Dot.

Dot. is an animated children's television series based on the book by Randi Zuckerberg. The series debuted on CBC Kids in Canada on September 6, 2016.^[1] The series later premiered on Universal Kids (then known as Sprout) in the United States on October 22, 2016.^[2] It began airing on Tiny Pop in the UK since 2017.

Dot.
Genre	Animated series
Created by	Randi Zuckerberg
Based on	Dot. by Randi Zuckerberg
Developed by	Industrial Brothers
Directed by	M.R. Horhager
Presented by	CBC
Voices of	Lilly Bartlam Isaiah Slater Denise Oliver Terry McGurrin
Theme music composer	Ian LeFeuvre
Composers	Ian LeFeuvre Richard Pell
Country of origin	Canada United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	78
Production
Executive producers	Lisa Henson Randi Zuckerberg Halle Stanford Tammy Semen Arthur Spanos
Running time	11 minutes[1]
Production companies	Industrial Brothers The Jim Henson Company
Original release
Network	CBC Kids (Canada) Universal Kids (USA)
Release	September 6, 2016 (2016-09-06) – October 27, 2018 (2018-10-27)

In January 2018, Dot. was renewed for a second season, which premiered on October 6, 2018, which ended on October of the same year.^[3][4]it premiered on JimJam on Feb 6 2017.

Plot

Dot. follows the adventures, and some misadventures of an energetic 8-year-old ball of energy who uses technology in solving problems and exploring the world around her with her friends: Hal, Ruby, Nev, and Dev, along with her dog, Scratch.^[5]

Characters

Main

• Dot Comet^[6] (voiced by Lilly Bartlam) is an energetic and tech-savvy 8-year-old ^[7] who loves to explore the world. Her name is a play on the .com domain name. She wears a pink dotty dress, yellow rubber boots and she has short curly dark blue hair.
• Scratch Comet (voiced by Terry McGurrin) is Dot's best dog.
• Hal (voiced by Isaiah Slater) is Dot's best friend.^[8] He says he likes to role play.^[9]
• Ruby Marshall (voiced by Grace Oliver) is a blonde girl with glasses. In "Super Ruby" she is revealed to wear hearing aids.
• Nev Jumelle (voiced by Abigail Oliver) is the sister of Dev.
• Dev Jumelle (voiced by Ethan Tavares) is the brother of Nev.

Recurring

• Mrs. Comet^[10] (voiced by Denise Oliver) is Dot's mom. She sang the song "Oh Chanukah" with her daughter.^[11] As a child she lived with her father in the home where the Comets presently live.^[12]
• Mr. Comet (voiced by Terry McGurrin) is Dot's dad. He sang the song Up on the House Top with his daughter.^[11]
• Grandpapa (voiced by René Lemieux) is Dot's maternal grandfather.
• Anne is Dot's maternal grandmother.
• Nana (voiced by Lynne Griffin) is Dot's paternal grandmother.
• Greg^[13] is Hal's brother. He speaks in the episode "Hal In One", but his voice actor is uncredited.
• Mrs. Marshall^[14] (voiced by Nicki Burke) is Ruby's mother.
• Mr. Jumelle^[15] (voiced by Anand Rajaram) is the father of Nev and Dev, appearing alone in "Remembering Ogopogo" and "Garden Stakes", and accompanied by leas mother in "DramaRama".
• Knight (voiced by Juan Chioran)
• Judge (voiced by Terry McGurrin)
• Mr. Sherman (voiced by Art Hindle) is an old neighbor.
• Rangeroo Leader Kerry (voiced by Helen King) is a digital nature guide on Dot's tablet who educates her about the wilderness, often pre-empting her dad. In "Garden Stakes" Dot and Hal talk to her in person, calling her Rangeroo Leader Kerry.
• Stellakazam (voiced by Denise Oliver) is a stage magician who performed at Ruby's birthday party in which Dot was too sick to attend.

