Octonauts

animated television series

Octonauts is an American kids' TV show broadcasted by CBeebies. It's produced by Brown Bag Films, and Mainframe Studios. Its 1st episode's on October 4, 2010. The show follows a polar bear named Captain Barnacles, and his crew: Kwazii, a cat, Peso, a penguin, Shellington, a sea otter, Dashi, a sausage dog, Tweak, a rabbit, Professor Inkling, a Dumbo octopus, and the Vegimals: Tunip, Grouber, Barrot, Tominnow, and Codish, who live underwater. This takes place in the Octopod headquarters (HQ).

Octonauts
GenreChildren
Animation
Action
Adventure
Created byMeomi: Vicki Wong
& Michael C. Murphy
Based onOctonauts book series
by Meomi: Vicki Wong
& Michael C. Murphy
Written byGabe Pulliam
Carin Greenberg
Allan C Neuwirth
Directed byDarragh O'Connell
Henry Lenardin-Madden (uncredited)
Creative directorStephen Robinson
Voices ofSimon Greenall
Rob Rackstraw
Paul Panting
Keith Wickham
Jo Wyatt
Teresa Gallagher
Michael C. Murphy
Theme music composerDarren Hendley
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Ireland
Original languageEnglish
No. of series5
No. of episodes121 + 12 specials (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersKurt Mueller
Stephanie Simpson
Cathal Gaffney
Darragh O'Connell (2010–2018)
Jackie Edwards (CBeebies)
ProducersAdam Idelson
Karen Ialacci
Gillian Higgins
Theresa Mayer
Julie Abecassis
Andrew Peters
Brian Gilmore
Running time11 minutes
23–72 minutes (specials)
Production companiesChorion (2010–2012)
Sony Pictures Television Kids (2012–present)
Brown Bag Films (2010–2018)
Original release
NetworkCBeebies
Release4 October 2010 (2010-10-04) –
present (present)
Related
Octonauts: Above & Beyond

It's like Star Trek & Thunderbirds along with the adventures of Jacques Cousteau.

Characters

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  • Captain Barnacles, a brave polar bear. He speaks with a British accent. He's white. He says "Octonauts, to the launch bay!", and "Hold on, everyone. This could get bumpy".
  • Kwazii, a cat. His favorite color is orange. He's going on very exciting missions.
  • Peso, a penguin. His favorite colors are black and white. He likes his medical kit.
  • Shellington, a sea otter. His favorite color is brown.
  • Dashi, a Dachshund. Her favorite color is tan.
  • Tweak, a rabbit. She speaks with a Southern accent. Her favorite color is green.
  • Professor Inkling, an octopus. His favorite color is pink. He always reads books.
  • Tunip, a vegimal. His favorite color is yellow.
  • Grouber, a vegimal. His favorite color is purple.
  • Barrot, a vegimal. His favorite color is orange like Kwazii's. He's very curious.
  • Tominnow, a vegimal. Her favorite color is red.
  • Codish, a vegimal. His favorite color is pink like Professor Inkling's. He's so clumsy.

References

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