# Kindergarten: The Musical

Kindergarten: The Musical is an American animated television series produced by Oddbot Entertainment for Disney Jr. The series debuted on September 3, 2024.

## Synopsis

The series follows the adventures of Berti Benavente, a 5-year-old girl who starts kindergarten at Porter Elementary School and discovers the highs and lows of school, along with her classmates and teacher Ms. Moreno. Each episode is presented in the style of a Broadway musical, with the kids singing and dancing as they learn new things. One song per episode features a shift from CGI animation to 2D Flash animation, featuring a music video based on what Berti and her classmates have learned.

## Characters
### Main

* Berti Benavente (voiced by Andrea Rosa Guzman)
* Radish Ritzal (voiced by Zander Chin)
* Rose (voiced by Leah Newman)
* Tej (voiced by Shyam Balasubramanian)
* Abigail (voiced by Tandi Fomukong)
* Kat and Ellie (both voiced by Alice Halsey)
* Kenji (voiced by Kailen Jude)
* Jamil (voiced by Randy Perrine)
* Ms. Sonja Moreno (voiced by Gina Torres)

### Recurring

* Mr. Benavente (voiced by Aloe Blacc)
* Ms. Benavente (voiced by Ana Isabelle)
* Mr. Ritzal (voiced by Vincent Rodriguez III)

### Guest

* Hedgehog Holmes (voiced by Leona Lewis)

