Branch and Poppy's Little Kingdom

***Branch and Poppy's Little Kingdom*** is a British-American live-action/animated television series aimed at pre-school children. This show is made by DreamWorks Animation Television and Kyletown Channel Productions. This show is based on the DreamWorks Animation film *Trolls*. It began broadcast on Kyletown Channel on September 11, 2017.

## Plot

The show is set at the Little Kingdom which is hidden amongst thorny brambles. The Little Kingdom is ruled by King and Queen Troll at the Little Castle, where men and women trolls live. Men trolls works at the Troll Factory, which is underground, and live at the Great Troll Tree, which is separated into apartments. Men trolls make toys and wands, and men trolls are never late. Lady trolls live at the Trolly Village, which consists of three toadstools which have doors and windows. Lady trolls use magic and most of them are named after by flowers and plants. Men trolls have their own catchphrase, "...and I'm (or We're) (an) Troll (or Trolls)", and Women Troll also have their own catchphrase, commonly "I'm a lady troll". Men trolls tell the time with wrist watches or clocks, while lady trolls tell the time as: Waking up when the rooster says cockle-doodle-doo, having lunch when the tummy grumbles, having dinner by the bell from the Little Castle rings, and sleeps when the owl hoots. Dwarves, Mrs. Witch and Mr. Gnome are also included as the others who live in the Little Kingdom.

## Characters

* **Branch Troll** is one of the main characters alongside Princess Poppy. He lives with his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Troll. He lives in the Great Troll Tree, number 4. He can be quite tentative when it comes to using magic, as Branch is a troll. He does not have any siblings, but has many friends, and his best friend is Princess Poppy. Branch is voiced by Kyle Scheyd.

* **Poppy Troll** is a princess troll and one of the main characters alongside Branch Troll. She lives with her parents, King and Queen Troll, and with her little sisters, Daisy & Holly. She likes to use magic despite the risk of things going wrong. Her best friend is Branch Troll. Poppy is voiced by Kyle Scheyd.

* **King Troll** rules over the Little Kingdom. He is the husband of Queen Troll and Princess Poppy, Daisy, and Holly's father. He is often hungry and grumpy, and sometimes hates having a bath. He dislikes celebrating his birthday because it reminds him he is getting older. When he was Poppy's age, he was known as Prince Troll. King Troll is voiced by Kyle Scheyd.

* **Queen Troll** is the Queen in the Little Kingdom and the wife of King Troll. She is Princess Poppy, Daisy, and Holly's mother. Queen Troll is Queen Marigold's younger sister. She is one of the few people that can handle looking after Daisy and Holly, though at times even she can be overwhelmed by the trouble they cause with their magic. Queen Troll is voiced by Kyle Scheyd.

* **Daisy and Holly** are Poppy's little twin sisters. They are not very good at magic as they are only babies, but this does not stop them from trying. They are quite cheeky and usually end up causing trouble with magic. As Daisy and Holly can be very naughty, Poppy sometimes dislikes her sisters. Due to the trouble they cause with their magic, most of the adult characters are wary of them, though Queen Troll seems to be able to deal with them for the most part. Daisy and Holly are voiced by Tia Scheyd.

* **Nanny Plum** is Poppy, Daisy and Holly's nanny and 'teacher', and a general housekeeper for the King and Queen. She is very good at magic and capable of speaking many animal languages (including ones which she claims to be a bit difficult such as Mole, Aardvark, Ant, Centipede and Alien). She often ends up in all kinds of trouble when trying to help Poppy and friends. She is also a tooth fairy. Although being quite bossy, she is very good at cleaning with magic. She rivals the Wise Old Troll mainly due to their differing opinions over the use of magic. She is a teacher at the Fairy School and also works as a maid. Nanny Plum is voiced by Kyle Scheyd.

* **The Wise Old Troll** lives in the same tree as Branch at the top in room 98. He also is the Wise Old Tailor, the troll doctor and the librarian. He also runs the Troll School and The Troll factory. He rivals Nanny Plum and strongly disapproves of magic, but used to admire magic and enjoyed himself when he was briefly given the ability to use magic. He also secretly used magic to fuel the Troll Engine that runs the Troll Factory, as it is clean energy and never runs out except on No Magic Day that occurs every blue moon. He had three sons, two of which are pirates, Redbeard the Troll Pirate and Captain Squid, and a sensible son who later decided to be a Viking, as shown in the episode 'Fathers Day'. The Wise Old Troll's real name is Cedric. He went to college with Granny and Granpapa Troll. He has a twin brother, an Arctic Troll named The Wiser Older Troll. The Wise Old Troll is voiced by Kyle Scheyd.

