Pinky Dinky Doo
| Pinky Dinky Doo | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Jim Jinkins |
| Starring | India Ennenga, Felix Chrome, Justin Riordan, Heather Dilly |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 Minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Noggin |
Pinky Dinky Doo is a children's animated series that currently airs on Noggin in the US and CBeebies in Great Britain.
Pinky is a seven-year-old girl who lives in Great Big City with her parents, her four-year-old brother, Tyler, and their pet, Mr. Guinea Pig. When a problem arises, Pinky dances her way to a cardboard Story Box and uses a piece of chalk and her imagination to tell a story. During the made-up story, Pinky must Think Big, at which point her head swells and she comes up with an often wacky solution to the problem.
This show helps viewers increase their vocabularies with its Great Big Fancy Word, which is featured several times during the episode. It also addresses problem-solving skills as well as the basics of narrative stories -- character, dialogue, plot, details, main idea and sequence of events. After Pinky tells her story and solves the problem of the day, kids are invited to play an interactive game on the Cheese Sandwich toy, where they review details about the story. At the end of each episode, kids are encouraged to make up their own stories.
This series was created by Jim Jinkins, who originally made up Pinky's adventures as bed-time tales for his children. The Executive Producers are Jinkins and David Campbell. It is a production of Sesame Workshop and Cartoon Pizza. According to Noggin, Pinky Dinky Doo is the network’s first original series dedicated to enhancing early literacy.
There is also a Spanish- version on Univision.
Characters
It has 3 main characters: Pinky (India Ennenga), Tyler (Felix Chrome), and Mr. Guinea Pig. It also has the characters of Pinky's mother and father, and 4 school characters: Nicholas Biscuit, Bobby Boom, Daffinee Toilette, and Miss McGanza.
Episodes
There are some episodes with What's That Sound? * Episodes that have it. There are 26 Episodes in the first season:
101A – Where Are My Shoes?
101B – Pinky Dinky Doo and the Outer Space Fluffy Buns
102A – Tyler's Great Big Solo* There was a dog and a rooster.
You had to find Tyler singing.
102B – Polka Dot Pox
103A - Pinky and the Grumpy Alligator
103B – The Horn and Antler Club
104A – Tyler Dinky Doo and the Pirate Crew
104B – Pinky Dinky Doo and the Missing Dinosaurs
105A – Pinky Dinky Doo and the Pizza Artist
105B – Pinky Dinky Doo and the Party Animals
106A – Tyler's Tall O'Meter
106B – Pinky Dinky Doo and the Cloud People
107A – Tyler Dinky Doo's Big Boo
107B – Pinky and the New Teacher
108A – Tyler Dinky Doo to the Rescue
108B – Shrinky Pinky
109A – Tyler's Too Cool Game
109B – Come Home, Little Guinea Pig
110A – Pinky and the Super Spaghetti Knot
110B – Back to School is Cool
111A – Tyler Dinky Doo's Sporting News
111B – Dragon Needs a Sippy Cup
112A – Tyler Dinky Doo and the Legend of Twigfoot
112B – Pinky and the Big Rainy Day *you had to find the sound of cats and dogs
113A – Pinky's Awful Good Day
113B – Tyler's Neat-o Tuxedo
114A – Pinky's Wintery Dintery Doo
114B – Pinky's Great Big Concert
115A – The Great Big Cheese Chase* There was a duck and a cow.
You had to find the song of the cheese monster.
115B – Try It, You'll Like It…Pretty Much
116A – Pinky Dinky Duplicate
116B – I Want That
117A – Boom! Sonic Boom!
117B – Pinky the Pet
118A – Guppy Training Day
118B – Pinky and the Babysitter
119A – Tyler's Lucky Sock
119B – Tyler's Best Sleepover Ever
120A – Pinky's Big Talent
120B – Pinky Dinky Re-Doo
121A – Tyler's Super Family
121B – Pinky and the Ice Cream Babies
122A – Mr. Guinea Pig and the Big Bone
122B – Mr. Guinea Pig, Superstar
123A – Pinky and the Pink Phenomenon
123B – Two Wheel Dreams
124A – Go to Bed, Tyler!
124B - Mr. Guinea Pig's Loose Tooth
125A – Think Pink
125B – Tyler's First Flight
126A – Pinky and the Castle of Cards
126B – Daddy's Special Shirt
Games
At the end of each 15 minute story, Pinky plays an educational type of game. Some of the games include the following:
What Came First? Pinky replays certain portions of the story and then asks viewing children to remember which part came first in the story.
Eat It or Wear It: Pinky shows objects and asks kids if they would eat it or wear it.
Great Big Fancy Word Game: Pinky helps kids recall the meaning of the fancy word that has been repeated in the story.
Who is this: A slice of swiss cheese appears on the screen and holes pop out of it revealing a character from the story. Viewers must try to guess what character is hiding behind the slice of cheese.