'The Tiny Chef Show' and 'Wonder Pets: In The City' Pick Up Trophies at 4th Annual Children’s and Family Emmy Awards [Plus Nickelodeon Award News Roundup]

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) has announced the fantastic news that Nickelodeon has received a raft of nominations in the 2026 Children’s and Family Emmy Awards!

Update (3/4): The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) has announced the winners of 2026 Children’s and Family Emmy Awards! Among this year's winners are The Tiny Chef Show and Wonder Pets: In the City!

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, which presents the Children’s & Family Emmy Awards, also revealed that the fourth annual ceremony, taking place on Monday, March 1 and Tuesday, 2, 2026, will take place in New York at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall.

This year, the Children’s and Family Emmys also adjusted a number of categories. Best single role voice performance and multiple role voice performance in preschool programs were merged into one category of outstanding voice performer in a preschool program. Best directing for single- and multiple-camera live-action programs were merged into one best directing for a live-action series category. The best editing categories were previously split by single-camera and multi-camera program but are now split by age into best editing for a preschool or children’s live-action program and best editing for a young teen live-action program. And the outstanding lighting, camera and technical arts categories and outstanding cinematography categories were merged into one category each for live-action and multiple-camera shows.

“We’re excited to honor the extraordinary individuals and teams who bring children’s and family television to life every day,” said Rachel Schwartz, head of the Children’s & Family Emmy Awards. “As the landscape continues to grow — and as studies highlight the positive impact educational programming has on young children — we look forward to coming together to celebrate this meaningful and inspiring work.”

Below is a list of awards Nickelodeon has been nominated for in the 2026 CAFE Awards. A complete list of this year’s Children’s & Family Emmy Awards nominees can be found on both The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline, and a full list of winners can be found here.

• Outstanding Fiction Special
• Henry Danger: The Movie, Nickelodeon

• Outstanding Preschool Animated Series
• The Tiny Chef Show, Nickelodeon (WINNER!)

• Outstanding Children’s or Young Teen Animated Series
• Wylde Pak, Nickelodeon

• Outstanding Multiple Role Voice Performer in a Children’s or Young Teen Program
• Kate Mulgrew as Admiral Janeway & Hologram Janeway, Star Trek: Prodigy, Netflix | CBS Studios [Nickelodeon Animation Studios]

• Outstanding Younger Voice Performer in a Preschool, Children’s or Young Teen Program
• Vanessa Huszar as Zuri, Wonder Pets: In the City, Apple TV+ [Nickelodeon Animation]
• Christopher Sean Cooper Jr. as Tate, Wonder Pets: In the City, Apple TV+ [Nickelodeon Animation] (WINNER!)

• Outstanding Writing for a Preschool Animated Series
• Save the Runaway Egg, Wonder Pets: In the City, Apple TV+ [Nickelodeon Animation]
• Tiny Chef’s Spooky Stump Spectacular, The Tiny Chef Show, Nickelodeon

• Outstanding Directing for a Preschool Animated Series
• Auntie Freeze! | Goin’ Camping!, Super Duper Bunny League, Nickelodeon [Nickelodeon Animation Studios | Gigglebug Entertainment | Scull & Belt]
• Save Tate?, Wonder Pets: In the City, Apple TV+ [Nickelodeon Animation]
• Tiny Chef’s Spooky Stump Spectacular, The Tiny Chef Show, Nickelodeon (WINNER!)

• Outstanding Directing for an Animated Series
• Welcome to Byjovia, Max & The Midknights, Nickelodeon

• Outstanding Voice Directing for an Animated Series
• Save the Roly Poly!, Wonder Pets: In the City, Apple TV+ [Nickelodeon Animation]

• Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Live Action Program
• Henry Danger: The Movie, Nickelodeon

• Outstanding Editing for a Preschool Animated Program
• Tiny Chef’s Spooky Stump Spectacular, The Tiny Chef Show, Nickelodeon (WINNER!)

• Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for an Animated Program
• Welcome to Byjovia, Max & The Midknights, Nickelodeon [Jane Startz Productions]

• Outstanding Visual Effects for a Live Action Program
• Henry Danger: The Movie, Nickelodeon

• Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Live Action Program
• Henry Danger: The Movie, Nickelodeon

• Outstanding Choreography
• Henry Danger: The Movie, Nickelodeon
• Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2024, Nickelodeon [Done | Dusted]
• XO, Kitty, Netflix [Awesomeness Studios]

Additionally, Gabby's Dollhouse, the hit DreamWorks Animation series that streams on Netflix and airs on Nick Jr., has been nominated for "Outstanding Editing for a Preschool Animated Program" for the episode "Pillow Can’t Sleep".

Update (2/25/26):

The March 1 ceremony will honor other figures and shows that have made an impact with the family audience. Inductees include creatives and executives from Nickelodeon, while juried awards will be presented to several animators and animated series, including Star Trek: Prodigy.

2026 Children's and Family Emmy honorees:

Gold Circle — 2026 Children’s & Family Inductees: 

Vince Deadrick Jr., Stunt Coordinator and Performer — Nickelodeon Studios; CBS; Paramount; Universal; ABC

Silver Circle — 2026 Children’s & Family Inductees: 

Amy Friedman, Executive Producer — Redhead Consulting; Nickelodeon; Universal Kids (NBCUniversal); Warner Bros. Discovery; Cartoon Network; Aspen Institute; Kidscreen

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation - Background Design

Bastien Grivet

Star Trek: Prodigy

Netflix [CBS Studios]

Visual Development Artist: Bastien Grivet

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation - Color

Mark Anthony Mohamed

Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Paramount+ [Nickelodeon Animation Studios | Point Grey Pictures]

Color Supervisor: Mark Anthony Mohamed

Credits:

Henry Danger: The Movie

Nickelodeon

Executive Producers: Ron French and Jace Norman

Writer: Christopher J. Nowak

Executive Producer / Director: Joe Menendez

Executive Producer / Writers: Jake Farrow and Christopher J. Nowak

Composer: Paul Edward-Francis

VFX Supervisors: Dan Dixon, Stanislaw Marek, Jon Mitchell, Pedro Santos, and Kenson Wang

