Kinderwood

Kinderwood is an American animated television series that premiered on the Noggin mobile app on December 3, 2020. The series was co-created by Carin Greenberg and Otto Tang. It is produced by Titmouse Production Company. It is set in a fictional school called Kinderwood, which is able to transform into different environments. The main characters are the "Kinderkids," a group of five classmates who attend Kinderwood.

Kinderwood
Genre
Created byOtto Tang
Carin Greenberg
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes30 segments[1]
Production
ProducersTitmouse Production Company
Running time7 minutes[1]
Release
Original networkNoggin
Original releaseDecember 3, 2020 (2020-12-03) 
present

The series was first announced on December 1, 2020,[2] and it was available early on Noggin's Amazon Video channel on the same day. On December 3, one episode of the series was aired on Nickelodeon[3] to promote its debut on Noggin. Commercials for the show's Noggin debut also played on Nickelodeon's networks.[4]

Characters

The five main characters are known as the "Kinderkids."

  • Liddo (voiced by Judah Prehn), a white cat with a black bowler hat that obscures his ears.
  • Fifi (voiced by Chloe Coleman), a black and white dog.
  • Luplup (voiced by Luke Lowe), a sweet loving yellow and white dog, and Fifi's little brother.
  • Olive (voiced by Capri Oliver), a white duck who is the most curious and imaginative Kinderkid.
  • DD (voiced by Otto Tang), an always stylish black and white cat who does not speak, and only mews. He also expresses himself through thought balloons which the characters can see.

Episodes

Season 1 (2020)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byTelevision air date[5]Online air dateProd.
code[6]
U.S viewers
(millions)
1A1"A Kinderwood Holiday"Allison Craig
Otto Tang
David Grubstick, Storyboards by: Thomas HudsonDecember 3, 2020 (2020-12-03)December 2, 20201060.33[3]
When the Decorations on the Frost Festival tree somehow disappear, Liddo leads an expedition deep into the branches.
1B2"Snowball Effect"Allison Craig
Otto Tang
Andrew Blanchette, Storyboards by: Allyson GonzalesDecember 3, 2020 (2020-12-03)December 1, 20201060.33[3]
Luplup's not bothered by his own forgetfulness until a door left open turns Kinderwood into a snow-filled tundra and teaches him that there are consequences to his actions.
1C3"Hop to the Top"Allison Craig
Otto Tang
Andrew Blanchette, Storyboards by: Lauren BergholmDecember 3, 2020 (2020-12-03)December 2, 20201060.33[3]
While playing a board game, Olive changes the rules so she can get ahead but, when she experiences a fantasy game where everyone can change the rules, she realizes it's more important to be a good sport.
2A4"Olive Spins A Yarn"Allison Craig
Otto Tang
TBA2021 (2021)December 2, 2020TBATBD
2B5"Two Can Play"Allison Craig
Otto Tang
TBA2021 (2021)December 2, 2020TBATBD
2C6"Friendship Day"Allison Craig
Otto Tang
TBA2021 (2021)January 2021TBATBD
3A7"A Day without DD"Allison Craig
Otto Tang
TBA2021 (2021)January 2021TBATBD
3B8"The Land of Lost Treasure"Allison Craig
Otto Tang
TBA2021 (2021)January 2021TBATBD
4A9"Fifi's Balloon Dance"Allison Craig
Otto Tang
TBA2021 (2021)December 1, 2020TBATBD
4B9"Lovey Story"Allison Craig
Otto Tang
TBA2021 (2021)December 1, 2020TBATBA
4C10"A Star is Horn"Allison Craig
Otto Tang
TBA2021 (2021)December 1, 2020TBATBD
5A11"What Sounds Like Thunder"Allison Craig
Otto Tang
TBA2021 (2021)December 1, 2020TBATBD
5B12"Dandy Dandelion"Allison Craig
Otto Tang
TBA2021 (2021)December 1, 2020TBATBD
5C13"Beetle Buddy"Allison Craig
Otto Tang
TBA2021 (2021)December 1, 2020TBATBD
6A14"A Hat Like That"Allison Craig
Otto Tang
TBA2021 (2021)December 1, 2020TBATBD
6B15"The Amazing Green Canyon"Allison Craig
Otto Tang
TBA2021 (2021)December 1, 2020TBATBD
6C16"Luplup and the Missing Moon"Allison Craig
Otto Tang
TBA2021 (2021)December 1, 2020TBATBD
7A17"Sluglup"Allison Craig
Otto Tang
TBA2021 (2021)December 1, 2020TBATBD
7B18"Out of the Blocks"Allison Craig
Otto Tang
TBA2021 (2021)December 1, 2020TBATBD
7C19"Silent Story"Allison Craig
Otto Tang
TBA2021 (2021)December 1, 2020TBATBD
8A20"Luplup's Big Sister"Allison Craig
Otto Tang
TBA2021 (2021)TBATBATBD
8B21"Clean Up Round Up"Allison Craig
Otto Tang
TBA2021 (2021)TBATBATBD
8C22"It's Abpit Time"Allison Craig
Otto Tang
TBA2021 (2021)TBATBATBD

Reception

Common Sense Media gave the show a five-star review. The staff reviewer, Ashley Moulton, said that the show's stories "emphasize that it's okay to feel negative emotions, that it's important to help other people, and being a good friend," and she summarized Kinderwood as a "lovely, kind-hearted show" with "oodles of charm."[7]

References

  1. Whyte, Alexandra (January 6, 2021). "Noggin preps first original long-form show". Kidscreen. The latest original, Titmouse's preschool show Kinderwood (30 x seven minutes), launched on December 3
  2. "Kinderwood Info & Air Date". NickPress. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  3. Mitch Metcalf (December 3, 2020). "Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.3.2020". Showbuzz Daily.
  4. "Noggin TV Commercial, 'Kinderwood Adventures'". iSpot. December 25, 2020.
  5. "Online Air Dates". Nickelodeon Online.
  6. "Kinderwood Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.
  7. Moulton, Ashley (2020). "Noggin's Kinderwood Review". Common Sense Media.
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