In South Korea, Baby Shark's Big Show! debuted on the Educational Broadcasting System (EBS) with a Christmas special on December 25, 2020.[1] From September 2021 onward, the series airs regularly on EBS1 on Wednesdays and Thursdays.[6] In the United States, it premiered on Nickelodeon on December 11, 2020.[7]
Plot
In the underwater town of Carnivore Cove, Baby Shark has different musical adventures with his best friend William, his other friends, and his family.
Characters
Main
Baby Shark (Kimiko Glenn) is a yellow shark and the main protagonist. The episodes "Sink or Swim", "Swimming with the Sharks", "Water Buggin'", "Monday Funday", "Shark House Rock", "Deep Dark Disco", "Swim Break", "Dinner with Bentley", and "Assembly Required" focus on him and his family.
William (Luke Youngblood) is an orange pilot fish and Baby Shark's best friend.
Mommy Shark (Natasha Rothwell) is a pink shark. She loves solving puzzles.
Daddy Shark (Eric Edelstein) is a blue shark. He's a dentist.
Grandma Shark (Debra Wilson) is an orange shark. Her nose can't be fooled.
Grandpa Shark (Patrick Warburton) is a green shark. He loves watching TV.
Supporting
Chucks (voiced by Yoon Eun-seo in Korean and Alex Cazares in English) is a purple male seahorse who is clumsy. The episodes "Snowball Bonanza", "Flow Bros", "Fishtival of Lights", "The Freeze Out", "Fishy Scouts", and "Do or Diary" focus on him.
Ezra (voiced by TBA in Korean and Robbie Daymond in English) is Chucks' seahorse dad.
Anya (voiced by TBA in Korean and Georgia King in English) is Chucks' fishy stepmom.
Maddie (voiced by TBA in Korean and Sirena Irwin in English) is Chucks' older fishy stepsister.
Daphne (voiced by TBA in Korean and Tara Strong) is Maddie's dolphin friend, who also works at the arcade.
Neil (voiced by TBA in Korean and JP Karliak in English) is Maddie's friend, who's a marigold fishy with a dark magenta mohawk.
Bread (voiced by TBA in Korean and Jim Rash in English) is Maddie's friend, who's a green fishy with a red hat.
Butter (voiced by TBA in Korean and Alexander Polinsky in English) is Maddie's friend, who's a blue-ish indigo fish with a red jacket.
Clucks (voiced by Fred Tatasciore) is Chucks' pet sea chicken who sleeps.
Vola (voiced by Kim Euh-ah in Korean and Kimberly Brooks in English) is a green female octopus who is tomboyish and loves sports. She has two moms.[8] The episodes "Medieval Tides", "The Great Skate Race", "Extreme Dodge Bubble", "The Trouble with Bunny Slugs", Petstravaganza", and "Ice Ice Vola" focus on her.
Viv (voiced by TBA in Korean and Sherry Cola in English) is Vola's octopus mama.
Vera (voiced by TBA in Korean and LaNisha Frederick in English) is Vola's other octopus mom.
Axel (voiced by Alexander Polinsky) is Vola's pet bunny slug who rollerskates.
Mason (voiced by TBA in Korean and Teddy Walsh in English) is a red male crab.
Goldie (voiced by Kim Bona in Korean and Cole Escola in English) is a gold female goldfish who is often vain and flamboyant. The episodes "The Show Must Flow On", "The Treat Goblin", "Funny Fish", and "Goldie's Understudies" focus on her.
Duchess (voiced by Cristina Milizia) is Goldie's pet clam who sings in high-tone, in which shakes the ground.
Hank (voiced by Yoon Eun-seo in Korean and Georgie Kidder in English) is a blue male whale and the youngest of Baby's friends. The episodes "Rocky-Bye", "Bad Hank", "Fort Fin-ship", "The Slug Hank Redemption", "Doctor Drama", "Sherman in the Middle", "Finception", "The Cutie Pirate", and "Whale Songs" focus on him.
Rocky is Hank's pet rock.
Sherman (voiced by TBA in Korean and Gary Anthony Williams in English) is Hank's whale dad.
Jozi (voiced by TBA in Korean and Carly Hughes in English) is Hank's whale stepmom.
Ashley (voiced by TBA in Korean and Cristina Milizia in English) is Hank's younger whale stepsister.