VFX Producers: Nicole Whitmore Burke and Terry Hutcheson

VFX Production Manager: Tatiana Bozzo

SFX Foreman: Ian Korver

SFX Supervisor: John MacCuspie

VFX Executive Producer: Matthew Lane

Stunt Coordinators: Yusuf A. Ahmed, Andrew Chin, and Bruce Crawford

Choreographer: Heather Laura Gray

The Tiny Chef Show

Nickelodeon

Executive Producers: Ozlem Akturk, Kristen Bell, Alex Bulkley, Corey Campodonico, Leah 

Gotcsik, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Rachel Larsen, Adam Reid, Morgan Sackett, and 

Stephanie Sperber

Co-Executive Producer: Michael Kaufman

Line Producers: Sara Crowley and Jason Wyatt

Wylde Pak

Nickelodeon | Nickelodeon YouTube Channel | Pluto

Executive Producers: Seonna Hong, Kyle Marshall, Conrad Vernon, and Paul Watling

Line Producer: Jessica Chandra

Welcome to Byjovia

Max & The Midknights

Nickelodeon [Jane Startz Productions]

Director: David Skelly

Supervising Director: Chris Perry

Animation Directors: Elizabeth Golan, Paola Lecler, Francis Patterson, and Shay Stone

Production Mixers: Ryan Greene, Jordan Griffin, Manny Grijalva, and Kody Orris

Re-Recording Mixers: Jacob Cook, MPSE, CAS and Jeff Shiffman, MPSE, CAS

Supervising Sound Editor: Brad Meyer, MPSE

Supervising Music Editor: Matt Mahaffey

Music Editor: Keiffer Infantino

Dialogue Editors: Joseph Garten, Logan Romjue, MPSE, and Michael Wessner, MPSE

Sound Effects Editor: Ryan Gegenheimer

Foley Editor: Carol Ma, MPSE

Save the Roly Poly!

Wonder Pets: In the City

Apple TV+ [Nickelodeon Animation]

Voice Directors: Holly Gregory, Jeffrey Lesser, and Benjie Randall

Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2024

Nickelodeon [Done | Dusted]

Choreographers: Meisha Lee, Ferly Prado, and Michael Schwandt

XO, Kitty

Netflix [Awesomeness Studios]

Choreographers: Ham G, Hyun Moon Kim, and Jang Hyoung Shin

In additional Nickelodeon Awards news:

- DORA won the best Family Series - Animated award under the Television/Streaming National Winners portion of at the 51st Annual Gracie Awards, the premier honor for women in media — celebrating the women who are showing up, telling the truth, and making it impossible to look away!

- XO, Kitty won the Outstanding Kids & Family Programming – Live Action award at the 37th Annual GLAAD Media Awards!

- SpongeBob SquarePants, Peppa Pig (including the Peppa Pig and Evie Publishing Programme), Gabby's Dollhouse, Winx Club (including the Winx, Spread Magic Not Hate Campaign from The Cybersmile Foundation), Monster High and The Smurfs have each received nominations in the Bologna Licensing Awards 2026! The winners will be announced on Monday 13 April at 16.45 at the BLTF/K Awards Ceremony, held in the Licensing Conference Room (Hall 29 – Mall 2). All industry professionals are welcome to attend.

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Originally published: November 19, 2025.

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Apple TV Debuts Imaginative Trailer for Season Two of the Beloved Animated Preschool Series “Wonder Pets: In The City,” Premiering March 20, 2026 [Guide Guide]

Apple TV debuts imaginative trailer for season two of the beloved animated preschool series “Wonder Pets: In The City,” premiering March 20, 2026

From Emmy Award winner Jennifer Oxley, the heartwarming musical adventure series returns with all-new, curiosity-driven journeys celebrating friendship and the beauty of our differences

Season two of “Wonder Pets: In The City” premieres on Friday, March 20, 2026 on Apple TV.

March 5, 2026

The Wonder Pets are back with bigger adventures and even bigger hearts. Apple TV has unveiled the season two trailer for the charming musical preschool hit, “Wonder Pets: In The City.” Izzy the Guinea Pig, Zuri the Bunny and Tate the Snake return for new, curiosity-driven adventures that celebrate friendship and our unique differences. Produced by Nickelodeon Animation and developed by Emmy Award winner Jennifer Oxley, the new 13-episode season is set to premiere globally on Apple TV on March 20, 2026.

Apple TV debuted the trailer for season two of “Wonder Pets: In The City,” premiering March 20, 2026.

In season two of “Wonder Pets: In the City,” the heroic trio returns! By day, they’re classroom pets living in a New York City kindergarten, but when animals need help, Izzy, Tate and Zuri travel all around the globe in their amazing “Jetcar” to rescue animals in musical, mini-opera-themed adventures. No matter the challenge, they always remember to combine their talents and abilities and work together to save the day — because together, there’s nothing they can’t do! 

The series is executive produced by Oxley, Steve Altiere, and Grammy and Emmy Award-winning co-executive producer, Jeffrey Lesser. The series features the voice talents of newcomers Victoria Scola-Giampapa as Izzy, Vanessa Huszar as Zuri, and Children’s and Family Emmy Award winner Christopher Sean Cooper Jr. as Tate.  

This music-forward series also features an extraordinary roster of Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning composers, including Bobby Lopez, Jason Robert Brown, Georgia Stitt, Tom Kitt, Matthew Sklar, Larry Hochman, Zina Goldrich and Natsumi Osawa, with the score brought to life by the FILMharmonic Orchestra.

The exciting slate of recent offerings for kids and families on Apple TV features the latest family musical specials “Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical” and “Lulu Is a Rhinoceros,” based on the beloved children’s book of the same name by father-daughter duo Jason and Allison Flom; the music-driven animated comedy series “BE@RBRICK” from DreamWorks Animation; “Goldie,” inspired by Emily Brundige’s award-winning 2019 short film of the same name; Peanuts series “Camp Snoopy”; the second season of beloved animated series “Frog and Toad,” based on the Caldecott and Newbery Honor-winning books; and “Me,” an elevated cinematic coming-of-age story from Barry L. Levy.