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original release date | Prod. code |
| 1 | "There's No Place Like Kindergarten" | Chong Suk Lee | Laurie Israel | Sam J. Irizarry & Joe Haider | September 3, 2024 (2024-9-3) | 101 |
| 1 | "We're Off to Get a Sticker" | Guy Moore | Laurie Israel | Damien Luis Lopez | September 3, 2024 (2024-9-3) | 101 |
| 2 | "One Singular Self-Portrait" | Chong Suk Lee | Dara Frazier & Laurie Israel | Sam J. Irizarry | September 4, 2024 (2024-9-4) | 102 |
| 2 | "Don't Cry for Me Kindergarten" | Guy Moore | Damien Luis Lopez | Damien Luis Lopez | September 4, 2024 (2024-9-4) | 102 |
| 3 | "Little Job of Horrors" | Guy Moore | Laurie Israel | Rebecca Snowden | September 5, 2024 (2024-9-5) | 103 |
| 3 | "Bye Bye Albie" | Chong Suk Lee | Laurie Israel | Areli Quinonez | September 5, 2024 (2024-9-5) | 103 |
| 4 | "Shoeloose" | Chong Suk Lee | Amanda Gotera | Angela Choi & Joe Haider | September 6, 2024 (2024-9-6) | 104 |
| 4 | "If I Only Had a Scarf" | Guy Moore | Dara Frazier | Hilary Paige Taylor | September 6, 2024 (2024-9-6) | 104 |
| 5 | "Bunny Girl" | Chong Suk Lee | Charlton Pettus | Areli Quinonez & Joe Haider | September 13, 2024 (2024-9-13) | 107 |
| 5 | "Give My Regards to Backdrops" | Nora M. Johnson | Matt Price | Rebecca Snowden | September 13, 2024 (2024-9-13) | 107 |
| 6 | "Twin the Heights" | Chong Suk Lee | Matt Price | Angela Choi & Bill Breneisen | September 20, 2024 (2024-9-20) | 109 |
| 6 | "Everything's Coming Up Jamil" | Nora M. Johnson | David Brandyn | Hilary Paige Taylor & Lauren Kreiger | September 20, 2024 (2024-9-20) | 109 |
| 7 | "The Witch and I" | Nora M. Johnson | Amanda Gotera | Lauren Kreiger & Sam Marin | October 4, 2024 (2024-10-4) | 117 |
| 7 | "Berti and the Beast" | Matt Danner | Ivory Floyd | Sam J. Irizarry & Cindy Quach | October 4, 2024 (2024-10-4) | 117 |
| 8 | "Phantom of the Trumpet" | Chong Suk Lee | Peter Chen | Angela Choi & Stephen B. Jones | October 11, 2024 (2024-10-11) | 106 |
| 8 | "Food Glorious Food Fair" | Nora M. Johnson & Guy Moore | Venessa M. Diaz | Hilary Paige Taylor | October 11, 2024 (2024-10-11) | 106 |
| 9 | "All or Muffin" | Chong Suk Lee | Peter Chen | Areli Quinonez & Bill Breneisen | October 18, 2024 (2024-10-18) | 110 |
| 9 | "Bring in 'da Cake, Bring in 'da Fun" | Nora M. Johnson | Venessa M. Diaz | Rebecca Snowden & Stephen B. Jones | October 18, 2024 (2024-10-18) | 110 |
| 10 | "Don't Grow for Me" | Chong Suk Lee | Amanda Gotera | Sam J. Irizarry & Bill Breneisen | October 25, 2024 (2024-10-25) | 111 |
| 10 | "You Can't Stop the Beads" | Nora M. Johnson | David Brandyn | Lauren Kreiger & Stephen B. Jones | October 25, 2024 (2024-10-25) | 111 |
| 11 | "Meet Me in Santo Domingo" | Nora M. Johnson | Peter Chen | Hilary Paige Taylor & Sam Marin | November 15, 2024 (2024-11-15) | 118 |
| 11 | "Some Enchanted Second Grader" | Matt Danner | Venessa M. Diaz | Angela Choi & Cindy Quach | November 15, 2024 (2024-11-15) | 118 |
| 12 | "Do You Hear the Students Sing?" | Matt Danner & Chong Suk Lee | David Brandyn | Sam J. Irizarry & Kelsey Norden | November 22, 2024 (2024-11-22) | 114 |
| 12 | "Hello, Dino Dolly!" | Nora M. Johnson | David Murto | Lauren Kreiger & Stephen B. Jones | November 22, 2024 (2024-11-22) | 114 |
| 13 | "Squish in Boots" | Matt Danner & Chong Suk Lee | Ivory Floyd | Areli Quinonez & Crystal Kan | November 29, 2024 (2024-11-29) | 113 |
| 13 | "Take Me or Leaf Me" | Nora M. Johnson | Peter Chen | Rebecca Snowden & Stephen B. Jones | November 29, 2024 (2024-11-29) | 113 |
| 14 | "A Winter's Walrus" | Matt Danner | Amanda Gotera | Angela Choi & Cindy Quach | December 5, 2024 (2024-12-5) | 121 |
| 14 | "One Holiday More" | Nora M. Johnson | Peter Chen | Hilary Paige Taylor & Sam Marin | December 5, 2024 (2024-12-5) | 121 |
| 15 | "A Star is Drawn" | Nora M. Johnson | David Brandyn | Rebecca Snowden, Stephen B. Jones & Sam Marin | January 10, 2025 (2025-1-10) | 116 |
| 15 | "My Tooth Fairy Lady" | Matt Danner & Chong Suk Lee | Peter Chen | Areli Quinonez & Cindy Quach | January 10, 2025 (2025-1-10) | 116 |
| 16 | "Berti and the Amazing Candy-Coated Cottage" | Unknown | Ivory Floyd | TBA | February 5, 2025 (2025-2-5) | 122 |
| 16 | "Beet Juice" | Unknown | David Brandyn | TBA | February 5, 2025 (2025-2-5) | 122 |
| 17 | "Choosies" | Unknown | Ivory Floyd | TBA | February 14, 2025 (2025-2-14) | 112 |
| 17 | "When You Wish Upon a Rose" | Unknown | Amanda Gotera | TBA | February 14, 2025 (2025-2-14) | 112 |
| 18 | "All That Math" | TBA | Amanda Gotera | TBA | February 21, 2025 (2025-2-21) | 115 |
| 18 | "Don't Rain on My Field Day" | TBA | Venessa M. Diaz | TBA | February 21, 2025 (2025-2-21) | 115 |
| 19 | "You're a Good Teacher, Ms. Moreno" | TBA | David Brandyn | TBA | March 7, 2025 (2025-3-7) | 120 |
| 19 | "Pinata With the Fringe on Top" | TBA | Venessa M. Diaz | TBA | March 7, 2025 (2025-3-7) | 120 |

## Production

On April 29, 2022, during the Disney Jr. Fun Fest event, it was announced that Michelle Lewis and Charlton Pettus' preschool series Kindergarten: The Musical had been green-lit for Disney Jr. Lewis and Pettus executive producer alongside Tom Warburton, Kay Hanley and Dan Petty, with Laurie Israel serving as co-producer/story editor. The series is produced by Oddbot Entertainment in association with Disney Jr. Warburton, Guy Moore (3D) and Mallory Coronado (2D) serve as the series' supervising directors. Eva Noblezada helms the main title. The main cast was announced on August 5, 2024.

## Release

The series debuted on Disney Jr. in the United States on September 3, 2024, and on Disney Jr. in Canada on September 7.