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Canimals
GenreComedy
Slapstick
Created byVooz Character System
Written byStuart Kenworthy
Ian Carney
Tom Parkinson
James Henry
Creative directorsYoo Kyung Kim
Toni Garcia
Richard Starzak
Voices ofMarie Fagundo
Todd Winters
Robert Pope
Sly Johnson
Martial Le Minoux
Jeremy Prevost
Theme music composerSimon Russell
ComposerSimon Russell
Country of originSouth Korea
United Kingdom
Original languagesEnglish
Spanish
Korean
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes64
Production
Executive producersCarlos Biern
Yoo Kyoung Kim
Miles Bullough
Sun Kyung Jung
ProducersSarah Fell
Chey Lee
Robert Doherty
Running time5 Minutes
Production companiesVoozclub Co., Ltd.
Original release
NetworkEBS1
Release2 March 2011 –
31 August 2018 (on hiatus)
Related

Canimals (literally can-animals) also known as Canimals: We Can Do It! is a South Korean/British live-action/CGI animated hybrid television series by Voozclub Co., Ltd. The main characters are Ato, Mimi, Uly, Fizzy, Nia, Oz, Pow, Toki, and Leon. Internationally, the series has aired in the UK through Aardman on CITV and worldwide through BRB Internacional.[1][2]

Plot

Canimals are the Cylinder shape cute animals with their colorful cans to wear. They hide in their cans. The Canimals find something new and interesting in the most common things.

Characters

  • Ato - A Beagle in a can. He puts up the Canimals logo in the episode title cards.
  • Oz - A white cat in a can. She often gets herself into more trouble than she can handle, but she's smart and can easily get away with anything.
  • Uly - A hungry Pug in a can. He happily eats anything in sight without thinking.
  • Mimi - A bossy poodle in a can. She sometimes attacks the others with her ears. She is a little mean to the other Canimals.
  • Pow - A Great Owl in a can. He can shoot laser waves via his eyes to debilitate the other Canimals.
  • Fizzy - An extremely skilled Siamese cat in a can. He aspires to have a ninja lifestyle.
  • Toki - A hyperactive Rabbit in a can. He just can't seem to stay firmly on the ground. He loves to dance.
  • Nia - A timid and gentle kitten in a can. She sometimes lets off a sonic scream when frightened or angry.
  • Leon - A Chameleon in a can. He can make himself invisible at will and move around with his tongue.

Other Characters

  • Wooang - A bull terrier who a happy one. [3]
  • Peng - A penguin with his twin sister Gwen.
  • Boco - A giant squirrel who is really angry with Ato, Toki and Nia from the episode "Canned Nuts". Boco lives a Nuts.
  • Cocoboses are tiny squirrels. They loves metal nuts and bolts.
  • Gwen - A penguin with her twin brother Peng.
  • Wooga - A gorilla who hates dogs or all kind of animals, but he loves cats. Wooga gets angry sometimes and he roared very loudly.
  • Koby - A turtle who hates spicy food. He is kind, grumpy, furious and happy. He gets nervous sometimes.
  • Pip - Black and white cat who is Ato's enemy. He is nicknamed Mini Pip when Mimi and Nia cared for him. But when Pip turns him back to a black and white cat, he will be evil.
  • Lion De Capri - A lion who is really angry. He chased the Canimals and he roared very loudly. [4]
  • Olive - A skunk but she is coloured as brown. She falls in love with a sock puppet and farts from the episode "Trash Can".
  • Bobby - A grizzly bear who chased from Ato, Toki and Nia from the episode of Canned Nuts.
  • Woong - A brownish seal with his twin brother Ung.
  • Ung - A bluish seal with his twin brother Woong.
  • Dal - A Dalmatian dog with three youngers.
  • Elly - An elephant that loves bubbles and blows them with her trunk.
  • Bebe - A bat in a can.