Award-winning all-ages offerings now streaming globally on Apple TV also include the BAFTA Award and Emmy Award-winning live-action animated hybrid special “The Velveteen Rabbit,” BAFTA Award and Humanitas Prize-winning “El Deafo,” BAFTA Award-winning “Lovely Little Farm,” “Duck & Goose,” “Get Rolling With Otis,” Spin Master Entertainment’s “Sago Mini Friends,” GLAAD Media Award-nominated “Pinecone & Pony,” The Jim Henson Company’s Emmy Award-winning “Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock,” “Harriet the Spy” and “Slumberkins,” Sesame Workshop’s “Helpsters,” Joseph Gordon-Levitt, HITRECORD and Bento Box Entertainment’s “Wolfboy and the Everything Factory,” Jack McBrayer and Angela C. Santomero’s Emmy Award-nominated “Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show,” Peanuts and WildBrain’s Emmy Award-nominated “Snoopy in Space,” “The Snoopy Show,” and Peabody and Emmy Award-winning series “Stillwater” from Gaumont and Scholastic Entertainment. Live-action offerings include Bonnie Hunt’s DGA and WGA Award-nominated “Amber Brown,” DGA Award-winning “Best Foot Forward,” “Surfside Girls,” WGA Award-winning “Life By Ella,” Sesame Workshop and Sinking Ship’s Emmy Award-winning “Ghostwriter,” Emmy Award and Environmental Media Association Award-winning “Jane,” and Scholastic’s “Puppy Place.”

Also featured are “Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth,” the Emmy Award-winning television event based on the New York Times bestselling book and TIME Best Book of the Year by Oliver Jeffers, and specials from Peanuts and WildBrain including Emmy Award-nominated “Snoopy Presents: It’s the Small Things, Charlie Brown,” “Snoopy Presents: Lucy’s School,” Humanitas Prize and Emmy Award-nominated “Snoopy Presents: To Mom (and Dad), With Love,” “Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie,” “Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin,” Emmy Award-winning “Snoopy Presents: Who Are You, Charlie Brown?” and “Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne.”

To date, Apple Original films, documentaries and series have been honored with 741 wins and 3,284 award nominations and counting, including multi-Emmy Award-winning, history-making comedies “The Studio” and “Ted Lasso,” global cultural phenomenon “Severance,” Apple’s most-viewed drama “Pluribus,” Oscar Best Picture winner “CODA” and Academy Award nominee “F1,” the highest-grossing sports feature of all time.

About Apple TV

Apple TV is available on the Apple TV app in over 100 countries and regions, on over 1 billion screens, including iPhone, iPad, Apple TV 4K, Apple Vision Pro, Mac, popular smart TVs from Samsung, LG, Sony, VIZIO, TCL and others, Roku and Amazon Fire TV devices, Chromecast with Google TV, PlayStation and Xbox gaming consoles, and at tv.apple.com, for $12.99 per month with a seven-day free trial for new subscribers. For a limited time, customers who purchase and activate a new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV 4K or Mac can enjoy three months of Apple TV for free.*

For more information, visit apple.com/tvpr and see the full list of supported devices.

*Special offer is good for three months after the first activation of the eligible device. One offer per Family Sharing group. Plans automatically renew until cancelled. Other restrictions and terms apply; visit apple.com/promo for more information.

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Wonder Pets: In the City Season Two Episode Guide:

Help the Theater Mouse!/Save the Origami Bunny!: A mouse learns there are no small parts in the play—even for small critters—and the trio constructs an origami boat for a paper bunny. (S2, E1; season two premiere)

Help Pizza Kitty!/Save the Tropical Fishie!: The team learns that the perfect pizza is the one made with friends, and a little fish needs help getting to school on time. (S2, E2)

Save the Sleeping Cutie!/Help the Dress-Up Bear!: The Wonder Pets must get a koala to bed before he sleepwalks into trouble, and the gang comes together to help a bear find the perfect outfit. (S2, E3)

Help the Wallabies!/Help the Slimy Slug!: A baby kangaroo would rather stay in mama’s pouch than venture outside, and a slimy slug seeks a game he can play with his friends. (S2, E4)

Here Comes Cousin Luca!/Help the Emperor Penguin…Fly!: The trio becomes a quartet for the day when Zuri’s cousin pays a visit, and an emperor penguin tries to conquer flying. (S2, E5)

Help the Blue Whale!/Help the Baby Meerkat!: A blue whale deals with some bubble trouble, and the pets search the savanna to reunite a meerkat with his mom. (S2, E6)

Save the Fennec Fox!/Save the Giant Tortoise!: A fennec fox is flustered by a noisy road, and the trio aids a tortoise whose world got flipped upside down—literally! (S2, E7)

Save the Coral!/Help the Queen Bee!: It’s all paws to the rescue when a coral reef is covered in garbage, and a newly crowned queen bee gives the team a buzz for some honey help. (S2, E8)

A Day at the Beach!/ Save the Savanna Friends!: The pets need help when a beach day goes awry, and a baby hippo faces a tough goodbye when her friend moves away. (S2, E9)

Help the Red Panda!/Help the Songbirds…Write a Song!: Friends come together when a red panda’s paper lantern rips, and songbirds look to the trio for musical inspiration. (S2, E10)

Help the Dancing Fishies!/Save the Red Balloon!: The Wonder Pets bring harmony to an underwater dance battle, and a runaway balloon races through the city. (S2, E11)

Save the Scarecrow!: When a scarecrow isn’t scary enough to fend off pumpkin-eating crows, the Wonder Pets have to save Halloween. (S2, E12; Halloween special)

Help the Holiday Hamster!/Save the Snowman!: A hamster is too excited to sleep on Christmas Eve, and the trio smells trouble when a snowman’s carrot nose goes missing. (S2, E13; Holiday special; season two finale)

In a new interview, Jennifer Oxley, executive producer of Wonder Pets: In the City, talks to TV Kids Weekly about the show’s second season and all its wonders, which is out now on Apple TV.

