Bubble Guppies
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Bubble Guppies is an American preschool children's television series
produced for Nickelodeon
and created by Jonny Belt and Robert Scull. The series revolves around the underwater adventures of a group of mermaid-like preschoolers. The program premiered on Monday, January 24, 2011 as part Nickelodeon's block, The Play Date
and also on iTunes.
The series also airs on Nick Jr in the UK, revoiced with a British cast.
The episode starts with a sketch of Molly saying "Hi, it's me, Molly, and it's time for-" only to be stopped by Gil performing an act related to the episode's subject; such as using a jackhammer in Build Me A Building!, or sleeping in a tent in The Legend of Pinkfoot!. One of the two then states "It's time for Bubble Guppies!", and the theme song plays. After the theme song, the Little Fish say the episode's name.
Something occurs when a character goes to school (example: Avi breaks his tail in Call a Clambulance!). After that, the school day begins and the Bubble Guppies say "Good morning, Mr. Grouper!". Later, the remaining Guppie tells Mr. Grouper about what happened earlier. He states "Let's think about it," and the characters discuss the topic. The pop song focusing on the episode's main topic then begins.
One of the Guppies will go to a shop that mostly focuses on the topic (example: a doctor's office in Call a Clambulance!). The owner of the shop (played by another one of the Guppies) will asks questions about what he or she needs. Later, Mr. Grouper comes into the shop and says it's time for lunch, and the "Lunchtime" song plays. At lunch, three of the characters make a food joke about the subject of the episode (example: Molly gets pizza and a banana, Oona gets a sandwich and a cookie, and Deema gets a sandwich and an ice cream "sun"-dae in The Moon Rocks!). After lunch, another Gil and Molly sketch is shown.
The Guppies do something fun which leads Mr. Grouper talking more about the topic, which leads into a dancing song; though the order of the songs varies from episode to episode. Mr. Grouper then says it's time to go outside, the "Outside" song plays, and the Guppies act out a story about the topic, interfered with Adobe Flash
-animated graphics. After this, Gil and Molly do another sketch.
The Guppies go on a field trip that focuses on the topic, and the show concludes with the last Gil and Molly sketch and a reprise of the theme song.
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Finally, in summer 2007, the episode "Fishketball!" was finished, but it had a lot of differences from the version that was aired; one of them being Mr. Grouper was taller and he was voiced by Nick Babalan. In the fall, Nickelodeon said they would air the show for their 2007-2008 season. But by January 2008, only two other episodes were finished; "Build Me A Building", and "The Grumpfish Special".
Wild Brain decided to give up hope of finishing the show. But when the studio's San Francisco facility was renamed Special Agent Productions, they decided to change the whole show.
Work on the show began in Spring 2010 at Wild Brain's new Los Angeles falicity, and by December, 20 episodes were finished. Nickelodeon decided to pick it up again, and it was a success.
Recently, Bubble Guppies picked up a new second season, bringing its episode total to 60.
Children's television series
Children's television series, are commercial television programs designed for, and marketed to children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run in the early evening, for the children that go to school...
produced for Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
and created by Jonny Belt and Robert Scull. The series revolves around the underwater adventures of a group of mermaid-like preschoolers. The program premiered on Monday, January 24, 2011 as part Nickelodeon's block, The Play Date
and also on iTunes.
The series also airs on Nick Jr in the UK, revoiced with a British cast.
Plot
All the episodes generally follow the same format:The episode starts with a sketch of Molly saying "Hi, it's me, Molly, and it's time for-" only to be stopped by Gil performing an act related to the episode's subject; such as using a jackhammer in Build Me A Building!, or sleeping in a tent in The Legend of Pinkfoot!. One of the two then states "It's time for Bubble Guppies!", and the theme song plays. After the theme song, the Little Fish say the episode's name.
Something occurs when a character goes to school (example: Avi breaks his tail in Call a Clambulance!). After that, the school day begins and the Bubble Guppies say "Good morning, Mr. Grouper!". Later, the remaining Guppie tells Mr. Grouper about what happened earlier. He states "Let's think about it," and the characters discuss the topic. The pop song focusing on the episode's main topic then begins.
One of the Guppies will go to a shop that mostly focuses on the topic (example: a doctor's office in Call a Clambulance!). The owner of the shop (played by another one of the Guppies) will asks questions about what he or she needs. Later, Mr. Grouper comes into the shop and says it's time for lunch, and the "Lunchtime" song plays. At lunch, three of the characters make a food joke about the subject of the episode (example: Molly gets pizza and a banana, Oona gets a sandwich and a cookie, and Deema gets a sandwich and an ice cream "sun"-dae in The Moon Rocks!). After lunch, another Gil and Molly sketch is shown.
The Guppies do something fun which leads Mr. Grouper talking more about the topic, which leads into a dancing song; though the order of the songs varies from episode to episode. Mr. Grouper then says it's time to go outside, the "Outside" song plays, and the Guppies act out a story about the topic, interfered with Adobe Flash
Adobe Flash
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-animated graphics. After this, Gil and Molly do another sketch.
