WellieWishers is an animated web series based on the American Girl doll franchise.[1] The series premiered on October 14, 2016 on Amazon Prime Video in the United States and Spain,[3] and subsequently aired on Televisa,[4] plus Tiny Pop in the United Kingdom.[5] The series is co-produced by Mattel Creations and Submarine Studios B.V.[6] and animated by Jam Filled Entertainment.[7]
| WellieWishers | |
|---|---|
| Based on | American Girl doll franchise |
| Written by | Valerie Tripp |
| Directed by | Bouwine Pool, Wip Vernooij, Anneke de Graaf, Dario van der Vree |
| Voices of | Ashley Gebhard Lola Salsbury Lipson Yasmine Wright-Capers Dana Heath Lily Sanfelippo |
| Country of origin | United States Netherlands |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Christopher Keenan |
| Producers | Denise Green Bruno Felix Femke Wolting |
| Running time | 11 minutes |
| Production companies | Mattel Creations Submarine Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | Amazon Video |
| Release | October 14, 2016[1] – May 19, 2017[2] |
The series features five six and seven-year-old girls: Willa, Camille, Emerson, Kendall and Ashlyn. Each girl wears a pair of colourful Wellington boots as they play in Willa's Aunt Miranda's garden.[1]
Unfortunately, the show will not air on Pop Girl due to its closure in 2015, 1 year before WellieWishers premiered
Characters edit
- Ashlyn (voiced by Dana Heath): The group's party planner and the most socially-active among the girls.
- Camille (voiced by Ashley Gebhard):[8][non-primary source needed][non-primary source needed] A caring young girl and a good listener, who has an affinity for the ocean and aquatic interests.
- Emerson (voiced by Lola Salsbury Lipson): The theatrically-inclined member of the group, enjoying the stage and performing in front of her friends through her self-written poems and songs.
- Kendall (voiced by Yasmine Wright-Capers):[9][non-primary source needed] The group's artist and designer, having a gift for arts, crafts, and recycling old or discarded things.
- Willa (voiced by Lily Sanfelippo): A tree-climber and nature lover who has an interest in the outdoors, making friends with animals, and being fluent in "rabbit language".
Episodes edit
Season 1 (2016) edit
- The Bothersome Bird
- Little Tree
- Snow-flaking
- Copy Cat
- Butterfly Ballet
- Glowing in the Dark
- I Do, You, Hair-Do
- Now You See It, Now You Don't
- It Takes Two to See-Saw
- Coloriffic Scavenger Hunt
- Ashyln's Tall Tale
- Anything for a Laugh
- The Rainmakers
Season 2 (2017) edit
- Kendall Rules the Roost
- All Times Favorites
- Out of Line
- Camille's Poem
- Honking in the Winter Wonderland
- All's Wellie That Ends Wellie
- Duck, Duck, Oops!
- Truth or Hare
- Honey, I Spoiled The Bunny
- Owie Zowie
- The Party That Blew Away
- Mighty Girl
- The Importance of Being Ashlyn
References edit
- ^ a b c "American Girl(R) Debuts First-Ever Animated Series—Episodes Based On New WellieWishers(TM) Line For Younger Girls". Mattel Inc. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ "WellieWishers Season 1, Volume 2". Amazon. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
- ^ Malone, Michael (October 12, 2016). "Amazon Premieres American Girl Series 'WellieWishers' Oct. 14". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ "Mattel's Amazon series WellieWishers lands on Televisa". TBI Vision. December 7, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (October 1, 2016). "'WellieWishers' Gets UK Deal, Season 2 Greenlight". Animation Magazine. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ "Submarine opens animation studio for production of international series". Submarine (in Dutch). May 26, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ "WELLIE WISHERS". Jam Filled Entertainment. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ "Commercial Talent Agency". Retrieved January 19, 2019 – via Facebook.
- ^ @YasmineWCapers (August 3, 2017). "Wheels up to LAX..." (Tweet). Retrieved March 12, 2023 – via Twitter.