The Wonder Pets
Written By Savvy Auntie Staff Writers
Each episode of The Wonder Pets! follows three funny, singing classroom pets -- Linny the Guinea Pig, Ming-Ming Duckling and Turtle Tuck – as they travel the world helping baby animals in distress. Since premiering on Nickelodeon last year, the series has become one of the top-rated preschool program among kids 2-5 and has received widespread critical acclaim. From creator/executive producer Josh Selig of Little Airplane Productions, Inc., it is television’s first mini-operetta for preschoolers, and the first preschool series to feature Tony Award-winning and nominated Broadway composers, including lead composer Larry Hochman (Monty Python’s Spamalot), Bobby Lopez (Avenue Q), and Jason Robert Brown (Parade). Grammy Award-winning producer and recording engineer Jeffrey Lesser serves as its music producer/music supervisor. All of the music on The Wonder Pets! is recorded with a live orchestra; and in operetta style much of the dialogue is sung, while subtly enriching viewer’s vocabulary and teaching educational themes such as teamwork, empathy, vocabulary building and problem solving skills.