Lilybuds
Lilybuds (/liləɪbʌdz/) is an American-Canadian children's animated television series produced by Marc du Pontavice. The series has been made for Universal Kids The CGI animated series is produced by Marc du Pontavice France for Universal Kids United States America, with the participation of public broadcaster France Télévisions. Both broadcasters launched the series in summer on 2018.[1]
Lilybuds | |
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Genre | Children's animation |
Created by | Olivier Jean-Marie Hugo Gittard Olivier Delabarre Baptiste Lucas |
Developed by | Marc du Pontavice |
Written by | Fred Mintoff |
Directed by | Hugo Gittard |
Starring | Jessica DiCicco Charlie Adler Max Charles Kate Wilson Christine Cavanaugh David Eccles Bridget Wareham Magnolia Smith Chris Wedge Dieter Jansen Jeff Glen Bennett Fred Tatasciore Debi Derryberry Khary Payton Catherine Taber |
Music by | Vincent Artaud |
Opening theme | "Having Fun" |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | America Canada |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 52 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Marc du Pontavice |
Producer(s) | Marc du Pontavice |
Running time | 11 minutes |
Production company(s) | Xilam Gaumont France Televisions |
Distributor | Xilam Animation (On Entertainment) |
Release | |
Original network | Universal Kids (United States America) |
Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
Original release | May 12, 2018 – present |
Premise
Lilybuds live in a garden as the tiny magical gardeners. They can grow lovely planets, flowers, any kind, and they are aware of animal creatures nearby.
Characters
Lilybuds
- Zinnia - The messenger of the Lilybuds. She warns them when humans come by. Voiced by Bridget Wareham.
- Rose - The most positive lilybud and the leader of the group. She is mostly the one who grows the flowers and plants. Voiced by Jessica DiCicco.
- Cap - The nervous lilybud of the Lilybuds. He gets scared when he sees something that's scary to him, but there's out to be something else. He is similar to a mushroom. Voiced by Max Charles.
- Daffodil - The most helpful lilybud who loves to knit. Voiced by Christine Cavanaugh
- Thistle - The clumsiest lilybud of the Lilybuds. She plans things and unexpectedly get ruined. Voiced by Kate Wilson
- Moss - The most excitable lilybud but who is leastly worried about thing getting lost. Voiced by Charlie Adler.
- Lilac - The most fashionable lilybud and often very silly and sarcastic and dramatic and wants to get things her way. Voiced by Magnolia Smith.
- Thorn - The cook of the Lilybuds. He helps out with Bucky to make food. He's always on the lookout for Ellery, preventing him from stealing their food. Voiced by David Eccles
Animals
- Bucky - The helpful beaver. He helps Thorn make and organising the food they make. Voiced by Dieter Jansen.
- Spearmint - A Jerboa who's best friends with Zinnia. They do park patrols together. Voiced by Khary Payton.
- Ellery - The naughty and sarcastic chipmunk who loves to steal. He always plans to steal Thorn and Bucky's food. But his plans get backfired by Thorn. Voiced by Chris Wedge.
- Plum - A baby possum who worries and gets scared a lot like Cap. Voiced by Catherine Taber.
Episodes
- A Royal Wedding
- Saving the Ducks
- Bunny Hill
- The Butterfly Pageant
- Cap’s Night Garden
- Thistle's Fall Festival
- Daffodil Knits
- Rose's Plus One
- Lilac Babysits
- Plum's Night Out
- Zinnia's New Ride
- Thorn's Berry Patch
- Zinnia and the Pinecone
- Lilac Finds a Ring
- Rose's Plus One
- Rose's Play
- Cap's New Friend
- A Tree for Plum
- Lilac on Ice
- Zinnia's Promise
- Rose and the Hiccups
- Lilac's Day Off
- Thorn and the Ducklings
- Thorn's House
- Island Adventure
- Spearmint's Snowdrop
- Moss and Danny
- Cap's Song
- Ellington's Magic Seeds
- Rose the Detective
- Ellery Becomes a Star
- Daffodil in Winter
- Bucky's Band
- Rose's Way Home
- Thorn and the Treasure Map
- Molly Goes to Town
- Zinnia Gets Growing
- Prince Norbet's Lesson
- Bobby is a Guest
- Lilac's Wild Wind
- Jerboa Express
- Genevieve's Gift
- Thorn and Ellery's Plan
- The Winter Rose
- Daffodil's Dream Box
- Carrot Day
- Ellery's Hats
- Cap and the Caterpillar
- Thorn and Daffodil's Royal Duties
- The Fruit Cup
- Cap's River Cruise
- Plum Wishes on a Star
Broadcast
The series originally airs on Discovery Kids in Latin America[2] in its first release. The series is also shown of TiJi[3] in France, Knowledge Kids and TVO Kids in Canada, DKids in the Middle East and North Africa, France.TV in France,[4] and Tiny Pop in the United Kingdom.[5] The series was also viewed on the online subscription video on demand service Showmax in South Africa.
Cast
- Jessica DiCicco as Rose
- Charlie Adler as Moss
- Max Charles as Cap
- Kate Wilson as Thistle
- Christine Cavanaugh as Daffodil
- David Eccles as Thorn
- Bridget Wareham as Zinnia
- Magnolia Smith as Lilac
- Chris Wedge as Ellery
- Dieter Jansen as Bucky
- Catherine Taber as Molly and Plum
- Fred Tatasciore as Ellington
- Tara Strong as BeeBee
- Rob Paulsen as Bobby
- Zach Braff as Prince Norbert
- Amy D. Lewis as Princess Olivia
Voice Cast
- Jessica DiCicco - Rose
- Charlie Adler - Moss
- Max Charles - Cap
- Kate Wilson - Thistle
- Christine Cavanaugh - Daffodil
- David Eccles - Thorn
- Bridget Wareham - Zinnia
- Magnolia Smith - Lilac
- Chris Wedge - Ellery
- Dieter Jansen - Bucky
- Catherine Taber - Molly, Plum
- Fred Tatasciore - Ellington
- Tara Strong - BeeBee
- Rob Paulsen - Bobby
- Zach Braff - Prince Norbert
- Amy D. Lewis - Princess Olivia
References
- Milligan, Mercedes (2018-09-17). "Zodiak Kids' 'Lilybuds' Plants Seeds in U.K." Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
- Milligan, Mercedes (2016-07-06). "Zodiak and Discovery Kids LatAm Team Up for 'Lilybuds'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
- "Tiji picks up pay-TV rights for Lilybuds". Retrieved 2019-01-07.
- "France Télévisions plants Lilybuds". TBI Vision. 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
- "Sony Pictures Television picks up Lilybuds, Molang". Retrieved 2019-01-07.