# Kazoops!

Kazoops! is a children's animated television series produced by Cheeky Little Media, Giggle Garage, Mighty Nice and Nexus Studios for ABC Kids and CBeebies. The series' first season, comprising 13 episodes, was released in Netflix on September 2, 2016.

## Premise

The series follows six-year-old Monty Kazoops, a boy with a vibrant imagination, and his best friend Jimmy Jones, the family pet pig. In each episode, Monty encounters a preconception about life and embarks on a fantastical imaginary adventure to challenge it, gaining a new perspective.

## Characters

* Reece Pockney as Monty, a 6-year-old boy. He has youthful enthusiasm and curiosity at every turn.
* Scott Langley as Jimmy Jones, Monty's family pet pig and best friend.
* Alex Babic as Stan, Monty’s father.
* Gemma Harvey and Teresa Gallagher as Violet, Monty’s mother.
* Jessica Hann as Jeanie, Monty’s older sister.
* Emma Tate (Series 1) and Shelley Longworth (Series 2–3) as Gran.
* Samantha, Elke, Willow and Finn Langley provide additional voices for the series.

## Production

Commissioned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the BBC, Kazoops! was co-produced by Cheeky Little Media, an Australian animation studio based in Sydney and Giggle Garage, a Malaysian animation studio based in Cyberjaya, Selangor. Production began in April 2015.
The series' character designs, storyboards, music and post-production were handled in Australia, while the animation was produced in Malaysia. The script and voice recording were done in the United Kingdom. British child development expert, Jacqueline Harding served as the educational consultant.
Each episode features its own original songs, written and performed by Australian musician, Scott Langley. It is also one of the two Cheeky Little Media productions to receive global distribution.

## Episodes

During its run, Kazoops! spanned 3 series and 78 episodes. All episodes directed by Steve Moltzen.
| Series | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Series | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 26 | 26 | 1 August 2016 (2016-08-01) | 30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) |
| 2 | 26 | 26 | 31 August 2016 (2016-08-31) | 29 September 2016 (2016-09-29) |
| 3 | 26 | 26 | 30 September 2016 (2016-09-30) | 27 October 2016 (2016-10-27) |

### Series 1

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Storyboarded by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | 1 | "Animal Pals" | Greg Ingram | David Ingham | 1 August 2016 (2016-08-01) |
| 2 | 2 | "Backyard Beach" | Cindy Scharka | Lee Pressman | 2 August 2016 (2016-08-02) |
| 3 | 3 | "Dinosaurus Games" | Darren Keating Tang Ngack Lee | Matt Baker | 3 August 2016 (2016-08-03) |
| 4 | 4 | "Tiny Little Me" | Tang Ngack Lee | Matt Baker | 4 August 2016 (2016-08-04) |
| 5 | 5 | "Cosmic Clean-Up" | Tang Ngack Lee | Lisa Akhurst | 5 August 2016 (2016-08-05) |
| 6 | 6 | "Clothes for Jimmy" | Greg Holfield | Matt Baker | 6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) |
| 7 | 7 | "Monsters" | Cindy Scharka | David Ingham | 8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) |
| 8 | 8 | "Follow the Rules" | Tang Ngack Lee | Alex Williams | 9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) |
| 9 | 9 | "Half a Pair" | Cindy Scharka | Gillian Corderoy | 10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) |
| 10 | 10 | "The Beautiful Game" | Chris Hauge | Gillian Corderoy | 11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) |
| 11 | 11 | "Matching Socks" | Greg Holfield Constance Chew | David Ingham | 12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) |
| 12 | 12 | "Flower Power" | Tang Ngack Lee | Alex Williams | 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) |
| 13 | 13 | "Rainy Day" | Anne Yi | Alex Williams | 15 August 2016 (2016-08-15) |
| 14 | 14 | "Best Bike in the World" | Chris Hauge | Gillian Corderoy | 16 August 2016 (2016-08-16) |
| 15 | 15 | "Piggy Portrait" | Constance Chew | Matt Baker | 17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) |
| 16 | 16 | "The Night's Alright" | Hiromi Kakinuma | Alex Williams | 18 August 2016 (2016-08-18) |
| 17 | 17 | "Daredevil Dude" | Mike Zarb | Lisa Akhurst | 19 August 2016 (2016-08-19) |
| 18 | 18 | "Cubby House" | Chris Hauge | Alex Williams | 20 August 2016 (2016-08-20) |
| 19 | 19 | "Happy Ordinary Day" | Chris Hauge | Alex Williams | 22 August 2016 (2016-08-22) |
| 20 | 20 | "Coconut Safari Club" | Mike Zarb | David Ingham | 23 August 2016 (2016-08-23) |
| 21 | 21 | "Never Mending Story" | Cindy Scharka | Lee Pressman | 24 August 2016 (2016-08-24) |
| 22 | 22 | "Topsy Turvy Time" | Constance Chew | David Ingham | 25 August 2016 (2016-08-25) |
| 23 | 23 | "Pea Soup" | Tang Ngack Lee Greg Ingram | Matt Baker | 26 August 2016 (2016-08-26) |
| 24 | 24 | "Tasty Trip" | Tang Ngack Lee Anne Yi | Matt Baker | 27 August 2016 (2016-08-27) |
| 25 | 25 | "Star Yeti" | Hiromi Kakinuma | Alex Williams | 29 August 2016 (2016-08-29) |
| 26 | 26 | "The Incredible Kazoops!" | Peter Sheehan | Matt Baker | 30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) |

