''Pikwik Pack'' is an

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for

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ers that debuted on Disney Junior on November 7, 2020, in the United States, and on Treehouse TV on December 26 of the same year in Canada. The program was created by Mary Bredin, Frank Falcone and Rachel Reade Marcus, and produced by Corus Entertainment and Guru Studio. The show follows the Pikwik Pack, which consists of leader Suki, and members Axel, Hazel, and Tibor. They live in a fictional town called Pikwik and embark on delivery adventures.

Premise

''Pikwik Pack'' follows a group of four colorful animals: Suki the mint green hedgehog, Axel the blue

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, Hazel the orange cat and Tibor the purple

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. The plot device for each episode revolves around a new package arriving at the Pikwik

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, which the quartet must deliver to a local resident in time, avoiding various obstacles. The package always includes a tag with three diamonds on it that have three different meanings; a red diamond, which notes its recipient(s), a yellow diamond, which gives the package's intended delivery location, and a green diamond, indicating the delivery deadline or how the package should be delivered.

Characters

Main

* Suki (voiced by Emma Ho) is a small, mint green hedgehog. He is the leader of the Pikwik Pack. She is responsible, thoughtful, and always supports her team. Suki's vehicle is a

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. * Axel (voiced by Daniel Pathan) is a blue

who is funny, fearless, and likes going fast. Axel's vehicle is a

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. * Hazel (voiced by Molly Lewis) is a small, orange tabby cat who is silly and adventurous, and her favorite food is tacos. Hazel's vehicle is a

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. * Tibor (voiced by Jacob Soley) is a light purple

who is strong, reliable and loves to keep things on track. Tibor's vehicle is a

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Episodes

Other media

Books

In October 2019, Scholastic acquired rights to publish ''Pikwik Pack'' books.

Merchandise

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was named as the global toy partner for ''Pikwik Pack'' in January 2019; the company released the toys around the world excluding China.

Broadcast

Original

''Pikwik Pack'' first premiered on Disney Junior in United States on November 7, 2020. In Canada, it began airing on Treehouse TV since December 26, 2020, and on Disney Junior since January 14, 2022; it is also airing on Télétoon and La Chaîne Disney in French-speaking Canada. Since September 1, 2021, the series airs on Tiny Pop in the United Kingdom. In Singapore, the series airs on Channel 5 since November 3, 2021, as a part of the Okto on 5 programming block.Tiny Pop, Rai, YLE join buyers of Canadian preschool toon Pikwik Pack
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on May 4, 2021, and includes a secondary Spanish dub. In Canada, it is available on

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, as a part of the

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package.

International

''Pikwik Pack'' has also been distributed to countries around the world. The series is currently airing on MiniMini+ in Poland, Canal Panda in Portugal and Spain, Yle TV2 in Finland during the Pikku Kakkonen programming block, Rai Yoyo in Italy, Gloobinho in Brazil, Hop! Channel in Israel, TG4 in Ireland, EBC Yoyo in Taiwan, Carousel, O! and Shayan TV in Russia, Super RTL in Germany, KidZone Mini in the Baltic states and HRT 3 in Croatia. The series is also available on Youku, Tencent Video, and Mango TV in China, and on Blim TV in Mexico. The series also aired on Disney Junior in South Korea from April 7, 2021, until its closure on September 30, 2021.

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