Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf


Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf is a Chinese animated anime-influenced television series created by Huang Weiming, a Chinese director and produced by Creative Power Entertaining Co., Ltd.. The show is about a group of goats living on the Green Green Grassland, and the story revolving around a clumsy wolf who wants to eat them. The cartoon became enormously popular with Chinese schoolchildren after its debut in 2005. Cashing in on the cartoon's success, the producer made an animated feature in 2009. It generated a box office revenue of 79 million yuan during Chinese New Year that year. It is aired on over 40 local TV stations, including Zhejiang Television, CCTV and Aniworld Satellite Television, Hong Kong's TVB and Taiwan's Momo Kids. The show was also aired in India, Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, Cambodia and North America. As of 2011, an English dub has been aired in Taiwan. In 2010, Disney gained the licence to broadcast the popular children's show on their Disney Channels. But Alpha terminated the contract with Disney before the date of expiration in September 2016 at the expense of US$2 million, thus Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf has been having nothing to do with Disney since then.
Toon Express Group owns the copyrights to the characters. Alpha Animation spent 634 million dollars to purchase Toon Express Group and Creative Power Entertaining.

History

Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf had 510 episodes when it premiered. After it became moderately successful, Creative Power Entertaining created more than 2,000 episodes, including 60 exclusive Olympics episodes in 2008 an addition of 20 more episodes to the first season in 2009.
In January 2009, its first movie Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf - The Super Adventure was launched in China. It has broken the domestic box office record for a Chinese animated film, collecting 30 million yuan during its opening weekend. On the first day of release alone, the movie made 8 million Yuan. According to Beijing News, the weekend's revenue was well ahead of the previous record holder for domestic animation, Storm Rider Clash of the Evils – the adaptation of the Storm Riders comic brought in 25 million Yuan in two weeks when it was released the previous summer.
Describing the Pleasant Goat movie as a "dark horse", Zhao Jun, general manager of China Film South Cinema Circuit Co. Ltd., predicted the film would make at least 60 million yuan in total box office revenue. A manager of the Beijing-based Stellar International Cineplex said the movie theatre's biggest hall, which had been scheduled to screen Red Cliff II, was reassigned to show Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: The Super Adventure in order to meet popular demand.
China's Xinhua news agency quoted unspecified "insiders" as crediting the cartoon's success to the large pool of fans who have tuned into the Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf television cartoon series over the past three years. Based on the 530-episode television series, The Super Adventure stars the same characters but in a very different scenario. The movie's storyline tells how several goats and their old nemesis, Wolffy, join forces to defeat their common archenemy – bacteria.
A second movie, ', was also released. The movie contains many original songs. Yang Peiyi, who performed Ode to the Motherland at Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Opening Ceremony, was invited to sing ":zh:左手右手|Left hands and Right hands".
In 2010, Creative Power Entertaining Corporation said that it had reached a television license broadcast agreement with Disney affiliate Buena Vista to air its products. With this deal the popular Chinese cartoon show for children will be aired on Disney channels in 52 countries and regions and in more than 10 different languages. A milestone for China's homegrown animation industry.
The third movie, ' was launched in 2011. The fourth movie ' followed in 2012. The theme and name of all four movies is the animal of the Chinese zodiac of the year in which it was released. The second, third, and fourth movies were all released at Chinese New Year. The fourth film reached the highest boxoffice of the film series, 167.619 million yuan.
The fifth film is ', the sixth film is Meet the Pegasus and the seventh film is Amazing Pleasant Goat released on January 31, 2015. These films' boxoffice goes down one by one, with Amazing Pleasant Goat only 67.815 million yuan, so CPE decided to slow down making the film. The eighth film is Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf 3D Movie, which decided to release in 2021.
Two live-action animated films of the series titled I Love Wolffy and I Love Wolffy 2 respectively were also released but neither reached a boxoffice of 80 million yuan, so the third live-action animated film won't be made.
The investment banker Francis Leung, who planned to buy Toon Express Group, had plans to make Pleasant Goat a very popular and visible television show that would, as stated by The Wall Street Journal, "parallel the popularity of Mickey Mouse and Hello Kitty".

