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Genre | Animated series |
Created by | Randi Zuckerberg |
Based on | Dot. by Randi Zuckerberg |
Developed by | Industrial Brothers |
Directed by | M.R. Horhager |
Presented by | CBC |
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Theme music composer | Ian LeFeuvre |
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Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 78 |
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Running time | 11 minutes[1] |
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Release | September 6, 2016 October 27, 2018 | –
Dot. is an American-Canadian animated children's television series based on the book by Randi Zuckerberg. The series debuted on CBC Kids in Canada on September 6, 2016.[1] The series later premiered on Universal Kids (then known as Sprout) in the United States on October 22, 2016.[2] It has also been shown on Tiny Pop in the UK since 2017.
In January 2018, Dot. was renewed for a second season, which premiered on October 6, 2018.[3][4]
Dot. follows the adventures, and some misadventures of an energetic 8-year-old ball of energy who uses technology in solving problems and exploring the world around her with her friends: Hal, Ruby, Nev, and Dev, along with her dog, Scratch.[5]
The first season, consisting of 52 episodes, was broadcast on October 22, 2016. A second season was ordered on January 26, 2018, which consisted 26 episodes.[16]
No. overall | No. in season | Title [4] | Directed by | Written by | Canadian air date [4] | U.S. air date | |
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1 | 1 | "Bring the Thunder" | M.R. Horhager | Craig Martin | September 6, 2016 | November 12, 2016 | |
Dot tries to help Scratch get over his fear of thunder. | |||||||
2 | 2 | "One Soggy Knight" | M.R. Horhager | Craig Martin | September 8, 2016 | November 5, 2016 | |
Dot and the gang look for Scratch's missing chew toy. | |||||||
3 | 3 | "Treasure Hunting Dot" | M.R. Horhager | Craig Martin | September 8, 2016 | November 12, 2016 | |
Dot finds treasure on a Geocache hunt. | |||||||
4 | 4 | "Easy Squeezy" | M.R. Horhager | Alice Prodanou | September 15, 2016 | November 5, 2016 | |
Dot helps Hal with his lemonade stand. | |||||||
5 | 5 | "Leaf it to Dot" | M.R. Horhager | Andrew Sabiston | September 20, 2016 | October 22, 2016[17] | |
Mr. C. takes Dot and Hal on a nature hike so they can earn their final Rangeroo badges. | |||||||
6 | 6 | "A Dog's Best Friend" | M.R. Horhager | Amy Benham | September 22, 2016 | October 22, 2016[17] | |
Dot builds Scratch a robot companion. | |||||||
7 | 7 | "Hello, Cello" | M.R. Horhager | Amy Benham | September 27, 2016 | October 22, 2016 | |
Dot has trouble playing the cello. | |||||||
8 | 8 | "Snow Day" | M.R. Horhager | Ashley Lannigan | September 29, 2016 | January 7, 2017 | |
When Dot's grandmother Anne visits, she plans a snow day. | |||||||
9 | 9 | "Scaremaster 2.0" | M.R. Horhager | Craig Martin | October 25, 2016 | October 29, 2016 | |
Dot and the gang give Mr. C. the "Scaremaster" a fright. | |||||||
10 | 10 | "Ghoul Away!" "Ghoul Away"[18] | M.R. Horhager | Andrew Sabiston | October 27, 2016 | October 29, 2016 | |
Dot tries to get rid of a ghost who moves into Mister Sherman's house. | |||||||
11 | 11 | "Achoodini" "Achoo-dini"[19] | M.R. Horhager | Emer Connon | November 8, 2016 | October 22, 2016 | |
Dot gets a cold and can't attend Ruby's birthday party. | |||||||
12 | 12 | "Dot. Unplugged" "Unplugged"[20] | M.R. Horhager | Amy Benham | November 10, 2016 | January 7, 2017 | |
Dot and her family participate in the National Day of Unplugging. | |||||||
13 | 13 | "Scratch Says" "Rosetta Bone"[21] | M.R. Horhager | Emer Connon | November 15, 2016 | November 19, 2016 | |
Dot creates a translator app so that everyone can understand Scratch. | |||||||
14 | 14 | "Dinner for Thirty" | M.R. Horhager | Craig Martin | November 17, 2016[22] | November 19, 2016 | |
Dot accidentally prints out a lot of dog bones. | |||||||
15 | 15 | "Rocket out of the Park" | M.R. Horhager | Ashley Lannigan | November 22, 2016[23] | February 6, 2017 | |
16 | 16 | "A Song For Everyone" | M.R. Horhager | Amy Benham | December 6, 2016[24] | November 26, 2016 | |
