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Narrated by | Marg Downey |
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Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 3 |
No. of episodes | 130 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 11 minutes |
Production company | BES Animation |
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Network | Seven Network |
Release | 20 April 2018 – 2020 |
Kitty Is Not a Cat is an Australian animated musical television series which first aired on 7TWO in Australia on 20 April 2018. [1]
On 21 September 2018, it was announced that it was renewed for a second season which premiered on 11 November 2019. [2] [3] The series was renewed for a third season in October 2019. [3]
Kitty Is Not a Cat follows the story of a little girl called Kitty who has a big imagination who feels like she can be anything she wants, even a cat. Kitty arrives at a house full of partying felines, who suddenly find their lives turned upside down. They attempt to teach Kitty how to be a human when she actually prefers to live her life as a cat. [4]
Kitty Is Not a Cat is created by Bruce Kane and Maurice Argiro and produced by BES Animation for Seven Network in Australia. Kane has said that they "wanted to create a show that uniquely blends urban culture, comedy, and music with stories that connect to 6-10 year old kids." [5]
Kitty Is Not a Cat premiered on 7TWO in Australia on 20 April 2018. In South Africa, the show premiered on Disney Channel on 23 April 2018. [6] In New Zealand, the show is broadcast on TVNZ 2.[ when? ] In the United States, the first season was released for free, and out of order, on the Roku channel around December 2019. [7] The series was given a rating of TV-Y7. In the United Kingdom, as of March 2021 episodes are available on demand via Virgin Media's Virgin Kids section. However, since these are listed by title and not by episode number it is unclear whether any episodes have been omitted.
Year | Award | Category | Result |
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2018 | SPA Awards | Animated Series Production of the Year | Won |
2019 | Kidscreen Awards | Best New Series | Nominated |
2019 | Pulcinella Awards | Best Kids TV Series | Nominated |
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