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Big Blue | |
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Genre | |
Created by | Gyimah Gariba |
Developed by | Gyimah Gariba |
Directed by | Riccardo Durante |
Voices of |
Kevin Duhaney Jeremy Harris Tianna MacDuff-Gibson Tal Shulman Bahia Watson |
Theme music composer | Jared Gutstadt Joel S. Silver Timbaland |
Composer | Joel S. Silver |
Country of origin | Canada United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 26 (52 segments) |
Production | |
Producers |
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Running time | 22 minutes (two 11 minute segments) |
Production company | Guru Studio |
Original release | |
Network | CBC Kids / Radio Canada |
Release | December 4, 2021[1] – June 18, 2022 |
Big Blue is a Canadian animated television series for children ages 5 to 9 created by Gyimah Gariba and produced by Guru Studio. The series debuted on CBC Kids on December 4, 2021 in Canada, [2] [3] and on Nicktoons on January 10, 2022 in the United Kingdom. The series follows Lettie, and her crew as the Calypso in United Current, with her brother, Lemo, pals Freddie and Phil and Bacon Berry, who might just be the one who can save the Big Blue. They go on missions and explore the ocean and must stop the splat of pollution, the Blegh, who can only be defeated by Bacon Berry, and discover why and how they can care for each other around any predicament.
Set in an underwater world where humans live alongside anthropomorphic sea creatures, the show is about the crew of the United Current submarine Calypso, composed of the Sibling Team Lettie and Lemo (who are the crew's captain and science officer, respectively), a laidback turtle named Freddie (the ship's mechanic), a nervous dolphin named Phil (the resident medic), and Bacon Berry, a childlike magical guardian of mysterious origin and power. Under the command of the diminutive Admiral Krill and his number two Commander Plink, they explore the seas and take on missions to defend the ocean from various threats, most prominently a sapient mass of pollution known as The Blegh that seeks to corrupt all of the Big Blue, while helping to redefine what a family means and how caring for one another is the most important thing of all. [4] [5]
Big Blue first premiered on CBC Kids on December 4, 2021, at 10:15 AM EST, airing the first two episodes Goo in the Loo and Let's Get Kraken.
Shortly after, the series would premiere on Nicktoons in the United Kingdom and Ireland on January 10, 2022, at 8:00 AM BST on weekdays, with repeats being shown at 6:00 PM BST on weekends. It should also be noted that a sneak peek of the series aired in December, a month prior to the premiere in the United Kingdom.
On February 14, 2022, the series premiered on ABC Me at 4:20pm AEDT.
The series premiered on Cartoon Network in Africa on March 7, 2022, at 7:30 AM CAT.
The series subsequently aired on EBS 1 (South Korea), Boing and Boomerang (France), NRK Super (Norway), CTC Kids (Russia), Panda KIDS (Portugal), Clan (Spain), RTS 1 (Switzerland) and MBC 3 (Middle East).
The series was made available of CBC's CBC Gem service shortly after the premier of the series in Canada.
In the United Kingdom, the series is available to watch on Sky Kids, Sky Go and Now.
In Australia, the series is available to stream on ABC iview.
In China, the series is available to stream on Youku.
The series is expected to release on The Roku Channel in the United States in late 2024 after Guru Studio and Roku struck a deal to distribute the series on the streaming service. [6] [7]
Season | Segments, | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | Network | ||||
1 | 52 | 26 | December 4, 2021 | June 18, 2022 | CBC Kids (Canada) |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Nicktoons UK air date |
Prod. code | UK
linear viewers (millions) | ||||||
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1 | "Goo in the Loo" | Riccardo Durante | Diana Moore | December 4, 2021 | January 12, 2022 | 101 | 8.7 | ||||||
"Let's Get Kraken" | Laurie Elliot | ||||||||||||
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2 | "Frenemies" | Riccardo Durante | Diana Moore | December 11, 2021 | January 10, 2022 | 102 | 4.9 | ||||||
"Plant in the Pipes" | Laurie Elliot | ||||||||||||
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3 | "Jellyous" | Riccardo Durante | Jason Hopley | December 18, 2021 | TBA | 103 | 9.0 | ||||||
"Fraidy Phil" | Tom Berger | ||||||||||||
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4 | "BB on Board" | Riccardo Durante | Jason Hopley | December 25, 2021 | TBA | 104 | 5.0 | ||||||
"A Royal Mistake" | |||||||||||||
Note: This episode is an origin of how BB joins the Calypso Crew.