After Dot sings a Hanukkah song with her mom and a Christmas song with her dad, she encounters her music teacher Ms. Randi who reminds her about the upcoming holiday concert. Dot agrees to be Song Leader to help her write a new song for the kids' choir, of which Hal and Ruby are also a member. When Mr. C reminds Dot that some people celebrate other holidays like Kwanzaa or Solstice or nothing at all, she decides to do a "Christma-festi-kwanzikkuh" song about all the holidays. Hal suggests the inclusion of bells because he sings Jingle Bells with his family while caroling. Ruby suggests fire as it sets the mood for her reading of Twas the Night Before Christmas, which she reads every year. Nev and Dev make gingerbread houses for each other. Nana likes Christmas crafts, and Mr. Sherman likes taking his blonde grandkids to see Santa. Dot's grandpa likes to play dreidel with his friend Hershel. Piano, recorder and tambourine are used while Nev, Dev and Dot sing arpeggio. The community center gets snowed in, so they invite friends from the block to the C house, and broadcast the song via camera online. At the end of their song, they say "Merry Christmas," "Happy Hanukkah," and "Joyous Kwanzaa" to them. | |||||||
17 | 17 | "The Holiday Tree" | M.R. Horhager | Meghan Read | December 13, 2016[25] | November 26, 2016 | |
18 | 18 | "Picture This" | M.R. Horhager | Alice Prodanou | December 31, 2016[26] | January 28, 2017 | |
19 | 19 | "Shallow End Hal" "Wave Goodbye"[27] | M.R. Horhager | Amy Benham | January 3, 2017 | January 14, 2017 | |
20 | 20 | "A Fishing Tale" | M.R. Horhager | Craig Martin | January 5, 2017[28] | February 11, 2017 | |
21 | 21 | "Hal in One" | M.R. Horhager | Ashley Lannigan | January 10, 2017[29] | January 14, 2017 | |
22 | 22 | "Remembering Ogopogo" | M.R. Horhager | Amy Benham | January 12, 2017[30] | January 24, 2017 | |
Dot, Hal and Ruby arrive at the twins' house to watch their fish circus. leah and leo and their father mr.jumelle answer the door with sad faces. They inform the guests that Ogopogo has died. Dot tries to cheer them up but ends up triggering them with her words ("turn that smile upside down", they found her floating upside down) and actions (pogo-sticking is what inspired Nev's choice of name). Mrs. C suggests they help them remember the good times, so the older trio make a home movie for the twins, acting out how they won her at a circus and interviewing the fishbowl toy "Dusty the Diver" (Dev corrects "Reporter Ruby", saying the diver's name was Shirley) who lived with her. The twins burst into tears but smile, Dev reflecting how "Oggy" ate the green flakes (which he says tasted good) and Nev how "Oggy" avoided the orange ones (which she says tasted bad) first. The twins then come over to Dot's to visit as she logs off. | |||||||
23 | 23 | "Gotcha" | M.R. Horhager | Kati Rocky | January 17, 2017[31] | January 24, 2017[citation needed] | |
24 | 24 | "Garden Stakes" | M.R. Horhager | Andrew Sabiston | January 19, 2017[32] | January 28, 2017 | |
Dot and Hal work to earn their Rangeroo Builder badges. In order to earn the badge, Dot decides to build a garden next to the community centre, with help from Hal and Mr. Sherman. They find the building difficult, and so decide to recruit more people to assist, with the help of an email written by Dot's mom. Rangeroo Leader Kerry sees their message and comes to help; she decides their effort is 'badge-worthy' and gives Dot and Hal their badges.note: This is the first physical appearance of Rangeroo Leader Kerry following a virtual version of herself in Leaf It To Dot. | |||||||
25 | 25 | "Maker Breaker" | M.R. Horhager | Amy Benham | January 31, 2017[33] | February 6, 2017 | |
26 | 26 | "Slumber Party" | M.R. Horhager | Robert Pincombe and Shelly Hoffman | February 21, 2017[34] | February 11, 2017 | |
Dot is nervous sleeping over at Ruby Marshall's house but tries to hide it. She ends up comforting Nev, who also misses home. Dev is mentioned by Nev but he doesn't appear in this episode. | |||||||
27 | 27 | "Dog Doc Dot" | M.R. Horhager | Meghan Read | March 2, 2017[35] | May 6, 2017 | |
28 | 28 | "Butterfly Away Home" | M.R. Horhager | Amy Benham | March 7, 2017[36] | May 6, 2017 | |
