Tumble Leaf
| Tumble Leaf | |
|---|---|
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| Created by | Drew Hodges |
| Voices of | Christopher Downs Brooke Wolloff Jodi Downs Landon Clay Addie Zintel Gary Littman Alan Franzenburg Emily Downs Steve Downs |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 26 (52) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Drew Hodges Kelli Bixler |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production companies | Amazon Studios Bix Pix Entertainment[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | Amazon Video |
| Release | May 23, 2014 |
Tumble Leaf is an Emmy-winning Amazon Studios original series that premiered in 2014. It is a stop motion animated series for preschool-aged children and is based on the short film Miro.[2] Created by animator Drew Hodges (Saturday Night Live, Community) and stop-motion studio Bix Pix Entertainment, Tumble Leaf features an anthropomorphic blue fox named Fig and his caterpillar friend Stick (both voiced by child actor Christopher Downs), along with other residents of the island of Tumble Leaf, helping preschoolers learn basic science lessons through playful examples. Additional regular characters include Maple (Brooke Wolloff), Rutabaga (Jodi Downs), Hedge (Landon Clay), Pine (Addie Zintel), and Ginkgo (Gary Littman). Each episode consists of two 11-minute stories with Fig learning the mechanics of various items discovered in a special room on board the abandoned shipwreck where he resides.
The show was part of the first round of television pilots ordered by Amazon in 2013 for its Amazon Video service, and was officially picked up for its first 13-episode season on May 29, 2013.[3] The show's first six episodes premiered exclusively on the Amazon Video service on May 23, 2014,[4] and the remaining seven episodes of season one premiered on September 5, 2014.[5] A re-dubbed German version premiered for Amazon's German Prime customers on August 20, 2014.[6]
On February 23, 2015 it was renewed for a second season,[7] which became available on December 10, 2015.
On December 21, 2015 it was renewed for a third season.[8]
Episodes
Season 1
| Episode No. |
Segment No. |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | 1 | "Shiny Coins" | Drew Hodges | Kacey Arnold | April 19, 2013 |
| 1b | 2 | "Fig Finds a Shadow" | Drew Hodges | Kacey Arnold | April 19, 2013 |
| 2a | 3 | "Fig Flies a Kite" | Drew Hodges | Kacey Arnold | May 23, 2014 |
| 2b | 4 | "Missing a Muffin" | Drew Hodges | Kacey Arnold | May 23, 2014 |
| 3a | 5 | "Beat of the Drumsticks" | Drew Hodges | Kacey Arnold | May 23, 2014 |
| 3b | 6 | "Springy Surprise" | Drew Hodges | Dev Ross | May 23, 2014 |
| 4a | 7 | "On a Roll!" | Drew Hodges | Kacey Arnold | May 23, 2014 |
| 4b | 8 | "Popcorn Picture Show" | Drew Hodges | Kacey Arnold | May 23, 2014 |
| 5a | 9 | "Fig Blends In!" | Drew Hodges | Dev Ross | May 23, 2014 |
| 5b | 10 | "Twirling Top" | Drew Hodges | Doug Wood | May 23, 2014 |
| 6a | 11 | "The Swimming Hole" | Drew Hodges | Villamor M. Cruz Jr. | May 23, 2014 |
| 6b | 12 | "Bucket of Mud" | Drew Hodges | Doug Wood | May 23, 2014 |
| 7a | 13 | "Loopy Straw" | Drew Hodges | Villamor M. Cruz Jr. | September 5, 2014 |
| 7b | 14 | "Tumble Leaf Parade" | Drew Hodges | Drew Hodges | September 5, 2014 |
| 8a | 15 | "Icy Igloo" | Drew Hodges | Doug Wood | September 5, 2014 |
| 8b | 16 | "The Big Dig" | Drew Hodges | Noelle Wright | September 5, 2014 |
| 9a | 17 | "Woohoo Kazoo!" | Drew Hodges | Doug Wood | September 5, 2014 |
| 9b | 18 | "Hide and Seek" | Drew Hodges | Corey Powell | September 5, 2014 |
| 10a | 19 | "Fig's Speedy Sled" | Drew Hodges | Drew Hodges | September 5, 2014 |
| 10b | 20 | "Parachute Play" | Drew Hodges | Noelle Wright | September 5, 2014 |
| 11a | 21 | "The Lost Spyglass" | Drew Hodges | Christopher Keenan | September 5, 2014 |
| 11b | 22 | "Fig's Breakfast Surprise!" | Drew Hodges | Dev Ross | September 5, 2014 |
| 12a | 23 | "Bedtime Story" | Drew Hodges | Corey Powell | September 5, 2014 |
| 12b | 24 | "A Treasure Hunt" | Drew Hodges | Dev Ross | September 5, 2014 |
| 13a | 25 | "Merry-Gear-Round" | Drew Hodges | Corey Powell | September 5, 2014 |
| 13b | 26 | "Pushy Pulley" | Drew Hodges | Doug Wood | September 5, 2014 |
Season 2
| Episode No. |
Segment No. |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14a | 27 | "Magic Mirror" | Drew Hodges | Karl Geurs and Carin Greenberg | December 10, 2015 |
| 14b | 28 | "A Rainbow in My Room" | Drew Hodges | Karl Geurs | December 10, 2015 |
| 15a | 29 | "Snowflake Dance" | Drew Hodges | Jeff Goode | December 10, 2015 |
| 15b | 30 | "The Tinsel Tree Topper" | Drew Hodges | Steven Darancette | December 10, 2015 |
| 16a | 31 | "Gourd Gets Stuck" | Drew Hodges | Carin Greenberg | December 10, 2015 |
| 16b | 32 | "The Swing of Things" | Drew Hodges | Karl Geurs | December 10, 2015 |
| 17a | 33 | "Okra's Sweater" | Drew Hodges | Carin Greenberg | December 10, 2015 |
