Splash and Bubbles facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Splash and Bubbles
Genre	Adventure Educational Musical
Created by	John Tartaglia
Directed by	Bret Nilson David Skelly Hugh Martin
Voices of	John Tartaglia Leslie Carrara-Rudolph Raymond Carr Aymee Garcia
Theme music composer	Mike Himelstein Dena Diamond
Opening theme	"Splash and Bubbles Theme Song"
Composer(s)	Andrew Skrabutenas Mike Barnett Mike Himelstein
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	38 (including 1 TV movie)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Lisa Henson Halle Stanford John Tartaglia Michael Shawn Lewis Jill Shinderman Julie Phillips Merrill Puckett Miller
Producer(s)	Tom Keniston
Editor(s)	Jouvens Exantus Phil Price
Running time	12 minutes
Production company(s)	The Jim Henson Company Herschend Studios
Distributor	Herschend Studios
Release
Original network	PBS, PBS Kids
Picture format	1080i ( HDTV)
Audio format	Dolby Digital 5.1
Original release	November 23, 2016 (2016-11-23) – August 6, 2018 (2018-08-06)

Splash and Bubbles is a fun American computer-animated children's television series. It was created by John Tartaglia. The show first aired on PBS Kids on November 23, 2016. It uses a special animation method called motion capture. This helps the creators make the characters move in a very realistic way.

Exploring the Ocean: What is Splash and Bubbles About?

Splash and Bubbles tells the story of Splash, a yellowback fusilier fish. He travels all over the ocean looking for a new home. Finally, he settles down in a place called Reeftown. There, he becomes best friends with Bubbles, a mandarin dragonet.

Adventures in Reeftown

Splash and Bubbles, along with their friends Dunk and Ripple, love to explore Reeftown. They go on exciting adventures and meet many new ocean creatures. Each episode also has a special part called Get Your Feet Wet. In this segment, real kids ask questions about the ocean. Sometimes, a musical song follows their questions!

Meet the Characters of Splash and Bubbles

The show features a lively group of ocean friends. They each have unique personalities and help each other learn about the ocean.

Main Characters: The Reeftown Crew

• Splash (voiced by John Tartaglia) is the main character. He is an yellowback fusilier fish. Splash is very adventurous and loves exploring new places. He found his home in Reeftown after traveling the world.
• Bubbles (voiced by Leslie Carrara-Rudolph) is Splash’s best friend. She is a mandarin dragonet. Bubbles is a bit of a tomboy and enjoys getting messy.
• Dunk (voiced by Raymond Carr) is a smart but very shy dog-faced pufferfish. He often provides funny moments in the group. Dunk is also an artist who can create amazing art using sand.
• Ripple (voiced by Aymee Garcia) is a pink Barbour's seahorse. She lives with her 499 brothers! Ripple loves going on adventures and trying new things.

Other Amazing Ocean Friends

• Lu (voiced by Donna Kimball) is a cheerful footballfish. She lives deep in the ocean's abyss. Her husband, Bob, is part of her body. Her name, Lu, is short for bioluminescent, which means she can glow!
• Bob (voiced by Allan Trautman) is Lu's husband. He is a male footballfish who lives on Lu's left side.
• Biggie (voiced by Sarah Oh) is one of Lu's friends. She is a spookfish with very large eyes.
• The firefly squid are also friends with Lu.
• Pearline is a clam with a beautiful pearl inside. She wants to visit Reeftown with help from the Reeftown Rangers.
• The clusterwink (voiced by Sarah Oh) is a tiny sea snail. Lu gave this snail to Dunk.
• Zee (voiced by Donna Kimball) is an adventurous zebra bullhead shark. She loves exciting and sometimes dangerous situations.
• Mayor Sting (voiced by Raymond Carr) is an bluespotted ribbontail ray. He is the confident mayor of Reeftown.
• Wave (voiced by Dan Garza) is Reeftown's day octopus traffic guard. He knows a lot about the ocean and often helps the friends on their journeys.
• Tidy (voiced by John Tartaglia) is a garabaldi fish who loves to be clean. He works as a kelp forest ranger.
• Gush (voiced by Allan Trautman) is a smart painted frogfish. He is good at dancing, giving helpful tips, and racing.
• Flo (voiced by Leslie Carrara-Rudolph) is a hawksbill sea turtle. She is Reeftown's medical expert. She sings in a style similar to Karen Carpenter.
• Iris is a shy bluelashed butterflyfish. She is trying to get used to her new life in Reeftown.
• Chompy (voiced by Aymee Garcia) is a colorful parrotfish. She loves to eat everything she sees!
• Polly and Bell (voiced by Alice Dinnean and Donna Kimball) are peach-colored twin white-spotted jellyfish. They live with their many jellyfish siblings.
• Charlie (voiced by Dan Garza), also called Papa, is a brownish-gold Barbour's seahorse. He lives with Ripple and her 499 brothers. He calls Ripple "mija," which means "my daughter" in Spanish. His favorite food is mysid shrimp.
• Ripple's 499 brothers (voiced by Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Sarah Oh, Raymond Carr, and Donna Kimball) are all green Barbour's seahorses. Some of them, like Number 66, also love adventures.
• Melody is a female fin whale. She helps Splash and his friends find their way home.
• Mrs. Leafy and Mr. Leafy are a friendly leafy seadragon couple. They live in a kelp forest near Australia.
• Maury (voiced by John Tartaglia) is a curious snowflake moray eel. He lives in the caves of Reeftown. He always wants to know what's happening around the reef.
• Snap (voiced by Dan Garza) is a pistol shrimp. He can't see very well and doesn't like to move. He sometimes snaps his big claw if he thinks someone says "Now!"
• Scout (voiced by Donna Kimball) is a goby fish. She helps and protects Snap.
• Denny (voiced by Sarah Oh) is a cleaner shrimp. He is Reeftown's "dentist" and knows a lot about teeth.
• Myshell is a decorator crab. She loves to have her shell decorated. Her name sounds like "my shell"!
• Dorsal is a spinner dolphin. He enjoys playing games and making new friends.
• Finny is a green mandarin dragonet with freckles. He likes being messy, just like Bubbles.
• Mo is a sunfish. He is Dunk's cousin.
• Tyke is a harbor seal. She loves to cuddle with her friends.
• Scoot is a young sea turtle.

Characters Who Appear Once

• Plum, Ruby, Rose, and Violet are red giant tube worms. They often finish each other's sentences.
• Mortimer is a small nautilus. He seems shy at first but then gets excited to talk.
• Puffy is a purple pufferfish with indigo eyelids.
• Oblo is a blobfish.
• Dusty is a green and gray parrotfish.
• Neat is a yellow garibaldi. She is Tidy's wife.
• Wart is a frogfish.
• Boo Hagley is a hagfish with a British accent.
• Archie is a sea urchin.
• Whitebeard is an old humpback whale with barnacles on his chin. He is like the Santa Claus of the Arctic Ocean.

The Jellyfish Friends

• There are four Christmas-colored white-spotted jellyfish who visit Reeftown. Two are red and two are green.

The Shark Friends

• Hamilton is a friendly scalloped hammerhead shark.
• There is also a friendly unnamed great white shark.

Episode Guide: Dive into the Stories

The Splash and Bubbles Movie

Songs from the Show

The show features many catchy songs that teach about the ocean.

Awards and Nominations for the Show

Splash and Bubbles has been recognized for its great voice acting.