Ping and Friends

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Ping and Friends
Ping and Friends logo.png
Also known asPing and Pong
Created by
  • Celia Catunda
  • Kiko Mistrorigo
Developed by
  • Annick De Vries
  • Celia Catunda
  • Kiko Mistrorigo
  • Ernest Godin
  • Gerard Lewis
  • Dominic Webber
  • Anne-Marie Perrotta
Written by
  • Anne-Marie Perrotta
  • Gerard Lewis
  • Dominic Webber
  • Rita Catunda
  • Camilla Helms
Directed by
  • Celia Catunda
  • Kiko Mistrorigo
  • Annick De Vries
Voices of
Theme music composerFabio Tagliaferri
Opening theme"Ping and Friends Theme"
performed by Holly Gauthier-Frankel
Ending theme"Ping and Friends Theme" (instrumental)
Composers
  • Gerard Lewis
  • Dominic Webber
  • Mario Sévigny
Country of origin
  • Brazil
  • Canada
Original languagesPortuguese
English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Ricardo Rozzino
  • Ernest Godin
Producers
  • Celia Catunda
  • Kiko Mistrorigo
  • Annick De Vries
EditorLoïc Bruderlein
Running time7 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseNovember 12, 2018 (2018-11-12) 
August 5, 2019 (2019-08-05)

Ping and Friends is a Canadian-Brazilian animated musical children's television series created by Celia Catunda and Kiko Mistrorigo. Produced by TV PinGuim and Kondolole Films, the series premiered on November 12, 2018 on TVOKids in Canada, and on November 19 on Discovery Kids in Brazil. [1]

Contents

Plot

Ping and Friends follows two best friends; Ping, a bird, and Pong, a dog, a duo who love music. With their friends Mr. Prickles, Matilda and Trix06, they always find a reason to create a new song in Melody Meadows. For Ping and Pong, the answer to everything is music. [2]