Production

The series was announced in February 2014, when American entertainment company The Jim Henson Company secured the rights to Randi Zuckerberg first book Dot. as they would develop the book into a television series with The Jim Henson Company's CEO & president Lisa Henson alongside author Randi Zuckerberg would serve as executive producers on the upcoming series.^[16]

One year later in November 2015, Canadian broadcasting network CBC greenlighted the animated series called Dot. based on Randi Zuckerberg's book of the same name from American entertainment company The Jim Henson Company with Toronto-based animation production studio Industrial Brothers joined in the series as co-producer and would handle animation services for the series whilst American entertainment company The Jim Henson Company would handle global distribution rights to the series.^[17]

The first season, consisting of 52 episodes, was broadcast on October 22, 2016. A second season was ordered on January 26, 2018, which consisted 26 episodes.^[18]

Episodes

Season 1 (2016–2017)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [4]	Directed by	Written by	Canadian air date [4]	U.S. air date
1	1	"Bring the Thunder"	M.R. Horhager	Craig Martin	September 6, 2016 (2016-09-06)	November 12, 2016
Dot tries to help her dog Scratch get over his phobia of thunder. She invites her best friend Hal to help.
2	2	"One Soggy Knight"	M.R. Horhager	Craig Martin	September 8, 2016 (2016-09-08)	November 5, 2016
When Scratch's chew toy go missing, Dot and her friends go on a journey to find it. The gang learn what it means to be chivalrous.
3	3	"Treasure Hunting Dot"	M.R. Horhager	Craig Martin	September 8, 2016 (2016-09-08)	November 12, 2016
Dot's on an adventure to find many exciting treasures in a Geocache hunt. Mom and Hal help her realize that her friends and family are the most valuable treasure of all.
4	4	"Easy Squeezy"	M.R. Horhager	Alice Prodanou	September 15, 2016 (2016-09-15)	November 5, 2016
Dot helps Hal with his lemonade stand.
5	5	"Leaf it to Dot"	M.R. Horhager	Andrew Sabiston	September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20)	October 22, 2016[19]
Dad takes Dot and Hal on a nature hike showing the kids why it's good to unplug sometimes, while Dot and Hal show Dad how tech and nature can work together.
6	6	"A Dog's Best Friend"	M.R. Horhager	Amy Benham	September 22, 2016 (2016-09-22)	October 22, 2016[19]
Dot builds Scratch a robot companion, wanting to give him his own best-dog. She soon comes to realize, however, that it is she who is Scratch's best dog.
7	7	"Hello, Cello"	M.R. Horhager	Amy Benham	September 27, 2016 (2016-09-27)	October 22, 2016
Dot grows frustrated when she struggles to play the cello. Nev helps out by showing her that practice is the only way to get better.
8	8	"Snow Day"	M.R. Horhager	Ashley Lannigan	September 29, 2016 (2016-09-29)	January 7, 2017
Dot's plan for a perfect snow day with her grandma is ruined when it doesn't snow. However, she quickly learns that they don't need snow to have fun.
9	9	"Scaremaster 2.0"	M.R. Horhager	Craig Martin	October 25, 2016 (2016-10-25)	October 29, 2016
Dot gathers everyone together in a bid to scare her dad, but things don't go according to plan and the final scare comes from someone she didn't expect.
10	10	"Ghoul Away!" "Ghoul Away"[20]	M.R. Horhager	Andrew Sabiston	October 27, 2016 (2016-10-27)	October 29, 2016
Dot tries to get rid of a ghost.
11	11	"Achoodini" "Achoo-dini"[21]	M.R. Horhager	Emer Connon	November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)	October 22, 2016
Ruby is hosting a magic-themed party for her birthday. Unfortunately, Dot is too ill to attend, leaving her devastated she will not be able to go. However, her dad has a plan to create some fun tricks with the symptoms from her cold.
12	12	"Dot. Unplugged" "Unplugged"[22]	M.R. Horhager	Amy Benham	November 10, 2016 (2016-11-10)	January 7, 2017
Dot and her family face a big change in their life when they decide they are going to take part in The National Day of Unplugging. It proves more difficult than they expected to not use technology.
13	13	"Scratch Says" "Rosetta Bone"[23]	M.R. Horhager	Emer Connon	November 15, 2016 (2016-11-15)	November 19, 2016
Dot wants everyone to be able to understand Scratch's thoughts like she can so she builds a translator app. However, she makes a mistake when she gives Scratch her own voice, creating confusion.
14	14	"Dinner for Thirty"	M.R. Horhager	Craig Martin	November 17, 2016 (2016-11-17)[24]	November 19, 2016
Dot accidentally prints too many dog bones with a 3D printer. However, when her house becomes overrun with furry guests, she must seek help.
15	15	"Rocket out of the Park"	M.R. Horhager	Ashley Lannigan	November 22, 2016 (2016-11-22)[25]	February 6, 2017
Dot and her friends are each going to build a rocket.