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5 | "Let It Go Lemo" | Riccardo Durante | Jason Hopley | January 1, 2022 | TBA | 105 | N/A | ||||||
"Arlo and Me" | |||||||||||||
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6 | "Coral Circut" | Riccardo Durante | Ashley Lannigan | January 8, 2022 | TBA | 106 | N/A | ||||||
"Sub-divided" | Phil McCordic | ||||||||||||
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7 | "Engine Trouble" | Riccardo Durante | Tally Young Knoll | January 15, 2022 | TBA | 107 | N/A | ||||||
"Losing Lemo" | Ben Joseph | ||||||||||||
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8 | "My Li'l Captain" | Riccardo Durante | Jerome Simpson | January 22, 2022 | TBA | 108 | N/A | ||||||
"Walk the Plank" | Desmond Sargeant | ||||||||||||
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9 | "Diary Woes" | Riccardo Durante | Emer Connon | January 29, 2022 | TBA | 109 | N/A | ||||||
"Cruise Control" | Jeremy Winkels | ||||||||||||
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10 | "Crying Dutchman" | Riccardo Durante | Ben Joseph | February 26, 2022 | TBA | 110 | N/A | ||||||
"Remora Never More-a" | Tom Berger | ||||||||||||
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11 | "Change of Hearrrt" | Riccardo Durante | Mark Steinberg | March 5, 2022 | March 7, 2022 | TBA | N/A | ||||||
"Ooze on the Loose" | Ben Joseph | March 8, 2022 | |||||||||||
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12 | "Shell Game" | Riccardo Durante | Alex Ganetakos | March 12, 2022 | March 9, 2022 | TBA | N/A | ||||||
"The Good, The Bad and the Goopy" | Ashley Lannigan | March 10, 2022 | |||||||||||
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13 | "Lettiebot" | Riccardo Durante | Mark Steinberg | March 19, 2022 | March 11, 2022 | TBA | N/A | ||||||
"Quibbling Rivalry" | Tom Berger | March 14, 2022 | |||||||||||
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14 | "Funderstruck" | Riccardo Durante | Jeremy Winkels | March 26, 2022 | TBA | TBA | N/A | ||||||
"Fins Up" | Ashley Lannigan | ||||||||||||
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15 | "There's no Chair in Team" | Riccardo Durante | Emer Connon | April 2, 2022 | TBA | TBA | N/A | ||||||
"The Experiment" | Alex Ganetakos | ||||||||||||
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16 | "Revenge of the Sibs" | Riccardo Durante | Alex Ganetakos | April 9, 2022 | TBA | TBA | N/A | ||||||
"Photo Day Disaster" | Laurie Elliott | ||||||||||||
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17 | "Truthfully Yours" | Riccardo Durante | Emer Connon | April 16, 2022 | TBA | TBA | N/A | ||||||
"Dodge Bubble" | Ben Joseph | ||||||||||||
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18 | "Mini Mira" | Riccardo Durante | Jeremy Winkels | April 23, 2022 | TBA | TBA | N/A | ||||||
"Understudy Buddy" | Ashley Lannigan | ||||||||||||
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19 | "Better Never Than Late" | Riccardo Durante | Mark Steinberg | April 30, 2022 | TBA | N/A | |||||||
"Faith In Freddie" | Ben Joseph | ||||||||||||
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20 | "Game Nightmare" | Riccardo Durante | Phil McCordic | May 7, 2022 | TBA | TBA | N/A | ||||||
"Captain Lemo" | Desmond Sargeant | ||||||||||||
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21 | "My Dinner with Krill" | Riccardo Durante | Craig Martin | May 14, 2022 | TBA | TBA | N/A | ||||||
"What's Your Vector, Collector" | |||||||||||||
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22 | "A Night at the TheaRRR" | Riccardo Durante | Ashley Lannigan | May 21, 2022 | TBA | TBA | N/A | ||||||
"Hero Boy" | Jeremy Winkels | ||||||||||||
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23 | "Lemo vs. Phil" | Riccardo Durante | Craig Martin | May 28, 2022 | TBA | TBA | N/A | ||||||
"Busted" | |||||||||||||
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24 | "The Incredible Lemo, and his Dancing Sea Flea, Sloan!" | Riccardo Durante | Craig Martin | June 4, 2022 | TBA | TBA | N/A | ||||||
"Baby Bro No More" | |||||||||||||
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25 | "Now You Sea Ghosts, Now You Don't" | Riccardo Durante | Craig Martin | June 11, 2022 | TBA | TBA | N/A | ||||||
"Captain Bossy Fins" | |||||||||||||
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26 | "Ready Steady Lettie" | Riccardo Durante | Mark Steinberg | June 18, 2022 | TBA | TBA | N/A | ||||||
"Return of the Blegh" | Craig Martin | ||||||||||||
Note: The Blegh and Bacon Berry are the only characters to pass away, which was both at the same time in this episode, so this was shown emotional to viewers upon seeing BB’s sacrifice. |
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (January 2022) |
Big Blue | |
---|---|
Genre | |
Created by | Gyimah Gariba |
Developed by | Gyimah Gariba |
Directed by | Riccardo Durante |
Voices of |
Kevin Duhaney Jeremy Harris Tianna MacDuff-Gibson Tal Shulman Bahia Watson |
Theme music composer | Jared Gutstadt Joel S. Silver Timbaland |
Composer | Joel S. Silver |
Country of origin | Canada United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 26 (52 segments) |
Production | |
Producers |
|
Running time | 22 minutes (two 11 minute segments) |
Production company | Guru Studio |
Original release | |
Network | CBC Kids / Radio Canada |
Release | December 4, 2021[1] – June 18, 2022 |
Big Blue is a Canadian animated television series for children ages 5 to 9 created by Gyimah Gariba and produced by Guru Studio. The series debuted on CBC Kids on December 4, 2021 in Canada, [2] [3] and on Nicktoons on January 10, 2022 in the United Kingdom. The series follows Lettie, and her crew as the Calypso in United Current, with her brother, Lemo, pals Freddie and Phil and Bacon Berry, who might just be the one who can save the Big Blue. They go on missions and explore the ocean and must stop the splat of pollution, the Blegh, who can only be defeated by Bacon Berry, and discover why and how they can care for each other around any predicament.