Episodes

Season 1

  1. Music of the Night: Toki's interest in listening to an MP3 player at night disturbs Uly, Mimi and Leon's sleep.
  2. Pool Can: It is a hot day. Ato, Oz, Uly, Mimi and Toki turn a kitchen sink into a swimming pool.
  3. Can vs. Shell: Fizzy has to fight a hermit crab for a shiny ring he drops into a fish tank.
  4. Toki in Love: Toki falls in love with a can of carrots, but Mimi wants to break them up.
  5. Uly and the Apple: Uly and Pow fight for an apple tree, though the apples have some unforeseen side effects on Uly.
  6. Paint Cans: Mimi orders Ato, Oz and Leon to paint a picture of her, and Ato's painting turn out good.
  7. Super Can: Fizzy tries to imitate a superhero he has seen on the television, but did not receive the credit he wanted.
  8. Kiss and Make Up: Oz, Mimi and Nia hold a beauty contest to see who will win a sweet trophy and Uly wants the candy ripped trophy that Ato made.
  9. Mistake Can ID: The choice is clear for Uly when he finds money for a vending machine: a chocolate bar or a trapped Mimi?
  10. School Pet: Nia befriends a goldfish, but Uly wants to eat it.
  11. Rocket Can: When their ball is knocked out of reach, Ato and Toki use a soft drink can as a rocket to get it back.
  12. Snow Cans: Ato and Oz find a snow sled and take it for a ride, but they have to evade a snowball rolling their way. Uly is stuck inside the snowball.
  13. Can't Blame Me: Mimi and Nia take in Pip - a new Canimal, but Ato soon discovers that Pip is not as innocent as he seems.
  14. Can Eats Can: Uly falls in love with a vending machine, but he must contend with Leon to get all the treats inside.
  15. Canned Nuts: Ato, Toki and Nia stumble upon an urban complex, but a group of squirrel Canimals do not take kindly to their intrusion, especially when they take their nuts.
  16. Can Napper: Mimi and Wooang race across the city to rescue Uly, who has gotten himself trapped in a suitcase.
  17. Sleeprolling Can: Nia has to prevent a sleepwalking Mimi from getting hurt or being discovered by humans.
  18. Wasp: Pow got stung when he angers a swarm of wasps.
  19. Baby Doll: Mimi and Nia try to return a baby doll to its stroller.
  20. Cannimalism: Mimi, Toki and Leon end up running for their lives when Uly views them as food.
  21. Encanted: Toki and Nia stumble across a magician's magic set, which has some unforeseen effects on Nia.
  22. Egg roll: Pow wants to hatch an egg, but Leon wants to eat it.
  23. Shiny Cans: Excluded from playing with the selfish Mimi and Nia, Oz bribes Uly to take the toys.
  24. Dolly Disaster: Nia cannot stop crying when her doll ends up out of reach, so Ato and Oz try to get it back.
  25. Can of the Castle: Mimi struggles to reclaim a sand castle, which has been taken over by Oz and Uly.
  26. Doppelcanner: Leon masquerades as Mimi to outwit Uly and get back his share of cereal.
  27. Ants and Cans: Uly, Fizzy and Toki anger a colony of ants by taking their food.
  28. Vase: Uly, Pow, Toki and Leon end up stuck in a glass vase when they fight over Nia's lollipop.
  29. Can-oodling: Mimi becomes smitten over a handsome groom doll.
  30. Candid Camera: Nia tries to rescue Uly, who she thinks is trapped inside a camera.
  31. Leave Me a Gnome: Oz and Leon plays a prank on Mimi and Nia with garden gnomes.
  32. Can-ouflage: Fizzy will do anything to get a piece of Mimi's muffin, even if it means disguising himself.
  33. Bully Cans: Teased by Oz and Toki, Nia finds and uses a remote-controlled robot to get even.
  34. Trapped Can: Poor Uly gets stuck in a teacup. Ato, Mimi, Toki and Leon have to free him before he is discovered.
  35. Once Upon a Can: Ato, Uly, Mimi, Pow and Fizzy heard A fairy tale being read to a child. It becomes a dream for Mimi.
  36. Can Can Fly: Toki hops about with some balloons but inadvertently gets Uly and Mimi involved.
  37. Skater Can: When Ato, Uly and Leon exclude Oz from the roller skate, Oz tries to spoil their fun to get it for herself.
  38. Heavy Jelly: Toki gets himself trapped in a bowl of jelly. Uly, Mimi and Nia try to free him before he is discovered.
  39. Chili Can Carnage: Oz's plan to cook discarded Mexican kebabs by forcing Koby to eat chillies has unexpected consequences. Fizzy and Wooang are trapped inside the bucket all because of Oz's plan.
  40. Trash Can: Ato has a cold and makes friends with a smelly sock puppet. Mimi and Fizzy do whatever they can to break up this stinky relationship.
  41. Can Zilla: Oz's pranks with glue goes haywire when Pow, Toki, Nia and Leon get stuck together.
  42. Moustak Can: Ato, Uly and Toki find themselves dealing with lots of mouse traps.
  43. Mama Can: The Canimals, including Mimi, all mistake a cake for their mothers.
  44. Classroom: The cats and dogs play around in a classroom and meet a goldfish.
  45. Coffee Cans: Mimi wants the warmth of a cup of coffee for herself, so Fizzy and Leon try to take it away.
  46. Can Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: Pow falls in love with the cuckoo of a cuckoo clock, a relationship that Leon won't take seriously.
  47. Wild Can: Ato, Oz and Nia run for their lives when one of Oz's pranks enrages Capri.
  48. Mimi's Birthday: Mimi desperately tries to defend a birthday cake from Uly, Fizzy and Leon thinking it is hers alone.
  49. Vacuum Can: Uly, Fizzy and Leon get sucked into a vacuum cleaner.
  50. King Can: In a warehouse, Uly, Mimi and Nia discover Wooga - a gorilla Canimal, who falls in love with Nia.
  51. Canimal Magnetism: Leon's simple prank involving fridge magnets goes awry when Ato becomes increasingly attractive to the kitchen utensils.
  52. Florence Nighting Can: Mimi and Nia play doctors and nurses. However, Uly, Toki and Leon are not willing to receive treatment.

