Deer Squad
Deer Squad (Chinese: 无敌鹿战队; pinyin: Wúdí Lù Zhànduì) is a Chinese children's television series. It is produced by iQIYI in Beijing. The show started out as a series of shorts on China Central Television.[1] The first episode of the full series premiered on iQIYI's video platform on 15 July 2020. The series is about four deer characters (Kai, Lola, Rammy, and Bobbi). The show is set to premiere in the US on January 25, 2021. [2]
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| Traditional | 無敵鹿戰隊 |
| Simplified | 无敌鹿战队 |
| Mandarin | Wúdí Lù Zhànduì |
| Literally | Invincible Deer Team |
| Genre | Preschool |
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| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Chinese |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
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| Production company | Beijing iQIYI Science and Technology Co Ltd. |
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| Original network | iQIYI |
| Original release | July 15, 2020 – present |
The show was first announced on 1 August 2017, under the title "Deer Run".[3] Nickelodeon has the overseas broadcasting rights to the show.[4] A second season is currently in production.[4]
According to Xiaoxuan Yang, vice president of iQIYI, Deer Squad ranked in the top five children's shows launched on the iQIYI service in 2020.[5]
Characters
The character designs from the earlier short series (left two images) vs. the full show (right).
Main
- Kai (voiced by Brody Allen in English) is the yellow deer who is the leader of the Deer Squad, and the group's tech wizard. He has water powers, and a hovercraft.
- Lola (voiced by Juliet Rusche in English) is the pink deer who has wood powers, and a car that can fly.
- Rammy (voiced by Holden Thomas in English) is the big red deer who has sun powers, and a race car that could convert into a robot horse which can leap high.
- Bobbi (voiced by Connor Elias Andrade in English) is the small green deer who has earth powers. He also likes making desserts.
Recurring
- Sir Steel (voiced by Doug Erholtz in English) is a conceited wealthy entrepreneur who comes up with various plans either for profit or to simply provide himself with convenience even if it means causing problems in the city or wilderness which he does not seem to mind or realize.
- Professor Scratch (voiced by Julie Maddalena Kliewer in English) is Sir Steel's personal scientist.
- Muffin is Sir Steel's pet poodle.
- Ian is a white duck who is a friend of the Dear Squad. He likes keeping the park in order, and would sometimes dispatch the Dear Squad with his bull horn.
- Tina is a green turtle who is also a friend of the Dear Squad. She has three children.
- Ricardo is a helium-voiced squirrel who likes to play pranks.
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboard by | Original air date | US viewers (millions) | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Goodnight Central Forest/Steelzilla" | TBA | TBA | TBA | January 25, 2021 | 0.30[6] | |
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Sir Steel sends giant sunglasses to block the sun from shining in the city so he can stay in bed for as long as he want. Fed up of being overlooked because of the heroes' popularity, Sir Steel goes into the streets to parade a large balloon of himself. | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Save the Bees/Duck Dilemma" | TBA | TBA | TBA | January 26, 2021 | 0.21[7] | |
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The Deer Squad rescues a swarm of bees who are being kept in Sir Steel's building to make nectar. Kai builds a robot duck to lead a group of ducklings. But when Lola accidentally showers water on it, the robot duck goes wonky and starts corrupting various devices in the city. | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Catfish Capers/Bubble Debacle" | TBA | TBA | TBA | January 27, 2021 | 0.23[8] | |
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Sir Steel aims to take the huge catfish from the lake in the forest to put in his aquarium. The Dear Squad would not allow the fish to be taken because it is believed that its absence would greatly affect the forest. To clean his dog and even the forest, Sir Steel puts out a bubble machine which scares and later carries away the creatures. | ||||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Kai Express/Ducknado" | TBA | TBA | TBA | January 28, 2021 | 0.26[9] | |
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Kai links his vehicle with those of the other Deer Squad members to carry his animal friends across the woods. Sir Steel tries to showcase a high-tech hairdryer, but his operating mistake creates a cyclone that causes mayhem in the city and forest. | ||||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Donut Panic/I Scream" | TBA | TBA | TBA | January 29, 2021 | 0.39[10] | |
