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'{{short description|British animated pre-school television series}} {{Use British English|date=October 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox television | image = Hey Duggee Logo.png | genre = Pre-school<br>Adventure | creator = [[Grant Orchard]] | writer = | screenplay = | story = | director = Grant Orchard<br />Sander Jones | creative_director = | presenter = | starring = | voices = Sander Jones<br />Jasmine Bartholomew<br />Arabella Duffy<br />Poppie Boyes<br />Ollie Chequer<br />Duke Davis<br />Bella Green<br />Alfie Sanderson<br />Leo Templer<br />Dexter Varrell <!-- Organized by broadcast credit order, with new main cast added to the end of the list --> | narrated = [[Alexander Armstrong]] <br/>[[Dame Shirley Bassey]] (The Same Badge) | theme_music_composer = Oliver M.A. Knowles | opentheme = Isn't It Time for Duggee? | endtheme = Hey Duggee Theme | composer = Tin Sounds | country = United Kingdom | language = English | num_series = 4<!-- Increment when new series begin. See template documentation for more info.--> | num_episodes = 196<!-- Value is incremented when new episodes air. See template documentation for more info.--> | list_episodes = | executive_producer = Henrietta Hurford-Jones<br>Jackie Edwards<br>[[Sue Goffe]] | producer = Janine Voong<br />Fleur Jago | editor = Anna Kubik | location = [[London]] | cinematography = Michael Hatt | camera = Gallery | runtime = 7 minutes | company = [[Studio AKA]] | network = [[CBeebies]] | first_aired = {{Start date|2014|12|17|df=y}} | last_aired = present | related = <!-- To be used only for remakes, spin-offs, and adaptations --> }} '''''Hey Duggee''''' is a British [[preschool television series|pre-school]] [[children's animation|children's animated]] television series aimed at two to five-year-olds. Created by [[Grant Orchard]],<ref name="Hey Duggee AU">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/worldwide/2014/hey-duggee|date=2014|title=Brand new children's series Hey Duggee launches on ABC Kids Australian Channel|publisher=BBC Media Centre|access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref> it is produced by [[Studio AKA]], in association with [[BBC Studios]] (formerly [[BBC Worldwide]]). The show is narrated by [[Alexander Armstrong]]. Since it's debut on 17 December 2014, 196 episodes of the show have aired. The programme's characters are talking [[anthropomorphic]] animals, with Duggee communicating in woofs. The episodes are based around The Squirrel Club, an activity club for children that Duggee leads. The children{{snd}}the club's Squirrels{{snd}}take part in all kinds of activities, have adventures and earn badges for their accomplishments. Each episode shows the Squirrels completing an activity or adventure relating to a badge that they earn at the end of each episode. There is no set formula for every episode, with many referencing or parodying pop culture. ''Hey Duggee'' has four series. It was first shown in December 2014. BBC and Studio AKA produced a second series in early 2016,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/worldwide/2016/hey-duggee-2|title=Global Children's Hit 'Hey Duggee' to return to CBeebies for a Second Series|date=16 February 2016|publisher=BBC|access-date=9 August 2016|author=Jamila Atta}}</ref> with the first episode airing in the United Kingdom on 26 September 2016. A third series was commissioned in October 2017,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/worldwide/2017/hey-duggee-series-three-commission|title=More Duggee Hugs Are Coming! BBC Worldwide and CBeebies commission Series Three of the award-winning pre-school series Hey Duggee|date=2 October 2017|publisher=BBC|access-date=4 October 2018|author=BBC Worldwide}}</ref> with the first episode due to be broadcast in Autumn 2018, but was pushed back to 4 March 2019. It aired until September 2021 with a Christmas episode shown in December 2020. The third series received increased acclaim and popularity amongst children and adults alike during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|2020 pandemic lockdowns]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/aug/05/hey-duggee-how-a-cult-cbeebies-show-became-the-most-surprising-tv-smash-hit-of-lockdown|title=Hey Duggee: how a cult CBeebies show became the surprise TV smash of lockdown| date=5 August 2020|author=Tim Jonze| work=The Guardian}}</ref> It was renewed for a fourth series on 5 September 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hey Duggee returns for a fourth series on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/bbcstudios/2022/hey-duggee-returns-for-a-fourth-series-on-cbeebies-and-bbc-iplayer |access-date=2022-08-28 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> On October 13, 2023, it was announced a spinoff series ''Hey Duggee's Squirrel Club'' is currently in the works.