Nature Cat
| Nature Cat | |
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| Created by | Adam Rudman David Rudman Todd Hannert[1] |
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| Theme music composer | Bill Sherman |
| Opening theme | "Nature Cat Theme Song", performed by Taran Killam, Christopher Jackson, and Veronica Jackson |
| Ending theme | "Nature Cat Theme" (instrumental) |
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| Country of origin | United States Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 93 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production companies | Spiffy Pictures WTTW Chicago 9 Story Media Group (seasons 1–3) Yowza! Animation (seasons 4–present) |
| Original release | |
| Network | PBS Kids |
| Release | November 25, 2015 – April 3, 2025 |
Nature Cat is an animated children's television series that premiered on November 25, 2015 on PBS Kids and is aimed at children between the ages of 3 and 8,[2][3] following the adventures of four main characters: Nature Cat, Hal the Dog, Squeeks the Mouse, and Daisy the Bunny. The series has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program".[4] The series debut in November achieved nearly 3.7 million viewers, and by March it has achieved 69 million video streams across online platforms.[5] As of October 2016, Nature Cat has been renewed for a second and third season.[6] The second season premiered on January 1, 2018. Then the third season premiered on April 18, 2019. In 2021, the show was renewed for a fourth and fifth season. The fourth season premiered on May 9, 2022. The fifth and final season premiered on April 17, 2023. However, there remains two TV movie specials that aired from 2024 to 2025.
The series's soundtrack, The Green Album, was released on February 16, 2018 through BMG Rights Management (which also owns the song publishing rights to Nature Cat).
On June 5, 2018, the first DVD Onward and Pondward was released. Tomy owns the toy license to Nature Cat, and has released several stuffed animals of the main characters.[7]
A preschool spin-off series of Nature Cat focusing on Sadie Dog is yet to be announced.
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Credits :: Nature Cat". pbskids.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ↑ "New PBS Kids Series Nature Cat Will Premiere November 25, 2015". Public Broadcasting Service. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015.
- ↑ PBS KIDS [@PBSKIDS] (13 May 2015). "Nature Cat designed for kids 3 to 8 and inspired by Richard Louv's Last Child in the Woods. - Sara Dewitt #PBSam #PBSKIDS" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 March 2016 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "PBS and PBS KIDS Receive 44 Daytime Emmy® Nominations". pbskids.org. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ↑ "Nature Cat is a new PBS Kids Series Produced by Spiffy Pictures". blog.toonboom.com. Toonboom Blog.
- ↑ "PBS KIDS greenlights Nature Cat for two more seasons". Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ↑ "TOMY Introduces Nature Cat Toy Line • The Toy Book". The Toy Book. 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
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