Jump to content

Little Einsteins: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Sebastián Díaz
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
No edit summary
Line 4: Line 4:
| image = Disney's Little Einsteins logo.svg
| image = Disney's Little Einsteins logo.svg
| image_size = 240
| image_size = 240
| caption = <!--Please don't use captions for obvious title cards. See Template:Infobox television instructions.-->
| caption = <!--Please don't use captions for obvious title cards. See Template:Infobox television instructions.-->
| genre = [[Interactive]]<br /> [[Children's television series]]
| genre = [[Interactive]]<br /> [[Children's television series]]
| runtime = 24 minutes
| runtime = 24 minutes
Line 17: Line 17:
| language = English
| language = English
| first_aired = {{Start date|2005|10|15}}
| first_aired = {{Start date|2005|10|15}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2009|12|26}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2009|12|26}}
| num_episodes = 67 (including two specials)
| num_episodes = 67 (including two specials)
| num_seasons = 2
| num_seasons = 2
Line 27: Line 27:
| channel = [[Playhouse Disney]] <br /> [[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]]
| channel = [[Playhouse Disney]] <br /> [[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]]
| first_run =
| first_run =
| released = October 15, 2005 – December 26, 2009
| released = October 15, 2005 - December 26, 2009
| opentheme = Little Einsteins Theme Song
| opentheme = Little Einsteins Theme Song
| theme_music_composer = Billy Straus
| theme_music_composer = Billy Straus
| endtheme = Little Einsteins Theme Song (instrumental)
| endtheme = Little Einsteins Theme Song instrumental
}}
}}


'''''Little Einsteins''''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]]–[[United States|American]] [[interactive]] [[Animated series|animated]] [[children's television series]] on [[Playhouse Disney]] and [[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]]. The educational preschool series was developed for television by [[Douglas Wood (producer)|Douglas Wood]] who created the concept and characters, and a subsequent team headed by Emmy Award-winning director Oliver Ellis and ''[[Little Red Tractor]]'', ''[[Fluffy Gardens]]'', and ''[[Fetch the Vet]]''co-creator Eric Weiner and Oliver Ellis, and produced by [[Entertainment Rights]], [[Curious Pictures]] and [[The Baby Einstein Company]]. The first episode of the ''Little Einsteins'' TV series premiered on Playhouse Disney in the US on October 15, 2005 and in the United Kingdom on [[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]] on November 7, 2005. In Europe, the second season of the show premiered on the Disney Channel around Christmas time, and in Japan, it aired on October 8, 2007, on Playhouse Disney Japan. Reruns were then moved to Playhouse Disney's successor, [[Disney Junior]]. The final regular episode was broadcast in December 2009, and a final standalone special was broadcast in mid-2010, marking the end of the series.
'''''Little Einsteins''''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[United States|American]] [[interactive]] [[Animated series|animated]] [[children's television series]] on [[Playhouse Disney]] and [[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]]. The educational preschool series was developed for television by [[Douglas Wood (producer)|Douglas Wood]] who created the concept and characters, and a subsequent team headed by Emmy Award winning director Oliver Ellis and ''[[Little Red Tractor]]'', ''[[Fluffy Gardens]]'', and ''[[Fetch the Vet]]''co creator Eric Weiner and Oliver Ellis, and produced by [[Entertainment Rights]], [[Curious Pictures]] and [[The Baby Einstein Company]]. The first episode of the ''Little Einsteins'' TV series premiered on Playhouse Disney in the US on October 15, 2005 and in the United Kingdom on [[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]] on November 7, 2005. In Europe, the second season of the show premiered on the Disney Channel around Christmas time, and in Japan, it aired on October 8, 2007, on Playhouse Disney Japan. Reruns were then moved to Playhouse Disney's successor, [[Disney Junior]]. The final regular episode was broadcast in December 2009, and a final standalone special was broadcast in mid 2010, marking the end of the series.


The series was based on the [[Our Huge Adventure|direct-to-video film of the same name]], subtitled ''Our Huge Adventure''.
The series was based on the [[Our Huge Adventure|direct-to-video film of the same name]], subtitled ''Our Huge Adventure''.


