In January 2018, Dot. was renewed for a second season, which premiered on October 6, 2018.[3][4]
Plot
Dot. follows the adventures, and some misadventures of an energetic eight-year-old ball of energy who uses technology in solving problems and exploring the world around her with her friends: Hal, Ruby, Nev, and Dev, along with her dog, Scratch.[5]
Characters
Main
Dot Comet[6] (voiced by Lilly Bartlam) is an energetic and tech-savvy eight-year-old [7] who loves to explore the world. Her name is a play on the .com domain name. She wears a pink dotty dress, yellow rubber boots and she has short curly dark blue hair.
Scratch Comet (voiced by Terry McGurrin) is Dot's best dog.
Hal (voiced by Isaiah Slater) is Dot's best friend.[8] He says he likes to role play.[9]
Ruby Marshall (voiced by Grace Oliver) is a blonde girl with glasses. In "Super Ruby" she is revealed to wear hearing aids.
Nev Jumelle (voiced by Abigail Oliver) is the sister of Dev.
Dev Jumelle (voiced by Ethan Tavares) is the brother of Nev.
Recurring
Mrs. Comet[10] (voiced by Denise Oliver) is Dot's mom. She sang the song Oh Chanukah with her daughter.[11] As a child she lived with her father in the home where the Comets presently live.[12]
Grandpapa (voiced by René Lemieux) is Dot's maternal grandfather.
Anne is Dot's maternal grandmother.
Nana (voiced by Lynne Griffin) is Dot's paternal grandmother.
Greg[13] is Hal's brother. He speaks in the episode "Hal In One", but his voice actor is uncredited.
Mrs. Marshall[14] (voiced by Nicki Burke) is Ruby's mother.
Mr. Jumelle[15] (voiced by Anand Rajaram) is the father of Nev and Dev, appearing alone in "Remembering Ogopogo" and "Garden Stakes", and accompanied by leas mother in "DramaRama".
Mr. Sherman (voiced by Art Hindle) is an old neighbor.
Rangeroo Leader Kerry (voiced by Helen King) is a digital nature guide on Dot's tablet who educates her about the wilderness, often pre-empting her dad. In "Garden Stakes" Dot and Hal talk to her in person, calling her Rangeroo Leader Kerry.
Stellakazam (voiced by Denise Oliver) is a stage magician who performed at Ruby's birthday party in which Dot was too sick to attend.
Production
The first season, consisting of 52 episodes, was broadcast on October 22, 2016. A second season was ordered on January 26, 2018, which consisted 26 episodes.[16]
After Dot sings a Hanukkah song with her mom and a Christmas song with her dad, she encounters her music teacher Ms. Randi who reminds her about the upcoming holiday concert. Dot agrees to be Song Leader to help her write a new song for the kids' choir, of which Hal and Ruby are also a member. When Mr. C reminds Dot that some people celebrate other holidays like Kwanzaa or Solstice or nothing at all, she decides to do a "Christma-festi-kwanzikkuh" song about all the holidays. Hal suggests the inclusion of bells because he sings Jingle Bells with his family while caroling. Ruby suggests fire as it sets the mood for her reading of Twas the Night Before Christmas, which she reads every year. Nev and Dev make gingerbread houses for each other. Nana likes Christmas crafts, and Mr. Sherman likes taking his blonde grandkids to see Santa. Dot's grandpa likes to play dreidel with his friend Hershel. Piano, recorder and tambourine are used while Nev, Dev and Dot sing arpeggio. The community center gets snowed in, so they invite friends from the block to the C house, and broadcast the song via camera online. At the end of their song, they say "Merry Christmas," "Happy Hanukkah," and "Joyous Kwanzaa" to them.
Dot, Hal and Ruby arrive at the twins' house to watch their fish circus. leah and leo and their father mr.jumelle answer the door with sad faces. They inform the guests that Ogopogo has died. Dot tries to cheer them up but ends up triggering them with her words ("turn that smile upside down", they found her floating upside down) and actions (pogo-sticking is what inspired Nev's choice of name). Mrs. C suggests they help them remember the good times, so the older trio make a home movie for the twins, acting out how they won her at a circus and interviewing the fishbowl toy "Dusty the Diver" (Dev corrects "Reporter Ruby", saying the diver's name was Shirley) who lived with her. The twins burst into tears but smile, Dev reflecting how "Oggy" ate the green flakes (which he says tasted good) and Nev how "Oggy" avoided the orange ones (which she says tasted bad) first. The twins then come over to Dot's to visit as she logs off.
Dot and Hal work to earn their Rangeroo Builder badges. In order to earn the badge, Dot decides to build a garden next to the community centre, with help from Hal and Mr. Sherman. They find the building difficult, and so decide to recruit more people to assist, with the help of an email written by Dot's mom. Rangeroo Leader Kerry sees their message and comes to help; she decides their effort is 'badge-worthy' and gives Dot and Hal their badges.
