Moonbug Entertainment (moonbug.com), a subsidiary of Candle Media, recently launched a new YouTube channel for young audiences: Minibods. The channel is anchored by the new non-dialog, slapstick preschool comedy series of the same name that follows the adventures of six furry friends who bring the silly to every situation and overcome life’s hurdles in unconventional ways.
Building on the success of three-time International Emmy-nominated Oddbods, which has nearly 30 million YouTube subscribers across its various dedicated channels, Minibods comes from a team of award-winning talents.
Minibods features five beloved characters from Oddbods — Bubbles, Jeff, Newt, Pogo and Fuse — along with new addition Lulu. Each episode is told from the perspective of one of the six Minibods as they go through adventures and face kid-relatable obstacles, such as learning how to ride a bicycle and baking. Episode learnings are focused on the social-emotional development of preschoolers through ‘accidental learning,’ which teaches children by naturally modeling positive behaviors.
Show writers include BAFTA and Emmy Award winner Adam Redfern (Go Jetters, The Adventures of Paddington), BAFTA nominee and British Animation Award winner Dave Ingham (Lucas the Spider, Chip & Potato, Mush Mush & The Mushables), Jo Clegg (Hey Duggee, Gaspard & Lisa) and James Phelan (Oddbods).
“At Moonbug, we strive to bring together humor, entertainment, and learning as we create characters, stories and worlds that captivate and resonate with kids across the globe,” said Moonbug CEO René Rechtman. “We are excited to expand on the world of Oddbods with the new fantastical world of Minibods and reach audiences with the same imaginative universe and new loveable characters.”
The first episode is now live on the Minibods YouTube channel. The series will feature 39 seven-minute episodes with one new episode being released weekly every Saturday.
