Nutri Ventures – The Quest for the 7 Kingdoms
Nutri Ventures (also known as Nutri Ventures – The Quest for the 7 Kingdoms) (Portuguese: Nutri Ventures - Em Busca dos 7 Reinos) is a Portuguese-German American animated television series produced by the Nutri Ventures Corporation and Dentsu Aegis Network, Entertainment One Television in United States. that is distributed through Hulu Kids.[1] the tv show was inspired by Powerpuff Girls, Indiana Jones.
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| Genre | Adventure Comedy Science Fiction |
| Created by | Watermelon (www.watermelon.pt) |
| Directed by | Rodrigo Carvalho Craig McCracken (English version, Pilot) |
| Voices of | Cam Clarke Rob Paulsen Mona Marshall Jim Cummings Paget Brewster Jill Talley Tress MacNeille Tom Kenny Tara Strong Olivia Olson Cathy Cavadini Nicole Sullivan Diane Delano Rachael Macfarlane |
| Opening theme | Nutri Ventures Theme (Simon Wadsworth, Rodrigo Carvalho, João Ramos; performed by Paula Teixeira) |
| Country of origin | Portugal United States (Voice acting) |
| Original language(s) | Portuguese Germany United States |
| No. of seasons | 12 (5 aired) |
| No. of episodes | 102 (52 aired) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Rui Lima Miranda, Rodrigo Carvalho, Pedro Van Zeller |
| Producer(s) | Nutri Ventures SA |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Nutri Ventures Corporation |
| Distributor | Nutri Ventures Corporation Dentsu Aegis Network (UK) Entertainment One Television (US) |
| Release | |
| Original network | RTP (Portugual) Qubo (US) |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Synopsis
Young heroes Theo, Lena, Ben and Nina go on a mission to discover food-group kingdoms in this animated series. Traveling from kingdom to kingdom, the heroes discover the nutripowers of the lost foods that they rescue. Their goal is to bring healthy food back to their city, where supervillain Alex Grand makes sure that no food exists. With childhood obesity on the rise, "Nutri Ventures" aims to create a positive message around healthy eating for young people.
Characters
Main
- Theo is the leader of the 4 kids. He keeps the medallion with him.
- Lena is the "brains" of the group. She keeps the NutriPad with her. In the Indian territory, everyone calls her "Eagle Feather". She always a color for an red hair and wide open bigger teeth. Lena takes Nina's injury arm to leave the Veggie-Games Arena. Lena trying to saved & kidnapped Nina. But the two hands are plant handcuffs. In "The Four Signs of The Apocalypse", "The Trails of Light and Darkness", & "Star Marathon".
- Ben is the strong, yet clumsy and foolish, one. In the sugar kingdom, everyone calls him Big Ben. He has a crush on Inca.
- Nina is playful and intelligent and she helps someone who can get in shape. She's actually Theo's little sister. She always wears a blue flower in her orange hair. It was revealed in the episode "In Search of Energy" that she tends to get separation anxiety from her brother as she always wants to be with him. In "The Path of the Lonely Star," she realizes that she doesn't need to be with him as Lena told her about the fact that Theo had to go alone because the stone battle was about to begin. In "The End of The Brown Kingdom," Nina was crying because Theo dies and my brother will return?.
- Alex Grand is the main antagonist of the series. The President of the Grand Corporation, he replaced all the food in the world with a food-like product called "Genex 100."
- Murdock is Alex's father, but very old.
- Nose is Alex's second-in-command. In the Red Kingdom, he is dressed up as a jester with a grey beard so the kids say Alex! from the end of episode "Red Alert".
- Nexus is the leader of the seven Guardians.
- The Gugas are cute and small sphere-shaped bulldog-like creatures. The purple one projects holograms with his eyes. The yellow one wears a black martial arts headband. The white one is always dirty. The orange one is always happy. The red one has a lot of fear. The brown one is always tired. The blue one has anger management problems. The green one takes pictures like a snap camera from our photo.
- Guardian Purple is Theo and Nina's grandfather.
The Red Kingdom
- Genevieve is the daughter of Guardian Red and a princess disguised as the Black Knight. She prefers to be in love with Theo. Her companion is Guga Red.
- Guardian Red is Genevieve's father and king of the red kingdom.
