November 12, 2018 (2018-11-12) – August 5, 2019 (2019-08-05)
Ping and Friends is a Brazilian-Canadian animated musical children's television series created by Celia Catunda and Kiko Mistrorigo. Produced by TV PinGuim and Kondolole Films, the series premiered on November 12, 2018 on TVOKids in Canada, and on November 19 on Discovery Kids in Brazil.[1]
Plot
Ping and Friends follows two best friends; Ping, a bird, and Pong, a dog, a duo who love music. With their friends Mr. Prickles, Matilda and Trix06, they always find a reason to create a new song in Melody Meadows. For Ping and Pong, the answer to everything is music.[2]
Ping and Friends had its world debut in Canada on November 12, 2018 on TVOKids. The series then premiered on Knowledge Kids on January 16, 2019. In Quebec, the series premiered on Télé-Québec on February 25, and on May 27, 2019 on TFO. In Brazil, the series premiered on Discovery Kids on November 19, 2018.[1] In the rest of Latin America, the series premiered on the same channel on February 26, 2019.[5]
In the United States, 13 episodes of the series are available on Amazon Prime and airing on Vme Kids.[when?]
Media information
An app based on the series, "Music with Ping and Friends" was released on the iTunes store, as well as Google Play. The game offers three educational musical activities.
