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Ping and Friends
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Created by
  • Celia Catunda
  • Kiko Mistrorigo
Developed by
  • Annick De Vries
  • Celia Catunda
  • Kiko Mistrorigo
  • Ernest Godin
  • Gerard Lewis
  • Dominic Webber
  • Anne-Marie Perrotta
Written by
  • Anne-Marie Perrotta
  • Gerard Lewis
  • Dominic Webber
  • Rita Catunda
  • Camilla Helms
Directed by
  • Celia Catunda
  • Kiko Mistrorigo
  • Annick De Vries
Voices of
Theme music composer Fabio Tagliaferri
Opening theme "Ping and Friends Theme"
performed by Holly Gauthier-Frankel
Ending theme "Ping and Friends Theme" (instrumental)
Composer(s)
  • Gerard Lewis
  • Dominic Webber
  • Mario Sévigny
Country of origin
  • Brazil
  • Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Ricardo Rozzino
  • Ernest Godin
Producer(s)
  • Celia Catunda
  • Kiko Mistrorigo
  • Annick De Vries
Editor(s) Loïc Bruderlein
Running time 7 minutes
Production company(s)
  • TV PinGuim
  • Kondolole Films
Distributor Meta Media Entertainment
Release
Original network
Picture format HDTV 1080i
Audio format Stereo
Original release November 12, 2018 (2018-11-12) – August 5, 2019 (2019-08-05)

Ping and Friends is an animated musical children's television series created by Celia Catunda and Kiko Mistrorigo. Produced by TV PinGuim and Kondolole Films, the series premiered on November 12, 2018 on TVOKids in Canada, and on November 19 on Discovery Kids in Brazil.

Plot

Ping and Friends follows two best friends; Ping, a bird, and Pong, a dog, a duo who love music. With their friends Mr. Prickles, a porcupine, Matilda the cat, and Trix06, their robot assistant, they always find a reason to create a new song in Melody Meadows. For Ping and Pong, the answer to everything is music.

Characters

  • Ping is a yellow bird.
  • Pong is an orange dog.
  • Matilda is a black cat.
  • Mr. Prickles is a porcupine.
  • Trix06 is a robot, and Ping and Pong's musical assistant.

