Helpsters | |
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Genre | |
Created by | Tim McKeon |
Written by | Tim McKeon |
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Opening theme | "How Can We Help You?" |
Ending theme | "How Can We Help You?" |
Composer | Paul Buckley |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 33 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers |
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Production locations | New York City, New York |
Running time | 22-28 minutes |
Production companies |
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Distributor | Apple Inc. |
Release | |
Original network | Apple TV+ |
Picture format | 2:1 2160p Dolby Vision HDR |
Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
Original release | November 1, 2019 present | –
Helpsters is an American educational children's television series created by Tim McKeon and produced by Sesame Workshop and Big Indie Pictures as an original series for Apple TV+, and premiered on November 1, 2019, coinciding with the launch of the service. A spin-off short series, titled Helpsters Help You!, was released on April 24, 2020, in order to provide children with supportive content during the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
The show was announced at Apple's "It's Showtime" presentation on March 25, 2019, by Sesame Street's Big Bird and series protagonist Cody.[2]
In March 2021, Apple renewed Helpsters for a third season.[3]
A group of monsters known as the Helpsters work together to help solve the problems of customers who enter their shop through teamwork and problem solving. The series aims to teach children how to teach children important skills for planning and following directions for the challenges they face, as well as introducing them to basic concepts in coding.[4][5]
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 13 | November 1, 2019 | April 3, 2020 | |
2 | 13 | October 16, 2020 | March 5, 2021 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [6] |
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1 | 1 | "Amazing Alie / Robbie & Rhonda Runner" | TBA | Tim McKeon | November 1, 2019 |
2 | 2 | "Dancer Dave / Astronaut Amrita" | TBA | Nick Confalone | November 1, 2019 |
3 | 3 | "Singing Starlett / Heart's Family Photo" | Matt Vogel | Alex Fox & Rachel Lewis | November 1, 2019 |
4 | 4 | "Rita Reader / Cody Gets a Cold" | Shannon Flynn | Liz Hara | November 1, 2019 |
5 | 5 | "Musical Mabels / Barbara Birdwatcher" | Shannon Flynn | Annabeth Bondor-Stone & Connor White | November 1, 2019 |
6 | 6 | "Wayne of Wonder / Paleontologist Paloma" | Ryan McFaul | Alex Fox & Rachel Lewis | November 1, 2019 |
7 | 7 | "Scatter / Sid Square" | TBA | Eva Konstantopoulos | April 3, 2020 |
8 | 8 | "Frank the Flyer / Neighbor Nora" | Melanie Orr | TBA | April 3, 2020 |
9 | 9 | "Isaac Ice / Air Conditioning Repairman Aaron" | TBA | Alex Fox & Rachel Lewis | April 3, 2020 |
10 | 10 | "Chef Charlie / Fashion Fil" | TBA | Nick Confalone & Tim McKeon | April 3, 2020 |
11 | 11 | "Basketball Brianna / Heart’s Fish" | TBA | Alex Fox & Rachel Lewis | April 3, 2020 |
12 | 12 | "Nurse Nina & Farmer Flynn / Firefighter Fran & Painter Pat" | TBA | TBA | April 3, 2020 |
13 | 13 | "Primmflandia Day / Marching Band Marsha" | TBA | Annabeth Bondor-Stone & Connor White | April 3, 2020 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [6] |
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14 | 1 | "Amazing Atticus / Sea Lovin’ Sam" | TBA | TBA | October 16, 2020 |
15 | 2 | "Ballerina Betsy / Pizza Pasquale" | TBA | Alex Fox & Rachel Lewis | October 16, 2020 |
16 | 3 | "Mini-Golf Mike / Helpsters Need Help" | Tim McKeon | Alex Fox & Rachel Lewis | October 16, 2020 |
17 | 4 | "Helpsters Halloween / Storyteller Sophia" | TBA | TBA | October 16, 2020 |
18 | 5 | "Billy Bug / Cody Rides a Bike" | TBA | TBA | October 16, 2020 |
19 | 6 | "Mr. Primm’s Spoon Club / Cookie Cornelius" | Tim McKeon & Shannon Flynn | TBA | October 16, 2020 |
20 | 7 | "Camper Cortez / Artist Andrew & Detective Dudley" | TBA | Alex Fox & Rachel Lewis | October 16, 2020 |
21 | 8 | "Helpsters Help Heart / Callie the Clown" | TBA | TBA | March 5, 2021 |
22 | 9 | "Park Ranger Percy / Lizard Lizzy" | TBA | TBA | March 5, 2021 |
23 | 10 | "Bells and Whistles Will / Beatrice Builder" | TBA | TBA | March 5, 2021 |
24 | 11 | "Piano Paul / Grandma Gracie" | TBA | TBA | March 5, 2021 |
25 | 12 | "Freeze Pop Felix / Bowling Babette" | TBA | TBA | March 5, 2021 |
26 | 13 | "T-Ball Toni / Trophy Todd" | TBA | TBA | March 5, 2021 |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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1 | "When Plans Change" | TBA | TBA | April 24, 2020 |
2 | "Honorary Helpster" | TBA | TBA | May 1, 2020 |
3 | "Scavenger Hunt" | TBA | TBA | May 8, 2020 |
4 | "Bright Smiles & Hand Waves" | TBA | TBA | May 15, 2020 |
5 | "How to Be Together" | TBA | TBA | May 22, 2020 |
6 | "Thank You" | TBA | TBA | May 29, 2020 |
The series features puppet characters designed and built by Monkey Boys Productions.[7]
Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Special Effects Costume. Make Up and Hairstyling | Andrea Detwiler, Jean Marie Keevins, Jimmy Helvin, Marc, Petrosino, Michael Latini | Nominated | [8] |
Outstanding Costume Design/Styling | Zeynep Netherton, Mikaela Wohl | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Single Camera Editing | Robert Arrucci | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Directing for a Children's or Young Adult Program | Tim McKeon, Connor White, Amy Keating Rogers, Laurie Israel, Annabeth Bondor-Stone, Liz Hara, Anna Christopher, Rachel Lewis, Alex Fox, Nick Confalone | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Preschool Children's Series | Tim McKeon, Kay Wilson Stallings, Benjamin Lehmann, Melanie Grisanti, Michael J. Cargill, Alex Fox, Rachel Lewis, Jackie Stolfi, Eileen Bernstien | Nominated |