### Series 2

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Storyboarded by | Written by | Original release date |
| 27 | 1 | "I Am Monty" | Constance Chew | Matt Baker | 31 August 2016 (2016-08-31) |
| 28 | 2 | "Hello Goodbye" | Mike Zarb | Alex Williams | 1 September 2016 (2016-09-01) |
| 29 | 3 | "Piggy Dreamer" | Tang Ngack Lee Greg Ingram | David Ingham | 2 September 2016 (2016-09-02) |
| 30 | 4 | "The Queen" | Darren Keating Patrick Burns Steve Cooper | Matt Baker | 3 September 2016 (2016-09-03) |
| 31 | 5 | "Daydreamer Monty" | Peter Sheehan | Alex Williams | 5 September 2016 (2016-09-05) |
| 32 | 6 | "Wild Thing" | Constance Chew | Lisa Akhurst | 6 September 2016 (2016-09-06) |
| 33 | 7 | "King of the City" | Rosauro A. dela Vega Anne Yi | Alex Williams | 7 September 2016 (2016-09-07) |
| 34 | 8 | "Different Folks" | Cindy Scharka Tang Ngack Lee Belynda Smith | Matt Baker | 8 September 2016 (2016-09-08) |
| 35 | 9 | "Bold Knight" | Tang Ngack Lee Chris Hauge | Peter Hynes | 9 September 2016 (2016-09-09) |
| 36 | 10 | "Crowded House" | Mike Zarb | Lee Pressman | 10 September 2016 (2016-09-10) |
| 37 | 11 | "Silence for Stan" | Mike Chavez Belynda Smith | Gillian Corderoy | 12 September 2016 (2016-09-12) |
| 38 | 12 | "Do Elephants Forget?" | Constance Chew John Eyley | Lee Pressman | 13 September 2016 (2016-09-13) |
| 39 | 13 | "Dad Dancing" | Chris Hauge | Matt Baker | 14 September 2016 (2016-09-14) |
| 40 | 14 | "Techno Monty" | Tang Ngack Lee | Lisa Akhurst | 15 September 2016 (2016-09-15) |
| 41 | 15 | "Ugli Fruit" | Suren Perera John Eyley | Lisa Akhurst | 16 September 2016 (2016-09-16) |
| 42 | 16 | "Fun Factory" | Mike Chavez Tang Ngack Lee | Matt Baker | 17 September 2016 (2016-09-17) |
| 43 | 17 | "Fix it Mum and Dad" | Suren Perera Richard Bailey | Gillian Corderoy | 19 September 2016 (2016-09-19) |
| 44 | 18 | "The Good Winner" | Gan Cher Kang Richard Bailey | Matt Baker | 20 September 2016 (2016-09-20) |
| 45 | 19 | "Big and Small" | Anne Yi | Lisa Akhurst | 21 September 2016 (2016-09-21) |
| 46 | 20 | "Piggy Blues" | Erin Humiston Tang Ngack Lee | Matt Baker | 22 September 2016 (2016-09-22) |
| 47 | 21 | "Follow the Leader" | Gan Cher Kang | Alex Williams | 23 September 2016 (2016-09-23) |
| 48 | 22 | "Hide and Seek" | Mike Chavez Suren Perera | Alex Williams | 24 September 2016 (2016-09-24) |
| 49 | 23 | "Dr. Funny Bones" | Anne Yi | Peter Hynes | 26 September 2016 (2016-09-26) |
| 50 | 24 | "Wish List" | Suren Perera John Eyley | Alex Williams | 27 September 2016 (2016-09-27) |
| 51 | 25 | "Round and Round" | Manny Banados Belynda Smith | Peter Hynes | 28 September 2016 (2016-09-28) |
| 52 | 26 | "The Greatest Gift" | Chris Hauge | Lee Pressman David Ingham | 29 September 2016 (2016-09-29) |