Splashley (voiced by TBA in Korean and Shelby Young in English) is Hank's other younger whale stepsister.
Slobber Slug (voiced by Fred Tatasciore) is a slobber slug, who later in the Season 3 episode "Petstravaganza" became Hank's pet.
Shadow (voiced by Lee Sang Ho in Korean and Cristina Pucelli in English) is a grey male shark and Baby's archrival.
Bait (voiced by Jeong Jae-heon in Korean and Rama Vallury in English) is a male purple tang who is one of Shadow's sidekicks.
Switch (voiced by Kim Bona in Korean and Tara Strong in English) is a brown male angelfish who is one of Shadow's sidekicks.
Shadwina (voiced by TBA in Korean and Kirstin Dodson in English) is Shadow's mother.
Sledge (voiced by TBA in Korean and Antony Del Rio in English) is Shadow's hammerhead shark cousin.
Rayna Ray (voiced by Yoon Eun-seo in Korean and Shelby Young in English) is a purple female manta ray who's a news reporter, and William's mother.
Barb (voiced by TBA in Korean and Betsy Sodaro in English) is a producer/camera fishy.
Marty Minnow (voiced by TBA in Korean and Griffin Puatu in English) is a green bespectacled male minnow and the leader of the minnows.
Mayor Anchovy (voiced by TBA in Korean and John Michael Higgins in English) is the mayor of Carnivore Cove.
Flowbot 3000 (voiced by TBA in Korean and JP Karliak in English) is one of Mayor Anchovy's flowbots in Swimmy Hall.
Big Fin (voiced by TBA in Korean and Nolan North in English) is a legendary fishy who lives in the Kelp Woods.
Sparky (voiced by Alex Cazares) is Big Fin's timid pet sea dragon.
Teensy Tardigrade (voiced by Cristina Milizia) is Baby Shark's pet tardigrade.
Chumby (voiced by Fred Tatasciore) is William's pet sea pig.
Ernie Urchin (voiced by Kalo Moss in season 1 and Bodhi Friedman in season 2) is a one-eyed urchin.
Squinton (voiced by TBA in Korean and Tariq Logan in English) is a little squid with a bionic tentacle, who is Ernie Urchin's bestie.
Wallace (voiced by TBA in Korean and Michaela Dietz in English) is a dolphin who lives in Baby Shark's neighborhood.
Penny Piranha (voiced by Aria Surrec) is a pink female piranha who also turns red when angry.
Briny (voiced by TBA in Korean and Vasthy Mompoint in English) is a shopkeeping whale.
Mr. Clownfish (voiced by TBA in Korean and James Mathis III in English) is a red clownfish who works at a treat shop.
Scoops (voiced by TBA in Korean and JP Karliak in English) is a penguin scooper who works in an ice cream shop called Iceberg Valley.
Sprinkles (voiced by JP Karliak) is Scoops' pet baby slug.
Bobby Gills (voiced by TBA in Korean and Natalie Palamides in English)
Aggie (voiced by TBA in Korean and Jessica DiCicco in English)
Bloop (voiced by Kaitlyn Robrock) is a jellyfish that changes color based on an emotion its feeling, who lives on a planet in hydrospace.
Bloop's Mom (voiced by Georgie Kidder) is Bloop's jellyfish mother that changes color based on an emotion she's feeling, who lives on a planet in hydrospace.
Bloop's Dad (voiced by Luke Youngblood) is Bloop's jellyfish father that changes color based on an emotion he's feeling, who lives on a planet in hydrospace.
Wavey Jones (voiced by TBA in Korean and Michael Lawoye) is a ghost fishy who loves to boogie.
Lannie (voiced by TBA in Korean and Chloe Fineman in English) is a lantern shark who is Baby Shark's friend.
Mariana (voiced by TBA in Korean and Carolina Ravassa in English) is a burgundy female megalodon.
Package Pirates are a pirate crew.
Captain Bubblebeard (voiced by TBA in Korean and Raul Ceballos in English)
First Mate (voiced by TBA in Korean and Nolan North in English)
Bucky (voiced by TBA in Korean and Jeff Bennett in English)
Villains
Vigo (voiced by TBA in Korean and Andrew Morgado in English) is a villainous squid who is always trying to take over Carnivore Cove.
