Justin Time (TV series)

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Justin Time
Justin Time logo.svg
Genre
Created byBrandon James Scott
Developed by
  • Frank Falcone
  • Mary Bredin
  • Brandon James Scott
Directed byHarold Harris
Voices of
Theme music composer
  • Carl Lenox
  • Blackburn
Opening theme"Justin Time" (by Carl Lenox and featuring Blackburn)
Ending theme"Justin Time" (instrumental)
Composers
  • Asher Lenz
  • Stephen Skratt
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes39 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Frank Falcone
  • Mary Bredin
ProducerKristina Klonk (S3)
Running time22 minutes
Production company Guru Studio
Original release
Network Disney Junior Canada
Netflix (Series 3)
ReleaseSeptember 23, 2011 (2011-09-23) 
June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24)

Justin Time is a Canadian animated television series created by Brandon James Scott and developed by Frank Falcone, Mary Bredin, and James Scott. The series premiered on September 23, 2011, with the finale airing on June 24, 2016. A total of 76 segments in 39 episodes were produced. The show was broadcast on Disney Junior in Canada, the Sprout channel in the United States, Tiny Pop in the United Kingdom, Mentari TV in Indonesia, TV3 in Malaysia, Rai Yoyo in Italy, TNT in Russia, France 4 in France, and RTL Telekids in Netherlands. [1]

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Overview

The series revolves around the adventures of Justin. In every episode, Justin encounters a problem of everyday childhood (such as sharing, teamwork, or paying attention). Then, Justin and his shape-shifting sidekick Squidgy solve the problems by tackling them in adventures through time and around the world. In every adventure, Justin and Squidgy meet their best friend Olive, who is always present in the place and time they are visiting, and who usually needs their help to accomplish a task. Together, the three of them encounter the same problem that Justin faces in his world, and together they solve the problem before he gets called back by his parents to his world.

In the original concept, Justin travelled via a time machine, which led to the title "Justin Time". [2] Because the concept of "the past" is challenging for preschoolers, the TV series instead focuses on more developmentally appropriate adventures of fun.

Episodes

SeasonSegmentsEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 2613September 23, 2011 (2011-09-23)December 28, 2012 (2012-12-28)
2 2613September 6, 2013 (2013-09-06)January 17, 2014 (2014-01-17)
3 (GO!) 2413June 20, 2016 (2016-06-20) (Netflix)November 25, 2016 (2016-11-25)

Characters

Main

Supporting

Production and reception

In November 2014, it was announced that Disney Junior Canada and Netflix had ordered a third season of Justin Time, to be entitled Justin Time: The New Adventures on Netflix. The 13 half-hour episodes were to be released in 2016. [3]

Justin Time was nominated for a 2013 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Preschool Animated Program, [4] and twice for an Annie Award for Best Animated Television Production for Preschool Children. [5] It was also nominated for three Canadian Screen Awards, in the Best Pre-School Program or Series category, winning one in 2014.[ citation needed ]

Broadcast

Justin Time aired on Disney Junior Canada, on Tiny Pop in the United Kingdom, and on Sprout (later Universal Kids), NBC Kids and later Netflix in the United States. It also aired on Télémagino in French in Canada. From January 1 to February 26, 2021, it also aired on Ion Television's Qubo.

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