Like other [[Baby Einstein]] productions, the production company pays a royalty to [[Branded Entertainment Network|Corbis]], which acts on behalf of the estate of physicist [[Albert Einstein]], for the use of the Einstein name ("Einstein" being a licensed trademark of The [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]]). Despite the usage of Einstein's name, there is no discussion of anything physics-related in the series.
Like other [[Baby Einstein]] productions, the production company pays a royalty to [[Branded Entertainment Network|Corbis]], which acts on behalf of the estate of physicist [[Albert Einstein]], for the use of the Einstein name Einstein being a licensed trademark of The [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]]. Despite the usage of Einstein's name, there is no discussion of anything physics related in the series.


== Overview ==
== Overview ==


''Little Einsteins'' was designed to teach the target demographic art and music appreciation by integrating famous or culturally significant art works (usually, but not exclusively, paintings) and classical music (most typically from the [[Baroque music|Baroque]], [[Classical period (music)|Classical]], and [[Romantic music|Romantic]] era) into the scenery, plot and soundtrack of each episode. The show is also designed to encourage viewer interaction (such as patting their knees, gesturing or singing along to help the characters succeed on their "mission")
''Little Einsteins'' was designed to teach the target demographic art and music appreciation by integrating famous or culturally significant art works usually, but not exclusively, paintings and classical music most typically from the [[Baroque music|Baroque]], [[Classical period (music)|Classical]], and [[Romantic music|Romantic]] era into the scenery, plot and soundtrack of each episode. The show is also designed to encourage viewer interaction such as patting their knees, gesturing or singing along to help the characters succeed on their mission


== Episodes ==
== Episodes ==
Line 61: Line 61:
* Leo is the leader of the Little Einsteins, and the one who pilots Rocket. He is Annie's older brother. His main talent is conducting and his most prized possession is his [[Baton (conducting)|conductor's baton]]. Leo has red hair and green eyes. He wears green glasses, a black tee-shirt with an orange strip, orange shorts, and black and orange sneakers. He is voiced by [[Jesse Schwartz]] and singing voice by [[Harrison Chad]].
* Leo is the leader of the Little Einsteins, and the one who pilots Rocket. He is Annie's older brother. His main talent is conducting and his most prized possession is his [[Baton (conducting)|conductor's baton]]. Leo has red hair and green eyes. He wears green glasses, a black tee-shirt with an orange strip, orange shorts, and black and orange sneakers. He is voiced by [[Jesse Schwartz]] and singing voice by [[Harrison Chad]].
* June is a young ballerina who loves to dance. She has dark brown hair and brown eyes. She wears a purple dress and pink headband. She is voiced by [[Erica Huang]].
* June is a young ballerina who loves to dance. She has dark brown hair and brown eyes. She wears a purple dress and pink headband. She is voiced by [[Erica Huang]].
* Quincy is a boy musician who plays a variety of musical instruments, including the violin, flute, and trumpet. At some point in each episode, Quincy exclaims, "I cannot believe it!". He has dark brown hair and brown eyes. He wears a red and blue baseball cap, and a green and yellow t-shirt. He is voiced by [[Aiden Pompey]].
* Quincy is a boy musician who plays a variety of musical instruments, including the violin, flute, and trumpet. At some point in each episode, Quincy exclaims, I cannot believe it!. He has dark brown hair and brown eyes. He wears a red and blue baseball cap, and a green and yellow t-shirt. He is voiced by [[Aiden Pompey]].
* Annie is a girl who loves to sing. She is Leo's younger sister and the only character who has piloted Rocket alone. She loves animals, including dolphins and horses, but is afraid of spiders. She owns a silver microphone with orange music notes that she won in a singing contest. When she wishes to urgently point something out to the team, her usual phrase is "Look-look-look!" She has blonde pigtails tied in pink hairbows and blue eyes. She wears a green shirt with a blue denim dress and magenta or red shoes, and a light-blue shirt with a pink denim dress and light-blue shoes in season 2. She is voiced by [[Natalia Wójcik]].
* Annie is a girl who loves to sing. She is Leo's younger sister and the only character who has piloted Rocket alone. She loves animals, including dolphins and horses, but is afraid of spiders. She owns a silver microphone with orange music notes that she won in a singing contest. When she wishes to urgently point something out to the team, her usual phrase is Look look look! She has blonde pigtails tied in pink hairbows and blue eyes. She wears a green shirt with a blue denim dress and magenta or red shoes, and a light blue shirt with a pink denim dress and light blue shoes in season 2. She is voiced by [[Natalia Wójcik]].
* Rocket is the Little Einsteins' main mode of transportation, as well as their friend. Rocket has an array of tools and accessories that help the team complete their missions. Rocket also has the ability to transform into any other form of transportation, like a submarine or a train. Rocket communicates by making xylophonic noises.
* Rocket is the Little Einsteins main mode of transportation, as well as their friend. Rocket has an array of tools and accessories that help the team complete their missions. Rocket also has the ability to transform into any other form of transportation, like a submarine or a train. Rocket communicates by making xylophonic noises.