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'Wonder Pets: In the City' Season Two to Premiere March 20, 2026 on Apple TV | First Look

Apple TV unveils first look at season two of the beloved animated preschool series “Wonder Pets: In the City,” premiering on March 20, 2026

Produced by Nickelodeon Animation and Developed by Emmy Award winner Jennifer Oxley, “Wonder Pets: In the City” returns with its beloved heroic characters and fresh, music-packed adventures for kids and families

February 23, 2026

The second season of “Wonder Pets: In the City” premieres on March 20, 2026 on Apple TV.

Get ready for more wonderful adventures! Apple TV shared a sneak peek at season two of “Wonder Pets: In the City,” the colorful series that follows Izzy the Guinea Pig, Zuri the Bunny and Tate the Snake as they embark on all-new curiosity-driven adventures that celebrate friendship and our unique differences. Produced by Nickelodeon Animation and developed by Emmy Award winner Jennifer Oxley, the new season is set to debut on March 20, 2026.

“Wonder Pets: In the City” season two sees the return of the heroic trio of classroom pets who live in a kindergarten in New York City and travel all around the globe in their amazing “Jetcar” to rescue animals in musical, mini-opera-themed adventures. When the going gets tough, Izzy, Tate and Zuri always remember to combine their talents and abilities and work together to save the day — because together, there’s nothing they can’t do!

Produced by Nickelodeon Animation, “Wonder Pets: In the City” is developed by Emmy Award winner Oxley, who serves as executive producer alongside Steve Altiere and Grammy and Emmy Award-winning co-executive producer Jeffrey Lesser. The series features the voice talents of Victoria Scola-Giampapa as Izzy, Vanessa Huszar as Zuri, and Christopher Sean Cooper Jr. as Tate.

This music-forward series also features Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning composers, including Bobby Lopez, Jason Robert Brown, Georgia Stitt, Matthew Sklar, Larry Hochman, Zina Goldrich and Natsumi Osawa, and is accompanied by the FILMharmonic Orchestra.

The exciting slate of recent offerings for kids and families on Apple TV features the latest family musical specials “Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical” and “Lulu Is a Rhinoceros,” based on the beloved children’s book of the same name by father-daughter duo Jason and Allison Flom; the music-driven animated comedy series “BE@RBRICK” from DreamWorks Animation; “Goldie,” inspired by Emily Brundige’s award-winning 2019 short film of the same name; Peanuts series “Camp Snoopy”; the second season of beloved animated series “Frog and Toad,” based on the Caldecott and Newbery Honor-winning books; and “Me,” an elevated cinematic coming-of-age story from Barry L. Levy.

Award-winning all-ages offerings now streaming globally on Apple TV also include the BAFTA Award and Emmy Award-winning live-action animated hybrid special “The Velveteen Rabbit,” BAFTA Award and Humanitas Prize-winning “El Deafo,” BAFTA Award-winning “Lovely Little Farm,” “Duck & Goose,” “Get Rolling With Otis,” Spin Master Entertainment’s “Sago Mini Friends,” GLAAD Media Award-nominated “Pinecone & Pony,” The Jim Henson Company’s Emmy Award-winning “Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock,” “Harriet the Spy” and “Slumberkins,” Sesame Workshop’s “Helpsters,” Joseph Gordon-Levitt, HITRECORD and Bento Box Entertainment’s “Wolfboy and the Everything Factory,” Jack McBrayer and Angela C. Santomero’s Emmy Award-nominated “Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show,” Peanuts and WildBrain’s Emmy Award-nominated “Snoopy in Space,” “The Snoopy Show,” and Peabody and Emmy Award-winning series “Stillwater” from Gaumont and Scholastic Entertainment. Live-action offerings include Bonnie Hunt’s DGA and WGA Award-nominated “Amber Brown,” DGA Award-winning “Best Foot Forward,” “Surfside Girls,” WGA Award-winning “Life By Ella,” Sesame Workshop and Sinking Ship’s Emmy Award-winning “Ghostwriter,” Emmy Award and Environmental Media Association Award-winning “Jane,” and Scholastic’s “Puppy Place.”

Also featured are “Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth,” the Emmy Award-winning television event based on the New York Times bestselling book and TIME Best Book of the Year by Oliver Jeffers, and specials from Peanuts and WildBrain including Emmy Award-nominated “Snoopy Presents: It’s the Small Things, Charlie Brown,” “Snoopy Presents: Lucy’s School,” Humanitas Prize and Emmy Award-nominated “Snoopy Presents: To Mom (and Dad), With Love,” “Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie,” “Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin,” Emmy Award-winning “Snoopy Presents: Who Are You, Charlie Brown?” and “Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne.”

Apple TV offers premium, compelling drama and comedy series, feature films, groundbreaking documentaries, and kids and family entertainment, and is available to watch across all of a user’s favorite screens. After its launch on November 1, 2019, Apple TV became the first all-original streaming service to launch around the world, and has premiered more original hits and received more award recognitions faster than any other streaming service in its debut. To date, Apple Original films, documentaries and series have been honored with 704 wins and 3,259 award nominations and counting, including multi-Emmy Award-winning, history-making comedies “The Studio” and “Ted Lasso,” and Oscar Best Picture winner “CODA.”

About Apple TV

Apple TV is available on the Apple TV app in over 100 countries and regions, on over 1 billion screens, including iPhone, iPad, Apple TV 4K, Apple Vision Pro, Mac, popular smart TVs from Samsung, LG, Sony, VIZIO, TCL and others, Roku and Amazon Fire TV devices, Chromecast with Google TV, PlayStation and Xbox gaming consoles, and at tv.apple.com, for $12.99 per month with a seven-day free trial for new subscribers. For a limited time, customers who purchase and activate a new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV 4K or Mac can enjoy three months of Apple TV for free.*

For more information, visit apple.com/tvpr and see the full list of supported devices.

*Special offer is good for three months after the first activation of the eligible device. One offer per Family Sharing group. Plans automatically renew until cancelled. Other restrictions and terms apply; visit apple.com/promo for more information.

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Apple TV+ to Add Original 'Wonder Pets!' Series on August 15

Apple TV+ has announced that the entire 3-season, 62-episode library of Emmy Award-winning Wonder Pets!, from Josh Selig and Jennifer Oxley, will be available to stream from Friday, August 15!

Wonder Pets!