Season 2

  1. The Canimals swim in an aquarium, Nia gets stuck in a clay vase and are stranded on a desert island.
  2. The Canimals make things out of recyclables, ride a toy glider and enjoy a day on a boat.
  3. The Canimals produce their own movie, solve a mirror mystery and play with dominoes.
  4. The Canimals protect Christmas presents, bake cookies and learn a lesson about anger.
  5. Oz invents a ray gun in her workshop; Fizzy and Leon practice martial arts.
  6. Fizzy has a standoff over a ball of yarn; Ato's garden yields a crop of fresh carrots.
  7. Fizzy faces a new martial arts opponent; Uly whips something up in the kitchen.
  8. Oz tries to tell the squirrels apart; Oz and Nia plan a surprise birthday party for Mimi.
  9. Mimi's friends throw her an unusual birthday party; Pow eats blueberry seeds.
  10. Nia befriends a frozen gorilla that is found in Ato's garden.
  11. The gorilla gets lured back to the jungle by Ato and Oz; Mimi and Nia play hide-and-seek.
  12. The Canimals join Toki for a dance; Uly gets zapped into Ato's garden.

Development

Development of the show started in 2006.[5] The Show was co-produced by Aardman, and BRB International. Aardman handled the voice acting, while Vooz Club And BRB International Handled the design, animation and sound production.[6]

Licensing

BRB International manages all the series’ rights on the Iberian Peninsula.[7]

Netflix picked up the series in November 2015 and had the complete series available until it was removed in June 2019. [8]

Rainbow Media (Now AMC Networks) managed the show rights in the Middle East.[9]

Merchandise

Toys

The Toy Company Tomy Released their line of Canimals Toys, which included Plushes, Toy Figures, electronics, and arts and crafts for the U.K., France, Benelux, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, as well as capsule toys for all of Europe.[10]