=== Recurring ===
=== Recurring ===
* Big Jet is a blue fighter plane. Big Jet has been known to ruin parties, and steal things to keep for himself. Big Jet hates springtime, owing to his being [[allergic]] to flowers, as seen in the episode "Oh Yes, Oh Yes, it's Springtime". He also hates losing, as seen in "The Great Sky Race Rematch". In episode 64, "Show and Tell", Big Jet gets revenge on Rocket and the Little Einsteins for defeating him in all of his appearances by stealing their favorite belongings, but reconciles after feeling guilty for the theft. Big Jet is depicted with yellow horizontal stripes on his vertical stabilizers.
* Big Jet is a blue fighter plane. Big Jet has been known to ruin parties, and steal things to keep for himself. Big Jet hates springtime, owing to his being [[allergic]] to flowers, as seen in the episode Oh Yes, Oh Yes, it's Springtime. He also hates losing, as seen in The Great Sky Race Rematch. In episode 64, Show and Tell, Big Jet gets revenge on Rocket and the Little Einsteins for defeating him in all of his appearances by stealing their favorite belongings, but reconciles after feeling guilty for the theft. Big Jet is depicted with yellow horizontal stripes on his vertical stabilizers.
* Little Mouse, The Good Knight, and Joey the Kangaroo appeared individually in their own episodes, "The Mouse and the Moon", "The Good Knight and The Bad Knight", and "Jump For Joey", respectively, and collectively in the three episodes' crossover-sequel, "Rocket Soup".
* Little Mouse, The Good Knight, and Joey the Kangaroo appeared individually in their own episodes, The Mouse and the Moon, The Good Knight and The Bad Knight, and Jump For Joey, respectively, and collectively in the three episodes crossover sequel, Rocket Soup.
* The Three Little Pigs appeared in three episodes: "Farmer Annie", "Super Fast", and "Build It Rocket".
* The Three Little Pigs appeared in three episodes Farmer Annie, Super Fast, and Build It Rocket.
* Melody the Music Pet is a musical pet that Leo helped find her ticket for the pet train in "Melody the Music Pet". After boarding the train, Melody is brought to live with Leo. She reappeared in "Melody and Me", where it is up to Leo to save her after her hot-air balloon flies away.
* Melody the Music Pet is a musical pet that Leo helped find her ticket for the pet train in Melody the Music Pet. After boarding the train, Melody is brought to live with Leo. She reappeared in Melody and Me, where it is up to Leo to save her after her hot air balloon flies away.
* The Bad Knight is the knight that imprisoned the good knight. In the episode "The Good Knight and The Bad Knight" he rides a cello that acts like a horse but at the end of the episode it is revealed that he was under a magic spell that made him a bad knight after rescuing the Good Knight he transforms back into a good knight. In the episode "Rocket Soup" he helps the Little Einsteins get peas to make Rocket Soup for Rocket to eat.
* The Bad Knight is the knight that imprisoned the good knight. In the episode The Good Knight and The Bad Knight he rides a cello that acts like a horse but at the end of the episode it is revealed that he was under a magic spell that made him a bad knight after rescuing the Good Knight he transforms back into a good knight. In the episode Rocket Soup he helps the Little Einsteins get peas to make Rocket Soup for Rocket to eat.
* The Little Red Train is a good friend of Annie, and although he is very small, is very determined and very strong. He appeared in the episodes "Go West, Young Train" and "Annie, Get Your Microphone".
* The Little Red Train is a good friend of Annie, and although he is very small, is very determined and very strong. He appeared in the episodes Go West, Young Train and Annie, Get Your Microphone.
* Ring appeared on the episode "Ring Around the Planet". Ring fell off Saturn and landed near June's Garden. Ring is also a great dancer just like June which makes them and the rest of the Little Einsteins friends. The Little Einsteins brings the ring back home to Saturn.
* Ring appeared on the episode Ring Around the Planet. Ring fell off Saturn and landed near June's Garden. Ring is also a great dancer just like June which makes them and the rest of the Little Einsteins friends. The Little Einsteins brings the ring back home to Saturn.