<ref>https://kidscreen.com/2023/10/13/bbc-studios-kids-family-orders-hey-duggee-spinoff/</ref> == Production == The programme is animated using the computer program [[Adobe Flash|Flash]], with a minimalist style using filled shapes with no outlines, and only effects that Flash is capable of,<ref name="cartoonbrewinterview">{{citation |url=http://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/interview-hey-duggee-creator-grant-orchard-creating-unconventional-preschool-show-149069.html | title=INTERVIEW: 'Hey Duggee' Creator Grant Orchard On Creating An Unconventional Preschool Show |publisher=Cartoon Brew |date=28 February 2017 |access-date=20 April 2017}}</ref> and only the Duggee character regularly uses gradients. For example, if there is a frog character, then it usually bears the appearance of a plain green triangle. The production team consists of around 16 in-house animators, with six to eight scriptwriters.<ref name="cartoonbrewinterview" /> == Characters == === Main === {{redirect-distinguish|Duggee|Ducky|Duckie}} * Narrator – the narrator of the show. * Duggee – a friendly big brown male [[dog]] and the leader of the Squirrel club. He cannot speak, he only communicates "woof" and "a-woof". He wears yellow clothing with badges. * Betty – a talkative and intelligent purple [[octopus]]. She always wears a (usually) pink and yellow band on her head. * Norrie – a sweet-natured and curious brown [[mouse]]. In "The Breakfast Badge", she says she likes [[shakshouka]] for breakfast, and in the "Singing Badge", she also said that a "Japanese plum" is her favourite food. She usually wears a pink long-sleeved dress, a yellow tie and purple shoes. * Roly – an enthusiastic, loud and hyperactive grey [[hippopotamus]]. He usually wears orange pants and brown shoes. * Tag – a gentle, clumsy blue [[rhinoceros]]. He usually wears maroon pants and light orange shoes. * Happy – a tall, easy-going green [[crocodile]], with a love of water and splashing in puddles. According to the Series 4 episode "Happy's First Day", he didn't like water when he was little. He usually wears teal pants, orange shoes and teal glasses. === Recurring === Sander Jones as: * Enid – Duggee's pet [[cat]]. * The [[Rabbit]]s – live in the field near the clubhouse and all sound like [[hippie]]s, apart from one who speaks French. * Diesel – an angry [[bull]] who often chases Duggee and the Squirrels. * Frog Phillip Warner as: * Naughty Monkey – a [[monkey]] who loves to cause chaos. * King [[Tiger]] – local royalty whose favourite entertainment is the "jelly-belly dancers". * The [[Chicken]]s – live in the hen-house and enjoy watching episodes of a Spanish hospital-drama. * Ladybird [[Grant Orchard]] as: * Naughty Mice – a gang of three trouble-making mice styled like a 1950s biker gang; they usually leave the scene with the phrase "Let's bounce". * Whooooo – a [[Shamanism|shamanistic]] [[owl]]. * [[Mole (animal)|Mole]] – a short-sighted animal who has dreams of being a stunt-mole. * The Rabbits Adam Longworth as: * Lord Fingal of Skye Castle – a [[Scottish Terrier]] with a Scottish accent and a kilt. * Tino the Artistic Mouse – a perfectionist mouse whom Roly describes as grumpy. * Hedgley – a [[hedgehog]] who has an [[African-American]] accent. * Mr. (John) Crab – a dramatic orange [[crab]], married to a non-speaking crab named Nigel. * Eugene – an anxious [[chipmunk]] involved in leading various theatrical events. * Wilburt the Delivery Chipmunk – a [[mail carrier|postman]] who has difficulty pronouncing names. * Thora and Agnes, the two old [[deer]]. * Penguins * Sgt. Ant [[Lucy Montgomery (actress)|Lucy Montgomery]] as: * Hennie – a tall, sports-loving [[ostrich]]. * Chew Chew the Panda – a confectionery-loving [[panda]]. * Fox [[Morgana Robinson]] as: * Katarina the [[Flamingo]] – the lead swimmer of a [[synchronized swimming|synchronised swimming]] team. * Buggee – a small insect who feels useless due to her small size until the Squirrels show