Octonauts
animated television series
(Redirected from The Octonauts)
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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