Animated children's television series
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Genre
| Animated series
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Created by
| Randi Zuckerberg
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Based on
| Dot.
by
Randi Zuckerberg
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Developed by
| Industrial Brothers
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Directed by
| M.R. Horhager
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Presented by
| CBC
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Voices of
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Theme music composer
| Ian LeFeuvre
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Composers
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- Ian LeFeuvre
- Richard Pell
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Country of origin
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Original language
| English
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No.
of seasons
| 2
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No.
of episodes
| 78
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Executive producers
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- Lisa Henson
- Randi Zuckerberg
- Halle Stanford
- Matthew Fernandes
- Tammy Semen
- Arthur Spanos
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Running time
| 11 minutes
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Production companies
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Release
| September 6, 2016
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2016-09-06
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October 27, 2018
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2018-10-27
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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]
Plot
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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]
Characters
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Main
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- Dot Comet
[6]
(voiced by
Lilly Bartlam
) is an energetic and tech-savvy eight-year-old
[7]
who loves to explore the world. Her name is a play on the
.com
domain name. She wears a pink dotty dress, yellow rubber boots and she has short curly dark blue hair.
- Scratch Comet (voiced by
Terry McGurrin
) is Dot's best dog.
- Hal (voiced by Isaiah Slater) is Dot's best friend.
[8]
He says he likes to
role play
.
[9]
- Ruby Marshall (voiced by Grace Oliver) is a blonde girl with glasses. In "Super Ruby" she is revealed to wear
hearing aids
.
- Nev Jumelle (voiced by Abigail Oliver) is the sister of Dev.
- Dev Jumelle (voiced by Ethan Tavares) is the brother of Nev.
Recurring
[
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- Mrs. Comet
[10]
(voiced by
Denise Oliver
) is Dot's mom. She sang the song
Oh Chanukah
with her daughter.
[11]
As a child she lived with her father in the home where the Comets presently live.
[12]
- Mr. Comet (voiced by
Terry McGurrin
) is Dot's dad. He sang the song
Up on the House Top
with his daughter.
[11]
- Grandpapa (voiced by Rene Lemieux) is Dot's maternal grandfather.
- Anne is Dot's maternal grandmother.
- Nana (voiced by
Lynne Griffin
) is Dot's paternal grandmother.
- Greg
[13]
is Hal's brother. He speaks in the episode "Hal In One", but his voice actor is uncredited.
- Mrs. Marshall
[14]
(voiced by Nicki Burke) is Ruby's mother.
- Mr. Jumelle
[15]
(voiced by Anand Rajaram) is the father of Nev and Dev, appearing alone in "Remembering Ogopogo" and "Garden Stakes", and accompanied by leas mother in "DramaRama".
- Knight (voiced by
Juan Chioran
)
- Judge (voiced by
Terry McGurrin
)
- Mr. Sherman (voiced by
Art Hindle
) is an old neighbor.
- Rangeroo Leader Kerry (voiced by
Helen King
) is a digital nature guide on Dot's tablet who educates her about the wilderness, often pre-empting her dad. In "Garden Stakes" Dot and Hal talk to her in person, calling her Rangeroo Leader Kerry.
- Stellakazam (voiced by
Denise Oliver
) is a stage magician who performed at Ruby's birthday party in which Dot was too sick to attend.
Production
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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.
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Episodes
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Season 1 (2016?2017)
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Season 2 (2018)
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Do's & Dots (2016)
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A series of shorts called "Do's and Dots" was available on
Universal Kids
' website in 2016.
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when?
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Broadcast
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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.
Reception
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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."
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Media information
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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.
References
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]
- ^
a
b
"CBC ANNOUNCES FALL BROADCAST PREMIERE DATES FOR NEW AND RETURNING TELEVISION SERIES"
.
CBC
. August 25, 2016
. Retrieved
November 12,
2016
.
new Kids' CBC original series include the Tues. Sept 6 world premiere of animated adventure DOT. (52x
11
)
- ^
"New Sprout Research Survey Shows Parents Struggle With Tech Shaming And Need For Kid-Tech Roadmap"
.
WRCB
. October 20, 2016. Archived from
the original
on January 10, 2017
. Retrieved
November 12,
2016
.
- ^
"Industrial Bros., Jim Henson see more Dot"
.
- ^
a
b
c
"Dot"
.
Zap2it
. Retrieved
October 25,
2018
.
- ^
Crump, William D. (2019).
Happy Holidays?Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film
. McFarland & Co. p. 93.
