Animated TV series
Molly of Denali
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Genre
| Children's series
Animation
Sitcom
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Created by
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Directed by
| Uwe Rafael Braun
(Seasons 1-3)
Amanda Strong
(Season 4)
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Voices of
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Opening theme
| "Molly of Denali"
by Phillip Blanchett and Karina Moeller
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Ending theme
| "Molly of Denali"
(instrumental)
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Composers
| - Steve D'Angelo
- Terry Tompkins
- Lorenzo Castelli
- Adam Damelin (S2-)
- Rocco Gagliese (S2-)
- David Conlon (S2-)
- Joseph Coupal (S2-)
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Country of origin
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Original language
| English
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No.
of seasons
| 4
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No.
of episodes
| 67
(
list of episodes
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Executive producers
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- Dorothea Gillim
- Trevor Bentley (S2-)
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Producers
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- Olubunmi Mia Olufemi (S1)
- Elizabeth Thorsen (S2-)
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Running time
| 23-25 minutes
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Production companies
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Network
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TVOKids
(Canada)
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Release
| July 15, 2019
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2019-07-15
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present
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Molly of Denali
(stylized in
all caps
) is an animated
children's television series
produced by
WGBH Kids
in association with
Atomic Cartoons
, created by
Dorothea Gillim
and Kathy Waugh for
PBS Kids
and
CBC Kids
.
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It premiered on July 15, 2019, and is the first American nationally distributed children's show to feature an
Alaska Native
as the lead character.
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38 half-hours were produced for season 1, which has a 50-minute special as its season finale.
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A special live-action segment filmed in
Alaska
airs between the two 11-minute story segments.
On April 6, 2021, it was announced that the show had been renewed for season 2. The second season premiered on November 1, 2021, and ended on October 10, 2022, after 14 episodes.
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The third season premiered on November 7, 2022. The fourth season premiered on March 25, 2024.
The series won a
Peabody Award
in the Children's/Youth category in 2020.
[6]
At the
Children's and Family Emmy Awards
, the series was nominated in the Outstanding Preschool Animated Series and in the Outstanding Writing for a Preschool Animated Program categories.
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Plot and overview
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The series follows ten-year-old Molly Mabray, an
Alaska Native
vlogger from the fictional village of Qyah, and her family, friends Tooey Ookami and Trini Mumford, her
Malamute
Suki, and other residents. Her family runs the Denali Trading Post. The series also teaches children literacy skills by the informational texts and communication.
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Cast
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- Sovereign Bill as Molly Mabray, the star of the series. She is of
Gwich'in
,
Koyukon
, and
Dena'ina
Athabascan
descent. She has a blog to share with viewers in the lower 48 states about life in Alaska. Her native name is Shahnyaa, which means "one who informs us."
[9]
She also has a sled dog named Suki.
- Sequoia Janvier (Season 1) and Zane Jasper (Season 2-present) as Tokone “Tooey” Ookami (Japanese: トコネ 「トゥ?イ 」狼), Molly’s best friend. He is of Yupik, Koyukon, and Japanese American descent. His last name is “wolf” in Japanese. In “Porcupine Slippers”, Atsaq refers to Tooey as “Little Wolf”.
- Vienna Leacock as Trini Mumford, Molly’s best friend (besides Tooey). She moved from Texas to Qyah.
