StoryBots

StoryBots
Created by
  • Evan Spiridellis
  • Gregg Spiridellis
Owners
Years2012–present
Films and television
Animated seriesAsk the StoryBots, StoryBots Super Songs, Storybots: Answer Time, Storybots: Super Silly Stories with Bo
Television special(s)A StoryBots Christmas
Television short(s)StoryBots
Official website
www.storybots.com

StoryBots is an American children's media franchise that produces educational TV series, books, videos, music, video games, and classroom activities.[1] Its productions include Netflix series, Ask the StoryBots, StoryBots: Answer Time, StoryBots: Super Silly Stories with Bo, and StoryBots Super Songs.[2]

After launching online and gaining more than 620 million views on YouTube,[3] StoryBots launched its first television series on the streaming service, Netflix, in 2016. Now in its third season, Ask the StoryBots has won multiple Daytime Emmy Awards and an Annie Award, along with recognition from the Peabody Awards and British Academy Children's Awards. It also spawned a companion show, StoryBots Super Songs, and a holiday special, A StoryBots Christmas.[4]

Created by the entertainment studio JibJab, the brand later became part of StoryBots, Inc., an independent production company. StoryBots, Inc., (along with the StoryBots brand) was acquired by Netflix in May 2019 as part of an overall push by the streaming service into more educational and family-oriented content.[5][6]

  1. ^ "StoryBots". Online Tools for Teaching & Learning. University of Massachusetts Amherst. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  2. ^ Barrett, Brian. "Parents, Rejoice! Here Are Netflix's Kid-Friendly August Additions". Wired. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  3. ^ "StoryBots". YouTube. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
  4. ^ "Get By This Summer with a Little Help from Netflix". Netflix Media Center. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
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  6. ^ "Netflix buys kids show producer StoryBots". Reuters. 2019-05-09. Archived from the original on 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2019-05-09.