Tinpo

Tinpo (Japanese: ポータウンのなかまたち) is an American-British-Japanese children's animated television series. The series is produced by Cloudco Entertainment, Dentsu, Sprite Entertainment, OLM Digital and TV Tokyo for CBeebies.[1]

Tinpo
Also known asTeam Tinpo
TinPo
Written byDavey Moore
Emma Hogan
Country of originUnited States
Japan
United Kingdom
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons2
Production
Executive producer(s)Karen Vermeulen
Running time1 minute (shorts)
7 minutes (TV series)
Production company(s)Shorts
American Greetings
TV series
Cloudco Entertainment
Dentsu
Sprite Entertainment
OLM Digital
Release
Original networkShorts
CBS (KEWLopolis)
TV series
CBeebies (UK)
TV Tokyo (Japan)
Original releaseOctober 3, 2007 (shorts)
December 10, 2018 (TV series)

The series originally ran as 1-minute online shorts on CBS' KEWLopolis block.[2]

The series began airing on TVOKids in Canada on June 3, 2019.[3]

Premise

The show features four colourful human-like creatures called The Team Tinpo, who fix problems with creative solutions.[2]

Characters

  • Tinpo: a blue team tinpo. He’s the leader. A dreamer and a doer. He is voiced by Ross Grant.
  • Dougpo: a yellow team tinpo. She boldly acts on gut and instinct. She is voiced by Lizzie Waterworth-Santo.
  • Logipo: a reddish-orange team tinpo. He’s cautious and by the book. He is voiced by Keith Wickham.
  • Hackpo: a purple team tinpo. She heads up communication and invents gadgets. She is voiced by Joanna Ruiz.

Production

The shorts were produced by American Greetings Entertainment (now Cloudco Entertainment).[2]

The TV series was produced for CBeebies by Cloudco Entertainment in association with Dentsu, Sprite Entertainment, OLM Digital, and TV Tokyo.[4]

Lemonsky Studios provided additional outsourced service on the animation.[5]

References

  1. "CBeebies greenlights American Greetings' Tinpo". Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  2. "Sushi leads the pack of new AG cartoon creations". Crain's Cleveland Business. 2007-08-20. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  3. "Tinpo | TVOKids.com". www.tvokids.com. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  4. Milligan, Mercedes (2017-10-17). "CBeebies Ties Up with 'Tinpo' with AGE Order". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  5. "Tinpo". Lemon Sky Studios. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
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