Nature Cat

Nature Cat
GenreChildren's fiction
Animated sitcom
Adventure
Comedy
Musical
Created byAdam Rudman
David Rudman
Todd Hannert[1]
Voices of
Theme music composerBill Sherman
Opening theme"Nature Cat Theme Song", performed by Taran Killam, Christopher Jackson, and Veronica Jackson
Ending theme"Nature Cat Theme" (instrumental)
Composers
  • Stuart Kollmorgen
  • Doug Califano
Country of originUnited States
Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes93 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Adam Rudman
  • David Rudman
  • Vince Commisso (seasons 1–3)
  • Steven Jarosz (seasons 1–3)
  • Blake Tohana (seasons 2–3)
  • Heather Walker (seasons 4–5)
Producers
  • Caroline Bandolik[1]
  • Frances Nankin[1]
  • Jesse McMahon[1]
  • Scott Scornavacco[1]
Running time12 minutes (segments only)
28 minutes (series)
Production companiesSpiffy Pictures
WTTW Chicago
9 Story Media Group (seasons 1–3)
Yowza! Animation (seasons 4–5)
Original release
NetworkPBS Kids
ReleaseNovember 25, 2015 (2015-11-25) –
January 2, 2024 (2024-01-02)
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Nature Cat is an educational animated children's television series that aired from November 25, 2015 to January 2, 2024 on PBS Kids and is aimed at children aged 3–8.[2][3] The series follows the adventures of four main characters: Nature Cat, Hal the Dog, Squeeks the Mouse, and Daisy the Bunny. The show has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program".[4] The series debut in November achieved nearly 3.7 million viewers, and by March it has achieved 69 million video streams across online platforms.[5] As of October 2016, Nature Cat has been renewed for a second and third season.[6] The second season premiered on January 1, 2018. Then the third season premiered on April 18, 2019. In 2021, the show was renewed for a fourth and fifth season. The fourth season premiered on May 9, 2022, while the fifth and final season premiered on April 17, 2023.[7]

The show's soundtrack, The Green Album, was released on February 16, 2018 through BMG Rights Management (which also owns the song publishing rights to Nature Cat).

On June 5, 2018, the first DVD Onward and Pondward was released. Tomy owns the toy license to Nature Cat, and has released several stuffed animals of the main characters.[8]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Credits :: Nature Cat". pbskids.org. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Cast was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ PBS KIDS [@PBS KIDS] (May 13, 2015). KIDS/status/598491888035831808 "Nature Cat designed for kids 3 to 8 and inspired by Richard Louv's Last Child in the Woods. - Sara Dewitt #PBSam #PBSKIDS" (Tweet). Retrieved March 25, 2016 – via Twitter. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  4. ^ "PBS and PBS KIDS Receive 44 Daytime Emmy® Nominations". pbskids.org. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  5. ^ "Nature Cat is a new PBS Kids Series Produced by Spiffy Pictures". blog.toonboom.com. Toonboom Blog.
  6. ^ "PBS KIDS greenlights Nature Cat for two more seasons". Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  7. ^ "Nature Cat, Season 5". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  8. ^ "TOMY Introduces Nature Cat Toy Line • The Toy Book". The Toy Book. February 22, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2021.