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Bubble Guppies is a CGI-animated children's television series produced for Nickelodeon and created by Jonny Belt and Robert Scull.[1] The series is a combination of the sketch comedy, edutainment, and musical genres, and revolves around the underwater adventures of a group of merperson preschoolers named Molly, Gil, Goby, Deema, Oona, Nonny, and Zooli.[a][2] The program premiered on Nickelodeon on January 24, 2011, and originally ran for four seasons until its conclusion on October 21, 2016. The series is produced using 3D software.

Almost three years after the last episode of its original run, it was revived for a fifth season on June 4, 2019 with an order of 26 episodes. The fifth season premiered on September 27, 2019.[3][4] On February 19, 2020, the show was renewed for a sixth season, which premiered on October 19, 2021.

Bubble Guppies

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Type
Animated television series
Airs on
Nickelodeon
Nick Jr.
Noggin
Treehouse TV
Aqlvoy(via SAP)
AFN Family
SABC 2
ViuTVsix
Starring
Brianna Gentilella, Zachary Gordon, Angelina Wahler, Reyna Shaskan, Eamon Pirruccello, Jelani Imani, Tino Insana, Frank Welker Chris Phillips, Christopher Borger, Jacob Bertrand, Tori Feinstein, Bailey Gambertoglio, Jet Jurgensmeyer, Grace Kaufman, Eason Rytter ("The Puppy and the Ring" only), Marleik "Mar Mar" Walker, Teddy Walsh, Issac Brown, Jay Gragnani, Taylor Kaplan, Quinn Breslin, Nirvaan Pal, Caleb Clark, Eric A. Walker Jr, Sky Alexis, Catherine Ashmore Bradley, Colby Kipnes, AJ Kane, Leah Janvier, Fred Tatasciore, Josiah Gaffney, Zoe Glick, Mia Lynn Bangunan, Brody Bett
Created by
Studio
Start date
January 24, 2011
End date
June 30, 2023


Format

All the episodes follow the same basic format. The episodes all follow this plot. The episodes go like this:

When Gil or Molly says "It's time for Bubble Guppies!", the theme song starts. After the theme, The Little Fish say the episode's name.

Something happens when the character goes to school so he or she tells Mr. Grouper about it. He tells the Guppies to think about it and the characters say information about the topic after this. Then Molly (usually) sings the pop song for the episode.

One of the Guppies will go to a shop that mostly focuses on the topic. The owner of the shop will asks questions about what he needs. Then, Mr. Grouper comes into the shop and says it's time for lunch. At lunch the characters make a food joke about the subject of the episode (as an example, Molly gets pizza and a banana, Oona gets a sandwich and a cookie, and Deema gets a sandwich and an ice cream sundae for an episode out the solar system) After lunch, another Gil and Molly sketch is shown.

The Guppies and Mr. Grouper talk more about the topic, which leads into a dancing song. Mr. Grouper says it's time to go outside and the Guppies make a story about the topic. Most story segments often include misunderstood characters, and at the very end, the misunderstood character often bawls out, but the Guppies decide to reform him/her. After this, Gil and Molly do another sketch.

The Guppies go on a field trip that focuses on the topic and the show concludes with the last Gil and Molly sketch and a shorter version of the theme. During Seasons 5 and 6, field trips were cut, as they mostly involve on story segments, which are extended.

Characters

There are many characters in Bubble Guppies. Some new characters are introduced in an episode but never seen again. The eight main characters are the only characters to appear in every episode.

Main Characters

Molly - Molly is the co-host of Bubble Guppies, along with Gil.  Molly is the girl that everyone wants as a friend. She is smart, dependable, very friendly and a natural leader.

Gil - Gil is the co-host of Bubble Guppies, along with Molly. He’s playful, silly, full of rambunctious energy, a turbo-charged boy and is good friends with all the Bubble Guppies. Gil has been called "Gilly" by Molly.

Deema - Deema's personality is as big as her hair! She’s energetic, goofy, bubbly, a drama queen and loves to be the center of attention.

Nonny - Nonny is the cautious guppy and it’s hard to get an enthusiastic response out of him. He’s more likely to comment on the action than to get swept up in it.

Oona - Oona  is a sweet, sincere, cute and gentle guppy who is very sensitive to those around her. Oona would be most likely to show concern for a sick friend or give loving care to a pet or a plant. 

Goby – Goby has a vivid and offbeat imagination. A natural director and storyteller, he will invent roles, cast them and then spin his story in unexpected and hilarious directions.

Mr. Grouper - Mr. Grouper is the Bubble Guppies’ teacher. He’s friendly, funny, attentive, the best teacher in the world and full of information. He genuinely respects the Guppies’ intelligence, encourages their curiosities, and nurtures their imaginations. Mr. Grouper sees every day as an opportunity for discovery and he knows how to be silly and play along with the Bubble Guppies. He always ends the school day with an awesome field trip culminating in an over-the-top celebration of the episode’s topic.

Bubble Puppy - Bubble Puppy is a playful, boisterous, little puppy with a fish tail. Though he’s loyal to Gil, Bubble Puppy loves to play with all the Guppies, especially if that play involves him popping a bubble.

Little Fish - The Little Fish are a preschool Greek chorus. Easily amused and delighted, they swim to school with the Guppies and escort the viewer from segment to segment within each episode. When a question is posed to the viewer, the Little Fish chime in with the answer after the viewer has had a chance to shout it out.

Trivia

  • The in-universe drawings from the show resembles the chalk drawings in ChalkZone.
    • Whether or not one or more workers were a fan of the show and whether or not one or more who worked at ChalkZone were fans of Bubble Guppies.

UK cast

The revived series was not dubbed for UK release, and instead, the original airs. "The Jawsome Sharkventure!", however, used the British voices for the Baby Shark's Big Show! cast.

  • Molly (voiced by Abriella Bierer in seasons 1–4)
  • Gil (voiced by Hayden Hunter in seasons 1–3, John Campbell in season 3, and Sam Brown in seasons 3–4)
  • Oona (voiced by Harriet Perring in seasons 1–2 and Amba Bierer in seasons 3–4)
  • Deema (voiced by Lauren Reichwald in seasons 1–3 and Megan North in season 4)
  • Goby (voiced by Lewis Dillon in seasons 1–3 and Edward Cross in seasons 3–4)
  • Nonny (voiced by Will Matthews in seasons 1–4)

Production

Although it premiered on Nickelodeon in 2011, the show started production in 2009.

The voice cast is based in New York and California and the dialogue is recorded at New York-based Dubway Studios and Rhumba Recorders and Burbank-based Nickelodeon Animation Studio.

In addition to Nickelodeon Animation Studio, outsourced animation was provided by Wildbrain Entertainment for season 1, Nelvana for seasons 2 to 4, and Jam Filled Entertainment for seasons 5 to 6.

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