![]() The stories usually feature three main characters: Captain Barnacles, Kwazii and Peso, with the other five Octonauts acting in supporting roles. Often they must discover a vital biological or behavioural fact about that creature to rescue it or themselves from danger. ![]() The TV show is episodic, with each 11 minute episode seeing them encountering an unusual but real sea creature as they explore strange underwater worlds. Graham, who had previously worked on the making of Finding Nemo. The series was made with the help of marine biologists Dr. The show has been translated and shown in French ( TF1), Spanish and Portuguese ( Discovery Kids Latin America), Finnish ( YLE TV2), Welsh ( S4C) and Slovakian ( STV 2). It has also been shown in Ireland ( RTÉ Two), Canada ( Treehouse TV), and Australia ( ABC Television). Inkling retained their original British voices. The Octonauts had its US premiere on the Disney Channel in January 2012, however many of the characters' voices were redubbed to give them American accents (Hispanic in the case of Peso and Pinto), although Captain Barnacles, Kwazii and Prof. A second series of 22 episodes commenced in November 2012. The first series ended in February 2011, but continued to be aired as repeats. ![]() It first aired in the UK on 4 October 2010 on CBeebies, a BBC television channel for the under 7's. In 2010, The Octonauts was adapted into a 52 episode CGI animated television series co-produced by Chorion and Brown Bag Films. The Octonauts & the Growing Goldfish, about Dunkie, a giant goldfish who won't stop growing.The Octonauts Explore the Great Big Ocean, about the search for Tunip the Vegimal's home.The Octonauts & the Great Ghost Reef, about a dying coral reef.The Octonauts & the Frown Fish, about a glum-looking catfish.The Octonauts & the Sea of Shade, about a world where everyone's shadows have gone missing.The Octonauts & the Only Lonely Monster, about an Architeuthis (Giant Squid).The original books were first published in the USA by Immedium in 2006, and were republished in the UK by Harper Collins in 2009. Although it is science fiction as regards its technology, the exotic creatures and locations that the crew encounter are real marine animals in their natural habitats. The subject matter is reminiscent of Star Trek and Thunderbirds blended with Jacques Cousteau. The Octonauts follows an underwater exploring crew made up of stylized anthropomorphic animals, a team of eight adventurers who live in an undersea base, the Octopod, from where they go on undersea adventures with the help of a fleet of aquatic vehicles. The TV series is based on American-Canadian children's books written by Vicki Wong and Michael C. The series is animated in Ireland by Brown Bag Films but uses British voice actors. The Octonauts is a British children's television series, produced by Silvergate Media for the BBC channel CBeebies.
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