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Nutri Ventures
GenreAdventure
Comedy
Created byWatermelon (www.watermelon.pt)
Directed byRodrigo Carvalho
Opening themeNutri Ventures Theme (Simon Wadsworth, Rodrigo Carvalho, João Ramos; performed by Paula Teixeira)
Country of originPortugal
Original languagePortuguese
No. of seasons12 (5 aired)
No. of episodes102 (52 aired) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersRui Lima Miranda, Rodrigo Carvalho, Pedro Van Zeller
ProducerNutri Ventures SA
Running time24 minutes
Production companyNutri Ventures Corporation
Original release
NetworkRTP (Portugual)
Qubo (US)

Nutri Ventures (also known as Nutri Ventures – The Quest for the 7 Kingdoms) (Portuguese: Nutri Ventures - Em Busca dos 7 Reinos) is a Portuguese TV series produced by the Nutri Ventures Corporation and Dentsu Aegis Network that is distributed through Hulu Kids.[1]

Synopsis

Characters

Main

  • Theo (voiced by Cam Clarke in English) is the leader of the 4 kids. He keeps the medallion with him.
  • Lena (voiced by Mona Marshall in English) is the "brains" of the group. She keeps the NutriPad with her. In the Indian territory, everyone calls her "Eagle Feather".
  • Ben (voiced by Rob Paulsen in English) is the strong, yet clumsy and foolish, one. In the sugar kingdom, everyone calls him Big Ben. He has a crush on Inca.
  • Nina (voiced by Grey DeLisle in English) is playful and intelligent and she helps someone who can get in shape. She's actually Theo's little sister. She always wears a blue flower in her hair. It was revealed in the episode "In Search of Energy" that she tends to get separation anxiety from her brother as she always wants to be with him. In "The Path of the Lonely Star," she realizes that she doesn't need to be with him as Lena told her about the fact that Theo had to go alone because the stone battle was about to begin.
  • Alex Grand (voiced by Jim Cummings in English) is the main antagonist of the series. The President of the Grand Corporation, he replaced all the food in the world with a food-like product called "Genex 100."
  • Murdock is Alex's father, but very old.
  • Nose is Alex's second-in-command. In the Red Kingdom, he is dressed up as a jester with a grey beard.
  • Nexus is the leader of the seven Guardians.
  • The Gugas are sphere-shaped bulldogs. The purple one projects holograms with his eyes. The yellow one wears a black martial arts headband. The white one is always dirty. The orange one is always happy. The red one has a lot of fear. The brown one is always tired. The blue one has anger management problems. The green one takes pictures like a snap camera.
  • Guardian Purple is Theo and Nina's grandfather.

The Red Kingdom

  • Genevieve is a princess disguised as the Black Knight. She prefers to be in love with Theo.
  • Guardian Red is Genevieve's father and king of the red kingdom.
  • Jomanda is the lady-in-waiting who lives in the Salt Desert.
  • Fritz is the duke of the Fried Kingdom.
  • Fritz Junior is Fritz's son who is obsessed with Genevieve.
  • Professor Gizmo is one of the inventors.
  • Fat&Fit Philip is the ruler of the Fat Kingdom, but after Nina taught him about diets. He renamed his kingdom into the Fit Kingdom and ruled it.
  • Dragon is Alex's Prisoner, but thanks to Theo, he volunteers to Theo's cause later.

The Yellow Empire

  • Guardian Yellow is the elderly emperor.
  • Ty-Paw is a corrupt samurai. When in the Green Kingdom, he disguises himself as Supaw.
  • Zed is a townsperson who supports the heroic kids.
  • Tyker is Ty-Paw's army.

The White State

  • Guardian White lives in the White State. She attracts Fritz with her beautiful appearances. She is also the mother of her two children.
  • Tina is a woman in the White State who sabotaged the heroes.
  • Zack is one of Tina's bodyguards.
  • Black is Zack's Brother and the other bodyguard.

The Blue Sealand

  • Pecky is a blue talking parrot with some pirate apparel.
  • Guardian Blue is a spunky joke teller. He is the father of his two older twin daughters and younger son.
  • Captain Mist is a good pirate. He is in love with Captain Scarlet.
  • Neptune is the god of the sea.

The Green Empire

  • Inca is a girl with a ponytail. As one of the villagers, she was the first citizen of the Green Kingdom to welcome Theo and his team. Ben has a crush on her.
  • Guardian Green is an emperor of his kingdom. He also has a wife and son.
  • Tucan: The chosen child in the trial of light (Theo thought that he was in the trial of darkness, but then he understood that Tucan was going to form the trial of light.)
  • Boa is Tucan's smart snake.

The Brown Union

  • Guardian Brown is also the sheriff in the Brown Union.
  • Broken Canoe is an Indian chief.
  • Curling Snake he is Broken Canoe's Personal Councilor, but he betrayed her.
  • Betty Beans she was guardian brown's Trusted Cowgirl, she also betrayed her.
  • Johnny: He is Guardian Brown's grandson.
  • Sacred Eagle is a temple guider of the Brown Union, but he also bargain with Lena.

The Orange Kingdom

  • Guardian Orange teaches the magic of fruits and leader of orange kingdom.
  • The Oracle is a tree with all the answers, but first one must pass 3 tests.
  • Sid is a Fruitist who lives in Orange Kingdom.
  • Candyman he hypnotized people with sugar foods.
  • Matrons they bring Sugar food, but be careful! This rolling pans aren't for rolling desserts, it's also for whacking people who refuse to eat.
  • Ragg is one of Guardian Orange's students. He also build a command center in the sugar kingdom where the sugar hypnosis can't get in.