16	16	"A Song For Everyone"	M.R. Horhager	Amy Benham	December 6, 2016 (2016-12-06)[26]	November 26, 2016
Dot and her friends try their hand at writing a song for the Winter Concert in front of the town. However, their big performance is threatened by a snow storm.
17	17	"The Holiday Tree"	M.R. Horhager	Meghan Read	December 13, 2016 (2016-12-13)[27]	November 26, 2016
Dot accidentally throws out the town tree's decorations and is determined to make new ones. Working around the clock to create amazing decorations, she discovers the joy in giving to others.
18	18	"Picture This"	M.R. Horhager	Alice Prodanou	December 31, 2016 (2016-12-31)[28]	January 28, 2017
In order to show her mother her appreciation, Dot makes an elaborate thank you gift in the form of an animated movie, Super Mom.
19	19	"Shallow End Hal" "Wave Goodbye"[29]	M.R. Horhager	Amy Benham	January 3, 2017 (2017-01-03)	January 14, 2017
Dot and Hal are swimming in the lake for the first-time ever. While Dot is having fun floating among the fish, Hal struggles to float at all.
20	20	"A Fishing Tale"	M.R. Horhager	Craig Martin	January 5, 2017 (2017-01-05)[30]	February 11, 2017
Dot's dad is having a hard time catching fish, so Dot buys him a high-tech fish finder. They head out on the water, but the gadget causes some trouble for the pair when a massive fish takes a bite of it.
21	21	"Hal in One"	M.R. Horhager	Ashley Lannigan	January 10, 2017 (2017-01-10)[31]	January 14, 2017
Dot decides to help Hal get ready for his family's putt-putt tournament, by devising an elaborate home-made putt-putt course and putting him to work.
22	22	"Remembering Ogopogo"	M.R. Horhager	Amy Benham	January 12, 2017 (2017-01-12)[32]	January 24, 2017
Hal and Dot start their own pet-sitting business after they create a memorial video to help Dev and Nev when their pet goldfish named Ogopogo dies.
23	23	"Gotcha"	M.R. Horhager	Kati Rocky	January 17, 2017 (2017-01-17)[33]	January 24, 2017[citation needed]
Dot must stop a squirrel that has been taking things from her carefully maintained garden. Hal arrives in his robot costume. The squirrel refuses to leave Dot's strawberries alone and Dot thinks about defenses for her garden.
24	24	"Garden Stakes"	M.R. Horhager	Andrew Sabiston	January 19, 2017 (2017-01-19)[34]	January 28, 2017
Rangeroo Dot and Rangeroo Hal want to earn their Build-It Badges, so get to work building a community garden. Their efforts have an unintended consequence, developing community spirit.
25	25	"Maker Breaker"	M.R. Horhager	Amy Benham	January 31, 2017 (2017-01-31)[35]	February 6, 2017
Dot prepares for the Maker Festival and finds herself struggling with her project for the kids' event. She learns a valuable lesson on patience, as others teach her that it takes time to make something great.
26	26	"Slumber Party"	M.R. Horhager	Robert Pincombe and Shelly Hoffman	February 21, 2017 (2017-02-21)[36]	February 11, 2017
Dot is nervous sleeping over at Ruby Marshall's house but tries to hide it. She ends up comforting Nev, who also misses home. Dev is mentioned by Nev but he doesn't appear in this episode.
27	27	"Dog Doc Dot"	M.R. Horhager	Meghan Read	March 2, 2017 (2017-03-02)[37]	May 6, 2017
Scratch injures a paw while at the park. After returning from the vet, Dot decides she's not going to let Scratch out of her sight so that she can make sure he's safe. She performs an examination to make sure he's healthy.
28	28	"Butterfly Away Home"	M.R. Horhager	Amy Benham	March 7, 2017 (2017-03-07)[38]	May 6, 2017
Dot finds a caterpillar and decides to take him home to raise him into a butterfly. But he soon realizes he has trouble letting him go.
29	29	"For Pet's Sake"	M.R. Horhager	Robert Pincombe and Shelly Hoffman	March 9, 2017 (2017-03-09)[39]	May 13, 2017
In addition to her dog Scratch, Dot is tasked with looking after Ruby's cat Meryl, Hal's fish Sir Gilderson, Nev's bird Zippington, and Dev's tarantula Waldo.
30	30	"Drama-Rama" "DramaRama"[40]	M.R. Horhager	Kati Rocky	March 14, 2017 (2017-03-14)[41]	May 13, 2017
Dot uses way too many special effects in a backyard play, which puts the entire production in jeopardy from being shut down.
31	31	"What Goes Up Must Come Down"	M.R. Horhager	Phil McCordic	March 14, 2017 (2017-03-14)[42]	May 20, 2017
When Dot traps Ruby's camera in a tree they both fling their shoes at it to try and get it down.
32	32	"Dance Dot Dance" "Dance, Dot, Dance!"[43]	M.R. Horhager	Meghan Read	April 4, 2017 (2017-04-04)[44]	May 20, 2017
Dot is invited to Ruby's dance party, so Hal trains her to beat Move It Mania, then she finds out Ruby has Move it Mania 3.
33	33	"Lights Out"	M.R. Horhager	Meghan Read	April 6, 2017 (2017-04-06)[45]	May 26, 2017
Dot starts a campaign to see the Northern Lights from her own backyard during an electromagnetic storm that is brewing over the town.
34	34	"Robo Racers"	M.R. Horhager	Craig Martin	April 11, 2017 (2017-04-11)[46]	May 26, 2017
