Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!

Infobox Television
show_name = Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!
format = animated children's television series
runtime = 24 minutes
creator = Bob Boyle
starring = Grey DeLisle
Lara Jill Miller
Carlos Alazraqui
country = flagicon|USA United States
language = English, Spanish, British English, French
network = Nickelodeon (Nick Jr.), Noggin, Discovery Latin America, Nickelodeon UK, ABC Australia, Nickelodeon Australia, Treehouse Canada, Cartoon Network Philippines
future_network =
first_aired = August 28, 2006
last_aired = present
num_episodes = 72 (52 currently have shown)
imdb_id = 0762067
tv_com_id = 63907

"Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!" is an animated children's television series created by Bob Boyle. The series is animated in Adobe Flash software, produced by Bolder Media and Starz Media.

Boyle, Susan Miller Lazar and Fred Seibert are the executive producers, and the technical director is David Sandford. The music is performed by Brad Mossman, and the musical score is composed and performed by Mike Reagan. The show is produced in Burbank, California at Film Roman.

The series debuted August 28, 2006 in the United States on Nick Jr. The second season debuted September 2, 2008 on Nickelodeon in the United States.

Origin

According to Boyle, the series began as a story created by his niece, Viviana Ogawa, that Boyle turned into a rough comic book-style storybook called [http://wubby.typepad.com/photos/flopsy_mopsy_and_ted/000mopsycover.html "The Tail of Flopsy, Mopsy, and Ted"] . During the series' development process, the characters were renamed Widget, Wubby and Walden. Eventually, the title character was named Wubbzy.

Boyle submitted his original concept as a book to Bolder Media. After more than 600 children's book concepts were reviewed, Boyle's submission was selected for development into an animated series for preschoolers. Production for the first season began in January 2005.

Main characters

* Wubbzy (voiced by Grey DeLisle) - A male yellow creature. The title character, Wubbzy is square-shaped with a long, bendy tail. He has a childlike fascination with life, and his favorite pastime is playing kickety-kick ball. His daily travels throughout Wuzzleburg often result in his response, "Wow, wow, wow!"
* Widget (voiced by Lara Jill Miller) - A female pink creature that speaks with a stereotypical southern accent. Whenever there is a problem that needs to be fixed, she replies with her catchphrase, "No problemo!" She can fix and invent an endless stream of cleverly named devices (usually ending with the version number 3000), including a robotic chicken that lays a hundred eggs a minute (The Robo-Cluck 3000), and a thirty-screen television (The Videotron 3000). Unfortunately, something always goes wrong, resulting in her usual reply, "That wasn't supposed to happen!" Original voice cast by Carolyn Lawrence.
* Walden (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) - A male purple creature. Named for Walden Pond, this bespectacled fellow is the bookworm of the group, constantly seeking to further his knowledge of anything and everything. He has knowledge, as the theme song refers, "about science and books and art". His adventures alongside Wubbzy and Widget often result in his favored axiom of "Very interesting!" Walden also tends to say "Yes, yes, yes" in lieu of just "yes". He speaks with what could be considered to be a Australian accent, although he does have a hint of American in it (he will say e.g. "afternoon" rather than "ar-fternoon" and "yrr" rather than "your").Fact|date=December 2007

Minor characters

* Buggy (voiced by Grey DeLisle)
* Huggy (voiced by Lara Jill Miller)
* Earl (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui)
* Moomoo the Magician (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui)
* "Koooky Kid" (voiced by Grey DeLisle)
* Giant Goo-Goo (voiced by Grey DeLisle)
* Growly-Gus (voiced by Grey DeLisle)
* Tiny The Fleegle (voiced by Grey DeLisle)
* Old Lady Zamboni (voiced by Grey DeLisle)
* Daizy (voiced by Tara Strong)

Daizy, Wubbzy's new neighbor and friend, will be introduced in Season 2. Guest stars will include world champion skater Michelle Kwan (as Michelle Kwanzelberry) and "" star Ty Pennington (as Ty Ty the Tool Guy).

DVD release

On September 23, 2008, the first Wubbzy DVD was released, titled "A Tale of Tails".

