Ping and Friends
Ping and Friends is an animated musical children's television series created by Celia Catunda and Kiko Mistrorigo. Produced by TV PinGuim and Kondolole Films, the series premiered on November 12, 2018 on TVOKids in Canada, and on November 19 on Discovery Kids in Brazil.[1]
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| Also known as | Ping and Pong |
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| Theme music composer | Fabio Tagliaferri |
| Opening theme | "Ping and Friends Theme" performed by Holly Gauthier-Frankel |
| Ending theme | "Ping and Friends Theme" (instrumental) |
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| Original languages | Portuguese English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 52 (list of episodes) |
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| Editor | Loïc Bruderlein |
| Running time | 7 minutes |
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| Original release | November 12, 2018 – August 5, 2019 |
Plot
Ping and Friends follows two best friends; Ping, a bird, and Pong, a dog, a duo who love music. With their friends Mr. Prickles, Matilda and Trix06, they always find a reason to create a new song in Melody Meadows. For Ping and Pong, the answer to everything is music.[2]
Characters
- Ping, a small yellow canary
- Pong, an insightful orange beagle
- Matilda, an Egyptian mau who loves dancing.
- Mr. Prickles, a neurotic hedgehog
- Trix06, Ping and Pong's robot assistant
Episodes
| No. | Title | Written by | Storyboard by | Canadian air date [3] | Brazilian air date | Prod. code |
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| 1 | "Shleepy Lullabye" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | Ricardo Sasaki, Welton Santos & Rodrigo Eba | November 12, 2018 | TBA | 101 |
| 2 | "Rainy Day Blues" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | Rodriga Eba | November 14, 2018 | TBA | 102 |
| 3 | "Birthday Beat" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | André Barion | November 19, 2018 | TBA | 103 |
| 4 | "From Kickups to Samba" | Rita Catunda | Welton Santos | November 21, 2018 | TBA | 104 |
| 5 | "A Hula of a Story" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | André Barion | November 26, 2018 | TBA | 105 |
| 6 | "Homemade Bluegrass" | Camille Helms | Iara Catunda | November 28, 2018 | TBA | 106 |
| 7 | "Ding Dong Song" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | Livia Amaral Santos | December 3, 2018 | TBA | 107 |
| 8 | "The Seal Rhythm" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | Vagner Farias | December 5, 2018 | TBA | 108 |
| 9 | "A Puzzle of a Melody" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | Iara Catunda | December 10, 2018 | TBA | 109 |
| 10 | "Square Dance" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | Kico | December 12, 2018 | TBA | 110 |
| 11 | "Positive Vibrations" | Rita Catunda | Livia Amaral Santos | December 17, 2018 | TBA | 111 |
| 12 | "Moving Along" | Camille Helms | Livia Amaral Santos | December 19, 2018 | TBA | 112 |
| 13 | "Little Pong Peep" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | Iara Catunda | December 24, 2018 | TBA | 113 |
| 14 | "Give It All Away" | Camille Helms | Livia Amaral Santos | December 24, 2018 | TBA | 122 |
| 15 | "Fiesta Fiesta" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | Welton Santos | December 26, 2018 | TBA | 114 |
| 16 | "The Jamming Jam" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | Livia Amaral Santos & André Barion | January 7, 2019 | TBA | 115 |
| 17 | "Rainbow Umbrellas" | Rita Catunda | Livia Amaral Santos | January 9, 2019 | TBA | 116 |
| 18 | "One Stormy Day" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | Livia Amaral Santos | January 14, 2019 | TBA | 117 |
| 19 | "The Big Audition" | Camille Helms | Gabriel Sao Marcos | January 16, 2019 | TBA | 118 |
| 20 | "A Day at the Beach" | Rita Catunda | Iara Catunda | January 21, 2019 | TBA | 119 |
| 21 | "Less is More" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | Welton Santos | January 23, 2019 | TBA | 120 |
| 22 | "Busy Bees" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | Livia Amaral Santos | January 28, 2019 | TBA | 121 |
| 23 | "The Bagpiper" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | Gabriel Sao Marcos | February 4, 2019 | TBA | 123 |
| 24 | "Snail Mail's Song" | Rita Catunda | Livia Amaral Santos | February 6, 2019 | TBA | 124 |
| 25 | "Pop Goes the World" | Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber | Vagner Farias | February 16, 2019 | TBA | 125 |