== Production ==
== Production ==


=== UK version ===
=== UK version ===
In the UK version, the Little Einsteins are voiced by [[Poppy Lee Friar]] (June), [[Piers Stubbs]] (Leo), [[Kirsty Hickey]] (Annie), and [[Mitchell Zhangazha]] (Quincy), and certain American terms are converted to the British [[vernacular]]: for example, changing "Candy Canes“ to "Sweetie Sticks".
In the UK version, the Little Einsteins are voiced by [[Poppy Lee Friar]] June, [[Piers Stubbs]] Leo, [[Kirsty Hickey]] Annie, and [[Mitchell Zhangazha]] Quincy, and certain American terms are converted to the British [[vernacular]]: for example, changing Candy Canes to Sweetie Sticks.


== Home media ==
== Home media ==
Line 84: Line 84:
! DVD Releases !! Included episodes !! Release date
! DVD Releases !! Included episodes !! Release date
|-
|-
| ''[[Little Einsteins: Our Huge Adventure]]'' || ''Our Huge Adventure'' (later separated into the episodes "A Brand New Outfit" and "The Missing Invitation") || August 23, 2005
| ''[[Little Einsteins: Our Huge Adventure|Little Einsteins Our Huge Adventure]]'' || ''Our Huge Adventure'' later separated into the episodes A Brand New Outfit and The Missing Invitation || August 23, 2005
|-
|-
| ''Team Up for Adventure'' || "How We Became the Little Einsteins: The True Story", "I Love to Conduct", "Rocket Safari" || April 25, 2006
| ''Team Up for Adventure'' || How We Became the Little Einsteins The True Story, I Love to Conduct, Rocket Safari || April 25, 2006
|-
|-
| ''Mission Celebration!'' || "The Birthday Machine", "Go West, Young Train", "The Birthday Balloons" || August 22, 2006
| ''Mission Celebration!'' || The Birthday Machine, Go West, Young Train, The Birthday Balloons || August 22, 2006
|-
|-
| ''Legend of The Golden Pyramid'' || "The Legend of the Golden Pyramid", "Dragon Kite", "Annie and the Little Toy Plane" || February 27, 2007
| ''Legend of The Golden Pyramid'' || The Legend of the Golden Pyramid, Dragon Kite, Annie and the Little Toy Plane || February 27, 2007
|-
|-
| ''Rocket's Firebird Rescue'' || "Rocket's Firebird Rescue" (Double-Length Episode), "Rocket Soup" || August 21, 2007
| ''Rocket's Firebird Rescue'' || Rocket's Firebird Rescue Double Length Episode, Rocket Soup || August 21, 2007
|-
|-
| ''Race for Space'' || "The Treasure Behind the Little Red Door", "Super Fast", "The Great Sky Race Rematch" || February 19, 2008
| ''Race for Space'' || The Treasure Behind the Little Red Door, Super Fast, The Great Sky Race Rematch || February 19, 2008
|-
|-
| ''Flight of the Instrument Fairies'' || "Flight of the Instrument Fairies", "The Puppet Princess", "The Glass Slipper Ball", "Little Red Rockethood"|| August 5, 2008
| ''Flight of the Instrument Fairies'' || Flight of the Instrument Fairies, The Puppet Princess, The Glass Slipper Ball, Little Red Rockethood|| August 5, 2008
|-
|-
| ''The Christmas Wish'' || "Show and Tell", "The Christmas Wish", "The Wind-Up Toy Prince", "The Northern Night-Light" || October 14, 2008
| ''The Christmas Wish'' || Show and Tell, The Christmas Wish, The Wind-Up Toy Prince, The Northern Night Light || October 14, 2008
|-
|-
| ''Go to Europe'' (US release) || "Hello, Cello", "Silly Sock Saves the Circus", "Go Team!" || August 31, 2009
| ''Go to Europe'' US release || Hello, Cello, Silly Sock Saves the Circus, Go Team! || August 31, 2009
|-
|-
| ''O Yes, it's Springtime'' (UK and Japanese 2009 release, with US voices) || "Farmer Annie", "O Yes, O Yes, it's Springtime", "Annie and the Beanstalk || September 1, 2009
| ''Oh Yes, it's Springtime'' UK and Japanese 2009 release, with US voices || Farmer Annie, O Yes, O Yes, it's Springtime, Annie and the Beanstalk || September 1, 2009
|-
|-
| ''Fire Truck Rocket's Blastoff'' || "Fire Truck Rocket", "Melody the Music Pet", "Carmine's Big Race", "Mr. Penguin's Ice Cream Adventure" || September 8, 2009
| ''Fire Truck Rocket's Blastoff'' || Fire Truck Rocket, Melody the Music Pet, Carmine's Big Race, Mr. Penguin's Ice Cream Adventure || September 8, 2009
|-
|-
| ''Go to Africa'' (US release) || "He Speaks Music", "Animal Snack Time", "The Puzzle of the Sphinx || November 11, 2009
| ''Go to Africa'' US release || He Speaks Music, Animal Snack Time, The Puzzle of the Sphinx || November 11, 2009
|-
|-
| ''Go to America'' (US release) || "Melody and Me", "A Tall Totem Tale", "Knock on Wood" || November 11, 2009
| ''Go to America'' US release || Melody and Me, A Tall Totem Tale, Knock on Wood || November 11, 2009
|-
|-
| ''Animal Expedition'' || "Whale Tale", "Duck, Duck, June", "Jump for Joey", "Little Elephant's Big Parade" || February 9, 2010
| ''Animal Expedition'' || Whale Tale, Duck, Duck, June, Jump for Joey, Little Elephant's Big Parade || February 9, 2010
|-
|-
| ''The Incredible Shrinking Adventure'' || "The Incredible Shrinking Adventure", "Quincy and the Instrument Dinosaurs", "Rocket the Bug", "Sleeping Bassoon" || June 18, 2013
| ''The Incredible Shrinking Adventure'' || The Incredible Shrinking Adventure, Quincy and the Instrument Dinosaurs, Rocket the Bug, Sleeping Bassoon || June 18, 2013
|}
|}


