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 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children Animation Action Adventure |
| Created by | Meomi: Vicki Wong & Michael C. Murphy |
| Based on | Octonauts book series by Meomi: Vicki Wong & Michael C. Murphy |
| Written by | Gabe Pulliam Carin Greenberg Allan C Neuwirth |
| Directed by | Darragh O'Connell Henry Lenardin-Madden (uncredited) |
| Creative director | Stephen Robinson |
| Voices of | Simon Greenall Rob Rackstraw Paul Panting Keith Wickham Jo Wyatt Teresa Gallagher Michael C. Murphy |
| Theme music composer | Darren Hendley |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom Ireland |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 121 + 12 specials (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Kurt Mueller Stephanie Simpson Cathal Gaffney Darragh O'Connell (2010–2018) Jackie Edwards (CBeebies) |
| Producers | Adam Idelson Karen Ialacci Gillian Higgins Theresa Mayer Julie Abecassis Andrew Peters Brian Gilmore |
| Running time | 11 minutes 23–72 minutes (specials) |
| Production companies | Chorion (2010–2012) Sony Pictures Television Kids (2012–present) Brown Bag Films (2010–2018) |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBeebies |
| Release | 4 October 2010 – present |
| Related | |
| Octonauts: Above & Beyond | |
It's like Star Trek & Thunderbirds along with the adventures of Jacques Cousteau.
Characters
change- 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.
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