''Doki'' (also known as ''Doki Adventures''
[) is an ]animated
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children's television series
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that aired on Discovery Kids
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in Latin America
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from April 15, 2013, to July 1, 2019. The show was produced by Portfolio Entertainment.
The series follows a six-year-old dog named Doki and his five friends; Mundi, Oto, Anabella, Gabi, and Fico, who are members of the Worldwide Expedition Club, a travel group. On May 12, 2016, the series was renewed for a third season that premiered on March 4, 2017. The show's fourth season was initially scheduled to premiere in 2020. However, the season was actually cancelled and can only be found on the company's Vimeo.[
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Characters
Main
* Doki (voiced by Griffin Hook in seasons 1–2 and William Romain in season 3) is an inquisitive 6-year-old dalmatian dog
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, whose love of adventure makes very crazy situations absolutely no problem for him. Doki is always open to suggestions and tips from his friends. He learns from his mistakes a lot and applies his knowledge to his adventures.
* Mundi (voiced by Tara Emo) is a ladybug
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, who is also an expert mechanic. She is very cute and always helps others when needed.
* Oto (voiced by Caden Hughes in seasons 1–2 and Collin Dean
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Personal life
Collin hails from Gilbert, Arizona, and he has an older sister.
Career
Voice acting
Dean was the voice of Lincoln Loud in the Nickelodeon animated series, '' The Lo ...
in season 3) is an anteater
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, and the captain, conductor, or driver of any vehicle or transport method that the group of explorers use in their adventures. His confidence doesn't always fit with their skills and perfect landings. Oto loves to change clothes, costumes or hats and almost always travels with his friend Mundi. Mundi can fix what he breaks.
* Anabella (voiced by Katie Grant) is a hot pink flamingo
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, and the innocent, playful and loving little sister of the group. Always very happy, playful and loving, she tends to daydream a lot and can easily get distracted by anything beautiful or unusual. She is deeply sensitive, and she often expresses how she feels by dancing. Anabella is very cute and has a free spirit, and is open and very adventurous.
* Gabi (voiced by Sarah Sheppard) is a bright, energetic, and precocious goat
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who is the most grown-up of the group and often uses complex words that the team doesn't always understand. She has a great sense of humour and is very brave, loyal, stubborn when necessary, and very competitive. Despite her obvious maturity, Gabi hides a weakness; a tendency to believe that she is the smartest of the group, appearing insensitive to the feelings of others and her great heart, the salvation of all complicated situations. She has a pet worm named Lancelot.
* Fico (voiced by Lucas Kalechstein in seasons 1–2 and Roman Lutterotti in season 3) is a blue otter
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, and the silly one of the group who is always happy and known for being quite funny, affectionate, and impulsive. He's like a whirlwind, impetuous and energetic, to the point of almost being hyperactive. However, he sometimes gets a bit confused and easily distracted, and this situation usually leads to awkward and difficult situations that he struggles to face. He loves risky activities, water sports, and speed.
Episodes
Production
From 2005 to 2016, Doki served as Discovery Kids' Latin American mascot for bumpers. In 2012, JBMW Media began developing ''Doki'' as a full series, with Portfolio Entertainment producing and distributing the series.[ For seasons 1 and 2, PiP Animation Services produced animation. Starting with season 3 Portfolio Animation took over animation production.
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Broadcast
''Doki'' premiered on Discovery Familia
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in the United States
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on November 11, 2013. The English version later premiered on Qubo
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on September 1, 2014, until it ceased on February 28, 2021, and ION Television
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's Qubo Kids Corner programming block on January 4, 2015. The episode "Doki Rocks Rio" aired on Discovery Family
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on August 5, 2016 and August 7, 2016, respectively.
In Asia
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, the series premiered on Discovery Kids Asia on February 15, 2016, and on Discovery Family in Africa
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on April 1, 2016. In Canada
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, the show airs on Knowledge Network
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, TVOKids
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and Toon-A-Vision. In Australia
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, the show aired on Discovery Kids
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. In Iran
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, the show aired on IRIB TV2. In the United Arab Emirates
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the show debuted on Nat Geo Kids Abu Dhabi on November 20, 2017.
References
External links
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*' at Portfolio Entertainment
*' on Discovery Kids (Latin America)
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*' on Discovery Kids (Brazil)
*' on Discovery Familia
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*' on Knowledge Kids
*''{{URL, www.tvokids.com/shows/doki, Doki'' on TVOKids
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