Motu Patlu Named as One of the Most Searched For TV Shows Globally in 2019

Nickelodeon India's hit animated comedy series Motu Patlu has once again been named as one of the most searched for TV shows globally on Google in 2019!

Motu Patlu was the ninth most searched for television show globally by fans, according to the 'TV Show' section of Google Trend's Google's Year in Search (2019 Edition).

Google's 'Top 10 Most Searched for TV Shows Globally' list for 2019 in full is:

1 - Game of Thrones
2 - Stranger Things
3 - Chernobyl
4 - When They See Us
5 - The Umbrella Academy
6 - The Mandalorian
7 - Baal Veer
8 - Euphoria
9 - Motu Patlu
10 - Dead to Me

Motu Patlu (मोटू पतलू) is only one of two Indian television series to make the list, the other being Baal Veer (बालवीर), a children's fantasy series.

Motu Patlu is a classic Indian cartoon series on the same lines as Laurel and Hardy. The show follows Motu and Patlu, two best friends who constantly run into trouble, and subsequently chased by a police officer. The show is one of Nickelodeon India's most watched shows, with the series reportedly garnering more than 3 million views on WowKidz, Cosmos Mayas’ and YouTube India in 2018. Interestingly, show is geo-blocked on YouTube.

The news comes after another big year for Motu Patlu: The duo were inducted into the Madame Tussauds waxwork museum in New Delhi, did a bit of yoga with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and became a hit in China. The series also recently added another feather to its cap by winning the ‘Best Animation – Jury’ award at the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival.

Motu Patlu made its debut on Nick India on 16th October 2012, and has since become one of the most popular cartoons in India. The series is produced by Maya Digital Studios and Cosmos Entertainment, produced by Deepa Sahi and Anish JS Mehta, and directed by Suhas Kadav, with Sandesh Shandilya serving as the show's theme song composer. The theme song "Motu Aur Patlu Ki Jodi" is sung by Sukhwinder Singh. The success of Motu Patlu has spawned a spin-off series, Inspector Chingum, which is available on Amazon Prime Video.

From India Today:

Baal Veer, Motu Patlu in world's most-searched TV shows in 2019. Game of Thrones on top, but so what?

Google's most-searched TV shows include Baal Veer and Motu Patlu. Game of Thrones tops the list, with Strangers Things on the second spot.

Move over Game of Thrones, Google's global list of the most-searched TV show of 2019, as Indian TV viewers would find most interesting, includes Baal Veer and Motu Patlu. Unlike Game of Thrones, which is strictly for adult viewers, both Baal Veer and Motu Patlu are kids' shows.

Google shared the most-searched list of 2019. Game of Thrones (last season release date) that aired its final episode this year, was the most-searched show while Stranger Things (last season release date), which returned this year with its third season, grabbed the second spot. The top ten list included two Indian TV shows, but neither of the TRP toppers or any of the Ekta Kapoor shows could make it to the list. SAB TV's kids' fantasy show Baal Veer and Nickelodeon's animated series Motu Patlu were the significant two who made a mark. Looks like kids are Googling their way to their favourite shows.

Where shows with a global reach like Game of Thrones, Stranger Things and Chernobyl have been listed, two Indian shows making a mark is a big achievement. Our shows don't just have domestic reach but it's also making its presence felt globally - and if this is not a show of India's soft power, we don't know what is. This is not the first time that Motu Patlu made it to the list. The series was ranked fourth in 2018. However, there was only one Indian show in the top 10 last year, while this year there are two. In 2017, the controversial reality show Bigg Boss was the sixth most-searched TV show in the world.

Baal Veer, starring Dev Joshi in the titular role went off the air in 2016 and returned with a new season this year in September. The story revolves around a boy Baalveer, who is blessed with the superpowers of seven fairies. After fighting with Bhayankar Pari in Season 1, Baalveer has returned to defeat the evil witches Timnasa and Bhaymaar. But, in order to defeat the evil forces, he needs to find his successor. Baal Veer finds his successor in 9-year-old Vivaan and now the show revolves around their adventures.

