Popples (2015 TV series)
Popples | |
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Starring |
Erin Fitzgerald Grant George Wendee Lee Cassandra Morris Cindy Robinson Reba Buhr Ben Diskin Ezra Weisz Karen Strassman |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production company(s) |
Saban Brands Netflix Zagtoon |
Distributor |
Netflix Saban Brands |
Release | |
Original network | Netflix[1] |
Original release | October 30, 2015 – July 24, 2016 |
Popples is a children's animated television series based on the Popples toy line produced by Saban Brands and Zagtoon. The series portrays the adventures of the comedic pals Bubbles, Sunny, Lulu, Izzy, and Yikes.[2] It is an original series distributed by Netflix. The last Popples television adaptation to air was a 1986 animated series.
Episode list
Season 1
In 2014, Netflix announced that at least 26 episodes would be released.[1][3] 10 episodes were planned for the first season; each episode runs for 22 minutes and consists of two segments. The episodes were released on October 30, 2015.
No. overall | No. in season | Title |
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1a | 1a | "Smart House Arrest" |
1b | 1b | "Sunny Loses Her Pop" |
2a | 2a | "It Doesn't Take a Genius" |
2b | 2b | "Palentine's Day" |
3a | 3a | "Help-R Hinder" |
3b | 3b | "The Legend of Popfoot" |
4a | 4a | "Win a Free Treehouse" |
4b | 4b | "Bubble's Doubles" |
5a | 5a | "Student Buddy President" |
5b | 5b | "The BFF App" |
Season 2
The second season of Popples was released on Netflix on March 11, 2016.
No. overall | No. in season | Title |
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6a | 1a | "Fame & Misfortune" |
6b | 1b | "A Do Do Do Do-Over" |
7a | 2a | "The Curse of Popple Pete the Pirate" |
7b | 2b | "Teacher of the Year" |
8a | 3a | "Pop in the Name of the Law" |
8b | 3b | "At the Pop of Her Game" |
9a | 4a | "Izzy Lost in Space" |
9b | 4b | "Pop-Tivity Week" |
10a | 5a | "Popposites Attract" |
10b | 5b | "Lulu's Poplooloo Juice" |
11a | 6a | "S-Pop-Eech" |
11b | 6b | "Mayor Bubbles" |
12a | 7a | "Maid of Steel" |
12b | 7b | "Pop-Tervention" |
13a | 8a | "To Err is Popple" |
13b | 8b | "Dawn of the Dull" |
14a | 9a | "Pop n Hop Til You Drop" |
14b | 9b | "Stop the Robo Pop" |
15a | 10a | "Fallen Pop Idol" |
15b | 10b | "Bubble Trouble" |
Season 3
The third season of Popples were released on Netflix on July 24, 2016.
No. overall | No. in season | Title |
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16a | 1a | "Tele Popples" |
16b | 1b | "It Takes Two to Tangle" |
17a | 2a | "Messy Pop Friends" |
17b | 2b | "Hocus Pop-us" |
18a | 3a | "Camp Out Freak Out" |
18b | 3b | "Ani Mall Insecurity" |
19a | 4a | "The Great Pop Race" |
19b | 4b | "Fear Pop" |
20a | 5a | "The Pink Popple Moon" |
20b | 5b | "Pop-Party Crashers" |
21a | 6a | "Pop-Sitters" |
21b | 6b | "Pause for Alarm" |
22a | 7a | "Little Pop Lies" |
22b | 7b | "Pop Luck" |
23a | 8a | "Seeing Double" |
23b | 8b | "Virtual-Pop-Reality" |
24a | 9a | "FrankenPopple" |
24b | 9b | "Pop Marks the Spot" |
25a | 10a | "Pop Up" |
25b | 10b | "Pop-Art" |
26a | 11a | "Little Pop of Horrors" |
26b | 11b | "The Popple Who Knew Too Much" |
Merchandise
Saban Brands has exclusive rights to the Popples characters and has distributed a toy line through Spin Master in 2016. Much like their earlier incarnations of the 1980s, the toys can be rolled into a ball and "popped" back out.
References
- 1 2 Spangler, Todd (24 September 2014). "Netflix Picks Up 'Popples' Kidvid Series to Debut in 2015". Variety. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ↑ Truong, Kimberly (13 October 2015). "Meet the Popples: Netflix unveils trailer, photos for new children's show". Mashable. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ↑ "'Popples' 2015: Netflix To Revive Iconic '80s Children's Cartoon". The Huffington Post Canada. Retrieved 9 September 2016.