| Ella the Elephant | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Animated television series |
| Based on | Ella the Elegant Elephant by Carmela D' Amico & Steven D'Amico |
| Directed by | Larry Jacobs |
| Voices of | Addison Holley Annick Obonsawin Avery Kadish Devan Cohen |
| Theme music composer | Brent Barkman Earl Torno |
| Opening theme | "Ella Theme", performed by Addison Holley |
| Ending theme | "Ella Theme" (instrumental) |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (52 shorts) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Michael Hirsh Toper Taylor John Vandervelde Sander Schwartz Alyssa Cooper Sapire For TVOKids: Patricia Ellingson |
| Producer | Jonah Stroh |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies | DHX Cookie Jar Inc. FremantleMedia Kids & Family |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVOKids |
| Release | September 2, 2013 – January 23, 2014 |
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Ella the Elephant is a Canadian animated television preschool series based on the books by Carmela D' Amico & Steven Henry (né D'Amico). The series was produced by DHX Cookie Jar Inc. (owned by WildBrain), in association with TVOKids and FremantleMedia Kids and Family Entertainment, with animation provided by Atomic Cartoons, with the series' funding provided by The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit and The Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit. The series' completion guarantee was provided by Film Finances Canada Ltd.
The series follows the adventures of Ella (voiced by Addison Holley) and her friends on Elephant Island. Ella is a spirited anthropomorphic little girl elephant with a magic hat that can transform into almost anything. Every day, there's a fantastic new adventure as Ella and her friends, Frankie (voiced by Devan Cohen), Belinda (voiced by Annick Obonsawin) and Tiki (voiced by Avery Kadish), get themselves into some tricky situations.
The first season aired on TVOKids in Canada from September 2, 2013, to January 23, 2014, and on Knowledge Kids from 2013 to 2020 and Télé-Québec in Canada. In the US, it aired on Disney Channel/Disney Junior from February 17, 2014, to December 13, 2014.
It also aired on Tiny Pop, Canal Panda, Doordarshan, ABC Kids and Hop! Channel.