Baal Veer and Motu Patlu are among the top ten most-searched TV shows in Google's global list of 2019.

Move over Game of Thrones, Google's global list of the most-searched TV show of 2019, as Indian TV viewers would find most interesting, includes Baal Veer and Motu Patlu. Unlike Game of Thrones, which is strictly for adult viewers, both Baal Veer and Motu Patlu are kids' shows.

Google shared the most-searched list of 2019. Game of Thrones (last season release date) that aired its final episode this year, was the most-searched show while Stranger Things (last season release date), which returned this year with its third season, grabbed the second spot. The top ten list included two Indian TV shows, but neither of the TRP toppers or any of the Ekta Kapoor shows could make it to the list. SAB TV's kids' fantasy show Baal Veer and Nickelodeon's animated series Motu Patlu were the significant two who made a mark. Looks like kids are Googling their way to their favourite shows.

Where shows with a global reach like Game of Thrones, Stranger Things and Chernobyl have been listed, two Indian shows making a mark is a big achievement. Our shows don't just have domestic reach but it's also making its presence felt globally - and if this is not a show of India's soft power, we don't know what is. This is not the first time that Motu Patlu made it to the list. The series was ranked fourth in 2018. However, there was only one Indian show in the top 10 last year, while this year there are two. In 2017, the controversial reality show Bigg Boss was the sixth most-searched TV show in the world.

Baal Veer, starring Dev Joshi in the titular role went off the air in 2016 and returned with a new season this year in September. The story revolves around a boy Baalveer, who is blessed with the superpowers of seven fairies. After fighting with Bhayankar Pari in Season 1, Baalveer has returned to defeat the evil witches Timnasa and Bhaymaar. But, in order to defeat the evil forces, he needs to find his successor. Baal Veer finds his successor in 9-year-old Vivaan and now the show revolves around their adventures.

Nickelodeon's animated series Motu Patlu is the Indian version of Laurel and Hardy. Motu and Patlu are two friends who live in a fictional town known as Furfuri Nagariya. They have a unique ability to attract trouble that lands them in hilarious situations. The duo is clueless, simple yet lovable adventurers who are always by each other's side through thick and thin. While Motu is a foodie and loves to gorge on samosas, Patlu is the intelligent one and together, they are a laugh riot.

The top ten most-searched TV shows on Google in 2019 are below:

1. Game of Thrones

2. Stranger Things

3. Chernobyl

4. When They See Us

5. The Umbrella Academy

6. The Mandalorian

7. Baal Veer

8. Euphoria

9. Motu Patlu

10. Dead to Me

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Humberto Ramos Covers Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2

HUMBERTO RAMOS COVERS MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #2

December 5, 2019

Humberto Ramos Covers Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2 From BOOM! Studios

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BOOM! Studios, under license by Hasbro, Inc. and in partnership with IDW and Nickelodeon, today revealed brand new variant covers by acclaimed artist Humberto Ramos (Amazing Spider-man) for MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #2, the latest issue of an all-new five-issue limited series event! Written by Ryan Parrott (Power Rangers: Necessary Evil), illustrated by Simone di Meo (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Venom Annual), colored by Walter Baiamonte, and lettered by Ed Dukeshire, the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers fight – and maybe team up with – the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in January 2020.

Tommy faces a shocking betrayal within the Foot Clan that puts him in the crosshairs of their leader – Shredder! But can the Rangers and Turtles put their differences aside before Shredder unleashes his ultimate weapon? No Rangers or Turtles fan can miss this shocking reveal that’ll change everything they’ve ever known!

MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #2 (OF 5) features a main cover by Dan Mora (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Once & Future), with Turtle Ranger Helmet variant covers by Goñi Montes (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) and more!

Print copies of MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #2 will be available on January 8, 2020 at local comic book shops (use comicshoplocator.com to find the one nearest you), or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers like comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and Madefire.

Softcover collections of MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS, SABAN’S GO GO POWER RANGERS, and other Power Rangers releases from BOOM! Studios, including original graphic novels such as the upcoming Saban’s Power Rangers: The Psycho Path, are available everywhere books are sold.

