| 3-2-1 Penguins! | |
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| Created by |
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| Developed by | Mike Nawrocki Phil Vischer Ron Smith Everett Downing Jr. |
| Directed by | Tod Carter Tom Bancroft Tim Hodge Ron Smith |
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| Theme music composer | Kurt Heinecke Mike Nawrocki |
| Opening theme | "3-2-1 Penguins! Theme Song" (lyrics by Mike Nawrocki) |
| Ending theme | "Fly" (music by Kurt Heinecke) |
| Composers | Kurt Heinecke Adam Frick |
| Country of origin | United States[1] |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (direct-to-video) 21 (TV series) 27 (total) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Tim Hodge Terry Pefanis Phil Vischer |
| Producers | Jon Gadsby J. Chris Wall Joe Barrouao Sean Roche David Pitts Steven Lynette |
| Editor | John Wahba |
| Running time | 30 minutes (video) 22 minutes (television) |
| Production companies | Big Idea Entertainment DKP Effects (2002-2003) UTV Software Communications (2007-2008) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Direct-to-Video |
| Release | November 14, 2000 – July 1, 2003 |
| Network | Qubo |
| Release | October 6, 2007 – November 13, 2008 |
| Related | |
| VeggieTales Larryboy: The Cartoon Adventures | |
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3-2-1 Penguins! is an American science fiction computer-animated Christian children's television series, initially launched on November 14, 2000 as a direct-to-video episode[2] by Big Idea Entertainment with videos released between 2000 and 2003. The direct-to-video series held the top spot on the Soundscan kid video sales charts for its first 18 weeks of release,[3] was the #1 seller on Christian Booksellers Association's video list in 2001,[4] and had sold 1.5 million videos as of February 2009.[5]
The television series aired on the Qubo blocks on NBC, Ion Television and Telemundo as well as the Qubo channel, and later on TBN and Smile of A Child. It ran for three seasons, with the first season consisting of television broadcasts of the six original home videos. Following its conclusion in 2008, it continued in reruns until 2014. The series was a top-ranked show on NBC's Qubo Saturday morning kids block in 2008.[6]
- ^ "3-2-1 Penguins!#Country of origin". IMDb.
- ^ Tubbs, Sharon (November 2, 2000). "In the beginning, there were veggies: Now there are penguins. The Christian video shelf just got bigger". St. Petersburg Times (Online). St. Petersburg, Florida. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
- ^ Craig von Buseck. "3-2-1 Penguins: Good Message – Mainly For The Kids". Christian Broadcasting Network, Video Review. Virginia Beach, VA. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
- ^ John Gaffney (2001, April). Veggie tales: Success no matter how you slice it. Video Business, 21(17), 31.
- ^ "Latest '3-2-1 Penguins!' to take off".
- ^ Kate Calder (July 2008). "Onward Christian Prodcos". KidScreen, p.16.