Bunny Bop!
Bunny Bop! was created and directed by Cheryl Wagner, the creator and showrunner of the Gemini Award and Emmy award-winning preschool TV series, The Big Comfy Couch. It is her directorial debut.[1] The series bible and webisodes were written by Cheryl Wagner and Harmony Wagner. The theme song was written by Harmony Wagner.[1]
Launched on February 3, 2011, at Bunnybop.com[2] to coincide with the Chinese New Year of the Rabbit, Bunny Bop! is one of the first series to be produced with financial participation of the Independent Production Fund – Pilot Web Drama Fund.[3]
Synposis
Bunny Bop! features preschool children in bunny suits barefoot playing in groups or solo, exploring wooden toys, yoga, blocks, etc., while interacting and having fun in a garden-like setting. These very young 'bunnyboppers' reflect the diversity a World Wide Web series must encompass to reach out and represent every viewer.
Each five-minute Bunny Bop! webisode includes a storybook segment, starring 'Buddy Bunny' a bouncy, carrot-loving puppet, as well as his friends 'Posey the Caterpillar' and 'Beep the Butterfly'. All the puppets are designs of Emmy Award winning Karen Valleau, the production designer for both Bunny Bop! and The Big Comfy Couch.[4]
The webseries includes original songs such as "Bunnies Love Bubbles", and a gentle voice-over narration by 'Grandma Bunny' with the help of some kids offscreen, to support an intentionally slow pace appropriate for viewers aged under three.[5]
Trivia
Posey the caterpillar made a cameo appearance on The Big Comfy Couch in the episode "Full of Life" long before Bunny Bop aired. At the time of his cameo, he was unnamed.
References
- 1 2 "Show CreditsBunnyBop!". BunnyBop!. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- ↑ "Bunny Bop!". Bunnybop.com. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- ↑ CA. "Beyond her wildest dreams - Entertainment". The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- ↑ "Karen Valleau". Karen Valleau. 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- ↑ "A fun preschool web series". BunnyBop!. Retrieved 2012-03-24.