3-2-1 Penguins!
| 3-2-1 Penguins! | |
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| Created by |
Jeff Parker Phil Lollar Nathan Carlson |
| Developed by |
Mike Nawrocki Phil Vischer Ron Smith Everett Downing, Jr. Rob Dollase |
| Written by |
Mitch Schauer Kirby Atkins Tim Hodge Broose Johnson Mike Nawrocki Phil Vischer Ron Smith Jeff Parker Phil Lollar Nathan Carlson |
| Directed by |
Tod Carter Tom Bancroft Tim Hodge Ron Smith |
| Starring | Quinn Lord Melissa Peterson Mark Marten Pamela Thomas Ron Smith Claire Corlett Ron Wells John Payne Greg Mills Paul Dobson Page Hearn Lee Tockar Michael Donavan |
| Theme music composer | Kurt Heinecke Mike Nawrocki |
| Opening theme | "3-2-1 Penguins! Theme Song" |
| Ending theme | "Fly" |
| Composer(s) |
Kurt Heinecke Adam Frick |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 27 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Phil Vischer Tim Hodge Terry Pefanis Dan Philips Chris Meidi Terry Botwick Mike Heap Jane Smith |
| Producer(s) | Jon Gadsby (2000–01) J. Chris Wall Joe Barrouao Sean Roche David Pitts Steven Lynette |
| Editor(s) | John Wahba |
| Running time | 22-30 minutes (video) 66 minutes (television) |
| Production company(s) |
Big Idea, Inc. Sparky Animation Brain Freeze Entertainment DKP Studios Starz Entertainment Lyrick Studios (2000–01) HIT Entertainment (2001) |
| Distributor |
Entertainment Rights Classic Media DreamWorks Classics NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 9, 2006 – November 13, 2008 |
| Website | |
3-2-1 Penguins! is a sci-fi series of Christian computer-animated cartoons launched on November 14, 2000. 3-2-1 Penguins was originally produced direct-to-video similar to the other Big Idea, Inc. series, VeggieTales and seven videos were released between 2000 and 2003. The direct-to-video series held the top spot on the Soundscan kid video sales charts for its first 18 weeks of release. and has sold 1.5 million videos to date and was the #1 seller on Christian Booksellers Association's video list in 2001.3-2-1 Penguins appeared on NBC, Ion Television, Telemundo and Qubo and ran for three original seasons (with the first season consisting of television broadcasts of the home videos) and continued in reruns until 2012. The series was the No. 1 or No. 2 ranked show on NBC's qubo Saturday morning kids block in 2008.
Today, the show airs on Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) and its children's block Smile of a Child on Saturdays.
Twins Jason and Michelle are spending summer with their British Grandmum in The Poconos region of Pennsylvania. Grandmum has a collection of kitschy ceramic figurines, the most prized of which is four penguins in a rocket ship (a honeymoon gift from her deceased husband). In the first show, the twins accidentally drop the ship, but instead of breaking it flies into the air and reveals the four penguins are actually the crew of a real spaceship. One of the twins is then pulled into the ship, using the crew's Galeezle (shrinking) device, and taken on a galactic adventure. The adventure that ensues then ties into whatever moral dilemma that Jason and Michelle had struggled with in the show's opening scene. For example, in the debut episode, Trouble on Planet Wait-Your-Turn, the twins are struggling with taking turns playing a new video game and looking through their Granddad's telescope before Jason is transported to a whole planet of aliens who similarly have trouble taking turns.
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