Luo Bao Bei

Luo Bao Bei (Chinese: 洛宝贝) is a British-Chinese animated television series, produced by "Magic Mall Entertainment" in Beijing and Cloth Cat Animation, and was distributed by 9 Story Media Group.[3] The show follows Luo Bao Bei, a bright and spirited seven-year-old girl with a vivid imagination, on a quest to understand the world around her.

Luo Bao Bei
Luo Bao Bei, Timmy and Faye
Created byGrace Tian
Written byGrace Tian
Country of originChina
United Kingdom
Original languagesChinese
English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes52[1]
Production
ProducerGrace Tian
Running time11 minutes
Production companiesMagic Mall Entertainment
Cloth Cat Animation
9 Story Media Group
Release
Original networkABC Kids[2]
Milkshake!
Original release19 February 2018 (2018-02-19) –
present

Premise

The series stars a 7-year-old girl, Luo Bao Bei (also known as LBB), as she navigates childhood and the world around her. Fantasy and dreams add elements of surrealism. Since then, Luo has acted as a Beijing city spokesperson and road safety icon involved in community outreach programs.[4]

Characters

Main
  • Luo Bao Bei (voiced by Hana Burnett): The main character of the series. She loves her friends, and solving problems. She likes to blow her party blower from her hair. Her friends mainly call her by her initials, Luo Bao Bei. When she does something wrong, her imaginary friend Pink Bear helps her put it right.
  • Dad (voiced by Gok Wan)
  • Mum (voiced by Ching He Huang)
  • Grandma (voiced by Pik-Sen Lim) is the grandma of Luo Bao Bei, the wife of Luo Bao Bei's grandpa and the mother of Luo Bao Bei's mum.
  • Grandpa (voiced by David Yip) is the grandpa of Luo Bao Bei, the husband of Luo Bao Bei's grandma and the father of Luo Bao Bei's mum.
  • Timmy (voiced by Leo Tang) is one of Luo Bao Bei's best friends. He is the only male friend of Luo Bao Bei's friends. He is sometimes curious.
  • Faye (voiced by Natalia-Jade Jonathan) is one of Luo Bao Bei's best friends. She is sometimes sensitive and stubborn.
  • Pink Bear is Luo Bao Bei's imaginary friend. He is a stuffed pink bear wearing a yellow napkin tied around his neck. He helps Luo Bao Bei solve problems when she does something wrong. He pops out emoticon bubbles when he has feeling about Luo Bao Bei's troubles. He takes her to an imaginary place for Luo Bao Bei to know what is right.
  • Mao Mao is Luo Bao Bei's pet cat. He loves Luo Bao Bei, but he is egotistical and he always loves to nap, but he loves to have fun in imagination.
  • Uncle Ray (voiced by Gok Wan) is the uncle of Luo Bao Bei, the husband of Lin and the brother of Luo Bao Bei's mum.
  • Aunty Lin (voiced by Pui Fan Lee) is the aunty of Luo Bao Bei, the wife of Ray.

Other characters
  • Anna (voiced by Emily May) is Timmy's cousin from Australia. She is a main character in the season 1 episode "Replaced".
  • Timmy's Mum (voiced by Jessi Tang)

Production

The production was acknowledged as an official project as early as 2017. The show is known for its heavy emphasis on high-level detailed environment and high quality animation.[5]

In November 2018, Magic Mall and Cloth Cat announced that they are going to produce a second season for the series.[6]

On April 9, 2019, 9 Story made a distribution deal with Netflix to pick up the show's “second window” rights.[6] The show premiered on the platform on August 31, 2019.