her otherwise. * Peggee – a [[wildebeest]] who leads the Hummingbirds Club. Masami Eagar as: * Hatsu Anelisa Lamola as: * Mrs. Weaver Tim Digby-Bell as: * Mr. (Nigel) Crab – Mr. Crab's husband. === Other characters === * The Hummingbirds – The other group of older animals in the episode ''The Making Friends Badge'', with their very own version of Duggee. They are: ** Finbar (10 years old) (voiced by Charley Orchard in "''The Making Friends Badge''" and Ferris Hicks-Little-Jones in "''The Same Badge''") ** Merry (10 years old) (voiced by Charley Orchard in "''The Making Friends Badge''" and Avalon McNamara in "''The Same Badge''") ** Chad (9 years old) (voiced by Bastian Varrall in "''The Making Friends Badge''" and Bram Hicks-Little-Jones in "''The Same Badge''") ** Rochelle (11 years old) (voiced by Poppy Green in "''The Making Friends Badge''" and Mio Eagar in "''The Same Badge''") ** Ottie (12 years old) (voiced by Sean Orchard in "''The Making Friends Badge''" and Magdalena Beardsmore in "''The Same Badge''") * Duglee – Duggee's little nephew, voiced by Poppy Green and Charley Orchard. * Ethel * Caterpillar == Merchandise and licensing deals == In the UK, the BBC Children's Books imprint published books based on the series. [[Golden Bear Toys]] manufactures Hey Duggee toys sold in the UK. In 2015, ''Hey Duggee'' was adapted into several videogame apps for mobile devices.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} These include: * The Big Badge App * The Big Outdoors App * We Love Animals * Colouring * Jigsaw Puzzles * The Counting Badge * The Exploring App * The Squirrels Club * The Christmas Badge As of May 2015, Jasnor holds the master toy licence in Australia and New Zealand.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/corporate2/mediacentre/worldwide/2015/hey-duggee-partner|title=BBC – BBC Worldwide signs Jasnor as Hey Duggee partner for Australia & New Zealand – Media Centre}}</ref> =="The Stick Song"== "The Stick Song" premiered in the series 2 episode, ''Hey Duggee: The Stick Badge'', which was first broadcast in the UK on 7 December 2017. Duggee and the Squirrels are making a campfire when Roly discovers one of his sticks can talk. The stick turns out to be a stick insect, and starts singing "stick" repeatedly to a catchy dance tune. As of 2020, the song has been viewed over 7 million times on YouTube.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Xz2QpOFjio|title=Hey Duggee – The Stick Song – 5 MINUTE LOOP|publisher=Hey Duggee Official}}</ref> The track has been featured on [[BBC Radio 6 Music]] and [[BBC Two]]'s ''[[Newsnight]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/essentials/lifestyle/from-the-cradle-to-the-rave-the-new-craze-for-toddler-clubbing/|title=How the 'Stick Song' got toddlers moving and started a baby rave craze/|date=28 March 2018|publisher=iNews}}</ref> Many remixes have been produced, by both the BBC and others, including a heavy metal remix by children's heavy metal band [[Slay Duggee]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PDxV1kfgzY|title=STICK SONG (Heavy Metal) by SLAY DUGGEE|publisher=Slay Duggee}}</ref> == Episodes == {{Main|List of Hey Duggee episodes}} {{:List of Hey Duggee episodes}} == Reception == Stuart Heritage, writing in ''[[The Guardian]]'', described the series as being "peerless."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Heritage|first1=Stuart|title=Do British children really need saving from YouTube and Netflix?|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2018/jan/05/do-british-children-really-need-saving-from-youtube-and-netflix|access-date=20 May 2018|work=The Guardian|date=5 January 2018}}</ref> On Twitter, the [[London Fire Brigade]] (LFB) in Greenwich complained about "The Dressing-Up Badge". In the episode, Roly dresses up as a firefighter, but is described as being a ''fireman'', which Greenwich LFB described as being outdated whereas the term ''firefighter'' is "the preferred respectful, inclusive, non-sexist, non-gendered term that should be being widely used by all media but especially the BBC".