Splash and Bubbles

Splash and Bubbles
Genre	Adventure Educational Musical
Created by	John Tartaglia
Directed by	Bret Nilson David Skelly Hugh Martin
Voices of	John Tartaglia Leslie Carrara-Rudolph Raymond Carr Aymee Garcia
Theme music composer	Mike Himelstein Dena Diamond
Opening theme	"Splash and Bubbles Theme Song"
Composers	Andrew Skrabutenas Mike Barnett Mike Himelstein
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	21 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Lisa Henson Halle Stanford John Tartaglia Michael Shawn Lewis Jill Shinderman Julie Phillips Merrill Puckett Miller
Producer	Tom Keniston
Editors	Jouvens Exantus Phil Price
Running time	12 minutes
Production companies	The Jim Henson Company Herschend Studios
Original release
Network	PBS Kids
Release	November 23, 2016 (2016-11-23) – present (present)

Splash and Bubbles (originally titled Splash!) is an American computer-animated children's television series created by John Tartaglia. The series debuted on PBS Kids on November 23, 2016. The series is produced using motion capture that blends with animatronic interfaces which enables the crew to make animation.

Premise

Splash and Bubbles follows a yellowback fusilier (though at times he and the narrator claim that he is a yellowtail fusilier), Splash, who settles in Reeftown after looking all over the ocean. He then befriends Bubbles, a mandarin dragonet, and the duo, along with friends Dunk and Ripple, explore the reef to venture and make new friends. Each episode also includes a documentary segment, Get Your Feet Wet, which features kids asking questions that are occasionally followed up by a musical number.

Characters

Main characters

• Splash (voiced by John Tartaglia) is an adventurous yellowback fusilier who settles in Reeftown after exploring the world for a new home.
• Bubbles (voiced by Leslie Carrara-Rudolph) is a tomboyish mandarin dragonet who likes being messy.
• Dunk (voiced by Raymond Carr) is an intellectual, but extremely nervous pufferfish who serves as the comic relief of the group. He is also an artist, and can make art out of sand.
• Ripple (voiced by Aymee Garcia) is a pink Barbour's seahorse who lives with 499 brothers. She loves adventure and trying new things.

Recurring characters

• Lu (voiced by Donna Kimball) is a high-spirited Footballfish who resides in the ocean abyss, along with her husband Bob, who is embedded into her body. Her name is short for bioluminescent.
• Bob (voiced by Allan Trautman) is Lu's husband, a male Footballfish that lives on the right side of her body.
• Biggie (voiced by Sarah Oh) is one of Lu's friends, a spookfish who has big eyes.
• The Firefly Squid are one of Lu's friends.
• The Clusterwink (voiced by Sarah Oh) is a species of small sea snail that Lu gave Dunk.
• Maury (voiced by John Tartaglia) is a quidnunc snowflake moray who resides in the tunnels within Reeftown.
• Denny (voiced by Sarah Oh) is a cleaner shrimp who acts as Reeftown's "dentist", and has extensive knowledge of teeth
• Zee (voiced by Donna Kimball) is an adventurous Zebra bullhead shark who lives for danger.
• Mayor Sting(voiced by Raymond Carr), an overconfident stingray, who is the mayor of Reeftown.
• Wave (voiced by Dan Garza) is Reeftown's Day Octopus traffic guard. He has an extensive knowledge of the ocean, and often assists the gang in their adventures.
• Tidy (voiced by John Tartaglia) is an ablutomanic garabaldi, who serves as a kelp forest ranger.
• Gush (voiced by Allan Trautman) is an intelligent frogfish who is shown to have experience in dancing, helpful tips, and racing.
• Flo (voiced by Leslie Carrara-Rudolph) is a hawksbill sea turtle who acts as Reeftown's medical professional. She sings in the style of Karen Carpenter.
• Finny is a green mandarin dragonet who has similar interests with Bubbles, like being messy.
• Iris is a shy bluelashed butterflyfish who tries to find fit into her new lifestyle at Reeftown.
• Chompy (voiced by Aymee Garcia) is a pastel-colored parrotfish who experiences eating what she sees.
• Bell and Polly are peach-colored and white-spotted twin jellyfish. These sisters like different things such as games, but according to their words, they come from the same polyp.
• Ripple's dad has a yellow body he refers to her as "mija", literally translated as "my daughter" in Spanish.
• All the green seahorses are Ripple's 499 brothers. Number 66 (voiced by Aymee Garcia) wants to go on adventures like his sister. She also mentions that number 342 is a storyteller, number 77 sleeps next to her every night.
• Mrs. Leafy and Mr. Leafy are a friendly leafy seadragon couple that reside in a kelp forest off the coast of Australia.
• Snap (voiced by Dan Garza) is a pistol shrimp who can't see who sometimes attacks with his big claw when he thinks they say now.
• Scout (voiced by Donna Kimball) is a Goby fish who helps and protects snap.
• Myshell is a decorative crab who likes to have her shell decorated. Her name is a pun on the phrase "my shell".
• Dorsal is a spinner dolphin.

