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Educational YouTube channel for toddlers and children

For the actor originally playing the eponymous character also known as Blippi, see Stevin John.
Not to be confused with Blippy.

American TV series or program

Blippi
Genre Preschool
Created by Stevin John
Country of origin United States
Original network YouTube
Original release February 18, 2014 (2014-02-18) –
present

Blippi is an American educational[2]YouTube channel/video live-action program for toddlers and children up to the age of about five years old.[3][4]

History[edit]

The show was created and the character originally played by Stevin John,[5] who posted the first episode of the show on YouTube on February 18, 2014.[6][7][8] Aiming to keep Blippi going, Shana joined the multi-channel network Moonbug Entertainment in 2020.[9] It is dubbed in Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Italian, Hebrew, Arabic,
Swedish, Danish and Polish.[10][7]

Until May 2021, the Blippi character was only portrayed by Stevin John. On May 8, Clayton Grimm, who played Blippi in live performances, performed as Blippi for the first time on the channel and would host as an alternative Blippi with John.[7][11] On October 9, 2021, Moonbug announced the addition of a new character named Meekah (played by Kaitlin Becker).[12][13] The spin-off series Blippi’s Treehouse started airing on December 1, 2021, on Amazon Kids+, with two more characters, Scratch and Patch (both are puppets).[14]

Development[edit]

The eponymous YouTube series features Blippi, an adult with a childlike curiosity and energetic persona, who wears a blue and orange beanie cap, orange glasses, blue shirt, orange suspenders, an orange bow tie, blue-grey skinny jeans and blue and orange sneakers.

Distribution[edit]

In October 13, 2022, Moonbug Entertainment partnered with Virgin Media to bring Blippi and other Moonbug programs to the United Kingdom.[15] The show expanded to Southeast Asia in March 2021 when Moonbug partnered with POPS Worldwide to bring children’s content to the POPS Kids app.[16] Netflix acquired the streaming license to Blippi in January 2022.[17]

Licensing and merchandise[edit]

In 2019 Blippi signed a master toy deal with Jazwares LLC to sell a variety of merchandise such as toy vehicles, plush and educational toys based on the Blippi show, beginning in spring 2020.[18][3][19]

In early 2020 Jazwares created “My Buddy Blippi,” a plush toy that can recreate 15 of the character’s sounds and phrases.[3]

In January 2021 Blippi launched an educational toy line.[5]

In addition to toys, books and more, Blippi merchandise also includes clothing.[20]

Blippi The Musical[edit]

Blippi The Musical is a live show produced by Round Room Live in partnership with Moonbug Entertainment, and was scheduled to tour North America in summer 2021. In previous tours of Blippi there had been some outcry as a result of the performances not being performed by Stevin John but by another actor.[11][21] Originally scheduled in 2020, live performances were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

Blippi Wonders[edit]

Blippi Wonders is a computer-animated children’s web series based on Stevin John’s Blippi. The series is about Blippi, along with either TABBS (an orange cat) or D.BO (a blue dog) on a blue car called the Blippi Mobile. The Blippi Mobile can change into many elements, such as wings and shrinking down. The series is produced by London-based Moonbug Entertainment, Italy-based Rainbow CGI and based on a Nova Scotia production services provided by IoM Media Ventures.

Reception[edit]

Nathan J. Robinson of Current Affairs criticized Blippi’s programming, calling it “dead and sterile” and lacking intellectual curiosity that children can understand.[22]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b “About BlippiVideos”. YouTube.
  2. ^ “Moonbug Entertainment Partners With Future Today to Expand the Reach of Its Arsenal of Kids’ Content” (Press release). Future Today. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-06-20 – via Yahoo! Finance.
  3. ^ a b c Patel, Sahil (2020-02-24). “Toy Industry Looks to YouTube Talent for Next Generation of Merchandise”. Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  4. ^ “Moonbug Acquires YouTube’s ‘Blippi’ and ‘CoComelon’“. Animation World Network. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  5. ^ a b “Moonbug Raises $120 Million, Acquires Children’s YouTube Titans Cocomelon And Blippi”. Tubefilter. 2020-07-30. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  6. ^ “FARM TRACTORS – KIDS SHOW — Blippi – Educational Videos for Kids”. YouTube. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d Cannon, Matt (2021-05-09). “Blippi actor Stevin John is replaced in latest YouTube episode, leaving fans puzzled”. Newsweek. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  8. ^ “Who the Heck Is Blippi, Anyway?”. Parents. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  9. ^ Alexander, Julia (2020-10-19). “YouTube’s biggest kids show is about to take over streaming services”. The Verge. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  10. ^ “Blippi po polsku – Nauka przez zabawę! – YouTube”. www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  11. ^ a b Donnelly, Erin (2021-05-10). “Why there’s a ‘new’ Blippi actor — and how confused parents are reacting”. Yahoo! Life. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  12. ^ “Moonbug Announces New Character Meekah to Join Blippi Universe”. The Salamanca Press. October 9, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  13. ^ “Moonbug Announces New Character Meekah to Join Blippi Universe”. PR Newswire. October 9, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  14. ^ ““Blippi’s Treehouse,” Featuring Preschool Juggernaut Blippi, Premieres Exclusively on Amazon Kids+ on December 1, 2021 Moonbug Entertainment”. The Futon Critic. November 11, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  15. ^ “Moonbug content on Virgin Media”. advanced-television.com. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  16. ^ “Moonbug Brings ‘Cocomelon,’ Blippi to ‘POPS’ App”. licenseglobal.com. 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  17. ^ Horgan, Emily (December 17, 2021). “Moonbug Entertainment’s ‘Blippi’ Joining ‘CoComelon’ on Netflix in January 2022”. What’s on Netflix.
  18. ^ “Blippi inks master toy deal with Jazwares”. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  19. ^ “YouTube Star Blippi Hits Play on Jazwares Toy Line”. licenseglobal.com. 2020-01-22. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  20. ^ “Exclusive: The Point.1888 Inks New Moonbug Licensing Deals”. licenseglobal.com. 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  21. ^ Parents Demand Refunds on Their Blippi Tickets, retrieved 2022-03-03
  22. ^ Robinson, Nathan J. (2020-08-25). “The Dead World of Blippi”. Current Affairs. Retrieved 2021-07-27.

23. https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/blippi

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