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Moir|first1=Sophia|title=BBC accused of sexism for using the word fireman on CBeebies show Hey Duggee|url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/01/04/bbc-accused-sexism-using-word-fireman-cbeebies-show-hey-duggee-7203659/|access-date=20 May 2018|work=Metro|date=4 January 2018}}</ref> === Awards and nominations === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominee ! Result |- | rowspan="2" | 2015 | [[Annecy International Animation Film Festival]] | TV series<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.annecy.org/programme/index:film-20152406|title=Annecy > Programme > Index}}</ref> | For "The Rescue Badge" |{{Nom}} |- | [[British Academy Children's Awards]] | [[British Academy Children's Award for Pre-School Animation|Pre-School Animation]] | For "Series" |{{Nom}} |- | rowspan="2" | 2016 | [[International Emmy Kids Awards]] | Kids: Preschool | | {{Nom}} |- | [[British Academy Children's Awards]] | [[British Academy Children's Award for Pre-School Animation|Pre-School Animation]] | For "Series" |{{won}} |- | rowspan="3" | 2017 | [[International Emmy Kids Awards]] | Kids: Preschool | | {{Won}} |- | [[British Academy Children's Awards 2017|British Academy Children's Awards]] | [[British Academy Children's Award for Pre-School Animation|Pre-School Animation]] | For "Series" |{{won}} |- | [[Emile Awards]] | Best Background and character design in a TV/Broadcast Production | | {{Won}} |- | 2018 | [[British Academy Children's Awards]] | [[British Academy Children's Award for Pre-School Animation|Pre-School Animation]] | For "Series" |{{won}} |- | rowspan="4" | 2019 | [[International Emmy Kids Awards]] | Best Preschool Program | | {{won}} |- | Kidscreen Awards | Best Animated Series | | {{won}} |- | [[Annie Awards]] | Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production: Preschool | | {{nom}} |- | [[British Academy Children's Awards]] | [[British Academy Children's Award for Pre-School Animation|Pre-School Animation]] | For "Series" |{{Nom}} |- | rowspan="4"| 2020 | rowspan="4" | Kidscreen Awards | Best Animated Series | rowspan="4" | ''Hey Duggee'' | {{won}}<ref name="Kidscreen20">{{Cite news |last=de Wit |first=Alex |url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/kidscreen-awards-2020-winners-include-hey-duggee-bobs-burgers-angelas-christmas-the-complete-winners-list-186090.html |title=Kidscreen Awards 2020 Winners Include 'Hey Duggee,' 'Bob's Burgers,' 'Angela's Christmas' – The Complete Winners List |date=12 February 2020 |work=Cartoon Brew |access-date=12 February 2020}}</ref> |- | Best Voice Talent | {{won}}<ref name="Kidscreen20"/> |- | Best Design | {{won}}<ref name="Kidscreen20"/> |- | Best Music | {{won}}<ref name="Kidscreen20"/> |- | 2021 | Kidscreen Awards | Best Animated Series | ''Hey Duggee'' | {{nom}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dickson |first=Jeremy |url=https://kidscreen.com/2020/11/23/whos-up-for-a-kidscreen-award/ |title=Who's up for a Kidscreen Award? |date=23 November 2020 |work=Kidscreen |access-date=23 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/events/2021-kidscreen-awards-winners-announced/|title=2021 Kidscreen Awards Winners Announced|first=Mercedes|last=Milligan|date=9 February 2021}}</ref> |- | 2022 | [[British Academy Children's Awards 2022|British Academy Children's Awards]] | [[British Academy Children's Award for Pre-School Animation|Pre-School Animation]] | For "Series" |{{won}} |- |} == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * {{BBC programme}} * {{official website|url=https://www.heyduggee.com}} * ''[https://www.studioaka.co.uk/OurWork/heyduggee Hey Duggee]'' at [[Studio AKA]] * {{IMDb title | tt4291050}} * [https://www.studioaka.co.uk/OurWork/heyduggee/ Page from Studio AKA] {{OlivierAward Entertainment}} [[Category:BBC children's television shows]] [[Category:English-language television shows]] [[Category:British children's animated adventure television series]] [[Category:British children's animated comedy television series]] [[Category:Animated preschool education television series]] [[Category:2014 British television series debuts]] [[Category:2010s British children's television series]] [[Category:2020s British children's television series]] [[Category:British flash animated television series]] [[Category:British preschool education television series]] [[Category:2010s British animated television series]] [[Category:2020s British animated television series]] [[Category:2010s preschool education television series]] [[Category:2020s preschool education television series]] [[Category:Animated television series about dogs]] [[Category:Animated television series about children]] [[Category:CBeebies]] [[Category:Television series by BBC Studios]]'