Wonder Pets! chronicles the adventures of three funny, singing classroom pets: Linny the Guinea Pig (Sofie Zamchick), Ming-Ming Duckling (Danica Lee) and Turtle Tuck (Teala Dunn), who travel the world to rescue baby animals in need, using teamwork, compassion, and cleaver problem-solving to save animals in distress. Like real preschoolers, the Wonder Pets have no actual superpowers, but they work together as a team to overcome adversity and achieve great success, teaching young viewers the value of cooperation, empathy, and persistence along the way. Each episode features operatic-style singing and a gentle, encouraging tone designed especially for preschoolers.

The show was TV’s first mini-operetta for preschoolers and the first preschool series to feature an extensive lineup of Tony award-winning and nominated Broadway composers.

Celebrated for its music and heartwarming stories, the series was created by preschool animation hitmaker Josh Selig, and originally aired on Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. from 2006-2016. 

Wonder Pets! was produced by Selig’s Little Airplane Productions (S1-3), Snowflake Films NYC (S4), Kavaleer Productions (S4) and Nickelodeon Animation Studio/Nick Jr. Productions. Over its run, the show won four Daytime Emmy Awards (Music Direction & Composition [x2], Original Song – Children’s & Animation and Outstanding Performer [Eartha Kitt]), as well as a Creative Arts Emmy for Music Direction & Composition, alongside nominations for Outstanding Preschool Series, Preschool Animated Program, and Writing in a Children’s Series/Preschool Animated Program.

Wonder Pets: In the City

The full library of Wonder Pets! joins the first season of Wonder Pets: In the City, the original series featuring a new trio of heroes: Izzy the Guinea Pig, Tate the Snake and Zuri the Bunny. These heroic pets live in a kindergarten classroom in New York City, and travel all around the globe in their amazing “Jetcar” to rescue animals in musical, mini-opera-themed adventures. When the going gets tough, Izzy, Tate and Zuri always remember to combine their talents and abilities and work together to save the day — because together, there’s nothing they can’t do!

Produced by Nickelodeon Animation, Wonder Pets: In the City is developed by Emmy Award winner Jennifer Oxley, who serves as executive producer alongside Steve Altiere and Grammy and Emmy Award winner and co-executive produce Jeffrey Lesser.

This music-forward series also features Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony, Pulitzer Prize-winning composers, including Bobby Lopez, Jason Robert Brown, Tom Kitt, Matthew Sklar, Larry Hochman, and is accompanied by the FILMharmonic Orchestra.

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'Tiny Chef's Spooky Stump Spectacular' Wins 'Best TV/Media - Preschool' Award at 52nd Annual Annie Awards

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, has announced the exciting news that Nickelodeon has received a raft of nominations in the 52^nd Annual Annie Awards™, which recognizes the year’s best in the field of animation!

Update (2/11) - The Tiny Chef Show Halloween episode "Tiny Chef's Spooky Stump Spectacular" picked up the "Best TV/Media - Preschool" award at the 52^nd Annual Annie Awards!

• The Tiny Chef Show Halloween episode "Tiny Chef's Spooky Stump Spectacular" (Imagine Entertainment, Tiny Chef Productions and Nickelodeon Productions) and the Wonder Pets: In The City episode "Save Tate?" (A Nickelodeon Production in association with Apple) both received a nomination in the "Best TV/Media - Preschool" category in the 2024 Annie Awards, along with the Gabby's Dollhouse episode "Pandy's Bad Day" (DreamWorks Animation);

• Meanwhile, The Patrick Star Show mixed-media Halloween special "Something Stupid This Way Comes" (Colin Lepper; Screen Novelties / Nickelodeon Animation Studios) has been nominated for "Best Character Animation - TV/Media";

• The SpongeBob SquarePants feature Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (Piero Piluso, Nickelodeon Animation) has received a nomination for "Best Storyboarding - Feature";

• Finally, the Nickelodeon Paramount+ Original animated series Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has been nominated for five awards in the 52nd Annual Annie Awards:
• The Tales of the TMNT episode "Bishop Makes Her Move!" (Rustam Hasanov) has been nominated for "Best Character Design - TV/Media";
• Ayo Edebiri has been nominated in the "Best Voice Acting - TV/Media" category for voicing the character April O'Neil in the episode "Splinter and April Fight a Goldfish";
• The episode "The Pearl" has been nominated for "Best Direction - TV/Media" (Alan Wan, Colin Heck), "Best Storyboarding - TV/Media" (Laura Gille, Sebrina Gao, Kevin Molina-Ortiz), and "Best Editorial - TV/Media" (Caleb Yoder) awards.

Elsewhere in the 52nd Annual Annie Awards:

• The Paramount+ South Park event "The End of Obesity" (MTV Entertainment Studios) has been nominated for "Best TV/Media - Mature";
• Various episodes of the Paramount+ animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks (Raymond Dunster; CBS’s Eye Animation Productions, Titmouse, Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment) have been nominated for "Best Character Animation - TV/Media";
• The Paramount Pictures blockbuster Gladiator II (Kyle Dunlevy, Philipp Winterstein, Gil Daniel, Michael Elder, Julien Bagory; Production Company: Paramount; FX Production Company: Framestore LTD) has been nominated for "Best Character Animation - Live Action" 
• And Brian Tyree Henry has been nominated for "Best Voice Acting - Feature" for voicing D-16 / Megatron in Paramount Animation's hit theatrical Transformers One.

A full list of  52^nd Annual Annie Awards™ nominees can be found at https://www.annieawards.org/nominations. For a full list of winners, visit http://www.annieawards.org/winners

The 52^nd Annie Awards™ is set for Saturday, February 8, 2025 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Pre-reception and Red Carpet begin at 4:30 p.m., followed by the ceremony at 7 p.m., and after party immediately following the ceremony.

The Annie Awards™ cover 36 categories and include Best Animated Feature, Best Animated Feature-Independent, Special Productions, Sponsored Films, Short Subjects, Student Films and Outstanding Individual Achievements, as well as the honorary Juried Awards.

