Wonder Pets: In the City

Wonder Pets: In the City
Genre	Adventure Children's television Musical Comedy Preschool
Based on	Wonder Pets! by Josh Selig
Voices of	Victoria Scola-Giampapa Christopher Sean Cooper Jr. Vanessa Huszár
Country of origin	United States Ireland
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producers	Jennifer Oxley Steve Altiere
Production companies	Snowflake Films NYC Kavaleer Productions Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Original release
Network	Apple TV+
Release	December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)

Wonder Pets: In the City is a 2024 animated children's television series. It is a spinoff of the original Wonder Pets! and follows a new team of pets living in a large city environment. It premiered on December 13, 2024, on Apple TV+.

Characters

Wonder Pets

• Izzy (voiced by Victoria Scola-Giampapa) is a light brown guinea pig. Similar to Linny, she's the most intelligent one of the new Wonder Pets, as she is usually seen giving Tate and Zuri insight as to where they will be traveling and about the animal, creature, or friend that they are saving. Whereas Linny keeps her cool, Izzy is shown to be prone to her emotions more, such as being bummed or frustrated. Otherwise, Izzy is very encouraging in that she wants her friends to move past their struggles. She is more energetic, punky, and even rash in demeanor, as she loves to pretend that she's riffing an electric guitar and mimic its sounds. It's even evident in her mannerisms, as when she pronounces particular things as "super," "mega," or "awesome," or even a combination of the three. Besides just celery, Izzy also offers more snacks for the others to eat after their missions, such as broccoli and cucumber.
• Tate (voiced by Christopher Sean Cooper Jr.) is a green rat snake. Much like Tuck, he's very caring and sensitive, especially towards his friends and those that he meets and saves. If anything, he's more fragile compared to Tuck because he likes to be quiet and touches nerves with others very easily. He is very hygienic and wants to keep his scales clean and is shown to be lonely without his friends around to keep him company. Also like Tuck, in a couple of episodes, he's seen wearing the former's classic sailor's cap as a reference to the other character.
• Zuri (voiced by Vanessa Huszár) is a black bunny. As is Ming-Ming for her group, Zuri provides a lot of the show's silliness and comedy, but unlike the former, she's a lot nicer and hardly ever uses snarky behavior or sarcasm. She is also a lot more active and mobile, so much so that she can be a little reckless. She also does have a tendency to get distracted or sidelined from the task at hand. Whenever the group has trouble locating an animal, she uses her ears to listen for their sounds. Like Ming-Ming, she also has a catchphrase that she says whenever something is gravely serious or dangerous, wherein she says, "Unbelievable!"

Recurring

• Baby Chick is a chicken that hatched in the end of the "Save the Runaway Egg!" She is revisited in "Save the Baby Chick!" where she has trouble speaking up to her siblings in order to feast on some chicken feed. She eventually musters up the courage to speak with the help of the Wonder Pets, knowing now that the others can finally listen to her.

Guest Stars

• Spider - Season 1, Episode 11 (voiced by Isaac McKee) is a baby Golden Silk Orb-Weaver (Nephila) who desperately wants to weave a web before her dad gets home. But she is in a big hurry and so her web keeps falling apart. The Wonder Pets teach her how to take a breath, slow down, and build a web that wows. Isaac McKee also plays the role of a Classroom Boy in this episode. ^{[1] [2]}

Episodes

Season 1 (2024)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Written by	Original release date
1	1	"Save the Porcupine!"	Steve Altiere	December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)
		"Save the Runaway Egg!"
A porcupine gets stuck in a tight spot, and a mother chicken's precious egg rolls away.
2	2	"Save the Mountain Lion!"	Katherine Chilson	December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)
		"Save the Baby Chick!"	Susan Kim
A mountain lion aims a little too high for his size, and a hungry chick struggles to be seen and heard.
3	3	"Save the Woodpecker!"	Bar Ben-Yossef	December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)
		"Save the Salmon!"	Steve Altiere
A woodpecker can't shake free from a tree, and a young salmon needs some uplifting words to make it upstream.
4	4	"Save the Hedgehog!"	Katherine Chilson	December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)
		"Save the Hippo!"	Steve Altiere
A hedgehog becomes a "wedged-hog," and a hippo's cooldown turns into a muddy mess.
5	5	"Help the Peacock!"	Everest Varanasi	December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)
		"Save the Woolly Mammoth!"	Steve Altiere
A peacock questions his dancing abilities, and a woolly mammoth gets trapped on a chunk of ice.
6	6	"Save Tate?"	Tone Thyne	December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)
		"Save the Song Birds!"	Cynthia Reynoso
A search for a souvenir lands Tate inside a sidewalk grate, and two songbirds need to find their rhythm.
7	7	"Help the Bear Cub!"	Gloria Shen	December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)
		"Save the Sad Sumi-e Frog!"	Melinda LaRose
A bear cub would rather play all day than go to bed, and a painted frog could use some cheering up.
8	8	"Save the Roly Poly!"	Charise Sowells	December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)
		"Save Jack (and the Giant, Too)!"	Susan Kim
A lonely pill bug looks for a pal, and Jack goes on the run from a much (much) bigger kid.
9	9	"Save the Elephant!"	Dena Diamond	December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)
		"Help the Little Hawk!"	Melinda LaRose
A thirsty elephant who is blind needs to find the watering hole, and a young hawk tries tackling an impressive move.
10	10	"Save the Screaming Goat!"	Ed Lee	December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)
		"Help the Wild Culpeo!"	Lauren Monroe
A dwarf goat has a serious case of the yelps, and an energetic culpeo is eager to play with a delicate butterfly.
11	11	"Save the Chinchilla!"	Everest Varanasi	December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)
		"Help the Golden Spider?"	Dena Diamond
A chinchilla needs rescuing from a tricky spot, and a spider wants to spin a web that will wow.
12	12	"Help the Caribbean Crab!"	Teresa Lee	December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)
		"Save the Bighorn Sheep!"	Katherine Chilson
A crab's colorful castle risks getting washed away, and two sibling bighorn sheep fight over who goes first.
13	13	"Help the Red Squirrel!"	Bar Ben-Yossef	December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)
		"Help the Dung Beetle!"
A red squirrel loses track of a buried treat, and a dung beetle battles a blowfly over a ball of dung.

