Baby_Shark's_Big_Show!

<i>Baby Shark's Big Show!</i>

Baby Shark's Big Show!

South Korean-American animated series

Baby Shark's Big Show! (Korean: 아기상어: 올리와 윌리엄) is an animated children's television series based on the "Baby Shark" brand from The Pinkfong Company.[2] Nickelodeon Animation Studio co-produces the show with Pinkfong.[3][4][5]

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In South Korea, Baby Shark's Big Show! debuted on the Educational Broadcasting System (EBS) with a Christmas special on December 25, 2020.[1] From September 2021 onward, the series airs regularly on EBS1 on Wednesdays and Thursdays.[6] In the United States, it premiered on Nickelodeon on December 11, 2020.[7]

Plot

In the underwater town of Carnivore Cove, Baby Shark has different musical adventures with his best friend William, his other friends, and his family.

Characters

Main characters

Supporting characters

  • Chucks (voiced by Yoon Eun-seo in Korean, Alex Cazares in English) is a purple male seahorse who is clumsy.
    • Ezra (voiced by TBA in Korean, Robbie Daymond in English) is Chucks's seahorse dad.
    • Anya (voiced by TBA in Korean, Georgia King in English) is Chucks's fishy stepmom.
    • Maddie (voiced by TBA in Korean, Sirena Irwin in English) is Chucks's older fishy stepsister.
  • Vola (voiced by Kim Euh-ah in Korean, Kimberly Brooks in English) is a green female octopus who is tomboyish and loves sports. She has two moms.[8]
    • Viv (voiced by TBA in Korean, Sherry Cola in English) is Vola's octopus mama.
    • Vera (voiced by TBA in Korean, LaNisha Frederick in English) is Vola's other octopus mom.
  • Mason (voiced by TBA in Korean, Teddy Walsh in English) is a red male crab.
  • Goldie (voiced by Kim Bona in Korean, Cole Escola in English) is a gold female goldfish who is often vain and flamboyant.
  • Hank (voiced by Yoon Eun-seo in Korean, Georgie Kidder in English) is a blue male whale and the youngest of Baby's friends.
    • Rocky is Hank's pet rock.
    • Sherman (voiced by TBA in Korean, Gary Anthony Williams in English) is Hank's whale dad.
    • Jozi (voiced by TBA in Korean, Carly Hughes in English) is Hank's whale stepmom.
    • Ashley (voiced by TBA in Korean, Cristina Milizia in English) is Hank's younger whale stepsister.
    • Splashley (voiced by TBA in Korean, Shelby Young in English) is Hank's other younger whale stepsister.
  • Shadow (voiced by Lee Sang Ho in Korean, Cristina Pucelli in English) is a grey male shark and Baby's archrival.
    • Bait (voiced by Jeong Jae-heon in Korean, Rama Vallury in English) is a male purple tang who is one of Shadow's sidekicks.
    • Switch (voiced by Kim Bona in Korean, Tara Strong in English) is a brown male angelfish who is one of Shadow's sidekicks.
    • Mariana (voiced by TBA in Korean, Carolina Ravassa in English) is Shadow's mom.
    • Sledge (voiced by TBA in Korean, Antony Del Rio in English) is Shadow's hammerhead shark cousin.
  • Rayna Ray (voiced by Yoon Eun-seo in Korean, Shelby Young in English) is a purple female manta ray who's a news reporter, and William's mother.
    • Barb (voiced by TBA in Korean, Betsy Sodaro in English) is a producer/camera fishy.
  • Marty Minnow (voiced by TBA in Korean, Griffin Puatu in English) is a green bespectacled male minnow and the leader of the minnows.
  • Mayor Anchovy (voiced by TBA in Korean, John Michael Higgins in English) is the mayor of Carnivore Cove.
    • Flowbot 3000 (voiced by TBA in Korean, JP Karliak in English) is one of Mayor Anchovy's flowbots in Swimmy Hall.
  • Big Fin (voiced by TBA in Korean, Nolan North in English) is a legendary fishy who lives in the Kelp Woods.
  • Teensy Tardigrade (voiced by Cristina Milizia) is Baby Shark's pet tardigrade.
  • Chumby (voiced by Fred Tatasciore) is William's pet sea pig.
  • Daphne (voiced by TBA in Korean, Tara Strong)
  • Mail Whale (voiced by Fred Tatasciore) is a delivery whale.
  • Ernie Urchin (voiced by Kalo Moss in season 1, Bodhi Friedman in season 2) is a one-eyed urchin.
  • Squinton (voiced by TBA in Korean, Tariq Logan in English) is a little squid with a bionic tentacle, who is Ernie Urchin's bestie.
  • Wallace (voiced by TBA in Korean, Michaela Dietz in English) is a dolphin who lives in Baby Shark's neighborhood.
  • Penny Piranha (voiced by Aria Surrec) is a pink female piranha who also turns red when angry.
  • Briny (voiced by TBA in Korean, Vasthy Mompoint in English) is a shopkeeping whale.
  • Mr. Clownfish (voiced by TBA in Korean, James Mathis III in English) is a red clownfish who works at a treat shop.
  • Scoops (voiced by TBA in Korean, JP Karliak in English) is a penguin scooper who works in an ice cream shop called Iceberg Valley.
  • Bobby Gills (voiced by TBA in Korean, Natalie Palamides in English)
  • Aggie (voiced by TBA in Korean, Jessica DiCicco in English)
  • Neil (voiced by TBA in Korean, JP Karliak in English)
  • Bloop (voiced by Kaitlyn Robrock) is a jellyfish that changes color based on an emotion its feeling, who lives on a planet in hydrospace.
    • Bloop's Mom (voiced by Georgie Kidder) is Bloop's jellyfish mother that changes color based on an emotion she's feeling, who lives on a planet in hydrospace.
    • Bloop's Dad (voiced by Luke Youngblood) is Bloop's jellyfish father that changes color based on an emotion he's feeling, who lives on a planet in hydrospace.
  • Wavey Jones (voiced by TBA in Korean, Michael Lawoye) is a ghost fishy who loves to boogie.
  • Lannie (voiced by TBA in Korean, Chloe Fineman in English) is a lantern shark who is Baby Shark's friend.
  • Package Pirates are a pirate crew.
    • Captain Bubblebeard (voiced by TBA in Korean, Raul Ceballos in English)
    • First Mate (voiced by TBA in Korean, Nolan North in English)
    • Bucky (voiced by TBA in Korean, Jeff Bennett in English)