"We are so very thrilled at the nominations this year - it exemplifies the range of talent and approaches to our diverse art form,” says ASIFA-Hollywood Executive Director, Aubry Mintz. “The juried award winners honor the past, present and future of animation. ASIFA-Hollywood’s Annie Awards™ celebrate artists that have made incredible achievements in both the commercial studio world, and the independent filmmaking arenas, recognizing the impact that is made to improve equity and inclusion, and acknowledge innovation as we look towards the horizon."

ASIFA-Hollywood is the world’s foremost professional organization dedicated to promoting the Art of Animation and celebrating the people who create it. Today, ASIFA-Hollywood, the largest chapter of the international organization ASIFA (Association Internationale du Film d’Animation), supports a wide range of animation activities and preservation efforts through its membership. Current initiatives include the Animation Archive, Animation Aid Foundation, Animation Educators’ Forum (AEF), film preservation, open source support, special events, screenings and of course, the annual Annie Awards™. 

Created in 1972 by veteran voice talent June Foray, the Annie Awards™ have grown in scope and stature for five decades. For more information on the Annie Awards™, please visit www.annieawards.org. For ticket information, please visit www.annieawards.org/tickets.

The first presenter of the evening was kept secret until he walked onto the stage. Actor Steve Buscemi and former member of the FDNY presented the first two Annie Awards, along with local Los Angeles firefighter Brian McGrath. ASIFA-Hollywood announced at tonight's ceremony an unprecedented fundraising campaign, AnimAID, created in collaboration with industry co-workers and animation studios, to provide financial support for those in the animation community who have lost so much in the recent LA fires. AnimAID plans to also partner with Sotheby's this spring for a prestigious online auction of animation art, followed by other events to come. For more information on AnimAID and to make a tax-deductible donation, please visit https://www.asifa-hollywood.org/animaid-donate/.

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Wonder Pets: In the City — Singalong | Apple TV+ | Apple TV

Wonder Pets: In the City — Singalong | Apple TV+ | Apple TV

New city, new phone song.

Wonder Pets: In the City, a new original series, is now streaming on Apple TV+

Wonder Pets: In the City introduces a trio of heroes: Izzy the Guinea Pig, Tate the Snake and Zuri the Bunny. These heroic classroom pets live in a kindergarten in New York City and travel all around the globe in their amazing “Jetcar” to rescue animals in musical, mini-opera-themed adventures. When the going gets tough, Izzy, Tate and Zuri always remember to combine their talents and abilities and work together to save the day — because together, there’s nothing they can’t do!

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Wonder Pets: In the City | Season One Episode Guide | Apple TV+

Meet Izzy the Guinea Pig, Tate the Snake and Zuri the Bunny, a new trio of Wonder Pets, in Wonder Pets: In the City, the all-new animated preschool original series streaming now on Apple TV+!

Wonder Pets: In the City premiered globally on Apple TV+ on Friday, December 13. The adorable new series invites kids and families to come together to meet charming new characters and go on exciting adventures that spark curiosity and celebrate our unique differences.

Wonder Pets: In the City introduces a trio of heroes: Izzy the Guinea Pig, Tate the Snake and Zuri the Bunny. These heroic classroom pets live in a kindergarten in New York City and travel all around the globe in their amazing “Jetcar” to rescue animals in musical, mini-opera-themed adventures. When the going gets tough, Izzy, Tate and Zuri always remember to combine their talents and abilities and work together to save the day — because together, there’s nothing they can’t do!

Produced by Nickelodeon Animation, Wonder Pets: In the City is developed by Emmy Award Winner Jennifer Oxley, who serves as executive producer alongside Steve Altiere (Pretzel and the Puppies), and Grammy and Emmy Award winner and co-executive producer, Jeffrey Lesser. The new series features the voice talents of newcomers Victoria Scola-Giampapa as Izzy, Vanessa Huszar as Zuri, and Christopher Sean Cooper Jr. as Tate.

This music-forward series also features Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award-winning composers and is accompanied by the FILMharmonic Orchestra.

Wonder Pets: In the City Season One Episode Guide

S1 E1 - Save the Porcupine! / Save the Runaway Egg!: A porcupine gets stuck in a tight spot, and a mama chicken’s precious egg rolls away.

S1 E2 - Save the Mountain Lion! / Save the Baby Chick!: A mountain lion aims a little too high for his size, and a hungry chick struggles to be seen and heard.

S1 E3 - Save the Woodpecker! / Save the Salmon!: A woodpecker can’t shake free from a tree, and a young salmon needs some uplifting words to make it upstream.

S1 E4 - Save the Hedgehog! / Save the Hippo!: A hedgehog becomes a “wedged-hog,” and a hippo’s cooldown turns into a muddy mess.

S1 E5 - Help the Peacock! / Save the Woolly Mammoth!: A peacock questions his dancing abilities, and a woolly mammoth gets trapped on a chunk of ice.

S1 E6 - Save Tate? / Save the Song Birds!: A search for a souvenir lands Tate inside a sidewalk grate, and two song birds need to find their rhythm.

S1 E7 - Help the Bear Cub! / Save the Sad Sumi-e Frog!: A bear cub would rather play all day than go to bed, and a painted frog could use some cheering up.

S1 E8 - Save the Roly Poly! / Save Jack (and the Giant, Too)!: A lonely pill bug looks for a pal, and Jack goes on the run from a much (much) bigger kid.

S1 E9 - Save the Elephant! / Help the Little Hawk!: A thirsty elephant who’s blind needs to find the watering hole, and a young hawk tries tackling an impressive move.

S1 E10 - Save the Screaming Goat! / Help the Wild Culpeo!: A dwarf goat has a serious case of the yelps, and an energetic fox is eager to play with a delicate butterfly.

S1 E11 - Save the Chinchilla! / Help the Golden Spider?: A chinchilla needs rescuing from a tricky spot, and a spider wants to spin a web that’ll wow.

S1 E12 - Help the Caribbean Crab! / Save the Bighorn Sheep!: A crab’s colorful castle risks getting washed away, and two sibling sheep fight over who goes first.

S1 E13 - Help the Red Squirrel! / Help the Dung Beetle!: A squirrel loses track of a buried treat, and a beetle battles a blowfly over a ball of dung.

Wonder Pets: In The City: Save the Porcupine! / Save the Runaway Egg!