Episodes

No. Title Written by Storyboard by Canadian air date Brazilian air date Prod.
code
1 "Shleepy Lullabye" Anne-Marie Perrotta Ricardo Sasaki, Welton Santos & Rodrigo Eba November 12, 2018 (2018-11-12) TBA 101
2 "Rainy Day Blues" Anne-Marie Perrotta Rodriga Eba November 14, 2018 (2018-11-14) TBA 102
3 "Birthday Beat" Anne-Marie Perrotta André Barion November 19, 2018 (2018-11-19) TBA 103
4 "From Kickups to Samba" Rita Catunda Welton Santos November 21, 2018 (2018-11-21) TBA 104
5 "A Hula of a Story" Anne-Marie Perrotta André Barion November 26, 2018 (2018-11-26) TBA 105
6 "Homemade Bluegrass" Camille Helms Iara Catunda November 28, 2018 (2018-11-28) TBA 106
7 "Ding Dong Song" Anne-Marie Perrotta Livia Amaral Santos December 3, 2018 (2018-12-03) TBA 107
8 "The Seal Rhythm" Anne-Marie Perrotta Vagner Farias December 5, 2018 (2018-12-05) TBA 108
9 "A Puzzle of a Melody" Anne-Marie Perrotta Iara Catunda December 10, 2018 (2018-12-10) TBA 109
10 "Square Dance" Anne-Marie Perrotta Kico December 12, 2018 (2018-12-12) TBA 110
11 "Positive Vibrations" Rita Catunda Livia Amaral Santos December 17, 2018 (2018-12-17) TBA 111
12 "Moving Along" Camille Helms Livia Amaral Santos December 19, 2018 (2018-12-19) TBA 112
13 "Little Pong Peep" Anne-Marie Perrotta Iara Catunda December 24, 2018 (2018-12-24) TBA 113
14 "Give It All Away" Camille Helms Livia Amaral Santos December 24, 2018 (2018-12-24) TBA 122
15 "Fiesta Fiesta" Anne-Marie Perrotta Welton Santos December 26, 2018 (2018-12-26) TBA 114
16 "The Jamming Jam" Anne-Marie Perrotta Livia Amaral Santos & André Barion January 7, 2019 (2019-01-07) TBA 115
17 "Rainbow Umbrellas" Rita Catunda Livia Amaral Santos January 9, 2019 (2019-01-09) TBA 116
18 "One Stormy Day" Anne-Marie Perrotta Livia Amaral Santos January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14) TBA 117
19 "The Big Audition" Camille Helms Gabriel Sao Marcos January 16, 2019 (2019-01-16) TBA 118
20 "A Day at the Beach" Rita Catunda Iara Catunda January 21, 2019 (2019-01-21) TBA 119
21 "Less is More" Anne-Marie Perrotta Welton Santos January 23, 2019 (2019-01-23) TBA 120
22 "Busy Bees" Anne-Marie Perrotta Livia Amaral Santos January 28, 2019 (2019-01-28) TBA 121
23 "The Bagpiper" Anne-Marie Perrotta Gabriel Sao Marcos February 4, 2019 (2019-02-04) TBA 123
24 "Snail Mail's Song" Rita Catunda Livia Amaral Santos February 6, 2019 (2019-02-06) TBA 124
25 "Pop Goes the World" Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber Vagner Farias February 16, 2019 (2019-02-16) TBA 125
26 "Go Loud and Soft" Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber Kico February 17, 2019 (2019-02-17) TBA 126
27 "Silent Ping" Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber Kico May 6, 2019 (2019-05-06) TBA 127
28 "Chinese New Year" Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber Welton Santos May 8, 2019 (2019-05-08) TBA 128
29 "Digeridoo" Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber Livia Amaral Santos May 13, 2019 (2019-05-13) TBA 129
30 "Opera-Co-Opera" Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber Welton Santos May 15, 2019 (2019-05-15) TBA 130
31 "Musical Painting" Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber Welton Santos May 21, 2019 (2019-05-21) TBA 137
32 "Moon Flower" Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber Livia Amaral Santos May 22, 2019 (2019-05-22) TBA 138
33 "Clowning Around" Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber Iara Catunda May 22, 2019 (2019-05-22) TBA 131
34 "African Story Time" Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber Kico May 23, 2019 (2019-05-23) TBA 139
35 "Dance of the Zils" Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber Alex Osni May 24, 2019 (2019-05-24) TBA 140
36 "Prickle's Quartet" Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber Alex Osni May 27, 2019 (2019-05-27) TBA 141
37 "Marching Band" Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber Livia Amaral Santos May 27, 2019 (2019-05-27) TBA 132
38 "The Big Sheep Wedding" Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber Danielly Romero May 28, 2019 (2019-05-28) TBA 142
39 "The Camping Trip" Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber Welton Santos May 29, 2019 (2019-05-29) TBA 143
40 "Ice Sculpture" Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber Welton Santos May 29, 2019 (2019-05-29) TBA 133
41 "Music School" Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber Alex Osni May 30, 2019 (2019-05-30) TBA 144
42 "Caterpillar Song" Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber Alex Osni May 31, 2019 (2019-05-31) TBA 145
43 "Snow Day" Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber Kico June 3, 2019 (2019-06-03) TBA 134
44 "Movie Music Magic" Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber Welton Santos June 5, 2019 (2019-06-05) TBA 135
45 "Garden Party Idol" Gerard Lewis & Dominic Webber Gabriel Sao Marcos June 10, 2019 (2019-06-10) TBA 136
46 "Welcome Djembe" Anne-Marie Perrotta Kico June 29, 2019 (2019-06-29) TBA 148
47 "Spring Orchestra"
"Maestro Prickles"
Anne-Marie Perrotta Iara Catunda July 15, 2019 (2019-07-15) TBA 146
48 "The Singing Ant" Anne-Marie Perrotta Ricardo Sasaki, Rodrigo Eba & Welton Santos July 17, 2019 (2019-07-17) TBA 147
49 "Dance Dance Dance" Anne-Marie Perrotta Livia Amaral Santos July 24, 2019 (2019-07-24) TBA 149
50 "For the Love of Triangle" Anne-Marie Perrotta Welton Santos July 29, 2019 (2019-07-29) TBA 150
51 "One Two Three"
"Music Box"
Anne-Marie Perrotta Livia Amarl Santos July 31, 2019 (2019-07-31) TBA 151
52 "Keytar" Anne-Marie Perrotta Welton Santos August 5, 2019 (2019-08-05) TBA 152

Broadcast

Ping and Friends had its world debut in Canada on November 12, 2018 on TVOKids. The series then premiered on Knowledge Kids on January 16, 2019. In Quebec, the series premiered on Télé-Québec on February 25, and on May 27, 2019 on TFO. In Brazil, the series premiered on Discovery Kids on November 19, 2018. In the rest of Latin America, the series premiered on the same channel on February 26, 2019.

In the United States, 13 episodes of the series are available on Amazon Prime.

Media information

An app based on the series, "Music with Ping and Friends" was released on the iTunes store, as well as Google Play. The game offers three educational musical activities.

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