Episodes

Season 1 (2018)
No. Episode Australian air date UK air date
1 Staycation 19 February 2018 7 May 2018
2 Timmy and Roger 20 February 2018 8 May 2018
3 Grandma's Canary 21 February 2018 9 May 2018
4 Grandpa's Radio 22 February 2018 10 May 2018
5 Waiting for Grandpa 23 February 2018 11 May 2018
6 Moving 26 February 2018 14 May 2018
7 Grown Up Girl 27 February 2018 15 May 2018
8 Mount Mess 28 February 2018 16 May 2018
9 On The Ball 1 March 2018 17 May 2018
10 Luo Bao Bei Finds Her Rhythm 2 March 2018 18 May 2018
11 Replaced 5 March 2018 21 May 2018
12 Go Away Faye 6 March 2018 22 May 2018
13 Footsteps of Others 7 March 2018 23 May 2018
14 Faye's Special Thing 8 March 2018 24 May 2018
15 Faye's Diary 9 March 2018 25 May 2018
16 Sleepover 12 March 2018 28 May 2018
17 Waddle Squad 13 March 2018 29 May 2018
18 Lightning Bat 14 March 2018 30 May 2018
19 Luo Bao Bei the Brave 15 March 2018 31 May 2018
20 Super Scooters 16 March 2018 1 June 2018
21 It's Not Rubbish 19 March 2018 4 June 2018
22 Ping 20 March 2018 5 June 2018
23 Fish Cat 4 21 March 2018 6 June 2018
24 The Climb 22 March 2018 7 June 2018
25 The Impossible Flute 23 March 2018 8 June 2018
26 The Art of Kindness 26 March 2018 11 June 2018
27 Mao Mao Goes Viral 27 March 2018 12 June 2018
28 Me and Mao Mao 28 March 2018 13 June 2018
29 Timmy and the Big Boys 29 March 2018 14 June 2018
30 Pink Dress Blues 30 March 2018 15 June 2018
31 The Lion Dance 2 April 2018 18 June 2018
32 Mother and Daughter Day 3 April 2018 19 June 2018
33 The Little Boss 4 April 2018 20 June 2018
34 Kiosk Chaos 5 April 2018 21 June 2018
35 Fair Friends 6 April 2018 22 June 2018
36 Space Rescue 9 April 2018 25 June 2018
37 Cold Feet 10 April 2018 26 June 2018
38 My Way 11 April 2018 27 June 2018
39 Uncle Ray's Kiosk 12 April 2018 28 June 2018
40 The Old Tree 13 April 2018 29 June 2018
41 Luo Bao Bei Super Sleuth 16 April 2018 2 July 2018
42 The Rocket 17 April 2018 3 July 2018
43 Supporting Role 18 April 2018 4 July 2018
44 Fresh Thinking 19 April 2018 5 July 2018
45 Best In Show 20 April 2018 6 July 2018
46 Diablo Boy 23 April 2018 9 July 2018
47 Treasure Hunt 24 April 2018 10 July 2018
48 Thank You, Uncle Ray 25 April 2018 11 July 2018
49 The Perfect Picture 26 April 2018 12 July 2018
50 Stuck In The Middle 27 April 2018 13 July 2018
51 Luo Bao Bei Ace Reporter 30 April 2018 16 July 2018
52 Crossing The Line 1 May 2018 17 July 2018

Broadcast

The series mainly broadcasts on Channel 5’s Milkshake in the UK on 7 May 2018, ABC Kids in Australia on 19 February 2018, E-Junior in the UAE and CCTV in China. The series is also broadcast on France Télévisions in France, Canal Panda in Spain and Portugal, Clan in Spain, SVT in Sweden, True Visions in Thailand and HOP! in Israel.[6] The series premiered on Netflix in the United States on August 31, 2019.

References
  1. "Luo Bao Bei". Cloth Cat Animation. Luo Bao Bei is our exciting new 52 x 11 series
  2. Whyte, Alexandra (February 20, 2018). "9 Story sends Luo Bao Bei to Oz". Kidscreen. Toronto: Brunico Communications Ltd. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  3. "9 Story to distribute Luo Bao bei".
  4. Milligan, Mercedes (2019-04-08). "9 Story Secures International Sales for 'Luo Bao Bei'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  5. Colman, Chris (2017-11-29). "ATF: Magic Mall Unveils Chinese-U.K Animation Series 'Luo Bao Bei'". Variety. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  6. "Luo Bao Bei explores new territories". Retrieved 2019-05-20.
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