29 | 29 | "For Pet's Sake" | M.R. Horhager | Robert Pincombe and Shelly Hoffman | March 9, 2017[37] | May 13, 2017 | |
In addition to her dog Scratch, Dot is tasked with looking after Ruby's cat Meryl, Hal's fish Sir Gilderson, Nev's bird Zippington, and Dev's tarantula Waldo. | |||||||
30 | 30 | "Drama-Rama" "DramaRama"[38] | M.R. Horhager | Kati Rocky | March 14, 2017[39] | May 13, 2017 | |
31 | 31 | "What Goes Up Must Come Down" | M.R. Horhager | Phil McCordic | March 14, 2017[40] | May 20, 2017 | |
When Dot traps Ruby's camera in a tree they both fling their shoes at it to try and get it down. | |||||||
32 | 32 | "Dance Dot Dance" "Dance, Dot, Dance!"[41] | M.R. Horhager | Meghan Read | April 4, 2017[42] | May 20, 2017 | |
Ruby is invited to Ruby's dance party, so Hal trains her to beat Move It Mania, then she finds out Ruby has Move it Mania 3. | |||||||
33 | 33 | "Lights Out" | M.R. Horhager | Meghan Read | April 6, 2017[43] | May 26, 2017 | |
34 | 34 | "Robo Racers" | M.R. Horhager | Craig Martin | April 11, 2017[44] | May 26, 2017 | |
Dot builds a spider Robot, Nev and Dev build a cheetah and Ruby and Hal build a frog. All their robots fail to pass the obstacle course, so they combine their robots into one and it completes the course. | |||||||
35 | 35 | "Great Eggspectations" | M.R. Horhager | Alan Gregg | April 13, 2017[45] | May 26, 2017 | |
When her parents get a chicken coop to avoid buying eggs, Dot names the three new hens Agatha, Princess Peck-Peck and Eliza-Bok. They're slow to lay eggs and Scratch chases them around the yard when the door is left open overnight. | |||||||
36 | 36 | "Return to Sender"[46] "Wish You Were Here"[47][48] | M.R. Horhager | Robert Tinkler | April 13, 2017[46][49][unreliable source?] | 25 May 2017[47][48] | |
Inspired by her growing collection of postcards from Nana, Dot decides to make a postcard of her own to send back to her. | |||||||
37 | 37 | "Big Help" | M.R. Horhager | Andrew Sabiston | April 27, 2017[50] | May 26, 2017 | |
Rangeroo Dot and Rangeroo Hal are going for their Helper Badges, but have trouble finding a job that's big and "badge worthy" enough. | |||||||
38 | 38 | "Dot's Boots Were Made for Walking" | M.R. Horhager | Craig Martin | May 9, 2017[51] | May 27, 2017 | |
The Rangeroos are doing a walkwathon to raise money for a trip to Camp Super-fauna. Dev forgets his pedometer until Nev points out it's on his other wrist. The Jumelle twins swing around climbing to make their count increase while Ruby Marshall jumps rope. As Mr. and Mrs. C compete for more steps (loser taking on the others' dishes duties) Hal gets stuck in mud and loses his shoe. Dot helps him complete the race by letting Hal lean on her. They manage to win the trip at the end and have fun at the beach, after a close scare until Dev submitted his steps. | |||||||
39 | 39 | "The Ultimate Scratch Pad" | M.R. Horhager | Robert Pincombe and Shelley Hoffman | May 11, 2017[52] | May 27, 2017 | |
40 | 40 | "Fast and Fabulous Fixers Inc."[53] "Fast and Fabulous Fixers"[54] | M.R. Horhager | Andrew Sabiston | May 30, 2017 | 28 May 2017[55] | |
41 | 41 | "History Mystery"[56] | M.R. Horhager | Charles Johnston | June 20, 2017[56] | September 9, 2017 | |
42 | 42 | "Bad Borrower"[57] | M.R. Horhager | Amy Benham | June 22, 2017[57] | September 10, 2017 | |
43 | 43 | "Swap Bop"[58] | M.R. Horhager | Charles Johnston | June 27, 2017[58] | September 9, 2017 | |
44 | 44 | "Sticky Situation"[59] | M.R. Horhager | Robert Tinkler | June 29, 2017[59] | September 10, 2017 | |
45 | 45 | "So Much to Do, So Little Dot"[60] | M.R. Horhager | Jay Vaidya | August 3, 2017 | September 16, 2017 | |
46 | 46 | "The Shooting Star"[61] | M.R. Horhager | Alan Gregg | August 8, 2017 | September 17, 2017 | |
47 | 47 | "The Clean Team"[62] | M.R. Horhager | Andrew Sabiston | August 15, 2017 | September 16, 2017 | |
48 | 48 | "One Trick Doggy" | M.R. Horhager | Amy Benham | August 31, 2017[63] | September 17, 2017 | |
49 | 49 | "Best Friend Showdown" | M.R. Horhager | Amy Benham | September 5, 2017[64] | September 23, 2017 | |
50 | 50 | "Snow Business" | M.R. Horhager | Charles Johnston | September 5, 2017[65] | September 24, 2017 | |
51 | 51 | "Souptacular Staycation" | M.R. Horhager | Meghan Read | September 7, 2017[66] | September 24, 2017 | |
