The JoJo & BowBow Show Show

The JoJo & BowBow Show Show is an American animated web-series based on the famous singer, songwriter, dancer, and internet personality JoJo Siwa and her famous pet teacup yorkie BowBow.
The animated series premiered on the official Nickelodeon YouTube channel on September 22, 2018. Six episodes were ordered during production.
Each episode of the series consists of four-to-six minute animated shorts which tells a story that reveals how BowBow would be if she and JoJo could communicate like true friends. The show never came on television nor was it added to any streaming services making it one of Nickelodeon’s only projects exclusive to YouTube. Its final episode released on November 1, 2019.
The animation is inspired by the existing art style from JoJo’s popular iMessage stickers. The animated shorts were made at Nickelodeon’s Entertainment Lab in the network’s Burbank studio and assisted by Renegade Animation in Glendale, California. The show is made with motion capture and digital cutout animation.
250px|thumb|The Exclusive Trailer of the show
250px|thumb|The JoJo & BowBow Show Show Ep. 1 - Nick
==Premise==
The series follows JoJo Siwa in her bedroom with her dog, BowBow, as she talks to the audience about their moments that take place with them together. When talking about their adventures, they appear in flashback segments with their voiceovers in the background. They also have adventures that involve JoJo’s friends with their pet companions as well.
In some episodes, JoJo and BowBow travel around the world for tours based on her own Nickelodeon experiences such as JoJo Siwa: My World, D.R.E.A.M. The Music Video, JoJo Siwa's "Boomerang" hit single and JoJo's Dream Birthday. Some of the background music even uses pre-exising songs by JoJo Siwa most notably Kid in a Candy Store.
==Characters==
=== Main Characters ===
*JoJo (voiced by JoJo Siwa) - The main character and the host of the show. Her personality is based on her real-life counterpart.
*BowBow - (voiced by JoJo Siwa) JoJo's dog who is the supporting dog companion and JoJo’s best friend. Her character is based on the real life counterpart of BowBow Siwa.
=== Recurring Characters ===
*Kyra (voiced by Nia Sioux) - One of JoJo Siwa’s fictional friends
*Hamela (voiced by Nia Sioux) - Kyra’s pet pig
*Miley (voiced by Giselle Lomelino) - One of JoJo Siwa’s fictional friends
*Dusty (voiced by Giselle Lomelino) - Miley’s pet pony
*Grace (voiced by Rosie McClelland) - One of JoJo Siwa’s fictional friends
*Georgie (voiced by Rosie McClelland) - Grace’s pet dog
*Jacob (voiced by Case Walker) - One of JoJo Siwa’s fictional friends (as well as her only male friend)
*Einstein (voiced by Case Walker) - Jacob’s pet raccoon
=== Minor/One-Shot Characters ===
*Denny the Mailman - the mailman that BowBow chases
*Beans - a dog who BowBow rivals with
*Anderson Woofer (voiced by JoJo Siwa) - the news anchor dog who announces the invention of the bacon dogsie.
*Paris (voiced by JoJo Siwa) - a next door poodle dog who growls at BowBow
*JoJo’s Mom - she is based on JoJo Siwa’s mother in real life, Jessalyn Siwa (offscreen)
Since the cast remained uncredited, some of the voices of the characters with minor/one-shot roles are unknown.