One-time characters

• Plum, Ruby, Rose and Violet are red giant tubeworms who finish each other's sentences in some times.
• Oblo is a blobfish.
• Dusty is a green and gray parrotfish.

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally Aired
			First Aired	Last Aired
	1	40	November 23, 2016 (2016-11-23)	TBA

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1a	"Lu the Explorer"	Bret Nelson	Rachel Lipman	November 23, 2016 (2016-11-23)
Dunk is scared to play hide-and-seek in the deep, so the gang sets out to help him overcome his fear of the dark. Get Your Feet Wet: "What lives in the deep ocean?"
1b	"I've Got Rhythm?"	David Skelly	Mark Drop	November 23, 2016 (2016-11-23)
Wave the octopus loves music, but doesn't have any rhythm. Get Your Feet Wet: "Does an octopus have a skeleton?"
2a	"I Only Have Eyespots for You"	David Skelly	Joe Purdy	November 24, 2016 (2016-11-24)
Splash tries to befriend someone who seems to ignore him by trying to confront the problem "face to face" . Get Your Feet Wet: "Is the moray eel a fish?"
2b	"Double Bubbles"	Bret Nelson	Rachel Lipman	November 24, 2016 (2016-11-24)
When a green dragonet plays with the group, Bubbles gets worried that her friends don't want to play with her anymore. Get Your Feet Wet: "Do animals in the ocean take baths?"
3a	"Cleaner of the Kelp"	Hugh Martin	Michael Foulke	November 25, 2016 (2016-11-25)
Splash, Bubbles, and Dunk meet Tidy, a kelp forest ranger. Get Your Feet Wet: "What is a kelp forest?"
3b	"How Bubbles Got Her Moves Back"	David Skelly	Denise Downer	November 25, 2016 (2016-11-25)
When Bubbles injures her fins, she tries to find other ways to get her moves back. Get Your Feet Wet: "I've never been to the ocean. What's it like?"
4a	"Dunk the Artist"	Hugh Martin	Rachel Lipman	November 29, 2016 (2016-11-29)
Dunk makes art on the ocean floor. Get Your Feet Wet: "If you could have an ocean superpower, what would it be?"
4b	"Ripple's Sea Dragons"	Hugh Martin	Joe Purdy	November 29, 2016 (2016-11-29)
Ripple investigates the legend of the sea dragon.
5a	"Tooth Treasure"	Bret Nelson	Dave Cain, Laura Sams, and Robert Sams	November 30, 2016 (2016-11-30)
The gang tries to return a trail of teeth to its owner.
5b	"Race Around the Reef"	Bret Nelson	Jack Ferraiolo	November 30, 2016 (2016-11-30)
Bubbles and Dunk learn about currents.
6a	"Dunk's Cleaning" "Dunk's New Friend"	Drew Massey	Michael Foulke	December 1, 2016 (2016-12-01)
Dunk is afraid to go to the cleaner shrimp when he has a parasite in his mouth.
6b	"Ripple's Whale of a Tale"	Bret Nelson	Michael Foulke	December 1, 2016 (2016-12-01)
Ripple traces a sound from a fin whale.
7a	"Golden Legs Gush"	Drew Massey	Michael Foulke	December 7, 2016 (2016-12-07)
The gang doesn't believe that a frogfish named Gush used to be very fast when he was young.
7b	"A Fish Called Mo"	Bret Nelson	Joe Purdy	December 7, 2016 (2016-12-07)
Dunk's cousin Mo comes to visit.
8a	"Deflated Dunk"	Bret Nelson	Rachel Lipman	December 9, 2016 (2016-12-09)
Dunk declares he won't puff up or get scared.
8b	"Kelp Forest Keepers"	Bret Nelson	Rachel Lipman	December 9, 2016 (2016-12-09)
Splash, Dunk, and Bubbles spend the day with Tidy.
9a	"Splash's Swim School"	Bret Nelson	Joe Purdy	December 21, 2016 (2016-12-21)
The gang tries to duplicate Splash's old school's synchronized swimming abilities.
9b	"Light at the End of the Tunnel"	Bret Nelson	Mark Drop	December 21, 2016 (2016-12-21)
The gang follows a mysterious light.
10a	"Small But Mighty"	Bret Nelson	John Tartaglia	December 22, 2016 (2016-12-22)
