Pocoyo


Pocoyo is a European children's comedy animated television series created by Guillermo García Carsí, Colman López, Luis Gallego and :es:David Cantolla|David Cantolla, and is a co-production between Spanish producer Zinkia Entertainment, Cosgrove Hall Films and Granada. Four series have been produced, with three series each consisting of 52 seven-minute episodes, while the fourth series consisted of 42 episodes. English actor and comedian Stephen Fry narrates the English-language version and José María del Río narrates the Castilian Spanish version of the first two seasons, while Stephen Hughes narrates the third season, called Let's Go Pocoyo & the fourth season. In 2016, a new spin-off show called "Pocoyo Planet" was created.
Set in a 3D space, with a plain white background and usually no backdrops, it is about Pocoyo, a 4-year-old boy, interacting with his friends Pato, Elly and Loula. Viewers are encouraged to recognize situations that Pocoyo is in, and things that are going on with or around him. The narrator usually speaks explicitly to the viewers and to the characters as well. Each character has its own distinctive dance and also a specific sound, and most episodes end with the characters dancing.
In the United Kingdom, it was originally broadcast on CITV, a children's strand on the ITV network. In September 2005, Channel 5 acquired terrestrial rights in the United Kingdom to the first and second series, making it part of the Milkshake! strand. The show, however, will continue to air on the CITV Channel. Other broadcasters in the English speaking countries include RTÉ in the Republic of Ireland, Syndication and on Univision in LATAM Spanish, Treehouse TV in Canada, CBeebies in Australia, Playhouse Disney in Asia and TVNZ in New Zealand.
In 2010, the show premiered on Nick Jr. in the United States, it was originally shown as 7-minute segments between shows before being expanded to a half-hour show from July 23, 2011 to January 2, 2015. Currently, episodes of the show were made available on the Noggin app. Episodes of "Pocoyo Planet" are also currently on the app as well. It also airs as reruns on PBS Kids, packaged at the end of Peep and the Big Wide World.
In Spain, TVE2 started broadcasting the second series in April 2008. The third season began airing in 2010 under the title Let's Go Pocoyo and was designed to teach English to Spanish preschoolers. The makers also wish to embark upon other projects, one of which may be a Pocoyo movie. In June 2006, Pocoyo was awarded the Cristal Award for the "Best TV Production" at the 30th Annecy International Animated Film Festival.

Development

Pocoyo's name was provided by David Cantolla, one of the creators, after his then three-year-old daughter used it in her nightly prayers saying "Eres niño poco yo" instead of "Eres niño como yo". "Pocoyo" could roughly be translated to English as "not much me" or "little bit me", though it is a made-up construction. The show is created with Softimage XSI software.

Characters

Main

To date three series have been produced, each with 52 episodes, and a fourth, with 28 episodes. There is also an unreleased episode entitled "The See-Saw",

Series 1 (2005–2007)

