''Popples'' is a children's animated

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based on the

Popples Popples is a toy and television franchise created by Those Characters From Cleveland (TCFC), a subsidiary of American Greetings. Popples resemble brightly colored marsupial teddy bears with long tails ending in a pom-pom. Each Popple character ...

toy line produced by

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Method Animation Method Animation (sometimes called Method Animation Studios or Norman Studios and also known as ON Animation Studios or ON Kids & Family or Mediawan Animation) is a French company which produces CGI-animated shows. It came together in 2014 as the ...

and Zagtoon, in co-production with Nexus Factory and

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, with the participation of Tiji,

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, and DQ Entertainment International, and in association with SOFITVCINE 2 and UFund. The series portrays the adventures of the comedic pals Bubbles, Sunny, Lulu, Izzy, and Yikes. It is an

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distributed by

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. The last ''Popples'' television adaptation to air was a 1986 animated series. On May 1, 2018, Saban Brands sold ''Popples'' to

Hasbro Hasbro, Inc. (; a syllabic abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational conglomerate holding company incorporated and headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Hasbro owns the trademarks and products of K ...

. The series made its linear debut on

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on July 1, 2019.

Premise

Popples are depicted as an amazing species of creatures that can pop into and out of a ball. The story is driven by the optimistic comedic enthusiasm of the BPP's (Best Popple Pals): Bubbles, Sunny, Lulu, Izzy and Yikes. Always wanting to help their friends, neighbors and each other, their efforts often backfire in hilarious ways and they must spend the rest of the episode trying to unwind the mayhem they have caused. Luckily they always manage to save the day in their own POP-tastic way.

Characters

Main characters

*Bubbles (voiced by

Cassandra Morris Cassandra Lee Morris (born April 19, 1982) is an American voice actress. After starting her career as a teenage program host for an educational video series called ''Real World Science'', she worked as a journalist in New York City and Los An ...

) *Lulu (voiced by

Cindy Robinson Cindy Robinson is an American voice actress who voices in animations and video games. Some of her major roles are Makoto Nanaya and Gii from the ''Blazblue'' series, Betty Boop in commercials, Queen Beryl in ''Sailor Moon'', Chitose Nanbu in '' ...

) *Sunny (voiced by

Wendee Lee Wendee Lee is an American voice actress, writer, and director. Biography Lee studied dance and theater and later became a full-time dancer in her teens. According to her interview on the '' Magic Knight Rayearth'' DVDs, she started doing voices ...

Season 1, &

Erin Fitzgerald Erin Fitzgerald is a Canadian voice actress who provides voice-overs for a number of cartoons, video games and English language dubs of Japanese anime. In animation, she voices Raven Queen in '' Ever After High'' and C.A. Cupid in both '' Monste ...

Season 2-3) *Izzy (voiced by Cindy Robinson) *Yikes (voiced by

Grant George Grant George is an American voice actor who is known for voicing characters in anime dubs and video games. George is best known as the voice of Izuru Kira from the internationally acclaimed ''Bleach'' anime series, the Warrior of Light from ''F ...

)

Supporting characters

*Mike Mine (voiced by

Ben Diskin Benjamin Isaac Diskin (born August 25, 1982) is an American actor who was affiliated in Studiopolis, Bang Zoom!, SDI Media, Funimation, VSI Los Angeles, and NYAV Post. Early life Diskin was born in Los Angeles County, California to a Jewish fami ...

) *Gruffman (voiced by

Ezra Weisz Ezra Weisz is an American voice actor and ADR director who stars in various anime television shows. Career Weisz is a prolific voice actor in the anime community, having done voices in various anime shows such as ''Outlaw Star'', ''The Big O'', ...

) *Penny & Polly Popplar (both voiced by Reba Buhr) *Miss Shush (voiced by

Karen Strassman Karen Strassman (born June 5 is an American stage, television and voice actress who has provided English language voices for Japanese anime shows, animation, and video games. Some of her major roles are Kallen Stadtfeld in the '' Code Geass'' se ...

) *Mayor Maynot (voiced by Various) *Babapop (voiced by Various) *Coach Loudly (voiced by

Christopher Corey Smith Christopher Corey Smith is an American voice actor who voices in animated shows and video games. He is best known for his voice role as Gagumber in the anime ''Sakugan''. Personal life On April 29, 2022, Smith married voice actress Cindy Rob ...

) *Mrs. Snooply (voiced by Various) *HELP-R (voiced by Various) Guest Star * Squeaky Pop (voiced by

Megan Nicole Megan Nicole Green (née Flores, born September 1, 1993), simply known as Megan Nicole, is an American singer-songwriter and actress who debuted on YouTube in 2009. Early life Megan Nicole was born in Houston, Texas to parents Tammy and Frankie ...

)

Episode list

Season 1

In 2014, Netflix announced that at least 26 episodes would be released. 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.

Season 2

The second season of ''Popples'' was released on Netflix on March 11, 2016.

Season 3

The third season of ''Popples'' were released on Netflix on July 24, 2016.

Merchandise

had exclusive rights to the

characters and had distributed a toy line through

Spin Master Spin Master is a Canadian multinational toy and entertainment company that markets consumer products for children. Its brands include ''Bakugan'', Gund, Etch A Sketch, Meccano/ Erector, Air Hogs, '' PAW Patrol'', Aquadoodle, Tech Deck, ...

from 2016 to 2018. Much like their earlier incarnations of the 1980s, the toys can be rolled into a ball and "popped" back out.

References

External links

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Zagtoon Official WebsiteVoice cast
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