Tinpo
Also known asTeam Tinpo
TinPo
Written byDavey Moore
Emma Hogan
Country of originUnited States
Japan (TV series)
United Kingdom (TV series)
Original languagesEnglish
Japanese
Welsh
No. of seasons2
Production
Executive producerKaren Vermeulen
Running time1 minute (shorts)
7 minutes (TV series)
Production companiesShorts
American Greetings
TV series
Cloudco Entertainment
Dentsu
Sprite Animation Studios
OLM Digital
TMS Entertainment
Original release
NetworkShorts
CBS (KEWLopolis)
TV series
CBeebies (UK)
TV Tokyo (Japan)
Release3 October 2007 (2007-10-03) (shorts)
10 December 2018 (2018-12-10) (TV series)

Tinpo (Japanese: ポータウンのなかまたち), (Welsh: Tîmpo) is a children's animated television series produced by Cloudco Entertainment, Dentsu, Sprite Animation Studios, OLM Digital, TMS Entertainment, TV Tokyo, and the British Broadcasting Corporation for CBeebies.[1]

The series originally ran as 1-minute online shorts on both CBS' KEWLopolis block as well as on The Hub.[2]

The series began airing on TVOKids in Canada on 3 June 2019.[3]

Premise

The show features four colourful human-like creatures called The Team Tinpo, who fix problems with creative solutions.[2]

Characters

other in 2007

Production

The shorts were produced by American Greetings Entertainment (now Cloudco Entertainment).[2]

The TV series was produced for CBeebies by Cloudco Entertainment in association with Dentsu, Sprite Entertainment, OLM Digital, TV Tokyo, and TMS Entertainment.[4]

Lemonsky Studios provided additional outsourced service on the animation.[5]

References

  1. ^ "CBeebies greenlights American Greetings' Tinpo". kidscreen.com. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Sushi leads the pack of new AG cartoon creations". Crain's Cleveland Business. 20 August 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Tinpo | TVOKids.com". www.tvokids.com. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  4. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (17 October 2017). "CBeebies Ties Up with 'Tinpo' with AGE Order". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Tinpo". Lemon Sky Studios. Retrieved 24 April 2020.