The Dibidogs

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The Dibidogs
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Official logo and dog characters Missy, Rocky and Emmy
Created by Mikaela Solatie
Tom Solatie
Tuija Lehtinen
Futurecode Oy
BlueArc Animation Studios
Country of origin
No. of episodes26
Production
Running time23 minutes
Release
Original network
Original release2010 (2010) 
2012 (2012)

The Dibidogs is an animated television series originated from children's ideas and developed with cooperation between Finnish and Chinese producers. The idea of the series is to build a world of children's creativity where participants are welcomed all over the world.

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The Dibidogs has been broadcast since 2010. In Finland, it was shown on MTV3 and MTV Juniori (Junior). It has gained over 50 million viewers worldwide in 28 countries, mostly in Asia. [1]

It was later reported in 2017 that The Dibidogs series would be continued. [2] A trailer was released in early 2019 and the production was stated to start, however it got cancelled. In late 2019, a second trailer was released and the production was started in early 2020, but was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

The world of Dibidogs

Dibidogs live on a colourful planet called Bonecity, a futuristic canine paradise. Everything is designed by and for dogs. For instance, buildings and mobile phones are in the shape of bones. They travel by spaceships, occasionally visiting neighbouring planets. The children's school is next to the king's palace. [3]

Creation of the series

The Dibidogs were originated by Finnish creativity teacher Jim Solatie and his family.

In the summer of 2005, on a road trip to the Grand Canyon with their parents, Mikaela and Tom Solatie were doodling and came up with some amusing dog images, which they called Dibidogs.

A year later their father Jim Solatie read that, in order to support domestic animation productions, the Chinese government had blocked foreign-made children's programs from running during primetime on Chinese TV channels. Solatie began to consider the possibility of creating a Chinese animation series from the Dibidogs figures.

Solatie negotiated with dozens of animation studios in China before forming a partnership with BlueArc Animation Studios in Guangzhou. Its directors were fascinated by the series's plot and the concept of characters being developed from children's ideas. [4] Many of the series' visual elements originated from children's creativity workshops organized by BlueArc in China. For instance, the design of Dibidogs planet was based on a boy's drawing. [5]

Characters

Rocky
The main character. A schoolboy with a wild streak. His dad is a spaceship pilot, his mom is a librarian and his poetic older brother is studying to be a sewer inspector. [6]
Emmy
Rocky's classmate and the king's younger daughter is smart, emotional, and hates being treated as a royal. [6]
Missy
Rocky and Mimi's classmate is obsessed with polka-dotted ribbons. [6]
Princess Lizzy
(Real name: Cecilia) The king's older daughter loves being admired as a beautiful princess. [6]
The King
The benevolent ruler of the Dibidog planet is genuinely concerned about each of his subjects. [6]
The Shadows
Mysterious dark figures whose true character is only revealed towards the end of the first season. [6]
The Cactus Cats
Natives of a neighbouring planet, often seen with mice tails under their arms. [6]
The Moon Wolves
Muscular relatives from another nearby planet. [6]

Awards

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