3000 Whys of Blue Cat

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show_name = 3000 Whys of Blue Cat


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format = Animated television series
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country = China
network = CCTV, BTV-3 Education Channel, Hebei TV
first_aired = October 8,1999
last_aired = Present
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3000 Whys of Blue Cat (zh-c|c=蓝猫淘气3000问) is the first large-scale Chinese animated series in mainland China with an emphasis on science. The series is produced by "Beijing Sunchime Happy Culture Company". The show remains one of the longest running children's cartoon series in the world. It is most commonly referred to as "Blue Cat".

Background

The series is mostly known for its successful line of companion children's books. As of October 2004, the series has spawned 36 series of children's books spanning 452 volumes in all. Rights for some of the books have been sold to Taiwan. Other intellectual properties rights managers from South Korea and Thailand have shown interests in the books. It was initially marketed to be the Mickey Mouse of the far east, though the artistic style is more similar to Tom and Jerry [China Org. " [http://www.china.org.cn/english/2002/Aug/39978.htm China Organization] ." "China org news." Retrieved on 2007-01-09.] .

tory

The Blue Cat is blue, because the color signifies dreams. Blue Cat is always curious and explores different parts of the world in any given time era with his imagination.

Characters

* Super-cat Blue Cat (main character) [ [http://www.topbluecat.com/cartoon/default.htm 三辰卡通集团 ] at www.topbluecat.com Lan Mao likes being called Super-Cat Lan Mao (zh-cp|c=超威蓝猫|p=Chao Wei Lan Mao) and Big Brother Cat (zh-cp|c=猫大哥|p=Mao Da Ge). He is also written as a super-cat in fact.]
* orange fox Feifei (main character)
* green mouse Naughty/Taoqi (main character)
* pink mouse Ms Gali
* yellow mouse Fatty/Feizai
* mother of the kids Aunt Hen/Ji Dashen
* red pig Sweet Sister Tianniu
* strong bear Badou
* alien girl Lala, Ozma Princess
* ...

eries titles

* Humors Stage Series, aka Classical Blue Cat
* Star Wars Series
* Dinosaur Times Series
* Ocean World Series
* Sports Competition Series, aka Living Olympics
* Space Series, aka Adventure in Space
* Safe Driving
* The Team 119, fire protection
* Incredible Adventures of Blue Cat
* MTV of Blue Cat
* Blue Cat for Kindergarten

Length Counting

* 424 eps for Classical Blue Cat [ [http://www.topbluecat.com/cartoon/bluecat/edu3000.htm 三辰卡通集团 ] ]
* 384 eps for "'Star War [ [http://www.topbluecat.com/cartoon/bluecat/starwar3000.htm 三辰卡通集团 ] ]
* 264 eps for Dinosaur Times [ [http://www.topbluecat.com/cartoon/bluecat/konglong3000.htm 三辰卡通集团 ] ]
* 312 eps for Ocean World [ [http://www.topbluecat.com/cartoon/bluecat/ocean3000.htm 三辰卡通集团 ] ]
* 257 eps for [ [http://www.verycd.com/groups/xslidian/236290.topic 257 eps can be found] while [http://www.topbluecat.com/cartoon/bluecat/sport3000.htm the official count is 226] .] Living Olympics
* 400 eps for Adventure in Space [ [http://www.topbluecat.com/cartoon/bluecat/space3000.htm 三辰卡通集团 ] ]
* 108 eps for Safe Driving [ [http://www.topbluecat.com/news/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=250 三辰卡通集团 新闻 ] ]
* 119 eps for The Team 119 [ [http://www.topbluecat.com/news/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=183 三辰卡通集团 新闻 ] ]
* 365 eps for Incredible Adventures of Blue Cat [ [http://www.topbluecat.com/cartoon/bluecat/aomi.html 三辰卡通集团 ] ]

Merchandise

Along with the cartoon programs, the franchise has spawned home videos, books, CDs, kid's clothes and shoes, toys, beverage and candy [China Copyrights Info. " [http://www.copyright-china.com/copyright_en/detail.php?id=236 China Copyrights Info] ." "3000 Whys of Blue Cat Info." Retrieved on 2007-01-07.] . The planning of a "Blue Cat Theme Park" has also entered the appraisal stage in 2006 [Blue Cat Homepage. " [http://www.topbluecat.com/industry/ Blue Cat Homepage] ." "Industry Info relating to Blue Cat." Retrieved on 2007-01-07.] . Sega have also announced a collaboration with "Sunchime Cartoon Group" and Suzhou based game software developer "XPEC Entertainment" to jointly develop and release video games or other forms of digital entertainment contents based on the Blue Cat on August 4, 2006 [Pacific Epoch. " [http://www.pacificepoch.com/showMore.php?keywords=Sega Pacific Epoch] ." "Sega Headlines." Retrieved on 2007-01-07.] .

References

External links

* [http://www.topbluecat.com Official Site]