Lu & the Bally Bunch
| Lu & the Bally Bunch | |
|---|---|
 Logo used since 2023 | |
| Genre | Children Musical |
| Created by | Nicky Phelan |
| Developed by | Sarah Lonsdale Jennie Stacey |
| Written by | Nicky Phelan |
| Directed by | Nicky Phelan |
| Voices of | Freya McLaughlin (Season 1) Cecily Bloom (Season 2) Joy Tú Clarke (Season 1) Sian Taylor (Season 2) Alice Helenport Kolby McDonald Marcus Power Leo Tobin Aileen Mythen |
| Narrated by | Oliver Jacob Fenney (Season 2) |
| Music by | Darren Hendley |
| Opening theme | Lu and the Bally Bunch! (Music by Darren Hendley) |
| Ending theme | Lu and the Bally Bunch! (Instrumental) |
| Composer | Darren Hendley |
| Country of origin |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 76 25 (Shorts) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Vince Commisso Cathal Gaffney Darragh O'Connell Nicky Phelan Angela C. Santomero Jennie Stacey |
| Producer | Alicia Moore |
| Animators | Leah Alcantara Leila Foong Rees Geraghty Kelsey Hawkinson Ben Thomas Daniel Varela |
| Editors | John Cruise Kieran Gallagher Fiona Hamilton Fred O'Connor |
| Running time | 7 minutes 22 minutes (Bug Noillg) 0 minutes, 58 seconds (Shorts) |
| Production companies | 9 Story Media Group Brown Bag Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Gem (Canada)[1] Max Cartoonito |
| Release | March 17, 2023 – present |
Lu & the Bally Bunch is a American-British-Canadian-Irish animated television series. It is directed by Nicky Phelan.[2] The series has been shown since April 2023 in the United Kingdom and Ireland on Cartoonito.[3]
About
[change | change source]The series follows the life of Lu, a ladybird who has just started pre-school.[4]
Series overview
[change | change source]| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Network | |||
| Pilot | 2 | 2017 | 2021 | Cartoonito (USA) | |
| 1 | 76 | 17 March 2023 | 4 September 2023 | CBC Gem Cartoonito | |
| 2 | 25 | 17 March 2023 | Unknown | Cartoonito (UK and Ireland) | |
| 3 | 76 | 22 March 2025 | 10 August 2025 | Cartoonito (UK and Ireland) | |
| 4 | 76 | 10 September 2025 | 16 June 2026 | Cartoonito (UK and Ireland) | |
Voice cast
[change | change source]- Ladybird Lu (voiced by Freya McLaughlin and later voiced by Cecily Bloom in the newer season)[5] A ladybird who is newly in preschool and lives in a strawberry house.
- Biba Butterfly (voiced by Joy Tú Clarke and later voiced by Sian Taylor in the newer season) A butterfly who is Lu’s best friend. She lives inside a carrot apartment.
- Elodie Worm (voiced by Alice Helenport) A earthworm who speaks French & English and the same time, and one of Lu’s friends. She lives inside an apple in a tree.
- Gus Greenfly (voiced by Kolby McDonald) A serious greenfly who is one of Lu’s friends and likes building towers. He lives inside a lily pad houseboat.
- Declan Ground Beetle (voiced by Marcus Power) A ground beetle who is Shell School’s class clown. He is one of Lu’s friends and lives in a teapot restaurant called the Teapot Cafe.
- Barnaby Bumblebee (voiced by Leo Tobin) A bumblebee who likes giving hugs, and one of Lu’s friends. He lives in a carrot apartment like Biba.
- Shella (voiced by Aileen Mythen) A snail who is Lu’s teacher at Shell School, which is inside her shell.
- The Narrator (voiced by Oliver Jacob Fenney) (starting in season 2)
- Margo Mayfly (voiced by Zara Tabarsi and later voiced by Isha Kaur Athwal in the newer season)
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "About the Show". CBC. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (October 2, 2024). "9 Story Launches Two New Animated Pre-K Series on Cartoonito". Animation Magazine. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- ↑ Bharanidharan, Sadhana (September 27, 2023). "CBeebies picks up Lu & the Bally Bunch". kidscreen. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- ↑ "What to watch with your kids: 'Heart Eyes,' 'Lu & the Bally Bunch' and more". The Washington Post. February 7, 2025. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- ↑ "Freya On Song: In 'Lu & the bally bunch'". The Echo. October 17, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
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- American English-language television shows
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