Dot builds a spider robot, Nev and Dev build a cheetah robot and Ruby and Hal build a frog robot. All their robots fail to pass the obstacle course, so they combine their robots into one and it completes the course.
35	35	"Great Eggspectations"	M.R. Horhager	Alan Gregg	April 13, 2017 (2017-04-13)[47]	May 26, 2017
When her parents get a chicken coop to avoid buying eggs, Dot names the three new hens Agatha, Princess Peck-Peck and Eliza-Bok. They're slow to lay eggs and Scratch chases them around the yard when the door is left open overnight.
36	36	"Return to Sender"[48] "Wish You Were Here"[49][50]	M.R. Horhager	Robert Tinkler	April 13, 2017 (2017-04-13)[48][51][unreliable source?]	25 May 2017[49][50]
Dot's collection of postcards from Nana is growing and, inspired by it, she decides to make and send Nana a postcard of her own.
37	37	"Big Help"	M.R. Horhager	Andrew Sabiston	April 27, 2017 (2017-04-27)[52]	May 26, 2017
Dot and Hal do everything they can to get their Rangeroo Helper Badges but discover that finding a job that is worthy of the badge is really difficult.
38	38	"Dot's Boots Were Made for Walking"	M.R. Horhager	Craig Martin	May 9, 2017 (2017-05-09)[53]	May 27, 2017
Dot's family walk in a Rangeroo fundraiser for a very special field trip where they collect donations for every step they take in their journey.
39	39	"The Ultimate Scratch Pad"	M.R. Horhager	Robert Pincombe and Shelley Hoffman	May 11, 2017 (2017-05-11)[54]	May 27, 2017
Dot rebuilds Scratch's destroyed doghouse after a fallen tree branch falls on it. She decides to reconstruct it and give it a major doghouse renovation!
40	40	"Fast and Fabulous Fixers Inc."[55] "Fast and Fabulous Fixers"[56]	M.R. Horhager	Andrew Sabiston	May 30, 2017 (2017-05-30)	28 May 2017[57]
Dot decides to open up her very own repair business but finds out that just because you can fix one thing, doesn't mean you can fix everything.
41	41	"History Mystery"[58]	M.R. Horhager	Charles Johnston	June 20, 2017 (2017-06-20)[58]	September 9, 2017
Dot finds a secret treasure map in her basement which leads her and Hal to a buried treasure in her own backyard.
42	42	"Bad Borrower"[59]	M.R. Horhager	Amy Benham	June 22, 2017 (2017-06-22)[59]	September 10, 2017
Dot discovers that her friends think she's a bad borrower when she asks to borrow Hal's digital camera. After she misplaces the camera, she thinks her friends might be right about her.
43	43	"Swap Bop"[60]	M.R. Horhager	Charles Johnston	June 27, 2017 (2017-06-27)[60]	September 9, 2017
Dot and Hal have a garage sale so they can afford to buy a flashy new toy, but chaos ensues when they realize they've accidentally traded away something valuable.
44	44	"Sticky Situation"[61]	M.R. Horhager	Robert Tinkler	June 29, 2017 (2017-06-29)[61]	September 10, 2017
Dot tries to have a fun time at her party, even when no one shows up. She assumes her friends don't want to hang out with her, but she is determined to have a good time anyway.
45	45	"So Much to Do, So Little Dot"[62]	M.R. Horhager	Jay Vaidya	August 3, 2017 (2017-08-03)	September 16, 2017
Dot really wants to spend time with all of her friends, but she doesn't have enough time and ends up spreading herself too thin amongst her friends.
46	46	"The Shooting Star"[63]	M.R. Horhager	Alan Gregg	August 8, 2017 (2017-08-08)	September 17, 2017
Dot is excited for Ruby to come with her to an astroclub meeting, but Ruby doesn't want to be there and would rather be at a concert.
47	47	"The Clean Team"[64]	M.R. Horhager	Andrew Sabiston	August 15, 2017 (2017-08-15)	September 16, 2017
Dot's day out at the beach is ruined by rubbish, so she tries to make it better by setting out to solve the world's littering problem.
48	48	"One Trick Doggy"	M.R. Horhager	Amy Benham	August 31, 2017 (2017-08-31)[65]	September 17, 2017
Dot is excited to enter Scratch in a dog show. However, she goes a little overboard in her preparations during her excitement.
49	49	"Best Friend Showdown"	M.R. Horhager	Amy Benham	September 5, 2017 (2017-09-05)[66]	September 23, 2017
Dot gets caught up in the middle of a showdown between Ruby and Hal, as they fight over who Dot's one and only best friend is.
50	50	"Snow Business"	M.R. Horhager	Charles Johnston	September 5, 2017 (2017-09-05)[67]	September 24, 2017
Dot and Hal decide to enter the snow business to raise enough money for a new toboggan. However, they soon realize that being an entrepreneur is a lot of hard work.
51	51	"Souptacular Staycation"	M.R. Horhager	Meghan Read	September 7, 2017 (2017-09-07)[68]	September 24, 2017
Dot goes on an interesting staycation with Hal and Nana when she is sad to be missing out on another trip with Mom and Dad.
52	52	"Super Ruby"	M.R. Horhager	Meghan Read	September 14, 2017 (2017-09-14)[69]	September 24, 2017
Dot helps Ruby get fitted for brand-new hearing aids. Along the way, they meet a woman with a fascinating bionic arm.