* **Gaston Ladybird** is a male ladybird who lives in a small cave. He likes his house being messy as well as food that is "smelly and foul". He does not mind giving Branch rides when Branch needs to fly. Nanny Plum translates for him quite often. He acts quite similar to a dog, making a barking sound when he 'speaks', and fetching sticks. Gaston has two nieces, Amber and Emerald, and a nephew, Keith. Gaston is voiced by Kyle Scheyd, who is also credited as Editor for Branch and Poppy's Little Kingdom.

* **Redbeard the Troll Pirate** is Barnaby's pirate uncle. He claims to be a pirate, yet is good in nature. As his size prevents him from engaging in acts of piracy, he is more of a treasure hunter and explorer. He is quite smitten with Nanny Plum who he considers to be his sweetheart, though Nanny seems to have little interest in him romantically. He has a pet parrot, though it is normal sized and barely fits inside Redbeard's ship. Redbeard is voiced by Mia Scheyd.

* **Lucy** is a human girl (one of the 'big people' to the citizens of the little kingdom) and one of Branch and Poppy's friends. She lives with her parents. She befriends Branch and Poppy when they accompany Nanny Plum while she is on the job as the tooth fairy and was woken up by them, but keeps their existence a secret. Lucy is voiced by Kyle Scheyd.

* **Sally (Credited as "Lucy's Mum")** is Lucy's mother who lives near the little kingdom with Lucy and her husband. Unlike her husband, Sally was aware of the existence of Men Trolls and Lady Trolls as she been friends with Nanny Plum, Prince Troll (King Troll when he was younger), and the Wise Old Troll, when she was a little girl and like her daughter, keeps their existence a secret.

* **Lucy's Father** lives near the little kingdom with Lucy and his wife. Whilst initially unaware of the existence of the little kingdom, he discovered their existence as a result of the attempts of the citizens of the little kingdom to prevent him building a place for his cows in the meadow where the little kingdom is located. He keeps their existence a secret, though he does so as he seems to think that other people would think he was crazy if he told them.

* **Mrs. Fig** is the teacher of the Magic School. Nanny Plum used to go there and Poppy and her friends went there when they were old enough. Despite being a lady troll, she detests magic and says the most important rules of magic are "Don't use magic" and "Magic should only be used for serious things". As a result, the Wise Old Troll likes her as they have similar views on magic. Mrs. Fig loathes Nanny Plum, who is implied to have been her worst student as she does not adhere to Mrs. Fig's ideas on magic. Mrs. Fig is voiced by Kyle Scheyd.

* **Mrs. Fotheringill** is Daisy and Holly's playgroup teacher. She was at one point sent back in time to the age of the dinosaurs by Daisy, Holly, and the other lady troll children in her playgroup.

* **Mayor Santiago Manuel Rodriguez** is Strawberry's dad and the vet's husband. He doesn't like "big people" because they always step on lady trolls and men trolls. Mayor Santiago Manuel Rodriguez is voiced by himself.

## Written language

Most of the text seen the episodes is in Lorem ipsum, a dummy text used in the printing industry and based on Latin. However, English text does occasionally appear. There are also some examples of a runic script (loosely based on Futhorc) that appear in the troll mine and in secret tunnels beneath the little castle.

## Series overview

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## Episodes

### Season 1 (2017)

The first season premiered on September 11, 2017 and ended on December 14, 2017.

### Season 2 (2018)

The second and final season premiered on January 8, 2018 to March 9, 2018, while the next episodes premiered on November 12, 2018 to December 21, 2018.

## Production

On November 6, 2016, it was announced that Kyletown Channel will create the show based on the movie *Trolls* by DreamWorks Animation titled *Branch and Poppy's Little Kingdom* will air in September 2017. This show is similar to *Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom*, but instead of elves and fairies, it will feature men and lady trolls and humans. And it will stars Branch and Poppy from the film, the voices of these characters will not return to the series due to the actors are very busy on the Trolls holiday special and the sequel *Trolls 2*.

The show is created and produced by Kyle Scheyd at Kyletown Channel Studios (the company responsible for *Santiago's Flowertown*). Many of the actors who lend their vocal skills to characters in *Santiago's Flowertown* also work on *Little Kingdom*. These include Kyle Scheyd, Mia Scheyd, Tia Scheyd, and Santiago Manuel Rodriguez. The music is produced by Kyle Scheyd. On April 17, 2017, Kyletown Channel announced that the show got renewed for the second season with 52 episodes, which the first 26 episodes will premiere on January 8, 2018 to March 9, 2018, while the next 26 episodes will premiere on November 12, 2018 to December 21, 2018.

## Broadcast

This show will begin broadcast in the US on Kyletown Channel on September 11, 2017. It will also broadcast across Kyletown Channel's 43 international channels throughout Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America sometime between 2017 and 2018.

## Films

On April 18, 2017, it was announced that Columbia Pictures and Kyletown Pictures will release two feature films based on the series, the first film will release on March 29, 2019, while the second film will release on November 20, 2020.