Miss Persona is a Canadian children's television program for preschoolers, which premiered in 2018. ^[1] Inspired by past programs such as The Big Comfy Couch and Mr. Dressup , the series was created by children's entertainer Kimberly Persona, and features her in character as a woman who lives in a treehouse in the forest with her teddy bear friend Brandon, and uses songs, games and dress-up role play to teach children how to solve problems. ^[1]

The show's cast also includes Brandon Lane, Kyle Dooley, Andrew Hunt, Alyson Court , Joseph Motiki , Fred Penner , and professional wrestler Santino Marella , with puppeteers Mike Petersen, and Ingrid Hansen. ^[1]

The show premiered as a web series on Treehouse TV 's YouTube channel in 2018, before being added to the schedule of Treehouse's linear television channel in 2019. ^[1]

In 2020, Persona starred in a special public service announcement to educate kids about the COVID-19 pandemic . ^[2] In 2021, it became the first Treehouse TV show to include an age-appropriate LGBTQ -themed storyline, with Miss Persona's mother (Jane McClelland) marrying her partner Lorna ( Elvira Kurt ). ^[3]

The series received two Daytime Emmy Award nominations, for Outstanding Preschool Series and Outstanding Performer in a Children's, Family Viewing or Special Class Program , at the 46th Daytime Emmy Awards in 2019, ^[4] and two Canadian Screen Award nominations, for Best Preschool Program or Series and the Shaw Rocket Fund Kids Choice award, at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022. ^[5]

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External links [ edit ]

• Miss Persona at IMDb
• Miss Persona playlist on YouTube

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