IDW’s extensive library of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles graphic novels – new stories tied into the Rise of the TMNT cartoon, remastered Eastman & Laird classics, IDW’s critically-acclaimed ongoing saga (now approaching its landmark 100th issue and available as the TMNT: The IDW Collection), and more – are available now at comic book shops and booksellers everywhere.

For continuing news on the MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS series and more from BOOM! Studios, stay tuned to boom-studios.com and follow @boomstudios on Twitter.

For more on Saban’s Power Rangers, please visit www.powerrangers.com and follow Power Rangers on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

For more on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, please follow the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Also, for the latest TMNT comic book news, visit IDWpublishing.com and follow @IDWpublishing on Twitter.

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'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret Of The Ooze' Film Score Getting First Ever Release with Waxwork Records

COWABUNGA! Waxwork Records has announced that, following re-releasing the original score to the 1990 live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film in October 2018, the company, which specializes in lux soundtrack vinyl treatments, will be releasing the score of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret Of The Ooze for the very first time in any format as part of their 2020 Subscription service!

Released in 1991, the cult favorite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret Of The Ooze follows on from the events from the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. Shredder returns to take back command of the Foot Clan, and works towards getting revenge on the Turtles. When he learns the secret behind the Turtles' mutation, he orders head TGRI (Techno-Global Research Industries) scientist Professor Jordan Perry to use the ooze to mutate an Alligator Snapping Turtle and a Gray Wolf, resulting in the creation of Tokka and Rahzar, the Turtles' and April O'Neil's (Paige Turco) biggest threat yet!


Available for the very first time in any format, the complete TMNT Part II: The Secret Of The Ooze film score by John DuPrez will now be made available to fans. This one is sourced from the original 1991 master tapes, and in partnership with Nickelodeon and TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman.

TMNT Part II: The Secret Of The Ooze is one of five 180 gram colored vinyl soundtracks featured in Waxwork Records’ 2020 Subscription offer (20202 batch), and will be joined by the soundtracks of cult movies Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer (1986), Friday The 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988), Friday The 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989), and Jacob’s Ladder (1990).


Subscribers will also receive a 2020 Waxwork Calendar, a subscriber T-Shirt, an enamel pin, a turntable slipmat, an LP tote, a sticker pack, and a 10% discount on all waxwork items in 2020. Subscribers will also be eligible to enter to win a U-Turn Audio Orbit Special Turntable, which has a $550 Value.

This will set you back $200 (for U.S. customers), or $250 for Canada and International customers. For more information, be sure to head on over to waxworkrecords.com.

Waxwork Records will be celebrating five years of their exclusive and deluxe subscription service, which boasts the absolute best quality re-mastered soundtracks and film scores on vinyl. All of which feature all new artwork, and with high quality packaging.

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IDW Publishing’s ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Comic Series Reaches 100th Edition Milestone

After eight years of producing the series, Point Loma-based IDW is releasing the 100th issue of the comic today!

IDW Publishing is releasing the 100th edition of its “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” series on Dec. 11, 2019. (Courtesy of IDW Publishingf)

Arguably one of the most unique combinations of superhero characteristics, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have been entertaining fans and fighting bad guys since the 1980s. Co-created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, the series debuted at a comic book convention in self-published large-format in 1984. The single issue was intended to be a parody, but it quickly grew to become a phenomenon that continues today with several animated series, live-action movies, toys and collectibles, and franchise partnerships that make the characters household names.

A fantastical and ridiculously funny combination, the turtles, named after four Italian Renaissance artists — Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael and Donatello — are mentored by Splinter, a mutant rat who serves as their sensei and father figure. The turtles and many of their respective story lines have changed over the years from their darker origins to the pizza-loving teenagers in the original animated series, much to the delight of generations of fans.

While the franchise has experienced several ups and downs over the years, its most recent comic series is managed by IDW Publishing, which is headquartered at Liberty Station in San Diego. Viacom (now ViacomCBS), the parent company of the Nickelodeon brand, purchased the rights to TMNT in 2009 and relaunched the franchise with a new CG-animated series on Nickelodeon, introducing a new audience to the long-running franchise. The show resulted in a new comic series by Eastman, Tom Waltz and Bobby Curnow.

