Popples (2015 TV series)
Popples is a children's animated television series based on the Popples toy line produced by Saban Brands, Method Animation and Zagtoon, in co-production with Nexus Factory and Umedia, with the participation of Tiji, Gulli, and DQ Entertainment International, and in association with SOFITVCINE 2 and UFund. The series portrays the adventures of the comedic pals Bubbles, Sunny, Lulu, Izzy, and Yikes.[2] It is an original series distributed by Netflix. The last Popples television adaptation to air was a 1986 animated series.
| Popples | |
|---|---|
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| Based on | the toyline and TV franchise by TCFC |
| Directed by | Olivier Derynck Ram Ganapati Rao |
| Starring | Erin Fitzgerald Grant George Wendee Lee Cassandra Morris Cindy Robinson Reba Buhr Ben Diskin Ezra Weisz Karen Strassman Christopher Corey Smith |
| Composers | Noam Kaniel Amanda Williams |
| Country of origin | United States France Belgium |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (52 segments) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jeremy Zag Jarod Wolfson Aton Soumache Cédric Pilot Brian Casentini Tapaas Chakravarti |
| Producers | John Hardman Phil Harnage Elie Dekel J.D. Smith Sylvain Goldberg Serge de Poucques Adrian Politowski Gilles Waterkeyn |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies | Saban Brands Method Animation Zagtoon Nexus Factory Umedia DQ Entertainment International |
| Release | |
| Original network | Netflix[1] |
| Original release | October 30, 2015 – July 24, 2016 |
On May 1, 2018, Saban Brands sold Popples to Hasbro.[3]
The series made its linear debut on Discovery Family on July 1, 2019.[4]
Premise
Popples are depicted as an amazing species of creatures that can pop into and out of a ball. The story is driven by the optimistic comedic enthusiasm of the BPP's (Best Popple Pals): Bubbles, Sunny, Lulu, Izzy and Yikes. Always wanting to help their friends, neighbors and each other, their efforts often backfire in hilarious ways and they must spend the rest of the episode trying to unwind the mayhem they have caused. Luckily they always manage to save the day in their own POP-tastic way.
Characters
Main characters
- Bubbles (voiced by Cassandra Morris)[5]
- Lulu (voiced by Cindy Robinson)[6]
- Sunny (voiced by Wendee Lee Season 1, & Erin Fitzgerald Season 2-3)[7]
- Izzy (voiced by Cindy Robinson)[6]
- Yikes (voiced by Grant George)[8]
Supporting characters
- Mike Mine (voiced by Ben Diskin)[9]
- Gruffman (voiced by Ezra Weisz)[10]
- Penny & Polly Popplar (both voiced by Reba Buhr)[11]
- Miss Shush (voiced by Karen Strassman)[12]
- Mayor Maynot (voiced by Various)
- Babapop (voiced by Various)
- Coach Loudly (voiced by Christopher Corey Smith)[13]
- Mrs. Snooply (voiced by Various)
- HELP-R (voiced by Various)
Guest Star
- Squeaky Pop (voiced by Megan Nicole)[14]
Episode list
Season 1
In 2014, Netflix announced that at least 26 episodes would be released.[1][15] 10 episodes were planned for the first season; each episode runs for 22 minutes and consists of two segments. The episodes were released on October 30, 2015.[16]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title[17] |
|---|---|---|
| 1a | 1a | "Smart House Arrest" |
| 1b | 1b | "Sunny Loses Her Pop" |
| 2a | 2a | "It Doesn't Take a Genius" |
| 2b | 2b | "Palentine's Day" |
| 3a | 3a | "Help-R Hinder" |
| 3b | 3b | "The Legend of Popfoot" |
| 4a | 4a | "Win a Free Treehouse" |
| 4b | 4b | "Bubble's Doubles" |
| 5a | 5a | "Student Buddy President" |
| 5b | 5b | "The BFF App" |
Season 2
The second season of Popples was released on Netflix on March 11, 2016.[18]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title[17] |
|---|---|---|
| 6a | 1a | "Fame & Misfortune" |
| 6b | 1b | "A Do Do Do Do-Over" |
| 7a | 2a | "The Curse of Popple Pete the Pirate" |
| 7b | 2b | "Teacher of the Year" |
| 8a | 3a | "Pop in the Name of the Law" |
| 8b | 3b | "At the Pop of Her Game" |
| 9a | 4a | "Izzy Lost in Space" |
| 9b | 4b | "Pop-Tivity Week" |
| 10a | 5a | "Popposites Attract" |
| 10b | 5b | "Lulu's Poplooloo Juice" |
