HobbyKids Adventures

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HobbyKids Adventures
Genre
Created by Butch Hartman
Directed byButch Hartman
Voices of
  • Cristina Milizia
  • Griffin Burns
  • Johnny Rose
Theme music composerButch Hartman
Composer Guy Moon
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes27
Production
Executive producers
ProducerTaylor Bradbury
Running time5-6 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network YouTube
ReleaseJune 22, 2019 (2019-06-22) 
March 14, 2020 (2020-03-14)

HobbyKids Adventures is an American children's animated sitcom created by Butch Hartman and produced by PocketWatch, Inc. and Billionfold, Inc. for the YouTube channel HobbyFamilyTV. The series follows the adventures of HobbyPig, HobbyFrog and HobbyBear as they try to make the world a better place with their inventions while evading their archenemies, the SlobbyKids.

Contents

The series was released on YouTube on June 22, 2019. [1] It also released on the Nick Jr. Channel app on July 26, 2019. The second season was released on September 21, 2019. [2]

Premise

Based on the real-life YouTube family from HobbyFamilyTV, HobbyKids Adventures follows the adventures of HobbyPig, HobbyFrog, and HobbyBear as they use inventions to improve the world, only to get into mischief along the way.

Characters

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 12June 22, 2019September 7, 2019
2 15September 21, 2019March 14, 2020

Season 1 (2019)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byStoryboard byOriginal air date
11"Breaking Bedtime" Butch Hartman Jace DiehlNick KalmarJune 22, 2019 (2019-06-22)
HobbyMom and HobbyDad arrive home, and the HobbyKids build inventions in their attempt to avoid bedtime.
22"The Drawing Board"Butch HartmanHolly PayneAmanda Lucas & Stephen PicherJune 29, 2019 (2019-06-29)
The HobbyKids invent a crayon that brings drawings to life, but things go awry when their archenemies, the SlobbyKids, plot to steal it.
33"Title Wave"Butch HartmanJace DiehlNick KalmarJuly 6, 2019 (2019-07-06)
In search of the perfect viral video title, the HobbyKids must go to Megabyte Beach.
44"Waste of Space"Butch HartmanEmilia BrennanAmanda Lucas & Stephen PicherJuly 13, 2019 (2019-07-13)
The HobbyKids travel to outer space to stop the SlobbyKids' latest evil plan.
55"Dump Dummies"Butch HartmanHolly PayneNick KalmarJuly 20, 2019 (2019-07-20)
The HobbyKids must rescue the SlobbyKids from the dump.
66"Hooray for Hobbywood"Butch HartmanJace DiehlAmanda Lucas & Stephen PicherJuly 27, 2019 (2019-07-27)
The HobbyKids direct a movie starring their biggest fan, and hire the SlobbyKids as stunt doubles.
77"Maybe Baby Bear"Butch HartmanRose FrankelNick KalmarAugust 3, 2019 (2019-08-03)
HobbyBear tries to prove to his brothers that he is not a baby, but his own adventure in the Giant Egg brings prehistoric peril.
88"Big Bird Battle"Butch HartmanEmilia BrennanNick KalmarAugust 10, 2019 (2019-08-10)
The HobbyKids must save their Giant Egg from an enormous bird.
99"Broken Record"Butch HartmanEmilia Brennan & Butch HartmanAmanda Lucas & Stephen PicherAugust 17, 2019 (2019-08-17)
The HobbyKids attempt to break a world record, but the SlobbyKids' interference threatens to ruin their plans.
1010"Hobby, I Shrunk the Kids"Butch HartmanHolly PayneAmanda Lucas, Stephen Picher, & Christian AndrickAugust 24, 2019 (2019-08-24)
After the HobbyKids' latest invention shrinks HobbyBear to be an inch tall, he must figure out how to get his brothers' attention and return to his normal size.
1111"Showtime: Bro Time"Butch HartmanJace DiehlNick KalmarAugust 31, 2019 (2019-08-31)
After an employee for Cinemoose Theaters denies them access into a PG-13 rated movie, the HobbyKids disguise themselves as an adult to get in, but the plan backfires a bit on them, in that they get in, but are mistaken for the theater manager.
1212"Flavor Fixer"Butch HartmanEmilia BrennanThomas Thomas IIISeptember 7, 2019 (2019-09-07)
In an effort to make their mother's casserole taste great, the HobbyKids invent a device to fool their tastebuds, but they accidentally remove their ability to taste anything.

