Robocar Poli

Robocar Poli
Also known asPiyoPiyo Friends
Robo Poli
Genre
Created byLee Dong-woo (RoiVisual)
Voices ofMarc Thompson, Rebecca Soler, and more
Theme music composerShin Seung-jun
Countries of origin
  • South Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes120 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerEom Jun-yeong
Producers
  • Kim Seon-goo
  • Bak Jeong-min
  • Nam Han-gil
  • Kim Rae-gyeong
  • Park Jung-min
Running time11 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkEBS
ReleaseFebruary 28, 2011 (2011-02-28) –
December 13, 2022 (2022-12-13)
Related
  • Traffic Safety with Poli
  • Fire Safety with Roy
  • Daily Life Safety with Amber
  • Song-Song Museum (spin-offs)

Robocar Poli (Korean: 로보카 폴리) is a South Korean 3D animated children's television series created by RoiVisual. The series released its first episode on Educational Broadcasting System (EBS) in 2011, and aired for five seasons. Robocar Poli consists of 120 eleven-minute episodes.

Synopsis

In Brooms Town, a small city with a capable rescue team, there are always accidents such as a car sliding off a cliff in the rain, a car crash, or a child locked in a firehouse. In every episode, the town's rescue team saves characters from trouble. At the end of each episode, the rescue team strongly advises the characters who are in danger, as well as the audience.

Characters

Main

Mountain Rescue Team

The Mountain Rescue Team are a trio of three members who come from the neighboring town of Treasureville. They were introduced in Season 4.

Desert Rescue Team

The Desert Rescue Team are a trio of three members who can all transform into robots and live in the neighboring town of Sandville. They were introduced in Season 5.

Spin-off characters

Villains

Others

Production

While in production, this series was selected for the section of full-length animation at Global Animation Project 2009 hosted by Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), under the title of PiyoPiyo Friends.

Broadcast

In the first half of 2012, the films were exported from South Korea to France, where it aired on Piwi+ and is now on Gulli. Internationally, the program currently airs on French and Taiwanese channels. The series aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between April 6, 2013, and September 24, 2014. It also aired in South Korea channel on Tooniverse.

An English dub of Robocar Poli airs in Singapore on Okto. In Canada, it debuted on Treehouse TV on January 6, 2018, while in French Canada, the series premiered on Télé-Québec on June 28, 2020. [unreliable source?] It is also available on Netflix (in February 2021, it was announced that it would be leaving Netflix as of March 28, 2021 for repairs. It only left for 3 days, returning on March 31, 2021. In 2026 it was announced it was Leaving Netflix Again on March 30. It is right now unknown if it will be back on Netflix soon or not.) and YouTube. A separate British dub of the series began airing on Nick Jr. Too in the UK starting February 27, 2017 and Tiny Pop. In the United States, it aired on the Nick Jr. Channel on June 15, 2015 for sometime. In Portugal, it airs on RTP2 and Canal Panda, and in Spain on Clan. In Italy, it premiered on February 13, 2017 on Cartoonito.

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
126February 28, 2011 (2011-02-28)July 12, 2011 (2011-07-12)
226December 26, 2011 (2011-12-26)May 15, 2012 (2012-05-15)
326February 26, 2014 (2014-02-26)May 22, 2014 (2014-05-22)
426August 31, 2015 (2015-08-31)November 24, 2015 (2015-11-24)
516March 4, 2022 (2022-03-04)December 13, 2022 (2022-12-13)

Reception

This series has had high ratings in South Korea, and became the chief rival of Pororo the Little Penguin which had been number one in the industry. Related merchandise includes cakes, toys, books, and apparel. In South Korea, Poli is frequently called Polchongni (폴총리) which means "Poli, the Minister of Children". This follows Pororo, who is famously known as Ppotongnyeong (뽀통령), meaning "Pororo, the President of Children".

Merchandise

On March 12, 2013, Korea Post issued commemorative stamps for the series. As the third installment of the "Korean-Made Characters Series Stamps", Robocar Poli was introduced, following the introduction of Pororo the Little Penguin and Pucca. Two million copies of the stamps were printed for sale (10 copies per set).

Spin-offs

Traffic Safety with Poli

Traffic Safety with Poli (폴리와 함께하는 교통안전 이야기; Polliwa hamkkehaneun gyotonganjeon iyagi) is a first spin-off of the original series. As part of Hyundai Motors' global corporate social responsibility project with RoiVisual and EBS, the series was produced to educate children on the importance of traffic safety, and has aired for two seasons. The first season of the spin-off was shown as six 11-minute episodes, each with two segments. In Singapore, it debuted on Okto on December 27, 2015. It premiered in Canada on Treehouse TV on February 2, 2019.

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
112December 5, 2011 (2011-12-05)December 20, 2011 (2011-12-20)
214March 1, 2013 (2013-03-01)May 31, 2013 (2013-05-31)

Fire Safety with Roy

Fire Safety with Roy is the second spin-off of the original series. Centered on Roy, it debuted in August 2017 on EBS. In Singapore, it debuted on Okto on December 8, 2018.

Daily Life Safety with Amber

Daily Life Safety with Amber is the third spin-off of the original series. Centered on Amber, it debuted in August 2018 on EBS. In Singapore, it debuted on Channel 5's Okto block on October 19, 2019. In America, it debuted on YouTube August 9, 2019.

Special spin-off

SongSong Museum is the special musical spin-off of the original series. Centered on Rescue team, it debuted in July 2020 on EBS. It comprises 25 popular nursery rhymes and 1 creative song in 26 episodes.

References

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