Sunny Day (TV series)
Sunny Day is an animated children's television series produced by Silvergate Media and Nickelodeon Animation Studio and animated by Pipeline Studios. The series revolves around Sunny, a tween-age hairdresser who runs her own hair salon with the help of her dog Doodle, hair colorist Rox, and receptionist Blair. Sunny's best customers are Timmy, who is in charge of hosting events and shows in Sunny's hometown, and Cindy, the unlucky town chef who has a constant bad hair day. The series is loosely based on the Random House picture book series Fairytale Hairdresser by Abie Longstaff and illustrated by Lauren Beard. Each episode features an original song written by Peter Lurye.
The show's production was announced on March 2016. On April 5, 2016, the show was renewed for a second season of 20 episodes. The series premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on August 21, 2017. New episodes moved to the separate Nick Jr. Channel in October 2018. The show also aired in Canada on Treehouse TV and on Nick Jr. and Milkshake! in the United Kingdom.
The entire series was added to Paramount+ on March 24, 2021. As of January 1, 2024, the entire series was removed due to licensing contracts.
Premise
Taking place in the seaside city of Friendly Falls, the series follows a professional hairstylist named Sunny who works at her own hair salon. Sunny uses her creativity and knowledge of hair care to solve problems. The other salon employees are Sunny's talking dog Doodle, Rox the hair colourist, and Blair the receptionist. Sunny's best customers are Timmy, who hosts every town event in Friendly Falls, and Cindy, the unlucky local baker with constantly messy hair.While the setting of the series is different, the message and characterization mirror Abie Longstaff's original vision in Fairytale Hairdresser books, which feature salon-owner Kittie Lacey, "the facilitator and the problem-solver... at the heart of the community" "who works hard, defeats evil-doers, shows solidarity with the girls she helps."
Characters
Main
- Sunny is a creative tween-aged hair stylist who runs her own salon. She has multi-colored hair.
- Doodle is Sunny's talking pet dog and sidekick.
- Rox is the fun-loving hair colorist at Sunny's salon.
- Blair is the cheerful and happy-go-lucky optimist. She is a receptionist and manicurist at Sunny's salon.
Recurring
- Timmy is one of Sunny's friends. He is in charge of events.
- Cindy is the town bakery.
- Junior is Rox's little brother. He is 6 in his first few appearances and turns 7 in "Clowning Around".
- Johnny-Ray
Villains
- Lacey is a topiary tree artist and pageant queen.
- KC is Lacey's talking poodle.
- Scratch is the strong-willed neighborhood animal catcher.