keane11 November 2011 (2011-11-11)
Bullied by Oz and Toki, Nia snaps and mans a remote-controlled robot to terrorize them.
3434"Trapped Can"Jun Suc LimSoojin Choi & Jose L. Ucha12 November 2011 (2011-11-12)
Uly becomes stuck in a teacup and Ato, Mimi, Toki and Leon have to free him before someone discovers.
3535"Once Upon a Can"Chey LeeAlan Keane13 November 2011 (2011-11-13)
Ato, Uly, Mimi, Pow and Fizzy were a sleep. While a mother reads Rapunzel to her daughter, Mimi dreams about getting the kiss of a prince.
3636"Can Can Fly"Jun Suc LimSoojin Choi & Jose L. Ucha14 November 2011 (2011-11-14)
Toki hops about with some balloons but inadvertently gets Uly and Mimi tied up in the string...
3737"Skater Can"Antony GusscottIan Carney, Mark Hodkinson, Stuart Kenworthy, Tom Parkinson & Andrew Lavery15 November 2011 (2011-11-15)
Ato, Oz, Uly and Leon discover an abandoned roller-skate, they decide to ride about on it for fun. Oz decides she wants to have the skate all for herself.
3838"Heavy Jelly"Jun Suc LimIan Carney, Mark Hodkinson, Stuart Kenworthy, Tom Parkinson & Andrew Lavery16 November 2011 (2011-11-16)
Toki gets himself trapped in a bowl of blue-colored jelly when it sets, so Uly, Mimi and Nia try to free him before he is humiliated.
3939"Chili Can Carnage"Antony GusscottIan Carney, Mark Hodkinson, Stuart Kenworthy, Tom Parkinson & Andrew Lavery17 November 2011 (2011-11-17)
Oz, Fizzy, Wooang and a male turtle canimal named Koby discover some cold leftovers and fiery chilies. Oz feeds the chilies to Koby things begin to heat up.
4040"Trash Can"Antony GusscottIan Carney, Mark Hodkinson, Stuart Kenworthy, Tom Parkinson & Andrew Lavery18 November 2011 (2011-11-18)
Ato has a cold and makes friends with a smelly sock puppet. Mimi and Fizzy do all they can to break up this stinky relationship between the two...
4141"Can Zilla"Chey LeeJun Suc Lim19 November 2011 (2011-11-19)
One of Oz's pranks, involving some glue, goes haywire when Pow, Toki, Nia, and Leon get stuck together.
4242"Moustak Can"Chey LeeIan Carney, Mark Hodkinson, Stuart Kenworthy, Tom Parkinson & Andrew Lavery20 November 2011 (2011-11-20)
Ato, Uly and Toki find themselves dealing with lots of mousetraps.
4343"Mama Can"Jun Suc LimSoojin Choi & Jose L. Ucha21 November 2011 (2011-11-21)
Oz, Mimi, Pow, Toki, Peng, Gwen and Capri all mistake a cake for their various love interests...
4444"Classroom"Won Cheol LeeHeena Baek22 November 2011 (2011-11-22)
Ato, Oz, Uly, Mimi, Fizzy and Nia play about in a classroom and Ato, Oz, Mimi and Nia meet a goldfish that does almost anything they do.
4545"Coffee Cans"Jun Suc LimIan Carney, Richard Preddy, Mark Hodkinson, James Henry & Stuart Kenworthy23 November 2011 (2011-11-23)
Outside on a cold day Mimi, Pow, Fizzy and Leon discover a half-filled cup of coffee radiating warmth. Mimi wants it all to herself and has to outwit the others.
4646"Can Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"Jun Suc LimSoojin Choi & Jose L. Ucha24 November 2011 (2011-11-24)
Pow falls in love with the cuckoo of a cuckoo clock, a relationship that Leon won't take seriously.
4747"Wild Can"Won Cheol Lee & Antony GusscottHeena Baek25 November 2011 (2011-11-25)
Capri gives chase to Ato, Oz and Nia around a garden.
4848"Mimi's Birthday"Jun Suc LimIan Carney, Mark Hodkinson, Stuart Kenworthy, Tom Parkinson & Andrew Lavery26 November 2011 (2011-11-26)
Mimi desperately tries to defend a birthday cake from Uly, Fizzy and Leon thinking it is hers alone.
4949"Vacuum Can"Antony GusscottRichard Preddy27 November 2011 (2011-11-27)
Uly, Fizzy and Leon get in a tussle with a vacuum and Uly eventually has to be rescued from it. Wooang and Capri are in the vacuum
5050"King Can"Chey LeeAlan Keane & Jesse Cleverly28 November 2011 (2011-11-28)
In a warehouse, Uly, Mimi and Nia discover a gorilla Canimal named Wooga, who abducts Nia.
5151"Canimal Magnetism"Jun Suc LimIan Carney, Mark Hodkinson, Stuart Kenworthy, Tom Parkinson & Andrew Lavery29 November 2011 (2011-11-29)
A simple prank by Leon involving fridge magnets goes awry when Ato becomes increasingly attractive to the kitchen utensils.
5252"Florence Nighting Can"Antony GusscottAlan Keane30 November 2011 (2011-11-30)
Mimi and Nia get the idea of playing doctors and nurses, but Uly, Toki and Leon aren't willing to receive treatment...