Wonder Pets: In The City: Save the Mountain Lion! / Save the Baby Chick!

Wonder Pets: In The City: Save the Woodpecker! / Save the Salmon!

Wonder Pets: In The City: Save the Hedgehog! / Save the Hippo!

Wonder Pets: In The City: Help the Peacock! / Save the Woolly Mammoth!

Wonder Pets: In The City: Save Tate? / Save the Song Birds!

Wonder Pets: In The City: Help the Bear Cub! / Save the Sad Sumi-e Frog!

Wonder Pets: In The City: Save the Roly Poly! / Save Jack (and the Giant, Too)!

Wonder Pets: In The City: Save the Elephant! / Help the Little Hawk!

Wonder Pets: In The City: Save the Screaming Goat! / Help the Wild Culpeo!

Wonder Pets: In The City: Save the Chinchilla! / Help the Golden Spider?

Wonder Pets: In The City: Help the Caribbean Crab! / Save the Bighorn Sheep!

Wonder Pets: In The City: Help the Red Squirrel! / Help the Dung Beetle!

Award-winning all-age offerings now streaming globally on Apple TV+ include celebrated live-action animated hybrid special The Velveteen Rabbit, Academy Award and BAFTA Award-winning animated short film The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA Award-winning animated film Wolfwalkers, BAFTA Award and Humanitas Prize-winning El Deafo, BAFTA Award-winning Lovely Little Farm, Duck & Goose, Get Rolling With Otis, Spin Master Entertainment’s Sago Mini Friends, GLAAD Media Award-nominated Pinecone & Pony, Frog and Toad, The Jim Henson Company’s Emmy Award-winning Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, Harriet the Spy and Slumberkins, Sesame Workshop’s Helpsters, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, HITRECORD and Bento Box Entertainment’s Wolfboy and the Everything Factory, Jack McBrayer and Angela C. Santomero’s Emmy Award-nominated Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show, Peanuts and WildBrain’s Emmy Award-nominated Snoopy in Space, The Snoopy Show and Camp Snoopy, and Scholastic’s Eva the Owlet and Peabody and Emmy Award-winning series Stillwater. Live-action offerings include Bonnie Hunt’s DGA Award and WGA Award-nominated Amber Brown, DGA Award-winning Best Foot Forward, Surfside Girls, WGA Award-winning Life By Ella, Sesame Workshop and Sinking Ship’s Emmy Award-winning Ghostwriter, Emmy Award and Environmental Media Association Award-winning Jane, and Scholastic’s Puppy Place.

Also featured are Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth, the Emmy Award-winning television event based on the New York Times bestselling book and TIME Best Book of the Year by Oliver Jeffers, and specials from Peanuts and WildBrain, including Emmy Award-nominated Snoopy Presents: It’s the Small Things, Charlie Brown, Snoopy Presents: Lucy’s School, Humanitas Prize and Emmy Award-nominated Snoopy Presents: To Mom (and Dad), With Love, Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie, Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin, Emmy Award-winning Snoopy Presents: Who Are You, Charlie Brown? and Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne.

Apple TV+ offers premium, compelling drama and comedy series, feature films, groundbreaking documentaries, and kids and family entertainment, and is available to watch across all your favorite screens. After its launch on November 1, 2019, Apple TV+ became the first all-original streaming service to launch around the world, and has premiered more original hits and received more award recognitions faster than any other streaming service in its debut. To date, Apple Original films, documentaries and series have earned 523 wins and 2,374 award nominations and counting, including multi-Emmy Award-winning comedy Ted Lasso and historic Oscar Best Picture winner CODA.

About Apple TV+

Apple TV+ is available on the Apple TV app in over 100 countries and regions, on over 1 billion screens, including iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Vision Pro, Mac, popular smart TVs from Samsung, LG, Sony, VIZIO, TCL and others, Roku and Amazon Fire TV devices, Chromecast with Google TV, PlayStation and Xbox gaming consoles, and at tv.apple.com, for $9.99 per month with a seven-day free trial for new subscribers. For a limited time, customers who purchase and activate a new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac or iPod touch can enjoy three months of Apple TV+ for free.*

For more information, visit apple.com/tvpr and see the full list of supported devices.

*Special offer is good for three months after the first activation of the eligible device. One offer per Family Sharing group. Plans automatically renew until cancelled. Other restrictions and terms apply; visit apple.com/promo for more information.

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Apple TV+ Unveils 'Wonder Pets: In the City' Trailer, Key Art

Apple TV+ unveils the adorable trailer for the all-new animated preschool series Wonder Pets: In the City, premiering globally Friday, December 13

Produced by Nickelodeon Animation and developed by Emmy Award winner Jennifer Oxley, Wonder Pets: In the City is the perfect family series, featuring new heroic characters and thrilling musical adventures

“Wonder Pets: In the City” premieres globally on Friday, December 13, 2024 on Apple TV+.

November 20, 2024

Today, Apple TV+ revealed the trailer for Wonder Pets: In the City, the all-new animated preschool original series premiering globally on Friday, December 13. The adorable new series invites kids and families to come together to meet charming new characters and go on exciting adventures that spark curiosity and celebrate our unique differences.

Wonder Pets: In the City introduces a trio of heroes: Izzy the Guinea Pig, Tate the Snake and Zuri the Bunny. These heroic classroom pets live in a kindergarten in New York City and travel all around the globe in their amazing “Jetcar” to rescue animals in musical, mini-opera-themed adventures. When the going gets tough, Izzy, Tate and Zuri always remember to combine their talents and abilities and work together to save the day — because together, there’s nothing they can’t do!

Apple TV+ revealed the official trailer for “Wonder Pets: In the City,” premiering December 13, 2024.

Produced by Nickelodeon Animation, Wonder Pets: In the City is developed by Emmy Award Winner Jennifer Oxley, who serves as executive producer alongside Steve Altiere (Pretzel and the Puppies), and Grammy and Emmy Award winner and co-executive producer, Jeffrey Lesser. The new series features the voice talents of newcomers Victoria Scola-Giampapa as Izzy, Vanessa Huszar as Zuri, and Christopher Sean Cooper Jr. as Tate.