Episodes

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
Season premiere Season finale
The Origins (2012) 2 September 26, 2012 September 27, 2012
Season 1 (2012) 11 September 30, 2012 October 10, 2012
Season 2 (2012) 9 October 11, 2012 October 19, 2012
Season 3 (2013) 9 March 15, 2013 April 4, 2013
Season 4 (2013) 11 October 2, 2013 October 16, 2013
Season 5 (2014) 10 April 5, 2014 April 18, 2014

The Origins (2012)

Episode No. Title Airdate
1"The Origins Part 1 - Murdock´s Dream"September 26, 2012 (2012-09-26)
2"The Origins Part 2 - The New Kingdoms"September 27, 2012 (2012-09-27)

Season 1: The Beginning of Nutritions (2012)

Episode No. Title Airdate
3"Little Big Hero"30 September 2012 (2012-09-30)
4"In Search of Energy"1 October 2012 (2012-10-01)
5"Super-Sonic White Kingdom"2 October 2012 (2012-10-02)
6"Freedom for the Yellow Kingdom"3 October 2012 (2012-10-03)
7"Sweet Taste of Danger"4 October 2012 (2012-10-04)
8"The Magic of Fruit"5 October 2012 (2012-10-05)
9"Big Ben"6 October 2012 (2012-10-06)
10"Ready to Roll"7 October 2012 (2012-10-07)
11"Tough to Crack"8 October 2012 (2012-10-08)
12"The Bitter Taste of Victory"9 October 2012 (2012-10-09)
13"Alex Grand's Galaxy"10 October 2012 (2012-10-10)

Season 2: Kingdom of Medieval (2012)

Episode No. Title Airdate
14"Kingdom Under Fire"11 October 2012 (2012-10-11)
15"Red Alert"12 October 2012 (2012-10-12)
16"Danger! Slippery Kingdom!"13 October 2012 (2012-10-13)
17"Out of The Frying Pan Into The Fire!"14 October 2012 (2012-10-14)
18"Let's Burn That Fat!"15 October 2012 (2012-10-15)
19"On The Wings of The Dragon"16 October 2012 (2012-10-16)
20"Sun Salt and Sweat"17 October 2012 (2012-10-17)
21"Kingdoms On The Verge of Extinction"18 October 2012 (2012-10-18)
22"Roasted Red Kingdom"19 October 2012 (2012-10-19)

Season 3: Boosting West (2013)

Episode No. Title Airdate
23"Turbo Bean"15 March 2013 (2013-03-15)
24"The Curse of The Spirit of The Light"16 March 2013 (2013-03-16)
25"Hanging On"17 March 2013 (2013-03-17)
26"Turbo Turbo Bang Bang"18 March 2013 (2013-03-18)
27"Snakes and Beans"19 March 2013 (2013-03-19)
28"The End of The Brown Kingdom"22 March 2013 (2013-03-22)
29"A Seed of Hope"23 March 2013 (2013-03-23)
30"Legumes Full Steam Ahead"24 March 2013 (2013-03-24)
31"Collision Course"25 March 2013 (2013-03-25)

Season 4: Intelligence Sea (2013)

Episode No. Title Airdate
32"The Legend of Neptune's Stone"2 October 2013 (2013-10-02)
33"The Return of the Terror of the Seas"3 October 2013 (2013-10-03)
34"The Island of Tremors"12 October 2013 (2013-10-12)
35"Prepare for Dive"13 October 2013 (2013-10-13)
36"Into the Shark's Jaws"19 October 2013 (2013-10-19)
37"Underwater Pact"20 October 2013 (2013-10-20)
38"A Sea of Tenticles"26 October 2013 (2013-10-26)
39"Ice-Breaker Melody"27 October 2013 (2013-10-27)
40"Blue Kingdom's Last Breath"2 November 2013 (2013-11-02)
41"The Barrier of Fear"3 November 2013 (2013-11-03)
42"Testing the Trident"9 November 2013 (2013-11-09)

Season 5: Apocalypse Vegetables (2014)

Episode No. Title Airdate
43"The Hidden Star"7 April 2014 (2014-04-07)
44"The Curse of the Lost Vegetables"8 April 2014 (2014-04-08)
45"The Mysterious Kingdom of Children"9 April 2014 (2014-04-09)
46"A Well Guarded Stone"10 April 2014 (2014-04-10)
47"The Four Signs of the Apocalypse"11 April 2014 (2014-04-11)
48"The Trials of Light and Darkness"14 April 2014 (2014-04-14)
49"Star Marathon"15 April 2014 (2014-04-15)
50"In the Shadow of the Eclipse"16 April 2014 (2014-04-16)
51"On the Edge of Madness"17 April 2014 (2014-04-17)
52"The Path of the Lonely Star"18 April 2014 (2014-04-18)

Broadcast

Reception

Common Sense Media gave Nutri Ventures an extremely positive review, rating it at five stars and praising it for its lack of extreme violence and promotion of healthy eating.[3]

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Hulu Buys Kids' Nutrition Series". License Magazine. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Nutri Ventures | Qubo - Qubo is the nation's only 24/7 over-the-air network for children". Qubo. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  3. ^ "Nutri Ventures (review)". Commonsensemedia. Retrieved 7 May 2008.
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