In addition to her dog Scratch, Dot is tasked with looking after Ruby's cat Meryl, Hal's fish Sir Gilderson, Nev's bird Zippington, and Dev's tarantula Waldo.
Dot builds a spider Robot, Nev and Dev build a cheetah and Ruby and Hal build a frog. All their robots fail to pass the obstacle course, so they combine their robots into one and it completes the course.
When her parents get a chicken coop to avoid buying eggs, Dot names the three new hens Agatha, Princess Peck-Peck and Eliza-Bok. They're slow to lay eggs and Scratch chases them around the yard when the door is left open overnight.
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The Rangeroos are doing a walkwathon to raise money for a trip to Camp Super-fauna. Dev forgets his pedometer until Nev points out it's on his other wrist. The Jumelle twins swing around climbing to make their count increase while Ruby Marshall jumps rope. As Mr. and Mrs. C compete for more steps (loser taking on the others' dishes duties) Hal gets stuck in mud and loses his shoe. Dot helps him complete the race by letting Hal lean on her. They manage to win the trip at the end and have fun at the beach, after a close scare until Dev submitted his steps.
"Parents need to know that Dot. is based on a picture book by Randi Zuckerberg and centers on a curious 8-year-old who uses technology, math, and science concepts to learn new things, but it's never at the expense of real-world experiences and the people she cares about. For Dot and her family, it's all about balance, so much attention is given to the times when she acknowledges she's ready to unplug. The show sets out to expose kids -- and girls in particular -- to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) concepts in an inviting, age-appropriate way through the likable, self-confident titular character. As a bonus, it presents Dot's parents as her role models and educator, and her friends as positive influences in her life."[74]
Media information
An HTML game called Dot's Rangeroo Scavenger Hunt is available on Kids' CBC and Universal Kids's websites.[when?] Another game, inspired by Atari's earliest arcade gamePong, Make a Game with Dot, is available on the Universal Kids website as well. An app, inspired by Wikipedia, Dotopedia, for Android and iOS devices was also released on December 12, 2016.
^Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 93. ISBN9781476672939.
^Hal. "Dog Doc Dot". Dot. Good morning Comet family.
^"Dot". Sprout. Retrieved November 12, 2016. Hellooo! I'm Dot! Just like any 8 year old, I'm super curious about the world around me.
^"Dot". Archived from the original on 2016-11-09. Hal Dot's best friend.
^"Hal". Archived from the original on 2016-12-06. Hi! I'm Hal! I'm Dot's best friend and neighbor! I love to role play
^Hal. "Hal in One". Dot. 1 minutes in. My family's annual tournament is this week and I've really got to turn things up if I'm finally going to beat my brother Greg.
^"CBC Television Tuesday November 22, 2016". Archived from the original on 2016-11-16. 8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 22 - Rocket out of the Park Dot and her friends take part in the rocket building workshop at the Maker Faire, where Dot sees firsthand how great it is that everyone does things their own way.
^"Tuesday December 13, 2016". CBC.ca. Archived from the original on 5 December 2016. 8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 14 - The Holiday Tree Dot is horrified to discover she's accidentally gotten rid of all the decorations for the town tree; she works round the clock to make new ones and discovers the joy that comes with giving and sharing.
^"Saturday December 31, 2016". cbc.ca. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. 8:30 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 4 - Picture This Dot goes overboard making Mom an elaborate 'thank you' gift in the form of an animated movie starring Super Mom.
^"Tuesday January 3, 2017". CBC.ca. Archived from the original on 2 January 2017. 8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 17 - Wave Goodbye Dot and Hal are excited to go swimming in the lake for the first time ever; while Dot learns to love floating amongst the fish and seaweed, Hal has a much harder time and makes the decision to stay on the sand.
^"Thurs March 9, 2017". CBC.ca. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. 8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 32 - Remembering Ogopogo Dot, Hal and Ruby work together to create a memorial video to help Nev and Dev deal with the loss of their pet goldfish, Ogopogo.
^"Tuesday February 21, 2017". CBC.ca. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. 8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 26 - Slumber Party Dot goes on her very first sleepover and is surprised to find herself nervous and homesick.
^"Thursday March 2, 2017". CBC.ca. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. 8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 16 - Dog Doc Dot When Scratch gets fleas, Dot becomes an over-protective helicopter parent.
^"Tuesday March 7, 2017". CBC.ca. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. 8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 30 - Butterfly Away Home Dot finds a caterpillar and takes him home to raise him into a butterfly, then has trouble letting him go.
^"Thursday January 12, 2017". CBC.ca. Archived from the original on 2 January 2017. 8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 31 - For Pet's Sake Dot and Hal open up a pet-sitting business for their friends, but wind up biting off more than they can chew.
^"Tuesday March 14, 2017". CBC.ca. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. 8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 27 - DramaRama The gang puts on a backyard play and Dot goes overboard with special effects, putting the entire production in jeopardy.