Season 2 (2018)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [70]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date [70]
53	1	"Painting With Dot" / "Making Your Own Way"	Unknown	Unknown	October 6, 2018 (2018-10-06)
54	2	"Looth Tooth" / "Facing the Fanged Fury"	Unknown	Unknown	October 7, 2018 (2018-10-07)
55	3	"On the Campaign Trail" / "Adopt-A-Doggie Show"	Unknown	Unknown	October 13, 2018 (2018-10-13)
56	4	"Nana Banana Road Trip-a-Rama" / "Treasure Lost and Treasure Found"	Unknown	Unknown	October 27, 2018 (2018-10-27)

Do's & Dots (2016)

A series of shorts called "Do's and Dots" was available on Universal Kids' website in 2016.^[when?]

No.	Title	Original release date
1	"Be Kind"	TBA
2	"Be Patient"	TBA
3	"Be Respectful"	TBA
4	"Be Responsible"	TBA
5	"Be Safe"	TBA

Broadcast

Dot. premiered on JimJam in Pan-Europe on May 1, 2017 and Pikaboo in the Ex-Yugoslav countries and Albania sometime in 2018.^[71][72] The series also airs on Canal Panda in Portugal, Piwi+ in France, and SVT in Sweden as of 2017.^[73] Hulu also acquired exclusive SVOD rights to Dot. and the series became available to stream on April 15.^[74] The show is currently airing on ABC Kids in Australia,^[75] Tiny Pop in United Kingdom and Clan TVE, Super3 and Nickelodeon in Spain.^{[citation needed]}

Reception

It got a 5 out of 5 on Common Sense Media, quoting:

"Parents need to know that Dot. is based on a picture book by Randi Zuckerberg and centers on a curious 8-year-old who uses technology, math, and science concepts to learn new things, but it's never at the expense of real-world experiences and the people she cares about. For Dot and her family, it's all about balance, so much attention is given to the times when she acknowledges she's ready to unplug. The show sets out to expose kids -- and girls in particular -- to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) concepts in an inviting, age-appropriate way through the likable, self-confident titular character. As a bonus, it presents Dot's parents as her role models and educator, and her friends as positive influences in her life."^[76]

Media information

An HTML game called Dot's Rangeroo Scavenger Hunt is available on Kids' CBC and Universal Kids's websites.^[when?] Another game, inspired by Atari's earliest arcade game Pong, Make a Game with Dot, is available on the Universal Kids website as well. An app, inspired by Wikipedia, Dotopedia, for Android and iOS devices was also released on December 12, 2016.