Florrie's Dragons
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Florrie's Dragons () is a children's animated television series that was produced by Wish Films and Clockwork Zoo[1] and animated by Studio 100 Animation.[2][3] The series is based on a children's book named Dear Dragon.[4] The series was created by An Vrombaut, the creator known from 64 Zoo Lane, which the series is related to.[5] The series mainly aired on Disney Junior in the United Kingdom.[6][7]
| Florrie's Dragons | |
|---|---|
| Created by | An Vrombaut |
| Written by | An Vrombaut |
| Directed by | Sean Rogers |
| Creative director | An Vrombaut |
| Opening theme | "Wake Up Florrie's Dragons" |
| Ending theme | "Wake Up Florrie's Dragons" (Instrumental) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom France South Africa |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Karina Stanford-Smith |
| Running time | 8-9 minutes |
| Production companies | Wish Films Clockwork Zoo Studio 100 Animation |
| Original release | |
| Network | Playhouse Disney |
| Release | 8 September 2010 – 20 March 2011 |
| Related | |
| 64 Zoo Lane | |
The story of Princess Florrie, and her five dragons, help to solve a problem, and have ideas for and enchantment and modern creativity.
- Princess Florrie (voiced by Lara Wollington) – The main character of the series. She is a little princess and lives in the castle. She wears a golden crown on her head, brown hair with freckles, fair skin, magenta-and-yellow dress with a pair of magenta shoes.
- Paprika – The baker. She loves to bake stuff. She even bakes for events.
- Ferdinand - A king. He loves to be in charge of the castle. He even makes a list for events.
- Casimir - A wizard. He loves to do magic. He can make anything from the cauldron.
- Rattle – A tiny knight robot who makes rattling sounds every time he moves.
- Dear Dragon – Florrie's sidekick. He can blow bubbles.
- Toot-Toot – The dragon who can play a trumpet with his nose.
- Splish-Splash (voiced by Sara Powell) – The dragon who likes water and can make "pretty waves".
- Pom & Pom – The twin and cheerleader dragons.
- Zoom-Zoom – The dragon who flies super fast.
The series was broadcast on Disney Junior in the United Kingdom, and returned on ITVBe's LittleBe Between 3 September 2018 and 29 August 2021, MiniMini+ in Poland,[4] and KIKA in Germany. The series was dubbed in the Irish language (Gaeilge) by Dublin-based studios Macalla Teoranta for TG4, and is called Dragain Florrie in Irish.[8] A Bangla dubbed version of the series was aired on Duronto TV in Bangladesh.
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- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (23 April 2018). "CJ E&M, Mediacorp Snap Up Studio 100 & m4e Series". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
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- ^ a b Milligan, Mercedes (24 June 2014). "'Florrie's Dragons,' 'Maya the Bee' Take Wing for Poland". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
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- ^ "Key animation starts on Florrie's Dragons in Cape Town". Screen Africa. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ Afan, Emily Claire (5 October 2009). "MIP co-pro and distribution roundup". Kidscreen. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ Dragain Florrie | Player | TG4 | Irish Television Channel, Súil Eile, retrieved 29 September 2020