ISBN
9781476672939
.
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Hal. "Dog Doc Dot".
Dot
.
Good morning Comet family.
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"Dot"
.
Sprout
. Retrieved
November 12,
2016
.
Hellooo! I'm Dot! Just like any 8 year old, I'm super curious about the world around me.
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"Dot"
. Archived from
the original
on 2016-11-09.
Hal
Dot's best friend.
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"Hal"
. Archived from
the original
on 2016-12-06.
Hi! I'm Hal! I'm Dot's best friend and neighbor! I love to role play
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"A Dog's Best Friend"
.
Dot
.
How is operation Doggy Friendship going? Great, Mrs. C.!
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a
b
"A Song For Everyone".
Dot
.
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"History Mystery".
Dot
.
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Hal.
"Hal in One"
.
Dot
. 1 minutes in.
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.
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Comet, Dot.
"Slumber Party"
.
Dot
. 2 minutes in.
Thanks Mrs. Marshall.
- ^
Big Help
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"Industrial Bros., Jim Henson see more Dot"
.
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a
b
"TV Listings for - October 22, 2016 - TV Tango"
.
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Kids' CBC
(October 12, 2016).
"Dot - Ghoul Away - Kids' CBC 1"
.
YouTube
. Retrieved
November 12,
2016
.
- ^
"Achoo-dini"
.
Sprout
. Retrieved
November 12,
2016
.
- ^
Kids' CBC
(December 21, 2016).
"Dot - Unplugged - Kids' CBC 1"
.
YouTube
. Retrieved
April 16,
2017
.
- ^
"Program Guide - November 15, 2016"
.
CBC Television
. Retrieved
November 12,
2016
.
- ^
"Program Guide - November 17, 2016"
.
CBC Television
. Retrieved
November 12,
2016
.
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"CBC Television Tuesday November 22, 2016"
. Archived from
the original
on 2016-11-16.
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.
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"Tuesday December 6, 2016"
.
CBC.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 29 November 2016.
8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 13 - A Song For Everyone
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"Tuesday December 13, 2016"
.
CBC.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 5 December 2016.
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.
- ^
"Saturday December 31, 2016"
.
cbc.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 20 December 2016.
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.
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"Tuesday January 3, 2017"
.
CBC.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 2 January 2017.
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.
- ^
"Thursday January 5, 2017"
.
CBC.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 2 January 2017.
8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 23 - A Fishing Tale
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"Tuesday January 10, 2017"
.
CBC.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 2 January 2017.
8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 21 - Hal in One
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"Thurs March 9, 2017"
.
CBC.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 2 March 2017.
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.
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"Tuesday January 17, 2017"
.
CBC.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 12 January 2017.
8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 24 - Gotcha
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"Thursday January 19, 2017"
.
CBC.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 12 January 2017.
8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 25 - Garden Stakes
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"Tuesday January 31, 2017"
.
CBC.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 1 February 2017.
8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 15 - Maker Breaker
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"Tuesday February 21, 2017"
.
CBC.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 22 February 2017.
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.
- ^
"Thursday March 2, 2017"
.
CBC.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 22 February 2017.
8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 16 - Dog Doc Dot When Scratch gets fleas, Dot becomes an over-protective helicopter parent.
- ^
"Tuesday March 7, 2017"
.
CBC.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 2 March 2017.
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.
- ^
"Thursday January 12, 2017"
.
CBC.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 2 January 2017.
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.
- ^
Kids' CBC
(March 23, 2017).
"Dot | DramaRama | CBC Kids"
.
YouTube
. Retrieved
April 16,
2017
.
- ^
"Tuesday March 14, 2017"
.
CBC.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 2 March 2017.
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.
- ^
"Thursday March 30, 2017"
.
CBC.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 23 March 2017.
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.
- ^
Kids' CBC
(December 21, 2016).
"Dot | Dance, Dot, Dance! | CBC Kids"
.
YouTube
. Retrieved
April 16,
2017
.
- ^
"Tuesday April 4, 2017"
.
CBC.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 23 March 2017.
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.
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"Thursday April 6, 2017"
.
CBC.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 23 March 2017.
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
.
- ^
"Tuesday April 11, 2017"
.
CBC.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 4 April 2017.
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.
- ^
"Thursday April 13, 2017"
.
CBC.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 4 April 2017.
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.
- ^
a
b
"Return to Sender"
.
TVguide.com
. Archived from
the original
on 11 May 2017.
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.
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a
b
"
"Dot." Wish You Were Here (TV Episode 2017)"
.
