Florrie's Dragons

Florrie's Dragons (/floʊriː/) is a children's animated series that was produced by Wish Films and Clockwork Zoo[1] and animated by Studio 100 Animation.[2][3] The series is based on a children's book named Dear Dragon.[4] The series was created by An Vrombaut, the creator known from 64 Zoo Lane, which the series is related to.[5] The series mainly aired on Disney Junior in the United Kingdom.[6][7]

Florrie's Dragons
Created byAn Vrombaut
Written byAn Vrombaut
Directed bySean Rogers
Creative directorAn Vrombaut
Opening theme"Wake Up Florrie's Dragons"
Ending theme"Wake Up Florrie's Dragons" (Instrumental)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
South Africa
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes52
Production
ProducerKarina Stanford-Smith
Running time9 minutes
Production companiesWish Films
Clockwork Zoo
Studio 100 Animation
Release
Original networkPlayhouse Disney
Original release8 September 2010 (2010-09-08) –
20 March 2011 (2011-03-20)
Related
64 Zoo Lane

Premise

The story of Princess Florrie, and her five dragons, help to solve a problem, and have ideas for and enchantment and modern creativity.

Characters
  • Princess Florrie – The main character of the series. She is a little princess and lives in the castle. She wears a golden crown on her head, brown hair with freckles, fair skin, magenta-and-yellow dress with a pair of magenta shoes.
  • Paprika – The baker. She loves to bake stuff. She even bakes for events.
  • Ferdinand - A king. He loves to be in charge of the castle. He even makes a list for events.
  • Casimir - A wizard. He loves to do magic. He can make anything from the cauldron.
  • Rattle – A tiny knight robot who makes rattling sounds everytime he moves.

Dragons
  • Dear Dragon – Florrie's sidekick. He can blow bubbles.
  • Toot-Toot – The dragon who can play a trumpet with his nose.
  • Splish-Splash – The dragon who likes water and can make "pretty waves".
  • Pom & Pom – The twin and cheerleader dragons.
  • Zoom-Zoom – The dragon who flies super fast.

Broadcast

The series was also broadcast on Disney Junior in the United Kingdom, and returned on ITVBe's LittleBe Between 3 September 2018 and 29 August 2021, MiniMini+ in Poland,[4] and KIKA in Germany. The series was dubbed in the Irish language (Gaeilge) by Dublin-based studios Macalla Teoranta for TG4, and is called Dragain Florrie in Irish.[8] A Bangla dubbed version of the series was aired on Duronto TV in Bangladesh.

References
  1. Middleton, Richard (20 April 2018). "CJ polishes up English Gem". C21Media. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  2. Milligan, Mercedes (23 April 2018). "CJ E&M, Mediacorp Snap Up Studio 100 & m4e Series". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  3. Dickson, Jeremy (19 April 2018). "Studio 100 sends more series to Asia". Kidscreen. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  4. Milligan, Mercedes (24 June 2014). "'Florrie's Dragons,' 'Maya the Bee' Take Wing for Poland". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  5. Wolfe, Jennifer (24 June 2014). "Studio 100 Inks Deal for 'Maya The Bee' and 'Florrie's Dragons'". Animation World Network. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  6. "Key animation starts on Florrie's Dragons in Cape Town". Screen Africa. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  7. Afan, Emily Claire (5 October 2009). "MIP co-pro and distribution roundup". Kidscreen. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  8. Dragain Florrie | Player | TG4 | Irish Television Channel, Súil Eile, retrieved 29 September 2020


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