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British animated pre-school television series

Hey Duggee

Genre	Pre-School
Created by	Grant Orchard
Starring	Alexander Armstrong Sander Jones
Voices of	Jasmine Bartholomew Poppie Boyes Ollie Chequer Duke Davis Bella Green Sander Jones Alfie Sanderson Leo Templer Dexter Varrall
Narrated by	Alexander Armstrong
Theme music composer	Oliver M.A. Knowles
Opening theme	Isn't It Time for Duggee?
Ending theme	Hey Duggee Theme (instrumental)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	156
Production
Executive producers	Henrietta Hurford-Jones Jackie Edwards Sue Goffe
Producer	Janine Voong
Production location	Carl Graham
Cinematography	Michael Hatt
Editor	Anna Kubik
Camera setup	Gallery
Running time	7 minutes
Production company	Studio AKA
Distributor	BBC Studios
Release
Original network	CBeebies (May 18, 2018)
Picture format	16:9 HDTV
Audio format	Stereo
First shown in	December 17, 2014 (2014-12-17)
Original release	December 17, 2014 (2014-12-17) – September 17, 2021 (2021-09-17)
External links
Official website
Page from Studio AKA

Hey Duggee is a British animated educational preschool television series aimed at two to five year olds. Created by Grant Orchard,^[1] it is produced by Studio AKA, in association with BBC Studios (formerly BBC Worldwide). The show is narrated by Alexander Armstrong.

The programme is based around The Squirrel Club, an activity club for children. The children take part in all kinds of activities, have adventures and earn badges for their accomplishments. Each episode shows the squirrels complete an activity or adventure relating to a badge, that the squirrels earn at the end of the episodes. There is no set formula for every episode, with many episodes referencing or parodying pop culture.

Hey Duggee has three series. It was first shown in December 2014. BBC and Studio AKA produced a second series in early 2016,^[2] with the first episode airing in the United Kingdom on 26 September 2016. A third series was commissioned in October 2017,^[3] with the first episode due to be broadcast in Autumn 2018, but was pushed back to 4 March 2019. It aired until September 2021 with a Christmas episode shown in December 2020. The third series received increased acclaim and popularity amongst children and adults alike during the 2020 pandemic lockdowns.^[4]

Production [edit]

The programme is animated using the computer program Flash, with a minimalist style using filled shapes with no outlines, and only effects that Flash is capable of,^[5] and only the Duggee character uses any gradients. The frog character is a plain green triangle.

The production team consists of around 16 in-house animators, with six to eight scriptwriters.^[5]

Characters [edit]

Main [edit]

Narrator (voiced by Alexander Armstrong) – the narrator of the show.
Duggee (voiced by Sander Jones) – a friendly big brown dog and the leader of the squirrel club.
Betty (voiced by Jasmine Bartholomew series 1-series 3 episode 32; Arabella Duffy series 3 episode 33-present) – a talkative and intelligent octopus.
Norrie (voiced by Poppie Boyes series 1–2; Bella Green series 3–present) – a sweet-natured and curious mouse.
Roly (voiced by Leo Templer series 1; Dexter Varrall series 2–present) – an enthusiastic, loud and hyperactive hippo
Tag (voiced by Alfie Sanderson series 1–2; Ollie Chequer series 3–present) – a gentle, clumsy blue rhino.
Happy (voiced by Duke Davis series 1-series 3 episode 32; Forest Davis series 3 episode 33-present) – a tall, easy-going crocodile, with a love of water and splashing in puddles.

Recurring [edit]

Sander Jones as

Enid – Duggee's pet cat
The Rabbits – live in the field near the clubhouse and all sound like hippies, apart from one who speaks French
Diesel – an angry bull who often chases Duggee and the Squirrels.

Phillip Warner as

Naughty Monkey – a monkey who loves to cause chaos.
King Tiger – local royalty whose favourite entertainment is the "jelly-belly dancers".
The Chickens – live in the hen-house and enjoy watching episodes of a Spanish hospital-drama.

Grant Orchard as

The Mice – a gang of three trouble-making mice styled like a 50's biker gang; they usually leave the scene with the phrase "Let's bounce".
Whooooo – a shamanistic owl.
Mole – a short-sighted animal who has dreams of being a stunt-mole.

Adam Longworth as

Lord Fingal of Skye Castle – a Scottish Terrier with a Scottish accent and a kilt.
Tino the Artistic Mouse – a perfectionist mouse whom Roly describes as grumpy.
Hedgley – a hedgehog who has an African-American accent.
Mr (John) Crab – a dramatic orange crab, married to a non-speaking crab named Nigel.
Eugene – an anxious chipmunk involved in leading various theatrical events.
The Delivery Chipmunk – a postman who has difficulty pronouncing names.
Thora and Agnes, the two old deer.

Lucy Montgomery as

Hennie – a tall, sports-loving ostrich.
Chew Chew the Panda – a confectionery-loving panda.

Morgana Robinson as

Katarina the Flamingo – the lead swimmer of a synchronised swimming team.
Buggee – a small insect who feels useless due to her small size until the Squirrels show her otherwise.
Peggee – a wildebeest who leads the Hummingbirds Club.

Other characters [edit]

The Hummingbirds – The other group of older animals in the episode The Making Friends Badge, with their very own version of Duggee. They are Finbar and Merry (10 years old) (voiced by Charley Orchard) Chad (9 years old) (voiced by Bastian Varrall), Rochelle (11 years old) (voiced by Poppy Green) and Ottie/Otzi (12 years old) (voiced by Sean Orchard).
Duglee – Duggee's little nephew, voiced by Poppy Green and Charley Orchard.

