Panwapa
Appearance
Panwapa | |
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Created by | Sesame Workshop |
Starring | Kevin Clash Joey Mazzarino Leslie Carrara-Rudolph Boitumelo Betty Maretle Nigel Plaskitt Carmen Osbahr |
Country of origin | United States |
Original release | |
Network | PBS Kids Sprout (beginning in 2008) |
Release | January 2008 |
Panwapa is a television show from Sesame Workshop.
The show premiered on the digital cable/on demand channel, PBS Kids Sprout in January 2008. Like most PBS children's programs, Panwapa has its own website, where viewers of the show can learn more about the characters and themes, as well as participate in various show-related interactive options.
Plot
It takes place on Panwapa Island, a fictional place with a premise that the island can freely float across planet Earth's oceans. This allows the residents of the island to visit freely with children from many lands, and explore differing cultures.[1]
Characters
- Azibo the Monster (performed by Kevin Clash) - The main character of the series.
- Bill the Bug (performed by Joey Mazzarino) - A bug who tracks the location of Panwapa Island on the globe. He is a recycled version of Bug from The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland.
- Koko the Penguin (performed by Leslie Carrara-Rudolph) - A female penguin that wears pink sunglasses and enjoys badminton.
- Athena the Owl (performed by Fran Brill, voiced by Boitumelo Betty Maretle) - A female owl who acts the guide of Panwapa Island.
- Tungar the Tiger (performed by Martin P. Robinson, voiced by Nigel Plaskitt) - A tiger who coaches the new sheep players in the art of football. He resembles a rebuilt version of Butch the Tiger from The Muppet Show.
- Baabra Sheep (performed by Carmen Osbahr) - Baabra Sheep and her two children came to Panwapa Island to live there and can only speak sheep language.
Episodes
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See also
References
Funding
PANWAPA IS MADE POSSBLE BY CONTRIBUTIONS TO YOUR PBS STATION FROM Viewers Like You THANK YOU
External links
Categories:
- 2000s American television series
- 2000s American animated television series
- 2008 American television series debuts
- American children's television series
- Preschool education television series
- Television programs featuring puppetry
- Television programs featuring anthropomorphic characters
- PBS network shows
- Television series by Sesame Workshop