Canimals

***Canimals** (*also known as ***Canimals: We Can Do It!***) is a live-action and animated television series by **Voozclub Co., Ltd**. Canimals was first broadcast on **EBS** in 2011, and it received a high viewership rating and was well-received throughout the country. The series has aired in the United Kingdom through **CITV** and worldwide through **ITV Network**. It also aired in several countries such as **BRB International** and **TeleTOON+**. Canimals is also available in **Netflix** on November 2015 to June 2019.

## Premise

Canimals are adorable canned animals in the form of cylinders that carry colorful cans. Canimals are always interested in what is going on around them and have a lot of questions. They hide in their cans when humans are nearby. Even the most mundane objects hold something different and fascinating for the Canimals.

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Born in a vending machine, these can-shaped cutie pies pop up everywhere and are filled with curiosity. But they also love to wreak adorable havoc.

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## Characters

### Main Characters

* **Ato** - A cheerful and adventurous Beagle in a green can. In the episode title cards, he displays the Canimals logo.
* **Oz** - A clever Turkish Angora in a red can. She frequently gets herself into more trouble than she can manage, but thanks to her intelligence, she can get away with just about anything.
* **Uly** - A hungry Pug in an orange can. He has a large appetite and will eat just about anything he sets his eyes on.
* **Mimi** - A sassy poodle in a pink can. She loves doing girly activities usually with the other female Canimals. However, she can also get annoyed easily and has a habit of smacking other Canimals out of the way with her ears.
* **Pow** - A Great horned owl in a light brown can. He can debilitate the other Canimals by shooting laser waves from his eyes. He is capable of carrying others with his claws as can be seen in some episodes.
* **Fizzy** - A Siamese cat in a blue can. He aspires to live a ninja lifestyle, but everything he does has a tendency to backfire on him.
* **Toki** - A hyperactive and spontaneous Rabbit in a blue can similar to Fizzy's. He is chock full of energy and loves to hop and dance around, especially if there is music.
* **Nia** - A timid and childlike Turkish Van in a yellow can. She is easily frightened and prone to tears, and can let out a deafening sonic scream.
* **Leon** - A Chameleon in a green and yellow can. He has the ability to turn invisible and use his tongue to grab objects or cling to higher places.

### Secondary Characters

* **Woo-ang** - A bull terrier who's always happy-go-lucky.
* **Peng and Gwen** - A penguin twin brother and sister duo.
* **Boco** - A giant squirrel who is the leader of the Cocoboses. In the episode "Canned Nuts", he antagonizes Ato, Toki and Nia.
* **Cocoboses** - Small squirrels who love metal nuts and bolts.
* **Wooga** - A gorilla who hates dogs and other kinds of animals, except for cats. Wooga can have a serious temper at times.
* **Koby** - A turtle who hates spicy food. He is kind, grumpy, furious and happy. He gets nervous sometimes.
* **Pip** - A black and white cat who is Ato's friend for most of the time. She was nicknamed Mini Pip when Mimi and Nia cared for her. However, she can take on a giant form and antagonize the Canimals.
* **Lion De Capri** - A hot-tempered lion. He can roar very loudly and has chased the Canimals on one occasion.
* **Olive** - A unique brown skunk. She falls in love with a sock puppet and farts from the episode "Trash Can".
* **Moo** - A grizzly bear who chased Ato, Toki and Nia in the episode "Canned Nuts".
* **Woong and Ung** - A seal twin brother duo.
* **Dal**- A Dalmatian dog who has three younger relatives called the Dallies.
* **Elly** - An elephant that loves bubbles and blows them with her trunk from the episode "Bubbles".
* **Bebes** - are bats in cans.

## Episodes

### Season 1

1. Music of the Night
2. Pool Can
3. Can vs. Shell
4. Toki in Love
5. Uly and the Apple
6. Paint Cans
7. Super Can
8. Kiss and Make Up
9. Mistake Can ID
10. School Pet
11. Rocket Can
12. Snow Cans
13. Can't Blame Me
14. Can Eats Can
15. Canned Nuts
16. Can Napper
17. Sleeprolling Can
18. Wasp
19. Baby Doll
20. Canimalism
21. Encanted
22. Egg roll
23. Shiny Cans
24. Dolly Disaster
25. Can of the Castle
26. Doppelcanner
27. Ants and Cans
28. Vase
29. Can-oodling
30. Candid Camera
31. Leave Me a Gnome
32. Can-ouflage
33. Bully Cans
34. Trapped Can
35. Once Upon a Can
36. Can Can Fly
37. Skater Can
38. Heavy Jelly
39. Chili Can Carnage
40. Trash Can
41. Can Zilla
42. Moustak Can
43. Mama Can
44. Classroom
45. Coffee Cans
46. Can Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
47. Wild Can
48. Mimi's Birthday
49. Vaccum Can
50. King Can
51. Florence Nighting Can
52. Can Race
53. Frozen Can
54. Fly to the Sky
55. Scared Can
56. Cans 'n' Socks

## Concept

The show's creation began in 2006. **Aardman**, **BRB International** and **Vooz Club** collaborated on the show. The voice acting was done by Aardman, while the modeling, animation, and sound processing were handled by Vooz Club and BRB International.

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## Reception

### Viewership

In South Korea, *Canimals* was first broadcast on EBS in 2011, and it received a high viewership rating and was well-received throughout the country.

In the United Kingdom, *Canimals* was a Ratings success. The show achieved a peak viewership of around 153,800 viewers on Feb 4th, 2013 during the after school block. The Show quickly became one of CITV's flagship shows, delivering the second highest average audience viewing figures against competitors in the afternoons. *Canimals* also delivered the highest average audience viewing figures against competitors in the mornings.

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## Merchandise

### Toys

For all of Europe, the Japanese toy company **Tomy** released their Canimals Toys range, which included plushes, toy figures, electronics, arts and crafts, and capsule toys.

**Academy Plastic Model Co.**, Ltd, A Korean plastic model, chemical, and toy company, Released their line of canimals toys in 2015. Their Line Included Vinyl Figures and Plastic Kits.

### Other

**Samsonite**, a luggage manufacturer and retailer released their line of Canimals travel luggage in 2012.

### Websites

#### UK website

On July 7, 2012, the show's website officially launched. Aardman was tasked with creating a website for the series, and the site included clips, games, and downloads. In 2019, the website was shut down.

### Apps

#### Mobile apps

Between February 1, 2011, and January 18, 2012, Canimals had a slew of mobile apps launched. By April 19, 2013, the Apps Together had received about 3,800,000 downloads. These apps (with the exception of Canimals Golf.) were taken down at an unspecified time.

### Games

#### Flash games

Flash games were available for fans to play on the Canimals website. Since the website was shut down in 2019, these games are no longer playable.

#### Facebook games

##### Cantasia

Cantasia was a game on the popular social media website Facebook. The game was released sometime in November 2012. The game was developed by online game developer, Playplus. The game put players into the world of canimals and let them create their own Cantasia World. The Game initially Featured one minigame, Canimals Match 3, which was later released as a standout app later that December exclusively on Samsung mobile devices. The release of the Game was the first time the Canimals brand was brought into the United States. The website was retired and at an unknown date.

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## Awards and nominations

Canimals won as the best for kids 7–10 at the 2010 Kids' Jury and nominated for the Licensing Challenge in MIPJR 2010. It was also placed 2nd among more than 1,000 works at MIPCOM Junior 2009 where It won the best animation award. In 2011, it won the Grand Prize (President Award) at the Korean Content Awards.

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## Home media releases

In the UK, ITV Studios Home Entertainment released Volume 1 on 29 January 2011.

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