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
{{expand-section|date=May 2019}}
{{expand-section|date=May 2019}}
The series was given a 5-star rating by Common Sense Media.<ref>{{cite web|title=Little Einsteins TV Review|url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/little-einsteins|publisher=Common Sense Media|accessdate=February 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218195614/https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/little-einsteins|archive-date=February 18, 2015|dead-url=no}}</ref>
The series was given a 5 star rating by Common Sense Media.<ref>{{cite web|title=Little Einsteins TV Review|url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/little-einsteins|publisher=Common Sense Media|accessdate=February 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218195614/https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/little-einsteins|archive-date=February 18, 2015|dead-url=no}}</ref>


== In other media ==
== In other media ==

Revision as of 01:40, 28 July 2019

Little Einsteins
File:Disney's Little Einsteins logo.svg
GenreInteractive
Children's television series
Created byEric Weiner
Olexa Hewryk
Oliver Ellis
Voices ofJesse Schwartz
Natalia Wojcik
Aiden Pompey
Erica Huang
Harrison Chad
Theme music composerBilly Straus
Opening themeLittle Einsteins Theme Song
Ending themeLittle Einsteins Theme Song instrumental
Country of originUnited States
United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes67 (including two specials) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersSusan Holden
Steve Oakes
Oliver Ellis
ProducersOlexa Hewryk
Oliver Ellis
Running time24 minutes
Production companiesThe Baby Einstein Company
Curious Pictures
Entertainment Rights
Original release
NetworkPlayhouse Disney (U.S.)
Channel 5 (UK)
ReleaseOctober 15, 2005 (2005-10-15) –
December 26, 2009 (2009-12-26)

