On September 7th, 2021, Netflix launched a spin-off series called Octonauts: Above & Beyond. A second, Octonauts & the Great Barrier Reef, was released on October 13, 2020, and a third, Octonauts & the Ring of Fire, was released on January 8th, 2021 in China and worldwide on March 30th, 2021. On August 14, 2020, Netflix released a feature-length movie for the series, Octonauts & the Caves of Sac Actun. The show went on hiatus in 2017 after 4 seasons, but was later confirmed in 2018 to be renewed for additional seasons. Although it is science fiction as regards to its technology, the exotic creatures and locations that the crew encounter are real marine animals in their natural habitats. The subject matter is reminiscent of a blend of Star Trek, Thunderbirds and Jacques Cousteau. Octonauts follows an underwater exploring crew made up of stylized anthropomorphic animals, a team of eight adventurers who live in an undersea base, the Octopod, from where they go on undersea adventures with the help of a fleet of aquatic vehicles. In the United States, it aired on Disney Junior until 2016. The TV series is based on the children's books written by Vicki Wong and Michael C. The Octonauts is released on DVD in Australia by Roadshow Entertainment.Ĭatch ya later, George Check out my bookish blog, Literary Clutter, hosted by Boomerang Books.Īnd follow me on Twitter to get updates on both blogs.Octonauts is a British-American children's television series, produced by Silvergate Media for Cbeebies and animated by Brown Bag Films and Rainmaker Entertainment. It’s a quality programme for younger kids that I also found quite enjoyable as an adult. One of the strengths of it is the voice characterisation, with each of the Octonaut crew members given a different nationality and corresponding accent.Īs well as the seven episodes, this release features an additional “Creature Report” for each of the sea creatures we encounter - a cute little musical tribute to each creature and its characteristics.Īll up, this series and this release are a lot of fun. The episodes are: “The Giant Kelp Forest”, “The Enemy Anemones”, “The Narwhal”, “The Midnight Zone”, “The Snapping Shrimp”, “The Snot Sea Cucumber” and “The Giant Whirlpool”.Īlthough I quite like the books on which the series is based, I actually prefer the series. The seven eps on this release are a good representation of the series as a whole. An environmental theme runs through the series, as well as a gentle humour and fun approach. I was laughing out loud at the snot jokes. They are part animal, part vegetable, and they seem to do the catering aboard the Octopod.Įach episode focuses on a particular sea creature and we get to learn a little bit about it… I particularly like the episode about the Snot Sea Cucumber. Oh, and there are a bunch of rather curious creatures called Vegimals, led by Tunip. ![]() ![]() ![]() Shellington, a sea otter Tweak the engineer, who’s a bunny and Professor Inkling the brilliant octopus oceanographer and founder of the Octonauts. The team is lead by Captain Barnacles (a polar bear) and include: Kwazii, a kitten with a piratical past Peso, a penguin who is the group’s medic Dashi the dachshund, photographer and computer expert the group’s scientist, Dr. Their catchcry is: “Explore! Rescue! Protect!” The series is about a group of anthropomorphised animals who wander the Earth’s oceans in the Octopod (their mobile, octopus-like base of operations), exploring, rescuing sea creatures and protecting the environment. Take a look in your local ABC store and you’ll see lots of merchandise quickly disappearing off the shelves. ![]() The series has being quite a hit and seems to be popular with a large age-range of kids. This DVD release, The Octonauts: Ready For Action, contains seven of the 52 episodes that were made in 2010/2011. The Octonauts is an animated kids’ series based on a set of four picture books ( see my review over at Literary Clutter).
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