- Jomanda is the lady-in-waiting who lives in the Salt Desert.
- Fritz is the duke of the Fried Kingdom.
- Fritz Junior is Fritz's son who is obsessed with Genevieve.
- Professor Gizmo is one of the inventors.
- Fat&Fit Philip is the ruler of the Fat Kingdom, but after Nina taught him about diets. He renamed his kingdom into the Fit Kingdom and ruled it.
- Dragon is Alex's Prisoner, but thanks to Theo, he volunteers to Theo's cause later.
The Yellow Empire
The White State
- Guardian White lives in the White State. She attracts Fritz with her beautiful appearance. She is also the mother of her two children.
- Tina is a woman in the White State who sabotaged the heroes.
- Zack is one of Tina's bodyguards who is Black's twin brother.
- Black is Zack's twin brother and the other bodyguard.
The Blue Island
- Pecky is a blue talking parrot with some pirate apparel.
- Guardian Blue is a spunky joke teller. He is the father of his two older twin daughters (who were transformed into mermaids) and his younger son.
- Captain Mist is a good pirate. He is in love with Captain Scarlet.
- Neptune is the god of the sea.
- Tina, Zack & Black returns his since of Episode "Super-Sonic White Kingdom".
The Green Ruins
- Inca is a girl with a ponytail. As one of the villagers, she was the first citizen of the Green Kingdom to welcome Theo and his team. Ben has a crush on her.
- Guardian Green is an emperor of his kingdom. He also has a wife and son.
- Tucan: The chosen child in the trial of light (Theo thought that he was in the trial of darkness, but then he understood that Tucan was going to form the trial of light.)
- Boa is Tucan's smart snake.
- Green Guga transforms into Octopus Monster.
- Lena will leave the Veggie-Games Arena due to injury arm to coming follow with Nina.
- They Kidnap Nina.
The Brown Union
- Guardian Brown is also the sheriff in the Brown Union.
- Broken Canoe is an Indian chief.
- Curling Snake is Broken Canoe's Personal Counselor, but he betrayed her.
- Betty Beans was Guardian Brown's Trusted Cowgirl, she also betrayed her.
- Johnny is Guardian Brown's grandson. He is also good friends with Nina and the companion of Guga Brown.
- Sacred Eagle is a temple guider of the Brown Union, but he also made a bargain with Lena.
The Orange Woodlands
- Guardian Orange teaches the magic of fruits and is the leader of the Orange Kingdom.
- The Oracle is a tree with all the answers, but first one must pass 3 tests.
- Sid is a Fruitist who lives in the Orange Kingdom.
- Candyman is a greedy villain who hypnotized people with sugary foods.
- Matrons are Candyman's law enforcement who bring sugar foods, but be careful! Their rolling pans aren't for rolling desserts, it's also for whacking people who refuse to eat.
- Ragg is one of Guardian Orange's students. He also build a command center in the sugar kingdom where the sugar hypnosis can't get in.
Episodes
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | ||
| The Origins (2012) | 2 | September 26, 2012 | September 27, 2012 |
| Season 1 (2020) | 11 | April 27, 2020 | May 11, 2020 |
| Season 2 (2020) | 9 | May 12, 2020 | May 22, 2020 |
| Season 3 (2020) | 9 | May 25, 2020 | June 4, 2020 |
| Season 4 (2020) | 11 | June 5, 2020 | June 19, 2020 |
| Final Season (2020) | 10 | June 22, 2020 | July 3, 2020 |
The Origins (2012)
| Episode No. | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Origins Part 1 - Murdock´s Dream" | September 7, 2012 |
| 2 | "The Origins Part 2 - The New Kingdoms" | September 7, 2012 |
Season 1: The Beginning of Nutritions (2020) IFLIX
| Episode No. | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | "Little Big Hero" | 27 April 2020 |
