Doki (TV series)

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Doki
Doki (TV series) logo.png
Also known asDoki Adventures [1] [2] [3]
Genre
Based onThe mascots of Discovery Kids Latin America
Developed byJBMW Media [4]
Directed by
  • Brandon Lloyd (season 1-2)
  • Gary Hurst (season 3) [5]
Voices of
  • Griffin Hook
  • Tara Emo
  • Caden Hughes
  • Katie Grant
  • Sarah Sheppard
  • Lucas Kalechstein
  • William Romain
  • Collin Dean
  • Roman Lutterotti
  • Lukas Engel
ComposerEggplant Productions
Country of originCanada
Latin America
Original languagesEnglish
Spanish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes76 (and 5 specials) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Lisa Olfman
  • Joy Rosen
ProducerJulie Stall
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Discovery Kids (Latin America)
TVOKids (Canada)
Qubo (United States)
ReleaseApril 15, 2013 (2013-04-15) 
July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)

Doki (also known as Doki Adventures [1] [2] [3] ) is an animated children's television series that aired on Discovery Kids in Latin America from April 15, 2013, to July 1, 2019. The show was produced by Portfolio Entertainment.

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The series follows a six-year-old dog named Doki and his five friends; Mundi, Oto, Anabella, Gabi, and Fico, who are members of the Worldwide Expedition Club, a travel group. [7] On May 12, 2016, the series was renewed for a third season that premiered on March 4, 2017. [8] The show's fourth season was initially scheduled to premiere in 2020. However, the season was actually cancelled and can only be found on the company's Vimeo. [6]

Characters

Main

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
Special December 23, 2009 (2009-12-23)
1 26April 15, 2013 (2013-04-15)September 17, 2014 (2014-09-17)
Specials 5January 1, 2015 (2015-01-01)July 23, 2017 (2017-07-23)
2 26May 18, 2015 (2015-05-18)April 22, 2016 (2016-04-22)
3 24March 4, 2017 (2017-03-04)July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)

Production

From 2005 to 2016, Doki served as Discovery Kids' Latin American mascot for bumpers. [6] In 2012, JBMW Media began developing Doki as a full series, with Portfolio Entertainment producing and distributing the series. [6] For seasons 1 and 2, PiP Animation Services produced animation. Starting with season 3 Portfolio Animation took over animation production.

Broadcast

Doki premiered on Discovery Familia in the United States on November 11, 2013. [9] The English version later premiered on Qubo on September 1, 2014, until it ceased on February 28, 2021, [10] and ION Television's Qubo Kids Corner block [11] on January 4, 2015. [12] The "Doki Rocks Rio" episode aired on Discovery Family on August 5, 2016 and August 7, 2016.

In Asia, the series premiered on Discovery Kids Asia on February 15, 2016, and on Discovery Family in Africa on April 1, 2016. [13] [14] In Canada, the show airs on Knowledge Network, TVOKids and Toon-A-Vision. [15] In Australia, the show aired on Discovery Kids. In Iran, the show aired on IRIB TV2.[ when? ] In the United Arab Emirates the show debuted on Nat Geo Kids Abu Dhabi on November 20, 2017.[ citation needed ]

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