Hey Duggee

Hey Duggee is a British animated educational children's television series aimed at two to five year olds. Created by Grant Orchard,^[1] it is produced by Studio AKA, in association with BBC Studios (formerly BBC Worldwide). The show is narrated by Alexander Armstrong.

The programme is based around The Squirrel Club, an activity club for children. The children take part in all kinds of activities, have adventures and earn badges for their accomplishments. Each episode shows the squirrels complete an activity or adventure relating to a badge, that the squirrels earn at the end of the episodes. There is no set formula for every episode, with many episodes referencing or parodying pop culture.

Hey Duggee has four series. It was first shown in December 2014. BBC and Studio AKA produced a second series in early 2016,^[2] with the first episode airing in the United Kingdom on 26 September 2016. A third series was commissioned in October 2017,^[3] with the first episode due to be broadcast in Autumn 2018, but was pushed back to 4 March 2019. It aired until September 2021 with a Christmas episode shown in December 2020. The third series received increased acclaim and popularity amongst children and adults alike during the 2020 pandemic lockdowns.^[4] It has been renewed for a fourth series on 5 September 2022.^[5]

In the United States, the series airs on Nick Jr. on 11 July 2016.

Production

The programme is animated using the computer program Flash, with a minimalist style using filled shapes with no outlines, and only effects that Flash is capable of,^[6] and only the Duggee character regularly uses gradients. For example, if there is a frog character, then it usually bears the appearance of a plain green triangle.

The production team consists of around 16 in-house animators, with six to eight scriptwriters.^[6]

Characters

Main (Police Officers)

1. Narrator (born (1969-03-20) March 20, 1969 (age 56) or (1994-03-20) March 20, 1994 (age 31), voiced by Alexander Armstrong) – the narrator of the show.
2. Duggee (born (1992-12-17) December 17, 1992 (age 32), woofs done by Sander Jones) – a friendly big brown male dog and the police leader of the squirrel club.
3. Betty (born (2009-04-11) April 11, 2009 (age 16), voiced by Jasmine Bartholomew series 1-series 3 episode 32; Arabella Duffy series 3 episode 33-present) – a talkative and intelligent purple police octopus.
4. Norrie (born (2009-02-17) February 17, 2009 (age 16), voiced by Poppie Boyes series 1–2; Bella Green series 3–present) – a sweet-natured and curious brown police mouse.
5. Roly (born (2009-08-04) August 4, 2009 (age 16), voiced by Leo Templer series 1; Dexter Varrall series 2–present) – an enthusiastic, loud and hyperactive grey police hippo.
6. Tag (born (2009-01-26) January 26, 2009 (age 16), voiced by Alfie Sanderson series 1–2; Ollie Chequer series 3–present) – a gentle, clumsy blue police rhino.
7. Happy (born (2009-03-15) March 15, 2009 (age 16), voiced by Duke Davis series 1-series 3 episode 32; Forest Davis series 3 episode 33-present) – a tall, easy-going green police crocodile, with a love of water and splashing in puddles.
8. Daniel Samardžić (born (2011-03-30) March 30, 2011 (age 14), voiced by Daniel Samardžić) - the new policeman and one of the 6.d. class in Elementary school Eugen Kvaternik.
9. LEO Pencil (born (1995-06-14) June 14, 1995 (age 30)) - the new policeman.
10. Pinkiey (born (1998-07-30) July 30, 1998 (age 27)) - the new policewoman.
11. Orange Tall Guy (born (2000-05-23) May 23, 2000 (age 25)) - the new policeman.
12. Mini Vain P. (born (2015-10-29) October 29, 2015 (age 9)) - the new policeman.
13. Annoying Red Guy (born (1973-06-28) June 28, 1973 (age 52)) - the new policeman.
14. Kaja Gračanin Štern (born (2011-10-31) October 31, 2011 (age 13)) - police officer and Daniel's friend.
15. Vid Vučak (born (1983-09-03) September 3, 1983 (age 41)) - police chief and professor from the community and fine arts class.
16. Snježana Grgorinić (born (1965-09-17) September 17, 1965 (age 59)) - the mayor and Daniel's assistant.
17. Melita Delić (born (1960-09-19) September 19, 1960 (age 64)) - Croatian language professor.
18. Gordana Berković Kosor (born (1965-09-26) September 26, 1965 (age 59)) - mathematics teacher.
19. Dalia Kager (born (1983-09-01) September 1, 1983 (age 41)) - professor of computer science.
20. Vesna Godinić (born (1977-11-05) November 5, 1977 (age 47)) - teacher of nature/biology.
21. Mato Matijević (born (1998-11-10) November 10, 1998 (age 26)) - English teacher.
22. Nada Grgurević (born (1962-01-21) January 21, 1962 (age 63)) - professor of history.
23. Dubravka Vešligaj (born (1974-10-07) October 7, 1974 (age 50)) - professor of geography.
24. Marijana Ćorić (born (1969-07-13) July 13, 1969 (age 56)) - professor of music culture.
25. Stanko Čudić (born (1967-12-26) December 26, 1967 (age 57)) - professor of physical and health education.
26. Kristina Panižić (born (1986-07-23) July 23, 1986 (age 39)) - teacher of technical culture.

