Team Umizoomi

Team Umizoomi is a 2010-2015 American live-action and animated interactive musical children's television series with an emphasis on preschool mathematical concepts, such as counting, sequences, shapes, patterns, measurements, and equalities. Neither imperial or metric units are used in the show, meaning it can be shown in any location, regardless of which system is used locally.[2]

Team Umizoomi
Show logo
Also known asUmizoomi
GenreChildren
Animation
Musical
Adventure
Comedy
Created by
  • Soo Kim
  • Michael T. Smith
  • Jennifer Twomey
Directed byMatt Sheridan
Starring
Nick Hetherington
Trevor Ricketts
Tony Haase
Opening theme"Team Umizoomi Title Theme"
Ending theme"Team Umizoomi Title Theme" (Instrumental)
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes78 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)Jennifer Twomey
Producer(s)
  • Soo Kim
  • Michael T. Smith
Running time24 minutes
45 minutes (special episodes in Season 2-4)
Production company(s)
DistributorViacomCBS Networks International[1]
Release
Original network
Picture format
Audio formatSurround
Original releaseJanuary 25, 2010 (2010-01-25) –
April 24, 2015 (2015-04-24)
External links
Website

In the United States, Team Umizoomi debuted on Nickelodeon on January 25, 2010.[3] On February 20, 2014, it was confirmed that the series would not be renewed for a fifth season.[4] However, reruns continue to air on the Nick Jr. channel.

Characters
  • Milli (voiced by Sophia Fox in Season 1 and Madeleine Rose Yen in Seasons 2-4) - A girl who has abilities related to patterns and measuring. By singing certain phrases, she can use patterns to solve problems.
  • Geo (voiced by Ethan Kempner Seasons 1-3 and Juan Mirt in Season 4) - Milli's younger brother who solves problems using shapes to make objects, like vehicles.
  • Bot (voiced by Donovan Patton) - A green robot who can extend his limbs to reach things, or use the screen on his chest to do math.
  • UmiCar (voiced by P.T. Walkley) - The team's orange car that can speak, who drives the team wherever their help is needed. He beeps.

Episodes
Main article: List of Team Umizoomi episodes
Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 19 January 25, 2010 (2010-01-25) December 6, 2010 (2010-12-06)
2 20 October 18, 2010 (2010-10-18) October 14, 2011 (2011-10-14)
3 19 January 16, 2012 (2012-01-16) December 6, 2012 (2012-12-06)
4 20 February 4, 2013 (2013-02-04) April 24, 2015 (2015-04-24)

Toys and merchandising
Main article: List of Team Umizoomi Toys and Merchandise

Fisher-Price released the first official "Team Umizoomi" toys in early 2012. The first products available included plush dolls, bath toys, and figurines featuring characters and vehicles from the show.[5]

DVD releases

Paramount Home Media Distribution is the DVD distributor for the series.

Main releases
Name Release Date Number of Episodes Episode Titles
Team Umizoomi June 28, 2011 4
  • "The Rolling Toy Parade"
  • "Kite Festival"
  • "The Legend of the Blue Mermaid"
  • "The Wild West Toy Train Show"
Journey to Numberland September 6, 2011 3
  • "The King of Numbers!"
  • "Picnic"
  • "The Dinosaur Museum Mishap"
UmiGames June 2, 2012 4
  • "The Umi Games"
  • "Boardwalk Games"
  • "Crazy Skates"
  • "Carnival"
Animal Heroes May 14, 2013 4
  • "Purple Monkey Mission"
  • "Buster the Lost Dog"
  • "Cuckoo Bears"
  • "Animal School House!"
Meet Shark Car! May 19, 2015 4
  • "Shark Car"
  • "Umi Toy Store"
  • "Stompasaurus"
  • "Lost and Found Toys"
Umi Space Heroes June 2, 2015 1
  • "Umi Space Heroes"

Episodes on Nick Jr. compilation DVDs
Name Release Date Number of Episodes Episode Titles
Nickelodeon: Merry Christmas! October 4, 2011 1
  • "Santa's Little Fixers"
Nickelodeon: Dance to the Music February 28, 2012 1
  • "Butterfly Dance"
Nickelodeon: Let's Learn ABCs January 15, 2013 1
  • "To the Library"
Nickelodeon: Let's Learn 123s January 15, 2013 2
  • "Counting Comet"
  • "Super Soap!"
Nickelodeon: Once Upon a Rhyme April 30, 2013 1
  • "The Umi City Treasure Hunt"
Nickelodeon: Let's Learn Colors July 23, 2013 1
  • "Kite Festival"
Nickelodeon: Rootin' Tootin' Wild West August 6, 2013 1
  • "Shooting Star"
Bubble Guppies/Team Umizoomi: Into the Snow We Go! October 15, 2013 2
  • "A Sledding Day"
  • "City of Lost Penguins"
Nickelodeon: Let's Learn Patterns and Shapes August 5, 2014 (Walmart)
September 9, 2014 (Retail)		 1
  • "Team Umizoomi vs. the Shape Bandit"
Nickelodeon: Springtime Adventures! February 26, 2015 1
  • "Umi Egg Hunt"
Nickelodeon: Let's Learn S.T.E.M. April 28, 2015 1
  • "Let's Play Math Dragons"
Nickelodeon: Let's Learn Kindness July 21, 2015 1
  • "Stolen Lunches"
Nickelodeon: Celebrate Fall! August 18, 2015 1
  • "The Ghost Family Costume Party"
Nickelodeon: Puppy Palooza! August 25, 2015 1
  • "Buster the Lost Dog"
Nickelodeon: Let's Learn S.T.E.M. Vol. 2 May 3, 2016 2
  • "Job Well Done"
  • "Race to the Top of Shape Mountain"

Video games
Name Release Date Publisher Notes
Team Umizoomi November 1, 2011 2K Play [6][7]
Team Umizoomi & Dora's Fantastic Flight November 6, 2012 [8][9]

References
  1. Leffler, Rebecca (October 4, 2010). "MTVNI touting 5,000 hours of programming". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 18, 2010. |section= ignored (help)
  2. Team Umizoomi Curriculum from NickJr, accessed 30 December 2011
  3. Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 272. ISBN 9781476672939.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20140503091929/https://ashleyfontones.tumblr.com/post/77252470488/my-staff-hoodie-came-in-the-mail-today-now-im
  5. Nickelodeon Debuts Its Strongest Entertainment Portfolio Ever from marketwatch.com, accessed 12 April 2012
  6. https://ir.take2games.com/news-releases/news-release-details/2k-plays-nickelodeon-dance-moves-and-grooves-spotlight-new-video?field_nir_news_date_value[min]=
  7. https://www.amazon.com/Team-Umizoomi-Nintendo-DS/dp/B005DVAB2S/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=team+umizoomi+nintendo+ds&qid=1591657314&s=videogames&sr=1-1
  8. https://ir.take2games.com/news-releases/news-release-details/2k-play-and-nickelodeons-holiday-video-game-lineup-features?field_nir_news_date_value[min]=
  9. https://www.amazon.com/Nickelodeon-Team-Umizoomi-Doras-Fantastic-Flight/dp/B008E6ZXYK/ref=pd_sbs_63_1/135-3799330-8019120?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B008E6ZXYK&pd_rd_r=7b16802e-15ff-450d-ad7d-6a2f8dfdc30b&pd_rd_w=lBzcZ&pd_rd_wg=TwZQp&pf_rd_p=e20a7044-dca9-4b2c-8da8-05b176efe6fb&pf_rd_r=P60T60CFRSFCAXC22MFC&psc=1&refRID=P60T60CFRSFCAXC22MFC
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