Team Umizoomi

Team Umizoomi is an American animated children's television series. The show was on Nickelodeon from January 25, 2010 to April 24, 2015. The show follows 2 siblings: Milli and Geo, and their best robot friend: Bot. The show uses lots of mathematical ideas as numbers, sequences, shapes, songs and patterns. It is produced by Curious Pictures and Nickelodeon Animation Studio.

Team Umizoomi
Genre	Animation Children Musical Comedy
Created by	Soo Kim Michael T. Smith Jennifer Twomey
Directed by	Matt Sheridan
Starring	Sophia Fox Madeline Rose Yen Ethan Kempner Juan Mirt Donovan Patton P.T. Walkey
Opening theme	"Team Umizoomi Title Theme"
Ending theme	"Team Umizoomi Title Theme" (Instrumental)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	80 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Jennifer Twomey
Producers	Soo Kim Michael T. Smith
Production locations	New York City, New York
Running time	24 minutes 45 minutes (episodes in Season 2 and 4)
Production companies	Curious Pictures Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon Nick Jr. Channel
Release	January 25, 2010 (2010-01-25) – April 24, 2015 (2015-04-24)

Characters

Main

• Milli (voiced by Sophia Fox in most season one episodes and Madeline Rose Yen in two season one episodes and in seasons two through four) is a 6-year-old girl. Her primary abilities are patterns and measurement. Her pigtails (nicknamed "ponytails") can be used as rulers. She is often depicted as stronger than her teammates, which is obvious in seasons two through four.
• Geo (voiced by Ethan Kempner in the first three seasons and by Juan Mirt in season four) is Milli's older brother. His primary ability is shapes. He uses a blueprint for the thing that needs to be built, and then interact with the child viewing the show to figure out which building supplies are needed to fill in the shape belt by singing Super Shapes!
• Bot (voiced by Donovan Patton) is a green robot who is Milli and Geo's best friend and primary caretaker. He loves to sing and dance and has a fun-loving, childlike personality. His abilities are more functional than math-related. His arms and legs can be extended to reach things, by saying "Arms Extendo" or "Legs Extendo". He has a small robot radar (like a satellite dish) on his head to receive calls (called the Umi Alarm). He also has a screen on his front (called a "Belly Belly Belly Screen") that they can see videos/pictures on as well as have a video call with someone who needs their help. He also has a storage compartment on the back of his body, called a Bot-o-mat, which frequently is carrying whatever the team happens to need. In each episode, he is introduced, usually by Milli, as their Best Robot Friend.
• UmiCar (voiced by P. T. Wheatley) is the team's orange car that talks by only his name who drives the team wherever their help is needed. He also beeps. UmiCar has been shown as not being a character in many early season 1 episodes, but since he gained a face, becomes a character rather than an object.

Production

Early development

In late 2005, Soo Kim (who worked on Blue's Clues), Michael T. Smith (who worked on Spongebob Squarepants), and Jennifer Twomey had an idea. Their idea was to create a show about tiny superheroes. By April 20, 2006, the team made a CGI-animated pilot called "The Umizumiz" at Nickelodeon Animation Studio to go pitch to the Noggin channel. The pilot taught preschoolers early math skills as well as problem solving. At the time, the series was set to premiere on Noggin in the 2007-08 television season.

Pickup by Nickelodeon

In February 2007, Nickelodeon had picked the pilot up for a full series of twenty episodes. Since the show was a hybrid of live-action and CGI animation, it was hard to make. By July 2007, the show was renamed to Team Umizoomi, a more simpler name, and was renewed for a second season in advance. The first half of season one episodes were completed in 2008; by June 2009 all of season one was completed. Production for the second season started immediately after. Animation was done by Curious Pictures, who also co-produced the show along with Nickelodeon Animation Studio.

Premiere on Nickelodeon

Team Umizoomi was first teased in fall 2009, and set for a January 2010 release date. The show premiered on January 25, 2010, on Nickelodeon, and six days later on the Nick Jr. Channel. The second season premiered on October 18, 2010. During the first season era, Team Umizoomi was renewed for a third season ahead of season two's premiere. The third season premiered in October 2011.

Cancellation

In 2012, a fourth season was announced, which premiered on February 4, 2013, on Nickelodeon. By 2014, Nickelodeon announced that the series would not be getting a fifth season, due to episodes taking longer to air. The series aired its final episode, "Umi Rescue Copter", on April 24, 2015.