Merchandise and licensing deals [edit]

In the UK, the BBC Children's Books imprint published books based on the series.

Golden Bear Toys manufactures Hey Duggee toys sold in the UK.

In 2015, Hey Duggee was adapted into several videogame apps for mobile devices.^{[ citation needed ]} These include:

The Big Badge App
The Big Outdoors App
We Love Animals
Colouring
Jigsaw Puzzles
The Counting Badge
The Exploring App
The Squirrels Club
The Christmas Badge

As of May 2015, Jasnor holds the master toy licence in Australia and New Zealand.^[6]

"The Stick Song" [edit]

"The Stick Song" premiered in the series 2 episode, Hey Duggee: The Stick Badge, which was first broadcast in the UK on 7 December 2017. Duggee and the Squirrels are making a campfire when Roly discovers one of his sticks can talk. The stick turns out to be a stick insect, and starts singing "stick" repeatedly to a catchy dance tune.

As of 2020, the song has been viewed over 7 million times on YouTube.^[7] The track has been featured on BBC Radio 6 Music and BBC Newsnight.^[8] Many remixes have been produced, by both the BBC and others, including a heavy metal remix by children's heavy metal band "Slay Duggee".^[9]

Episodes [edit]

Series overview [edit]

Pilot (2013) [edit]

Series 1 (2014-2015) [edit]

Series 2 (2016-2018) [edit]

Series 3 (2019-2021) [edit]

This series aired episodes every day at 12:00 pm on the CBeebies channel instead of on the morning block. It was the first to feature new voice actors included in the episode particle. There was also a new theme song.

Reception [edit]

Stuart Heritage, writing in The Guardian, described the series as being "peerless."^[13] Elements of the London Fire Brigade (LFB) complained on social media about "The Dressing-Up Badge". In the episode, Roly dresses up as a firefighter, but is described as being a fireman, which the LFB described as being "outdated" and [that] the term "'Firefighter' is the preferred respectful, inclusive, non-sexist, non-gendered term that should be being widely used by all media but especially the BBC [sic].^[14]

Awards and nominations [edit]

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result
2015	Annecy International Animated Film Festival	TV Series^[15]	For "The Rescue Badge"	Nominated
2015	BAFTA: Children's	Pre-School Animation	For "Series"	Nominated
2016	International Emmy Kids Awards	Kids: Preschool		Nominated
2016	BAFTA: Children's	Pre-School Animation	For "Series"	Won
2017	International Emmy Kids Awards	Kids: Preschool		Won
2017	Emile Awards	Best Background and character design in a TV/Broadcast Production		Won
2018	BAFTA: Children's	Pre-School Animation	For "Series"	Won
2019	International Emmy Kids Awards	Best Preschool Program		Won
	Kidscreen Awards	Best Animated Series		Won
	Annie Awards	Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production: Preschool		Nominated
2020	Kidscreen Awards	Best Animated Series	Hey Duggee	Won^[16]
		Best Voice Talent		Won^[16]
		Best Design		Won^[16]
		Best Music		Won^[16]
2021	Kidscreen Awards	Best Animated Series	Hey Duggee	Nominated^[17] ^[18]

References [edit]

^ "Brand new children's series Hey Duggee launches on ABC Kids Australian Channel". BBC Media Centre. 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
^ Jamila Atta (16 February 2016). "Global Children's Hit 'Hey Duggee' to return to CBeebies for a Second Series". BBC. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
^ BBC Worldwide (2 October 2017). "More Duggee Hugs Are Coming! BBC Worldwide and CBeebies commission Series Three of the award-winning pre-school series Hey Duggee". BBC. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
^ Tim Jonze (5 August 2020). "Hey Duggee: how a cult CBeebies show became the surprise TV smash of lockdown". The Guardian.
^ ^a ^b INTERVIEW: 'Hey Duggee' Creator Grant Orchard On Creating An Unconventional Preschool Show, Cartoon Brew, 28 February 2017, retrieved 20 April 2017
^ "BBC – BBC Worldwide signs Jasnor as Hey Duggee partner for Australia & New Zealand – Media Centre".
^ "Hey Duggee – The Stick Song – 5 MINUTE LOOP". Hey Duggee Official.
^ "How the 'Stick Song' got toddlers moving and started a baby rave craze/". iNews.
^ "STICK SONG (Heavy Metal) by SLAY DUGGEE". Slay Duggee.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Hey Duggee". TVGuide.com.
^ Cherry-Becker, Frances (17 May 2018). "BBC – Hey Duggee cordially invites you to celebrate King Tiger's Royal Wedding on CBeebies on 19 May at 7.25am – Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk . Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^ "Special Hey Duggee episode to celebrate parental resilience in lockdown". The Irish News. 30 November 2020.
^ Heritage, Stuart (5 January 2018). "Do British children really need saving from YouTube and Netflix?". The Guardian . Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^ Moir, Sophia (4 January 2018). "BBC accused of sexism for using the word fireman on CBeebies show Hey Duggee". Metro . Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d de Wit, Alex (12 February 2020). "Kidscreen Awards 2020 Winners Include 'Hey Duggee,' 'Bob's Burgers,' 'Angela's Christmas' – The Complete Winners List". Cartoon Brew . Retrieved 12 February 2020.
^ Dickson, Jeremy (23 November 2020). "Who's up for a Kidscreen Award?". Kidscreen . Retrieved 23 November 2020.
^ Milligan, Mercedes (9 February 2021). "2021 Kidscreen Awards Winners Announced".

External links [edit]

Hey Duggee at BBC Online
Official website
Hey Duggee at Studio AKA
Hey Duggee at IMDb

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_Duggee