Episodes

"Main Article:""List of Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! episodes"

"Season 1"

# A Tale Of Tails
# Special Delivery
# Widget's Wild Ride
# Attack Of The 50-foot Fleegle
# Goo-Goo Grief
# Perfecto Party
# Wubbzy In The Woods
# A Little Help From Your Friends
# Eggs Over Easy (Easter special)
# The Flight Of The Flutterfly
# Gotta Dance
# The Wubb Club
# A Clean Sweep
# Mr. Cool
# Wuzzleburg Express
# Gidget The Super Robot
# Watch The Birdie
# Wubbzy Tells A Whopper
# Warp Speed Wubbzy (A.K.A. Take Us To Your Leader)
# Wubbzy The Star
# Who Needs School?
# Magic Tricks
# Wubbzy Bounces Back
# A Dash For A Dolly
# Monster Madness (Halloween special)
# The Last Leaf (autumn special)
# The Snow Shoo-Shoo
# Pirate Treasure
# The Grass Is Always Plaider
# Everything's Coming Up Wubbzy
# Escape From Dino Island
# Widget Gets The Blooey-Blues
# Wubbzy's Magical Mess-Up
# Tea For Three
# Come Spy With Me
# Puddle Muddle
# Mr. Valentine (Valentine's Day special)
# Wubbzy In The Middle
# Mt. Fizzy Pop
# Zoo Hullabaloo
# The Super Fixers
# Fly Us To The Moon
# O' Figgety-Fig Tree (Christmas special)
# Snow Day (winter special)
# The Tired Tail
# Wubbzy's Big Idea
# Where's My Wiggle-Wrench?
# You Gotta Have Art
# Follow The Leader
# The Wubbzy Shuffle
# Broken Record
# Walden On The Beach (summer special)

"Season 2"

# Who's That Girl? (aired Sept. 2, 2008)
# Wubbzy's Big Move (aired Sept. 2, 2008)
# Wubbzy and the Fire Engine (aired Sept. 3, 2008)
# Too Much of a Doodle Thing (aired Sept. 3, 2008)
# Wubbzy and the Sparkle Stone (aired Sept. 4, 2008)
# Meet the Wuzzles (aired Sept. 4, 2008)
# Bye Bye Birdies (aired Sept. 5, 2008)
# Call of the Mild (aired Sept. 5, 2008)
# Tooth or Dare (airing Oct. 14, 2008)
# Moo Moo's Snoozity Snooze (airing Oct. 14, 2008)
# Wubbzy the Hero (airing Oct. 16, 2008)
# The Nasty Nose (airing Oct. 16, 2008)

* Wubbzy Has A New Neighbor - to be aired
* The Cookie Garden - to be aired

Movie

A made for TV Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! movie entitled: "Wubbzy's Big Movie", premiered on Starz Kids and Family August 29th, 2008 at 7 pm. In the movie, Wubbzy gets amnesia and can't remember who he is. So, it's up to Widget and Walden to help Wubbzy recover his memory. Episodes from the TV Series are used for flashbacks when one of the characters recalls a moment to help Wubbzy remember. The episodes that are used for this movie are (and in order): "Puddle Muddle", The Tired Tail", "The Pirate Treasure", "Come Spy With Me", "A Tale Of Tails", "Perfecto Party", and"Monster Madness". There are also references from "Wubbzy In The Woods" and "Escape From Dino Island". In continuity sense, the movie takes place after the events of "Puddle Muddle" and a week after the events of "The Tired Tail" as said by Dr. Flooey.

External links

* [http://wubbzy.com/ The Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! website]
* [http://wubby.typepad.com/ The Wubblog]
* [http://wubbcast.com/ The Wubbcast]
* [http://boldermedia.com/ Bolder Media for Boys & Girls]
* [http://frederator.kz/ Frederator Studios]
* [http://www.noggin.com/shows/wubbzy.php Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!] on Noggin.com
* [http://www.nickjr.com/shows/wubbzy/index.jhtml Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!] at Nick Jr.
* [http://www.starz.com/appmanager/seg/s?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=template&template_dir=/features/WubbzysBigMovie/&template_file=content.html Wubbzy's Big Movie website]
* [http://bmossman.com/ Wubbzy Songs]
* [http://www.mikereaganmusic.com/ Wubbzy Score Composer Mike Reagan]