| 4 | "In Search of Energy" | 28 April 2020 |
| 5 | "Super-Sonic White Kingdom" | 29 April 2020 |
| 6 | "Freedom for the Yellow Kingdom" | 30 April 2020 |
| 7 | "Sweet Taste of Danger" | 1 May 2020 |
| 8 | "The Magic of Fruit" | 4 May 2020 |
| 9 | "Big Ben" | 5 May 2020 |
| 10 | "Ready to Roll" | 6 May 2020 |
| 11 | "Tough to Crack" | 7 May 2020 |
| 12 | "The Bitter Taste of Victory" | 8 May 2020 |
| 13 | "Alex Grand's Galaxy" | 11 May 2020 |
Season 2: Kingdom of Medieval (2020) IFLIX
| Episode No. | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | "Kingdom Under Fire" | 12 May 2020 |
| 15 | "Red Alert" | 13 May 2020 |
| 16 | "Danger! Slippery Kingdom!" | 14 May 2020 |
| 17 | "Out of The Frying Pan Into The Fire!" | 15 May 2020 |
| 18 | "Let's Burn That Fat!" | 18 May 2020 |
| 19 | "On The Wings of The Dragon" | 19 May 2020 |
| 20 | "Sun Salt and Sweat" | 20 May 2020 |
| 21 | "Kingdoms On The Verge of Extinction" | 21 May 2020 |
| 22 | "Roasted Red Kingdom" | 22 May 2020 |
Season 3: Boosting West (2020) IFLIX
| Episode No. | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | "Turbo Bean" | 25 May 2020 |
| 24 | "The Curse of The Spirit of The Light" | 26 May 2020 |
| 25 | "Hanging On" | 27 May 2020 |
| 26 | "Turbo Turbo Bang Bang" | 28 May 2020 |
| 27 | "Snakes and Beans" | 29 May 2020 |
| 28 | "The End of The Brown Kingdom" | 1 June 2020 |
| 29 | "A Seed of Hope" | 2 June 2020 |
| 30 | "Legumes Full Steam Ahead" | 3 June 2020 |
| 31 | "Collision Course" | 4 June 2020 |
Season 4: Intelligence Sea (2020) IFLIX
| Episode No. | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | "The Legend of Neptune's Stone" | 5 June 2020 |
| 33 | "The Return of the Terror of the Seas" | 8 June 2020 |
| 34 | "Guga Uga!" | 9 June 2020 |
| 35 | "Prepare for Dive" | 10 June 2020 |
| 36 | "Into the Shark's Jaws" | 11 June 2020 |
| 37 | "Underwater Pact" | 12 June 2020 |
| 38 | "A Sea of Tentacles" | 15 June 2020 |
| 39 | "Ice-Breaker Melody" | 16 June 2020 |
| 40 | "Blue Kingdom's Last Breath" | 17 June 2020 |
| 41 | "The Barrier of Fear" | 18 June 2020 |
| 42 | "Testing the Trident" | 19 June 2020 |
Final Season: Apocalypse Vegetables (2020) IFLIX
| Episode No. | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | "The Hidden Star" | 22 June 2020 |
| 44 | "The Curse of the Lost Vegetables" | 23 June 2020 |
| 45 | "The Mysterious Kingdom of Children" | 24 June 2020 |
| 46 | "A Well Guarded Stone" | 25 June 2020 |
| 47 | "The Four Signs of the Apocalypse" | 26 June 2020 |
| 48 | "The Trials of Light and Darkness" | 29 June 2020 |
| 49 | "Star Marathon" | 30 June 2020 |
| 50 | "In the Shadow of the Eclipse" | 1 July 2020 |
| 51 | "On the Edge of Madness" | 2 July 2020 |
| 52 | "The Path of the Lonely Star" | 3 July 2020 |
Broadcast
- Channel & Date: RTP2 (September, 2012); Canal Panda (October, 2012)
- Channel & Date: eToonz (2018)
Reception
Common Sense Media gave Nutri Ventures an extremely positive review, rating it at five stars and praising it for its lack of extreme violence and promotion of healthy eating.[2]
Awards
- First Honorable Mention, Mobilization Initiative 2012 at the Nutrition Awards (October 2012)
- Sapo Award (2012, won)
- Silver Prize for Digital and Interactive Media (subcategory games) by the Clube Criativos de Portugal (2012)
- Exame Informática Award for Software by Exame Informática (2013, won for NV Runners)
- AmCham Tributes by the American Chamber of Commerce, Portugal (2015)
References
- "Hulu Buys Kids' Nutrition Series". License Magazine. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- "Nutri Ventures (review)". Commonsensemedia. Retrieved 7 May 2008.
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