Mumble Bumble

Mumble Bumble is a children's animated television series created by Christian Skjøtt and produced by Egmont Imagination and the CINAR Corporation.

Overview and production

The show follows the adventures of an imaginative blue hippopotamus named Mumble Bumble, the title character, and his best friends, Chic'o, an inquisitive chicken, and Greens, a busy frog. Recurring characters include Roc and Oink. The idea, which is designed to be both educational and entertaining for a preschool audience, was devised by a mastermind named Christian Skjøtt, creator of the show. Episodes have a run time of five minutes.

Television airing

In Canada, the show was broadcast on CBC Television and on Knowledge Kids. In foreign countries, it was also broadcast on Rai 3 in Italy, CITV and Tiny Living in the United Kingdom, Network 2 in Ireland, La Cinquième in France, Kindernet in the Netherlands, ZAZ in Mexico, SABC2 and on e.tv in South Africa, ABS-CBN in the Philippines, ATV in Hong Kong and TV Cultura in Brazil.

Reception

Andrew Clark of Maclean's said that the show has "fanciful settings" through having Mumble Bumble reside in a windmill at the base of a lake and features "everyday childhood trappings". The South China Morning Post said Mumble Bumble provided "rainy Sunday fun for the kids" through its edutainment and animation.