Word Party
Word Party (also known as Jim Henson's Word Party) is an American animated children's television series that began airing on Netflix in 2016. The series was created by The Jim Henson Company using Henson Digital Puppetry Studio.
| Word Party | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Educational |
| Created by | Alex Rockwell |
| Voices of | Dorien Davies Victor Yerrid Donna Kimball John Tartaglia Alice Dinnean |
| Narrated by | Patina Miller |
| Theme music composer | Alex Geringas, Mike Himelstein, Dena Diamond |
| Opening theme | Word Party Song |
| Ending theme | Word Party Instrumental Version |
| Composer(s) | Michael Silversher and Patty Silversher |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English Chinese |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 50 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Lisa Henson Halle Stanford Alex Rockwell |
| Producer(s) | The Jim Henson Company
Gummybear International Inc. (season 4) |
| Production location(s) | Clubhouse |
| Running time | 13 minutes |
| Production company(s) | The Jim Henson Company Gummybear International Inc. (season 4) |
| Distributor | Netflix The Jim Henson Company Gummybear International Inc. (season 4) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Netflix |
| Picture format | 1080p |
| Original release | July 8, 2016 – present |
Overview
The vocabulary-building program features five young animals, Kip the Wallaby (John Tartaglia), Bailey the Elephant (Victor Yerrid), Franny the Cheetah (Donna Kimball), and leader Lulu the Panda (Dorien Davies), Tilly the Tortoise (Alice Dinnean), "who love to sing."[1] The show is narrated by Patina Miller.
Characters
Main
- Lulu - a baby panda who is the youngest of the group and the main protagonist of the series.
- Kip - a baby wallaby who loves to jump.
- Franny - a baby cheetah who is Lulu's best friend and the leader of the group.
- Bailey - a baby elephant who love to pretend.
- Tilly - a bilingual baby tortoise who appears as a main character in season 4.
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | July 8, 2016 | |||
| 2 | 12 | October 21, 2016 | |||
| 3 | 14 | October 6, 2017 | |||
| 4 | 10 | January 21, 2020 | |||
Season 1 (2016)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date [2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Meet the Babies" | July 8, 2016 |
| 2 | 2 | "Down on the Farm" | July 8, 2016 |
| 3 | 3 | "To the Moon!" | July 8, 2016 |
| 4 | 4 | "The Slow Racer" | July 8, 2016 |
| 5 | 5 | "Burst My Balloon" | July 8, 2016 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Color Monster" | July 8, 2016 |
| 7 | 7 | "Ouch!" | July 8, 2016 |
| 8 | 8 | "Tickle Time" | July 8, 2016 |
| 9 | 9 | "Tired Lulu" | July 8, 2016 |
| 10 | 10 | "An Egg-Cellent Surprise" | July 8, 2016 |
| 11 | 11 | "No Cupcakes for Lunch" | July 8, 2016 |
| 12 | 12 | "The Lost Apple" | July 8, 2016 |
| 13 | 13 | "A Job for Lulu" | July 8, 2016 |
| 14 | 14 | "Bailey the Helper" | July 8, 2016 |
Season 2 (2016)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date [2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1 | "Bailey's Garden" | October 21, 2016 |
| 16 | 2 | "Come Back, Butterfly!" | October 21, 2016 |
| 17 | 3 | "Lights Out" | October 21, 2016 |
| 18 | 4 | "The Opposite of Fun" | October 21, 2016 |
| 19 | 5 | "Lulu's Special Pillow" | October 21, 2016 |
| 20 | 6 | "Building Blocks" | October 21, 2016 |
| 21 | 7 | "Nighttime Is for Sleeping" | October 21, 2016 |
| 22 | 8 | "Too Loud" | October 21, 2016 |
| 23 | 9 | "The Taste Test" | October 21, 2016 |
| 24 | 10 | "Kip Comes to His Senses" | October 21, 2016 |
| 25 | 11 | "A Playground Parade" | October 21, 2016 |
| 26 | 12 | "Everybody Is Good at Something" | October 21, 2016 |
Season 3 (2017)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date [2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | "Hit It!" | October 6, 2017 |
| 28 | 2 | "Raffe's Broken Wheel" | October 6, 2017 |
| 29 | 3 | "Hey, Have You Heard? It's the Word Potty!" | October 6, 2017 |
| 30 | 4 | "Mind Your Manners" | October 6, 2017 |
| 31 | 5 | "Art from the Heart" | October 6, 2017 |
| 32 | 6 | "Stormy Weather" | October 6, 2017 |
| 33 | 7 | "Fuzzy Furry Friendships" | October 6, 2017 |
| 34 | 8 | "Franny’s Fractions" | October 6, 2017 |
| 35 | 9 | "A Bed for Raffe" | October 6, 2017 |
| 36 | 10 | "The Stink Monster" | October 6, 2017 |
| 37 | 11 | "Nice Moves!" | October 6, 2017 |
| 38 | 12 | "A Very Buggy Picnic" | October 6, 2017 |
| 39 | 13 | "Ocean Chase" | October 6, 2017 |
| 40 | 14 | "Shop Til You Drop" | October 6, 2017 |
Season 4 (2020)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date [2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1 | "The Big Surprise" | January 21, 2020 |
| 42 | 2 | "You Say Hello, I Say Nĭ hăo" | January 21, 2020 |
| 43 | 3 | "Walk the walk!" | January 21, 2020 |
| 44 | 4 | "Hungry Thirsty Tilly" | January 21, 2020 |
| 45 | 5 | "Clickety Clock-tastrophe" | January 21, 2020 |
| 46 | 6 | "Tilly the Toy" | January 21, 2020 |
| 47 | 7 | "Lulu's Travels" | January 21, 2020 |
| 48 | 8 | "What's Mine is Yours" | January 21, 2020 |
| 49 | 9 | "The Upside Down Smile" | January 21, 2020 |
| 50 | 10 | "Bath Time!" | January 21, 2020 |
Awards and nominations
References
- Milligan, Mercedes (June 30, 2015). "Netflix Adding Three Original Preschool Toons". Animation Magazine. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
- "Word Party - List of Episodes". TheTVDB.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
External links
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