| 11a | 6a | "S-Pop-Eech" |
| 11b | 6b | "Mayor Bubbles" |
| 12a | 7a | "Maid of Steel" |
| 12b | 7b | "Pop-Tervention" |
| 13a | 8a | "To Err is Popple" |
| 13b | 8b | "Dawn of the Dull" |
| 14a | 9a | "Pop n Hop Til You Drop" |
| 14b | 9b | "Stop the Robo Pop" |
| 15a | 10a | "Fallen Pop Idol" |
| 15b | 10b | "Bubble Trouble" |
Season 3
The third season of Popples were released on Netflix on July 24, 2016.[19]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title[17] |
|---|---|---|
| 16a | 1a | "Tele Popples" |
| 16b | 1b | "It Takes Two to Tangle" |
| 17a | 2a | "Messy Pop Friends" |
| 17b | 2b | "Hocus Pop-us" |
| 18a | 3a | "Camp Out Freak Out" |
| 18b | 3b | "Ani Mall Insecurity" |
| 19a | 4a | "The Great Pop Race" |
| 19b | 4b | "Fear Pop" |
| 20a | 5a | "The Pink Popple Moon" |
| 20b | 5b | "Pop-Party Crashers" |
| 21a | 6a | "Pop-Sitters" |
| 21b | 6b | "Pause for Alarm" |
| 22a | 7a | "Little Pop Lies" |
| 22b | 7b | "Pop Luck" |
| 23a | 8a | "Seeing Double" |
| 23b | 8b | "Virtual-Pop-Reality" |
| 24a | 9a | "FrankenPopple" |
| 24b | 9b | "Pop Marks the Spot" |
| 25a | 10a | "Pop Up" |
| 25b | 10b | "Pop-Art" |
| 26a | 11a | "Little Pop of Horrors" |
| 26b | 11b | "The Popple Who Knew Too Much" |
Merchandise
Saban Brands had exclusive rights to the Popples characters and had distributed a toy line through Spin Master from 2016 to 2018. Much like their earlier incarnations of the 1980s, the toys can be rolled into a ball and "popped" back out.
References
- Spangler, Todd (24 September 2014). "Netflix Picks Up 'Popples' Kidvid Series to Debut in 2015". Variety. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- Truong, Kimberly (13 October 2015). "Meet the Popples: Netflix unveils trailer, photos for new children's show". Mashable. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- Hipes, Patrick (2018-05-01). "Hasbro Acquires 'Power Rangers' Brand In $522M Deal". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- https://cf-media.press.discovery.com/ugc/highlights/2019/06/19/121317/DFC_Highlights_-_July_2019_-_Final.pdf
- "'Popples' Season Two Coming to Netflix // Hear me as Bubbles! – CASSANDRA LEE MORRIS". Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- "Home". redheadsaid.com.
- Wendee Lee [@WendeeLeeVO] (21 April 2019). "Hi! I voiced her 1st, got laryngitis, and was replaced. That's sometimes how the biz goes.... Really fun playing such a cutie" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "The Voiceover Dynamic Duo on Instagram: "POP-TASTIC NEWS! POPPLES: SEASON 2 NOW AVAILABLE ON NETFLIX! Hear GRANT GEORGE as the lovable YIKES in 20 All-New Episodes of the POPular Animated Series! Need some serious Spring Break R&R but the kids are buggin'? Stick 'em on a binge-watchin'-marathon of Popples! You're welcome! #netflix #popples #voactor #voiceovertalent #VOtalent #voactors #voiceover #voiceoveranimation #VOactor"".
- https://www.pscp.tv/Warmupguy/1ZkKzpEYqQyJv?t=2/ at 3:03 by Ezra Weisz.
- "Ezra Weisz on Instagram: "My turn. Yippee! Let's voice this character. #dailysmile #voiceover #Gruffman #popples #animation #dubbingbrothersusa #foxaudio"".
- "Reba Buhr - Voiceover".
- @KarenStrassman (20 July 2019). "@ZAG_Enthusiast I know I was Miss shush. I will have to check and see if I was Coco or not. I have to find a clip a…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- https://www.pscp.tv/Warmupguy/1ZkKzpEYqQyJv?t=2%2F at 4:49 by Ezra Weisz.
- Spangler, Todd (2016-03-01). "YouTube Singing Star Megan Nicole Joins Netflix 'Popples' Cast". Variety. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
- "'Popples' 2015: Netflix To Revive Iconic '80s Children's Cartoon". The Huffington Post Canada. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- "Popples / Season 1". instantwatcher.com. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- "Popples (2015): List of episodes". TheTVDB.com. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- "Popples / Season 2". instantwatcher.com. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- "Popples / Season 3". instantwatcher.com. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
