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Angry Birds Toons
GenreComedy
Created byMikael Hed
Lauri Konttori
Mikko Pöllä
Voices of
  • Antti LJ Pääkkönen
  • Antti Pääkkönen
  • Pasi Ruohonen
  • Lynne Guaglione
  • Heljä Heikkinen
  • Rauno Ahonen
  • Chris Sadler
Opening theme"Angry Birds Toons"
Country of originFinland
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes91 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducerSøren Fleng
Production companiesRovio Entertainment
Toon City (episodes 13-44; episode 47-present)
Atomic Cartoons (episodes 45-present)
Original release
NetworkToonsTV
Release16 March 2013 (2013-03-16) –
Present

Angry Birds Toons is a Finnish animated TV series based on Rovio's video game franchise of the same name. This animated series follows the adventures of the birds as they guard their eggs against the piggies who want to steal them for their king to eat, as well as adventures from within each group. Episodes have been released weekly.

There was an introductory episode called "Meet the Flock" in March 2013, which presented the names of the birds.[1] The green pigs are identified by their role such as Corporal Pig, King Pig, or Chef Pig, with Minion Pig allocated to unnamed pigs. Dialogue is generally limited to vocalizations and sound effects similar to the game.

As of September 2013, Angry Birds Toons episodes have been viewed more than one billion times.[2] By July 2014, Angry Birds Toons episodes had been viewed over three billion times and by December 2014, episodes had been viewed four billion times.[3]

Episodes

Main article: List of Angry Birds Toons episodes
SeriesEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
15217 March 2013 (2013-03-17)8 March 2014 (2014-03-08)
22619 October 2014 (2014-10-19)12 April 2015 (2015-04-12)
3261 October 2015 (2015-10-01)13 May 2016 (2016-05-13)

Characters

Birds

  • Red (Antti Pääkkönen) a round red bird who is the leader of the flock. He is usually very bossy and mainly focuses on protecting the Eggs from being captured by the Pigs.[4]
  • Bomb (Pasi Ruohonen), a black bird with a "fuse" on top of its head who has the ability to explode, albeit without actually disappearing, at will. Bomb is usually laid back yet still having the will to defend the Eggs.[5][6]
  • Chuck (Antti LJ Pääkkönen), a yellow triangular-shaped bird who can move incredibly fast. He is usually seen boasting about himself and how athletic he is, yet he isn't really the smartest Bird in the flock.[7][8]
  • The Blues (Heljä Heikkinen), a trio of blue birds who are mischevious and fun-loving, pulling pranks on the Pigs AND the Birds. Their names are Jim, Jake, and Jay.[9]
  • Matilda (Antti LJ Pääkkönen), a white female bird with rosy cheeks that serves as the Mother Hen of the group. She enjoys cooking and gardening.[10][11]
  • Terence (Heljä Heikkinen), a large red bird with a single expression. He prefers to be silent, and stares down his opponents. He is noted for being super-fast like a ninja.[12][13]
  • Bubbles (Antti LJ Pääkkönen), an orange bird that sometimes appears in the series. Like The Blues, he is mischievous and fun-loving. He especially loves candy.[14]

Piggies

  • Corporal Pig (Antti LJ Pääkkönen): A militaristic pig who wears a helmet with a ace of spades playing card. He reveres King Pig and likes to bully others and order the minion pigs around. According to his Angry Birds profile, he had accidentally glued his tin helmet to his scalp.[15]
  • King Pig (Antti Pääkkönen): A large pig with a crown on his head. He is lazy and loves junk food, and acts like a baby sometimes.[16]
  • Foreman Pig: A pig with a bright orange mustache who is in charge of the construction projects.[17]
  • Chef Pig: A pig with a chef hat and moustache who cooks for the King and devises many schemes.
  • Minion Pigs (various voice actors): The pigs who dutifully serve the King, although they would prefer to just roll around in the mud.[18]

Production

Rovio announced a TV series based on the Angry Birds video game series of 52 short episodes. The series was produced by Finnish animation studio Kombo, which Rovio bought in June 2011. "I am happy to say we are going to roll out a weekly animation series this year of short format content," said Nick Dorra, head of animation at Rovio.[19] The series was made available worldwide on Angry Birds apps, selected video-on-demand services, and selected Smart TVs. It aired on 20 regular television networks worldwide.