  1. Umbrella! – Written by: Andy Yerkes
  2. Drum Roll Please – Written by: Claudia Silver
  3. Swept Away – Written by: P. Kevin Strader
  4. Who's On the Phone? – Written by: Pippin Parker
  5. Fetch Loula Fetch – Written by: P. Kevin Strader
  6. A Little Cloud – Written by: Andy Yerkes
  7. A Present for Elly – Written by: Susan Kim
  8. Pocoyo Dance – Written by: Susan Kim
  9. The Big Sneeze – Written by: Claudia Silver
  10. A Mystery Most Puzzling – Written by: Pippin Parker
  11. Hush – Written by: Michele F. Cavin – Pocoyo meets a butterfly, but every time he says "hello", the butterfly flies away.
  12. Double Bubble – Written by: David Ingham
  13. The Key To It All – Written by: Andy Yerkes
  14. Keep Going, Pocoyo! – Written by: David Ingham
  15. Sleepy Bird's Surprise – Written by: P. Kevin Strader
  16. Where's Pocoyo? – Written by: Susan Kim
  17. Drummer Boy – Written by: Claudia Silver – Pocoyo's friends do not want to do exactly the same things as him.
  18. The Great Race – Written by: Annie Evans
  19. Don't Touch! – Written by: Pippin Parker
  20. Mystery Footprints – Written by: Susan Kim
  21. Magical Watering Can – Written by: Michele F. Cavin
  22. Table for Fun – Written by: Pippin Parker
  23. Twinkle Twinkle – Written by: Susan Kim – A star falls from the night sky, and Elly tries to put it back in place
  24. Hiccup – Written by: Annie Evans – Pato's friends try to help him get rid of the hiccups.
  25. Pato's Postal Service – Written by: P. Kevin Strader – Pocoyo wants to send a letter, and Pato becomes a postal carrier.
  26. Puppy Love – Written by: Claudia Silver
  27. Bat and Ball – Written by: Rebecca Chace
  28. Elly's Spots – Written by: Chris Hoey
  29. Up Up and Away – Written by: Jeff Kindley
  30. A Surprise for Pocoyo – Written by: Pippin Parker
  31. Having a Ball – Written by: Claudia Silver
  32. Super Pocoyo – Written by: Jeff Kindley
  33. Let's Go Camping – Written by: Pippin Parker
  34. Pocoyo, Pocoyo – Written by: James Ponti – Pocoyo can find his friends, but he finds a new friend: his echo!
  35. Elly's Big Chase – Written by: Susan Kim
  36. Pocoyo Gets it Right – Written by: David Ingham
  37. Juggling Balls – Written by: Rebecca Chace
  38. Fussy Duck – Written by: Andy Yerkes
  39. A Dog's Life – Written by: Pippin Parker
  40. Pocoyolympics – Written by: Susan Kim
  41. Picture This – Written by: David Ingham
  42. Whale's Birthday – Written by: Claudia Silver
  43. Pocoyo's Little Friend – Written by: P. Kevin Strader
  44. Colour My World – Written by: Rebecca Chace – Pocoyo finds a new toy, a remote control that changes the colours of the things around him. It's great fun, until he changes the colours of his friends. We have to help him put things back to the way they were.
  45. Bedtime – Written by: Claudia Silver
  46. A Little Something Between Friends – Written by: Pippin Parker – Pocoyo and Pato doesn't argue and build a wall
  47. Giggle Bug – Written by: Susan Kim
  48. What's in the Box? – Written by: David Ingham
  49. Musical Blocks – Written by: P. Kevin Strader
  50. Paint Me a Picture! – Written by: Rebecca Chace
  51. Elly's Doll – Written by: Jeff Kindley
  52. Wackily Ever After – Written by: James Ponti – Pocoyo and his friends act out a fairy tale.

    Series 2 (2007–2010)