Little Einsteins is a British American interactive animated children's television series on Playhouse Disney and Channel 5. The educational preschool series was developed for television by Douglas Wood who created the concept and characters, and a subsequent team headed by Emmy Award winning director Oliver Ellis and Little Red Tractor, Fluffy Gardens, and Fetch the Vetco creator Eric Weiner and Oliver Ellis, and produced by Entertainment Rights, Curious Pictures and The Baby Einstein Company. The first episode of the Little Einsteins TV series premiered on Playhouse Disney in the US on October 15, 2005 and in the United Kingdom on Channel 5 on November 7, 2005. In Europe, the second season of the show premiered on the Disney Channel around Christmas time, and in Japan, it aired on October 8, 2007, on Playhouse Disney Japan. Reruns were then moved to Playhouse Disney's successor, Disney Junior. The final regular episode was broadcast in December 2009, and a final standalone special was broadcast in mid 2010, marking the end of the series.

The series was based on the direct-to-video film of the same name, subtitled Our Huge Adventure.

Like other Baby Einstein productions, the production company pays a royalty to Corbis, which acts on behalf of the estate of physicist Albert Einstein, for the use of the Einstein name Einstein being a licensed trademark of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Despite the usage of Einstein's name, there is no discussion of anything physics related in the series.

Overview

Little Einsteins was designed to teach the target demographic art and music appreciation by integrating famous or culturally significant art works usually, but not exclusively, paintings and classical music most typically from the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic era into the scenery, plot and soundtrack of each episode. The show is also designed to encourage viewer interaction such as patting their knees, gesturing or singing along to help the characters succeed on their mission

Episodes

Main article: List of Little Einsteins episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
1291August 23, 2005Direct-to-video
28October 9, 2005November 20, 2006Playhouse Disney
24039January 13, 2007December 22, 2009Playhouse Disney
1August 21, 2007Direct-to-video





Characters

Main

File:LE team.png
(From top to bottom) Leo, June, Quincy, Annie, Rocket
  • Leo is the leader of the Little Einsteins, and the one who pilots Rocket. He is Annie's older brother. His main talent is conducting and his most prized possession is his conductor's baton. Leo has red hair and green eyes. He wears green glasses, a black tee-shirt with an orange strip, orange shorts, and black and orange sneakers. He is voiced by Jesse Schwartz and singing voice by Harrison Chad.
  • June is a young ballerina who loves to dance. She has dark brown hair and brown eyes. She wears a purple dress and pink headband. She is voiced by Erica Huang.
  • Quincy is a boy musician who plays a variety of musical instruments, including the violin, flute, and trumpet. At some point in each episode, Quincy exclaims, I cannot believe it!. He has dark brown hair and brown eyes. He wears a red and blue baseball cap, and a green and yellow t-shirt. He is voiced by Aiden Pompey.
  • Annie is a girl who loves to sing. She is Leo's younger sister and the only character who has piloted Rocket alone. She loves animals, including dolphins and horses, but is afraid of spiders. She owns a silver microphone with orange music notes that she won in a singing contest. When she wishes to urgently point something out to the team, her usual phrase is Look look look! She has blonde pigtails tied in pink hairbows and blue eyes. She wears a green shirt with a blue denim dress and magenta or red shoes, and a light blue shirt with a pink denim dress and light blue shoes in season 2. She is voiced by Natalia Wójcik.
  • Rocket is the Little Einsteins main mode of transportation, as well as their friend. Rocket has an array of tools and accessories that help the team complete their missions. Rocket also has the ability to transform into any other form of transportation, like a submarine or a train. Rocket communicates by making xylophonic noises.

