Iconicles

Iconicles is a live-action/animated television series for pre-schoolers. The series is a co-production between the British Create Media Ventures and the American phuuz entertainment, in association with Foothill Entertainment and Dinamo Productions. The series uses a cross between live-action, flash animation and CGI animation.[2]

Iconicles
GenrePre-school
Created byLois Lee
Eric Radomski
Based onAn original idea by Lois Lee and Eric Radomski
Directed by
  • Richard Bradley (Live-Action)
  • Dino Athanassiou (CGI)
  • Sam Cundall (2D)
StarringGavin Stenhouse
Voices of
Theme music composer
  • John Greswell
  • Christopher Taylor
Opening themeIconicles Theme
Ending themeIconicles Theme (Instrumental)
ComposerLester Barnes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producers
  • For Iconicles Ltd.
  • Vanessa Chapman
  • Lucy Murphy
  • Christopher Keenan
  • For CBeebies
  • Kay Benbow
  • Jackie Edwards
Producers
  • Alan Dewhurst (Series)
  • Aron Evans (Animation)
Running time25 minutes
Production companies
  • Create Media Ventures (Iconicles Ltd.)
  • phuuz entertainment
  • Foothill Entertainment
  • Dinamo Productions
DistributorBeyond Distribution (Worldwide)
Create Media Ventures/Foothall Entertainment (United States)[1]
Release
Original networkCBeebies
Picture format16:9
Original releaseSeptember 5 (2011-09-05) –
October 10, 2011 (2011-10-10)

Plot

The series tells of a man named Nat (Gavin Stenhouse) who invents an amazing display, the Iconi-Screen, that allows him to communicate with animated animals in various settings, such as a farm, the sea, a jungle, and a forest. The animals are called "Iconicles". In every episode Nat has a problem and is helped to solve it by an Iconicle, who jumps out of the Iconi-Screen to enter the real world and interact with Nat. At some point in every episode, there is a game with questions and answers based on what happened with some of the Iconicles.[2][3]

Characters

The most prominent Iconicles:

  • Splish and Splash (voiced by Sam Lewis and Ellie Jayne Howick): Two twin polar bears who are curious and always want to have a lot of fun.
  • Skitter (voiced by Tim Dann): a friendly squirrel who loves to collect acorns.
  • Miss Moo (voiced by Helen Lederer): a cow who has strict rules to keep everything tidy yet is very humble.
  • Rumple (voiced by Toby Williams): a grumpy rhino who has a big heart for other Iconicles.[3]

Development

The show's development began as early as September 2005,[4] and was announced to be in production by March 2006. when Foothill and Create Media Ventures announced development deals with Phuuz Entertainment for the production of the series.[5]

In April 2007, CBeebies announced they had greenlit the series with plans for it to broadcast within a Fall 2008 delivery window. BBC Worldwide were also once involved in the production of the series.[6]

The series never got past this window, and more information about the show was announced by CBeebies on November 25, 2008, with the intention of the series being broadcast within the 2009 schedule.[7] Once again, the series never aired during this window.

In March 2010, Beyond Distribution acquired distribution rights to the series.[8]

In May 2011, production of the series was announced to be almost complete.[9] The series would premiere on CBeebies on September 5, 2011.[10]

Broadcast

On February 23, 2012, Discovery Kids, TVOntario and Discovery Familia acquired the Latin American, Canadian and Hispanic American broadcast rights to the series.[11]

Episodes
No. Title Broadcast Iconicles Location
1 Mungo's Tummy Trouble September 5, 2011 Splish and Splash The Wild Wild Wilderness
2 The Surprise September 6, 2011 Rumple The Water's Edge
3 Dapper's Muddy Dilemma September 7, 2011 Splish and Splash Down on the Farm
4 Zee Can Fix It September 8, 2011 Skitter The Wild Wild Wilderness
5 Lost and Found September 9, 2011 Rumple Around the Garden
6 Four Wonders September 12, 2011 Miss Moo The Wild Wild Wilderness
7 Dive, Dive, Dive September 13, 2011 Skitter The Water's Edge
8 The Pom Pom Tree September 14, 2011 Splish and Splash The Wild Wild Wilderness
9 My Ball Your Ball September 15, 2011 Miss Moo The Water's Edge
10 Missing You September 16, 2011 Skitter The Water's Edge
11 Puddle Muddle September 19, 2011 Rumple Down on the Farm
12 Sleepover Showdown September 20, 2011 Skitter The Wild Wild Wilderness
13 Strictly Barn Yard September 21, 2011 Splish and Splash Down on the Farm
14 If A Job's Worth Doing September 22, 2011 Skitter The Water's Edge
15 When It Comes To The Crunch September 23, 2011 Skitter The Wild Wild Wilderness
16 Whale Song Wrong September 26, 2011 Miss Moo The Water's Edge
17 King For A Day September 27, 2011 Rumple Around the Garden
18 Dapper Duck Messes Up September 28, 2011 Rumple Down on the Farm
19 Scotty's Bedtime Routine September 29, 2011 Miss Moo The Water's Edge
20 Show Time September 30, 2011 Splish and Splash Around the Garden
21 The Whoo Wack October 3, 2011 Splish and Splash Down on the Farm
22 You and Me October 4, 2011 Skitter Down on the Farm
23 Don't Look Now October 5, 2011 Miss Moo Around the Garden
24 Elvis Has Left the Farmyard October 6, 2011 Splish and Splash Down on the Farm
25 Shelly's Boot Camp October 7, 2011 Rumple Around the Garden
26 Snow Time October 10, 2011 Miss Moo Around the Garden

References
  1. https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/create-phuuz-ready-to-deliver-iconicles/
  2. "About the Show | Iconicles".
  3. "Meet the Iconicles | Iconicles".
  4. https://www.c21media.net/news/foothill-hot-foots-it-to-mipcom-jnr/
  5. https://www.c21media.net/news/foothill-ventures-into-development-deal/
  6. https://www.c21media.net/news/bbc-childrens-greenlights-animal-variety-show/
  7. https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/11_november/25/childrens6.shtml
  8. https://www.c21media.net/news/beyond-finalises-iconicles-acquisition/
  9. https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/create-phuuz-ready-to-deliver-iconicles/
  10. https://www.bbc.co.uk/schedules/p00fzl9s/2011/09/05
  11. https://kidscreen.com/2012/02/23/iconicles-sold-across-north-and-latin-america/
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