Costello (voiced by TBA in Korean and Alexander Polinsky in English) is a fish who is Vigo's assistant and henchman.
Seagore (voiced by Fred Tatasciore) is Vigo's pet sea warthog who's evil.
Srimpress Werma (voiced by TBA in Korean and Audrey Wasilewski in English) is a villainous limbless-fishy who steals treats like Ice Cream from Iceberg Valley & all the Chum Yums from every fishy & even every last Chum Yum from Mr. Clownfish's treat shop.
Bentley Barracuda (voiced by TBA in Korean and Jim Rash in English) is a snooty barracuda.
Niles (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is Bentley Barracuda's pet crab.
TBA Named Pirate Crew are the Package Pirate's pirate nemeses.
Captain Barnaclebeard (voiced by TBA in Korean and Fred Tatasciore in English) is Captain Bubblebeard's pirate nemesis.
Second Mate (voiced by TBA in Korean and Georgie Kidder in English) is First Mate's pirate nemesis.
Becky (voiced by TBA in Korean and Carolina Ravassa in English) is Bucky's pirate nemesis.
Sea Dragon (voiced by Alex Cazares) is a sea dragon.
On June 5, 2019, it was announced that the series was in development at Nickelodeon.[9] On June 25, 2020, it was announced that Nickelodeon officially green-lit the series, with a 26-episode order.[2] On November 12, 2020, it was announced that the series would premiere on December 11, 2020.[10]
On July 20, 2021, it was announced that Nickelodeon renewed the series for a 26-episode second season, which premiered on October 18, 2022.[11][12]
On June 13, 2023, the series was renewed for a third season of 18 half-hour episodes and four hour-long musical specials, which premiered on April 17, 2024.[13]
In 2024, storyboard artist Emily Gerich announced that the series will be ending after its third season.[14]
Directed by : Raymond Santos Supervising by : Mike Carlo
Story by : Whitney Ralls Teleplay by : Max Beaudry, Josh Riley Brown, Francisco Paredes & Whitney Ralls Storyboarded by : Chris Airgood, Hannah Bosnian, Cheyenne Curtis, Ryan Khatam, Hae-Joon Lee, Mike Nassar, David Shair & Zach Smith
Animation directed by : Crystal Stromer Art directed by : Cheryl Johnson
Supervising by : Mike Carlo Storyboard directed by : Zach Smith
Written by : Max Beaudry & Francisco Paredes Storyboarded by : Cheyenne Curtis, Emily Gerich, Greg Leysens, Nick Leysens, Ian Stewart, Chris Burns & Bob Fox
Animation directed by : Crystal Stromer Art directed by : Cheryl Johnson
Supervising by : Mike Carlo Storyboard directed by : June Ahn
Written by : Jackie Burke Storyboarded by : Chris Argood, Joe Sulsenti & Paul Villeco
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"The Masked Fishy"
Supervising by : Mike Carlo Storyboard directed by : Christine Kwon
Written by : Whitney Ralls Storyboarded by : Chris Airgood, Joe Apel, Emily Gerich, Josh Howell, Hae-Joon Lee, Ryan Khatam, Joe Sulsenti, Paul Villeco & Jesse Yang
Animation directed by : Crystal Stromer Art directed by : Cheryl Johnson
Gary Doodles, Tommy Sica and Whitney Ralls executive produce the shorts, with Ralls doing the stories for each of them. Exit 73 Studios provides the animation to all of them as well.
Emily Ashby, a reviewer for Common Sense Media, gave the show a 2 (out of 5) star rating. She wrote that "Pinkfong's franchise name carries this show only so far and the lackluster writing and plot can't quite compensate for the rest."[68]
Film
On July 20, 2021, it was announced that Pinkfong and Nickelodeon were developing a Baby Shark movie.[11] In March 2022, it was announced that the film was in development for a 2023 release on Paramount+.[69] On August 4, the film's title, Baby Shark's Big Movie!, and the plot were announced, along with a holiday 2023 release.[70] On November 14, 2023, it was announced that the film would premiere on December 8, 2023, on both Nickelodeon and Paramount+. Besides the principal voice actors, the voice cast consists of Ashley Tisdale, Aparna Nancherla, Ego Nwodim, Chloe Fineman, Enhypen, Lance Bass, Cardi B, Offset, and their children Kulture and Wave.[71]