IDW is the fourth publisher to hold the rights to publish TMNT and launched its version of the series in August 2011, the first since the Viacom purchase. Waltz was tasked to write the initial pitch for the new series. Soon after, Eastman, one of the original co-creators, joined the team to collaborate on covers, plot and layouts.

“I met Tom (Waltz) and Bobby Curnow for the first time, and Tom laid out this wonderful structure of picking from multiple turtle universes to create a new platform to tell a story,” Eastman recalled about their first meeting to The San Diego Union-Tribune.

In taking on such an iconic series, Waltz was concerned with putting his own spin on it: “One of the biggest changes I wanted to do was I wanted the origin story to have the turtles and Master Splinter to have been humans that were reincarnated into this state from Feudal Japan.”

This was a big change to the Turtles’ origin story, but when Waltz pitched the idea, Eastman, Nickelodeon and Viacom were all thrilled.

In this file photo, Kevin Eastman, one of the co-creators of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, is seen in the San Diego Comic Art Gallery at Liberty Station. (K.C. Alfred)

“I felt that it was so in tune to the original concept that Peter and I did so many years ago that I thought the fans are going to love it!” Eastman said last week at the IDW offices in Point Loma.

While the origin story was changed, much of the traditional aspects of the series remained.

“If something has lasted this long, that means that those characters are beloved and fans want to see them,” Waltz said.

And Waltz is happy with the outcome: “When we started, reincarnation was step one, but I had certain beats that I wanted to hit as long as I was writing it ... and I feel that we hit all those big beats.”

After eight years of producing the series, IDW is releasing the 100th issue of the comic today.

The moment, Eastman said, is not lost on the team.

“It takes a village to produce a book … but it’s a very rare credit to say that (Tom) has written 100 consecutive issues of the comic book. It’s incredible.”

A panel from the 100th edition of IDW Publishing’s “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” series, released on Dec. 11, 2019.(Courtesy of IDW Publishing)

Reflecting on 35 years of the Turtles, Eastman acknowledges that the structural foundation was established by himself and Laird and that nothing can take away from that. At the same time, he believes that “this is absolutely hands down the definitive Turtle series because it covers so much of the different universes ... and it’s my favorite next to the original.”

San Diego also is an important aspect of this story. When Comic-Con celebrated its golden anniversary last year, the Turtles were featured alongside iconic characters like Superman and Batman in the event’s promotional materials.

That was a surreal moment for co-creator Eastman, who said that San Diego has always “meant comic books,” adding that for decades, he’d held San Diego in high esteem, visiting Comic-Con for the first time in 1985.

“California seemed like a fantasy land ... and that was the first time I saw legends and heroes who inspired me as a kid, like Jack Kirby and Frank Miller,” he recalled.

Since that initial visit, Eastman’s summer calendar has revolved around attending Comic-Con each year.

IDW’s president, Chris Ryall, thinks the homegrown aspect of IDW is what makes it special, and the worldwide appeal of the Turtles has made a big impact on the company and the city.

The 100th issue of the TMNT went through dozens and dozens of iterations, with one version featuring artwork from the past 99 issues as a background for the Turtles as they prepare for battle in the foreground. The issue will feature the climax of the “City at War” story arc where the Turtles must come together to end the saga.

Waltz thinks that people always seem to be surprised that one of the premier comic book companies in the world is based in San Diego. IDW, he added, is one of the best-kept secrets in the city and hopes the current milestone will put more eyes on the company.

“Our book, our company, and the city itself reflect each other in that way.”

A panel from the 100th edition of IDW Publishing’s “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” series, released on Dec. 11, 2019. (Courtesy of IDW Publishing)

Eastman and Laird will also be reuniting to work on a brand new TMNT story for the first time in decades, after the pair fell out over creative differences. They were originally reunited on Netflix's The Toys That Made Us. The project, titled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin, will be released during summer 2020 by IDW Publishing.

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