Team Umizoomi

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Team Umizoomi
Team Umizoomi logo.png
Also known asUmizoomi
Genre Children's animation
Preschool
Musical
Adventure
Comedy
Educational
Created by
  • Soo Kim
  • Michael T. Smith
  • Jennifer Twomey
Developed byTeri Weiss
Directed byMatt Sheridan
Voices of
Theme music composer
  • Mary Wood
  • Scott Hollingsworth
  • P.T. Walkley
Composers
  • Frisbee N.Y.C
  • Mary Wood
  • Scott Hollingsworth
  • P.T. Walkley
  • Sachar Mathias
  • WalkWorth
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes77 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Jennifer Twomey
  • Soo Kim
Producers
  • Soo Kim (S1-2)
  • Michael T. Smith (S1)
Running time24 minutes
1 hour (special episodes in Seasons 2-4)
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseJanuary 25, 2010 (2010-01-25) 
April 24, 2015 (2015-04-24)

Team Umizoomiis an American live-action and animated musical preschool children's television series created by Soo Kim, Michael T. Smith, and Jennifer Twomey, and developed by Teri Weiss for Nickelodeon and the Nick Jr. Channel. Twomey and Kim additionally serve as executive producers, and Kim also serves as a producer with Smith and Marcy Pritchard. The series places an emphasis on mathematical concepts, such as counting, sequences, shapes, patterns, measurements, and equalities. [1] Team Umizoomi premiered on January 25, 2010, with "The Kite Festival" and "The Aquarium Fix-It", and ended on April 24, 2015, with "Umi Rescue Copter". Four seasons with a total of 77 episodes were made. [2] [3]

Contents

Overview

Using the live actors and props with animated characters, vehicles and environments, the series follows the adventures of the titular Team Umizoomi, a trio of tiny superheroes who use mathematics to solve whatever problems occur in and around their home of UmiCity in every episode.

Characters

Main

Recurring

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 20January 25, 2010 (2010-01-25)December 6, 2010 (2010-12-06)
2 19October 18, 2010 (2010-10-18)October 14, 2011 (2011-10-14)
3 19 January 16, 2012 (2012-01-16)December 6, 2012 (2012-12-06)
4 19February 4, 2013 (2013-02-04)April 24, 2015 (2015-04-24)

Toys and merchandising

Fisher-Price released the first official Team Umizoomi toys in early 2012 and were made until 2015. The first products available included plush dolls, bath toys, and figurines featuring characters and vehicles from the show. [5]

Preschool math kits

The first products released included a series of math kits designed to build preschool math skills. Each of the three kits included an episode of the show on DVD, a storybook, math activity book and math mission cards. [6]

  1. Sorting, Classification & Reasoning Pre-K Math Kit (Playground Heroes) ( ISBN   1612630871)
  2. Shapes, Measurement & Positioning Pre-K Math Kit (Aquarium Fix-It) ( ISBN   1612630855)
  3. Numbers, Counting & Patterns Pre-K Math Kit (Carnival) ( ISBN   1612630863)

Books

Little Golden Books

  1. Find the Dinosaurs! ( ISBN   0307929957)
  2. Purple Monkey Rescue! ( ISBN   0307975894)

Step Into Reading books

  1. Outer-Space Chase ( ISBN   044981890X)
  2. Top Cops ( ISBN   0385374941)
  3. Dog Days ( ISBN   044981436X)
  4. Super Soap ( ISBN   0449813878)
  5. Farm Alarm! ( ISBN   0385385080)

Pictureback books

  1. UmiCar's Big Race ( ISBN   044981386X)
  2. Santa's Little Helpers (Glow-in-the-Dark) ( ISBN   0449818810)
  3. Legend of the Blue Mermaid ( ISBN   044981758X)
  4. Save the Kitten!/Buster's Big Day (Deluxe Pictureback) ( ISBN   0385375204)
  5. Happy Love Day! ( ISBN   0385375190)
  6. Team Power! (3-D!-With-3-D-Glasses!) ( ISBN   0449814483)

Board books

  1. Follow that Egg! ( ISBN   0385375182)
  2. Count with Us! ( ISBN   0449818772)
  3. First Look and Find ( ISBN   1450854265)

