Frog & Friends

*Frog & Friends*
Frog & Friends
Based on	The work of Max Velthuijs
Country of origin	Netherlands
No. of episodes	26
Production
Producer	Telescreen
Running time	7 minutes
Original release
Network	KRO (Netherlands); ABC (Australia); TV2 (Denmark); YLE (Finland); WDR, KiKa (Germany); EBS (South Korea); NRK (Norway); SVT (Sweden); Thai PBS (Thailand)
Release	2009 –; 2010

Frog & Friends (Kikker & Vriendjes) is a 2009-2010 Dutch animated TV series about Frog and his friends based on the work of Max Velthuijs. 26 episodes were produced.

Synopsis

Frog is the hero of the show. He lives in a colourful landscape with his friends Pig, Hare, Duck and Rat. Their animated world reflects the same simple joys as Velthuijs' books.

The characters deal with elementary feelings such as love, fear, sadness, insecurity, happiness and more. These themes are materialized by simple and clear stories. Frog and his friends try to understand the feelings they encounter in both good and bad times.

Characters

Main characters

Frog is the main character. He is kind, honest, open and curious. He knows no inhibition and he is a true explorer.
Duck is playful, pretty and cheerful. Well-meaning but a little unknowing. Duck can be caring and sweet and she can make Frog laugh the most. Frog and her are best friends and like each other.
Pig is a kind of no-nonsense "Mother Earth", always busy working in the garden, picking apples and preparing food in the kitchen.
Hare is the protector, the character who has a sense of responsibility. He might not say a lot but when he does, the others listen.
Rat is a wonderful jack of all trades. He is a free-spirit, free-thinker, optimistic and carefree. Rat has travelled the world and his wisdom comes through this world-experience.

Secondary characters

Little Bear is a bear that Frog found in the forest, he and Frog are best friends.
Fox - He appears in Frog and the hungry fox, he wants to eat Duck.

Cast

Frog: Jamai Loman/Grant George
Pig: Lotte Lohr/Sara Sidoh
Rat: Levi van Kempen/Richard Cansino
Hare: Rop Verheijen/Kirk Thornton
Duck: Daphne Groot/Dorothy Elias-Fahn
Little Bear: Machiel Verbeek/Michael Forset
Narrator: Sander de Heer/Unknown

Episode titles

Frog in Love
Frog Sleeps Over
Frog and the Stranger
Frog and the Birdsong
Frog Plays Hide-and-Seek
Frog Finds a Friend
Frog and the Snowman
Frog is Sad
Frog is Impatient
Frog and the Wide World
Frog and the Hot Day
Frog and the Treasure
Frog in Winter
Frog Plays Musical Chairs
Frog is Frog
Frog is Quiet
Frog is Mad
Frog is Frightened
Frog is Bored
Frog is a Hero
Frog and the New Year
Frog and a Very Special Day
Frog and the Hungry Fox
Frog and the Water
Frog's Birthday Game
Frog and the Wind

DVD Releases

In Australia, Magna Home Entertainment have released the following Frog & Friends DVD's:

05/05/10 - Friendship: 6 Episodes
05/05/10 - Games & Adventures: 7 Episodes
29/09/10 - Feelings & Emotions: 7 Episodes
01/12/10 - Nature: 6 Episodes

International broadcast

Korean: EBS

References

↑ "'Kikker & Vriendjes' nieuwe animatieserie 'KRO Kindertijd'". TVvisie. December 25, 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
1 2 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. 111. ISBN 9781476672939.

External links

[1] "'Kikker & Vriendjes' nieuwe animatieserie 'KRO Kindertijd'". TVvisie. December 25, 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2020.

[Crump-2] 1 2 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. 111. ISBN 9781476672939.