Set in an underwater world where humans live alongside anthropomorphic sea creatures, the show is about the crew of the United Current submarine Calypso, composed of the Sibling Team Lettie and Lemo (who are the crew's captain and science officer, respectively), a laidback turtle named Freddie (the ship's mechanic), a nervous dolphin named Phil (the resident medic), and Bacon Berry, a childlike magical guardian of mysterious origin and power. Under the command of the diminutive Admiral Krill and his number two Commander Plink, they explore the seas and take on missions to defend the ocean from various threats, most prominently a sapient mass of pollution known as The Blegh that seeks to corrupt all of the Big Blue, while helping to redefine what a family means and how caring for one another is the most important thing of all. [4] [5]
Big Blue first premiered on CBC Kids on December 4, 2021, at 10:15 AM EST, airing the first two episodes Goo in the Loo and Let's Get Kraken.
Shortly after, the series would premiere on Nicktoons in the United Kingdom and Ireland on January 10, 2022, at 8:00 AM BST on weekdays, with repeats being shown at 6:00 PM BST on weekends. It should also be noted that a sneak peek of the series aired in December, a month prior to the premiere in the United Kingdom.
On February 14, 2022, the series premiered on ABC Me at 4:20pm AEDT.
The series premiered on Cartoon Network in Africa on March 7, 2022, at 7:30 AM CAT.
The series subsequently aired on EBS 1 (South Korea), Boing and Boomerang (France), NRK Super (Norway), CTC Kids (Russia), Panda KIDS (Portugal), Clan (Spain), RTS 1 (Switzerland) and MBC 3 (Middle East).
The series was made available of CBC's CBC Gem service shortly after the premier of the series in Canada.
In the United Kingdom, the series is available to watch on Sky Kids, Sky Go and Now.
In Australia, the series is available to stream on ABC iview.
In China, the series is available to stream on Youku.
The series is expected to release on The Roku Channel in the United States in late 2024 after Guru Studio and Roku struck a deal to distribute the series on the streaming service. [6] [7]
Season | Segments, | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | Network | ||||
1 | 52 | 26 | December 4, 2021 | June 18, 2022 | CBC Kids (Canada) |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Nicktoons UK air date |
Prod. code | UK
linear viewers (millions) | ||||||
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1 | "Goo in the Loo" | Riccardo Durante | Diana Moore | December 4, 2021 | January 12, 2022 | 101 | 8.7 | ||||||
"Let's Get Kraken" | Laurie Elliot | ||||||||||||
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2 | "Frenemies" | Riccardo Durante | Diana Moore | December 11, 2021 | January 10, 2022 | 102 | 4.9 | ||||||
"Plant in the Pipes" | Laurie Elliot | ||||||||||||
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3 | "Jellyous" | Riccardo Durante | Jason Hopley | December 18, 2021 | TBA | 103 | 9.0 | ||||||
"Fraidy Phil" | Tom Berger | ||||||||||||
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4 | "BB on Board" | Riccardo Durante | Jason Hopley | December 25, 2021 | TBA | 104 | 5.0 | ||||||
"A Royal Mistake" | |||||||||||||
Note: This episode is an origin of how BB joins the Calypso Crew.