Description

In the year 3010 of the Goat Calendar, the ancestor of the goat clan, Ruan Mianmian, arrives at Green Green Grassland to escape the wolves. The goats built a tall iron gate outside their village and called it 'Goat Village'. This leaves the wolves to try and break in any way they can. One day, a wolf suggests that they exercise, get thin and squeeze through the bars. So the wolf ancestor, Wu Dalang, manages to get through after long exercising, only to die after swallowing a huge rock covered in wool, mistaking it for a big sheep. After this incident, the wolves learned not to make the goats of Green Green Grassland angry, for there will be consequences.
In the year 3513, the descendant of Wu Dalang, Wolffy moves to the opposite of the river separating the forest and the Goat Village with his wife Wolnie, due to low hunting ability demonstrated by Wolffy and the fact that he is no longer regarded a proper wolf. They move there in hope of finding a way to eat the goats, as tales told by ancestors say that the goats there are the best and tastiest. The goats live in the Green Green Grassland happily. The main characters are depicted as school-aged goats that attend school under the tutelage of Slowy, the village elder.
Wolffy and Wolnie live in a castle far from the village and are constantly trying to hunt the goats for food. But the goats in this time are intelligent and powered with technology. Every time Wolffy appears at the Goat Village, he concocts a plan to catch the goats. Among the goat students, a smart young male goat named Weslie always finds a way to ruin Wolffy's plans and save the goats. With the effort of Weslie and his friends, Wolffy never captures any goats. At the end of each episode, Wolffy always promises to come back, each time shouting his catchphrase: 'Darn goats! I will definitely come back again!'
The conflict between Wolffy and Weslie never ends, although Wolffy fails all the time, he never gives up. While he is mean to the goats, he is a nice and timid husband to Wolnie and a great dad to his son, Wilie. Wolnie is somewhat impatient and enjoys making her husband do all the work. She rarely tries to catch the goats herself, but always yells at her husband. She likes fashion and behaves like a modern female adult. She knows nothing but eating goats and she loves to hit Wolffy with her frying pan. Despite this fact, deep down Wolnie still loves her husband.
Weslie and his friends are portrayed as playful primary school kids, each of whom has his/her own unique characteristic. Tibbie is a fashionable young female goat who is always worrying about her looks and esteem. Sparky is a young male goat who likes to work out; he has a crush on Tibbie. Paddi is a cute male goat who likes to relax. Paddi is one of the most popular characters in the series. There are many other young, anonymous goats, as well as their teacher Slowy, an old goat referred to as the "Village Chief", who is a scientist and develops machines to protect their school. He is slower than a snail and uses a walking stick.

Characters

Goats

Happy or Weslie

Lazy, Lance or Paddi
Mae, Beauty or Tibbie
Fray, Fitty or Sparky
Rany, Gentty or Jonie
Stacy

Wolves

Wolffy
Wolnie
Howie or Wilie
Huang Tailang
Hei Tailang
Jay
Xiang Tailang
Wu Dalang

Others

Crazy Brother
Black Commander
Big Humphrey
Tai Ge
Flat-beak Allen

Pets

Donghua (Animation)