Season 2 (2019–20)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byStoryboard byOriginal air date
131"The Great Hobby Pie Launch"Butch HartmanHolly PayneThomas Thomas IIISeptember 21, 2019 (2019-09-21)
To win a pie-launching contest and the latest game system, the HobbyKids must team up with the SlobbyKids.
142"Runny Bunny"Butch HartmanAllen RhodesThomas Thomas IIISeptember 28, 2019 (2019-09-28)
HobbyFrog invents a magic wand, but it doesn't quite work as planned.
153"Shop 'Til You Drop!"Butch HartmanJace DiehlMarcus VelazquezOctober 5, 2019 (2019-10-05)
Lost at Massive Mart, the HobbyKids must find a way to return to HobbyMom.
164"Goop in the Wild"Butch HartmanEmilia BrennanThomas Thomas IIIOctober 12, 2019 (2019-10-12)
The HobbyKids use up the last of their slime and must figure out how to create more before their robot self-destructs.
175"Bigfoot's Believers"Butch HartmanAllen RhodesThomas Thomas IIIOctober 26, 2019 (2019-10-26)
To make a video showing how easily people are led to believe in Bigfoot, the HobbyKids use HobbyFrog's latest invention to turn HobbyPig into Bigfoot.
186"When Hobby Gives You Lemons"Butch HartmanHolly PayneStephen PicherNovember 2, 2019 (2019-11-02)
The HobbyKids set up their own "Hobby-Ade" stand, but when the SlobbyKids sell a stolen test batch, the whole town glows in the dark.
197"The Portal Popper"Butch HartmanJace DiehlMarcus VelazquezNovember 9, 2019 (2019-11-09)
HobbyFrog invents a device that creates portals into other dimensions, but trouble arises when HobbyPig falls into one of them.
208"RoboBaby"Butch HartmanDavid GoodliffeTom BollsNovember 16, 2019 (2019-11-16)
The HobbyKids build their own robot baby.
219"Who Framed Detective Unisquirm?"Butch HartmanJace DiehlTyler LetsonDecember 7, 2019 (2019-12-07)
After Detective Unisquirm is framed and one of HobbyFrog's inventions zaps HobbyBear into the TV show, HobbyBear must help locate the real criminal.
2210"Camp Hobby"Butch HartmanHolly PayneTom BollsDecember 28, 2019 (2019-12-28)
The HobbyKids have a backyard campout, but their night quickly goes from spooky to Slobby.
2311"Burger Bandits"Butch HartmanRose FrankelThomas Thomas IIIJanuary 4, 2020 (2020-01-04)

The HobbyKids invent a device that turns anything into burgers.

Note: This episode is an unbranded version of the August 2019 Carl's Jr. tie-in episode of the same name with the restaurant's name changed to Cosmo Burger.
2412"Grav-i-Dad"Butch HartmanDavid GoodliffeTyler LetsonFebruary 22, 2020 (2020-02-22)
The HobbyKids attempt to use their new anti-gravity invention to help HobbyDad relax, but will HobbyHuge have to rescue everyone?
2513"Brain Freeze"Butch HartmanEmilia BrennanTom BollsFebruary 29, 2020 (2020-02-29)
When HobbyBear gives himself a brain freeze, HobbyFrog and HobbyPig must venture inside his brain to find his warmest memory.
2614"Fast and Froggy"Butch HartmanAllen RhodesTyler LetsonMarch 7, 2020 (2020-03-07)

To save their town's skate park and "Old Glory" tree, the HobbyKids must beat the SlobbyKids in a car race to win $1000.

Guest star: Shiloh Mitchell as Smokey
2715"Into the Locker-Verse"Butch HartmanHolly PayneCharles MossMarch 14, 2020 (2020-03-14)

On their first day back at school, the HobbyKids get transported to an alternate dimension and meet their alternate selves.

Guest star: JillianTubeHD as HobbyButterfly

Broadcast

After first premiering on the HobbyFamilyTV YouTube channel on June 22, 2019, the series has since streamed on Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, and the Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. Channel apps and has also aired on PocketWatch's 24/7 live-linear channel on Roku Kids & Family as well as on the Hobby Kids live-linear channel on Pluto TV. [3]

Reception

The first episode of HobbyKids Adventures amassed over 1 million views on YouTube within 5 days of its release and was well received by audiences. [4] To date, the series has received over 30 million total views on YouTube. [5]

Merchandise

HobbyKids Adventures merchandise are sold exclusively by Walmart. [6]

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