Pinky Dinky Doo

Pinky Dinky Doo
GenreAnimated series
Created byJim Jinkins
Developed by
  • Jim Jinkins
  • Mark York
Voices of
Theme music composer
Opening theme"Pinky Dinky Doo Theme Song"
Ending theme"We're Going to the Story Box" (Instrumental)
ComposerDan Sawyer
Country of origin
  • United States
  • Canada[a]
  • Latin America[a]
Original languagesEnglish
Spanish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes52 (104 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Melanie Grisanti (season 1)
  • Clint Green (season 2)
Running time22 minutes (11 minutes per segment)
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseApril 5, 2005 (2005-04-05)[1] –
January 9, 2010 (2010-01-09) (April 8, 2011 in USA)
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Pinky Dinky Doo is an animated children's television series created by Jim Jinkins.[2] It was produced and co-owned by Jinkins' Cartoon Pizza and Sesame Workshop. The series was made in association with Discovery Kids Latin America, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (season 1).[b] For the second season, Abrams Gentile Entertainment, and the Canadian studio Keyframe Digital Productions[3] joined as production companies. Each episode follows an imaginative pink-haired girl named Pinky Dinky Doo, her brother Tyler and pet Mr. Guinea Pig as she makes up her own stories.

The character of Pinky Dinky Doo was created by Jim Jinkins as a bedtime story for his daughter. In 2002, he developed the idea into a two-part web series, produced by his company Cartoon Pizza alongside Sesame Workshop.[4] In 2003, Random House released a series of six children's books featuring the character, and on April 5, 2005, the show's first season made its worldwide premiere on Discovery Kids in Latin America. The show was first broadcast in English on CBC Television in December 2005.[5]

From January 17, 2016 to January 2, 2021, the series aired in reruns on HBO Kids as part of HBO's deal with Sesame Workshop.[6] It was also added to the HBO Max streaming service upon its launch on May 27, 2020, before being taken off on January 2, 2021.[7] Until November 2022, the series was available on Sensical, a free streaming service by Common Sense Media.[8]


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  1. ^ "Pinky Dinky Doo Season 1 on HBO". Amazon Video. 2016. April 5, 2005
  2. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 465. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  3. ^ Strike, Joe (December 9, 2008). "'Pinky Dinky Doo': Keyframe Digital Does the Second Season". AWN.com. Animation World Network. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  4. ^ Connell, Mike (October 1, 2002). "Cool New Shows! 2002". Kid Screen. Brunico Communications Ltd. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  5. ^ "Kidscreen » Archive » Here's looking beyond you, kid…".
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference hbo-kids was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Nearly every movie and show now on HBO Max". Polygon. 27 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Watch Pinky Dinky Doo Streaming 100% Free!". Sensical. 2022-03-11. Retrieved 2022-03-13.