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Pocoyo

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Pocoyo
GenrePreschool education
Comedy
Created byDavid Cantolla
Luis Gallego
Guillermo Garcia
Colman Lopez
Developed byAndy Yerkes
Written byGuillermo García Carsí
Andy Yerkes
Directed byGuillermo García Carsí
David Cantolla
Alfonso Rodriguez
Narrated byJose María del Río (Castilian Spanish)
Stephen Fry (English, Series 1–2)
Stephen Hughes (English, Series 3–4)
Theme music composerDaniel Heredero
Composer(s)Elliot Lawrence
Country of originSpain
United Kingdom (Seasons 1–2)
Original language(s)Spanish, English
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes234
Production
Executive producer(s)Kathryn Hart for Zinkia Entertainment
Anne Brogan for Granada Kids
Jonathan Doyle for Cosgrove Hall Films (2005)/Granada Kids (2007)
Producer(s)Carolina Matas
Pilar Cubría
Editor(s)Catherine Williams
Running time6 – 7.5 minutes
Production company(s)Zinkia Entertainment
Cosgrove Hall Films (Season 1)
Granada Kids (Seasons 1–2)
DistributorZinkia Entertainment
Release
Original networkSpain
Clan TVE
United Kingdom
CITV (Seasons 1–2)
Five (Milkshake!) (Seasons 1–2)
Nick Jr. & Nick Jr. Too (Season 3)
YouTube (Season 4)
Original release7 January 2005 (2005-01-07)
External links
Website
Production website

Search Pocoyo on Amazon.Pocoyo (Pocoyó in Spanish) is a preschool educational comedy animated television series created by Guillermo García Carsí, Colman López, Luis Gallego and David Cantolla, and is a co-production between Spanish producer Zinkia Entertainment, Cosgrove Hall Films and Granada International. Three series have been produced, each consisting of 52 seven-minute episodes, and a fourth season consisting of 26 seven-minute episodes. English actor and comedian Stephen Fry narrates the English-language version[1][2] and José María del Río narrates the Castilian Spanish version of the first two seasons, while Stephen Hughes narrates the third season, called Let's Go Pocoyo. In 2016, a new spin-off show called "Pocoyo Planet" was created.

Set in a 3D space, with a plain white background and usually no backdrops, it is about Pocoyo, a 4-year-old boy, interacting with his friends Pato (a duck), Elly (an elephant) and Loula (a dog). Viewers are encouraged to recognize situations that Pocoyo is in, and things that are going on with or around him. The narrator usually speaks explicitly to the viewers and to the characters as well. Each character has its own distinctive dance and also a specific sound (usually from a musical instrument), and most episodes end with the characters dancing.

In the United Kingdom, it was originally broadcast on CITV, a children's strand on the ITV network. In September 2005, Channel 5 acquired terrestrial rights in the United Kingdom to the first and second series, making it part of the Milkshake! strand. The show, however, will continue to air on the CITV Channel.[3] Other broadcasters in the English speaking countries include RTÉ in the Republic of Ireland, Syndication and on Univision in LATAM Spanish, Treehouse TV in Canada,[4] CBeebies in Australia, Playhouse Disney in Asia and TVNZ in New Zealand.

In 2010, the show premiered on Nick Jr. in the United States, it was originally shown as 7-minute segments between shows before being expanded to a half-hour show from July 23, 2011 to January 2, 2015. Currently, episodes of the show were made available on the Noggin app. Episodes of "Pocoyo Planet" are also currently on the app as well. It also airs as reruns on PBS Kids, packaged at the end of Peep and the Big Wide World.

In Spain, TVE2 started broadcasting the second series in April 2008.[5] The third season began airing in 2010 under the title Let's Go Pocoyo and was designed to teach English to Spanish preschoolers. The makers also wish to embark upon other projects, one of which may be a Pocoyo movie.[6] In June 2006, Pocoyo was awarded the Cristal Award for the "Best TV Production" at the 30th Annecy International Animated Film Festival.[7]

Development[edit]

Pocoyo's name was provided by David Cantolla, one of the creators, after his then three-year-old daughter used it in her nightly prayers saying "Eres niño poco yo" ("You're a child little bit me") instead of "Eres niño como yo" ("You're a child like me"). "Pocoyo" could roughly be translated to English as "not much me" or "little bit me", though it is a made-up construction. The show is created with Softimage XSI software.[4]

Characters[edit]

Main[edit]