IMDb
. Archived from
the original
on 11 May 2017.
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.
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a
b
"Thursday May 25, 2017"
.
CBC.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 15 May 2017.
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.
- ^
"Return to Sender"
.
PrettyFamous.com
.
Dot makes a postcard to send to Nana.
[
permanent dead link
]
- ^
"Tuesday April 27, 2017"
.
CBC.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 23 April 2017.
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.
- ^
"Tuesday May 9, 2017"
.
CBC.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 26 April 2017.
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.
- ^
"Thursday May 11, 2017"
.
CBC.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 11 May 2017.
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.
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"Tuesday May 30, 2017"
.
CBC.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 25 May 2017.
8:00 AM Dot - Series 1 - Eps 41 - Fast and Fabulous Fixers Inc.
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.
(note: did not debut on advertised date, Bring the Thunder aired instead)
- ^
"Wish You Were Here; Fast and Fabulous Fixers"
.
DirecTV.com
.
Archived
from the original on 30 May 2017.
First Aired: May 28th, 2017
- ^
"Wish You Were Here; Fast and Fabulous Fixers"
.
direcTV.com
.
First Aired: May 28th, 2017
- ^
a
b
"Tuesday June 20, 2017"
.
cbc.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 20 June 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!
- ^
a
b
"Thursday June 22, 2017"
.
cbc.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 20 June 2017.
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.
- ^
a
b
"Tuesday June 27, 2017"
.
cbc.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 20 June 2017.
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.
- ^
a
b
"Thursday June 29, 2017"
.
cbc.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 20 June 2017.
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.
- ^
"Thursday August 3, 2017"
.
CBC.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 25 July 2017.
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.
- ^
"Tuesday August 8, 2017"
.
CBC.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 4 August 2017.
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.
- ^
"Tuesday August 15, 2017"
.
CBC.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 4 August 2017.
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.
- ^
"CBC.ca - Program Guide - Schedules"
.
www.cbc.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 30 August 2017
. Retrieved
27 January
2022
.
- ^
"CBC.ca - Program Guide - Schedules"
.
www.cbc.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 5 September 2017
. Retrieved
27 January
2022
.
- ^
"Dot Schedule - TV Listings | TWC Central"
. Archived from
the original
on 2017-09-17
. Retrieved
2017-09-16
.
- ^
"CBC.ca - Program Guide - Schedules"
.
www.cbc.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 5 September 2017
. Retrieved
27 January
2022
.
- ^
"CBC.ca - Program Guide - Schedules"
.
www.cbc.ca
. Archived from
the original
on 14 September 2017
. Retrieved
27 January
2022
.
- ^
a
b
"Dot ? Episode Guide"
. Zap2It
. Retrieved
October 25,
2018
.
- ^
"A JimJam majusi ujdonsagai"
.
Gyerek-Vilag
(in Hungarian). April 12, 2017. Archived from
the original
on April 17, 2017
. Retrieved
April 16,
2017
.
- ^
Krzychu00012 (April 14, 2017).
"
"Dot." ? polska premiera ju? 1 maja w POLSAT JimJam!"
.
SATinfo24
(in Polish). Archived from
the original
on July 31, 2018
. Retrieved
April 16,
2017
.
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Jesse Whittock (March 29, 2017).
"Dot. travels to Piwi+, Panda, SVT"
.
TBI Vision
. Retrieved
April 16,
2017
.
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"MORE KIDS AND FAMILY FAVORITES COMING SOON EXCLUSIVELY TO HULU"
.
Hulu
. March 7, 2017
. Retrieved
April 16,
2017
.
- ^
"Dot. - ABC Kids"
.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
.
- ^
"Dot. TV Review"
.
External links
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Henson family
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Major works
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films
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TV series
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TV specials
| |
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Other
projects
|
- Time Piece
(1965, short film)
- The Cube
(1969, teleplay)
- Gulliver's Travels
(1996, miniseries)
- Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
(2001, miniseries)
- Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
(2004, miniseries)
- The Sam Plenty Cavalcade of Action Show Plus Singing!
(2008, web series)
- Unstable Fables
(2008,
DTV
film)
- Tale of Sand
- Oscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures
(2015, web series)
- Turkey Hollow
(2015, TV film)
- Pinocchio
(2022,
Netflix
film)
- The Portable Door
(2023,
Stan
film)
- Jim Henson Idea Man
(2024,
Disney+
documentary)
- Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip
(TBA,
Disney+
film)
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