The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends
| The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends | |
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 From left: My Melody, Keroppi, Hello Kitty, Pochacco, Badtz-Maru and Dear Daniel | |
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| Created by | Sanrio Digital |
| Developed by | Dream Cortex |
| Directed by |
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| Music by | Greg Chun |
| Countries of origin |
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| Original languages |
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| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | David Kim |
| Producer | Matthew Swanson |
| Running time | 12 minutes 59 secords |
| Production company | Sanrio Digital |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVB Jade |
| Release | February 16, 2008 – February 7, 2009 |
The Adventures of Hello Kitty and Friends (Chinese: Hello Kitty 愛漫遊; Japanese: ハローキティと仲間たちの冒険) is a 3D animated preschool television series featuring Hello Kitty and other characters from the Japanese company Sanrio. It was never actually dubbed in Japanese at all. It was produced from February 2008 onwards by Sanrio Digital and Dream Cortex, and distributed by Sanrio Digital. It consists of 52 episodes and deals with themes of happiness, family and friendship.[1]
Overview
These series focus on core values established more than 30 years ago by Sanrio such as: happiness, family values, friendship, and educational values.
- Unlike the previous animated series, which were short and cute episodes, this is an educational television series that targets both younger viewers and their parents.
- The animation works together with real actors in teaching children from age two to six about words, simple math, shapes, colors and foreign languages like Chinese & Japanese.
- The series offers an entertaining way for younger viewers to learn about social interaction and behavior while following the adventures of Hello Kitty.
- Hello Kitty establishes a new image, giving younger viewers more things to learn from, rather than just being sweet and cute.
Characters
Main
- Hello Kitty (voiced by Claudia S. Thompson) - A cheerful, warm-hearted female cat. Baking cookies is her forte. She has a crush on Dear Daniel and My Melody is her best friend.
- Dear Daniel (voiced by Maggie Blue O'Hara) - A smart, enterprising, bookish male cat the same age as Kitty. He loves learning new things and pursuing his hobby of photographing wildlife. He dresses very formal. He has a crush on Hello Kitty.
- My Melody (voiced by Andrea Kwan) - A young rabbit who is Kitty's best friend, loves baking cookies and sharing them with her friends. She is a rabbit who wears a red hood and she also wears a white flower near her right ear. Unlike her other appearances, her mouth is invisible.
- Pochacco (voiced by Candice Moore) - A friendly, slightly goofy dog who loves to play soccer (especially goalkeeper), sleeping and solve mysteries in his spare time.
- Badtz-Maru (also voiced by Andrea Kwan) - A penguin with a good and bad attitude. Always looking for an angle, he is a precocious youngster with dreams of grandeur. His selfish ways get him in hot water from time to time, but his good heart always steers him in the right direction. Sometimes there is rivalry between him and Daniel.
- Keroppi (voiced by Sarah Hauser) - A fun-loving little frog with a penchant for inventing things. He likes driving his car and playing with new toys.
Others
- Mr. White (voiced by Russell Wait) - The teacher of Sanrio Town school in which Hello Kitty and her friends study. His physical appearance resembles Anthony White, the grandfather of Kitty.
- Little Twin Stars (Kiki and Lala) - The twin who live on a cloud in the sky. They possess magical powers with which they teach lessons and come to the rescue of Kitty and her friends.
- Cinnamoroll - A sweet, shy dog who runs Cinnamoroll Cafe on wheels around Sanrio Town. His ability to fly using his big floppy ears comes in handy.
- Chococat - A black cat with a red scarf. He doesn't talk, but he appears sometimes in the series.
- Pompompurin - A golden retriever dog who doesn't have a speaking role throughout the series.
- Kitty's Mother - A white adult cat who always stays at home, she only appears in "Happy Earth Day".
- Wookami - The main antagonist of the series and a purple wolf who loves to cause mischief.