Episodes

Season 1 (2010)

1. The Kite Festival — January 25, 2010
2. The Aquarium Fix It — January 25, 2010
3. Carnival — January 26, 2010
4. Picnic — January 27, 2010
5. Super Trip to the Supermarket — January 28, 2010
6. Subway Heroes — February 1, 2010
7. The Milk Out — February 2, 2010
8. The Dinosaur Museum Mishap — February 3, 2010
9. The Rolling Toy Parade — February 4, 2010
10. Special Delivery — February 12, 2010
11. Ready for Take Off — February 19, 2010
12. Ice Cream Truck — April 12, 2010
13. The Wild West Toy Train Show — April 13, 2010
14. The Butterfly Dance Show — April 14, 2010
15. The Elephant Sprinkler — April 15, 2010
16. Playground Heroes — April 22, 2010
17. To the Library — September 14, 2010
18. Race Around Umi City — October 18, 2010
19. Favorite Things Show — October 19, 2010
20. The Big Boat Race — October 20, 2010

Season 2 (2010–2011)

1. 21 Chicks in the City — October 21, 2010
2. 22 The Ghost Family Costume Party — October 25, 2010
3. 23 Santa's Little Fixers — December 6, 2010
4. 24 The Great UmiCar Rescue — January 10, 2011
5. 25 Purple Monkey Mission — January 11, 2011
6. 26 Day at the Museum — January 12, 2011
7. 27 Super Soap — January 13, 2011
8. 28 Counting Comet — February 25, 2011
9. 29 Crazy Skates — March 21, 2011
10. 30 Milli Saves the Day — March 22, 2011
11. 31 Umi Fire Truck — March 23, 2011
12. 32 Ellee the Elephant — March 24, 2011
13. 33 Umi Egg Hunt — April 15, 2011
14. 34 The Legend of the Blue Mermaid — May 13, 2011
15. 35 Shark Car — July 15, 2011
16. 36 The King of Numbers — October 3, 2011
17. 37 Umi Toy Store — October 11, 2011
18. 38 Buster the Lost Dog — October 12, 2011

Season 3 (2011-2012)

1. 39 Cuckoo Bears — October 13, 2011
2. 40 The Incredible Presto — October 14, 2011
3. 41 Stompasaurus — January 17, 2012
4. 42 Job Well Done — January 18, 2012
5. 43 Rainy Day Rescue — January 19, 2012
6. 44 The Shape Bandit — January 20, 2012
7. 45 Shooting Star — April 27, 2012
8. 46 Presto's Magic House — May 18, 2012
9. 47 DoorMouse in Space — May 25, 2012
10. 48 The Umi Games — August 13, 2012
11. 49 The Kitty Rescue — September 14, 2012
12. 50 The Great Shape Race — September 28, 2012
13. 51 Animal School House — October 1, 2012
14. 52 Doctor Bot — October 2, 2012
15. 53 Boardwalk Games — October 3, 2012
16. 54 Lost and Found Toys — October 4, 2012
17. 55 Let's Play Math Dragons — December 3, 2012
18. 56 Haircut Hijinx — December 4, 2012
19. 57 The Umi City Treasure Hunt — December 5, 2012
20. 58 A Sledding Snow Day — December 6, 2012

Season 4 (2013–2015)

1. 59 The Boy With the Dragon Skateboard — February 4, 2013
2. 60 City of Lost Penguins — February 6, 2013
3. 61 UmiCar's Birthday Present — April 22, 2013
4. 62 Robo Tools — May 13, 2013
5. 63 The Sunshine Fairy — May 15, 2013
6. 64 Little Panda Joe — June 14, 2013
7. 65 Stolen Lunches — September 9, 2013
8. 66 Meatball Madness — September 11, 2013
9. 67 Umi Grand Prix — October 11, 2013
10. 68 Gloopy Fly Home — November 18, 2013
11. 69 Movie Madness — November 20, 2013
12. 70 Umi Ninjas — January 15, 2014
13. 71 Umi Cops — January 17, 2014
14. 72 Umi Knights — April 29, 2014
15. 73 Lost Fairy Tales in the City — May 1, 2014
16. 74 Sleeping UmiCar — September 9, 2014
17. 75 Gizmos Gone Wild — September 10, 2014
18. 76 Umi Space Heroes — February 16, 2015
19. 77 Umi Rescue Copter — April 24, 2015