| 17b | 34 | "Stick's Meshroom Mansion" | Drew Hodges | Karl Geurs | December 10, 2015 |
| 18a | 35 | "Stick is Sick" | Drew Hodges | Karl Geurs | December 10, 2015 |
| 18b | 36 | "Things That Go Round In The Night" | Drew Hodges | Scot Osterweil | December 10, 2015 |
| 19a | 37 | "Figamajig" | Drew Hodges | Steven Darancette | December 10, 2015 |
| 19b | 38 | "Camping It Up" | Drew Hodges | Allan Neuwirth | December 10, 2015 |
| 20a | 39 | "Mighty Mud Movers" | Drew Hodges | Allan Neuwirth | May 5, 2016 |
| 20b | 40 | "Having A Ball" | Drew Hodges | Jeff Goode | May 5, 2016 |
| 21a | 41 | "Yak Wash" | Drew Hodges | Karl Geurs | May 5, 2016 |
| 21b | 42 | "The Caterpillar Wing Ding" | Drew Hodges | Jeff Goode | May 5, 2016 |
| 22a | 43 | "The Glow Below" | Drew Hodges | Gabe Pulliam | May 5, 2016 |
| 22b | 44 | "Sub in a Bottle" | Drew Hodges | Karl Geurs | May 5, 2016 |
| 23a | 45 | "Buckeye's Runaway House" | Drew Hodges | Jymn Magon | May 5, 2016 |
| 23b | 46 | "Caboose on the Loose" | Drew Hodges | Allan Neuwirth | May 5, 2016 |
| 24a | 47 | "Clam-tastic Voyage" | Drew Hodges | Steven Darancette | May 5, 2016 |
| 24b | 48 | "Double Vision" | Drew Hodges | Jeff Goode | May 5, 2016 |
| 25a | 49 | "Thinking Outside The Hoop" | Drew Hodges | Jymn Magon | May 5, 2016 |
| 25b | 50 | "Fig's Hay-Maze-ing Wander" | Drew Hodges | Karl Geurs | May 5, 2016 |
| 26a | 51 | "The Windy Hop" | Drew Hodges | Carin Greenberg | May 5, 2016 |
| 26b | 52 | "Captain's Cap" | Drew Hodges | Carin Greenberg | May 5, 2016 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Annecy International Animated Film Festival [9] | Jury Award for a TV Series | Drew Hodges | Won |
| 2015 | 42nd Annie Awards[10] | Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children | Amazon Studios | Won |
| Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | Teresa Drilling, Michael Granberry | Nominated | ||
| 42nd Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards[11] | Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Program | Kelli Bixler, Drew Hodges, Alice Wilder Ed. D., Jodi Downs, Genevieve Ledoux, and Trisha Gum | Won | |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Michael Granberry (lead animation), Drew Hodges (character design), Jason Kolowski (production design), and Robyn Yannoukos (coloring) | Won | ||
| 2016 | 43rd Annie Awards[12] | Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children | Amazon Studios and Bix Pix Entertainment | Won |
| 43rd Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards[13] | Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Program | Won | ||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Michael Granberry | Won | ||
| Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program | Drew Hodges | Won | ||
| Outstanding Costume Design/Styling | Robyn Simms Johnson and Carol Binion | Nominated |
References
- ^ http://www.bixpix.com/work/#/tumble-leaf/
- ^ "Creating Tumble Leaf". Archived from the original on 2014-10-12.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "Amazon Studios Picks Up Comedies 'Alpha House' & 'Betas', 3 Kids Shows To Series - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Introducing Amazon's First Three Original Children's Series: Tumble Leaf, Creative Galaxy and Annedroids Coming Exclusively to Prime Instant Video This Summer - Business Wire". Business Wire. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ Lisa Respers France, CNN (30 August 2014). "What's new on Netflix and Amazon for September". CNN. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Amazon brings 'Tumble Leaf' children's programme to Germany". Telecompaper. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ Nellie Andreeva. "Amazon Renews Kids Series 'Tumble Leaf', 'Creative Galaxy', 'Annedroids' & 'Gortimer Gibbon's Life' For Season 2 - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ Jeremy Dickson. "Amazon orders three new series, renews Tumble Leaf - Kidscreen". Kidscreen. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ "Annecy Animation Award Winners Announced". The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ "42ND ANNUAL ANNIE AWARDS NOMINEES & WINNERS!". Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ "Internet animation projects leave mark at Daytime Emmy Awards". Kidscreen. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Annie Awards: 'Inside Out' Takes Best Animated Feature – Complete Winners List". Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "Internet animation projects leave mark at Daytime Emmy Awards". Kidscreen. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
External links
Categories:
- Amazon Video original programming
- 2010s American animated television series
- 2014 American television series debuts
- American children's television series
- Annie Award winners
- Fictional foxes
- Preschool education television series
- English-language television programming
- Television programs featuring anthropomorphic characters
- Stop-motion animated television series