Recurring

  • Big Jet is a blue fighter plane. Big Jet has been known to ruin parties, and steal things to keep for himself. Big Jet hates springtime, owing to his being allergic to flowers, as seen in the episode Oh Yes, Oh Yes, it's Springtime. He also hates losing, as seen in The Great Sky Race Rematch. In episode 64, Show and Tell, Big Jet gets revenge on Rocket and the Little Einsteins for defeating him in all of his appearances by stealing their favorite belongings, but reconciles after feeling guilty for the theft. Big Jet is depicted with yellow horizontal stripes on his vertical stabilizers.
  • Little Mouse, The Good Knight, and Joey the Kangaroo appeared individually in their own episodes, The Mouse and the Moon, The Good Knight and The Bad Knight, and Jump For Joey, respectively, and collectively in the three episodes crossover sequel, Rocket Soup.
  • The Three Little Pigs appeared in three episodes Farmer Annie, Super Fast, and Build It Rocket.
  • Melody the Music Pet is a musical pet that Leo helped find her ticket for the pet train in Melody the Music Pet. After boarding the train, Melody is brought to live with Leo. She reappeared in Melody and Me, where it is up to Leo to save her after her hot air balloon flies away.
  • The Bad Knight is the knight that imprisoned the good knight. In the episode The Good Knight and The Bad Knight he rides a cello that acts like a horse but at the end of the episode it is revealed that he was under a magic spell that made him a bad knight after rescuing the Good Knight he transforms back into a good knight. In the episode Rocket Soup he helps the Little Einsteins get peas to make Rocket Soup for Rocket to eat.
  • The Little Red Train is a good friend of Annie, and although he is very small, is very determined and very strong. He appeared in the episodes Go West, Young Train and Annie, Get Your Microphone.
  • Ring appeared on the episode Ring Around the Planet. Ring fell off Saturn and landed near June's Garden. Ring is also a great dancer just like June which makes them and the rest of the Little Einsteins friends. The Little Einsteins brings the ring back home to Saturn.

Production

UK version

In the UK version, the Little Einsteins are voiced by Poppy Lee Friar June, Piers Stubbs Leo, Kirsty Hickey Annie, and Mitchell Zhangazha Quincy, and certain American terms are converted to the British vernacular: for example, changing Candy Canes to Sweetie Sticks.

Home media

DVD Releases Included episodes Release date
Little Einsteins Our Huge Adventure Our Huge Adventure later separated into the episodes A Brand New Outfit and The Missing Invitation August 23, 2005
Team Up for Adventure How We Became the Little Einsteins The True Story, I Love to Conduct, Rocket Safari April 25, 2006
Mission Celebration! The Birthday Machine, Go West, Young Train, The Birthday Balloons August 22, 2006
Legend of The Golden Pyramid The Legend of the Golden Pyramid, Dragon Kite, Annie and the Little Toy Plane February 27, 2007
Rocket's Firebird Rescue Rocket's Firebird Rescue Double Length Episode, Rocket Soup August 21, 2007
Race for Space The Treasure Behind the Little Red Door, Super Fast, The Great Sky Race Rematch February 19, 2008
Flight of the Instrument Fairies Flight of the Instrument Fairies, The Puppet Princess, The Glass Slipper Ball, Little Red Rockethood August 5, 2008
The Christmas Wish Show and Tell, The Christmas Wish, The Wind-Up Toy Prince, The Northern Night Light October 14, 2008
Go to Europe US release Hello, Cello, Silly Sock Saves the Circus, Go Team! August 31, 2009
Oh Yes, it's Springtime UK and Japanese 2009 release, with US voices Farmer Annie, O Yes, O Yes, it's Springtime, Annie and the Beanstalk September 1, 2009
Fire Truck Rocket's Blastoff Fire Truck Rocket, Melody the Music Pet, Carmine's Big Race, Mr. Penguin's Ice Cream Adventure September 8, 2009
Go to Africa US release He Speaks Music, Animal Snack Time, The Puzzle of the Sphinx November 11, 2009
Go to America US release Melody and Me, A Tall Totem Tale, Knock on Wood November 11, 2009
Animal Expedition Whale Tale, Duck, Duck, June, Jump for Joey, Little Elephant's Big Parade February 9, 2010
The Incredible Shrinking Adventure The Incredible Shrinking Adventure, Quincy and the Instrument Dinosaurs, Rocket the Bug, Sleeping Bassoon June 18, 2013

Reception

The series was given a 5 star rating by Common Sense Media.[1]

In other media

A video game based on the show was released for the Game Boy Advance in 2006.

References

  1. ^ "Little Einsteins TV Review". Common Sense Media. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Little_Einsteins&oldid=908186308"