''YooHoo to the Rescue'' is a

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produced by Aurora World and

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. It is the third TV series based on the '' YooHoo & Friends'' franchise, and serves as a revival of the franchise. The show is the first

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for children from South Korea. In a series of magical missions, quick-witted YooHoo and his can-do crew travel the globe to help animals in need. It was released March 15, 2019 on

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Plot

''YooHoo to the Rescue'' follows the adventures of five animal friends who live in the magical land of YooTopia, a land far outside the Milky Way. In each episode, they travel to a new destination to help animals in trouble and make new friends along the way. When there is a problem on YooTopia, the colorful fruits of the Sparkling Tree begin to fade. The friends get their special gadgets and board their ship Wonderbug, a ladybug-like aircraft. They use wit, teamwork, and special gadgets to solve problems and help animals in need. Over the course of their adventures, they learn fun facts about a wide variety of environments and make friends with animals.

Characters

* YooHoo (voiced by

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;

John Hasler John Hasler (born 21 April 1974) is an English actor. He is best known as T-Shirt in the children's television series ''T-Bag'' from 1985 to 1992, and for voicing Thomas the Tank Engine in the UK dub of the children's television series ''Thomas ...

in the UK dub) is a male cream-and-gray

Senegal bushbaby The Senegal bushbaby (''Galago senegalensis''), also known as the Senegal galago, the lesser galago or the lesser bush baby, is a small, nocturnal primate, a member of the galago family Galagidae. The name "bush baby" may come either from the a ...

. He is the captain of the crew. * Pammee (voiced by Ryan Bartley; Jenny Bryce in the UK dub) is a female pink and white

fennec fox The fennec fox (''Vulpes zerda'') is a small crepuscular fox native to the deserts of North Africa, ranging from Western Sahara to the Sinai Peninsula. Its most distinctive feature is its unusually large ears, which serve to dissipate heat and ...

. She is the navigator. * Lemmee (voiced by

Bryce Papenbrook Bryce Austin Papenbrook (born February 24, 1986) is an American voice actor and martial artist who has done voice work for Funimation, Bang Zoom! Entertainment, Viz Media, Animaze, Studiopolis and Scoffer Studios. He has voiced in several ani ...

; David Holt in the UK dub) is a male gray ring-tailed

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. He is the doctor. * Chewoo (voiced by

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; Harriet Kershaw in the UK dub) is a female red squirrel. She is the photographer. * Roodee (voiced by

Lucien Dodge Lucien Dodge (born June 24, 1984) is an American voice actor who does work in animation, anime and video games. He is mostly known for his characters in anime such as Waver Velvet in '' Fate/Zero'', Maron and Chili in ''Pokémon'', K1-B0 in '' Da ...

; Steven Kynman in the UK dub) is a male blond capuchin monkey. He is the inventor. * Slo (voiced by

Kyle Hebert Kyle Henry Hebert ( ) is an American voice actor and DJ who works for anime and video game series, such as the teenage/adult Gohan and the narrator in the Funimation dub of the ''Dragon Ball series'', Sōsuke Aizen in ''Bleach'', Ryu in the ...

;

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in the UK dub) is a male

sloth Sloths are a group of Neotropical xenarthran mammals constituting the suborder Folivora, including the extant arboreal tree sloths and extinct terrestrial ground sloths. Noted for their slowness of movement, tree sloths spend most of their l ...

. He is the caretaker of the Sparkling Tree. * Lora (voiced by Erica Mendez;

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in the UK dub) is a female

scarlet macaw The scarlet macaw (''Ara macao'') is a large red, yellow, and blue Central and South American parrot, a member of a large group of Neotropical parrots called macaws. It is native to humid evergreen forests of the Neotropics. Its range extends from ...

. She is YooTopia's messenger.

Production

''YooHoo to the Rescue'' is produced by Aurora World in South Korea and

in Italy. Unlike the previous TV series based on the YooHoo & Friends toy franchise, this series is

. The series is recorded at Bang Zoom! Studios. A British dub by VSI Studios was produced and released to

Episodes

Season 1 (2019)

Season 2 (2019)

Season 3 (2020)

Release

''YooHoo to the Rescue'' was released on March 15, 2019 on

with the first 26 episodes.

Media information

secured a global licensing and merchandising deal with Panini that will market a line of products that include stickers, trading cards and photocards, set to launch in early 2018.

References

External links

''YooHoo to the Rescue''
on Mondo TV Iberoamerica *
to the Rescue''
on

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