Season 2

  1. The Canimals swim in an aquarium, Nia gets stuck in a clay vase and are stranded on a desert island.
  2. The Canimals make things out of recyclables, ride a toy glider and enjoy a day on a boat.
  3. The Canimals produce their own movie, solve a mirror mystery and play with dominoes.
  4. The Canimals protect Christmas presents, bake cookies and learn a lesson about anger.
  5. Oz invents a ray gun in her workshop; Fizzy and Leon practice martial arts.
  6. Fizzy has a standoff over a ball of yarn; Ato's garden yields a crop of fresh carrots.
  7. Fizzy faces a new martial arts opponent; Uly whips something up in the kitchen.
  8. Oz tries to tell the squirrels apart; Oz and Nia plan a surprise birthday party for Mimi.
  9. Mimi's friends throw her an unusual birthday party; Pow eats blueberry seeds.
  10. Nia befriends a frozen gorilla that is found in Ato's garden.
  11. The gorilla gets lured back to the jungle by Ato and Oz; Mimi and Nia play hide-and-seek.
  12. The Canimals join Toki for a dance; Uly gets zapped into Ato's garden.

Development

Development of the show started in 2006.[5] The Show was co-produced by Aardman, and BRB International. Aardman handled the voice acting, while Vooz Club And BRB International Handled the design, animation and sound production.[6]

Licensing

BRB International manages all the series’ rights on the Iberian Peninsula.[7]

Netflix picked up the series in November 2015 and had the complete series available until it was removed in June 2019.[8]

Rainbow Media (Now AMC Networks) managed the show rights in the Middle East.[9]

Reception

Viewership

In the United Kingdom, Canimals was a Ratings success. The show achieved a peak viewership of around 153,800 viewers on Feb 4th, 2013 during the after school block.[10] The Show quickly became one of CITV's flagship shows, delivering the second highest average audience viewing figures against competitors in the afternoons.[11] Canimals Also Delivered the highest average audience viewing figures against competitors in the mornings.[12]

Merchandise

Toys

The Toy Company Tomy Released their line of Canimals Toys, which included Plushes, Toy Figures, electronics, and arts and crafts for the U.K., France, Benelux, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, as well as capsule toys for all of Europe.[13]

Academy Plastic Model Co.,Ltd, A Korean plastic model, chemical, and toy company, Released their line of canimals toys in 2015. Their Line Included Vinyl Figures and Plastic Kits.[14]

Websites

UK website

The Show’s UK Website was launched on July 7, 2012.The Site was made by Aardman who were asked to make a website for the show, the site featured clips, games, and downloads. It also linked with the shows official facebook page. The Site was Shut down in 2019.[15][16]

Apps

Mobile apps

Canimals had many apps released between February 1, 2011 and January 18, 2012 on mobile devices.[17][18] The Apps Combined had a download count of about 3,800,000 downloads by April 19th 2013.[19] These Apps Were Removed at a unknown date.[20][21][22]

Games

Flash games

The Canimals UK Website had 4 flash games that fans could play.[23] These games were no longer available to be played after the website was shut down in 2019.

Facebook games

Cantasia

Cantasia was a game on the popular social media website Facebook. The game was released sometime in November 2012.[24] The game was developed by online game developer, Playplus.[25] The game put players into the world of canimals and let them create their own Cantasia World. The Game initially Featured one minigame, Canimals Match 3, which was later released as a standout app later that December exclusively on Samsung mobile devices.[26] The release of the Game was the first time the Canimals brand was brought into the United States.[27] The site was Shut Down at a Unknown date.

International broadcast

Country/RegionChannel
 United KingdomCITV
 IrelandRTÉjr
 SpainClan TVE
 South KoreaEBS
Southeast AsiaDisney Channel
 ItalyItalia 1
 IndonesiaGlobal TV
 AustraliaABC3
 IsraelNickelodeon
Middle EastRainbow Media

Awards and nominations

Canimals won as the best for kids 7-10 at the 2010 Kids' Jury and nominated for the Licensing Challenge in MIPJR 2010.[28][29]

Home media releases

In the UK, ITV Studios Home Entertainment released Volume 1 on 29 January 2011.

See also

References

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  2. "Canimals international airing". Animation Magazine.
  3. https://issuu.com/voozclub/docs/vzc_bible_canimals_s1
  4. https://issuu.com/voozclub/docs/vzc_bible_canimals_s1
  5. http://kr.aving.net/news/view.php?articleId=193332
  6. https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/aardman-vooz-club-brb-team-on-canimals/#
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  8. "Titles leaving Netflix in June 2019". What’s on Netflix.
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  11. https://www.aardman.com/watch-out-there-are-canimals-about/
  12. https://issuu.com/namcoprize/docs/canimal_20brand_20presentation_20ju
  13. https://www.bantertoys.com.au/journal/09-02-2011-canimals-the-next-big-thing/
  14. https://www.hobbydb.com/marketplaces/hobbydb/subjects/canimals?id=90286&page=1&subject_id=90286&subvariants=true
  15. https://website.informer.com/canimals.co.uk
  16. https://www.aardman.com/work/canimals/
  17. https://www.148apps.com/app/416041583/
  18. https://www.148apps.com/app/494065491/
  19. https://www.aardman.com/watch-out-there-are-canimals-about/
  20. https://appadvice.com/app/find-canimals-hd/494065491
  21. https://appadvice.com/app/canimals-keybodrums-hd-free/482451513
  22. https://appadvice.com/app/canimals-td/470109090
  23. https://web.archive.org/web/20160314000443/http://canimals.co.uk/games
  24. https://pressreleases.triplepointpr.com/2012/11/28/cantasia-on-facebook-brings-popular-asian-ip-canimals-to-us-for-first-time/
  25. https://kidscreen.com/2012/11/30/playplus-brings-canimals-to-facebook/
  26. https://pressreleases.triplepointpr.com/2012/12/11/canimals-launches-mobile-match-3-game-exclusively-on-samsung-apps/
  27. https://pressreleases.triplepointpr.com/2012/11/28/cantasia-on-facebook-brings-popular-asian-ip-canimals-to-us-for-first-time/
  28. "Canimals awards". Cartoon Media. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  29. "Canimals awards and nominations". BRB. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
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