January 25, 2010 (2010-01-25) – April 24, 2015 (2015-04-24)
Team Umizoomi is an American live-action and computer-animatedmusicalchildren's television series with an emphasis on mathematical concepts, such as counting, sequences, shapes, patterns, measurements, and equalities. Neither imperial nor metric units are used in the show, meaning it can be shown in any location, regardless of which system is used locally.[1]
In the United States, Team Umizoomi debuted on Nickelodeon on January 25, 2010.[2] On February 20, 2014, it was confirmed that the series would not be renewed for a fifth season, and the live-action roles are not credited.[3] However, reruns continue to air on the Nick Jr. Channel and block.
A video game based on the series was released for the Nintendo DS on November 1, 2011.
Overview
Using the live actors and props with animated characters, vehicles and environments, the series follows the adventures of the titular Team Umizoomi, a trio of tiny superheroes who use mathematics to solve whatever problems occur in and around their home of Umi City.
Characters
Main
Milli (voiced by Sophia Fox in Season 1 and Madeleine Rose Yen in Seasons 2-4) is a 6-year-old girl who has abilities related to patterns and measuring. By singing certain phrases, she can use patterns to solve problems. She is Geo's older sister and is often the one to lead the team in many of their missions.
Geo (voiced by Ethan Kempner in Seasons 1-3 and Juan Mirt in Season 4) is an 8-year-old boy and Milli's younger brother.[4] He mainly solves problems based around shapes, and has the ability to use them to make different kinds of objects, ranging from food, tools and clothing to animals, vehicles and buildings.
Bot (voiced by Donovan Patton) is a green robot who can extend his limbs to reach things, or use the screen on his belly (referred to as his "belly screen") to make calls and do math. He is Milli and Geo's primary caretaker, and as a robot features many retractable tools.
UmiCar (voiced by P.T. Walkley) is the team's anthropomorphic orange car who drives the team wherever their help is needed. The character primarily communicates via engine noises that sound like a cat purring through an electronic filter, though on rare occasions he can pronounce his own name with a clear and deep voice. UmiCar has been depicted as non-sentient in many early episodes, but has since become fully self-aware.
Recurring
Dump Truck is a living dump truck who doesn't speak real words and doesn't play fair.
The Shape Bandit (P.T. Walkley) is a bandit cat who steals shapes.
Squiddy (Chris Phillips) is a squid who creates all sorts of inventions.
The TroubleMakers (Little Trouble voiced by Nick Heatherington and Big Trouble voiced by Jason Harris) are two mischievous foes with the use of their TroubleRays stir up all sorts of trouble in Umi City and often sabotage Team Umizoomi in their tracks.
TroubleTruck is the duo's transportation unit.
DoorMouse (Joe Narcisco (season 1-early season 2), Chris Phillips (late season 2-season 4) is the security brown mouse who lives in Umi City, and he assists the Team to solve his riddles.
Fisher-Price released the first official "Team Umizoomi" toys in early 2012 and were made until 2015. The first products available included plush dolls, bath toys, and figurines featuring characters and vehicles from the show.[5]
Preschool Math Kits
The first products released included a series of math kits designed to build preschool math skills. Each of the three kits included an episode of the show on DVD, a storybook, math activity book and math mission cards.[6]
Sorting, Classification & Reasoning Pre-K Math Kit (Playground Heroes) (ISBN1612630871)
Shapes, Measurement & Positioning Pre-K Math Kit (Aquarium Fix-It) (ISBN1612630855)
Numbers, Counting & Patterns Pre-K Math Kit (Carnival) (ISBN1612630863
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