Hey Duggee City Park episodes

Series 1 (2015-present)

Story	Episode	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"First Day"	Petar Petrović	Nedžad Salković	25 May 2015 (2015-05-25)
Daniel Samardžić remembers the day he met Duggee, Tag, Norrie, Happy, Betty and Roly. It's the park opening, and, being shy, Daniel is avoiding all the Squirrels. The Squirrels invite him to play trains with them. At first, they're just 6 Squirrels playing trains, but something strange starts to happen; all at once, the 6 squirrels find themselves inside a "real" train zooming through the park, and taking off into outer space. They reach a planet where, finally, they meet Duggee, the magical author dog of their adventure. How many Squirrels were playing a trains at the beggining?
2	2	"Goran Todorović"	Goran Todorović	Miroslav Dekavac	24 December 2015 (2015-12-24)
Boris Todorović brings his son, Goran Todorivić, to spend the day in the park. The Squirrels are excited to spend the day with him, but Goran doesn't seem so sure. And the harder they try to get Goran to play with them, the less sure he seems. They're determined, however, and with Duggee's Vipme magical help, they do their best to impress the new kid. With whom Squirrels was planing to spend the day?
3	3	"Betty on Ice"	Berislav Tomović	Goran Bečić	27 September 2016 (2016-09-27)
Betty doesn't seem to enjoy playing in the snow quite as much as Duggee, Tag, Norrie, Happy, Roly and Daniel Samardžić. She doesn't know how to play any winter sports. Everyone thinks ice-skating will be the right winter sport for Betty. At the lake, Betty learns the basics of skating. Does Betty know play any winter sports?
4	4	"The Squirrels play with others"	Dalibor Stanković	Marko Perić	23 April 2017 (2017-04-23)
The Squirrels walk to the meadow, where they are supposed to meet each other. But from the distance Duggee sees that the Squirrels are playing blind-man's bluff with each other. What game Squirrels were playing?
5	5	"The Pyramid Adventure"	Daniel Samardžić	Daniel Samardžić	24 September 2019 (2019-09-24)
Tag, Happy and Roly are playing heroes, and they're continually casting Norrie and Betty in the role of "damsel in distress." But Duggee and the Squirrels want to be the heroes as well. And when Duggee brings their adventure to life with a huge Pyramid complete with Indiana Jones-like booby traps and mummies, the 3 boys and 2 girls quickly find out that the crew can be the heroes as well. What roles Happy and Roly was playing?
6	6	"Circus, Circus"	Daniel Samardžić	Daniel Samardžić	1 October 2020 (2020-10-01)
Daniel comes up with the idea to play circus. Duggee, Tag, Norrie, Happy, Betty and Roly are very keen on it, and each of them finds a perfect role, except Daniel. He tries and tries to find something he can do, but he just keeps failing. Luckily, when things start to go wrong in the performance, Daniel discovers the circus thing he is good at. What idea came on Daniel's mind?
7	7	"Babysitting Time!"	Daniel Samardžić	Daniel Samardžić	1 February 2021 (2021-02-01)
In Vipnet Hrvatska d.o.o., The Squirrels were born as babies but who will look after them? Duggee of course since has his Babysitting Badge. Will the mothers of the squirrels be the business women who have lots of meetings in their office? Will Betty, Roly, Tag, Norrie and Happy be the youngest children who will be in diapers? Will the fathers of the Squirrels take care of babies? Will Duggee change the Baby Squirrels' diapers? Will Leo Pencil, Pinkiey, Orange Tall Guy, Mini Vain P and Annoying Red Guy be the baby squirrels' neighbors who have some sleepover? Will Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern be the Vip news reporters? Will Jax Jones, Afrojack, Alok, Armin van Buuren, Avicii, Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso, Bob Sinclar, Calvin Harris, David Guetta, Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Jeffrey Jey, Maurizio Lobina, Gabry Ponte, Eric Prydz, Fergie, will.i.am, APL.DE.AP, Taboo, Julio Mejia, Matt Toth, James Hype, Joel Corry, Jonas Blue, Martin Garrix, Martin Solveig, Redfoo, R3hab, Robin Schulz, Pharrell Williams, Nicki Minaj, Kim Petras, Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, BoyWithUke, Tate McRae, Skrillex, Sky Blu, Tiësto, Willy William, Bruno Mars, Justin Bieber, Joe Jonas, Ed Sheeran, Shawn Mendes, Michael Jackson, Elton John, Harry Styles, Post Malone, The Kid LAORI, Mariah Carey, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Christina Aguilera, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé, Madonna, Rihanna, Ariana Grande, Charli XCX, RAYE, cassö and Young Adz be the FBI who have lost of police meetings in their