Iconicles
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| Iconicles | |
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| Genre | Pre-school |
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| Based on | An original idea by Lois Lee and Eric Radomski |
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| Starring | Gavin Stenhouse |
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| Opening theme | Iconicles Theme |
| Ending theme | Iconicles Theme (Instrumental) |
| Composer | Lester Barnes |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Running time | 25 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | CBeebies |
| Release | 5 September – 10 October 2011 |
Iconicles is a British and American live-action/animated television series for pre-schoolers. The series is a British-American co-production between Create Media Ventures (as "Iconicles Limited") and phuuz entertainment, in association with Foothill Entertainment and Dinamo Productions. The series uses a cross between live-action, flash animation, and CGI animation.[1]
Plot
The series tells of a man named Nat (Gavin Stenhouse) who invents an amazing display, the Iconi-Screen, that allows him to communicate with animated animals in various settings, such as a farm, the sea, a jungle, and a forest. The animals are called "Iconicles". In every episode, Nat has a problem and is helped to solve it by an Iconicle, who jumps out of the Iconi-Screen to enter the real world and interact with Nat. At some point in every episode, there is a game with questions and answers based on what happened with some of the Iconicles.[1][2]
Characters
The most prominent Iconicles:
- Rumple (voiced by Toby Williams): a grumpy rhino who has a big heart for other Iconicles. He lives in the jungle.
- Miss Moo (voiced by Helen Lederer): a cow who has strict rules to keep everything tidy yet is very humble. She lives on the farm.
- Splish and Splash (voiced by Sam Lewis and Ellie Jayne Howick): Two twin polar bear cubs who are curious and always want to have a lot of fun. They live in the sea.
- Skitter (voiced by Tim Dann): a friendly squirrel who loves to collect acorns. He lives in the forest.[2]
Development
The show's development began as early as September 2005,[3] and was announced to be in production by March 2006. when Foothill and Create Media Ventures announced development deals with Phuuz Entertainment for the production of the series.[4]
In April 2007, CBeebies announced they had greenlit the series with plans for it to broadcast within a Fall 2008 delivery window. BBC Worldwide were also once involved in the production of the series.[5]
The series never got past this window, and more information about the show was announced by CBeebies on 25 November 2008, with the intention of the series being broadcast within the 2009 schedule.[6] Once again, the series never aired during this window.
In March 2010, Beyond Distribution acquired distribution rights to the series.[7]
In May 2011, production of the series was announced to be almost complete.[8] The series would premiere on CBeebies on 5 September 2011.[9]
Broadcast
On 23 February 2012,
Episodes
| No. | Title | Broadcast | Iconicles | Location | Prod. Code |
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| 1 | Mungo's Tummy Trouble! | 5 September 2011 | Splish and Splash | The Wild Wild Wilderness | 108 |
| 2 | The Surprise | 6 September 2011 | Rumple | The Water's Edge | 106 |
| 3 | Dapper's Muddy Dilemma! | 7 September 2011 | Splish and Splash | Down on the Farm | 113 |
| 4 | Zee Can Fix It! | 8 September 2011 | Skitter | The Wild Wild Wilderness | 122 |
| 5 | Lost and Found | 9 September 2011 | Rumple | Around the Garden | 123 |
| 6 | Four Wonders | 12 September 2011 | Miss Moo | The Wild Wild Wilderness | 107 |
| 7 | Dive, Dive, Dive | 13 September 2011 | Skitter | The Water's Edge | 105 |
| 8 | The Pom Pom Tree | 14 September 2011 | Splish and Splash | The Wild Wild Wilderness | 109 |
| 9 | My Ball, Your Ball | 15 September 2011 | Miss Moo | The Water's Edge | 101 |
| 10 | Missing You | 16 September 2011 | Skitter | The Water's Edge | 126 |
| 11 | Puddle Muddle | 19 September 2011 | Rumple | Down on the Farm | 119 |
| 12 | Sleepover Showdown! | 20 September 2011 | Skitter | The Wild Wild Wilderness | 102 |
| 13 | Strictly Barn Yard | 21 September 2011 | Splish and Splash | Down on the Farm | 111 |
| 14 | If A Job's Worth Doing | 22 September 2011 | Skitter | The Water's Edge | 103 |
| 15 | When It Comes To The Crunch | 23 September 2011 | Skitter | The Wild Wild Wilderness | 115 |
| 16 | Whale Song Wrong | 26 September 2011 | Miss Moo | The Water's Edge | 104 |
| 17 | King For A Day | 27 September 2011 | Rumple | Around the Garden | 116 |
| 18 | Dapper Duck Messes Up! | 28 September 2011 | Rumple | Down on the Farm | 114 |
| 19 | Scotty's Bedtime Routine | 29 September 2011 | Miss Moo | The Water's Edge | 124 |
| 20 | Show Time | 30 September 2011 | Splish and Splash | Around the Garden | 112 |
| 21 | The Whoo Wack | 3 October 2011 | Splish and Splash | Down on the Farm | 120 |
| 22 | You and Me | 4 October 2011 | Skitter | Down on the Farm | 121 |
| 23 | Don't Look Now! | 5 October 2011 | Miss Moo | Around the Garden | 118 |
| 24 | Elvis Has Left the Farmyard | 6 October 2011 | Splish and Splash | Down on the Farm | 110 |
| 25 | Shelly's Boot Camp | 7 October 2011 | Rumple | Around the Garden | 125 |
| 26 | Snow Time | 10 October 2011 | Miss Moo | Around the Garden | 117 |
References
- ^ a b "About the Show | Iconicles".
- ^ a b "Meet the Iconicles | Iconicles".
- ^ "Foothill hot foots it to Mipcom JNR".
- ^ "Foothill ventures into development deal".
- ^ "BBC Children's greenlights animal variety show".
- ^ "BBC - Press Office - CBBC/CBeebies Winter/Spring 2009 press pack: CBeebies programmes G-M".
- ^ "Beyond finalises Iconicles acquisition". C21Media.
- ^ "Create & phuuz Ready to Deliver 'Iconicles'". 16 May 2011.
- ^ "CBeebies - Schedules, Monday 5 September 2011".
- ^ "Iconicles sold across North and Latin America".