Episode list
The first episode of "The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends" was aired in 2008. The first episode is called "A Colorful World." In this episode, it premieres Hello Kitty and her friends experiencing a new color in the world and learning about it. [2]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Sponsorship | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "A Colorful World" | Matthew Swanson | Written by : Billy Frolick Storyboarded by : Billy Frolick | Colitain Decaugh-II | February 16, 2008 | |
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Hello Kitty and friends learn that the world is made up of many fascinating colors. | ||||||
| 2 | "Our New Friend Dear Daniel" | Matthew Swanson | Written by : =Matthew Swanson Storyboarded by : David Kim | Colitain GP Extra | February 23, 2008 | |
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Kitty and the gang befriend a shy new student named Dear Daniel. | ||||||
| 3 | "XO Man Begins" | Nick Herbert | Written by : Billy Frolick Storyboarded by : David Kim and Billy Frolick | Colitain Decaugh-II | March 1, 2008 | |
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Badtz-Maru reveals a "super" alter-ego. | ||||||
| 4 | "The Magic Chisel" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | Colitain Decaugh-II | March 8, 2008 | |
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The kids portray a classic fable about greed. | ||||||
| 5 | "Keroppi's Best Friend" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | Colitain Decaugh-II | March 15, 2008 | |
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Keroppi is driven to invent a best friend. | ||||||
| 6 | "Happy Earth Day" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | Colitain GP Extra | March 22, 2008 | |
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The Twin Stars teach the kids a lesson about conserving the environment. | ||||||
| 7 | "The Case of the Broken Vase" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | Colitain NoFroZic | March 29, 2008 | |
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Keroppi learns about the importance of telling the truth. | ||||||
| 8 | "A Fair Share" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | Colitain NoFroZic | April 5, 2008 | |
| 9 | "My Melody's Missing Smile" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | Colitain GP Extra | April 12, 2008 | |
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The kids try to find out why My Melody is unhappy. | ||||||
| 10 | "V.I.P. (Very Important Pochacco)" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | April 19, 2008 | |
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Pochacco puts on a show in a quest for fame. | ||||||
| 11 | "Give Me a Brake" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | April 26, 2008 | |
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Keroppi's new car proves quite a handful. | ||||||
| 12 | "There's No Space Like Home" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | May 3, 2008 | |
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Kitty and the gang have an adventure in outer space. | ||||||
| 13 | "Lost and Hound" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | May 10, 2008 | |
| 14 | "March of the Badtz-Maru's" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | May 17, 2008 | |
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Badtz-Maru journeys to the South Pole to be with his penguin friends. | ||||||
| 15 | "Tall Order Part One" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | May 24, 2008 | |
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Keroppi finds a novel solution to being vertically challenged. | ||||||
| 16 | "Tall Order Part Two" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | May 31, 2008 | |
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Keroppi learns there are advantages to being small. | ||||||
| 17 | "Run My Melody, Run" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | June 7, 2008 | |
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My Melody is nervous about her big race. | ||||||
| 18 | "Where's Santa? Part One" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | June 14, 2008 | |
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A missing Santa Claus has the children worried that Christmas may be cancelled. | ||||||
| 19 | "Where's Santa? Part Two" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | June 21, 2008 | |
| 20 | "Hide and Seek" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | June 28, 2008 | |
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The kids play a game of Hide and Seek around the school with surprising results. | ||||||
| 21 | "A Fish Story" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | July 5, 2008 | |
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Hello Kitty bonds with a new pet. | ||||||
| 22 | "Election" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | July 12, 2008 | |
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Badtz-Maru and Daniel vote for class president. | ||||||
| 23 | "A School Day" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | July 19, 2008 | |
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A typical school day presents challenges for the kids. | ||||||
| 24 | "Café Cinnamoroll" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | July 26, 2008 | |
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Kitty and the gang help a shy new friend Cinnamoroll open a new business. | ||||||
| 25 | "The Big Game" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | August 2, 2008 | |
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The kids learn about the importance of teamwork. | ||||||
| 26 | "Power Outage" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | August 9, 2008 | |
