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Tinpo (Japanese: ポータウンのなかまたち), (Welsh: Tîmpo) is a children's animated television series produced by Cloudco Entertainment, Dentsu, Sprite Animation Studios, OLM Digital, TMS Entertainment, TV Tokyo, and the British Broadcasting Corporation for CBeebies.[1]

The series originally ran as 1-minute online shorts on both CBS' KEWLopolis block as well as on The Hub.[2]

The series began airing on TVOKids in Canada on 3 June 2019.[3]

Premise

The show features four colourful human-like creatures called The Team Tinpo, who fix problems with creative solutions.[2]

Characters

  • Tinpo (MTİGM): a blue member and the leader of Team Tinpo. He is a dreamer and a doer.
  • Dougpo (Lizzie Waterworth-Santo): a yellow member of Team Tinpo. She boldly acts on gut and instinct.
  • Logipo (Kevin Wickham): a reddish-orange member of Team Tinpo. He's cautious and by the book.
  • Hackpo (Joanna Ruiz): a purple member of Team Tinpo. She heads up communication and invents deads gadgets.
  • Herman: the pet hamster of Tinpo. He has his own hamster ball and bag.
  • Finn: the pet fish of Logipo. She has her own fish ball.
  • Frek: a blueish po. He has a number one on his back and has ideas. He can fix thing and make things.
  • Duxx: a orange po. She has a number two on her back, who is up to something and she is such a genius.
  • Sync: a blackish po. He is a child-like. He has a number three on his back and he is not a boss.
  • Seeb: a greenish po. He has a number four on his back and he is a elf-like and clumsy.
  • Trey: a red po. She has a number five on her back and she does not have a mouth and cannot talk.

Production

The shorts were produced by American Greetings Entertainment (now Cloudco Entertainment).[2]

The TV series was produced for CBeebies by Cloudco Entertainment in association with Dentsu, Sprite Entertainment, OLM Digital, TV Tokyo, and TMS Entertainment.[4]

Lemonsky Studios provided additional outsourced service on the animation.[5]

References

  1. ^ "CBeebies greenlights American Greetings' Tinpo". kidscreen.com. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Sushi leads the pack of new AG cartoon creations". Crain's Cleveland Business. 20 August 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Tinpo | TVOKids.com". www.tvokids.com. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  4. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (17 October 2017). "CBeebies Ties Up with 'Tinpo' with AGE Order". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Tinpo". Lemon Sky Studios. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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