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| Korean | .mw-parser-output .noitalic{font-style:normal} 출동! 슈퍼윙스 |
| Chinese | 超级飞侠 |
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| Created by | Gil Hoon Jung |
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| Directed by | Jin Yong Kim |
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| Composer(s) | Seung Hyuk Yang (Studio Doma) |
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| Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 108 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 12 min. |
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| First shown in | South Korea |
| Original release | September 1, 2014 (2014-09-01) – present (present) |
Super Wings (Korean: 출동! 슈퍼윙스; Chinese: 超级飞侠) is an animated television series co-produced by FunnyFlux Entertainment in South Korea, Alpha Group Co., Ltd. in China, and Little Airplane Productions in the United States, with the production support from the Educational Broadcasting System and CJ E&M in South Korea, and additional support from KOCCA.
Contents
1 Development
2 Characters
3 Episodes
4 Release
4.1 Distribution
4.2 Broadcast
5 Awards
6 Merchandise and other media
7 References
8 External links
Development
Super Wings was announced in September 2013, and had a licensing market debut at that year's MIPJunior in Cannes, France.[1]
Characters
Jett (Korean: 호기; Chinese: 乐迪; voiced by Luca Padovan (Season 1) and Hudson Loverro (Season 2) in the English version): The main character, a red and white male jet plane. His task is to deliver packages to kids around the world.
Donnie (Korean: 도니; Chinese: 多多; voiced by Colin Critchley in the English version): A male yellow and blue plane. His specialty is to make or repair things using his handy tool kit. He's prone to self-inflicted accidents.
Dizzy (Korean: 아리; Chinese: 小爱; voiced by Junah Jang (Season 1) and Jenna Iacono (Season 2) in the English version): A pink and white female helicopter. Her main task is to rescue the people in need of her assistance.
Jerome (Korean: 재롬; Chinese: 酷飞; voiced by Evan Smolin in the English version): male blue fighter jet. He believes that some problems Jett faces can be solved with a dance routine, and thinks he can do other Super Wings' missions better than they can do them themselves. He is one of the Super Wings who are absent in Season Three.
Paul (Korean: 봉반장; Chinese: 包警长; voiced by Gary Littman in the English version): A blue and white police plane. One of his jobs is to guard the World Airport at night. At times, he helps Jett and others by using his traffic control and detective skills in certain situations.
Grand Albert (Korean: 다알지 할아버지; Chinese: 胡须爷爷; voiced by Bill Raymond in the English version): A retired male orange bi-plane with a front propeller. He gives moral advice about some tasks to Jett. Also, he has a trunk full of items collected over time from his young days as an adventurer. He is one of the Super Wings who are absent in Season Three.
Mira (Korean: 미나; Chinese: 小青; voiced by Elana Caceres in the English version): A female green jet plane. She is the only member of the Super Wings team that loves water and can breathe underwater without the use of diving equipment.
Bello (Korean: 주주; Chinese: 卡文; voiced by Jason Griffith in the English version): A male black and white striped safari plane with a propeller. His specialty is to talk with various animals in their language. He is one of the Super Wings who are absent in Season Three.
Chase (Korean: 에이스; Chinese: 酷雷; voiced by Will Blagrove in the English version): A male dark blue spy plane. He can transform into almost anything in addition to a robot and a plane. He is one of the Super Wings who are absent in Season Three.
Todd (Korean: 두두; Chinese: 金刚; voiced by Joseph Ricci in the English version): A male brown construction plane. He has a drill for his nose. He is one of the Super Wings who are absent in Season Three.
Astra (Korean: 샛별; Chinese: 米莉; voiced by Hayley Negrin in the English version): A female white space plane.
Flip (Korean: 피구; Chinese: 淘淘; voiced by Jian Harrell in the English version): A male red plane, who knows a lot about sports. He joined the Super Wings in "The Bermuda Blunder" after helping rescue Jett from the Bermuda Triangle. He is one of the Super Wings who are absent in Season Three
Jimbo (Korean: 코보; Chinese: 金宝; voiced by J. L. Mount in the English version): The former main traffic controller and the only human working at the World Airport in Season 1. In Season 2, he goes on an around-the-world vacation while his niece, Sky takes his place as the traffic controller. In Season 3 he returns, this time as Maintenance Technician.