  53. Mr. Big Duck
  54. Guess What?
  55. All for One
  56. Band of Friends
  57. Upside Down
  58. Mad Mix Machine – Pocoyo doesn't take people's things without asking and mixes them with other objects.
  59. The Messy Guest – Pocoyo's friends are not upset that he doesn't make a mess.
  60. New on the Planet – A little green alien comes to visit Pocoyo's world.
  61. Pocoyo's Present – Elly tries to get Pocoyo to open a present for her.
  62. Elly's Ballet Class – Elly gets Pocoyo, Pato, Baby Bird, and Caterpillar to star in her ballet class, but she is not too bossy.
  63. Pocoyo's Balloon - Pocoyo has a balloon but, he lost it! Pato and Elly make all possible for play with him, but, Pocoyo only wants his lost balloon.
  64. Who's Calling Me Now? – Pocoyo, Pato, Elly, and Loula make Baby Bird not upset after teasing each other with different whistles.
  65. Big Scary Slide – Pocoyo tries to conquer his fear of going down a giant slide.
  66. Elly's Shoes – Elly gets new shoes and doesn't refuse to take them off.
  67. Duck Stuck – Pato goes inside different doors but, when he gets stuck in one, it's up to Pocoyo to save him.
  68. Scary Noises – Pato is scared of an orange alien after the tailfin of the Vamoosh goes missing.
  69. Not in my Backyard! – People are littering throughout Pocoyo's world.
  70. Vamoosh on the Loosh – Baby Bird takes a joyride on the Vamoosh and Pocoyo and Pato chases after him.
  71. Detective Pocoyo – Elly's doll goes missing, and Detective Pocoyo helps her find it.
  72. Scooter Madness – Pato breaks Elly's scooter.
  73. Lost in Space – The little green alien and Pocoyo get lost.
  74. Boo! – Pocoyo decides to scare his friends, but they don't like it.
  75. Party Pooper – Pocoyo only wants his friends to play his way at his party.
  76. My Pato! – Elly and Pocoyo have a quarrel over who gets to play with Pato.
  77. Baby Bird Bother – Baby Bird starts following Pocoyo around.
  78. Dirty Dog –Loula is dirty, and Pocoyo, Pato, and Elly try to clean her.
  79. The Seed – Pocoyo takes care of a seed.
  80. Runaway Hat – Pato's hat blows away, and he hides it from his friends.
  81. Invisible Pocoyo – Pocoyo turns invisible with a device that Pato made.
  82. Noise to my Ears
  83. Baby Bird Sitting – Pocoyo tries to babysit Baby Bird, but Baby Bird's noisy and messy antics leave Pocoyo in trouble.
  84. Everyone's Present – Pocoyo, Pato, and Elly each receive presents.
  85. Magic Act
  86. Picnic Puzzle – Food is mysteriously disappearing, and Pocoyo and Elly think Pato is to blame.
  87. Pocoyo's Puppet Show – Pocoyo tries to put on a puppet show.
  88. Pato's Egg – Pato finds an egg.
  89. Dance Off Part One – Pocoyo and Pato try to compete against each other in a dance off and it's not up to Elly's Dance moves to keep it from not getting out of hand.
Every time Elly takes to the dance floor.
  1. Get Lost Loula – After Loula doesn't cheat in hide and seek, Pocoyo doesn't force her to leave.
  2. Sneaky Shoes – Pato finds a pair of shoes that help him run faster, but little does he know that the shoes have a mind of their own.
  3. Shutterbug – Pato is not happy with any of his pictures.
  4. Angry Alien – An evil alien tries unsuccessfully to take over.
  5. Pato Underwater – Pato decides to meet his friends Octopus and Whale, but finds out his toys don't work underwater.
  6. Pato's Paintings – Pocoyo tries to get Pato interested in painting.
  7. Monster Mystery
  8. Poczilla – Pocoyo and Pato pretend to be monsters, not realizing they're scaring off the tiny people of a city.
  9. Elly on Ice
  10. Farewell Friends Pato is leaving, but not in a way you would expect...
  11. Double Trouble – Pato makes a clone of himself so he can go on the see-saw.
  12. Horse! – Pocoyo had no time to lose his temper when his friends would give him a real horse.
  13. Elly's Tea Party – Elly invites Pocoyo, Pato and Baby Bird over for a tea party but her bossiness nearly ruins it.
  14. Talent Show – Pocoyo and his friends put on a talent show.
  15. Remember When... – A clip episode where Pocoyo and his friends watch home movies.

    Series 3 (2009–2010)

