Lu & the Bally Bunch
| Lu & the Bally Bunch | |
|---|---|
 Logo used since 2023 | |
| Genre | Children's television series Comedy Preschool Musical |
| Created by | Nicky Phelan |
| Developed by | Sarah Lonsdale Jennie Stacey |
| Written by | Nicky Phelan |
| Directed by | Nicky Phelan |
| Voices of | Freya Mclaughlin Joy Tú Clarke Alice Helenport Kolby McDonald Marcus Power Leo Tobin Aileen Mythen |
| Music by | Darren Hendley |
| Opening theme | Lu and the Bally Bunch! (Music by Darren Hendley) |
| Ending theme | Lu and the Bally Bunch! (Instrumental) |
| Composer | Darren Hendley |
| Country of origin |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 76 25 (Shorts) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Vince Commisso Cathal Gaffney Darragh O'Connell Nicky Phelan Angela C. Santomero Jennie Stacey |
| Producer | Alicia Moore |
| Animators | Leah Alcantara Leila Foong Rees Geraghty Kelsey Hawkinson Ben Thomas Daniel Varela |
| Editors | John Cruise Kieran Gallagher Fiona Hamilton Fred O'Connor |
| Running time | 7 minutes 22 minutes (Bug Noillg) 58 seconds (Shorts) |
| Production companies | 9 Story Media Group Brown Bag Films Bhean Productions Limited[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Kids CBC Gem (Canada)[2] Max Cartoonito (United Kingdom and United States and Africa and Netherlands) CBeebies (United Kingdom)[3] |
| Release | March 17 – September 4, 2023 |
Lu & the Bally Bunch is an animated children's series created, written and directed by Nicky Phelan.[4] The series has been broadcast since March 17, 2023 in New Zealand on TVNZ and since April 1, 2023 in the United Kingdom and Ireland on Cartoonito.[5]
Premise
[edit]The series followed the life of Lu, a ladybird who had just started pre-school. She then met the Bally Bunch, which was Biba, Gus, Declan, Elodie, Barnaby, and her teacher Shella.
Series overview
[edit]| Season | Episodes | Originally released | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | Network | |||
| Pilot | 2 | 2017 | 2021 | Cartoonito (USA) | |
| 1 | 76 | 17 March 2023 | 4 September 2023 | CBC Gem | |
| 2 | 25 | 17 March 2023 | TBA | ||
Voice cast
[edit]- Ladybird Lu (voiced by Freya Mclaughlin)[6] A ladybird who is newly in preschool and lives in a strawberry house.
- Biba Butterfly (voiced by Joy Tú Clarke) A butterfly who is Lu's best friend. She lives inside a carrot apartment.
- Elodie Worm (voiced by Alice Helenport) A earthworm who speaks French & English and the same time, and one of Lu's friends. She lives inside an apple in a tree.
- Gus Greenfly (voiced by Kolby McDonald) A serious greenfly who is one of Lu's friends and likes building towers. He lives inside a lily pad houseboat, where his mam, grandparents, and older sister, Grace Greenfly, all live.
- Declan Ground Beetle (voiced by Marcus Power) A ground beetle who is Shell School's "class clown". He is one of Lu's new friends and lives in a teapot restaurant called the Teapot Cafe, which his dad, Darren, owns. Also his two older brothers, Dermot and Dara, live in it too.
- Barnaby Bumblebee (voiced by Leo Tobin) A bumblebee who likes giving hugs, and one of Lu's friends. He lives in a carrot apartment like Biba.
- Shella (voiced by Aileen Mythen) A snail who is Lu's teacher at Shell School, which is inside her shell.
References
[edit]- ^ Alfano, Alexa (October 2, 2024). "Two New Preschool Series for Cartoon Network". Worldscreen. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- ^ "About the Show". CBC. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- ^ "CBeebies unveil raft of new and returning children's programmes to kick off 2024". BBC. January 11, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (October 2, 2024). "9 Story Launches Two New Animated Pre-K Series on Cartoonito". Animation Magazine. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- ^ Bharanidharan, Sadhana (September 27, 2023). "CBeebies picks up Lu & the Bally Bunch". kidscreen. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- ^ "Freya On Song: In 'Lu & the bally bunch'". The Echo. October 17, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
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