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Created by
  
Composer(s)
  
Tin Sounds

Original language(s)
  
English

First episode date
  
17 December 2014

Program creator
  
Networks
  
CBeebies, Nick Jr.

8.5/10
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Theme music composer
  
Oliver M.A. Knowles

Country of origin
  
United Kingdom

No. of series
  
2

Narrated by
  
Alexander Armstrong

Number of episodes
  
65

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Nominations
  
International Emmy Kids Award for Preschool

Similar
  
Go Jetters, Sarah & Duck, Dinopaws, Clangers, In the Night Garden

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Hey Duggee is a British animated television series aimed at 2 to 5 year olds. Created by Grant Orchard, it is produced by Studio AKA.

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The show is based around The Squirrel Club, which is similar to an after school — or day centre — activity club for pre-school children. The children take part in all kinds of activities, have adventures and earn badges for their accomplishments.

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Hey Duggee has aired for two series, commencing and concluding in January 2015. BBC and Studio AKA producing a second series in early 2016, with the first episode aired in the United Kingdom on 26 September 2016.

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Format

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In each episode, a situation will present itself that can be solved by learning a new skill. When the skill has been learned, and the situation resolved, the Squirrels receive one of Duggee's badges. Each episode ends with a "Duggee Hug", where all the children hug Duggee at once. They then return to their parents with the badge they have earned.

The voice of the narrator is provided by English entertainer Alexander Armstrong, actor and presenter of Pointless.

Main characters

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  • Duggee – A scoutmaster who is a brown dog. He is the leader of The Squirrel Club. Unlike the children, he does not speak and only communicates via the onomatopoeia "Woof". Voiced by Sander Jones, who is an animator at Studio AKA and also the Assistant Director for the series
  • Betty – An intelligent and imaginative octopus. Voiced by Jasmine Bartholomew
  • Happy – A tall, happy crocodile who enjoys splashing in the water and wears light teal eyeglasses. Happy is adopted, and his parent appears at the beginning and end of episodes as an elephant. Voiced by Duke Davis
  • Roly – An enthusiastic, loud and hyperactive hippo. Voiced by Leo Templer
  • Tag – A sweet-natured rhino with thick skin. Voiced by Alfie Sanderson
  • Norrie – A chatty, giggly and fast moving mouse. Voiced by Poppie Boyes
  • Supporting characters

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  • Enid – Duggee's pet cat. First seen in "The Rescue Badge"
  • Freddie – A green triangular frog. First seen in "The Cake Badge" and first made a ribbit noise in "The Hair Badge"
  • Rabbits – They live in the field near the clubhouse. They all speak in similar voices and sound like 60's hippies. First seen in "The Cake Badge"
  • Mickey – A monkey who is very naughty. First seen in "The Jam Badge"
  • Mice – A gang of three trouble making mice styled as a 50's biker gang; usually leaving with the phrase "Let's bounce". First seen in "The Rescue Badge"
  • Lord Fingal of Skye Castle – A scotty dog, who is Scottish, complete with a kilt. First seen in "The Castle Badge"
  • Soldier Ants – Literally an army of ants, complete with uniforms. One particularly large ant is a parody of Sylvester Stallone. First seen in "The Paper Boat Badge"
  • Tino the Artistic Mouse – A perfectionist mouse, or as Roly describes him; "grumpy!" First seen in "The Balloon Badge"
  • Hedgley – An African-American accented hedgehog. First seen in "The Bouncing Badge"
  • John – A somewhat dramatic, yellow crab. First seen in "The Cake Badge"
  • Eugene – The leader of the parade. First seen in "The Big Parade Badge"
  • Nigel – Mr Crab's best friend. He also is a silent type. First seen in "The Sandcastle Badge"
  • Penguins – They make fun of Duggee's snowman because it wasn't that perfect... First seen in "The Snowman Badge"
  • Duglee – Duggee's little nephew. He is cute and loves to cause chaos in the whole clubhouse and loved Frog's ribbiting noises. First seen in "The Puppy Badge"
  • Henny – A tall sports-loving ostrich. First seen in "The Omelette Badge"
  • Bucky – Duggee's old rocking horse. First seen in "The Rocking Horse Badge"
  • Wilbert – A postman. First seen in "The Sheep Badge"
  • Ethel – An elephant who has a shape shifting trunk. First seen in "The Paddling Pool Badge"
  • Diesel – A very angry bull who often chases Duggee and the squirrels. First seen in "The Be Careful Badge"
  • Broadcast

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    The series made British television debut when the episode "The Tinsel Badge" was aired in advance on 17 December 2014 as a Christmas special on CBeebies. Its regular run began on 12 January 2015, when the first episode, "The Drawing Badge", was shown.

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    Internationally, the series is distributed by BBC Worldwide, a commercial arm of the BBC which also operates the versions of CBeebies channel in select areas outside the UK.

    A deal announced on 23 February 2015 by BBC Worldwide for the series include RTÉ in the Republic of Ireland, France Télévisions in France, YLE in Finland, NRK in Norway, SVT in Sweden, and RÚV in Iceland.

    In Italy, The series premiered on 6 June 2016 on Cartoonito.

    In the United States, The series premiered on 11 July 2016 on Nick Jr. with the first episode The Drawing Badge.

    Home media and online viewing

    In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, BBC Worldwide so far released two volumes of DVDs, each containing ten episodes. The full 52 episodes have now been made available through iTunes.

    References

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