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Iconicles is a British live-action, flash and CGI animated television series for pre-schoolers. The series is a British-American co-production between Create Media Ventures (as "Iconicles Limited") and phuuz entertainment, in association with Foothill Entertainment and Dinamo Productions.[2]
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| Genre | Pre-school |
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| Based on | An original idea by Lois Lee and Eric Radomski |
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| Starring | Gavin Stenhouse |
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| Opening theme | Iconicles Theme |
| Ending theme | Iconicles Theme (Instrumental) |
| Composer | Lester Barnes |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Running time | 25 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | CBeebies |
| Release | 8 August[1] – 10 October 2011 |
Plot
editThe series tells of a guy named Nat (Gavin Stenhouse) who invents an amazing display, the Iconi-Screen, that allows him to communicate with animated animals in various settings, such as a farm, the sea, a jungle, and a forest. The animals are called "Iconicles". In every episode, Nat has a problem and is helped to solve it by an Iconicle, who jumps out of the Iconi-Screen to enter the real world and interact with Nat. At some point in every episode, there is a game with questions and answers based on what happened with some of the Iconicles.[2][3]
Characters
editThe most prominent Iconicles:
- Rumple (voiced by Toby Williams): a purple grumpy rhino who has a big heart for other Iconicles. He lives in the Wild Wilderness.
- Miss Moo (voiced by Helen Lederer): a green cow who has strict rules to keep everything tidy yet is very humble. She lives down on the farm.
- Splish and Splash (voiced by Sam Lewis and Ellie Jayne Howick): a blue and orange two twin polar bear cubs who are curious and always want to have a lot of fun. They live in the Water's Edge.
- Skitter (voiced by Tim Dann): a red friendly squirrel who loves to collect acorns. He lives around the garden.[3]
Development
editThe show's development began as early as September 2005,[4] and was announced to be in production by March 2006. when Foothill and Create Media Ventures announced development deals with Phuuz Entertainment for the production of the series.[5]
In April 2007, CBeebies announced they had greenlit the series with plans for it to broadcast within a Fall 2008 delivery window. BBC Worldwide were also once involved in the production of the series.[6]
The series never got past this window, and more information about the show was announced by CBeebies on 25 November 2008, with the intention of the series being broadcast within the 2009 schedule.[7] Once again, the series never aired during this window.
In March 2010, Beyond Distribution acquired distribution rights to the series.[8]
In May 2011, production of the series was announced to be almost complete.[9] The series would premiere on CBeebies on 8 August 2011.[10]
Broadcast
editOn 23 February 2012, Discovery Kids, TVOntario and Discovery Familia acquired the Latin American, Canadian and Hispanic American broadcast rights to the series.[11]
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Written by | Broadcast | Iconicles | Location |
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| 1 | Mungo's Tummy Trouble | Chris Parker Samantha Hill |
8 August 2011 | Splish and Splash | The Wild Wild Wilderness |
| 2 | The Surprise | Carol Noble Peter Hynes |
9 August 2011 | Rumple | The Water's Edge |
| 3 | Dapper's Muddy Dilemma | Simon A. Brown Denise Cassar |
10 August 2011 | Splish and Splash | Down on the Farm |
| 4 | Zee Can Fix It | Simon A. Brown Mark Holloway |
11 August 2011 | Skitter | The Wild Wild Wilderness |
| 5 | Lost and Found | Chris Trengrove Mark Holloway |
12 August 2011 | Rumple | Around the Garden |
| 6 | The Four Wonders | Simon A. Brown Mark Holloway |
15 August 2011 | Miss Moo | The Wild Wild Wilderness |
| 7 | Dive, Dive, Dive | Carol Noble Keith Brumpton |
16 August 2011 | Skitter | The Water's Edge |
| 8 | The Pom Pom Tree | Simon A. Brown Mark Holloway |
17 August 2011 | Splish and Splash | The Wild Wild Wilderness |
| 9 | My Ball Your Ball | Carol Noble Siwan Jobbins |
18 August 2011 | Miss Moo | The Water's Edge |
| 10 | Missing You | Adrian Mead David Richard Fox |
19 August 2011 | Skitter | The Water's Edge |
| 11 | Puddle Muddle | Chris Trengrove Carol Noble |
22 August 2011 | Rumple | Down on the Farm |
| 12 | Sleepover Showdown | Simon A. Brown | 23 August 2011 | Skitter | The Wild Wild Wilderness |
| 13 | Strictly Barnyard | Chris Parker Denise Cassar |
24 August 2011 | Splish and Splash | Down on the Farm |
| 14 | If A Job's Worth Doing | Simon A. Brown Jimmy Hibbert |
25 August 2011 | Skitter | The Water's Edge |
| 15 | When It Comes To The Crunch | Simon A. Brown Mark Holloway |
26 August 2011 | Skitter | The Wild Wild Wilderness |
| 16 | Whale Song Wrong | Simon A. Brown Samantha Hill |
29 August 2011 | Miss Moo | The Water's Edge |
| 17 | King For A Day | Keith Brumpton | 30 August 2011 | Rumple | Around the Garden |
| 18 | Dapper Duck Messes Up | Adrian Mead Samantha Hill |
31 August 2011 | Rumple | Down on the Farm |
| 19 | Scotty's Bedtime Routine | Adrian Mead Samantha Hill |
1 September 2011 | Miss Moo | The Water's Edge |
| 20 | Showtime | Peter Hynes James Mason |
2 September 2011 | Splish and Splash | Around the Garden |
| 21 | The Whoo Whack | Simon A. Brown Carol Noble |
3 October 2011 | Splish and Splash | Down on the Farm |
| 22 | You And Me | Adrian Mead Peter Hynes |
4 October 2011 | Skitter | Down on the Farm |
| 23 | Don't Look Now | Denise Cassar Mark Holloway |
5 October 2011 | Miss Moo | Around the Garden |
| 24 | Elvis Has Left The Farmyard | Keith Brumpton David Richard Fox |
6 October 2011 | Splish and Splash | Down on the Farm |
| 25 | Shelly's Bootcamp | Simon A. Brown Samantha Hill |
7 October 2011 | Rumple | Around the Garden |
| 26 | Snow Time | Simon A. Brown Keith Brumpton |
10 October 2011 | Miss Moo | Around the Garden |
References
edit- ^ "CBeebies - Schedules, Monday 8 August 2011".
- ^ a b "About the Show | Iconicles".
- ^ a b "Meet the Iconicles | Iconicles".
- ^ "Foothill hot foots it to Mipcom JNR".
- ^ "Foothill ventures into development deal".
- ^ "BBC Children's greenlights animal variety show".
- ^ "BBC - Press Office - CBBC/CBeebies Winter/Spring 2009 press pack: CBeebies programmes G-M".
- ^ "Beyond finalises Iconicles acquisition". C21Media.
- ^ "Create & phuuz Ready to Deliver 'Iconicles'". 16 May 2011.
- ^ "CBeebies - Schedules, Monday 8 August 2011".
- ^ "Iconicles sold across North and Latin America".