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The Twin Stars give up their powers to see what it's like to be regular kids. | ||||||
| 27 | "A Birthday Party" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | August 16, 2008 | |
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My Melody and Dear Daniel tries to surprise Kitty because it's her birthday. | ||||||
| 28 | "Game On" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | August 23, 2008 | |
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Badtz-Maru is addicted to a game. Kitty and her friends try to help Badtz-Maru to stop playing the game. | ||||||
| 29 | "Picture Perfect" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | August 30, 2008 | |
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Daniel wants to bring Kitty to a fancy restaurant for Valentine's Day but he doesn't have enough money. | ||||||
| 30 | "The Sleepy Detective Part One" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | September 6, 2008 | |
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Pochacco is the sleepy detective. He solves many mysteries through his nose. | ||||||
| 31 | "The Sleepy Detective Part Two" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | September 13, 2008 | |
| 32 | "A Fish Called Badtz-Maru" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | September 20, 2008 | |
| 33 | "Design Flaw" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : Additional credits : | TBA | September 27, 2008 | |
| 34 | "Are You Gonna Eat That" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | October 4, 2008 | |
| 35 | "Kitty-Ella" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | October 11, 2008 | |
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The kids put on a school play "Kitty-Ella in Space" but everything doesn't go exactly as planned. (This episode can be found on the Wii game Hello Kitty Seasons) | ||||||
| 36 | "Get Smart" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | October 18, 2008 | |
| 37 | "Hello, I Shrunk the Kitty Part One" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | October 25, 2008 | |
| 38 | "Hello, I Shrunk the Kitty Part Two" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | November 1, 2008 | |
| 39 | "Sing A Song!" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | November 8, 2008 | |
| 40 | "The Sleepy Detective Returns" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | November 15, 2008 | |
| 41 | "Happy Halloween, Everybody!" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | November 22, 2008 | |
| 42 | "An Examination Escapade" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | November 29, 2008 | |
| 43 | "The Fabulous Five Part One" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | December 6, 2008 | |
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Kitty and friends wish they could have superpowers so the Twin Stars grant their wish. Kitty gets the ability to make anyone friends, My Melody can go super fast, Pochacco can turn daytime into nighttime, Daniel becomes super smart and Keroppi can bounce super high. Together, the gang become superheroes and help others with their newfound abilities. | ||||||
| 44 | "The Fabulous Five Part Two" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | December 13, 2008 | |
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A super-villain sets out to defeat the Fabulous Five. Can these 5 brave heroes save their hometown from this evil threat? | ||||||
| 45 | "The Kitty and the Pea" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | December 20, 2008 | |
| 46 | "Attack of the Clones Part One" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | December 27, 2008 | |
| 47 | "Attack of the Clones Part Two" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | January 3, 2009 | |
| 48 | "A Wok in the Park" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | January 10, 2009 | |
| 49 | "Ski Bums" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | January 17, 2009 | |
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The kids go on a skiing trip and Keroppi boasts about riding the Obliderador. But them he realizes that he's too scared to jump off it. Meanwhile, Badtz-Maru and Daniel argue about Badtz-Maru being too loud. | ||||||
| 50 | "Third Time's the Charm" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | January 24, 2009 | |
| 51 | "A Cloudy Day" | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | January 31, 2009 | |
| 52 | "And the Winner is..." | Unknown | Written by : Storyboarded by : | TBA | February 7, 2009 | |
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The kids put on an awards show at school. | ||||||
Awards and recognition
- Hong Kong ICT Awards 2008[3]
- DigiCon 2008[4]
See also
References
- ↑ The Adventures of Hello Kitty and Friends (Animation), Sanrio Digital, retrieved 2023-01-23
- ↑ "The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends – Season 1 Episodes". Moviefone. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ↑ "Hong Kong ICT Awards 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
- ↑ ""Hello Kitty & Friends" wins the DigiCon6 Award 2008 (Hong Kong) "Prize for Effort" Certificate". SanrioDigital. June 16, 2008. Archived from the original on 2024-12-01. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
External links
- The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends at IMDb
- Official website
- Sanrio Digital
- Sanriotown Archived 2018-11-05 at the Wayback Machine
- The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends Released in the UK by Delta, October 2011
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- Japanese children's animated adventure television series
- Japanese computer-animated television series
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