Ella the Elephant

Ella the Elephant
GenreAnimated television series
Based onElla the Elegant Elephant
by Carmela D' Amico & Steven D'Amico
Directed byLarry Jacobs
Voices ofAddison Holley
Annick Obonsawin
Avery Kadish
Devan Cohen
Theme music composerBrent Barkman
Earl Torno
Opening theme"Ella Theme", performed by Addison Holley
Ending theme"Ella Theme" (instrumental)
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26 (52 shorts)
Production
Executive producersMichael Hirsh
Toper Taylor
John Vandervelde
Sander Schwartz
Alyssa Cooper Sapire
For TVOKids:
Patricia Ellingson
ProducerJonah Stroh
Running time22 minutes
Production companiesDHX Cookie Jar Inc.
FremantleMedia Kids & Family
Original release
NetworkTVOKids
ReleaseSeptember 2, 2013 (2013-09-02) –
January 23, 2014 (2014-01-23)
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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.