Antagonists

  • Vigo (voiced by TBA in Korean, Andrew Morgado in English) is a villainous squid who is always trying to take over Carnivore Cove.
    • Costello (voiced by TBA in Korean, Alexander Polinsky in English) is a fish who is Vigo's assistant and henchman.
  • Srimpress Werma (voiced by TBA in Korean, Audrey Wasilewski in English) is a villainous limbless-fishy who steals treats like Ice Cream from Iceberg Valley & all the Chum Yums from every fishy & even every last Chum Yum from Mr. Clownfish's treat shop.
  • Bentley Barracuda (voiced by TBA in Korean, Jim Rash in English) is a snooty barracuda.
    • Niles (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is Bentley Barracuda's pet crab.
  • TBA Named Pirate Crew are the Package Pirate's pirate nemeses.
    • Captain Barnaclebeard (voiced by TBA in Korean, Fred Tatasciore in English) is Captain Bubblebeard's pirate nemesis.
    • Second Mate (voiced by TBA in Korean, Georgie Kidder in English) is First Mate's pirate nemesis.
    • Becky (voiced by TBA in Korean, Carolina Ravassa in English) is Bucky's pirate nemesis.
  • Sea Dragon (voiced by Alex Cazares) is a sea dragon.
  • Keith (voiced by Cole Escola)

Production

On June 5, 2019, it was announced that the series was in development at Nickelodeon.[9] On June 25, 2020, it was announced that Nickelodeon officially green-lit the series, with a 26-episode order.[2] On November 12, 2020, it was announced that the series would premiere on December 11, 2020.[10]

On July 20, 2021, it was announced that Nickelodeon renewed the series for a 26-episode second season, which premiered on October 18, 2022.[11][12]

On June 13, 2023, the series was renewed for a third season of 18 half-hour episodes and four hour-long musical specials, which premiered on April 17, 2024.[13]

Episodes

Series overview

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Season 1 (2020–22)

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Season 2 (2022–24)

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Season 3 (2024)

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Film (2023)

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Shorts

Gary Doodles, Tommy Sica and Whitney Ralls executive produce the shorts, with Ralls doing the stories for each of them. Exit 73 Studios provides the animation to all of them as well.

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Reception

Emily Ashby, a reviewer for Common Sense Media, gave the show a 2 (out of 5) star rating. She wrote that "Pinkfong's franchise name carries this show only so far and the lackluster writing and plot can't quite compensate for the rest."[68]

Film

On July 20, 2021, it was announced that Pinkfong and Nickelodeon were developing a Baby Shark movie.[11] In March 2022, it was announced that the film was in development for a 2023 release on Paramount+.[69] On August 4, the film's title, Baby Shark's Big Movie!, and the plot were announced, along with a holiday 2023 release.[70] On November 14, 2023, it was announced that the film would premiere on December 8, 2023, on both Nickelodeon and Paramount+. Besides the principal voice actors, the voice cast consists of Ashley Tisdale, Aparna Nancherla, Ego Nwodim, Chloe Fineman, Enhypen, Lance Bass, Cardi B, Offset, and their children Kulture and Wave.[71]

Notes

  1. This episode was released on NickJr.com on March 6, 2023, and Paramount+ on September 18, 2023, both being paired with the first season episode "Fish Friends Forever".[48]

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