== Episodes ==
=== Season 1 ===
Episode 1 - BowBow Steals the Spotlight
Airdate: September 22, 2018
Episode 2 - JoJo’s Craziest Flight Ever
Airdate: September 29, 2018
Episode 3 - BowBow’s Secret Fashion Show
Airdate: October 6, 2018
Episode 4 - JoJo Makes BowBow’s DIY Dreams Come True
Airdate: October 13, 2018
Episode 5 - BowBow vs. Beans: Battle of the Dog Bosses
Airdate: October 20, 2018
Episode 6 - BowBow’s Secret Hideout
Airdate: October 27, 2018
=== Season 2 ===
Episode 1 - JoJo & BowBow’s Friends Perform in a Pageant
Airdate: September 27, 2019
Episode 2 - Back to School Shopping w/ JoJo & BowBow
Airdate: October 4, 2019
Episode 3 - JoJo & BowBow Go SkyDiving
Airdate: October 11, 2019
Episode 4 - JoJo & BowBow Make a Cake
Airdate: October 18, 2019
Episode 5 - JoJo & BowBow’s Best Playdate Ever
Airdate: October 25, 2019
Episode 6 - JoJo & BowBow Make Unicorn Horns
Airdate: November 1, 2019
== Re-releases ==
On September 18-October 9, 2019, five of the episodes were re-released on the official Nick Jr. YouTube Channel which were “JoJo Makes BowBow’s DIY Dreams Come True”, “JoJo’s Craziest Flight Ever”, “BowBow Steals the Spotlight”, “BowBow vs. Beans: Battle of the Dog Bosses”, and “BowBow’s Secret Hideout”.
The episode “JoJo Makes BowBow’s DIY Deeams Come True” was uploaded twice to the Nick Jr. channel with both being only a few days apart from their upload dates. The reason for this is unknown.
=== Other Languages ===
Dutch, Spanish, and Italian-dubbed versions of the show were released on Nickelodeon’s foreign channels in 2019.
=== Home Media ===
All six episodes from Season 1 were included in the JoJo Siwa Celebrations DVD in 2019. This is the only time the series got any physical releases.
==Cameo Appearances in Nickelodeon Media==
*JoJo Siwa made a cameo at the end of "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout" in her live-action appearance.
*JoJo Siwa’s character has appeared as an official playable character (as well as her dog BowBow) as a pit crew member in Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix and its later sequel Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway. While the latter had voice acting, she didn’t have any dialogue.
== Other Media ==
*After the series came out, an adapted book series called “JoJo & BowBow” spawned in 2018 with all of them being written by JoJo Siwa herself. The “JoJo & BowBow” books continued until 2021. After 2021, the final book was titled “JoJo’s Sweet Adventures” in 2022.
*In 2022 she appeared in her own standalone auto-runner platform video game “JoJo Siwa: Worldwide Party”.
== Trivia ==
*In JoJo’s bedroom, a Nickelodeon blimp can be seen in the background, this is a reference to JoJo Siwa winning at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.
*This being an animated depiction of JoJo and BowBow, BowBow can actually speak and communicate with words.
*Most of the background music is from JoJo Siwa’s popular songs.
*JoJo and BowBow are the only characters in the show that are based on their real life counterparts, the rest of the characters are fictional (not counting the offscreen depiction of JoJo Siwa’s mother in one episode).
*Nia Sioux would eat a green apple when recording her lines for Kyra and Hamela because she says it makes her voice more clear and understandable.
*In S1E5: BowBow vs. Beans: Battle of the Dog Bosses, the news anchor dog is voiced by JoJo Siwa even though the anchor is a male.
*This is JoJo Siwa’s first time voice acting in animation, while she has done acting in live action, this is the first time she performs voices in a cartoon.
*In JoJo Siwa’s D.R.E.A.M. tour in 2019, some of the footage from Season 1 was used on the stage screens when JoJo sings her song “A Friend Like BowBow”. There was even a performer in a life sized BowBow costume that replicated the style of the cartoon BowBow.
*This series spawned a short-lived infamous meme about being the next season of the Anime “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure” due to its coincidental release being around the same time its fourth season came out in 2018.
==Gallery==
Animated JoJo Siwa.PNG|JoJo's animated design.
JoJo Siwa on Spongbeob's Big Birthday Blowout cover.png|JoJo Siwa made her first Nickelodeon cameo debut on Spongbeob's Big Birthday Blowout cover.
Jojoinmariokart|JoJo Siwa on Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix. 
==External Links==
*The JoJo and BowBow Show Show on YouTube
*JoJo Siwa gets animated new nickelodeon series first look
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