Poppets Town | |
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Also known as | PoppetsTown |
Genre | Comedy |
Based on | ポペッツタウン by Jun Ichihara |
Developed by | Katherine Sandford |
Directed by | Josep Viciana |
Voices of | Cameron Ansell Richard Binsley Neil Crone Cory Doran Julie Lemieux Bryn McAuley Krystal Meadows Arnold Pinnock Adam Reid Martin Roach Rob Tinkler Phil Williams |
Theme music composer | Steve D'Angelo Terry Tompkins for EGGPLANT |
Country of origin | Canada Spain Japan |
Original languages | English French Spanish Japanese |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 26 (52 segments) (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Beth Stevenson Anne Loi Neil Court Cristina Brandner |
Producers | Kym Hyde Susana González |
Running time | 22 minutes [1] |
Production companies | Decode Entertainment Neptuno Films OLC Rights Entertainment (Japan) Limited |
Original release | |
Network | Canada Knowledge Network TVO Kids Spain Playhouse Disney Japan Disney Channel |
Release | January 1, 2009 – May 1, 2011 [1] |
Poppets Town, French title: Les Popilous [2] (also styled as PoppetsTown; Popilouville in French) is a Japanese-influenced animated children's television series produced by Decode Entertainment, Neptuno Films, and OLC Rights Entertainment. based on the characters created by Japanese author Jun Ichihara. The series aired on Knowledge Network and TVOKids in Canada. [3] [4]
Poppets Town follows the adventures of Blooter and his best friends Patty and Bobby as they solve everyday problems in Poppets Town.
No. | Title | Written by | Canadian air date | |
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1 | "Ice Cream Dream" "Under the Rainbow" | Katherine Sandford | January 1, 2009 Spain: December 28, 2009 | |
2 | "Butterfly Flutter" "Tutti Frutti" | Katherine Sandford | January 1, 2009 Spain: January 28, 2010 | |
3 | "Moon Dance" "Leaf Pile a-Go-Go" | Katherine Sandford | January 1, 2009 Spain:September 28, 2010 | |
4 | "A Road for a Toad" "Too Many Cooks" | Bruce Robb Steven Westren | May 13, 2009 Spain:December 12, 2010 | |
5 | "Poppets in a Pickle" "A Cozy Song" | Sheila Dinsmore Clive Endersby | March 15, 2009 Spain:January 1, 2011 | |
6 | "Kite Flight" "The PoppetsTown Castle" | Betty Quan Craig Martin | April 11, 2009 Spain:January 1, 2011 | |
7 | "Lava Luau" "PoppetsTown Day" | Katherine Sandford Clive Endersby | May 1, 2009 Spain:January 1, 2011 | |
8 | "Bushy-Tail's Treasure" "The Dusty Gusts" | Sheila Dinsmore Steven Westren | May 1, 2009 Spain:January 1, 2011 | |
9 | "The Mystery of Mount Poppet" "Quack Quest" | Craig Martin Bruce Robb | May 1, 2009 Spain:January 1, 2011 | |
10 | "Box-Car Bobby" "Bye Bye Birdie" | Betty Quan Sara Snow and Katherine Sandford | May 1, 2009 Spain:August 1, 2011 | |
11 | "See the Bee?" "Treehouse Trouble" | Bruce Robb Sheila Dinsmore | May 1, 2009 Spain:September 1, 2012 | |
12 | "Patty's Neverending Story" "The Trouble with Bubbles" | Katherine Sandford Steven Westren | May 1, 2009 Spain:September 1, 2012 | |
13 | "Bird Bath" "Find the Naka-Nakas" | Craig Martin Betty Quan | May 1, 2009 Spain:September 1, 2012 | |
14 | "Spring Egg-extravaganza" "Mistaken Mistake" | Katherine Sandford Clive Endersby | May 1, 2009 Spain:September 2, 2012 | |
15 | "Poppoween" "Doozy Dilemma" | Steven Westren Sheila Dinsmore | October 31, 2009 Spain:October 21, 2012 | |
16 | "Lights Out" "Naka-Naka-Steppa-Clicka" | James Backshall Clive Endersby | November 1, 2009 Spain:February 1, 2013 | |
17 | "Along Came a Spider" "Shadow Play" | Richard Clark | November 1, 2009 Spain:February 1, 2013 | |
18 | "Blooter Gets a Boo-Boo" "Rainy Day Blues" | Katherine Sandford Craig Martin | November 1, 2009 Spain:September 1, 2013 | |
19 | "Patty and the Amazing Flying Squirrels" "Clubhouse Power" | Sheila Dinsmore Katherine Sandford | November 1, 2009 Spain:September 1, 2013 | |
20 | "Whistle While You Work" "The Wacka-Wacka Brothers" | James Backshall Katherine Sandford | November 1, 2009 Spain:January 1, 2014 | |
21 | "Where's the Party?" "Water Wonder" | Richard Clark Clive Endersby | November 1, 2009 Spain:September 1, 2014 | |
22 | "Blooter's Hiccups" "Patty the Fairy" | Craig Martin Katherine Sandford | November 1, 2009 Spain:September 1, 2015 | |
23 | "Opposite Day" "Chicken Flap" | Bruce Robb Shawn Kalb | January 1, 2010 Spain:September 1, 2015 | |
24 | "Super Blooter" "Chester the Crab" | Sheila Dinsmore Betty Quan | January 7, 2010 Spain:September 1, 2015 | |
25 | "Solstice Celebration" "Bobby's Valentine" | Steven Westren Katherine Sandford | February 18, 2010 Spain:September 1, 2015 | |
26 | "Eye Spy" "Backpack Backtrack" | Katherine Sandford James Backshall | May 1, 2011 Spain:January 1, 2016 | |
Note:This episode is the series finale. |
In addition to its broadcast in Canada on Knowledge Network and TVOKids,the show has also been broadcast internationally. Disney Channel Latin America and Disney International have distributed the show for their channels in the Latin America,UK,Spain,Scandinavia,Italy,Australasia and Taiwan. The show aired in the United States on Discovery Familia in 2011. JimJam aired this show in early 2023 in International [4] OLC has distributed the show in Japan. [4]
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