^"Thursday March 30, 2017". CBC.ca. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. 8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 28 - What Goes Up Must Come Down Dot strays from the drone-flying rules and accidentally gets it stuck in a tree.
^"Tuesday April 4, 2017". CBC.ca. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. 8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 35 - Dance, Dot, Dance! Dot gets a low score in an interactive dance game and puts all her energy into proving she can dance by hiring Hal to train her.
^"Thursday April 6, 2017". CBC.ca. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. 8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 34 - Lights Out When an electromagnetic storm makes viewing the Northern Lights from her own backyard a real possibility, Dot sets out to make it a sure thing by starting a "lights out campaign. Guest: Colonel Chris Hadfield.
^"Tuesday April 11, 2017". CBC.ca. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. 8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 36 - Robo Racers Dot and her friends can't wait to compete in the Robo Racer Challenge, but when everyone has different ideas for their robot entry, they risk having no entry at all.
^"Thursday April 13, 2017". CBC.ca. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. 8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 37 - Great Eggspectations Dot takes on the challenge of egg farming, but gets frustrated when all her efforts to create the perfect environment for her chickens fail to produce eggs as quickly as she would like.
^ ab"Return to Sender". TVguide.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017. First Aired: April 13, 2017 Inspired by a collection of postcards from Nana, Dot decides to make a postcard of her own to send to her.
^ ab""Dot." Wish You Were Here (TV Episode 2017)". IMDb. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017. Episode airs 25 May 2017 Season 1 | Episode 38 Inspired by her growing collection of postcards from Nana, Dot decides to make a postcard of her own to send back to her.
^ ab"Thursday May 25, 2017". CBC.ca. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. 8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 38 - Wish You Were Here Inspired by her growing collection of postcards from Nana, Dot decides to make a postcard of her own to send back to her.
^"Tuesday April 27, 2017". CBC.ca. Archived from the original on 23 April 2017. 8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 29 - Big Help Rangeroo Dot and Rangeroo Hal are going for their Helper Badges, but have trouble finding a job that's big and "badge worthy" enough.
^"Tuesday May 9, 2017". CBC.ca. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. 8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 33 - Dot's Boots Were Made for Walking Dot's family participates in a fundraiser for a new school library, collecting donations for every step they take and aiming to take home the team prize of a pizza party.
^"Thursday May 11, 2017". CBC.ca. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017. 8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 39 - The Ultimate Scratch Pad After a fallen tree branch destroys Scratch's doghouse, Dot decides to give him a major doghouse renovation.
^"Tuesday May 30, 2017". CBC.ca. Archived from the original on 25 May 2017. 8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 41 - Fast and Fabulous Fixers Inc. Dot decides to open a repair business, but she soon realizes that learning how to fix one thing doesn't mean you know how to fix everything. (note: did not debut on advertised date, Bring the Thunder aired instead)
^ ab"Tuesday June 20, 2017". cbc.ca. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. 8:00 AM Dot (HD) (DV) - Series 1 - Eps 40 - History Mystery Dot uncovers a mysterious map in her basement that leads her and Hal to a buried treasure in her own backyard!
^ ab"Thursday June 22, 2017". cbc.ca. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. 8:00 AM Dot (HD) (DV) - Series 1 - Eps 42 - Bad Borrower Dot's horrified to hear her friends consider her a "bad borrower", but when she loses Hal's digital camera she has to wonder if perhaps they're right.
^ ab"Tuesday June 27, 2017". cbc.ca. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. 8:00 AM Dot (HD) (DV) - Series 1 - Eps 43 - Swap Bop Wanting to buy a flashy new toy, Dot and Hal try to raise the money with a garage sale, but things get hectic when they find out they traded away something valuable.
^ ab"Thursday June 29, 2017". cbc.ca. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. 8:00 AM Dot (HD) (DV) - Series 1 - Eps 46 - Sticky Situation When no one shows up to her party, Dot assumes her friends don't want to be there and attempts to forge ahead with party fun anyway.
^"Thursday August 3, 2017". CBC.ca. Archived from the original on 25 July 2017. 8:00 AM Dot (HD) (DV) - Series 1 - Eps 45 - So Much to Do, So Little Dot Wanting to spend time with all her friends, Dot spreads herself too thin and winds up spending time with no one.
^"Tuesday August 8, 2017". CBC.ca. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. 8:00 AM Dot (HD) (DV) - Series 1 - Eps 48 - The Shooting Star Dot and Ruby find themselves at odds when Dot is excited for Ruby to come to an astroclub meeting, but Ruby would rather be at a concert instead.
^"Tuesday August 15, 2017". CBC.ca. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. 8:00 AM Dot (HD) (DV) - Series 1 - Eps 49 - The Clean Team After forgotten trash gets in the way of their family beach day, Dot makes it her mission to solve the world's littering problem once and for all.
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