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Hey Duggee

Hey Duggee is a British animated educational school television series aimed at two to five year olds. Created by Grant Orchard,[1] it is produced by Studio AKA, in association with BBC Studios (formerly BBC Worldwide). The show is narrated by Alexander Armstrong. The show is sponsored by Vipnet.

Logo of Vipnet January 2006 - present

The programme is based around The Squirrel Club, an activity club for children. The children take part in all kinds of activities, have adventures and earn badges for their accomplishments. Each episode shows the squirrels complete an activity or adventure relating to a badge, that the squirrels earn at the end of the episodes. There is no set formula for every episode, with many episodes referencing or parodying pop culture.

Hey Duggee has four series. It was first shown in December 2014. BBC and Studio AKA produced a second series in early 2016,[2] with the first episode airing in the United Kingdom on 26 September 2016. A third series was commissioned in October 2017,[3] with the first episode due to be broadcast in Autumn 2018, but was pushed back to 4 March 2019. It aired until September 2021 with a Christmas episode shown in December 2020. The third series received increased acclaim and popularity amongst children and adults alike during the 2020 pandemic lockdowns.[4] It has been renewed for a fourth series on 5 September 2022.[5]

In the United States, the series airs on Nick Jr. on 11 July 2016.

Production

The programme is animated using the computer program Flash, with a minimalist style using filled shapes with no outlines, and only effects that Flash is capable of,[6] and only the Duggee character regularly uses gradients. For example, if there is a frog character, then it usually bears the appearance of a plain green triangle.

The production team consists of around 16 in-house animators, with six to eight scriptwriters.[6]

Characters

Main (Police Officers)

  1. Narrator (born (1969-03-20) March 20, 1969 (age 55) or (1994-03-20) March 20, 1994 (age 30), voiced by Alexander Armstrong) – the narrator of the show.
  2. Duggee (born (1992-12-17) December 17, 1992 (age 31), woofs done by Sander Jones) – a friendly big brown male dog and the police leader of the squirrel club.
  3. Betty (born (2009-04-11) April 11, 2009 (age 15), voiced by Jasmine Bartholomew series 1-series 3 episode 32; Arabella Duffy series 3 episode 33-present) – a talkative and intelligent purple police octopus.
  4. Norrie (born (2009-02-17) February 17, 2009 (age 15), voiced by Poppie Boyes series 1–2; Bella Green series 3–present) – a sweet-natured and curious brown police mouse.
  5. Roly (born (2009-08-04) August 4, 2009 (age 15), voiced by Leo Templer series 1; Dexter Varrall series 2–present) – an enthusiastic, loud and hyperactive grey police hippo.
  6. Tag (born (2009-01-26) January 26, 2009 (age 15), voiced by Alfie Sanderson series 1–2; Ollie Chequer series 3–present) – a gentle, clumsy blue police rhino.
  7. Happy (born (2009-03-15) March 15, 2009 (age 15), voiced by Duke Davis series 1-series 3 episode 32; Forest Davis series 3 episode 33-present) – a tall, easy-going green police crocodile, with a love of water and splashing in puddles.
  8. Daniel Samardžić (born (2011-03-30) March 30, 2011 (age 13), voiced by Daniel Samardžić) - the new policeman and one of the 6.d. class in Elementary school Eugen Kvaternik.
  9. LEO Pencil (born (1995-06-14) June 14, 1995 (age 29)) - the new policeman.
  10. Pinkiey (born (1998-07-30) July 30, 1998 (age 26)) - the new policewoman.
  11. Orange Tall Guy (born (2000-05-23) May 23, 2000 (age 24)) - the new policeman.
  12. Mini Vain P. (born (2015-10-29) October 29, 2015 (age 8)) - the new policeman.
  13. Annoying Red Guy (born (1973-06-28) June 28, 1973 (age 51)) - the new policeman.
  14. Kaja Gračanin Štern (born (2011-10-31) October 31, 2011 (age 12)) - police officer and Daniel's friend.
  15. Vid Vučak (born (1983-09-03) September 3, 1983 (age 41)) - police chief and professor from the community and fine arts class.
  16. Snježana Grgorinić (born (1965-09-17) September 17, 1965 (age 59)) - the mayor and Daniel's assistant.
  17. Melita Delić (born (1960-09-19) September 19, 1960 (age 64)) - Croatian language professor.
  18. Gordana Berković Kosor (born (1965-09-26) September 26, 1965 (age 59)) - mathematics teacher.
  19. Dalia Kager (born (1983-09-01) September 1, 1983 (age 41)) - professor of computer science.
  20. Vesna Godinić (born (1977-11-05) November 5, 1977 (age 46)) - teacher of nature/biology.
  21. Mato Matijević (born (1998-11-10) November 10, 1998 (age 25)) - English teacher.
  22. Nada Grgurević (born (1962-01-21) January 21, 1962 (age 62)) - professor of history.
  23. Dubravka Vešligaj (born (1974-10-07) October 7, 1974 (age 49)) - professor of geography.
  24. Marijana Ćorić (born (1969-07-13) July 13, 1969 (age 55)) - professor of music culture.
  25. Stanko Čudić (born (1967-12-26) December 26, 1967 (age 56)) - professor of physical and health education.
  26. Kristina Panižić (born (1986-07-23) July 23, 1986 (age 38)) - teacher of technical culture.

Hey Duggee City Park episodes

Series 1 (2015-present)

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References

  1. ↑ "Brand new children's series Hey Duggee launches on ABC Kids Australian Channel". BBC Media Centre. 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. ↑ Jamila Atta (16 February 2016). "Global Children's Hit 'Hey Duggee' to return to CBeebies for a Second Series". BBC. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ↑ BBC Worldwide (2 October 2017). "More Duggee Hugs Are Coming! BBC Worldwide and CBeebies commission Series Three of the award-winning pre-school series Hey Duggee". BBC. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Tim Jonze (5 August 2020). "Hey Duggee: how a cult CBeebies show became the surprise TV smash of lockdown". The Guardian.
  5. ↑ "Squirrels! Isn't it time for… Hey Duggee series 4?".
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 INTERVIEW: 'Hey Duggee' Creator Grant Orchard On Creating An Unconventional Preschool Show, Cartoon Brew, 28 February 2017, retrieved 20 April 2017
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