Mumble Bumble
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| Created by | Christian Skjøtt |
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| Narrated by | Harry Standjofski |
| Composer | Pierre-Daniel Rheault |
| Country of origin | Canada Denmark |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 65[1] |
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| Executive producers | Micheline Charest Ronald A. Weinberg Poul Kofod |
| Producers | Cassandra Schafhausen Anders Mastrup |
| Running time | 5 minutes |
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| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 1998 – 2000[2] |
Mumble Bumble is a children's animated television series[3] created by Christian Skjøtt and produced by Egmont Imagination and the CINAR Corporation (now WildBrain).
Overview and production
The show follows the adventures of an imaginative blue hippopotamus named Mumble Bumble, the title character, and his best friends, Chic'o, an inquisitive chicken, and Greens, a busy frog. Recurring characters include Roc and Oink. The idea, which is designed to be both educational and entertaining for a preschool audience, was devised by a mastermind named Christian Skjøtt, creator of the show.[4] Episodes have a run time of five minutes.[5]
Television airing
In Canada, the show was broadcast on CBC Television and on Knowledge Kids. In foreign countries, it was also broadcast on Rai 3 in Italy, CITV and Tiny Living in the United Kingdom, Network 2 in Ireland, La Cinquième in France, Kindernet in the Netherlands, ZAZ in Mexico, SABC2 and on e.tv in South Africa, ABS-CBN in the Philippines, ATV in Hong Kong and TV Cultura in Brazil.
Reception
Andrew Clark of Maclean's said that the show has "fanciful settings" through having Mumble Bumble reside in a windmill at the base of a lake and features "everyday childhood trappings".[6] The South China Morning Post said Mumble Bumble provided "rainy Sunday fun for the kids" through its edutainment and animation.[7]
References
- ^ "Library Catalogue" (PDF). DHX Media. 2018. p. 21.
- ^ "CINAR Corporation: Annual Report 2002 - Prepared by TNT Filings".
- ^ "Mumble Bumble". MSN TV. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012.
- ^ Fry, Andy (1 April 1998). "Special Report: MIP-TV - Mumble Bumble". Kidscreen. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ Richards, Sarah (20 February 1998). "Cinar Films doubles its planned productions". The Gazette (Montreal). p. 48. ProQuest 2198157675.
- ^ Clark, Andrew (27 September 1999). "Special Report: Cool cute, and Canadian. The best new kids' shows are all made in Canada". Maclean's. Vol. 112, no. 39. p. 62. ProQuest 1437850386.
- ^ "Highlight: Mumble Bumble". South China Morning Post. 30 May 1999. p. 79. ProQuest 2026583248.