| Animalia | |
|---|---|
| Animalia poster.jpg | |
| Created by | Graeme Base |
| Developed by | Graeme Base Tom Ruegger |
| Written by | Sherri Stoner John P. McCann |
| Directed by | David Scott |
| Voices of | Brooke Mikey Anderson Katie Leigh |
| Theme music composer | Graeme Base Yuri Worontschak |
| Composer(s) | Christopher Elves |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Network Ten (Australia) CBBC (United Kingdom) |
| Status | Concluded |
Animalia is an animated children's television series based on the 1986 picture book of the same name by illustrator Graeme Base. The series premiered on Network Ten in Australia on November 11, 2007, airing one series before ending on November 7, 2008
stopped on January 2, 2011
Characters
Humans
- Alex – Alex is a cool-headed, athletic, natural artist and is hardly ever seen without a sketchbook and pencil. He is rather enthusiastic with a sense of adventure. His ability to see forgotten portals that can transport anyone anywhere in Animalia is what makes him special.
- Zoe – A sassy and smart-mouthed but benevolent and jolly girl, Zoe met Alex by accident where she followed him to the world of Animalia. She's a great storyteller.
- Stanley – Stanley is the Librarian of the Metro Library. He is pretty much Livingstone's human counterpart, and a close friend to him.
- Emma – Emma is Zoe's friend. Although she's not shown on-screen, she is heard in Zoe's PDA when she's calling her. She often doesn't believe Zoe that Animalia exists.
Animalians
- G'Bubu – G'Bubu is a large, fun-loving, green gorilla who lives in his tree house home with his best friend Iggy. He also happens to have a good sense of judgement.
- Iggy – Iggy D'Iguana is a Castilian iguana with a slightly excitable personality. He can also camouflage and change the color of his body due to being part chameleon via his grandfather. For some reason he seems to have romantic feelings for Zoe.
- Livingstone T. Lion – Livingstone T. Lion is the ruler of Animalia and the Keeper of the Core. He has a vast knowledge of the Core itself and just about everything and everyone in Animalia. Although he seems to have some self doubt.
- Reenie – Reenie Rhino is a Scottish black rhinoceros with a heart of gold. She works at Animalia's Great Library and helps Livingstone with keeping the Core stable whenever something goes wrong.
- Allegra – A teenage American alligator who lives in the swamps, Allegra is a self-loving and snappy creature who is very territorial. She also loves singing and wants to one day be a singer.
- Tyrannicus – A sly smooth-talking tiger who feels he should be ruler of Animalia rather than Livingstone. He finds ways of getting ahead by the use of various get-rich-quick schemes.
- Fuchsia – Fuchsia is a French red fox with pink fur and the right hand woman to Tyrannicus. She is always sent to help him arrange or develop plans, considering that she is very intelligent.
- Elni & Erno – The two friendly Australian Elephants who run the Elephants Eatery, the local restaurant for all Animalians. Elni's warm personality makes her lovable by all, while Erno's cooking is something worth trying, despite his tendency to panic.
- Herry & Horble – Herry and Horble (known as the "Horrible Hogs") are Cockney warthogs who are a little crass at times. They are a duo of motorcyclists who cause trouble in Animalia.
- Melba & Melford – Melba and Melford Mouse are the main news reporters on Animalia News, broadcasting all of the current news and happenings on Fluttervision. Melba is more level-headed and calm, whereas Melford is slightly more neurotic and rather slow thinking Klein.
- Zee and Zed – Zee and Zed are Texan Zebras who ride in their large zeppelin-like balloon. While Zed has a level head on his shoulders, Zee is very excitable and sometimes can't stop herself talking excitedly.
- Bitsy & Snitzy – Bitzy and Snitzy are Allegra's two female friends who do whatever she says.
- Victor & Verbal – They are a vulture comedy double act: Victor, a Jewish sounding comedian, and his wise-cracking partner, Verbal, who acts as his ventriloquist dummy for the bit.
- Rombolt – Rombolt is a Black Rhino and the head boss of the Fluttervision Office.
- The Giraffe - A giraffe has appeared as a character in several episodes of Animalia. However the Giraffes appearances are all background and brief with no speaking lines at all, it is currently unknown what gender the Giraffe is.
- The Creeper / Wooster Q. Weasel – An antagonist who was once part of the Community Team until he was banished for using the secret portals to steal from the Animalians' homes.
- The Toucans – A colorful band of birds who, whenever they talk, speak only one word in every sentence. Sometimes they get the words mixed up and confuse their sentences, sometimes having disastrous results.
- Butterflies – In the world of Animalia, rather than television sets, the residents watch Fluttervision. Large beautiful butterflies fly from home to home and arrange themselves as a large screen where the Animalians can watch the latest happenings from the Animalian news. They only do this for a short time as they do get worn out if watched for too long.
- Peter Applebottom – Peter Applebottom is a mad gorilla scientist from the past.
- Dagmont Dragon
- Whim Unicorn
- Carmine Chameleon - Iggy’s grandfather
- Echo Elephant - Elni and Erno’s daughter
- Hope and Harmony Hogs - A pair of warthog sisters who are the love interests of Herry and Horble, who they appear to like, despite briefly falling for G'Bubu and Iggy.
- Blue Cap Nut Mice
- Mail Snail - A snail who serves as the Animalian equivalent of a mailman, but is extremely slow, often taking years to get the letter to the recipient. A running gag is when the characters complain of the lateness, he replies with the words "Give me a break. It's snail mail".
Production
The series is computer-animated, and 40 half-hour episodes were produced by Animalia Productions, based at Village Roadshow Studios in Queensland, and Australian visual effects companies Photon VFX, and Iloura Digital Pictures.[1]
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