52 | 52 | "Super Ruby" | M.R. Horhager | Meghan Read | September 14, 2017[67] | September 24, 2017 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [68] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [68] |
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53 | 1 | "Painting With Dot" / "Making Your Own Way" | Unknown | Unknown | October 6, 2018 |
54 | 2 | "Looth Tooth" / "Facing the Fanged Fury" | Unknown | Unknown | October 7, 2018 |
55 | 3 | "On the Campaign Trail" / "Adopt-A-Doggie Show" | Unknown | Unknown | October 13, 2018 |
56 | 4 | "Nana Banana Road Trip-a-Rama" / "Treasure Lost and Treasure Found" | Unknown | Unknown | October 27, 2018 |
57 | 5 | "No Help at All" / "Caillou Joins the Circus" | Jim Conroy | The Jim Henson Company and WTTW PBS Kids | October 27, 2018 |
A series of shorts called "Do's and Dots" was available on Universal Kids' website in 2016.[when?]
No. | Title | Original release date |
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1 | "Be Kind" | TBA |
2 | "Be Patient" | TBA |
3 | "Be Respectful" | TBA |
4 | "Be Responsible" | TBA |
5 | "Be Safe" | TBA |
Dot. premiered on JimJam in Pan-Europe on May 1, 2017.[69][70] The series will also air on Canal Panda in Portugal, Piwi+ in France, and SVT in Sweden sometime in 2017.[71] Hulu also acquired exclusive SVOD rights to Dot. and the series became available to stream on April 15.[72] The show is currently[when?] airing on ABC Kids in Australia,[73] Tiny Pop in United Kingdom and Clan TVE, Super3 and Nickelodeon in Spain.
It got a 5 out of 5 on Common Sense Media, quoting:
"Parents need to know that Dot. is based on a picture book by Randi Zuckerberg and centers on a curious 8-year-old who uses technology, math, and science concepts to learn new things, but it's never at the expense of real-world experiences and the people she cares about. For Dot and her family, it's all about balance, so much attention is given to the times when she acknowledges she's ready to unplug. The show sets out to expose kids -- and girls in particular -- to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) concepts in an inviting, age-appropriate way through the likable, self-confident titular character. As a bonus, it presents Dot's parents as her role models and educator, and her friends as positive influences in her life."[74]
An HTML game called Dot's Rangeroo Scavenger Hunt is available on Kids' CBC and Universal Kids's websites.[when?] Another game, inspired by Atari's earliest arcade game Pong, Make a Game with Dot, is available on the Universal Kids website as well. An app, inspired by Wikipedia, Dotopedia, for Android and iOS devices was also released on December 12, 2016.
new Kids' CBC original series include the Tues. Sept 6 world premiere of animated adventure DOT. (52x11)
Good morning Comet family.
Hellooo! I'm Dot! Just like any 8 year old, I'm super curious about the world around me.
Hal
Dot's best friend.
Hi! I'm Hal! I'm Dot's best friend and neighbor! I love to role play
How is operation Doggy Friendship going? Great, Mrs. C.!
My family's annual tournament is this week and I've really got to turn things up if I'm finally going to beat my brother Greg.
Thanks Mrs. Marshall.
8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 22 - Rocket out of the Park
Dot and her friends take part in the rocket building workshop at the Maker Faire, where Dot sees firsthand how great it is that everyone does things their own way.
8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 13 - A Song For Everyone
8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 14 - The Holiday Tree
Dot is horrified to discover she's accidentally gotten rid of all the decorations for the town tree; she works round the clock to make new ones and discovers the joy that comes with giving and sharing.
8:30 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 4 - Picture This Dot goes overboard making Mom an elaborate 'thank you' gift in the form of an animated movie starring Super Mom.
8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 17 - Wave Goodbye
Dot and Hal are excited to go swimming in the lake for the first time ever; while Dot learns to love floating amongst the fish and seaweed, Hal has a much harder time and makes the decision to stay on the sand.