Home media

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is the DVD/Blu-ray distributor for the series.

  • Angry Birds Toons: Season 1, Volume 1 (December 3, 2013)[20]
  • Angry Birds Toons: Season 1, Volume 2 (April 15, 2014)[21]
  • Angry Birds Toons: Season 2, Volume 1 (December 1, 2015)[22] (DVD only)
  • Angry Birds Toons: Season 2, Volume 2 (March 5, 2016)[23] (DVD only)

Specials

In 2011, Nickelodeon showed Angry Birds: Wreck The Halls, a Christmas special aired on 17 December 2011;[24] and Angry Birds Space, an animated prequel to the video game of the same name in March 2012.[25][26]

Spin-offs

Piggy Tales

Main article: Piggy Tales

On 11 April 2014, Rovio released a series titled Piggy Tales on their multi-platform broadcasting channel, Toons.tv, with the first episode called "Trampoline".[27] The series show the minion pigs' life, with other exclusive characters to appear in various episodes, but no other pigs or birds were featured.

Angry Birds Stella

Main article: Angry Birds Stella (TV series)

Based on the Puzzle Video Game spin-off of the same name, the series is based around Stella, the pink bird, along with her friends Luca, Willow, Poppy and Dahlia, as they work their way against Gale, the former friend of Stella, that currently is the queen of the pigs in Golden Island.[28]

References

  1. ^ Meet the flock / Rovio (HD). 16 July 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2016 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ "Rovio Announces Second Season of 'Angry Birds Toons' Series". The Hollywood Reporter. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  3. ^ Angry Birds on G+. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Angry Birds - Characters - Red". Angry Birds. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Angry Birds - Characters - Bomb". Angry Birds. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  6. ^ Bomb Bird stars in Angry Birds update - Short Fuse. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2016 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ "Angry Birds - Characters - Chuck". Angry Birds. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  8. ^ Angry Birds Toons: "Chuck Time". 25 June 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2016 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ "Angry Birds - Characters - The Blues". Angry Birds. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  10. ^ "Angry Birds - Characters - Matilda". Angry Birds. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  11. ^ Angry Birds 2 – Meet Matilda: Explosive Spirit!. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2016 – via YouTube.
  12. ^ "Angry Birds - Characters - Terence". Angry Birds. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  13. ^ "Angry Birds - Watch - Gardening With Terence". Angry Birds. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  14. ^ "Angry Birds - Characters - Bubbles". Angry Birds. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  15. ^ "Angry Birds - Characters - Corporal Pig". Angry Birds. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  16. ^ "Angry Birds - Characters - King Pig". Angry Birds. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  17. ^ "Angry Birds - Characters - Foreman Pig". Angry Birds. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  18. ^ "Angry Birds - Characters - Minion Pig". Angry Birds. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  19. ^ "Rovio confirms Angry Birds mobile animation series". Retrieved 30 July 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  20. ^ Sluss, Justin (9 October 2013). "Rovio's "Angry Birds Toons Season One Volume One" on Blu-ray December". High Def Disc News. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  21. ^ Wolfe, Jennifer (19 February 2014). "'Angry Birds Toons: Season One – Volume Two' Soars to Disc April 15". Animation World Network. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  22. ^ "Amazon.com: Angry Birds Toons - Season 02, Volume 01: Antti Paakkonen: Movies & TV". amazon.com. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  23. ^ "VideoETA - Angry Birds Toons: Season 2 Volume 2 (2016) DVD and Blu-ray". videoeta.com. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  24. ^ Ramin Zahed. (19 December 2011) "Angry Birds Lands on Nicktoons". Animation Magazine.
  25. ^ (21 March 2012) "Angry Birds Space Headed to Nicktoons". IGN.
  26. ^ (21 March 2014) "Angry Bird Space Game". FREEWARE DOWNLOAD GAME.
  27. ^ "A brand-new series hits ToonsTV – get ready for Piggy Tales! - Rovio Entertainment Ltd". Rovio.com. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  28. ^ "Angry Birds Stella Animated Series!". Angry Birds. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
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