Deer Squad

**Deer Squad** is a Chinese children's computer-animated science fiction preschool television series produced by **iQIYI**, a company located in Beijing. The series premiered on iQIYI's video platform on July 15, 2020. It made its television premiere on **Nick Jr.** in the US on January 25, 2021.

The show was first announced on August 1, 2017, under the title "**Deer Run**". Before this, it was a series of shorts on **China Central Television**. **Nickelodeon** has acquired broadcast rights to the show. On January 8, 2022, the second season was announced to be released on January 14, 2022.

According to **Xiaoxuan Yang**, vice president of iQIYI, Deer Squad was ranked in the top five children's shows launched on the iQIYI service in 2020.

## Premise

The series centers around four deer friends; Kai, Lola, Rammy and Bobbi, who reside in a boat-shaped home. The forest their home is in also has a park where people from a nearby city hang out. Whenever trouble ensues in the forest or city, the deer friends, who call themselves the **Deer Squad**, when within proximity of each other, go into superhero mode and use their powers to save the day.

## Characters

**Deer Squad members**

* **Kai -** A yellow deer who is the leader of the Deer Squad and the group's tech wizard. He has water powers and flies a hovercraft.
* **Lola -** A pink deer who has wood powers and a car that can fly.
* **Rammy -** A big red deer who has heat powers and a race car that is able to convert into a robotic horse which is able to leap high.
* **Bobbi -** A green deer who has earth powers. He also has the ability to understand babbling animals and likes making desserts.
* **Jade -** A blue deer who was first introduced in season two as the newest member of the team. She has crystal powers and a drill cart with a crystal driller and three boosters. She is also a crystal expert and knows all about gemstones.
* **Wufu -** A purple and yellow butterfly who is Jade's companion. He was introduced in season two. He doesn’t talk but can whisper to Jade’s ear so she can understand what he is saying.

**Recurring**

* **Sir Steel -** A conceited wealthy entrepreneur who comes up with various plans either for profit or to simply provide himself with convenience even if it means causing problems in the city or wilderness which he does not seem to mind or realize. Though not entirely bald (he has a small hook of hair at the very top), Sir Steel wears a wig which is seen coming off sometimes. He is also the main antagonist of the series.
* **Professor Scratch -** Sir Steel's personal scientist.
* **Muffin -** Sir Steel's pet poodle. Sir Steel is quite protective of her.
* **Ian -** A white duck who is a friend of the Deer Squad. He likes keeping the park in order, and would sometimes dispatch the Deer Squad with his tuba when he notices trouble. He also has ducklings to care for.
* **Tina -** A green turtle who is also a friend of the Deer Squad. She has three children.
* **Fifi And Sasha -** Two swans.
* **Ricardo -** A helium-voiced squirrel who likes to play pranks. He has an affinity for his tail which he named Ramona.
* **Catherine -** A young and heartfelt-looking female crocodile who resides in a place called **The Sewer**.

## Episodes

**Deer Squad** - **iQIYI** & **Nickelodeon**

**Season 1 (2021)**

1. **Goodnight Central Forest** / **Steelzilla**
2. **Save The Bees** / **Duck Dilemma**
3. **Catfish Capers** / **Bubble Debacle**
4. **Kai Express** / **Ducknado**
5. **Donut Panic** / **I Scream**
6. **Deep Blue Boo Boo** / **Stuck Together**
7. **Meteor Mayhem** / **Dance Of Destruction**
8. **Fan Club** / **Speeding Steel**
9. **Switcheroo** / **Protect The Egg**
10. **Steel In Space** / **That's Magic**
11. **Double Trouble** / **Box Not So Clever**
12. **Sky Art** / **The Great Race**
13. **Doctor Steel Little** / **Astonished And Amazed**
14. **Attack Of The Drones** / **Slime Time**
15. **Captain Steel** / **Wash Out**
16. **Gravity Calamity** / **Ball Of Chaos**
17. **Lola's Air Display** / **Down The Sewers**
18. **Small Is Smashing** / **Pine Cone Power-Up**
19. **Steel Antlers** / **Berry Bad**
20. **Turnip For The Books** / **Magnet Maelstrom**

## Broadcast

**Deer Squad** made its television premiere on **Nick Jr.** in the US on January 25, 2021. In Canada, the series was acquired and it debuted on **Treehouse TV** on March 21, 2021. It also aired on **Yle TV2** in Finland and on **MBC3** in the Middle East.

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