8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 23 - A Fishing Tale
8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 21 - Hal in One
8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 32 - Remembering Ogopogo Dot, Hal and Ruby work together to create a memorial video to help Nev and Dev deal with the loss of their pet goldfish, Ogopogo.
8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 24 - Gotcha
8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 25 - Garden Stakes
8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 15 - Maker Breaker
8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 26 - Slumber Party Dot goes on her very first sleepover and is surprised to find herself nervous and homesick.
8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 16 - Dog Doc Dot When Scratch gets fleas, Dot becomes an over-protective helicopter parent.
8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 30 - Butterfly Away Home Dot finds a caterpillar and takes him home to raise him into a butterfly, then has trouble letting him go.
8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 31 - For Pet's Sake
Dot and Hal open up a pet-sitting business for their friends, but wind up biting off more than they can chew.
8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 27 - DramaRama The gang puts on a backyard play and Dot goes overboard with special effects, putting the entire production in jeopardy.
8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 28 - What Goes Up Must Come Down
Dot strays from the drone-flying rules and accidentally gets it stuck in a tree.
8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 35 - Dance, Dot, Dance!
Dot gets a low score in an interactive dance game and puts all her energy into proving she can dance by hiring Hal to train her.
8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 34 - Lights Out
When an electromagnetic storm makes viewing the Northern Lights from her own backyard a real possibility, Dot sets out to make it a sure thing by starting a "lights out campaign. Guest: Colonel Chris Hadfield.
8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 36 - Robo Racers
Dot and her friends can't wait to compete in the Robo Racer Challenge, but when everyone has different ideas for their robot entry, they risk having no entry at all.
8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 37 - Great Eggspectations
Dot takes on the challenge of egg farming, but gets frustrated when all her efforts to create the perfect environment for her chickens fail to produce eggs as quickly as she would like.
First Aired: April 13, 2017 Inspired by a collection of postcards from Nana, Dot decides to make a postcard of her own to send to her.
Episode airs 25 May 2017 Season 1 | Episode 38 Inspired by her growing collection of postcards from Nana, Dot decides to make a postcard of her own to send back to her.
8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 38 - Wish You Were Here
Inspired by her growing collection of postcards from Nana, Dot decides to make a postcard of her own to send back to her.
Dot makes a postcard to send to Nana.[permanent dead link]
8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 29 - Big Help
Rangeroo Dot and Rangeroo Hal are going for their Helper Badges, but have trouble finding a job that's big and "badge worthy" enough.
8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 33 - Dot's Boots Were Made for Walking
Dot's family participates in a fundraiser for a new school library, collecting donations for every step they take and aiming to take home the team prize of a pizza party.
8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 39 - The Ultimate Scratch Pad
After a fallen tree branch destroys Scratch's doghouse, Dot decides to give him a major doghouse renovation.
8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 41 - Fast and Fabulous Fixers Inc.(note: did not debut on advertised date, Bring the Thunder aired instead)
Dot decides to open a repair business, but she soon realizes that learning how to fix one thing doesn't mean you know how to fix everything.
First Aired: May 28th, 2017
First Aired: May 28th, 2017
8:00 AM Dot (HD) (DV) - Series 1 - Eps 40 - History Mystery
Dot uncovers a mysterious map in her basement that leads her and Hal to a buried treasure in her own backyard!
8:00 AM Dot (HD) (DV) - Series 1 - Eps 42 - Bad Borrower
Dot's horrified to hear her friends consider her a "bad borrower", but when she loses Hal's digital camera she has to wonder if perhaps they're right.
8:00 AM Dot (HD) (DV) - Series 1 - Eps 43 - Swap Bop
Wanting to buy a flashy new toy, Dot and Hal try to raise the money with a garage sale, but things get hectic when they find out they traded away something valuable.
8:00 AM Dot (HD) (DV) - Series 1 - Eps 46 - Sticky Situation
When no one shows up to her party, Dot assumes her friends don't want to be there and attempts to forge ahead with party fun anyway.
8:00 AM Dot (HD) (DV) - Series 1 - Eps 45 - So Much to Do, So Little Dot
Wanting to spend time with all her friends, Dot spreads herself too thin and winds up spending time with no one.
8:00 AM Dot (HD) (DV) - Series 1 - Eps 48 - The Shooting Star
Dot and Ruby find themselves at odds when Dot is excited for Ruby to come to an astroclub meeting, but Ruby would rather be at a concert instead.
8:00 AM Dot (HD) (DV) - Series 1 - Eps 49 - The Clean Team
After forgotten trash gets in the way of their family beach day, Dot makes it her mission to solve the world's littering problem once and for all.
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