Luo Bao Bei

Luo Bao Bei (Chinese: 洛宝贝) is a British-Chinese animated television series. It is produced by "Magic Mall Entertainment" in Beijing and Cloth Cat Animation, and was distributed by 9 Story Media Group.[3] The show follows Luo Bao Bei, a bright and spirited seven-year-old girl with a vivid imagination, on a quest to understand the world around her.

Luo Bao Bei
Created byGrace Tian
Written byGrace Tian
Country of originChina
United Kingdom
Original languagesEnglish
Chinese
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes52[1]
Production
ProducerGrace Tian
Running time11 minutes
Production companiesMagic Mall Entertainment
Cloth Cat Animation
Distributor9 Story Media Group (Worldwide rights except China)
Magic Mall Entertainment (China)
Release
Original networkABC Kids[2]
Milkshake!
Original release19 February 2018 (2018-02-19) –
present

Premise

The series stars a 7-year-old girl, Luo Bao Bei, as she navigates childhood and the world around her. Fantasy and dreams add elements of surrealism. Since then, Luo has acted as a Beijing city spokesperson and road safety icon involved in community outreach programs.[4]

Characters
Luo Bao Bei Timmy and Faye
  • Luo Bao Bei (voiced by Hana Burnett): The main character of the series. She loves her friends, and solving problems. She likes to blow her party blower from her hair. Her friends mainly call her by her initials, LBB. When she does something wrong, her imaginary friend Pink Bear helps her put it right.
  • Timmy (voiced by Leo Tang) is one of LBB's best friends. He is the only male friend of LBB's friends. He is sometimes curious.
  • Faye (voiced by Natalia Jade Jonathan) is one of LBB's best friends. She is sometimes sensitive and stubborn.
  • Pink Bear is LBB's imaginary friend. He is a stuffed pink bear wearing a yellow napkin tied around his neck. He helps LBB solve problems when she does something wrong. He pops out emoticon bubbles when he has feeling about LBB's troubles. He takes her to an imaginary place for LBB to know what is right.
  • Mao Mao is LBB's pet cat. He loves LBB, but he is egotistical and he always loves to nap, but he loves to have fun in imagination.

Production

The production was acknowledged as an official project as early as 2017. The show is known for its heavy emphasis on high-level detailed environment and high quality animation.[5]

In November 2018, Magic Mall and Cloth Cat announced that they are going to produce a second season for the series.[6]

On April 9, 2019, 9 Story made a distribution deal with Netflix to pick up the show's “second window” rights.[6] The show premiered on the platform on August 31, 2019.

Episodes
  1. Staycation
  2. Timmy and Roger
  3. Grandma's Canary
  4. Grandpa's Radio
  5. Waiting for Grandpa
  6. Moving
  7. Grown Up Girl
  8. Mount Mess
  9. On the Ball
  10. Luo Bao Bei Finds Her Rhythm
  11. Replaced
  12. Go Away Faye
  13. Footsteps of Others
  14. Faye's Special Thing
  15. Faye's Diary
  16. Sleepover
  17. Waddle Squad
  18. Lightning Bat
  19. Luo Bao Bei the Brave
  20. Super Scooters
  21. It's Not Rubbish
  22. Ping
  23. Fish Cat 4
  24. The Climb
  25. The Impossible Flute
  26. The Art of Kindness
  27. Mao Mao Goes Viral
  28. Me and Mao Mao
  29. Timmy and the Big Boys
  30. Pink Dress Blues
  31. The Lion Dance
  32. Mother and Daughter Day
  33. The Little Boss
  34. Kiosk Chaos
  35. Fair Friends
  36. Space Rescue
  37. Cold Feet
  38. My Way
  39. Uncle Ray's Kiosk
  40. The Old Tree
  41. Luo Bao Bei Super Sleuth
  42. The Rocket
  43. Supporting Role
  44. Fresh Thinking
  45. Best in Show
  46. Diabolo Boy
  47. Treasure Hunt
  48. Thank You Uncle Ray
  49. The Perfect Picture
  50. Stuck In The Middle
  51. Luo Bao Bei Ace Reporter
  52. Crossing the Line

Broadcast

The series mainly broadcasts on Channel 5’s Milkshake in the UK on 7 May 2018, ABC Kids in Australia on 19 February 2018, E-Junior in the UAE and CCTV in China. The series is also broadcast on France Télévisions in France, Canal Panda in Spain and Portugal, Clan in Spain, SVT in Sweden, True Visions in Thailand and HOP! in Israel.[6] The series premiered on Netflix in the United States on August 31, 2019.

References
  1. "Luo Bao Bei". Cloth Cat Animation. Luo Bao Bei is our exciting new 52 x 11 series
  2. Whyte, Alexandra (February 20, 2018). "9 Story sends Luo Bao Bei to Oz". Kidscreen. Toronto: Brunico Communications Ltd. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  3. http://kidscreen.com/2017/09/05/9-story-to-distribute-luo-bao-bei/
  4. Milligan, Mercedes (2019-04-08). "9 Story Secures International Sales for 'Luo Bao Bei'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  5. Colman, Chris (2017-11-29). "ATF: Magic Mall Unveils Chinese-U.K Animation Series 'Luo Bao Bei'". Variety. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  6. "Luo Bao Bei explores new territories". Retrieved 2019-05-20.
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