Tinga Tinga Tales


Tinga Tinga Tales is an animated children's television series based on African folk tales and aimed generally at 4 to 6-year-olds that ran for two seasons. It was commissioned by the BBC for its CBeebies channel. Named after Tingatinga art from Tanzania, Tinga Tinga Tales was produced in Nairobi, Kenya, by Homeboyz Animation and its music produced by Kenyan singer-songwriter Eric Wainaina. The series comprises 55 episodes.
The series was first conceived by Claudia Lloyd, head of the animation division at the London-based Tiger Aspect Productions, while travelling through Africa. The first three episodes premiered on the BBC website in February 2010. The distribution rights were bought by Entertainment Rights, which in 2009 merged with Classic Media. In 2012 Classic Media was acquired by DreamWorks Animation and renamed DreamWorks Classics).
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Synopsis

Tinga Tinga Tales centers around various animated animals and employs music, dialogue, and colorful imagery to tell African folk tales about the origins of these animals. Each tale is narrated by Red Monkey and answers questions such as "Why do monkeys swing in the trees?" and "Why do flamingos stand on one leg?"

Characters

Main characters

Red Monkey /Geoffrey Curtin ): Red Monkey is the narrator of all of the episodes.Elephant : Elephant has a trunk that cleans his friends.Lion : Lion is the king of Tinga Tinga.Tortoise : Tortoise is the genius.Hippo : Hippo lives in a water hole.Tickbird /Elizabeth Curtin ): Tickbird is the smallest main character.Orange Monkey
  • '''Yellow Monkey'''

African characters

Buffalo Bat /Jules de Jongh )Frog Warthog Porcupine Crocodile Chameleon /Kerry Shale )Hare /John Guerrasio )Vulture /Lorelei King )Giraffe Lizard Eagle Mosquito Bushbaby Cheetah /Sophie Okonedo )Cubs Snake /Dan Russell )Aardvark Puffadder Jackal Rhino Ants Chief Ant Lieutenant Ant Wildebeests Zebra /Dan Russell )Parrot Flamingo Ostrich Camel /Jim Cummings )Dragonfly Leopard Hyena Millipede/Pediless Baboon Guinea Fowl Meerkat Impala Bees Queen Bee Cricket
  • '''Tinga Tinga Birds'''

North American characters

Skunk Caterpillar/Butterfly Squirrel Woodpecker Owl Flea Crow Hen Spider Hummingbird
  • '''Mole'''

Asian characters

  • '''Peacock'''

Ocean characters

Whale Crab
  • '''Fish'''

Mysterious characters

Majitu the Giant The Sleeping Stones
  • '''The Wind'''

Episodes

Pilot (2008)

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Series 1 (2010)

Series 2 (2010–11)

Home media

The series was released on DVD in the United Kingdom by Universal Pictures UK and Classic Media.