- Jules Arita Koostachin
as Layla Mabray, Molly's mother
- Ronnie Dean Harris as Walter Mabray, Molly's father
- Lorne Cardinal
as Grandpa Nat
- Adeline Potts as Auntie Midge
- Ellen Kennedy as Singing Moose, Video Voice, and Connie
- Luc Roderique as Daniel, Announcer, and Cowboy on TV
- Michelle Thrush
as Shyahtsoo, Aunt Merna, and Grace
- Shawn Youngchief as William Patak, Maurice, Finnegan King, and Olin Benedict
- Katrina Salisbury as Nina
- Rhonda Rees as Barb
- Pamela Jones as Sadie Albert
- Nyla Carpentier as Atsaq, Tooey's mother
- Taran Kootenhayoo as Randall
- Pawaken Koostachin-Chakasim (Season 1) and Sigmund Couillard (Season 2-present) as Oscar
- Cynthia De Pando as Lucia
- Damon Sky Taylor as Ben
- Hyuma Frankowski as Kenji
- Tai Grauman as Mrs. Marsh, the teacher
- Anna Dickey as Vera
- Brendan Sunderland as Jake
- Clay St. Thomas as Travis and Mr. Rowley
- Rebecca Shoichet
as Dr. Antigone
- Rukiya Bernard
as Violetta Lawrence
- Barbara Patrick as Tatiana
- Macie Juiles as Nadia
- Maxine Miller as Betsy Higginbottom
- Veena Sood
as Dr. Amara Batra
- Bethany Brown as Joy Mumford
- Reneltta Arluk as Dr. Begaye, Willow's Mom, and Mary
- Cathy Weseluck
as Charlotte (Sassy Ladies of Saskatoon)
- Laara Sadiq as Abigail (Sassy Ladies of Saskatoon)
- Mary Black as Olivia (Sassy Ladies of Saskatoon)
- Nanieezh Black as Marjie
Voice direction by
Nicole Oliver
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Episodes
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Series overview
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Season 1 (2019?21)
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Season 2 (2021?22)
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Season 3 (2022-23)
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Season 4 (2024)
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Production
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The show's theme song is sung by Phillip Blanchett and Karina Moeller from the band
Pamyua
, with a fiddle and drum played by Brennan Firth.
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Portions of the show's dialogue are in the
Gwich?in language
.
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Molly of Denali is created with the help of at least 88 different indigenous contributors.
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Broadcast
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Molly of Denali
premiered on
CBC Kids
in Canada on September 2, 2019. A podcast was released shortly after its premiere date, this time as a prequel to the series, with season 2 of the podcast premiering in September 2020. Season 3 of the podcast premiered on March 3, 2021.
Reception
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Accolades
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Notes
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Credited as WGBH Kids for earlier season 1 episodes.
References
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"PBS Kids orders animated series from Atomic Cartoons"
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Playback
, May 9, 2018.
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"Upfronts ’18: CBC debuts 17 new series"
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Playback
, May 24, 2018.
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"Get An Exclusive Sneak Peek At A Brand New Episode Of 'Molly Of Denali' On PBS Kids"
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Romper
. April 28, 2020.
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"Molly of Denali wins Peabody Award"
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Atomic Cartoons
. June 10, 2020
. Retrieved
June 26,
2020
.
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"PBS KIDS and GBH Boston Announce Season 2 of MOLLY OF DENALI"
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About PBS - Main
(Press release). April 6, 2021
. Retrieved
April 6,
2021
.
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"Peabody 30 Winners"
. August 24, 2020.
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"NATAS Announces Nominations for First Annual Children's & Family Emmys as of November 23, 2022"
https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CAFE-Nominations-with-Credits-11.23-at-1000.pdf
Retrieved September 9, 2023.
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"PBS KIDS Announces MOLLY OF DENALI, Premiering July 15, 2019"
(Press release). PBS. February 1, 2019.
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Early, Wesley (June 25, 2019).
"Meet Sovereign Bill, the voice behind Molly of Denali"
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Alaska Public Media
. Retrieved
December 31,
2020
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Alexandra Whyte.
"How Molly of Denali found its diverse cast and crew"
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Kidscreen
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"Molly of Denali Season 1"
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CBC Gem
. Retrieved
January 22,
2019
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note: only viewable in Canada, so not able to archive.
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"10:30am - Tuesday, February 4, 2020"
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Archived
from the original on January 22, 2020
. Retrieved
January 22,
2020
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Berry Itchy Day/Herring Eggs Or Bust #102
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"Molly of Denali: First Fish/A-Maze-Ing Snow"
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the original
on January 22, 2020.
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"Molly of Denali: Bird in the Hand/Bye-Bye Birdie"
. Archived from
the original
on January 22, 2020.
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"Molly of Denali: Culture Clash/Party Moose"
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the original
on January 22, 2020.
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"10:30am - Friday, February 7, 2020"
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Archived
from the original on January 22, 2020
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January 22,
2020
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Hot Springs Eternal/Tooeys Hero #108
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"Molly of Denali: Sukis Bone/Brand New Flag"
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the original
on January 22, 2020.
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"Molly of Denali: Sap Season/The Book of Mammoths"
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the original
on January 22, 2020.
