The Lingo Show
The Lingo Show is a British animated children's television series created by Nicole Seymour, produced by the BBC and animated by Dinamo Productions for BBC's CBeebies channel and programming block, in association with BBC Studios. Kate Sullivan designed the characters and many other elements. The show, which combines animation with live-action footage, is designed to introduce preschool kids to new languages.
The programme, which ran for 2 series totalling 30 episodes, initially began as an interactive minisite on the CBeebies website, aired on CBeebies from 2012 to 2013, and was repeated until 2016.
Plot
The series revolves around a show bug host named Lingo and his family of bugs, who each specialize in a different language. At the request of children, he travels to the location where the children are so one of his performers can perform a Big Bug Show. In each episode, the chosen performer, with "assistance" from the viewing audience, searches around in two different locations for two props required for their show, as they introduce 3 different objects in their language, before they use magic to teleport them back to Lingo, and after both props have been found and brought back to Lingo, they perform the show for the delighted preschool children.Characters
Main characters
The characters were designed by Kate Sullivan.- Lingo : The ringmaster of the Big Bug Show. He is in charge of bringing his Big Bug Stage across the world to host shows and often has wild ambitions as to what they could entail. Lingo is half ladybird and half butterfly.
- Wèi : A small male ant who is from China and speaks Mandarin. He is often seen wearing roller skates and a crash helmet. He is commonly mistaken for a female due to his high-pitched voice.
- Jargonaise : A fabulous pink female housefly who is from France and speaks French. In contrast with her being a housefly, she is very pretty and kind.
- Queso : A charming and funny male moth who is from Spain and speaks Spanish. He is often seen carrying his flamenco guitar.
- Lieb : An athletic female tick who is from Germany and speaks German. She was added to the cast in the second season.
- Blodwen : A nurturing fuzzy green female caterpillar who speaks in an operatic tone. She comes from Wales and speaks Welsh.
- Jaadoo : A valiant male white green striped tick who is from Pakistan and speaks Urdu. He is constantly seen riding a unicycle, and has magic powers. Despite this, his hello song however has a more Indian theme.
- Kikli : An energetic yellow female damselfly who is from India and speaks Punjabi. She is often seen with a magic wand and giggles a lot.
- Dyzio : A sleepy brown male stick insect who is from Poland and speaks Polish.
- Subah : A sassy green female woodlouse in a purple polka-dotted shell who is from Somalia and speaks Somali.
Minor characters
- Bloozles: A group of small green aphids that helps Lingo in preparing for the Big Bug Show.
- Floozles: The silent fireflies that also help Lingo prepare for the show.
- Spaestro: A blue spider with eight arms who plays several instruments, including a washboard, a bass drum, a trumpet, a piano, a violin, a xylophone, a music player, and a little drum on top of his head. He is unnamed in the show.