''Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!'' is an American animated children's educational television series created by Bob Boyle for

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. The series was produced by

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(a joint venture of

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and the Mixed Media Group) and

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in association with

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, and it was animated by

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using

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and

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software. Bob Boyle, Susan Miller, and

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served as

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s. Two seasons were produced, totaling 52 episodes (each consisting of two segments). Starz Media (currently

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) owns and distributes the series. The show has received an

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, a KidScreen Best TV Movie award (for ''

Wubb Idol ''Wubb Idol'' is an American animated musical comedy television special based on this animated series ''Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!''; it is the series' second film overall, after 2008's '' Wubbzy's Big Movie!'', and consists of the episodes "Wubb Girlz Rul ...

'', starring

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), and a Telly award.

Premise

The show focuses on an

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, yellow, rectangular mouse-like creature named Wubbzy, who gets into various antics with his friends: Widget, a pink rabbit-like creature who can build; Walden, a purple bear-like creature who is a brainiac; and since the second season, Daizy, a teal dog-like creature who loves flowers. They all live in the town of Wuzzleburg, a fictional location with lots of creatures of every type, and all kinds of events happening in it, especially with Wubbzy.

Episodes

At the end of most episodes of the series, there are songs, composed and sung by Brad Mossman with lyrics by creator Bob Boyle, whose topics that involve social skills, such as friendship, are related to those episodes.

Characters

Main

* Wubbzy (voiced by

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) is a child-like and very friendly yellow mouse-like creature. He is small, cute and obsessed with his bendy tail, on which he can bounce like a

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. * Widget (voiced by

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) is a pink rabbit-like creature. She is a mechanical whiz with a heavy Southern accent. She is a great builder and engineer who has built all sorts of inventions. * Walden (voiced by

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) is a purple bear-like creature whose voice is very close to an

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/ New Zealandic accent. He is a polymath, brainiac, and scientist. His intellectualism and love for science are a common thread in the show. * Daizy (voiced by

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) is a child-like and very cheerful teal dog-like creature who is Wubbzy's neighbor. As her name suggests, she loves flowers. She was introduced in Season 2.

Supporting

* Buggy, Huggy, and Earl (voiced by Grey DeLisle, Lara Jill Miller, Carlos Alazraqui respectively) are three friends who sometimes hang out with Wubbzy. Buggy is turquoise, Huggy is light blue, and Earl is orange. * Kooky Kid (voiced by Grey DeLisle) is an orange-colored creature who appears when something bizarre happens, stating that it is "kooky" while wiggling his fingers. * Shine, Shimmer, and Sparkle (voiced by

, Tara Strong, and Grey DeLisle respectively) are pop singers known as the Wubb Girlz. All three are light-blue colored. Shine is blonde, Shimmer is pink-haired, and Sparkle has green hair.

Recurring

* Ty Ty (voiced by

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) is an orange-colored resident who is Widget's friend. He is seen in "Ty Ty the Tool Guy". * Policeman (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) is a light orange-colored resident who is a police officer of Wuzzleburg. * Chef Fritz (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui in the US and

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in the UK) is an orange-colored chef who is a chef of Wuzzleburg. He speaks with an

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accent. * Madame Zabinga (voiced by Grey DeLisle) is a yellow-colored resident who is the only teacher of the local

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school. She speaks with a

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accent. * Mayor Whoozle (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) is the eccentrically-dressed mayor of Wuzzleburg. * News Reporter (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) is a news reporter of Wuzzleburg. He is seen in "Widget Gets the Blooey Blues". * Miss Bookfinder (voiced by Grey DeLisle) is a librarian of the Wuzzleburg Library. She is first seen in "A Little Help from Your Friends". * Moo Moo (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) is a magician in Wuzzleburg. He first appears in "Magic Tricks" in which he helps Wubbzy learn to do magic tricks.

Reception

Larisa Wiseman of

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rated the program 3 out of 5 stars, saying "the storylines are simple, engaging, and funny, and the characters are cute and energetic". Furthermore, Wiseman said that it's "likely that some young viewers will be bored by the flat visuals, but hopefully they'll watch long enough to absorb the show's positive messages".

Broadcast

currently holds most distribution rights. In the United States,

had aired the series and in Canada,

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had aired episodes before moving to Playhouse Disney (later Disney Junior). The last airing on Nickelodeon was on December 20, 2010. The last airing on the

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was on April 14, 2014 when Nickelodeon and

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's broadcast rights in the United States expired. All mentions of the show were completely removed from the Nick Jr. website. Since that time, Starz/Lionsgate has been the only worldwide distributor.

International

''Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!'' has aired internationally. In Latin America, the series was aired initially on

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from October 8, 2007 to 2016. It also aired on

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in Ireland, DR2 in Denmark, Baraem TV in Arab countries,

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in Germany,

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in Israel, and

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in Latin America and Brazil. The series is shown on

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in Portugal and Spain, and from 2007 to 2011 on

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and ABC Kids in Australia. A British English dub was aired on

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from May 5, 2007 to January 1, 2012. A translated version of the series has been a popular addition to the " Cúla 4" children's programming lineup on the Irish language television channel

since January 2011. The show has been dubbed in 15 languages and aired in over 100 countries around the world.

Home media

In UK and Australia, Season 1, Volumes 1–2 (Episodes 1–14, and 15–26) were released as season DVD boxes; these were not released in the United States. Starz's now-defunct subsidiary,

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(

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), has released 21 DVD compilations, the first of which was released on September 23, 2008.

References

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