Line #12 Series/Slumberkins


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:It's the wonder of Slumberkins!]]
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4	''Slumberkins'' is a mixed-media puppetry-2D animated PreschoolShow based on the popular brand. The series follows the daily lives of kids Bigfoot, Yak, Unicorn, Sloth, and Fox as they learn valuable social-emotional lessons. The series is produced by the Jim Henson Company and Factory Animation. It premiered on Apple TV+ on November 4th, 2022 with eight episodes.
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6	!!''Slumberkins'' contains examples of:
7	* AdaptationExpansion: The original books were mainly just little stories about one particular character; therefore not much personality was given to anyone. In this series, an ensemble cast is featured and each member gets a deeper personality and backstory.
8	* ADayInTheLimelight: Each of the characters has a few episodes focusing on them.
9	* ADogNamedDog: All the child characters are named after their respective species.
10	* AwkwardFirstSleepover: Bigfoot has a sleepover at Fox's new home in one episode, but struggles at bedtime when he misses his dad.
11	* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Yak's baby sisters are always misbehaving and ruining her plans. Despite this, she still loves them.
12	* BrokenTreasure: In one episode, Bigfoot's dad gives him the family ukulele that had been passed down for generations. Bigfoot brings it over to a playdate and it ends up breaking. He tearfully tells his dad what happened when he finds out that love is stronger than a ukulele.
13	* CelebrityVoiceActor: Some of the cast includes Josh Banday as Bigfoot's dad, [[Creator/{{YvetteNicoleBrown}} Yvette Nicole Brown]] as Yak's mom, [[Creator/{{JasonRitter}} Jason Ritter]] as Fox's dad and Alice Braga as Sloth's mom.
14	* CheerfulChild: All the kids count, but special points go to Fox for how energetic he is.
15	* CoolBigSis: Yak as she has three younger triplet sisters.
16	* DisappearedDad: Sloth and Unicorn.
17	* EveryEpisodeEnding: Each episode has a mantra based on its learning goal, and the main character of the story will say this mantra at the end of an episode.
18	--> Narrator: Now (character) can say the words that are true, that help (him/her) feel better, and maybe you too.
19	--> Example: When feelings are different, I know we'll get through. I can have my feelings, you can have yours too.
20	* FeudEpisode: In "Let's Go Fix a Kite", Sloth and Fox have a falling out after the latter breaks the former's kite.
21	* FurryReminder: Sloth can commonly be seen hanging by trees.
22	* InfantSiblingJealousy: In "Yak, the Amazing Juggler", Yak wants to show her parents the new skill she learned, but they are too busy taking care of her triplet sisters and can't find time to watch her.
23	* {{Keet}}: Fox
24	* MissingMom: Bigfoot.
25	* MrImagination: Unicorn and Sloth.
26	* {{Narrator}}: Jennifer Hale narrates the series.
27	* NobodyPoops: Absolutely averted. The show has a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE3ufwB0rMM whole song]] dedicated to the phenomenon that everyone poops.
28	* OnceAnEpisode: During the climax of an episode, the main character will pause for a moment to talk to the viewer. The character will recap the events of the episode so far and vent about how they feel. They will eventually decide to either talk to their friend(s) about the problem or come up with their own solution. After that, they will [[ThankingTheViewer thank the viewer for being their "listening friend".]]
29	* PinkGirlBlueBoy: Unicorn and Sloth respectively.
30	* PottyEmergency: Bigfoot has one in "When You Gotta Go". Unfortunately, he is at his friend's house and is too embarrassed to poop over there. he does eventually go, but not without some [[ToiletHumor toots]] along the way.
31	* TantrumThrowing: Fox throws his lunch in anger after finding out that the new forest he moved to does not contain his favorite berries.
32	* ThatMakesMeFeelAngry: Since the show's main goal is to teach kids about their emotions, the characters will frequently state their feelings out loud.
33	* TheMovingExperience: In, "When Things Change", Fox and his family move to a new burrow in a new forest.
34	* TitleThemeTune: "It's the wonder of Slumberkins!"
35	* TryingNotToCry: In the episode "Keep on Running", Fox does not want his friends to find out he is crying after hurting himself, so he runs away. In the end, he learns that [[ItsOkayToCry it's okay to cry and that everyone does it.]]

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