This music-forward series also features Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award-winning composers and is accompanied by the FILMharmonic Orchestra.

Award-winning all-age offerings now streaming globally on Apple TV+ include celebrated live-action animated hybrid special The Velveteen Rabbit, Academy Award and BAFTA Award-winning animated short film The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA Award-winning animated film Wolfwalkers, BAFTA Award and Humanitas Prize-winning El Deafo, BAFTA Award-winning Lovely Little Farm, Duck & Goose, Get Rolling With Otis, Spin Master Entertainment’s Sago Mini Friends, GLAAD Media Award-nominated Pinecone & Pony, Frog and Toad, The Jim Henson Company’s Emmy Award-winning Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, Harriet the Spy and Slumberkins, Sesame Workshop’s Helpsters, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, HITRECORD and Bento Box Entertainment’s Wolfboy and the Everything Factory, Jack McBrayer and Angela C. Santomero’s Emmy Award-nominated Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show, Peanuts and WildBrain’s Emmy Award-nominated Snoopy in Space, The Snoopy Show and Camp Snoopy, and Scholastic’s Eva the Owlet and Peabody and Emmy Award-winning series Stillwater. Live-action offerings include Bonnie Hunt’s DGA Award and WGA Award-nominated Amber Brown, DGA Award-winning Best Foot Forward, Surfside Girls, WGA Award-winning Life By Ella, Sesame Workshop and Sinking Ship’s Emmy Award-winning Ghostwriter, Emmy Award and Environmental Media Association Award-winning Jane, and Scholastic’s Puppy Place.

Also featured are Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth, the Emmy Award-winning television event based on the New York Times bestselling book and TIME Best Book of the Year by Oliver Jeffers, and specials from Peanuts and WildBrain, including Emmy Award-nominated Snoopy Presents: It’s the Small Things, Charlie Brown, Snoopy Presents: Lucy’s School, Humanitas Prize and Emmy Award-nominated Snoopy Presents: To Mom (and Dad), With Love, Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie, Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin, Emmy Award-winning Snoopy Presents: Who Are You, Charlie Brown? and Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne.

Apple TV+ offers premium, compelling drama and comedy series, feature films, groundbreaking documentaries, and kids and family entertainment, and is available to watch across all your favorite screens. After its launch on November 1, 2019, Apple TV+ became the first all-original streaming service to launch around the world, and has premiered more original hits and received more award recognitions faster than any other streaming service in its debut. To date, Apple Original films, documentaries and series have earned 523 wins and 2,374 award nominations and counting, including multi-Emmy Award-winning comedy Ted Lasso and historic Oscar Best Picture winner CODA.

About Apple TV+

Apple TV+ is available on the Apple TV app in over 100 countries and regions, on over 1 billion screens, including iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Vision Pro, Mac, popular smart TVs from Samsung, LG, Sony, VIZIO, TCL and others, Roku and Amazon Fire TV devices, Chromecast with Google TV, PlayStation and Xbox gaming consoles, and at tv.apple.com, for $9.99 per month with a seven-day free trial for new subscribers. For a limited time, customers who purchase and activate a new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac or iPod touch can enjoy three months of Apple TV+ for free.*

For more information, visit apple.com/tvpr and see the full list of supported devices.

*Special offer is good for three months after the first activation of the eligible device. One offer per Family Sharing group. Plans automatically renew until cancelled. Other restrictions and terms apply; visit apple.com/promo for more information.

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"The concept for Wonder Pets: In the City sprung from the love and nostalgia for the original series," Jennifer Oxley, the show's developer and executive producer told Parents. "We wanted to create something that honored the spirit of the original but with a new trio of classroom pets, a jazzy new city location, and deeper storytelling with diverse and inclusive themes –with takeaway messages of teamwork, compassion, empathy, kindness, and the importance of helping others."

The animated series will be coming to a screen near you on Friday, December 13, 2024, on Apple TV+. It will include thirteen 22-minute episodes with two 11-minute stories available at launch. It follows the adventures of Izzy, Tate, and Zuri, sparking curiosity along the way.

The three friends live in a kindergarten classroom in New York City. But once they are called into action, their adventures are global. The trio will hop in their "Jetcar" (different than a "Flyboat" for the fans of the original) to help rescue animals. Every mission they go on is filled with music and singing.

"When dreaming up what our new spin-off could be I thought, what if our original Wonder Pets weren’t alone? What if there was a vast network of singing animal-saving teamwork-loving classroom pets all around the world? And for this spin-off, what if we get to meet a whole new team of Wonder Pets who live in a brand-new city location?" Oxley tells Parents.

Like the original Wonder Pets! series, Wonder Pets: In the City focuses on teamwork as our little heroes find they have to work together to help save the day.

"Alone these three classroom pets have no real superpowers, but when they come together and work as a team there’s nothing they can’t do," Oxley says.

How the New Spinoff Differs From the Original

For fans wondering whether Wonder Pets: In the City will have the same vibe as the original that we knew and loved, there's good news. The new series is not only produced by Nickelodeon Animation but the music is composed in part by Bobby Lopez. If you don't know, Lopez was involved with the original Wonder Pets! series. He's also known for composing a little movie known as Frozen (and Frozen 2) along with his wife Kristen Anderson-Lopez.

"Just like the original series, we collaborated with some amazingly talented award-winning composers. We also record a live orchestra! It never gets old seeing our animation on screen accompanied by live musicians," Oxley says.

"The phone... the phone is ringing..."

Even though the original series was set in a preschool classroom and the new one is focused on kindergarten, both have the same premise. Once the students leave for the day, the phone rings, and the classroom pets are ready to take the call.

The classroom pets are a bit different though. While both series feature a guinea pig, the spinoff also includes a bunny and a snake instead of a turtle and a duck.

"Our new series pushes the boundaries of the 'Photo Puppetry' animation technique created for the original. Real animals are photographed, designed in Photoshop, and then rigged and animated in After Effects. Our collaboration with Apple TV+ has enabled us to expand the visual style and storytelling techniques, resulting in richer animation and more dynamic environments," Oxcley explains.

The new series' music, humor, fun, and adventure are sure to keep your little ones entertained.

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Originally published: November 20, 2024 at 23:09 GMT.

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