Slumberkins is a musical preschool series from the Jim Henson Company based on the popular children's book series of the same name, which premiered on Apple TV+ on November 4, 2022.
The show stars puppet versions of five of the Slumberkins characters, each representing a different emotional learning topic. The cast includes Bigfoot (self-esteem), Unicorn (authenticity), Sloth (routines), Yak (self-acceptance), and Fox (change).
Cast[]
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- Voices
- Jennifer Hale (Narrator), Kari Wahlgren, Dee Bradley Baker, Yonas Kibreab and Miles Flack (Squirrels)
- Assistant Puppeteers
- Safi Nazzal, Catrina Quintanilla, Stoph Scheer, Benjamin Schrader, Allan Trautman, Art Vega, Robin Walsh, Jordan Brownlee, Andrew Cano, Artie Esposito, Langston Hatch, Anthony Juan, Kathryn Molloy
Credits[]
- Executive Producer: Halle Stanford, Alex Rockwell
- Created for Television by Alex Rockwell
- Executive Music Producer: Ingrid Michaelson
- Theme Song Written and Performed by Ingrid Michaelson
- Puppets by Jim Henson's Creature Shop
- Creative Supervisor: Peter Brooke
- Mechanical Supervisor: John Criswell
- Fabrication Supervisor: Scott Johnson
- Puppet Builders: Jasper Anderson, Rachel Burson, Robin Dufay, Artie Esposito, Andrea Gilletti, Amanda Maddock, Gabriella Padilla, Tina Roland, Robin Walsh
- Puppet Captain: Russ Walko
- Puppet Wranglers: Andrea Detwiler, Rachel Burson, Gabriella Padilla
External links[]
- Portland Inno, "Slumberkins, Jim Henson Co. Show Debuts on Apple TV+ This Fall" by Malia Spencer, August 30, 2022.