Coloring and activity books

  1. Kite Riders! Coloring Book ( ISBN   037586119X)
  2. Painting Power! Painting Activity Book ( ISBN   0375861610)
  3. The Big Boat Race! Holographic Sticker Book ( ISBN   0375862153)
  4. Mighty Adventures Coloring Book with stickers ( ISBN   0307930858)
  5. Join the Team! Big Coloring Book ( ISBN   0307931382)
  6. Christmas Countdown Painting Activity Book ( ISBN   0449818535)
  7. Zoom to the Rescue! Painting Activity Book ( ISBN   0307981983)
  8. Umi Egg Hunt Activity Book with stickers ( ISBN   0307982114)
  9. Super Shapes! Activity Book with stencils ( ISBN   0307982238)

DVD releases

Paramount Home Media Distribution is the DVD distributor for the series.

Main releases

NameRelease DateNumber of EpisodesEpisode Titles
Team UmizoomiJune 28, 20114
  • "The Rolling Toy Parade"
  • "The Kite Festival"
  • "The Legend of the Blue Mermaid"
  • "The Wild West Toy Train Show"
Journey to NumberlandSeptember 6, 20113
  • "The King of Numbers! Never before seen!"
  • "Picnic"
  • "The Dinosaur Museum Mishap"
Umi GamesJune 2, 20124
  • "Umi Sports Games"
  • "Boardwalk Games"
  • "Crazy Skates"
  • "Carnival"
Animal HeroesMay 14, 20134
  • "Purple Monkey Mission"
  • "Buster the Lost Dog"
  • "Cuckoo Bears"
  • "Animal School House!"
Meet Shark Car!May 19, 20154
  • "Shark Car"
  • "Umi Toy Store"
  • "Stompasaurus"
  • "Lost and Found Toys"
Umi Space HeroesJune 2, 20151
  • "Umi Space Heroes"

Episodes on Nick Jr. compilation DVDs

NameRelease DateNumber of EpisodesEpisode Titles
Nickelodeon: Merry Christmas!October 4, 20111
  • "Santa's Little Fixers"
Nickelodeon: Dance to the MusicFebruary 28, 20121
  • "The Butterfly Dance Show"
Nickelodeon: Let's Learn ABCsJanuary 15, 20131
  • "To the Library"
Nickelodeon: Let's Learn 123sJanuary 15, 20132
  • "Counting Comet"
  • "Super Soap!"
Nickelodeon: Rootin' Tootin' Wild WestJanuary 29, 2013 (Walmart)
August 6, 2013 (Retail)
1
  • "Shooting Star"
Nickelodeon: Once Upon a RhymeApril 30, 20131
  • "The Umi City Treasure Hunt"
Nickelodeon: Let's Learn ColorsJuly 23, 20131
  • "The Kite Festival"
Bubble Guppies /Team Umizoomi: Into the Snow We Go!October 15, 20132
  • "A Sledding Snow Day"
  • "City of Lost Penguins"
Nickelodeon: Let's Learn Patterns and ShapesAugust 5, 2014 (Walmart)
September 9, 2014 (Retail)
1
  • "Team Umizoomi vs. the Shape Bandit"
Nickelodeon: Springtime Adventures!February 26, 20151
  • "Umi Egg Hunt"
Nickelodeon: Let's Learn S.T.E.M.April 28, 20151
  • "Let's Play Math Dragons"
Nickelodeon: Let's Learn KindnessJuly 21, 20151
  • "Stolen Lunches"
Nickelodeon: Celebrate Fall!August 18, 20151
  • "The Ghost Family Costume Party"
Nickelodeon: Puppy Palooza!August 25, 20151
  • "Buster the Lost Dog"
Nickelodeon: Let's Learn S.T.E.M. Vol. 2May 3, 20162
  • "Job Well Done"
  • "The Great Shape Race"

Video games

NameRelease DatePublisherNotes
Team UmizoomiNovember 1, 2011 2K Play [7]
Team Umizoomi& Dora's Fantastic FlightNovember 6, 2012 2K Play [8]
Team Umizoomi Learning Game: Umi City Heroes2014 Leapfrog [9]

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