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"Molly of Denali: Fiddle of Nowhere/A Splash of Mink"
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the original
on January 22, 2020.
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"10:30am - Wednesday, January 29, 2020"
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Archived
from the original on January 22, 2020
. Retrieved
January 22,
2020
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Turn on the Northern Lights!/Fiddlesticks #117
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"10:30am - Friday, January 24, 2020"
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Archived
from the original on January 22, 2020
. Retrieved
January 22,
2020
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Mollyball/Visit Qyah #121
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"10:30am - Thursday, January 30, 2020"
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Archived
from the original on January 22, 2020
. Retrieved
January 22,
2020
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The Night Manager/Not So Permafrost #120
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"10:30am - Friday, January 31, 2020"
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Archived
from the original on January 22, 2020
. Retrieved
January 22,
2020
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Tooth Or Consequences/Qyah Spy #116
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"10:30am - Wednesday, February 12, 2020"
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Archived
from the original on January 22, 2020
. Retrieved
January 22,
2020
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Winter Champions/Hus-Keys #115
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"Program Guide"
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CBC.ca
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Archived
from the original on January 22, 2020
. Retrieved
January 22,
2020
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7:45 AM Molly of Denali (HD) - Series 1 - Eps 22 - Rocky Rescue / Canoe Journey
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"10:30am - Tuesday, February 11, 2020"
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Archived
from the original on January 22, 2020
. Retrieved
January 22,
2020
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Seal Dance/Snowboarding Qyah Style #123
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"Program Guide"
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CBC.ca
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Archived
from the original on January 22, 2020
. Retrieved
January 22,
2020
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9:55 AM Molly of Denali (HD) - Series 1 - Eps 23 - Seal Dance / Snowboarding Qyah Style
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"10:30am - Monday, February 10, 2020"
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Archived
from the original on January 22, 2020
. Retrieved
January 22,
2020
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Welcome Home Balto/Snow Jam #124
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"Program Guide"
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CBC.ca
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Archived
from the original on January 22, 2020
. Retrieved
January 22,
2020
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9:55 AM Molly of Denali (HD) - Series 1 - Eps 24 - Welcome Home Balto / Snow Jam
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"10:30am - Thursday, February 13, 2020"
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Archived
from the original on January 22, 2020
. Retrieved
January 22,
2020
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Operation Sleepover/Beneath The Surface #129
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"10:30am - Friday, February 14, 2020"
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Archived
from the original on January 22, 2020
. Retrieved
January 22,
2020
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Valentine's Day Disaster/Porcupine Slippers #126
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"Program Guide - Schedules"
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CBC.ca
. Archived from
the original
on February 21, 2020.
9:55 AM Molly of Denali (HD) - Series 1 - Eps 26 - Molly's Valentine's Day Disaster / Porcupine Slippers
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"Molly of Denali - episode: 134H - Molly of Denali"
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PBSUtah.org
. December 30, 2020
. Retrieved
January 24,
2021
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"Molly of Denali - episode: 135H - Molly of Denali"
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PBSUtah.org
. December 30, 2020
. Retrieved
January 24,
2021
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"Molly of Denali - episode: 136H - Molly of Denali"
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PBSUtah.org
. December 30, 2020
. Retrieved
January 24,
2021
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"Molly of Denali - episode: 137H - Molly of Denali"
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PBSUtah.org
. December 30, 2020
. Retrieved
January 24,
2021
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"Peeebs"
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Twitter.com
. March 27, 2021
. Retrieved
March 28,
2021
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"Molly of Denali"
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KET
. December 30, 2019
. Retrieved
October 14,
2021
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"Molly of Denali"
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Rotten Tomatoes
. Retrieved
October 14,
2021
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"Schedule"
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WOSU Public Media
. Retrieved
March 13,
2023
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"PBS KIDS Announces MOLLY OF DENALI, Premiering July 15, 2019 | PBS About"
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PBS
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"Molly of Denali says "Mahsi' Choo"
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Foundation
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"When ? and how ? should you talk to your kids about climate change?"
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Canary Media
. August 31, 2022
. Retrieved
April 14,
2023
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Tuchow, Ryan (May 27, 2021).
"Inclusivity, mature subjects win at the YMAs"
.
Kidscreen
.
Brunico Communications
.
Archived
from the original on June 20, 2023
. Retrieved
March 17,
2024
.
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