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Also known as
  
Dot

Presented by
  
CBC

Genre
  
Adventure

Theme music composer
  
Ian LeFeuvre

Based on
  
Dot.by Randi Zuckerberg

Voices of
  
Lilly BartlamIsaiah SlaterDenise OliverTerry McGurrin

Dot. (also known as Dot) is a Canadian/American animated children's television series based on the book by Randi Zuckerberg. The series debuted on Kids' CBC in Canada on September 6, 2016. The series later premiered on Sprout in the United States on October 22.

Contents

Premise

Dot. is about an energetic 8-year-old who partakes in solving problems and exploring the world with her friends; Hal, Ruby, Nev, and Dev, along with her dog Scratch.

Main characters

  • Dot Comet (voiced by Lilly Bartlam) is an energetic and tech-savvy 8-year-old who loves to explore the world. Her name is a play on ".com".
  • Scratch Comet (voiced by Terry McGurrin) is Dot's best dog.
  • Hal (voiced by Isaiah Slater) is Dot's best friend. He says he likes to role play.
  • Ruby Marshall (voiced by Grace Oliver) is a blonde girl with glasses.
  • Nev (voiced by Abigail Oliver) is the sister of Dev.
  • Dev (voiced by Ethan Tavares) is the brother of Nev.

    • Recurring characters

    Family:

  • Mrs. Comet (voiced by Denise Oliver) is Dot's mom. She sang the song Oh Chanukah with her daughter.
  • Mr. Comet (voiced by Terry McGurrin) is Dot's dad. He sang the song Up on the House Top with his daughter.
  • Grandpapa (voiced by René Lemieux) is one of Dot's grandfathers.
  • Nana (voiced by Lynne Griffin) is one of Dot's grandmothers.
  • Greg is Hal's brother. He speaks in the episode "Hal In One", But his voice actor is uncredited.
  • Mrs. Marshall (voiced by Nicki Burke) is Ruby's mother.
  • Ev (voiced by Anand Rajaram) is the male guardian of Nev and Dev, appearing in "Remembering Ogopogo" and "Garden Stakes". He appears to be old enough to be their father, but might also be an older brother or an uncle

    • Others:

  • Knight (voiced by Juan Chioran) is
  • Judge (voiced by Terry McGurrin) is
  • Mr. Sherman (voiced by Art Hindle) is an old neighbor.
  • The Rangeroo Leader (voiced by Helen King) is a digital nature guide on Dot's tablet who educates her about the wilderness, often pre-empting her dad. In "Garden Stakes" Dot and Hal talk to her in person, calling her Rangeroo Leader Kerry.
  • Stellakazam (voiced by Denise Oliver) is a stage magician who performs at Ruby's birthday party which Dot is too sick to attend.

    • Season 1 (2016–)

    The first season will consist of 52 episodes.

    Shorts (2016–)

    Several shorts are distributed by Sprout, beginning with one advertising its October 22 debut on that distributor:

  • Connect with Dot

    • Some 2-minute ones share the title of full episodes. These include:

    1. A Song for Everyone
    2. Bring the Thunder
    3. Dog Best Friend
    4. Easy Squeezy
    5. Ghoul Away
    6. Holiday Tree
    7. One Soggy Knight
    8. Scaremaster 2.0
    9. Treasure Hunting Dot

    There are a series of shorter 30-second clips

    1. Dot. Sing Along a karaoke sing-along with the opening theme

    • The others are a series called "Do's & Dots" which incorporate live footage:

    1. Be Kind
    2. Be Patient
    3. Be Respectful
    4. Be Responsible
    5. Be Safe

    As well as a "Meet" series of 40 second videos introducing characters:

    1. Meet Hal
    2. Meet Mom and Dad
    3. Meet Scratch

    Games

    1. Dot's Rangeroo Scavenger Hunt - HTML Game
    2. Dotopedia - App for Android & iOS Devices

    References

    Dot. Wikipedia
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