| Booba | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Animated children's cartoon |
| Based on | BuBa (2010-13 pilot short) |
| Written by | Evgeniy Krot (formerly) etc. |
| Directed by | Debbie MacDonald [1] |
| Voices of | Roman Karev (formerly) Elena Kareva etc. |
| Theme music composer | De Wolfe Music |
| Opening theme | Booba Theme Song |
| Composer | De Wolfe Music |
| Country of origin | Russia |
| Original languages | English, Russian (non-dialogue) |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 136 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 3-4 minutes (series 1) 4-5 minutes (series 2-3) 7 minutes (series 4-5) |
| Production companies | 3D Sparrow & Kedoo |
| Original release | |
| Network | Kedoo & YouTube |
| Release | 10 November 2014 – present |
| Related | |
| The Booba Show, Om Nom Stories, Talking Tom & Friends, Booba: Food Puzzle | |
Booba is an animated TV show for children. [1] It is produced by 3D Sparrow, the in-house production company for Kedoo. The show was on its fifth season by 2024. [1]
The idea for Booba was first conceived of in 2013. [2] Initially, development of the cartoon was crowd-funded. [2] The show began airing in 2016. [3] It became more popular over time [4] and broadcasting deals expanded the cartoon to Netflix, as well as to broadcasters in Turkey, Latin America, Poland, and elsewhere. [5] By 2020, the show had been streamed 5.3 billion times, [3] or 20 billion by 2024. [1] In 2025, HBO Max began broadcasting Booba globally, except in the United States. [6]
The show follows the main character, Booba, and his friends, Loola, Spike, and Mr Beak. [4] The cartoon has no words or speech [7] and was intended for children one to three years of age. [2] Each episode is a few minutes long. [1] In addition to the main series, another short called Food Puzzle was introduced with season 3. [4] A live-action version where Booba visits the real world, called The Booba Show, came out in 2024. [1]
While Booba is aired in more than 45 countries, the shows are typically released on YouTube first. It's also on free, ad-supported "FAST channels". [1] Booba merchandise is licensed through IMG, which has sold 40,000 Booba toys. [1] Booba's producer Kedoo was initially founded as a copyright and trademark firm specializing in YouTube in 2016. However, it became primarily a content development studio after creating Booba. [1] Keedo expanded internationally and created other shows. [1]