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Because the woods tourists are more interested in donuts, Sir Steel uses a ray gun to conjure giant rolling donuts which, however, scare them away. Kai builds an ice cream dispenser to compensate for eating Lola's ice cream earlier, and goes on to serve the woods tourists. | ||||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Deep Blue Boo Boo/Stuck Together" | TBA | TBA | TBA | February 1, 2021 | 0.24[11] | |
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Sir Steel disposes gel plastic by dumping it in the lake. The plastic sticks onto various things, including the giant fish. Sir Steel gets his hand covered in Bobbi's toffee, and gets stuck to Lola. Muffin gets into his robot, and causes trouble in the city. | ||||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Meteor Mayhem/Dance of Destruction" | TBA | TBA | TBA | February 2, 2021 | 0.29[12] | |
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A meteor is heading towards the city. The attention-hungry Sir Steel uses this as an opportunity to be a hero by attempting to stop it. After finishing second in a dance competition last year, Rammy practices and hopes he would win it this time. | ||||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Fan Club/Speeding Steel" | TBA | TBA | TBA | February 3, 2021 | 0.21[13] | |
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Kai saves three young turtles from certain trouble, and they become his admirers. The turtles' cheering leads Kai to believe he can do anything alone. Because of his low stamina for even a short sprint, Sir Steel decides to use high-tech hitops at the city's marathon despite its illegality. | ||||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Switcheroo/Protect the Egg" | TBA | TBA | TBA | February 4, 2021 | 0.23[14] | |
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Sir Steel, using a special gadget, attempts to take the Dear Squad's powers and apply them to himself, but, by mistake, switches his personality with that of a frog instead. Profesor Scratch hides various chocolate eggs in the park as part of Sir Steel's personal egg hunt, but this results in the entire place being infested with ants. | ||||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Steel in Space/That's Magic" | TBA | TBA | TBA | February 5, 2021 | TBD | |
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Sir Steel pushes a button which turns his building into a rocket that ascends to space. Professor Scratch poses as a magician, and wins the audience away from Rammy who is performing a ball and dance act. A very jealous Rammy snoops onto the professor's equipment, and accidently unleashes multiple mischievous rabbits. | ||||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Double Trouble/Box Not So Clever" | TBA | TBA | TBA | February 8, 2021 | TBD | |
| 12 | 12 | "Sky Art/The Great Race" | TBA | TBA | TBA | February 10, 2021 | TBD | |
| 13 | 13 | "Doctor Steel Little/Astonished and Amazed" | TBA | TBA | TBA | February 12, 2021 | TBD | |
| 14 | 14 | "Attack of the Drones/Slime Time" | TBA | TBA | TBA | February 16, 2021 | TBD | |
| 15 | 15 | "Captain Steel/Wash Out" | TBA | TBA | TBA | February 18, 2021 | TBD | |
| 16 | 16 | "Gravity Calamity/Ball of Chaos" | TBA | TBA | TBA | February 22, 2021 | TBD | |
| 17 | 17 | "Lola's Air Display/Down the Sewers" | TBA | TBA | TBA | February 24, 2021 | TBD | |
| 18 | 18 | "Small is Smashing/Pine Cone Power Up" | TBA | TBA | TBA | February 26, 2021 | TBD | |
References
- http://tv.cctv.com/2019/09/05/VIDAbRp58NMUFsglQEG5K3PT190905.shtml
- http://www.iqiyi.com/common/20200709/a3e5ddb36a83e198.html
- https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/trending/2hotm65rhxzkwn38uxhg_w2
- "Nickelodeon and iQIYI's Deer Squad Premieres January 25 in the U.S." Animation World Network. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- Ann-Marie Corvin (October 7, 2020). "Kids Broadcasters Focus on OTT, Acquisitions, Teen Markets as COVID-19 Halts Production". Variety. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-1-25-2021.html
- http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-tuesday-cable-originals-network-finals-1-26-2021.html
- http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-wednesday-cable-originals-network-finals-1-27-2021.html
- http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-thursday-cable-originals-network-finals-1-28-2021.html
- http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-1-29-2021.html
- http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-2-1-2021.html
- http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-tuesday-cable-originals-network-finals-2-2-2021.html
- http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-wednesday-cable-originals-network-finals-2-3-2021.html
- http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-thursday-cable-originals-network-finals-2-4-2021.html
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