Award-winning stop-motion, live-action series to begin filming third season
Imagine Create Media is thrilled to announce that Season Three of the hit stop-motion, live-action series Scout & The Gumboot Kids and two new spin-off series, Daisy & The Gumboot Kids and Jessie & The Gumboot Kids, have been greenlit by CBC Kids.
“We’re happy to be working with CBC Kids to bring more Gumboot Kids to Canadian families,” says the shows’ Co-Creator and Co-Showrunner, Tara Hungerford. “We are grateful that the show is resonating with families.”
“CBC Kids is delighted to be part of this great Canadian media brand that showcases the natural beauty of the British Columbia landscape,” said Marie McCann, Senior Director, CBC Kids.
This will be the third season of Scout & The Gumboot Kids. The little series with a big heart has captured the imaginations of children across Canada. It won the Best Children’s and Youth Program at Canada’s Golden Sheaf Awards in both 2016 and 2017. It also won five 2017 Leo Awards including Best Children’s Program. It was also nominated for the 2017 Canadian Screen Award for Best Pre-School Series.
Mixing live-action and traditional stop-motion animation, Scout & Gumboot Kids features Scout, a curious mouse that leads the Gumboot Kids through a series of clues that take them outdoors to solve nature’s mysteries. The series—filmed on location in Vancouver, Burnaby, Hope and Manning Park—encourages children to mindfully discover the wonders of nature and successfully bridges the family room and the outdoors. Scout & The Gumboot Kids is endorsed by both The David Suzuki Foundation and the UCLA Global Media Centre for Social Impact.
“Children today spend less time outdoors than any generation in human history. Yet we know that a daily dose of nature makes kids smarter, more curious and creative,” says Ian Hanington, Senior Editor of the David Suzuki Foundation. “It’s simple: Kids need more nature! The Gumboot Kids is an excellent teaching tool for families, encouraging them to spend more time outdoors connecting with nature.”
Daisy & The Gumboot Kids is a new digital series featuring Daisy—Scout’s best friend—a nature-craft loving mouse. In each episode she leads the Gumboot Kids through the creation of a nature inspired craft. Ashleigh Ball of My Little Pony and Beat Bugs voices Daisy. Twenty episodes are currently in production in addition to a digital game for web, iOS and Android. Daisy & The Gumboot Kids will launch in Spring 2018.
Jessie & The Gumboot Kids is a series of 40 music interstitials featuring Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) award winning singer-songwriter Jessie Farrell performing alongside Scout, Daisy and the Gumboot Kids. Jessie & The Gumboot Kids will begin airing in January 2018.
Gumboot Kids is a family-made show, for families. It was created by husband-and-wife creative team, Eric Hogan and Tara Hungerford; their children also star as Gumboot Kids.
“Raising our two children in the city, we wanted to create a show that could be an antidote to the pace and pressure of family life today,” says Eric Hogan, the shows’ Co-Creator and Co-Showrunner. “Seeing the impact of a simple evening nature walk on our own children’s stress levels, we knew we were onto something. By subtly weaving in concepts of nature-connectedness and mindfulness—techniques proven to reduce stress—into an entertaining five minute show, we hope we can have an impact other families too.”
“The Gumboot Kids is creating a “new normal” for an entire generation,” says Sandra de Castro Buffington, Founding Director of the Global Media Center at UCLA. “This pioneering series transports young children into the practice of mindfulness and the magic of nature. The values of gratitude, appreciation and respect will stay with young viewers throughout a lifetime, creating a world we all want to live in.”
Scout & The Gumboot Kids has been acquired by ABC Australia, JEI TV in South Korea, Blink in the Philippians and in the US on the digital streaming platform, Curious World. Gumboot Kids is distributed by Sinking Ship Entertainment. Gumboot Kids is funded with the participation of the Shaw Rocket Fund, Canada Media Fund, Cogeco Fund, Film Incentive BC, and the Canadian Film & Video Production Tax Credit.