### Series 3

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Storyboarded by | Written by | Original release date |
| 53 | 1 | "Take a Break" | Mike Zarb Gan Cher Kang | Alex Williams | 30 September 2016 (2016-09-30) |
| 54 | 2 | "Parcel Puzzle" | Chris Hauge | Gillian Corderoy | 1 October 2016 (2016-10-01) |
| 55 | 3 | "Monty Repeats Himself" | Erin Humiston | Alex Williams | 3 October 2016 (2016-10-03) |
| 56 | 4 | "Bath Night" | Constance Chew Manny Banados | Alex Williams | 4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) |
| 57 | 5 | "Seabed Sleepover" | Anne Yi | Lisa Akhurst | 5 October 2016 (2016-10-05) |
| 58 | 6 | "Same Old Story" | Cindy Scharka | Matt Baker | 6 October 2016 (2016-10-06) |
| 59 | 7 | "Camping" | Tang Ngack Lee | Peter Hynes | 7 October 2016 (2016-10-07) |
| 60 | 8 | "Caring Sharing Monty" | Gan Cher Kang | Alex Williams | 8 October 2016 (2016-10-08) |
| 61 | 9 | "Music Power" | Anne Yi | Alex Williams | 10 October 2016 (2016-10-10) |
| 62 | 10 | "You're Never Too Old" | Anne Yi | Peter Hynes | 11 October 2016 (2016-10-11) |
| 63 | 11 | "Fun With Clouds" | Constance Chew | Alex Williams | 12 October 2016 (2016-10-12) |
| 64 | 12 | "Car Trip" | Cindy Scharka | Alex Williams | 13 October 2016 (2016-10-13) |
| 65 | 13 | "Cousin Flora" | Tang Ngack Lee | David Ingham | 14 October 2016 (2016-10-14) |
| 66 | 14 | "Know it All" | Tang Ngack Lee Pete Jacobs | Adam Long | 15 October 2016 (2016-10-15) |
| 67 | 15 | "Surprising Stan" | Maruna Hada | Gillian Corderoy | 17 October 2016 (2016-10-17) |
| 68 | 16 | "Pretend Piggy" | Mandy Clotworthy | Lisa Akhurst | 18 October 2016 (2016-10-18) |
| 69 | 17 | "Waiting Games" | Maruna Hada | Lisa Akhurst | 19 October 2016 (2016-10-19) |
| 70 | 18 | "Jimmy Jones Rules" | Constance Chew Cindy Scharka | Alex Williams | 20 October 2016 (2016-10-20) |
| 71 | 19 | "Honestly, Monty" | Maruna Hada | Matt Baker | 21 October 2016 (2016-10-21) |
| 72 | 20 | "My Family" | Cindy Scharka | Alex Williams | 22 October 2016 (2016-10-22) |
| 73 | 21 | "Monty Rides Again" | Maruna Hada | Alex Williams | 24 October 2016 (2016-10-24) |
| 74 | 22 | "Purple Zappa" | Mandy Clotworthy | Gillian Corderoy | 25 October 2016 (2016-10-25) |
| 75 | 23 | "Get It Wrong to Get it Right" | Mandy Clotworthy Cindy Scharka | Matt Baker | 26 October 2016 (2016-10-26) |
| 76–78 | 24–26 | "Middle of Somewhere" | Tang Ngack Lee Mandy Clotworthy | David Ingham | 27 October 2016 (2016-10-27) |
| This episode has an extended running time of 21 minutes and produced as a three-part special finale. ||||||

## Broadcast

Kazoops! debuted on CBeebies in the United Kingdom in June 2016, followed by ABC Kids in Australia on 1 August. The series began available for streaming on Netflix starting 2 September.