Canimals
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Canimals | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Written by | Stuart Kenworthy Ian Carney |
Voices of | Marie Fagundo Todd Winters Robert Pope Sly Johnson Martial Le Minoux Jeremy Prevost |
Theme music composer | Simon Russell |
Country of origin | South Korea United Kingdom |
Original languages | English Spanish |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 52 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Carlos Biern Yoo Kyoung Kim |
Running time | 7 Minutes |
Production companies | Voozclub Co., Ltd. |
Original release | |
Release | 9 June 2011 – present |
Canimals (lit. 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 on UK[1][2] through Aardman and worldwide[1] through BRB Internacional.
Plot
Canimals follows a group of little tin can-like elflike animals that go around rediscovering the world from a different point of view. The Canimals find something new and worthy of attention in the most mundane of things.[3]
Characters
Main Canimals
- Ato - A happy-go-lucky Beagle in a can. He also puts up the Canimals logo in the episode title cards.He has a crush on Mimi.
- Oz - A mischievous & tomboyish Turkish Angora cat in a can. She often gets herself into more trouble than she can handle, but she's very smart and can easily get away with anything.
- Uly - A dimwitted Pug in a can. He happily eats anything in his sight without forethought.He usually doesn't think.
- Mimi - A bossy Poodle (dog) in a can. She sometimes attacks the others with her ears.She is a little mean to the other Canimals.
- Pow - A crotchety Horned Owl in a can. He will not hesitate to use his hypnosis on others.
- Fizzy - A clumsy Siamese Cat in a can. He aspires to have a ninja lifestyle.
- Toki - A hyperactive Rabbit in a can. He just cannot seem to stay firmly on the ground.He also enjoys music.
- Nia - A shy & sweet Turkish Van kitten in a can. She sometimes lets off a sonic scream when frightened,or angry. She has a crush on Uly.
- Leon - An odd chameleon in a can (hence his name). He can make himself invisible at will.
One-time and Recurring Canimals
- Wooang - a Bull Terrier in a can. Appears in "Can Napper" and "Chili Can Carnage".
- Capri - a Lion in a can. Appears in "Mama Can" and "Wild Can".
- Pip- a schizophrenic Black and white cat in a can. Appears in "Can't Blame Me".
- Bobby - a Bear in a can with a plaster on his face for unknown reasons. Appears in "Canned Nuts"
- Koby - a Tortoise in a can. Appears in "Chili Can Carnage".
- Olive - a Skunk in a can. Appears in "Trash Can".
- Peng and Gwin - a pair of Penguins in cans.
- Dalma and her puppies - a Dalmatian dog and 8 puppies in cans.
Episodes
The series was added to toons.tv in 2016
- Music of the Night: Toki's interest in listening to a human's MP3 player at night ends up disturbing Uly, Mimi and Leon's sleep.
- Pool Can: It's a hot day and Oz, Mimi, Toki, and Ato get the idea of turning a kitchen sink into a swimming pool.
- Can vs. Shell: Fizzy ends up having to battle a hermit crab for a shiny ring that he drops into a fish tank.
- Toki in Love:Toki falls in love with a can of carrots but Mimi wants to break them up A.S.A.P
- Uly and the Apple: Uly and Pow fight for the right to an apple tree, though the apples have some unforeseen side effects on Uly...
- Paint Cans: Mimi demands that Oz, Ato and Leon paint a picture of her, though their paintings turn out less than satisfactory...
- Super Can: Fizzy tries his best to imitate a superhero he has seen on the television.
- Kiss and Make Up: The girls (and Uly) hold a beauty pageant to see who can win a sweet trophy.
- Mistake Can ID: The choice is clear for Uly when he finds some money for a vending machine: a chocolate bar or a trapped Mimi...
- School Pet: Nia makes friends with a goldfish, but Uly wants to eat it.
- Rocket Can: When their ball is knocked out of reach by Pow, Ato and Toki use a soft drink can as a rocket to get it back.
- Snow Cans: Ato and Oz find a snow sledge and take it for a ride, but they also have to outride a snowball rolling their way.
- Can't Blame Me: Mimi and Nia take in a new kitten Canimal, but Ato is convinced that "Pip" is not what he appears to be...
- Can Eats Can: Uly falls in love with a vending machine, but must contend with Leon in order to get at the treats inside.
- Canned Nuts: Ato, Toki and Nia stumble upon an urban complex, but a tribe of squirrel Canimals and their boss don't take kindly to their intrusion.
- Can Napper: Mimi and Wooang race across the city to rescue Uly, who has gotten himself trapped in a suitcase.
- Sleeprolling Can: Poor Nia has her work cut out when she has to prevent a sleepwalking Mimi from getting hurt or worse still, being discovered by humans...