The Guppies go on a field trip that focuses on the topic, and the show concludes with the last Gil and Molly sketch and a reprise of the theme song.
Location
The Guppies live in the fictional underwater city of Bubbletucky, which could possibly be a pun of KentuckyKentucky
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Production
Bubble Guppies had been in development since 2005. It was originally supposed to premiere in 2006. However, it was never finished due to work on other Wild Brain projects such as Yo Gabba Gabba!Yo Gabba Gabba!
Yo Gabba Gabba! is an American children's television show currently airing on the Nick Jr. cable network in the United States and the Nick Jr. networks in the United Kingdom & Ireland, Italy, France and Australia as well as Treehouse TV network in Canada and RTE2 on RTEjr see Raidió Teilifís...
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Finally, in summer 2007, the episode "Fishketball!" was finished, but it had a lot of differences from the version that was aired; one of them being Mr. Grouper was taller and he was voiced by Nick Babalan. In the fall, Nickelodeon said they would air the show for their 2007-2008 season. But by January 2008, only two other episodes were finished; "Build Me A Building", and "The Grumpfish Special".
Wild Brain decided to give up hope of finishing the show. But when the studio's San Francisco facility was renamed Special Agent Productions, they decided to change the whole show.
Work on the show began in Spring 2010 at Wild Brain's new Los Angeles falicity, and by December, 20 episodes were finished. Nickelodeon decided to pick it up again, and it was a success.
List of characters
- Gil (Zachary GordonZachary GordonZachary Adam Gordon is an American film and television actor, best known for playing Greg Heffley in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid films which are based on Jeff Kinney's #1 New York Times best seller Diary of a Wimpy Kid....
)- The co-host of the show. He has blue hair and a green spotted tail. He is often the subject of a contuning joke that repeats during the episodes. Next to Molly, he sings a few of the pop songs. He is good friends with Goby, Nonny, and his best friend Molly who he likes most. - Molly (Brianna Gentilella)- The smart co-host of the show. She has pink hair with a blue bikini top and a blue wavy tail. She is possibly Hispanic due to her light brown skin color. She sings nearly all the pop songs with her blue fish microphone, while the other guppies sing backup. She's good friends with Deema and Nonny, but likes Gil and calls him "Gilly".
- Deema (Angelina Wahler)- The character of the show. She is good friends with Oona, Molly, and Nonny. Deema has large orange hair with gold earrings, an orange bikini top and an orange spotted tail. She is often a store owner and sings most dance songs. Deema often speaks in a hyper voice and also makes many lunch jokes.
- Nonny (Eamon Pirruccello)- The very smart character who almost never smiles. He has orange hair and a green striped tail. He also wears a blue scuba mask implied to be glasses. In some episodes, he has sudden bursts of knowledge. Most times it is a definition of a word the Guppies don't know. It is revealed in Fishketball before the episode he didn't know how to catch a ball. Nonny has been called nonners by Deema & Oona.
- Oona (Reyna Shaskan)- The sensitive character who has a lavender starfish hairclip. She has purple hair in pigtails and has a purple striped dresslike tail with no bikini top. She is possibly Asian due to her yellow skin color and having nearly oval shaped eyes and is good friends with Deema, Molly and Nonny.
- Goby (Jelani Imani)- The imaginative character of the show. He has purple hair with a purple wavy tail. He sometimes sings dance songs like Deema, but a few less. He is possibly African American due to his dark brown skin color and is good friends with Gil and Nonny.
- Mr. Grouper (Tino InsanaTino InsanaTino Insana is an American actor, voice actor, writer, and film producer from Chicago, Illinois.Insana's highly-distinguishable voice has been featured in many animated television series, most notably Disney's Darkwing Duck as Dr. Reginald Bushroot and Bobby's World as Bobby's Uncle Ted...
)- The Guppies' preschool teacher who is orange and yellow, and can change colors. - Bubble Puppy (Ace Brad Parker)- A puppy who is Gil's pet and has brown and white fur. He has a green collar and a yellow license, and was adopted in the episode, "Bubble Puppy."
- Little Fish (Skai JacksonSkai JacksonSkai Jackson is American actress. She currently co-stars as Zuri Ross in the Disney Channel sitcom Jessie.-Career:Jackson was born in New York City. She began her career as a child model appearing in numerous national commercials, including for Band-Aid bandages.Her first major acting role was in...
)- A trio of fish that look alike. There may be others, like the fish who were playing volleybubble in "Fishketball". When one of the Guppies say a question the fish say the answer (example: Deema says "Which one is the x-ray of Oona's body?", and the fish say "That one!" and point to a body x-ray). - Crabs and Lobsters and Snails- They are extra characters often seen doing various careers or making cameos.
Episodes
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Season 1 (2011)
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Recently, Bubble Guppies picked up a new second season, bringing its episode total to 60.