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Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!

American animated children's television series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!
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Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! is an American animated children's television series created by Bob Boyle for Nickelodeon.[1] The show was produced by Bolder Media (a joint venture of Frederator Studios and the Mixed Media Group) and Starz Media in association with Film Roman, and it was animated by Bardel Entertainment using Toon Boom and Adobe Flash software.[2] Bob Boyle, Susan Miller, and Fred Seibert served as executive producers.

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2 seasons were produced, totaling 52 episodes (each consisting of 2 segments).[3] Starz Media (currently Lionsgate Television) owns and distributes the series. The show has received an Emmy, a KidScreen Best TV Movie award (for Wubb Idol, starring Beyoncé),[4] and a Telly award.

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Premise

The show focuses on a yellow gerbil-like creature named Wubbzy, who gets into antics with his friends: Widget, a pink rabbit-like creature who loves to build; Walden, a purple bear-like creature who is a brainiac; and since Season 2, Daizy, a teal dog-like creature who loves flowers. They live in the town of Wuzzleburg, a fictional location.

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At the end of most episodes of the series, there are songs, composed and sung by Brad Mossman with lyrics by creator Bob Boyle, whose topics that involve social skills, such as friendship, are related to those episodes.

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Characters

Main

  • Wubbzy (voiced by Grey DeLisle) is a yellow gerbil-like creature. He is very small, cute and obsessed with his bendy tail, on which he can bounce like a pogo stick.
  • Widget (voiced by Lara Jill Miller) is a pink rabbit-like creature. She is a mechanical whiz with a really heavy Southern accent. She is a great builder and engineer who has built all sorts of inventions.
  • Walden (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) is a purple bear-like creature. He is a polymath, brainiac, and scientist with a New Zealandic accent. He knows about science, books, and art.
  • Daizy (voiced by Tara Strong) is a teal dog-like creature. She loves flowers and dancing. She appears in Season 2. She is Wubbzy's neighbor, classmate, and girlfriend.

Supporting

  • Buggy, Huggy and Earl (voiced by Grey DeLisle, Lara Jill Miller, and Carlos Alazraqui) are Wubbzy's 3 friends who sometimes hang out with him. Buggy is cyan, Huggy is blue, and Earl is orange.
  • Kooky Kid (voiced by Grey DeLisle) is an orange creature who appears when something bizarre happens, stating that it is "kooky" while wiggling his fingers.
  • Shine, Shimmer and Sparkle (voiced by Beyoncé, Tara Strong, and Grey DeLisle) are pop singers known as the Wubb Girlz. All 3 have sky blue skins. Shine has blonde hair, Shimmer has pink hair, and Sparkle has green hair.
  • Ty Ty (voiced by Ty Pennington) is an orange resident who is Widget's friend. He is seen in "Ty Ty the Tool Guy". He loves building just like Widget.
  • Policeman (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) is an orange resident who is a police officer.
  • Chef Fritz (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) is an orange resident. He is a chef. He speaks with an Italian accent. His chef outfit is white.
  • Madame Zabinga (voiced by Grey DeLisle) is a yellow resident. She is the only teacher of the local ballet school. She speaks with a French accent.
  • Mayor Whoozle (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) is the mayor of Wuzzleburg with green skin.
  • News Reporter (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) is a news reporter of Wuzzleburg. He is seen in "Widget Gets the Blooey Blues". He has red-orange skin.
  • Miss Bookfinder (voiced by Grey DeLisle) is a librarian of the Wuzzleburg Library. She is first seen in "A Little Help from Your Friends". Her skin is light blue.
  • Moo Moo (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) is a magician in Wuzzleburg. He first appears in "Magic Tricks" in which he helps Wubbzy learn to do magic tricks. Moo Moo is light blue. His magician outfit is black.
  • Growlygus (voiced by Grey DeLisle) is a red monster who takes Widget's whammer-hammer.
  • Jukebox Robot (voiced by Brad Mossman) is a blue and purple robot. He loves to sing and dance. He works as a jukebox for the Wubb Club. He appears in Season 2.
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Reception

Larisa Wiseman of Common Sense Media rated the program 3 out of 5 stars, saying "the storylines are simple, engaging, and funny, and the characters are cute and energetic". Furthermore, Wiseman said that it's "likely that some young viewers will be bored by the flat visuals, but hopefully they'll watch long enough to absorb the show's positive messages".[5]

Broadcast

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Lionsgate Television currently holds most distribution rights. In the United States, Nickelodeon had aired the series and in Canada, Treehouse TV had aired episodes before moving to Playhouse Disney (later Disney Junior).[6] The last airing on Nickelodeon was on December 20, 2010.[7][better source needed] The last airing on the Nick Jr. Channel was on April 14, 2014 when Nickelodeon and Paramount Global's broadcast rights in the United States expired. All mentions of the show were completely removed from the Nick Jr. website. Since that time, Starz/Lionsgate has been the only worldwide distributor.[citation needed]

International

Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! has aired internationally. In Latin America, the series was aired initially on Discovery Kids Latin America from October 8, 2007 to 2016.[8]

It also aired on TG4 in Ireland, DR2 in Denmark, Baraem TV in Arab countries, Super RTL in Germany, Hop! Channel in Israel, and Discovery Kids in Latin America and Brazil. The series is shown on Canal Panda, Clan, RTP2 in Portugal and Spain, and from 2007 to 2011 on ABC1 and ABC Kids in Australia.[9][10]

A British English dub was aired on Nick Jr. from May 5, 2007 to January 1, 2012. A translated version of the series has been a popular addition to the "Cúla 4" children's programming lineup on the Irish language television channel TG4 since January 2011. The show has been dubbed in 15 languages and aired in over 100 countries around the world.[citation needed]

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Home media

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In UK and Australia, Season 1, Volumes 1–2 (Episodes 1–14, and 15–26) were released as season DVD boxes; these were not released in the United States.[citation needed]

Starz's now-defunct subsidiary, Anchor Bay Entertainment (Lionsgate Home Entertainment), has released 21 DVD compilations, the first of which was released on September 23, 2008.[citation needed]

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