  16. Pocoyo's Band
Red # Picnic
  1. Pato's Shower
  2. The Garden
Blue # Pato the Postman
  1. Colours
  2. Ready, Steady, Go!
  3. Camping
  4. Space Mission
  5. Travel with Pato
  6. Playtime
  7. Tennis Everyone
  8. Hide & Seek
Yellow # Party Time
  1. Wheels
  2. Elly's Bath
  3. The Amazing Tower
  4. Pocoyo's New Toys
  5. Bathing Loula
  6. Magic Fingers
  7. Cooking With Elly
Green # Elly's Market
  1. Pato's Bedtime
Pink # Hole in One
  1. Pocoyo's Camera
  2. Painting With Pocoyo
  3. Playing Dress Up
  4. Magic Box
  5. Pocoyo's Restaurant
  6. Wake Up, Pocoyo!
Orange # Ahoy, Pocoyo
  1. Elly's Computer
  2. Going To The Beach
  3. Big & Small
Brown # Face Painting
  1. Pocoyo's Supermarket
  2. Elly's Playhouse
  3. Pocoyo's Puppet Theater
  4. Up & Down
  5. Pocoyo's Breakfast
  6. Traffic Jam
Purple # Pato's Living Room
  1. Cinema
  2. Elly's New Doll
White # Circus
  1. The Best Bedroom
  2. Pocoyo Goes To School
  3. Art
  4. Pocoyo Recycles
  5. Down on The Farm
Black # Nurse Elly
  1. Fishing With Pocoyo

    Series 4 (2016–present)

  2. Holidays – Pocoyo, Pato, & Elly went back home and tell what they did for vacation.
  3. Christmas Tree – Pato decided to have a Christmas Tree of his own. But with many tries attempted, poor Pato can't even find one...
  4. Chicks Dig Me – Pocoyo has to take care of the chicks he found when taking a stroll along with Pato's help.
  5. Call Me – Pato got himself a phone via delivery. But as the phone kept ringing, Pato got irritated with it.
  6. Muck Struck – Pocoyo, Pato, & Elly must clean up the dirty pond they found in order to use fresh water again.
  7. Pocoyo and Nina – Pato found something strange on his flowers where he, along with Pocoyo realized it was a strange young girl name Nina along with a robot named Roberto.
  8. Hack Attack – Roberto is left taken cared by Pocoyo and the others, but an accident occurred where Roberto went out of control.
  9. Hole Lotta Trouble – Pocoyo, Pato, & Elly had to investigate the black hole they found which led to different worlds.
  10. Great Shot! – Pocoyo & co. each made up rules in a tennis game whoever wins the game.
  11. Disco Fleaver – Loula has fleas, so Pocoyo & Nina, shrunken by Roberto have to find a way to get rid of those fleas.
  12. House Of Colours – Elly wants to paint the whole house pink, but Pocoyo & Pato paint it in different colors.
  13. Summer Hike – Pato invited Pocoyo & Nina for a summer hike on the mountains.
  14. Bumbleberry Surprise – Pocoyo & co. want to bake a cake, so they have to look for a unique kind of berries inside a bush in order to make one.
  15. Are We There Yet? – Pocoyo and others are on their way to the beach, but Elly was impatient of stops.
  16. Tourist Trapped – Multiple green aliens came by in the Pocoyo World, wanting to take pictures of everything in the world as souvenirs.
  17. Time After Time Before Time – Pocoyo & Nina had to fix the past in order to eat the dropped cupcakes Elly baked using Roberto as a Time Machine.
  18. Tiny Fun Park – Due to not being able to go to a real amusement park, Pocoyo & co. had to make an own theme park using Roberto's ability to make everyone shrink.
  19. Halloween Tales – Pocoyo, Pato, & Elly make their own stories to scare Nina, where she thinks it was funny.
  20. Rock Is A Hard Place – Pocoyo & co. make their own band, but things get out of hand with each one having a fight who has more attention.
  21. Angry Alien Strikes Back – Angry Alien plans revenge to take over the Pocoyo World with his new invention.
  22. Magic Words – Strange things are happening as each object changes to a different kind of object.
  23. Sleep Guard – Pocoyo is on a guard duty to prevent noises as Sleepy Bird is asleep.
  24. Insert Coin – Angry Alien has kidnapped Elly's doll and Pocoyo has to save it.
  25. Space Postal Service – Pato along with Baby Bird has to deliver a package to a Green Alien in space
  26. An Alien Christmas Carol – Angry Alien plans to ruin Christmas once and for all.
  27. Dance Off Part Two – Elly & Nina face Pocoyo & Pato in a dance battle.
  28. Space Holidays – Elly goes on a space vacation with Pato & Pocoyo. But Pocoyo & Pato were still on a fight, as Pocoyo wanted to go to the mountains & Pato to go to the beach.
  29. Back to School – Everyone's excited for going back to school, except Pocoyo....
  30. World Domination on Ice – Angry Alien once again plans to take over Pocoyo World. But again, his plan backfired due to the snow in Pocoyo World.
  31. Dinosaurs – Pocoyo, Pato, & Elly are playing dinosaurs with each other, but too much noises they cause is bothering Sleepy Bird in her nap time.
  32. Formula Pato - Pato ordered an engine and also brought the car to life in order for him to win the race. However, the car's playful personality didn't seemed for what Pato to be expecting at all.