Zee the Zebra Bullhead Shark feels threatened about her shark identity.
10b	"Washed Away"	Bret Nelson	Michael Foulke	December 22, 2016 (2016-12-22)
Dunk asks Splash, Bubbles, and Ripple to look over his art project when a tide comes.
11a	"Super Splash!"	Ritamarie Peruggi	Mark Drop	January 17, 2017 (2017-01-17)
The gang thinks Splash has a superpower.
11b	"Pearlene"	Ritamarie Peruggi	Michael Foulke	January 17, 2017 (2017-01-17)
Ripple meets a shy oyster named Pearlene and encourages her to make friends.
12a	"Guess Who?"	Toben Seymour	Michael Foulke	January 18, 2017 (2017-01-18)
Splash, Dunk, and Bubbles help a fish before they know who it is.
12b	"Sleepless Sleepover"	Hugh Martin	John Tartaglia	January 18, 2017 (2017-01-18)
Splash has trouble falling asleep at a sleepover.
13a	"The Kelp Needs Help"	David Skelly	John Tartaglia	January 19, 2017 (2017-01-19)
Ripple finds a "quiet spot" in the kelp forest and decorates it with disastrous results.
13b	"Mountain of Fire"	Toben Seymour	Michael Kramer	January 19, 2017 (2017-01-19)
Lu and Bob take the gang into the deep to find a submarine volcano.
14a	"One Big Ocean: Part 1"	Bret Nelson	Rachel Lipman	March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01)
Splash invites his friends on a Reeftown Rangers adventure.
14b	"One Big Ocean: Part 2"	Bret Nelson	Michael Foulke	March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01)
Splash and his friends meet a young sea turtle.
15a	"One Big Ocean: Part 3"	Bret Nelson	Rachel Lipman	March 2, 2017 (2017-03-02)
Splash and his friends help a parrotfish save the reef.
15b	"One Big Ocean: Part 4"	Bret Nelson	John Tartaglia	March 2, 2017 (2017-03-02)
Although he has fun exploring the ocean, Splash is happy to be home.
16a	"The Greatest Treasure of All"	Bret Nelson	Michael Foulke	March 13, 2017 (2017-03-13)
Flo sets the kids out on a mysterious journey to find treasure.
16b	"Crabulous"	David Skelly	Rachel Lipman	March 13, 2017 (2017-03-13)
Bubbles meets a decorator crab who helps her with her self-confidence.
17a	"Here Comes the Hammerhead"	Bret Nelson	Ryan Toyama	March 14, 2017 (2017-03-14)
Splash and Bubbles help Ripple find her brother, with the help of Zee and a shark.
17b	"Denny's New Shell"	Jason deVilliers	Michael Foulke	March 14, 2017 (2017-03-14)
Maury finds Denny's molted exoskeleton in the reef and fears something is wrong with Denny.
18a	"The Sand Is Grand"	David Skelly	Michael Kramer	March 15, 2017 (2017-03-15)
Splash and his friends find a parrotfish while playing at the sandy bed.
18b	"The Treasure Trove"	David Skelly	Jennifer Skelly	March 15, 2017 (2017-03-15)
Bubbles gets trapped in a treasure chest.
19a	"Mayor for a Day"	Jason deVilliers	Mark Drop	March 16, 2017 (2017-03-16)
Dunk volunteers to fill in for Mayor Sting when he attends a stingray migration.
19b	"Oblo From Down Below"	Ritamarie Peruggi	Rachel Lipman	March 16, 2017 (2017-03-16)
Bubbles meets some lipstick tubeworms and Oblo the blobfish.
20a	"Chompy's New Foods"	Bret Nelson	Mark Drop	March 17, 2017 (2017-03-17)
Chompy the parrotfish wants to try new things when she sees Splash and his friends feasting on a variety of things in the water column.
20b	"Cloning Around"	John Tartaglia	Ryan Toyama	March 17, 2017 (2017-03-17)
Bubbles and Ripple meet a jellyfish.
21a	"The House Hunt"	Ritamarie Perruggi	Rachel Lipman	April 21, 2017 (2017-04-21)
21b	"Dolphin Games"	David Skelly	Rachel Lipman	April 21, 2017 (2017-04-21)
22a	"Partner Pals"	Bret Nelson	Rachel Lipman	May 25, 2017 (2017-05-25)
TBA	David Skelly	Alice Dinnean

