Children's animated television 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 BBC 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
- Tinpo (MTİGM): a blue member and the leader of Team Tinpo. He is a dreamer and a doer.
- Dougpo (Lizzie Waterworth-Santo): a yellow member of Team Tinpo. She boldly acts on gut and instinct.
- Logipo (Kevin Wickham): a reddish-orange member of Team Tinpo. He's cautious and by the book.
- Hackpo (Joanna Ruiz): a purple member of Team Tinpo. She heads up communication and invents deads gadgets.
- Herman: the pet hamster of Tinpo. He has his own hamster ball and bag.
- Finn: the pet fish of Logipo. She has her own fish ball.
- Frek: a blueish po. He has a number one on his back and has ideas. He can fix thing and make things.
- Duxx: a orange po. She has a number two on her back, who is up to something and she is such a genius.
- Sync: a blackish po. He is a child-like. He has a number three on his back and he is not a boss.
- Seeb: a greenish po. He has a number four on his back and he is a elf-like and clumsy.
- Trey: a red po. She has a number five on her back and she does not have a mouth and cannot talk.
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]
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