SeasonTitleTotal EpisodesPremiere DatePremiere PlatformDirected byOpening ThemeEnding Theme
1Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf530August 3, 2005Children's Channel, Hangzhou Television → Zhejiang Television Huang Weiming"Biekan Wo Zhi Shi Yizhi Yang"
by Ivy Koo		"Biekan Wo Zhi Shi Yizhi Yang"
by Ivy Koo
2Pleasant Goat Sports Game60October 23, 2008CCTV-14Huang Weiming"Biekan Wo Zhi Shi Yizhi Yang"
by Ivy Koo		"Biekan Wo Zhi Shi Yizhi Yang"
by Ivy Koo
3Joys of Seasons100May 1, 2010ZJTVHuang Xiaoxue"Biekan Wo Zhi Shi Yizhi Yang"
by Yang Peiyi		"Dajia Yiqi Xiyangyang"
by Bibi Zhou
4Around the World in 20 Days20August 1, 2010BesTV IPTV PlatformHuang Xiaoxue--
5Smart Dodging60July 1, 2011ZJTVTan Shujun"Qisimiaoxiang Xi Yangyang"
by Xiyangyang Tongxing Hechangtuan		"Qisimiaoxiang Xi Yangyang"
by Xiyangyang Tongxing Hechangtuan
6Happy, Happy, Bang! Bang!100October 15, 2011ZJTVHuang Zhilong"Gei Kuaile Jiayou"
by Xiyangyang Tongsheng Hechangtuan		"Gei Kuaile Jiayou"
by Xiyangyang Tongsheng Hechangtuan
7The Athletic Carousel60June 30, 2012ZJTVHuang Zhilong"Kuaile Jingji-chang"
by Queena Cui		"Kuaile Jingji-chang"
by Queena Cui
8The Happy Diary60December 8, 2012ZJTVHuang Zhilong"Biekan Wo Zhi Shi Yizhi Yang"
by Ivy Koo		"Biekan Wo Zhi Shi Yizhi Yang"
by Ivy Koo
9Happy Formula60July 26, 2013CCTV-1Huang Zhilong"Biekan Wo Zhi Shi Yizhi Yang"
by Ivy Koo		"Biekan Wo Zhi Shi Yizhi Yang"
by Ivy Koo
10Paddi the Amazing Chef 52December 20, 2013CCTV-1Huang Zhilong"Lan Yangyang Dang Dachu"
by Purple Lee		"Lan Yangyang Dang Dachu"
by Purple Lee
11Dear Little Wish60July 30, 2014Aniworld Satellite Television CPE Directing Group"Yangyang Xiao Xinyuan"
by Purple Lee		"Yangyang Xiao Xinyuan"
by Purple Lee
12The Tailor's Closet60September 4, 2014AniworldCPE Directing Group"Baibian Xiao Caifeng"
by Purple Lee		"Baibian Xiao Caifeng"
by Purple Lee
13Love You Babe60February 12, 2015AniworldCPE Directing Group"Love You Babe"
by Purple Lee		"Love You Babe"
by Purple Lee
14Everyday Pleasant Goat3652015eSurfing iCartoonsVarious--
15Adventures in the Primitive World60August 17, 2015AniworldChen Jianwei"Zhiji"
by Purple Lee		"Zhiji"
by Purple Lee
16Marching to the New Wonderland60January 15, 2016AniworldPu Zhikang"Xi-ha Chuang Shijie"
by Purple Lee		"Biekan Wo Zhi Shi Yizhi Yang"
by Ivy Koo
17The Little Detective60July 9, 2016CCTV-14Pu Zhikang"Yangyang Xiao Zhentan"
by Li Jiji and Cou Shi		"Biekan Wo Zhi Shi Yizhi Yang"
by Ivy Koo
18Pleasant Goat Fun Class: Animals & Plants26July 13, 2016Youku, Tencent Video, iQiyi, Le.com, Mango TV and so onHu Dan"Zhiqu Yang Xuetang"
by Purple Lee		"Biekan Wo Zhi Shi Yizhi Yang"
by Ivy Koo
19Pleasant Goat Fun Class: Sports are Fun26August 23, 2016Youku, Tencent Video, iQiyi and so onHu Dan"Zhiqu Yang Xuetang"
by Purple Lee		"Biekan Wo Zhi Shi Yizhi Yang"
