Kitty Is Not a Cat

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Kitty Is Not a Cat
Genre
Created by
  • Bruce Kane
  • Maurice Argiro
Written by
  • Bruce Kane
  • Jessica Hopcraft
Directed by
  • Maurice Argiro
  • Roberto Fino
Starring
Narrated by Marg Downey
Theme music composer
Composer
  • Quan Yeomans
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes130 (82 aired in Australia)(list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer
  • Bruce Kane
Producers
  • Judith Whittle
  • Laura DiMaio (Season 1)
Running time11 minutes
Production companyBES Animation
Original release
Network Seven Network (Australia, Seasons 1-2)
Kartoon Channel (United States, Season 2)
Showmax (South Africa, Seasons 2-3)
ETV Bal Bharat (India, Season 3)
Release20 April 2018 (2018-04-20) 
present

Kitty Is Not a Cat is an Australian animated musical television series which first aired on 7TWO in Australia on 20 April 2018. [1]

Contents

On 21 September 2018, it was announced that it was renewed for a second season which premiered on 11 November 2019 [2] [3] , but has not concluded broadcast in Australia. The series was renewed for a third season in October 2019 [3] which has not aired on the channel.

Plot

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]

Characters

Main

Recurring

Production

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]

Episodes

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
Pilot 29 April 2016 (2016-04-29)
1 5220 April 2018 (2018-04-20)25 May 2018 (2018-05-25)
2 5211 November 2019 (2019-11-11)TBA
3 26TBATBA

Broadcast

Kitty Is Not a Cat premiered on 7TWO in Australia on 20 April 2018. The first season concluded on 25 May 2018. Season 2 premiered on 11 November 2019, but did not complete its broadcast; after the episodes "Sibling Rivalry/Dog Whistling" aired on 29 November 2019, the rest of the season would not air on the channel, for unknown reasons. The show is no longer airing on the channel at all; as of August 2024, its third and final season has not aired in the country.

The entirety of Season 2 would see release on Kartoon Channel in the United States in November 2021. The service does not have Season 1, unlike various other American streaming services.

All three seasons have aired in English on ETV Bal Bharat in India since its launch on April 27, 2021, with Season 3 premiering sometime in May 2023. It would be the first international release of that season's episodes in English; however the season has also aired prior in Poland and China.

Showmax, a streaming service in South Africa, would also host all three seasons of the show. In either 2020 or 2021 [6] , the service had the first two seasons. It is not known when they began hosting Season 3, and eventually the show would later be removed from the service. The series, including Season 3, was added back to the service in August 2024.

Worldwide

In South Africa, the show premiered on Disney Channel on 23 April 2018. [7] In New Zealand, the show is broadcast on TVNZ 2.[ when? ]

In the United States, the series was released for free, and out of order, on the Roku channel around December 2019, [8] although it was later removed from the service. The series was given a rating of TV-Y7. Kidoodle.TV would later stream the series. Sensical hosts a randomly assorted group of episodes, and a few episodes of the series are also available on Oznoz. All of these mentioned services only host Season 1.

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.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResult
2018SPA AwardsAnimated Series Production of the YearWon
2019Kidscreen AwardsBest New SeriesNominated
2019Pulcinella AwardsBest Kids TV SeriesNominated

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