- Wasp: Pow ends up getting stung when he angers a swarm of wasps.
- Baby Doll: Mimi and Nia try to return a baby doll to its stroller.
- Canimalism: Mimi, Toki and Leon end up running for their lives when Uly views them as food.
- Encanted: Toki and Nia stumble across a magician's magic set, which has some unforeseen effects on Nia...
- Egg roll: With two Canimals, you get egg roll; that is, Pow wants to hatch an egg but Leon also wants to eat it...
- Shiny Cans: Excluded from playing with Mimi and Nia, Oz uses Uly to steal the kitchen equipment the girls play with.
- Dolly Disaster: Nia cannot stop crying when a doll she likes ends up out of reach, so Ato and Oz try to get it back.
- Can of the Castle: Mimi ends up fighting back to reclaim a sandcastle that has been taken over by Oz and Uly.
- Doppelcanner: Leon masquerades as Mimi to get at some cereal when bullied out of his share by Uly.
- Ants and Cans: Uly, Fizzy and Toki end up on the wrong side of a colony of ants that they keep taking food from.
- Vase: Uly, Toki, Leon and Pow end up stuck in a glass vase when they fight over Nia's lollipop.
- Can-oodling: Mimi becomes smitten over a doll of a groom.
- Candid Camera: Nia becomes convinced that Uly is trapped inside a camera.
- Leave Me a Gnome: With Leon's help, Oz plays a prank on Mimi and Nia involving garden gnomes.
- Can-ouflage: Fizzy will try to do anything to get a piece of a muffin Mimi finds, even if it means disguising himself...
- Bully Cans: Bullied by Oz and Toki, Nia snaps and mans a remote-controlled robot to terrorize them.
- Trapped Can: Uly becomes stuck in a teacup and the other Canimals have to free him before he is discovered.
- Once Upon a Can: A fairy tale being read to a child becomes a dream for Mimi...
- Can Can Fly: Toki hops about with some balloons but inadvertently gets Mimi and Uly tied up in the string...
- Skater Can: Oz plans to ride in a roller skate so how will she get it.
- Heavy Jelly: Toki gets himself trapped in a bowl of jelly when it sets, so Mimi, Nia and Uly try to free him before he is discovered by humans.
- Chili Can Carnage: Oz's plan to cook discarded Mexican kebabs by getting Koby to eat hot chilies has unexpected consequences.
- Trash Can: Ato has a cold and makes friends with a smelly sock puppet. Mimi and Fizzy do all they can to break up this stinky relationship between the two...
- Can Zilla: One of Oz's pranks, involving some glue, goes haywire when Toki, Nia, Leon and Pow get stuck together.
- Moustak Can: Ato, Toki and Uly find themselves dealing with lots of mousetraps.
- Mama Can: The Canimals all mistake a cake for their various mothers...
- Classroom: The cats and dogs play about in a classroom and meet a goldfish that does almost anything they do.
- Coffee Cans: Mimi wants the warmth of a cup of coffee all to herself so the boys try to take it any way they can.
- 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.
- Wild Can: An accident on Oz's part leaves her, Ato and Nia running for their lives from Capri.
- Mimi's Birthday: Mimi desperately tries to defend a birthday cake from the other Canimals, thinking it is hers alone.
- Vacuum Can: Fizzy, Leon and Uly get in a tussle with a vacuum and Uly eventually has to be rescued from it.
- King Can: In a fruit factory, the Canimals discover a gorilla Canimal named Wooga, who abducts Nia.
- Canimal Magnetism: A simple prank by Leon involving fridge magnets goes awry when Ato becomes increasingly attractive to the kitchen utensils.
- Florence Nighting Can: Mimi and Nia get the idea of playing doctors and nurses, but Uly, Toki and Leon aren't willing to receive treatment...
Licensing
Canimals was licensed based on a long-run cartoon series and supported by the creators of Pucca (Voozclub), Wallace & Gromit (Aardman) and Suckers (BRB International). With a spectacular style guide, Canimals has prepared a wide-ranging licensing and merchandising plan set to be launched in conjunction with the series’ TV premiere in 2011.
BRB International manages all the series’ rights on the Iberian Peninsula.[4]
Netflix also picked up the series in 2015 and has the complete series available for viewing.
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.[5][6]
DVD releases
In the UK, ITV Studios Home Entertainment released Volume 1 on 29 January 2011.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Canimals international". IMDb. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ "Canimals international airing". Animation Magazine.
- ^ "Canimals plot". ABC.
- ^ "Canimals licensing". BRB.
- ^ "Canimals awards". Cartoon Media. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ "Canimals awards and nominations". BRB. Retrieved 7 October 2012.