Tinpo facts for kids
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| Written by | Davey Moore Emma Hogan |
| Country of origin | United States Japan United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Karen Vermeulen |
| Running time | 1 minute (shorts) 7 minutes (TV series) |
| Production company(s) | Shorts American Greetings TV series Cloudco Entertainment Dentsu Sprite Animation Studios OLM Digital |
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| Original network | Shorts CBS (KEWLopolis) TV series CBeebies (UK) TV Tokyo (Japan) |
| Original release | October 3, 2007 (shorts) December 10, 2018 (TV series) |
Tinpo (in Japanese: ポータウンのなかまたち) is a fun animated TV show for kids. It was made by companies from America, Britain, and Japan. The show is produced by Cloudco Entertainment, Dentsu, Sprite Animation Studios, OLM Digital, and TV Tokyo. It airs on CBeebies in the UK.
The series first started as very short, one-minute online videos. These shorts appeared on CBS during a special kids' TV time called KEWLopolis. They also showed up on The Hub. Later, the show became a longer TV series. It began airing in Canada on TVOKids on June 3, 2019.
What is Tinpo?
The show is all about four colorful, human-like characters called Team Tinpo. They are super creative problem-solvers! Whenever there's a tricky situation, Team Tinpo works together. They come up with clever and imaginative ways to fix things. It's all about teamwork and thinking outside the box.
Meet Team Tinpo!
- Tinpo: He is the blue leader of Team Tinpo. Tinpo is a big dreamer and loves to get things done. He is voiced by Ross Grant.
- Dougpo: She is the yellow member of the team. Dougpo is brave and often acts on her feelings and ideas. Lizzie Waterworth-Santo voices her.
- Logipo: This reddish-orange character is careful and likes to follow rules. He is voiced by Keith Wickham.
- Hackpo: She is the purple member of Team Tinpo. Hackpo is great at talking to others and inventing cool gadgets. Joanna Ruiz is her voice actor.
Tinpo's Friends
- Herman: This is Tinpo's pet hamster. Herman is always ready for an adventure. He has his own hamster ball and a special bag.
- Finn: Finn is Logipo's pet fish. She also has her own special fish ball to move around in.
How Tinpo Was Made
The first short videos of Tinpo were created by American Greetings Entertainment. This company is now known as Cloudco Entertainment.
The longer TV series was made for CBeebies. Cloudco Entertainment worked with Dentsu, Sprite Entertainment, OLM Digital, and TV Tokyo to produce it. Lemonsky Studios also helped out with some of the animation work.
