Ella the Elephant | |
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Genre | Animated television series |
Directed by | Larry Jacobs |
Voices of | Addison Holley Annick Obonsawin Avery Kadish Devan Cohen |
Theme music composer | Brent Barkman Earl Torno |
Opening theme | "Ella Theme", performed by Addison Holley |
Ending theme | "Ella Theme" (instrumental) |
Country of origin | United States Canada |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 27 (52 shorts) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Michael Hirsh Toper Taylor John Vandervelde Sander Schwartz Alyssa Cooper Sapire For TVOKids: Patricia Ellingson |
Producer(s) | Jonah Stroh Supervising Producer: Terry Rotsaert |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production company(s) |
TVOKids FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment DHX Cookie Jar Inc. |
Distributor |
FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment DHX Media |
Release | |
Original network |
TVOKids (Canada) Disney Junior (U.S.) Tiny Pop (U.K.) |
Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
Audio format | Surround |
Original release | September 2, 2013 | – November 25, 2016
External links | |
Website |
Ella the Elephant is a Canadian/American animated television preschool series based on the books by Carmela D' Amico & Steven Henry (né D'Amico). The series premiered in Canada on TVOKids on September 2, 2013 and in the United States on Disney Junior on February 17, 2014. The series was produced by DHX Cookie Jar Inc., in association with TVOKids and FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment, with animation provided by Atomic Cartoons. As of January 2015[update], no announcements had yet been made about a second season.
The series follows the adventures of Ella and her friends on Elephant Island. Ella is a spirited little girl elephant with a big heart, bigger imagination and a magic hat that can transform into almost anything. Everyday, there's a fantastic new adventure as Ella and her friends, Frankie, Belinda and Tiki, get themselves into some tricky situations. With a little determination, teamwork, a few missteps, and a touch of magic, Ella and her friends work to make everything work out in the end.
The series was produced by DHX Cookie Jar Inc. and produced it for TVOKids and Disney Junior with distribution by FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment and with animation provided by Atomic Cartoons. Carmela D' Amico & Steven D' Amico are the adapters of the series, while Larry Jacobs is the director. Executive producers includes Michael Hirsh, Toper Taylor, and John Vandervelde for DHX Cookie Jar Inc., Sander Schwartz and Alyssa Cooper Sapire for FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment and Patricia Ellingson for TVOKids. Other staff for the series includes Jonah Stroh as producer and Brad Birch as executive story editor.