It's the wonder of Slumberkins!
Slumberkins is a mixed-media puppetry-2D animated Preschool Show 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.
Slumberkins contains examples of:
- Adaptation Expansion: 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.
- A Day in the Limelight: Each of the characters has a few episodes focusing on them.
- A Dog Named "Dog": All the child characters are named after their respective species.
- Awkward First Sleepover: Bigfoot has a sleepover at Fox's new home in one episode, but struggles at bedtime when he misses his dad.
- Annoying Younger Sibling: Yak's baby sisters are always misbehaving and ruining her plans. Despite this, she still loves them.
- Broken Treasure: 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.
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Celebrity Voice Actor: Some of the cast includes Josh Banday as Bigfoot's dad, Yvette Nicole Brown as Yak's mom, Jason Ritter as Fox's dad and Alice Braga as Sloth's mom. - Cheerful Child: All the kids count, but special points go to Fox for how energetic he is.
- Cool Big Sis: Yak as she has three younger triplet sisters.
- Disappeared Dad: Sloth and Unicorn.
- Every Episode Ending: 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.Narrator: Now (character) can say the words that are true, that help (him/her) feel better, and maybe you too.Example: When feelings are different, I know we'll get through. I can have my feelings, you can have yours too.
- Feud Episode: In "Let's Go Fix a Kite", Sloth and Fox have a falling out after the latter breaks the former's kite.
- Furry Reminder: Sloth can commonly be seen hanging by trees.
- Infant Sibling Jealousy: 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.
- Keet: Fox
- Missing Mom: Bigfoot.
- Mr. Imagination: Unicorn and Sloth.
- Narrator: Jennifer Hale narrates the series.
- Nobody Poops: Absolutely averted. The show has a whole song
dedicated to the phenomenon that everyone poops. - Once an Episode: 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 thank the viewer for being their "listening friend".
- Pink Girl, Blue Boy: Unicorn and Sloth respectively.
- Potty Emergency: 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 toots along the way.
- Tantrum Throwing: Fox throws his lunch in anger after finding out that the new forest he moved to does not contain his favorite berries.
- That Makes Me Feel Angry: Since the show's main goal is to teach kids about their emotions, the characters will frequently state their feelings out loud.
- The Moving Experience: In, "When Things Change", Fox and his family move to a new burrow in a new forest.
- Title Theme Tune: "It's the wonder of Slumberkins!"
- Trying Not to Cry: 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 it's okay to cry and that everyone does it.