| |||||||||||||
5 | "Let It Go Lemo" | Riccardo Durante | Jason Hopley | January 1, 2022 | TBA | 105 | N/A | ||||||
"Arlo and Me" | |||||||||||||
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6 | "Coral Circut" | Riccardo Durante | Ashley Lannigan | January 8, 2022 | TBA | 106 | N/A | ||||||
"Sub-divided" | Phil McCordic | ||||||||||||
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7 | "Engine Trouble" | Riccardo Durante | Tally Young Knoll | January 15, 2022 | TBA | 107 | N/A | ||||||
"Losing Lemo" | Ben Joseph | ||||||||||||
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8 | "My Li'l Captain" | Riccardo Durante | Jerome Simpson | January 22, 2022 | TBA | 108 | N/A | ||||||
"Walk the Plank" | Desmond Sargeant | ||||||||||||
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9 | "Diary Woes" | Riccardo Durante | Emer Connon | January 29, 2022 | TBA | 109 | N/A | ||||||
"Cruise Control" | Jeremy Winkels | ||||||||||||
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10 | "Crying Dutchman" | Riccardo Durante | Ben Joseph | February 26, 2022 | TBA | 110 | N/A | ||||||
"Remora Never More-a" | Tom Berger | ||||||||||||
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11 | "Change of Hearrrt" | Riccardo Durante | Mark Steinberg | March 5, 2022 | March 7, 2022 | TBA | N/A | ||||||
"Ooze on the Loose" | Ben Joseph | March 8, 2022 | |||||||||||
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12 | "Shell Game" | Riccardo Durante | Alex Ganetakos | March 12, 2022 | March 9, 2022 | TBA | N/A | ||||||
"The Good, The Bad and the Goopy" | Ashley Lannigan | March 10, 2022 | |||||||||||
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13 | "Lettiebot" | Riccardo Durante | Mark Steinberg | March 19, 2022 | March 11, 2022 | TBA | N/A | ||||||
"Quibbling Rivalry" | Tom Berger | March 14, 2022 | |||||||||||
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14 | "Funderstruck" | Riccardo Durante | Jeremy Winkels | March 26, 2022 | TBA | TBA | N/A | ||||||
"Fins Up" | Ashley Lannigan | ||||||||||||
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15 | "There's no Chair in Team" | Riccardo Durante | Emer Connon | April 2, 2022 | TBA | TBA | N/A | ||||||
"The Experiment" | Alex Ganetakos | ||||||||||||
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16 | "Revenge of the Sibs" | Riccardo Durante | Alex Ganetakos | April 9, 2022 | TBA | TBA | N/A | ||||||
"Photo Day Disaster" | Laurie Elliott | ||||||||||||
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17 | "Truthfully Yours" | Riccardo Durante | Emer Connon | April 16, 2022 | TBA | TBA | N/A | ||||||
"Dodge Bubble" | Ben Joseph | ||||||||||||
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18 | "Mini Mira" | Riccardo Durante | Jeremy Winkels | April 23, 2022 | TBA | TBA | N/A | ||||||
"Understudy Buddy" | Ashley Lannigan | ||||||||||||
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19 | "Better Never Than Late" | Riccardo Durante | Mark Steinberg | April 30, 2022 | TBA | N/A | |||||||
"Faith In Freddie" | Ben Joseph | ||||||||||||
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20 | "Game Nightmare" | Riccardo Durante | Phil McCordic | May 7, 2022 | TBA | TBA | N/A | ||||||
"Captain Lemo" | Desmond Sargeant | ||||||||||||
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21 | "My Dinner with Krill" | Riccardo Durante | Craig Martin | May 14, 2022 | TBA | TBA | N/A | ||||||
"What's Your Vector, Collector" | |||||||||||||
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22 | "A Night at the TheaRRR" | Riccardo Durante | Ashley Lannigan | May 21, 2022 | TBA | TBA | N/A | ||||||
"Hero Boy" | Jeremy Winkels | ||||||||||||
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23 | "Lemo vs. Phil" | Riccardo Durante | Craig Martin | May 28, 2022 | TBA | TBA | N/A | ||||||
"Busted" | |||||||||||||
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24 | "The Incredible Lemo, and his Dancing Sea Flea, Sloan!" | Riccardo Durante | Craig Martin | June 4, 2022 | TBA | TBA | N/A | ||||||
"Baby Bro No More" | |||||||||||||
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25 | "Now You Sea Ghosts, Now You Don't" | Riccardo Durante | Craig Martin | June 11, 2022 | TBA | TBA | N/A | ||||||
"Captain Bossy Fins" | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
26 | "Ready Steady Lettie" | Riccardo Durante | Mark Steinberg | June 18, 2022 | TBA | TBA | N/A | ||||||
"Return of the Blegh" | Craig Martin | ||||||||||||
Note: The Blegh and Bacon Berry are the only characters to pass away, which was both at the same time in this episode, so this was shown emotional to viewers upon seeing BB’s sacrifice. |