Production

In October 2024, it was announced that a new series based off the original Wonder Pets! would be released on Apple TV+ in December. ^{[3] [4]} The official trailer was released in late November. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

The show uses the same technique of "photo puppetry" as the original. ^[8]

Release

In August 2025, all three seasons of the original were added to Apple TV+, with Wonder Pets: In the City, being listed as the fourth season. ^{[9] [10]}

Reception

Ashley Moulton of Common Sense Media gave the reboot, Wonder Pets: In The City, four stars out of five, calling it a "sweet reboot with musical, empathetic, and helpful pets." ^[11]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2025	Annie Awards	Best Animated Television Production for Preschool	Wonder Pets: In the City - "Save Tate?"	Nominated	[12]
	Television Critics Association Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming	Wonder Pets: In the City	Nominated	[13]
2026	Children's and Family Emmy Awards	Outstanding Younger Voice Performer in a Preschool, Children's or Young Teen Program	Vanessa Huszar	Pending	[14]
			Christopher Sean Cooper Jr.	Pending
		Outstanding Writing for a Preschool Animated Series	Steve Altiere, Billy Lopez and Katie Chilson (for "Save the Runaway Egg")	Pending
		Outstanding Directing for a Preschool Animated Series	Jennifer Oxley, Rob Powers, Tom Gray and Pete McEvoy (for "Save Tate?")	Pending
		Outstanding Voice Directing for an Animated Series	Holly Gregory, Jeffrey Lesser and Benjie Randall (for "Save the Roly Poly")	Pending
	41st Artios Awards	Animated Program For Television	Danielle Pretsfelder Demchick and Associate Casting Director: Elizabeth Hay	Pending	[15]

References

1. https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/save-the-chinchilla--help-the-golden-spider/umc.cmc.64ofb4u2u8pnc1yljjtuxz1cl?showId=umc.cmc.dsa24wciry96i1e8dcq0b9sm
2. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35006941/
3. Milligan, Mercedes (2024-10-15). "Apple TV+ Announces New 'Wonder Pets: In The City' Animated Pre-K Series for December". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
4. Bharanidharan, Sadhana. "Apple TV+ announces Wonder Pets: In The City" . Retrieved 2025-09-18.
5. Apple TV (2024-11-20). Wonder Pets: In the City — Official Trailer | Apple TV+ . Retrieved 2025-09-18– via YouTube.
6. "Apple TV+ Shares 'Wonder Pets: In the City' Trailer". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
7. Milligan, Mercedes (2024-11-20). "'Wonder Pets: In the City' Scurry into Action in New Trailer". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
8. Zahed, Ramin (2024-12-10). "Music to the Rescue: 'Wonder Pets: In the City' EP Jennifer Oxley Introducers Her Charming New Series". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
9. Milligan, Mercedes (2025-08-14). "Apple TV+ Launches Emmy-Winning 'Wonder Pets!' Full Library on Friday". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
10. "Complete 'Wonder Pets!' Library Coming to Apple TV+ on August 15". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
11. Moulton, Ashley (December 13, 2024). "Wonder Pets: In the City TV Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
12. Giardina, Carolyn (December 20, 2024). "'The Wild Robot' Leads 2025 Annie AwardsNominations With 10 Nods". Variety . Retrieved October 17, 2025.
13. Schneider, Michael (July 9, 2025). "TCA Awards 2025 Nominations: 'Severance' Tops Tally, Followed by 'Adolescence,' 'Hacks,' 'The Pitt,' 'The Studio'". Variety . Retrieved October 17, 2025.
14. Pedersen (November 18, 2025). "Children's & Family Emmy Nominations Revealed – Full List". Deadline . Retrieved November 18, 2025.
15. Pedersen, Erik (October 8, 2025). "Artios Awards Nominations: Netflix Leads Way As Casting Society Reveals Races For TV & More". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on October 8, 2025. Retrieved December 11, 2025.

External links

• Official website
• Wonder Pets: In the City at IMDb