{"id":29422,"date":"2025-04-04T08:50:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T12:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T11:33:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T15:33:29","slug":"robogobos-chris-gilligan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/robogobos-chris-gilligan\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Interview: RoboGobo\u2019s Chris Gilligan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On April 1, Disney+ launched the Disney Junior <em>RoboGobo<\/em>\u00a0series, which combines many features that kids love\u2014superheroes, robot action and cute pets. With a star-studded cast featuring Cynthia Erivo, Alan Cumming, Dul\u00e9 Hill, Ana Gasteyer and many more, it follows as five pets are adopted by kid inventor Dax and outfitted with super-powered Robo-Suits to help rescue other animals.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; position: relative; max-width: 690px;\">\n \t                <div style=\"padding-top: 56.2504%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video data-video-id=\"6370985743112\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-account=\"1120308147\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-player=\"default\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-embed=\"default\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-application-id \n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"video-js\" \n\t\t\t\t\tcontrols=\"\"\n                    loop autoplay\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; left: 0px;\"><\/div><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/1120308147\/default_default\/index.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The series initially aired on Disney Junior in January, followed by the first episode becoming freely available to everyone on YouTube. 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