WellieWishers (TV series)

WellieWishers
Based on	American Girl doll franchise
Written by	Valerie Tripp
Directed by	Bouwine Pool Wip Vernooij Anneke de Graaf Dario van der Vree
Voices of	Ashley Gebhard Lola Salsbury Lipson Yasmine Wright-Capers Dana Heath Lily Sanfelippo
Country of origin	United States Netherlands
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producer	Christopher Keenan
Producers	Denise Green Bruno Felix Femke Wolting
Running time	11 minutes
Production companies	Mattel Creations Submarine Studios
Original release
Network	Amazon Prime Video
Release	October 14, 2016 (2016-10-14) [1]  – May 19, 2017 (2017-05-19) [2]

WellieWishers is an animated web series based on the American Girl doll franchise. ^[1] The series premiered on October 14, 2016 on Amazon Prime Video in the United States and Spain, ^[3] and subsequently aired on Televisa, ^[4] plus Tiny Pop in the United Kingdom. ^[5] The series is co-produced by Mattel Creations and Submarine Studios B.V. ^[6] and animated by Jam Filled Entertainment. ^[7]

The series features five young girls: Willa, Camille, Emerson, Kendall and Ashlyn. Each girl wears a pair of colourful Wellington boots as they play in Willa's Aunt Miranda's garden. ^[1]

Characters

Main article: List of American Girl characters § Wellie Wishers

• Ashlyn (voiced by Dana Heath): The group's party planner and the most socially-active among the girls.
• Camille (voiced by Ashley Gebhard): ^{[8] [ non-primary source needed ][ non-primary source needed ]} A caring young girl and a good listener, who has an affinity for the ocean and other aquatic interests.
• Emerson (voiced by Lola Salsbury Lipson): The theatrically-inclined member of the group, enjoying the stage and performing in front of her friends through her self-written poems and songs.
• Kendall (voiced by Yasmine Wright-Capers): ^{[9] [ non-primary source needed ]} The group's artist and designer, having a gift for arts, crafts, and recycling old or discarded things.
• Willa (voiced by Lily Sanfelippo): A tree-climber and nature lover who has an interest in the outdoors, making friends with animals, and being fluent in "rabbit language".

Episodes

Season 1 (2016)

1. The Bothersome Bird
2. Little Tree
3. Snow-flaking
4. Copy Cat
5. Butterfly Ballet
6. Glowing in the Dark
7. I Do, You, Hair-Do
8. Now You See It, Now You Don't
9. It Takes Two to See-Saw
10. Coloriffic Scavenger Hunt
11. Ashlyn's Tall Tale
12. Anything for a Laugh
13. The Rainmakers

Season 2 (2017)

1. Kendall Rules the Roost
2. All Times Favorites
3. Out of Line
4. Camille's Poem
5. Honking in the Winter Wonderland
6. All's Wellie That Ends Wellie
7. Duck, Duck, Oops!
8. Truth or Hare
9. Honey, I Spoiled the Bunny
10. Owie Zowie
11. The Party That Blew Away
12. Mighty Girl
13. The Importance of Being Ashlyn

References

1. "American Girl(R) Debuts First-Ever Animated Series—Episodes Based On New WellieWishers(TM) Line For Younger Girls". Mattel Inc. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
2. "WellieWishers Season 1, Volume 2". Amazon. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
3. Malone, Michael (October 12, 2016). "Amazon Premieres American Girl Series 'WellieWishers' Oct. 14". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
4. "Mattel's Amazon series WellieWishers lands on Televisa". TBI Vision. December 7, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
5. Milligan, Mercedes (October 1, 2016). "'WellieWishers' Gets UK Deal, Season 2 Greenlight". Animation Magazine. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
6. "Submarine opens animation studio for production of international series". Submarine (in Dutch). May 26, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
7. "WELLIE WISHERS". Jam Filled Entertainment. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
8. "Commercial Talent Agency" . Retrieved January 19, 2019– via Facebook.
9. @YasmineWCapers (August 3, 2017). "Wheels up to LAX..." (Tweet). Retrieved March 12, 2023– via Twitter.