Lamput | |
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Created by | Vaibhav Kumaresh |
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Composers | Roto Shah Advait Nemlekar |
Country of origin | India |
Original languages | Silent Interjection |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 147 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producers |
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Producer | Chai Yoon Fei |
Running time | 15 seconds–11 minutes |
Production company | Vaibhav Studios |
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Network | Cartoon Network [a] |
Release | 30 November 2016 – present |
Lamput is an Indian animated television series of shorts created by Vaibhav Kumaresh and produced by Vaibhav Studios for Cartoon Network India and Asia. The series consists of shorts ranging between 18 seconds and 3 to 5 minutes in length, as well as some 7-minute specials and three 11-minute specials from Season 4. The title character is a gooey, orange creature named Lamput who has escaped a laboratory.
Lamput is a gooey, orange creature who has escaped the laboratory of Specs and Skinny. They try to catch Lamput but never succeed in their endeavors due to his shapeshifting ability. [1]
Lamput was created by Vaibhav Kumaresh, and produced by Vaibhav Studios for Cartoon Network India & Asia. Lamput earned the distinction of being the first Indian show sold from a pitch bible, that has gone to air globally. [4]
The series consisted of 18-second micro-shorts, that were extended to 2 minutes for the second season. [4] [5] The third season consists of episodes ranging from 3 to 5 minutes, as well as some 7-minute specials.
On 20 April 2021, a crossover between Lamput and Chinese internet character Tuzki was announced. It was also announced that a fourth season was in the works. [6]
The series airs on Cartoon Network in EMEA, Latin America. Lamput has also started airing on Boomerang worldwide.[ citation needed ] In the United States, Lamput is broadcast via HBO Max and Cartoon Network. It was added to HBO Max on 28 April 2022, [7] and started airing on Cartoon Network on 23 May 2022. It also started airing on Boomerang on 15 August 2022 but ended its run on the 26. The series was later added to Hulu on 13 September 2024.
Polly Conway of Common Sense Media gave the rate three stars out of five, saying "Silly, but funny slapstick shorts have some violence." [8]
Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
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2017 | Best Animated Frames Award | Case Study of the Year | Won | [9] [10] |
2018 | Best Animated Frames Award | Best Animated Episode (Indian) Best Promo | Won | [11] [12] |
Asian Academy Creative Awards | Best Short Form Content Best 2D Animated Programme or Series Best Children’s Animated Programme or Series | Won | [13] [14] | |
2019 | International Emmy Kids Awards | Kids: Animation | Nominated | [15] [16] |
Asian Academy Creative Awards | Best Animated Programme or Series (2D or 3D) Best Short Form Content | Won | [17] [18] | |
2020 | Asian Academy Creative Awards | Best Children’s Programme or Series | Won | [19] [20] |
2022 | ContentAsia Awards | Best Kids TV Programme | Won | [21] [22] |
Asian Academy Creative Awards | Best Animated Programme or Series (2D or 3D) Best Children’s Programme (One Off/Series) | Won | [23] [24] | |
2023 | ContentAsia Awards | Best Kids TV Programme in Asia | Won | [25] |
2024 | Asian Academy Creative Awards | Best Sound | Won | [26] |
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