Nina's World

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Nina's World
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Genre Flash Animation Series
Children's television series
Educational
Family
Comedy
Adventure
Musical
Created byAndrew Beecham, Lisa O'Brien
Directed byKevin Micallef
Voices of Rita Moreno
Isabella Farrier
Michele Lepe
Bronwen Holmes
Mandy Patinkin
Theme music composer Daniel Ingram
Composers Caleb Chan
Daniel Ingram
Country of originCanada
United States
Original languagesEnglish
Spanish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes52 episodes, 4 specials and 13 shorts (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersMichele Lepe, Lisa O'Brien
EditorJonas Crawley
Running time21 minutes
Production companyPipeline Studios
Original release
Network Universal Kids
ReleaseSeptember 26, 2015 (2015-09-26) (on Sprout) 
October 21, 2018 (2018-10-21)

Nina's World is an animated children's television series. It is a spin-off/prequel to the Sprout network's first programming block, The Good Night Show , focusing on host Nina, [1] as a 6-year-old Latina who lives with her family in Chicago, Illinois. It's the second Sprout original series to be spun off from one of the network's programming blocks (the first being The Chica Show , which was spun off from The Sunny Side Up Show ). The show premiered on September 26, 2015 on the Sprout network. [2] This incarnation of Nina was introduced by Cat Greenleaf in August 2015. [3]

Contents

Plot

Nina's World follows the adventures of Nina as a 6-year-old girl in the city of Chicago. Each adventure takes Nina on new things to try. At the end, she goes to bed while knowing all about the adventure.

Voice cast

Characters

Kids

Adults

Animals

Episodes

Season 1 (2015–17)

1. Nina's Birthday; Nina's Big Adventure Written By Sheila Rogerson

Airdate September 26, 2015


Nina plans to make her sixth birthday the best birthday ever but not everything goes, First she lost her yellow bows but then was later found, she was worried that Tio Javier wasn't going to make in time for her party, Then she accidentally rips out the piñata but she learns from Abuelita that any special day can still be good day


Nina is disappointed that she isn't going on a big adventure like her uncle Tio Javier but with a little imagination she and Abuelita go around the block like their own adventure


2. Nina the Nurse!; Super Nina! Written By Betty Quan Sheila Dinsmore

Directed By Kevin Micallef

Airdate September 26, 2015

Abuelita is sick so Nina is eager to be her nurse to recover Abuelita's cold but she must need to know what her patient really needs


Nina and Carlos because superheroes to save the day but then they realized that don't need to be superheroes to be amazing they can be helpful everyday heros and making a big difference


3. Nina Wants to Grow; Nina Takes the Stage

Witten By Rosemary Contreas Atul N. Rao

3. Nina from Space; Nina Makes Music Written By John Van Bruggen Madellaine Paxson

Airdate October 3, 2015

Nina and Chelsea pretend to visitors from another planet


Nina and Abuelita Yolie visited Tio Javier since he's having some trouble with his song but while Abuelita and Tio Javier see what's the issue Nina and Star check out the musical instruments


Season 2 (2017–18)

Shorts

In addition to the main full episodes there are a number of titled shorts associated with them:

Broadcast

The show premiered as part of NBC Kids on January 2, 2016, with new episodes airing weekly through February, scheduled for 10:00am on Saturday mornings. [7]

On July 2, 2016, the show began airing on Telemundo's morning block MiTelemundo with two new episodes every Saturday morning at 9:30am–10:30am with Spanish audio track. [34]

Internationally, the series can also be found on eToonz in South Africa.

Reception

The series was positively received. Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media called the series "superb" and said that the series has "strong diversity, community, [and] family themes". She also argued that the series has themes of forging "strong relationships," solving issues, and embracing new situations, and stated the show's best aspect is its protagonist, who would "delight youngsters who tune in for her adventures." [35]

Games

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  2. del Barco, Mandalit (September 25, 2015). "Move Over, Dora: 'Nina's World' Brings Another Bilingual Girl To TV". NPR.org. Retrieved January 4, 2016. Starring Rita Moreno and Mandy Patinkin, it's about a 6-year-old Latina girl and the multicultural neighborhood she grows up in.
  3. "Nina's Introduction". SproutOnline.Com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2015. Nina talks to Cat Greenleaf about her age and her "Best Day Ever" book.
  4. Mami. "Nina Rides a Bike". Nina's World. Nina Sabrina Flores! (said at end to scold her for riding a bike alone without permission)
  5. "Nina Speaks Spanish". Nina Flores
  6. Goldstein, Mrs. "Nina Unplugged". Nina's World. 3 minutes in. Oy vey! You startled me Ninala... and these old bones have had enough excitement thanks to the power pickle we're in!
  7. 1 2 "NBC Kids". NBC.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Nina's World tells the story of imaginative six-year-old Nina and her best friend Star. Together, the pair explores Nina's vibrant and colorful neighborhood. Every day transforms into a new excursion that celebrates family, community, diversity, and wonder.
  8. "Nina's World". SproutOnline.com. Nina's World tells the story of imaginative six-year-old Nina and her best friend Star.
  9. "Nina". SproutOnline.com. Hi! I'm Nina! I love to celebrate my (my birthday) with my best friend named (Star). We like to go on adventures around the neighborhood! At night, I feed my pet
  10. "Nina-1". SproutOnline.com. Hi! I'm Nina! Hola. It's me, Nina! At the end of everyday my bestfriend (Star) and I begin our great Good Night adventures with all of you!
  11. Chelsea. "Nina's First Sleepover". Nina's World. 3 minutes in. Thanks for inviting me Nina's Grandma... I mean Abuelita Yolie
  12. "Nina The Great". Nina's World.
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  14. 1 2 "To Mami, from Nina". Nina's World.
  15. Nina's First Sleepover, closed captions attribution
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  29. "Shops Abuelita".
  30. "Speaks Spanish".
  31. "Something Completely Silly". Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
  32. "Stretches Abuelita".
  33. "Tio Missing Party".
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  38. "Spot the Differences". Archived from the original on September 8, 2015.