Ping and Friends
Ping and Friends is an animated musical children's television series created by Celia Catunda and Kiko Mistrorigo. Produced by TV PinGuim and Kondolole Films, the series premiered on November 12, 2018 on TVO Kids in Canada, and on November 19 on Discovery Kids in Brazil.[2]
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Also known as | Ping and Pong |
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Theme music composer | Fabio Tagliaferri |
Opening theme | "Ping and Friends Theme" performed by Holly Gauthier-Frankel |
Ending theme | "Ping and Friends Theme" (instrumental) |
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Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 52 (list of episodes) |
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Editor(s) | Loïc Bruderlein |
Running time | 7 minutes |
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Distributor | Meta Media Entertainment[1] |
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Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | November 12, 2018 – August 5, 2019 |
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Plot
Ping and Friends follows two best friends; Ping, a bird, and Pong, a dog, a duo who love music. With their friends Mr. Prickles, a porcupine, Matilda the cat, and Trix06, their robot assistant, they always find a reason to create a new song in Melody Meadows. For Ping and Pong, the answer to everything is music.[3]
Characters
- Ping is a yellow bird.
- Pong is an orange dog.
- Matilda is a black cat.
- Mr. Prickles is a porcupine.
- Trix06 is a robot, and Ping and Pong's musical assistant.
Episodes
No. | Title | Written by | Storyboard by | Canadian air date [4] | Brazilian air date | Prod. code |
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1 | "Shleepy Lullabye" | TBA | TBA | November 12, 2018 | TBA | 101 |
2 | "Rainy Day Blues" | TBA | TBA | November 14, 2018 | TBA | 102 |
3 | "Birthday Beat" | TBA | TBA | November 19, 2018 | TBA | 103 |
4 | "From Kickups to Samba" | TBA | TBA | November 21, 2018 | TBA | 104 |
5 | "A Hula of a Story" | TBA | TBA | November 26, 2018 | TBA | 105 |
6 | "Homemade Bluegrass" | TBA | TBA | November 28, 2018 | TBA | 106 |
7 | "Ding Dong Song" | TBA | TBA | December 3, 2018 | TBA | 107 |
8 | "The Seal Rhythm" | TBA | TBA | December 5, 2018 | TBA | 108 |
9 | "A Puzzle of a Melody" | TBA | TBA | December 10, 2018 | TBA | 109 |
10 | "Square Dance" | TBA | TBA | December 12, 2018 | TBA | 110 |
11 | "Positive Vibrations" | TBA | TBA | December 17, 2018 | TBA | 111 |
12 | "Moving Along" | TBA | TBA | December 19, 2018 | TBA | 112 |
13 | "Little Pong Peep" | TBA | TBA | December 24, 2018 | TBA | 113 |
14 | "Give It All Away" | TBA | TBA | December 24, 2018 | TBA | 122 |
15 | "Fiesta Fiesta" | TBA | TBA | December 26, 2018 | TBA | 114 |
16 | "The Jamming Jam" | TBA | TBA | January 7, 2019 | TBA | 115 |
17 | "Rainbow Umbrellas" | TBA | TBA | January 9, 2019 | TBA | 116 |
18 | "One Stormy Day" | TBA | TBA | January 14, 2019 | TBA | 117 |
19 | "The Big Audition" | TBA | TBA | January 16, 2019 | TBA | 118 |
20 | "A Day at the Beach" | TBA | TBA | January 21, 2019 | TBA | 119 |
21 | "Less Is More" | TBA | TBA | January 23, 2019 | TBA | 120 |
22 | "Busy Bees" | TBA | TBA | January 28, 2019 | TBA | 121 |