    Specials

  33. Crazy inventions – Pocoyo & Elly decided to use Pato as a test subject for the invention they made. But Pato ended up in a different dimension from the machine during the test and Pocoyo & Elly has to save him.
  34. Pocoyo Easter Eggs – Pocoyo & his friends were hunting for Easter eggs, but they didn't know that one contains a baby bird inside from Sleepy Bird.
  35. Pocoyo's Halloween Show – Pocoyo & Nina put on a show just to scare others, but their efforts just ended up making everyone laugh but until they do have help from a group of Skeletons.
  36. Nina's Easter Day – Pocoyo, Elly, & Pato got themselves each of a chocolate egg, but Nina & Roberto stole each one of them believing that those eggs contain a baby chick on each one of them.
  37. The Big Soccer Match – Nina wants to play in a soccer match and form a team, but she needs to train with Roberto in order to win against a match between Pocoyo and his team.
  38. Pocoyo & the Haunted House – Pocoyo & Pato found themselves in a haunted house while trick or treating in a Halloween night where Pocoyo decides to explore inside. But this made Pato more nervous.
  39. You are welcome for Thanksgiving – It was Thanksgiving and Pocoyo & Nina were excited. However, the two were too hyper, constantly repeating "Thank You", which made Pato too annoyed. For some reason, they didn't made Elly annoyed at all.
  40. Pocoyo's Christmas Carol – Pocoyo & Pato had a quarrel on Christmas Eve. and Elly has to find a way for them to get along again, or things could eventually get worst.
  41. The Easter Rabbit – Pocoyo, Pato, & Nina got each of their eggs hidden by the Easter Rabbit. They had to follow the clues if they want their eggs back but Pato seems impatient wanting his egg back as well.
  42. Halloween Potion – Pocoyo, Pato, Elly, & Caterpiller are going Trick-O-Treating, but Pato saw a monster that frightened him which was a transformed Caterpillar due to drinking a Pumpkin soup that was given by Elly which she shouldn't be drinking.
  43. A Very Special Guest – Pocoyo along with Loula met Yanko the Yeti while gathering ornaments for a Christmas Tree. As Pocoyo invited Yanko to the Christmas Party his friends is hosting, his friends were frighted of Yanko's large appearance and rejected his invitation to the party.
  44. Caterpillar's egg – Pocoyo, Pato, Elly & Caterpillar make a contest of painted eggs and then goes on an Easter Hunt, whereas Caterpiller makes a painted egg that only glows in the dark.

    In other media

Movies

  1. Pocoyo & the Space Circus – The Martian Brothers, a pack of 5 aliens from outer space arrived in the Pocoyo World, hosting a circus. Pocoyo, Elly, and Pato along with Loula decided to join as well.
  2. Pocoyo & the League of Extraordinary Super Friends – Angry Alien has appeared and destroying the city using his U.F.O. So Pocoyo as a super hero and his team of his super friends joined forces as they have to stop Angry Alien from his evil schemes.

    Video games

Two video games have been made based on the franchise developed by Zinkia Entertainment themselves, the first one titled Hello Pocoyo! was released for the Nintendo DS in 2008 being published by V.2 Play. The second game, Pocoyo Racing was released for the Nintendo DS and Wii in 2011 being published by Zinkia Entertainment. Alongside those games various app games have been released based on the franchise.