Donkey Hodie | |
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Genre | Preschool Musical Comedy |
Created by | David Rudman Adam Rudman |
Inspired by | the work of Fred Rogers |
Developed by | Ellen Doherty |
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Theme music composer | Bill Sherman |
Opening theme | "With Our Pal Donkey Hodie" performed by Taylor Iman Jones, Haley Jenkins, Frankie Cordero, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, and David Rudman |
Ending theme | "With Our Pal Donkey Hodie" (instrumental) |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 45 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 26 minutes |
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Network | PBS Kids |
Release | May 3, 2021 – present |
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Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood |
Donkey Hodie is an American puppet live action musical preschool television series created by David and Adam Rudman for PBS Kids, and is aimed at preschoolers ages 3 to 5. Inspired by characters created by Fred Rogers, the series premiered May 3, 2021 [1] and is the second spinoff of Rogers' television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood after Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood . [2] The first full episode was initially set to premiere in winter 2021 on PBS Kids in the United States, but it was pushed back to May 3 of the same year. Sometimes, television airings are followed up by a series of shorts; " Super Why's Comic Book Adventures ", "Tiny Time Travel", "Through the Woods", "What Can You Become?", and " Elinor Wonders Why: That's So Interesting! ".
On April 7, 2022, it was announced that Donkey Hodie was renewed for a second season which was slated to premiere in spring 2023 but was delayed to August 14, 2023. [3] [4]
In the land of Someplace Else, just north of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Donkey Hodie and her friends go throughout their day while solving different problems along the way.
The characters of Duck Duck, Clyde the Cloud, Game Show Gator, Stanley the Dragon, Super Porcupine, Turtle Lou, Dodie Hodie and Cousin Hodie are new characters created for the Donkey Hodie series. [5]
The series was announced in January 2020. The title character is the granddaughter of the original Donkey Hodie, a character from the Neighborhood of Make Believe on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. [5] [6] [7] [8]
Like Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood , the series includes both new songs as well as songs written by Rogers.
The music for the show was composed by Bill Sherman, Zack Zeyde, and Noah Deblasis.
The following DVDs contain episodes of the show:
PBS KIDS: Secret Superheroes!
PBS KIDS: Just A Little Bit Spooky!
PBS KIDS: We Love Camping!
PBS KIDS: Get Up and Dance!
PBS KIDS: 17 Puppy Adventures
PBS KIDS: Book Buddies
PBS KIDS: 17 Fun Food Stories
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | TCA Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming | Donkey Hodie | Nominated | |
2022 | Writers Guild of America Awards | Outstandng Writing In An Educational Program | Adam Rudman David Rudman Joey Mazzarino | Nominated |
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