The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends
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| The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends | |||||||||||||||
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| Format | Children's television series | ||||||||||||||
| Created by | Sanrio Digital | ||||||||||||||
| Developed by | Dream Cortex | ||||||||||||||
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| Language(s) | Cantonese | ||||||||||||||
| No. of episodes | 52 | ||||||||||||||
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| Executive producer(s) |
David Kim | ||||||||||||||
| Running time | 12 minutes | ||||||||||||||
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| Original channel | TVB Jade | ||||||||||||||
| Original run | February 16, 2008 – Still airing | ||||||||||||||
The Adventures of Hello Kitty and Friends (Traditional Chinese： Hello Kitty 愛漫遊)is an HKICT award winning collection of 52 episodes animated using CGI, that embraces themes of happiness, family and friendship intended for kids to watch with their family and friends. It is produced from 2006 to present by Sanrio Digital and Dream Cortex.
Although the show is aimed at children between the ages of three to ten, it is popular for men and women of all ages.
Each episode features a mini musical performance, with original songs written and composed by Greg Chun from Hollywood.
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[edit] Overview
The series focuses on core values established more than 30 years ago by Sanrio such as: happiness, family values, friendship, and educational values.
- Unlike the older series, which were short and cute episodes, this is an educational TV series that targets both the children and their parents.
- The animation works together with real actors in teaching children from age two to six about words, simple math, shapes, colors and foreign languages like Chinese & Japanese.
- The series offers an entertaining way for children to learn about social interaction and behavior while following the adventures of Helly Kitty.
- Hello Kitty establishes a new image, giving children more things to learn from, rather than just being sweet and cute.
[edit] Character summary
[edit] Hello Kitty
Kitty is a cheerful, warm-hearted little girl. Baking cookies is her forte, but what she enjoys most is eating a slice of Mama's apple pie! Kitty and her twin sister Mimmy are the best of friends
[edit] Dear Daniel
Dear Daniel is a smart, enterprising, bookish boy the same age as Kitty. He loves learning new things and pursuing his hobby of photographing wildlife.
[edit] My Melody
My Melody is a cute young girl who loves baking cookies and sharing them with her friends. She is fleet of foot but her kind nature keeps her from showing off.
[edit] Pochacco
Pochacco is a friendly, slightly goofy puppy who loves to play football, (especially goalkeeper) and solve mysteries in his spare time.
[edit] Badtz-Maru
Badtz-Maru is a penguin with an attitude. Always looking for an angle, he is a precocious youngster with dreams of grandeur. His selfish ways get him in hot water from time to time, but his good heart always steers him in the right direction.
[edit] Keroppi
Keroppi is a fun-loving little frog with a penchant for inventing things. He likes driving his car and playing with new toys.
[edit] Little Twin Stars
Little Twin Stars are named Kiki and Lala and live on a puffy cloud in the sky. They possess magical powers with which they teach lessons and come to the rescue of Kitty and her friends.
[edit] Cinnamoroll
Cinnamoroll is a sweet, shy boy who runs a coffee shop on wheels around SanrioTown. His ability to fly using his big floppy ears comes in handy.
[edit] Episode List
| Episode | Title | Episode Summary |
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| 1 | A Colorful World | Hello Kitty and friends learn that world is made up of many fascinating colors. |
| 2 | Our New Friend Dear Daniel | Kitty and the gang befriend a shy new student. |
| 3 | XO Man Begins | Badtz-Maru reveals a “super” alter-ego. |
| 4 | The Magic Chisel | The kids portray a classic fable about greed. |
| 5 | Keroppi’s Best Friend | Keroppi is driven to invent a best friend. |
| 6 | Happy Earth Day | The Twin Stars teach the kids a lesson about conserving the environment. |
| 7 | The Case of the Broken Vase | Keroppi learns the importance of telling the truth. |
| 8 | A Fair Share | Badtz-Maru discovers his selfish ways have consequences. |
| 9 | My Melody’s Missing Smile | The kids try to find out why My Melody is unhappy. |
| 10 | V.I.P. (Very Important Pochacco) | Pochacco puts on a show in a quest for fame. |
| 11 | Give Me a Brake | Keroppi’s new car proves quite a handful. |
| 12 | There’s No Space Like Home | Kitty and the gang have an adventure in outer space. |
| 13 | Lost and Hound | When the kids get lost, Badtz-Maru and Daniel think they know the way home. |
| 14 | March of the Badtz-Maru’s | Badtz-Maru journeys to the South Pole to be with his penguin friends. |
| 15 | Tall Order Part One | Keroppi finds a novel solution to being vertically challenged. |
| 16 | Tall Order Part Two | Keroppi learns there are advantages to being small. |
| 17 | Run My Melody, Run | My Melody is nervous about her big race. |
| 18 | Where’s Santa? Part One | A missing Santa Claus has the children worried that Christmas may be cancelled. |
| 19 | Where’s Santa? Part Two | Kitty and friends help Santa save Christmas. |
| 20 | Hide and Seek | The kids play a game of Hide and Seek around the school with surprising results. |
| 21 | A Fish Story | Kitty bonds with a new pet. |
| 22 | Election | Badtz-Maru and Daniel vie for class president. |
| 23 | A School Day | A typical school day presents challenges for the kids. |
| 24 | Café Cinnamoroll | Kitty and the gang help a shy new friend open a new business. |
| 25 | The Big Game | The kids learn the importance of teamwork. |
| 26 | Power Outage | The Twin Stars give up their powers to see what it’s like to be regular kids. |
[edit] Broadcasters around the world
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[edit] Alternative names
The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends has been reversioned for many different countries, sometimes involving a change of title.