  • Pocoyo is the main character of the series. He is a four-year-old boy[8] who is full of curiosity and loves to play games and discover new things. He is very acrobatic and moves at a quick speed. He is always shown wearing blue clothes and a hat. His best friends are Pato, Elly, and Loula. He has a vehicle called the Vamoosh which he can use to travel under the water, in the air or through space. Although he is very friendly and sweet and almost always in a good mood, Pocoyo is also highly self-centered, distracted by the simplest things, easily frustrated, frequently jealous of his friends, and disobedient, but tries his hardest to fight his flaws and learn morals. He is voiced by Alex Marty in Season 1, Montana Smedley in Season 2, Isabella Foy in Season 3 and Gigi Hart in Season 4.
  • The Narrator (del Rio, Fry or Hughes) speaks over the entire show, and often communicates directly with the characters. Pocoyo has a good relationship with him, and is always really delighted to see (hear) him. The narrator is also at times physically involved in the events of the episodes, making him more of a heard-but-not-seen character rather than a strict narrator.
  • Pato is a yellow duck who wears nothing but a small green hat. He has a fondness for gardening, and is often seen watering plants and flowerbeds. Pato means duck in Spanish, Portuguese, Filipino, Tok Pisin and Papiamento. He is a favourite amongst the young children due to his enjoyable dancing and the fact that his beak turns 360 degrees. Although friendly, Pato is the most fussy and impatient character (indicated by his beak that bends in an angle when disappointed or shocked); on occasion he completely loses his temper, jumping up and down and quacking furiously with his beak spinning rapidly. He is used as a jackhammer or missile and can become a helicopter. In the pilot episode in 2003, he was first called Ducky then changed the name to Pato.
  • Elly is a pink elephant who always wears a blue backpack. She loves making biscuits and tea, and has a doll that she loves very much. Despite her size, she is graceful and gentle, capable of ballet dancing. She is, however, very bossy and generally does things her way. She usually rides around on her pink scooter.
  • Loula is Pocoyo's orange-yellow pet puppy and companion. She is also strictly a dog as she walks on all four of her legs. She sometimes hops as she is walking. Originally, the character's name was Lucas, in tribute to creator and director Guillermo García Carsi's dog, but due to a shortage of female characters, the character was renamed Loula.
  • Sleepy Bird is a teal-coloured bird. She does little but sleep, and usually flies with her eyes closed. She is named "Pajaroto" in the Spanish version (reportedly named after a Zinkia employee nicknamed "Maroto", and bearing a strong resemblance to him).[citation needed] The character is also known as "Pajaro Dormilon" in the LATAM-Latin American Spanish version. For the episodes where Nina is present (excluding her debut appearance and the episodes where she's absent), she was digitally removed from the title sequence to make room for Nina.
  • The Children are a group of kids who, like The Narrator, speak over the show, answering questions asked by The Narrator in order to assist Pocoyo in solving a problem or to let Pocoyo in on what's going on.
  • Nina is an another human character who is introduced in the 4th Season episode of the same name. She a young girl similar to Pocoyo who has red hair, wears a lime green hoodie with two antennas, lime green shorts and lime green shoes, and also speaks gibberish. Her name is Spanish for "girl". Thanks to her robotic pet called Roberto (pronounced Roh-bear-toe), it has the ability to shrink where anyone can be shrunk as well. She replaces Loula's bit in the title sequence (except in her debut appearance and the episodes where she's absent). She is voiced by Noela Rodriguez.

Recurring[edit]

  • Aliens are sweet, big and little green, pink, and blue tripedal beings that Pocoyo finds in space in search of his toy plane and other adventures. They communicate with one another using staccato 'clicking' noises.
  • Baby Bird is the small, always active (he has not inherited his mother's fondness of sleeping) and loud baby of Sleepy Bird, who gets into tricky situations from which he is rescued by Pocoyo. He is best friends with Caterpillar. Named "Pajarito" in the Spanish version ('little bird').
  • Ball Orchestra is a group of three ball-like creatures who play the trumpet, drums and cymbals. In Season 4 episode "Space Postal Service", they live in a planet filled with instruments.
  • Butterfly is a very hungry butterfly which Pocoyo occasionally catches.
  • Caterpillar (named "Valentina" or "Oruga" in Spanish) is a yellow caterpillar with a blue bow on top of her head. She speaks in gibberish and has the ability to change into a butterfly and back when she wants. She is best friends with Baby Bird and friends with Angry Alien. When overjoyed or frustrated, she tends to slam her face forward into the ground.
  • Fred the Octopus/Octopus (AKA Pulpo in the Spanish version) is a lunatic red octopus (although shown with only 4 legs, as to make animation rendering simpler) who speaks in gibberish like Caterpillar, and is very fond of opera singing. He appears in random episodes, sometimes as a major character, sometimes in passing. As of Season Two, he is sometimes referred to as 'Fred'. His vocal style is reminiscent of Pee-wee Herman.
  • Music Flower & The Band are musical characters who play music that Pocoyo likes.
  • Whale is a huge white whale with red cheeks whom Pocoyo meets under the sea .
  • Baby Spider is a small blue spider that hatched out of an egg that Pato finds.

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  1. "Let's Go, Pocoyo". imdb.com. IMDb. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  2. "Umbrella!". pocoyo.com. Zinkia Entertainment, S.A. 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  3. "Pocoyo makes terrestrial move to Five". Broadcast Now. 2005-09-11. Retrieved 2005-11-19.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Pocoyo show information on Treehouse TV". Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 15 September 2007. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  5. "Pocoyo estrena segunda temporada este viernes en La 2". RTVE. 2007-04-17. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
  6. "Pocoyo "The movie"". The Official Pocoyo Blog. 17 September 2007. Archived from the original on 21 November 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2007. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  7. Animaquid – Award Winners – Film index
  8. "FAQ (1.0)". The Official Pocoyo Blog. 10 October 2006. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2007. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)