| 26 | "Go Loud and Soft" | Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber | Kico | February 17, 2019 | TBA | 126 |
| 27 | "Silent Ping" | Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber | Kico | May 6, 2019 | TBA | 127 |
| 28 | "Chinese New Year" | Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber | Welton Santos | May 8, 2019 | TBA | 128 |
| 29 | "Digeridoo" | Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber | Livia Amaral Santos | May 13, 2019 | TBA | 129 |
| 30 | "Opera-Co-Opera" | Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber | Welton Santos | May 15, 2019 | TBA | 130 |
| 31 | "Musical Painting" | Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber | Welton Santos | May 21, 2019 | TBA | 137 |
| 32 | "Moon Flower" | Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber | Livia Amaral Santos | May 22, 2019 | TBA | 138 |
| 33 | "Clowning Around" | Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber | Iara Catunda | May 22, 2019 | TBA | 131 |
| 34 | "African Story Time" | Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber | Kico | May 23, 2019 | TBA | 139 |
| 35 | "Dance of the Zils" | Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber | Alex Osni | May 24, 2019 | TBA | 140 |
| 36 | "Prickle's Quartet" | Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber | Alex Osni | May 27, 2019 | TBA | 141 |
| 37 | "Marching Band" | Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber | Livia Amaral Santos | May 27, 2019 | TBA | 132 |
| 38 | "The Big Sheep Wedding" | Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber | Danielly Romero | May 28, 2019 | TBA | 142 |
| 39 | "The Camping Trip" | Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber | Welton Santos | May 29, 2019 | TBA | 143 |
| 40 | "Ice Sculpture" | Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber | Welton Santos | May 29, 2019 | TBA | 133 |
| 41 | "Music School" | Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber | Alex Osni | May 30, 2019 | TBA | 144 |
| 42 | "Caterpillar Song" | Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber | Alex Osni | May 31, 2019 | TBA | 145 |
| 43 | "Snow Day"[4] | Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber | Kico | June 3, 2019 | TBA | 134 |
| 44 | "Movie Music Magic" | Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber | Welton Santos | June 5, 2019 | TBA | 135 |
| 45 | "Garden Party Idol" | Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber | Gabriel Sao Marcos | June 10, 2019 | TBA | 136 |
| 46 | "Welcome Djembe" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | Kico | June 29, 2019 | TBA | 148 |
| 47 | "Spring Orchestra" "Maestro Prickles" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | Iara Catunda | July 15, 2019 | TBA | 146 |
| 48 | "The Singing Ant" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | Ricardo Sasaki, Rodrigo Eba & Welton Santos | July 17, 2019 | TBA | 147 |
| 49 | "Dance Dance Dance"[4] | Anne-Marie Perrotta | Livia Amaral Santos | July 24, 2019 | TBA | 149 |
| 50 | "For the Love of Triangle"[4] | Anne-Marie Perrotta | Welton Santos | July 29, 2019 | TBA | 150 |
| 51 | "One Two Three"[4] "Music Box" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | Livia Amarl Santos | July 31, 2019 | TBA | 151 |
| 52 | "Keytar"[4] | Anne-Marie Perrotta | Welton Santos | August 5, 2019 | TBA | 152 |
Broadcast
Ping and Friends had its world debut in Canada on November 12, 2018 on TVOKids. The series then premiered on Knowledge Kids on January 16, 2019. In Quebec, the series premiered on Télé-Québec on February 25, and on May 27, 2019 on TFO. In Brazil, the series premiered on Discovery Kids on November 19, 2018.[1] In the rest of Latin America, the series premiered on the same channel on February 26, 2019.[5]
In the United States, 13 episodes of the series are available on Amazon Prime and airing on Vme Kids.
Media information
An app based on the series, "Music with Ping and Friends" was released on the iTunes store, as well as Google Play. The game offers three educational musical activities.
References
- "Discovery Kids estreia "Cantando com Ping e Pong", nova série musical animada da TV PinGuim". TELA VIVA News. November 14, 2018.
- "Ping and Friends". pingandfriends.com (in French). Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- "Full episodes and TV Listings". Zap2It. September 1, 2017.
- "Ping and Friends | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
- "Discovery Kids se mueve al ritmo de Ping y Pong". February 20, 2018.
External links
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