Characters

Episodes

No.TitleWritten byStoryboard byCanadian air date [3] Brazilian air dateProd.
code
1"Shleepy Lullabye"Anne-Marie PerrottaRicardo Sasaki, Welton Santos & Rodrigo EbaNovember 12, 2018 (2018-11-12)TBA101
2"Rainy Day Blues"Anne-Marie PerrottaRodriga EbaNovember 14, 2018 (2018-11-14)TBA102
3"Birthday Beat"Anne-Marie PerrottaAndré BarionNovember 19, 2018 (2018-11-19)TBA103
4"From Kickups to Samba"Rita CatundaWelton SantosNovember 21, 2018 (2018-11-21)TBA104
5"A Hula of a Story"Anne-Marie PerrottaAndré BarionNovember 26, 2018 (2018-11-26)TBA105
6"Homemade Bluegrass"Camille HelmsIara CatundaNovember 28, 2018 (2018-11-28)TBA106
7"Ding Dong Song"Anne-Marie PerrottaLivia Amaral SantosDecember 3, 2018 (2018-12-03)TBA107
8"The Seal Rhythm"Anne-Marie PerrottaVagner FariasDecember 5, 2018 (2018-12-05)TBA108
9"A Puzzle of a Melody"Anne-Marie PerrottaIara CatundaDecember 10, 2018 (2018-12-10)TBA109
10"Square Dance"Anne-Marie PerrottaKicoDecember 12, 2018 (2018-12-12)TBA110
11"Positive Vibrations"Rita CatundaLivia Amaral SantosDecember 17, 2018 (2018-12-17)TBA111
12"Moving Along"Camille HelmsLivia Amaral SantosDecember 19, 2018 (2018-12-19)TBA112
13"Little Pong Peep"Anne-Marie PerrottaIara CatundaDecember 24, 2018 (2018-12-24)TBA113
14"Give It All Away"Camille HelmsLivia Amaral SantosDecember 24, 2018 (2018-12-24)TBA122
15"Fiesta Fiesta"Anne-Marie PerrottaWelton SantosDecember 26, 2018 (2018-12-26)TBA114
16"The Jamming Jam"Anne-Marie PerrottaLivia Amaral Santos & André BarionJanuary 7, 2019 (2019-01-07)TBA115
17"Rainbow Umbrellas"Rita CatundaLivia Amaral SantosJanuary 9, 2019 (2019-01-09)TBA116
18"One Stormy Day"Anne-Marie PerrottaLivia Amaral SantosJanuary 14, 2019 (2019-01-14)TBA117
19"The Big Audition"Camille HelmsGabriel Sao MarcosJanuary 16, 2019 (2019-01-16)TBA118
20"A Day at the Beach"Rita CatundaIara CatundaJanuary 21, 2019 (2019-01-21)TBA119
21"Less is More"Anne-Marie PerrottaWelton SantosJanuary 23, 2019 (2019-01-23)TBA120
22"Busy Bees"Anne-Marie PerrottaLivia Amaral SantosJanuary 28, 2019 (2019-01-28)TBA121
23"The Bagpiper"Anne-Marie PerrottaGabriel Sao MarcosFebruary 4, 2019 (2019-02-04)TBA123
24"Snail Mail's Song"Rita CatundaLivia Amaral SantosFebruary 6, 2019 (2019-02-06)TBA124
25"Pop Goes the World"Gerard Lewis & Dominic WebberVagner FariasFebruary 16, 2019 (2019-02-16)TBA125
26"Go Loud and Soft"Gerard Lewis & Dominic WebberKicoFebruary 17, 2019 (2019-02-17)TBA126
27"Silent Ping"Gerard Lewis & Dominic WebberKicoMay 6, 2019 (2019-05-06)TBA127
28"Chinese New Year"Gerard Lewis & Dominic WebberWelton SantosMay 8, 2019 (2019-05-08)TBA128
29"Digeridoo"Gerard Lewis & Dominic WebberLivia Amaral SantosMay 13, 2019 (2019-05-13)TBA129
30"Opera-Co-Opera"Gerard Lewis & Dominic WebberWelton SantosMay 15, 2019 (2019-05-15)TBA130
31"Musical Painting"Gerard Lewis & Dominic WebberWelton SantosMay 21, 2019 (2019-05-21)TBA137
32"Moon Flower"Gerard Lewis & Dominic WebberLivia Amaral SantosMay 22, 2019 (2019-05-22)TBA138
33"Clowning Around"Gerard Lewis & Dominic WebberIara CatundaMay 22, 2019 (2019-05-22)TBA131
34"African Story Time"Gerard Lewis & Dominic WebberKicoMay 23, 2019 (2019-05-23)TBA139
35"Dance of the Zils"Gerard Lewis & Dominic WebberAlex OsniMay 24, 2019 (2019-05-24)TBA140
36"Prickle's Quartet"Gerard Lewis & Dominic WebberAlex OsniMay 27, 2019 (2019-05-27)TBA141
37"Marching Band"Gerard Lewis & Dominic WebberLivia Amaral SantosMay 27, 2019 (2019-05-27)TBA132
38"The Big Sheep Wedding"Gerard Lewis & Dominic WebberDanielly RomeroMay 28, 2019 (2019-05-28)TBA142
39"The Camping Trip"Gerard Lewis & Dominic WebberWelton SantosMay 29, 2019 (2019-05-29)TBA143
40"Ice Sculpture"Gerard Lewis & Dominic WebberWelton SantosMay 29, 2019 (2019-05-29)TBA133
41"Music School"Gerard Lewis & Dominic WebberAlex OsniMay 30, 2019 (2019-05-30)TBA144
42"Caterpillar Song"Gerard Lewis & Dominic WebberAlex OsniMay 31, 2019 (2019-05-31)TBA145
43"Snow Day" [4] Gerard Lewis & Dominic WebberKicoJune 3, 2019 (2019-06-03)TBA134
44"Movie Music Magic"Gerard Lewis & Dominic WebberWelton SantosJune 5, 2019 (2019-06-05)TBA135
45"Garden Party Idol"Gerard Lewis & Dominic WebberGabriel Sao MarcosJune 10, 2019 (2019-06-10)TBA136
46"Welcome Djembe"Anne-Marie PerrottaKicoJune 29, 2019 (2019-06-29)TBA148
47"Spring Orchestra"
"Maestro Prickles"
Anne-Marie PerrottaIara CatundaJuly 15, 2019 (2019-07-15)TBA146
48"The Singing Ant"Anne-Marie PerrottaRicardo Sasaki, Rodrigo Eba & Welton SantosJuly 17, 2019 (2019-07-17)TBA147
49"Dance Dance Dance" [4] Anne-Marie PerrottaLivia Amaral SantosJuly 24, 2019 (2019-07-24)TBA149
50"For the Love of Triangle" [4] Anne-Marie PerrottaWelton SantosJuly 29, 2019 (2019-07-29)TBA150
51"One Two Three" [4]
"Music Box"
Anne-Marie PerrottaLivia Amarl SantosJuly 31, 2019 (2019-07-31)TBA151
52"Keytar" [4] Anne-Marie PerrottaWelton SantosAugust 5, 2019 (2019-08-05)TBA152

Broadcast

Ping and Friends had its world debut in Canada on November 12, 2018 on TVOKids. The series then premiered on Knowledge Kids on January 16, 2019. In Quebec, the series premiered on Télé-Québec on February 25, and on May 27, 2019 on TFO. In Brazil, the series premiered on Discovery Kids on November 19, 2018. [1] In the rest of Latin America, the series premiered on the same channel on February 26, 2019. [5]

In the United States, 13 episodes of the series are available on Amazon Prime and airing on Vme Kids.[ when? ]

Media information

An app based on the series, "Music with Ping and Friends" was released on the iTunes store, as well as Google Play. The game offers three educational musical activities.

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