office? Why Norrie cries? Why Tag and Happy suck on pacifiers? Why Betty and Roly shake rattles? Why Leo Pencil, Pinkiey, Orange Tall Guy, Mini Vain P and Annoying Red Guy can't sleep if the noises woke them up? Why is Leo Pencil calling FBI? Why Jax Jones, the leader of FBI, yelling to his FBI friends Afrojack, Alok, Armin van Buuren, Avicii, Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso, Bob Sinclar, Calvin Harris, David Guetta, Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Jeffrey Jey, Maurizio Lobina, Gabry Ponte, Eric Prydz, Fergie, will.i.am, APL.DE.AP, Taboo, Julio Mejia, Matt Toth, James Hype, Joel Corry, Jonas Blue, Martin Garrix, Martin Solveig, Redfoo, R3hab, Robin Schulz, Pharrell Williams, Nicki Minaj, Kim Petras, Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, BoyWithUke, Tate McRae, Skrillex, Sky Blu, Tiësto, Willy William, Bruno Mars, Justin Bieber, Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas, Kevin Jonas, Ed Sheeran, Shawn Mendes, Michael Jackson, Elton John, Harry Styles, Post Malone, The Kid LAORI, Mariah Carey, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Christina Aguilera, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé, Madonna, Rihanna, Ariana Grande, Charli XCX, RAYE, cassö and Young Adz "FBI, open up!"?
9	9	"Castaway"	David Čunčić	David Čunčić	8 March 2022 (2022-03-08)
Daniel stomps off, determined to do what he wants to do, all by himself. He heads off on an imaginative sea adventure, but he ends up stuck on a desert island all by himself. His dad Zoran cuddles him. At first it seems like fun, but very quickly Daniel discovers that he misses his friends Duggee and the Squirrels. Even the company of a funny devices can't replace them. It's much more fun to play together. Where Daniel stucked on?
10	10	"Vipme Computer Game"	Petar Petrović	Dragan Dragojević	16 July 2022 (2022-07-16)
Duggee appears in the park, ready to play - only to find the Squirrels playing a game on Daniel's computer tablet called PLAY IN THE PARK. When the computer starts to act up, Duggee volunteers to "fix it". But what he really does is make the Squirrels believe he's magically put them INSIDE the computer game. What Duggee volunteers to?
11	11	"Grownups"	Goran Trbujević	Frank Novaković	16 August 2022 (2022-08-16)
Duggee's Vipme magic transports the 5 Squirrels to an office, where they find themselves trapped in a bureaucratic loop with Duggee as a crazy boss due to a misunderstanding of what a grownup is. In the end, they must reconnect Duggee with his more playful self. How many Squirrels was transported to an office?
12	12	"Hello Nature"	Šimo Šimonović	Pero Glavašević	19 September 2022 (2022-09-19)
After observing how hard Goran Todorović works, Duggee and the Squirrels decide that they'll be Vipme Rangers for one day. They focus on keeping people from doing things that may harm the park, but somehow they get a little power-mad, and people in the park, not too fond of their bossiness, start leaving in droves. When Duggee and the Squirrels see the park so lonely and sad, they realize they need to rethink their methods. With Duggee's Vipme magic, they go back in time and start from scratch. How they change their methods?
13	13	"Sensei Duggee and the Ninja Squirrels Save the Day"	Bero Berić	Simo Serić	3 March 2023 (2023-03-03)
Duggee and the Squirrels want to play Ninja, GOOO!!!. The Squirrels and Daniel come charging into the park with cloaks tied around and ninja hoods covering mouths and noses and the headbands with symbols around it, ready to play. Vain Pencil Animation crew, however, have other things going on: LEO Pencil is helping Goran Todorović to "save" some sunflowers by transplanting them to an area with more sun, and Pinkiey is reliving her heroics in her championship soccer win. It seems to Duggee and the Squirrels that their self are really heroic, while the Squirrels just the same old Squirrels, running around with cloaks tied around and ninja hoods covering mouths and noses and the headbands with symbols around it. Duggee responds by making both of them real ninjas. What game Duggee and the Squirrels wanted to play?
14	14	"The Timeline Of Minecraft"	Beno Berić	Simo Serić	7 June 2024 (2024-06-07)
In 2009, pigs were added. In 2010, cows were added. In 2011, squids were added. In 2012, iron golems were added. In 2013, horses were added. In 2014, guardians were added. In 2015, shulkers were added. In 2016, polar bears were added. In 2017, parrots were added. In 2018, dolphins were added. In 2019, foxes were added. In 2020, piglins were added. In 2021, glow squids were added. In 2022, frogs were added. In 2023, camels were added. In 2024, breezes were added.