Academy Plastic Model Co.,Ltd, A Korean plastic model, chemical, and toy company, Released their line of canimals toys in 2015. Their Line Included Vinyl Figures and Plastic Kits.[11]

Websites

UK Website

The Show’s UK Website was launched on July 7 2012.The Site was made by Aardman who were asked to make a website for the show, the site featured clips, games, and download and linked with the shows official facebook page. The Site was Shut down in 2019.[12][13]

Apps

Mobile Apps

Canimals had many apps released between February 1, 2011 and January 18, 2012 on mobile devices.[14][15] The Apps Combined had a download count of about 3,800,000 downloads by Abril 19th 2013.[16] These Apps Were Removed at a unknown date.[17][18][19]

Games

Flash Games

The Canimals UK Website had 4 flash games that fans could play.[20] These games were no longer available to be played after the website was shut down in 2019.

Facebook games

Cantasia

Cantasia Was a game on the popular social media website Facebook. The game was released sometime in November 2012.[21] The game was developed by online game developer, Playplus.[22]The game put players into the world of canimals and let them create their Cantasia World. The Game was the first time the Canimals brand was brought into the United States.[23] The site was Shut Down at a Unknown date.

International broadcast

Country/Region Channel
 United Kingdom CITV
 Ireland RTÉjr
 Spain Clan TVE
 South Korea EBS
ASEAN Southeast Asia Disney Channel
 Italy Italia 1
 Indonesia Global TV
 Australia ABC3
 Israel Nickelodeon
African Union Middle East Rainbow Media

Awards and nominations

Canimals won as the best for kids 7-10 at the 2010 Kids' Jury and nominated for the Licensing Challenge in MIPJR 2010.[24][25]

Home Media releases

In the UK, ITV Studios Home Entertainment released Volume 1 on 29 January 2011.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Canimals international". IMDb. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Canimals international airing". Animation Magazine.
  3. ^ https://issuu.com/voozclub/docs/vzc_bible_canimals_s1
  4. ^ https://issuu.com/voozclub/docs/vzc_bible_canimals_s1
  5. ^ http://kr.aving.net/news/view.php?articleId=193332
  6. ^ https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/aardman-vooz-club-brb-team-on-canimals/#
  7. ^ "Canimals licensing". BRB.
  8. ^ "Titles leaving Netflix in June 2019". What’s on Netflix.
  9. ^ https://issuu.com/voozclub/docs/canimals_brand
  10. ^ https://www.bantertoys.com.au/journal/09-02-2011-canimals-the-next-big-thing/
  11. ^ https://www.hobbydb.com/marketplaces/hobbydb/subjects/canimals?id=90286&page=1&subject_id=90286&subvariants=true
  12. ^ https://website.informer.com/canimals.co.uk
  13. ^ https://www.aardman.com/work/canimals/
  14. ^ https://www.148apps.com/app/416041583/
  15. ^ https://www.148apps.com/app/494065491/
  16. ^ https://www.aardman.com/watch-out-there-are-canimals-about/
  17. ^ https://appadvice.com/app/find-canimals-hd/494065491
  18. ^ https://appadvice.com/app/canimals-keybodrums-hd-free/482451513
  19. ^ https://appadvice.com/app/canimals-td/470109090
  20. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20160314000443/http://canimals.co.uk/games
  21. ^ https://pressreleases.triplepointpr.com/2012/11/28/cantasia-on-facebook-brings-popular-asian-ip-canimals-to-us-for-first-time/
  22. ^ https://kidscreen.com/2012/11/30/playplus-brings-canimals-to-facebook/
  23. ^ https://pressreleases.triplepointpr.com/2012/11/28/cantasia-on-facebook-brings-popular-asian-ip-canimals-to-us-for-first-time/
  24. ^ "Canimals awards". Cartoon Media. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  25. ^ "Canimals awards and nominations". BRB. Retrieved 7 October 2012.

External links

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