New Addition to Blippi Franchise

Moonbug Entertainment has expanded the Blippi franchise with the addition of Juca, the second Blippi Buddy to be added to the roster and the first that is non-English speaking.

Building on the success of Meekah, Blippi’s first buddy, Juca is a live-action show set in Brazil, which is currently the largest market for the franchise outside of the U.S. Juca launches with a distribution deal with Warner Bros. Discovery in Brazil as well as globally on YouTube on January 9.

The preschool series invites little ones and their families to participate in adventures that inspire curiosity, including exploring the São Paulo Zoo, playing at the Imagination Museum and showing off their dancing skills while learning to dance the samba. Juca has the signature Blippi curiosity, and as a proud Brazilian, he will introduce preschoolers to local traditions, commemorative dates, typical foods and music of Brazil.

Juca premieres on Cartoonito on January 9, with new episodes every Monday. On the same day, the first five episodes will also be available in the HBO Max catalog in Brazil. Kids around the world can tune in to meet Juca on YouTube on Jan 9.

Blippi is taking kids on international field trips this year with episodes filmed in Brazil, Canada, France, Italy, Mexico and the UAE. Blippi first visited international markets in 2022, with episodes filmed in the U.K. and a sold-out show in London.

“Blippi has become an important part of kids’ lives all around the world, making learning fun and accessible by going on field trips, meeting people and visiting places that are familiar to kids in any neighborhood,” said Katelynn Heil, general manager of the Blippi franchise for Moonbug Entertainment. “It’s very exciting to bring Blippi and his buddies to many more neighborhoods around the world and see kids relate to these characters and stories. It was a natural next step to expand Blippi’s universe with a new character and show in Brazil, the franchise’s largest market outside the U.S., while we continue to take Blippi on more international field trips bringing him closer to kids across the world.”