Let's Go Luna!
Let's Go Luna! is an educational animated children's television series created by Joe Murray that aired on PBS Kids. Murray formerly worked on the Nickelodeon animated series Rocko's Modern Life and Cartoon Network animated series Camp Lazlo. It is co-produced by 9 Story Media Group and Brown Bag Films. Judy Greer provides the voice of the titular Luna. In the first season, there are 38 half-hour episodes and a one-hour special. The second season has 26 episodes and premiered on May 10, 2021. Each episode consists of two 11-minute story segments, with a short segment of one of the characters telling a folktale, song or poem from that country in between.
Unlike Rocko's Modern Life and Camp Lazlo, which are both sitcoms, Let's Go Luna! marks the first educational series created by Joe Murray. The series aired 65 episodes through November 18, 2022.
Premise
Set in a world populated by anthropomorphic animals, Let's Go Luna! focuses on three kids—Leo, a wombat from Sydney, Australia; Andy, a frog from the United States; and Carmen, a butterfly from Mexico City, Mexico—who travel around the world with their parents' traveling performance troupe "Circo Fabuloso". Along their stops, Luna the Moon, depicted about tall with arms, legs, and a face, and wearing a straw hat and red boots, occasionally comes down to Earth to teach them about local languages, music, food, and other customs. Two half-hour episodes, consisting of two segments each and four in total, take place in a single country where the gang stops, learns about, and meets friends around the world.Characters
Main
- Luna is Earth's Moon herself, who guides Leo, Andy, and Carmen on their trips during the daytime. Luna knows every person in the world and has magical capabilities. Her size gives her a problem with doorways and enclosed spaces, often involving a degree of uncomfortable squeezing to enter. She also has an uncontrollable urge to dance when she hears happy music.
- Leo Chockers is a wombat from Sydney, Australia who loves food.
- Andy Hopper is a frog from Brooklyn, New York who loves art and sports.
- Carmen Mariposa is a butterfly from Mexico City who loves music.
- Magic Globe is a miniature globe of the world that lives in Carmen's pocket and can share information about the places that the children visit.
Recurring
- Señor Moncarlo Fabuloso is a flamingo and the ringmaster of the Circo Fabuloso. He speaks with a Spanish accent.
- Mr. Hock "Hockbar" Thelonious Bar is a vole who does many of the behind-the-scenes jobs such as selling tickets, setting up the Circo's schedule and making certain everything runs smoothly. He is full of energy and has a tendency to get worked up and rush around when many things need doing, which can stress out the other members of the Circo.
- Honey is Carmen's mischievous yellow pet hamster. She often escapes from her cage, but it is only because she is curious and wishes to be included.
- Maria Mariposa is Carmen's single mother, and the music conductress of the Circo Fabuloso Band.
- Wolfgang and Pippa Chockers are Leo's parents who work at the Circo. Wolfgang is the Circo's chef and Pippa is the Circo's carpenter.
- Mathilda Chockers is Leo's baby sister who can be destructive, but Leo finds in "Glocken Around the Clock" it takes a special kind of glockenspiel to make her happy.
- Wrinkles is Leo's pet tortoise.
- Lucie Hopper is Andy's mother, and the Circo's costume designer. She speaks with a Midwestern accent.
- Sam Hopper is Andy's father and Circo's prop-maker.
- Bonjour and Au Revoir are twin brothers who work as clowns. Bonjour's mask is purple and Au Revoir's is green. They both speak with French accents.
- Ingrid Svenson-Benson is a centipede and the Circo's contortionist. She speaks with a Swedish accent.
- Salami Strong is an alligator and the Circo's strongman. He speaks with an Italian accent.
- Pablo is an armadillo who performs with the Melvinis, a group of six living bowling pins.
- The Acronauts are a trio of acorn-shaped bears who perform as acrobats.
- The Fearless Shrews are a trio of shrews who perform as trapeze artists. They speak with Peruvian accents.
- Wally is a gray walrus wearing brown pants, a red shirt, and a battered brown hat, with a camera around his neck. The character often appears as a tourist, as he makes an appearance as a background character in every story, usually taking photographs and infrequently having a speaking role.