23 | "The Bagpiper" | TBA | TBA | February 4, 2019 | TBA | 123 |
24 | "Snail Mails Song" | TBA | TBA | February 6, 2019 | TBA | 124 |
25 | "Pop Goes the World" | TBA | TBA | February 16, 2019 | TBA | 125 |
26 | "Go Loud and Soft" | TBA | TBA | February 17, 2019 | TBA | 126 |
27 | "Silent Ping" | TBA | TBA | May 6, 2019 | TBA | 127 |
28 | "Chinese New Year" | TBA | TBA | May 8, 2019 | TBA | 128 |
29 | "Digeridoo" | TBA | TBA | May 13, 2019 | TBA | 129 |
30 | "Opera-Co-Opera" | TBA | TBA | May 15, 2019 | TBA | 130 |
31 | "Musical Painting" | TBA | TBA | May 21, 2019 | TBA | 137 |
32 | "Moon Flower" | TBA | TBA | May 22, 2019 | TBA | 138 |
33 | "Clowning Around" | TBA | TBA | May 22, 2019 | TBA | 131 |
34 | "African Story Time" | TBA | TBA | May 23, 2019 | TBA | 139 |
35 | "Dance of the Zils" | TBA | TBA | May 24, 2019 | TBA | 140 |
36 | "Prickles Quartet" | TBA | TBA | May 27, 2019 | TBA | 141 |
37 | "Marching Band" | TBA | TBA | May 27, 2019 | TBA | 132 |
38 | "The Big Sheep Wedding" | TBA | TBA | May 28, 2019 | TBA | 142 |
39 | "The Camping Trip" | TBA | TBA | May 29, 2019 | TBA | 143 |
40 | "Ice Sculpture" | TBA | TBA | May 29, 2019 | TBA | 133 |
41 | "Music School" | TBA | TBA | May 30, 2019 | TBA | 144 |
42 | "Caterpillar Song" | TBA | TBA | May 31, 2019 | TBA | 145 |
43 | "Snow Day"[5] | TBA | TBA | June 3, 2019 | TBA | 134 |
44 | "Movie Music Magic" | TBA | TBA | June 5, 2019 | TBA | 135 |
45 | "Garden Party Idol" | TBA | TBA | June 10, 2019 | TBA | 136 |
46 | "Welcome Djembe" | TBA | TBA | June 29, 2019 | TBA | 148 |
47 | "Spring Orchestra" "Maestro Prickles" | TBA | TBA | July 15, 2019 | TBA | 146 |
48 | "The Singing Ant" | TBA | TBA | July 17, 2019 | TBA | 147 |
49 | "Dance Dance Dance"[5] | TBA | TBA | July 24, 2019 | TBA | 149 |
50 | "For the Love of Triangle"[5] | TBA | TBA | July 29, 2019 | TBA | 150 |
51 | "One Two Three"[5] "Music Box" | TBA | TBA | July 31, 2019 | TBA | 151 |
52 | "Keytar"[5] | TBA | TBA | August 5, 2019 | TBA | 152 |
Broadcast
Ping and Friends had its world debut in Canada on November 12, 2018 on TVO Kids. The series then premiered on Knowledge Kids on January 16, 2019. In Quebec, the series premiered on Télé-Québec on February 25, and on May 27, 2019 on TFO. In Brazil, the series premiered on Discovery Kids on November 19, 2018.[2] In the rest of Latin America, the series premiered on the same channel on February 26, 2019.[6]
In the United States, 13 episodes of the series are available on Amazon Prime.
Media information
An app based on the series, "Music with Ping and Friends" was released on the iTunes store, as well as Google Play. The game offers three educational musical activities.
References
- https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/meta-media-named-distributor-for-ping-and-friends/
- https://telaviva.com.br/13/11/2018/discovery-kids-estreia-cantando-com-ping-e-pong-nova-serie-musical-animada-da-tv-pinguim/
- "Ping and Friends". pingandfriends.com (in French). Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- https://tvlistings.gracenote.com/overview-affiliates.html?programSeriesId=SH03068369&tmsId=SH030683690000&from=TVGrid&aid=cha
- https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/ping-and-friends/episodes/1248650/
- https://multipress.com.mx/entretenimiento/la-pantalla-de-discovery-kids-se-mueve-al-ritmo-de-ping-y-pong/