by Ivy Koo
20Man Jing Tou60November 24, 2016Youku, Tencent Video, iQiyi and so onChen Jianwei"Biekan Wo Zhi Shi Yizhi Yang"
by Ivy Koo		"Biekan Wo Zhi Shi Yizhi Yang"
by Ivy Koo
21Adventures in the Sea60January 9, 2017AniworldPu Zhikang, Xu Chang"Lanse Manyou"
by Hua Xue		"Biekan Wo Zhi Shi Yizhi Yang"
by Ivy Koo
22Mr.Wolffy, Mr.Right!24February 14, 2017Youku, Tencent Video, iQiyi and so onLiao Jincong"Jia Ren Jiu Jia Hui Tailang"
Purple Lee		"Jia Ren Jiu Jia Hui Tailang"
Purple Lee
23War of Invention60July 12, 2017AniworldXu Chang"Faming Da Zuozhan"
by Huang Jing		"Biekan Wo Zhi Shi Yizhi Yang"
by Ivy Koo
24Pleasant Goat Fun Class: The Earth Carnival26July 19, 2017YoukuHu Dan"Zhiqu Yang Xuetang"
by Purple Lee		"Biekan Wo Zhi Shi Yizhi Yang"
by Ivy Koo
25Pleasant Goat Fun Class: Travel Around the World26December 1, 2017YoukuHu Dan"Zhiqu Yang Xuetang"
by Purple Lee		"Biekan Wo Zhi Shi Yizhi Yang"
by Ivy Koo
26Flying Island: The Sky Adventure60January 27, 2018AniworldPu Zhikang, Chen Huiyan, Cai Yuying"Xi-ha Chuang Yunduan"
by Cou Shi		"Xi-ha Chuang Shijie"
by Purple Lee
27Pleasant Goat Fun Class: Idiom World26February 15, 2018YoukuHu Dan"Zhiqu Yang Xuetang"
by Purple Lee		"Biekan Wo Zhi Shi Yizhi Yang"
by Ivy Koo
28Pleasant Goat Fun Class: Finding Treasures26February 22, 2018YoukuHu Dan"Zhiqu Yang Xuetang"
by Purple Lee		"Biekan Wo Zhi Shi Yizhi Yang"
by Ivy Koo
29Mighty Little Defenders60January 18, 2019AniworldHuang Xiaoxue"Yonggan Xiangqian"
by Xie Lin		"Biekan Wo Zhi Shi Yizhi Yang"
by Ivy Koo
30Rescue Across Time60July 12, 2019TV:Aniworld
Web:
Youku, Tudou, iQiyi, Tencent Video, Mango TV, PPTV, IPTV, OTT		Chen Huiyan, Huang Junming"Shengli de Zhongdian"
by Liufu Xinhong		"Xi-ha Chuang Shijie"
by Purple Lee
31The Intriguing Alien Guests60January 10, 2020TV:Aniworld
Web:iQiyi,Youku, Tencent Video, Ixigua, Mango TV		Huang Junming"Shouhu Zhiguang"
by Wei Zunguang and Xie Lin		"Biekan Wo Zhi Shi Yizhi Yang"
by Ivy Koo
32Against the Dark Force60July 17, 2020TV:Aniworld
Web:iQiyi,Youku, Tencent Video, Ixigua, Mango TV, IPTV, OTT		Huang Junming, Hu Dan"Jiuzai Shengbian" by Peng Zhenxian"Biekan Wo Zhi Shi Yizhi Yang"
by Ivy Koo
32Pleasant Goat Fun Class: Mighty Goat Squad26August 1, 2020TV:Aniworld
Web:iQiyi,Youku, Tencent Video, Mango TV, IPTV, OTT		Unknown"Yangyang Xingdong Dui" by Chen HaodongUnknown

Film

The series are made into eight animated films and two live-action animated films.

Stage shows

As of 2011, according to investment banker Francis Leung, quoted in the Wall Street Journal, over 75 cable and satellite television stations in Mainland China broadcast Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf. A few episodes of this show had formerly aired in India on Hungama TV dubbed in Hindi as "Kya Bakra Hai".

Awards