Film

Splash and Bubbles: One Big Ocean is a film that aired on January 16, 2017. The film is about the gang rescuing a young turtle.

Songs

No.	Song	Episode(s)	Sung by
1	"Catch A Current"	"Ripple's Sea Dragons", "Race Around the Reef", "Ripple's Whale of a Tale", "The Kelp Needs Help", "One Big Ocean"	Splash
2	"Dark in the Deep"	"Lu the Explorer", "Mountain of Fire",	Lu
3	"Hangin' With Friends"	"I Only Have Eyespots for You", "How Bubbles Got Her Moves Back", Deflated Dunk, "A Fish Called Mo", "Light at the End of the Tunnel", "One Big Ocean", "Dolphin Games",	Splash, Bubbles, Dunk and Ripple
4	"Have You Heard"	"Denny's New Shell", "Mayor for a Day",	Maury
5	"I Don't Know What I'm Doin' (I'm Just Doin' It)"	"Dunk the Artist", "Deflated Dunk", "Washed Away", "One Big Ocean"	Dunk
6	"I Never Knew About You"	"Crabulous", "Denny's New Shell",	Splash and Bubbles
7	"Keep It Clean"	"Cleaner of the Kelp", "Kelp Forest Keepers", "Guess Who?"	Tidy
8	"One Big Ocean"	"One Big Ocean"	Flo
9	"One Small Ripple"	"Pearlene", "One Big Ocean"	Ripple
10	"Only In The Ocean"
11	"Reeftown Rangers"	"The Greatest Treasure of All", "Chompy's New Foods", "The House Hunt", "Here Comes the Hammerhead"	Splash, Bubbles, Dunk, and Ripple
12	"Rhythm of the Reef"	"I've Got Rhythm?", "One Big Ocean"	Splash
13	"Yucky"	"Double Bubbles", "A Fish Called Mo", "One Big Ocean", "Oblo from Down Below"	Bubbles

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result	References
2017	44th Annie Awards	Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production	Leslie Carrara-Rudolph for "I Only Have Eyespots for You"/"Double Bubbles"	Nominated

External links

• Official website
• Splash and Bubbles at IMDb