Sky (Korean: 하늘; Chinese: 安琪; voiced by Madison Kelly in the English version): The current main traffic controller and the only human working at the World Airport after Jimbo went on vacation (Until his return in Season 3). Jimbo's niece.
Roy (Chinese: 皮皮; voiced by Emma Fusco in the English version): A luggage tug. He is always wanting to fly, like the Super Wings. He often drops some items on the tarmac because he is in such a hurry. He has a twin brother named Ray.
Poppa Wheels (Chinese: 卡尔; voiced by Benjie Randall in the English version): A truck who works as Donnie's Assistant and transforms into robot mode. He acts as a father figure towards Donnie.
Big Wing (Chinese: 大鹏; voiced by Conor Hall in the English version): A blue and white jumbo passenger plane with a yellow stripe. He is the biggest member of the Super Wings team. He's the only Super Wings member that does not transform into robot mode. He is one of the Super Wings who are absent in Season Three (Note: A large airplane similar to Big Wing appears in the Season Three episode "The Case of the Lost Suitcase")
Neo (Chinese: 圆圆; voiced by Catie Harvey in the English version): A small plane. She works at a factory that transforms.
Episodes
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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| 1 | 52 | 3 December 2013 (2013-12-03) | 2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) | ||
| 2 | 52 | 24 March 2017 (2017-03-24) | 30 December 2017 (2017-12-30) | ||
| 3 | 52 | 1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) | TBA | ||
Release
Distribution
For the Mainland China and the rest of Asia, as well as the Middle East, Alpha Animation and Culture holds the distribution rights of the series. For the rest of the world, the series is distributed by CJ E&M.[2][3]
Broadcast
In South Korea, Super Wings was premiered on September 1, 2014 on what is now EBS1,[4] a public service terrestrial television channel operated by Educational Broadcasting System. The initial airings on EBS included a segment which celebrated certain children's birthdays during the closing credits. It was repeated on some of children's interest channels on multichannel platforms in the country since then: Tooniverse, owned by CJ E&M, was one of such channels. Season 2 was premiered on March 1, 2017 on EBS1.[5][6]
In China, the series was syndicated, distributed by Alpha to television stations.
In the United States, Super Wings was premiered on March 14, 2015 on Sprout (now Universal Kids).
In Canada, the series was premiered on March 3, 2015 on Treehouse TV (owned by Corus).
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, Super Wings was premiered on Cartoonito on February 6, 2017.[7]
In Australia, the series was broadcast on Eleven (now 10 Peach).
In Singapore, the series debuted on Okto on October 14, 2017.[8]
In Hong Kong, the series all debuted on Now TV (Hong Kong) on April 25, 2019
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| 2016 | International Emmy Kids Awards | Kids: Preschool | Super Wings | Nominated |
Merchandise and other media
Alpha Animation and Culture in China (whose toy division is also operated under its Auldey brand) holds master toy license worldwide.[1] In the United States and Canada, the toys are sold by Auldey Toys and Imports Dragon, respectively.[9]
Nelvana (a Corus company) has consumer products rights of Super Wings for the United States, Canada and France.[9][10]
References
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^ "Super Wings flies to new broadcasters". kidscreen.com. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
^ Wolfe, Jennifer (February 24, 2015). "Super Wings Takes Flight to the Americas". AWN.com. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
^ "9월 1일 <출동! 슈퍼윙스> 첫방송! / 출동! 슈퍼윙스 (출동!슈퍼윙스 )". ebs.co.kr. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
^ "공통 게시판". ebs.co.kr. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
^ 이정현 (February 27, 2017). "EBS, '출동! 슈퍼윙스2' 등 신규 애니메이션 줄편성". yonhapnews.co.kr. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
^ "Boomerang UK And Cartoonito UK February 2017 Highlights" (Press release). Turner UK. Retrieved January 24, 2017 – via RegularCapital.
^ "Super Wings Debut". PP Toys. October 3, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
^ ab "A Super Wings merchandising program to land in North America". kidscreen.com. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
^ "Nelvana to rep Super Wings in France". kidscreen.com. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
External links
Super Wings at Universal Kids
Super Wings at Treehouse TV
Super Wings at Cartoonito UK
Super Wings at Ten Play
Super Wings at FunnyFlux Entertainment
Super Wings at Alpha Group Co., Ltd.
