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Vietnamese animated series by SConnect
Wolfoo
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GenreChildren's web series
Created bySConnect & WOA Network[a]
Country of originVietnam
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1[b]
No. of episodes1000+
Production
Running time2–3 minutes
Original release
NetworkYouTube
ReleaseAugust 23, 2018 (2018-08-23) –
present
Related
Bearee

Wolfoo is a Vietnamese preschool animated web series produced and created by SConnect. It has been criticised by Entertainment One due to claimed visual similarity to Peppa Pig. Wolfoo was released on August 23, 2018. It is also designed for preschool children aged 2 to 7 years old.

Overview

The show follows Wolfoo, an anthropomorphic 5-year-old wolf who lives in a small American-styled village[1] with his parents and sisters, Lucy and Jenny, along with his three best friends, Pando, Kat & Bufo.[citation needed]

Characters

  • Wolfoo is the protagonist of the show. He is five years old, and belongs to the Wolf family. Superman is his favorite character. He is kind and smart. He sometimes apologizes when he makes mistakes and his catchphrase (utilized at the end of an episode) is "Awooo!" like a wolf's howl, the same as his little sister Lucy.
  • Lucy is Wolfoo's sister. She belongs to the Wolf family. She is three years old and sometimes likes to manipulate Wolfoo.
  • Jenny is a baby wolf and the youngest of the Wolf family.
  • Mr. Wolf is Wolfoo and Lucy's father, and the husband of Mrs. Wolf. He is an architect and is sometimes busy with his work yet he has time to be with his family.
  • Mrs. Wolf is Wolfoo and Lucy's mother, and the wife of Mr. Wolf. She is a florist and a housewife.
  • Pando is Wolfoo's best friend. He has a huge obsession with apples and he is playful & clumsy.
  • Mr. Pan is Pando's father. He is very playful, childlike, and likes presenting and cooking dishes in a 5-star restaurant. He has a wife who is a spa attendant.
  • Kat is one of Wolfoo's friends. She is very smart and is the most intellectual of Wolfoo's friend group. She likes reading books and she has a brother named Kasper.
  • Bufo is one of Wolfoo's friends. He comes from a wealthy family. He is a bully to Wolfoo and his friends but apologizes and learns his lesson.
  • Piggy is Bufo's best friend and sidekick at bullying, though like Bufo he sometimes learns his lesson. He comes from a agricultural rural family and treats Bufo like a "big brother".
  • Moly is one of Wolfoo's friends. He is the same age of Wolfoo, and is a good problem-solver. He comes from a hard-working family who lives in a burrow.
  • Nancy is one of the Lucy's best friends and is a sister of Piggy. She is a bit shy, kind & curious & protects Lucy when she faces danger.


The voice actors of the characters in the show has been not revealed.

History

The first official episode of Wolfoo was published on August 23, 2018.[citation needed] Several Wolfoo channels were launched on YouTube; some examples are "Wolfoo America", "Wolfoo's Stories", "Wolfoo Shows", and "Wolfoo – Sing Along Songs". This is similar to a method used by other content farms.[citation needed] A series of feature-length online films, such as Wolfoo the Adventurer, were also released on YouTube. A spin-off, Bearee, was released on April 16, 2022.[2][failed verification]

The show is available on 40 VOD (video on-demand) platforms in China, and was later released in Chinese children's TV networks due to SConnect's deal with its Chinese market partner Leadjoy, with SConnect producing and releasing a 3D version of the cartoon.[3]

In October 2023, a movie named Wolfoo and the Mysterious Island (Vietnamese: Wolfoo và hòn đảo kỳ bí)[c] was released, which premiered on Vietnamese cinemas and entered box office revenue as the top 3 after one week,[4][5][6][7] but the full film was not uploaded internationally.

Reception and controversy

Wolfoo has also been criticized for its usage of gross-out humor throughout its run, constantly featuring animated depictions of defecation and or urination by several characters, pregnancy and anthropomorphic organs. However, this type of videos which the show got criticized is similar to Elsagate, a controversy concerning a genre of animated children's videos in YouTube. It has been accused of copyright infringement by the creators of Peppa Pig, and the show's distributor, Entertainment One, has sued SConnect for Wolfoo's visual and aesthetic similarity to the show.[8][9][10][11]

On January 24, 2022, Entertainment One filled a case against SConnect at the High Court of Justice as follows: rework of Peppa Pig characters, using the art style of Peppa Pig, using the exclamation sounds of Peppa Pig in 91 Wolfoo videos; causing unfair competition, causing the misunderstanding that Peppa Pig and Wolfoo share the same owner and violating the trademark of Peppa Pig.[12]

In November 2022, the Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information requested Google to look and resolve the issue of Wolfoo episodes being deleted on YouTube by Entertainment One's ongoing copyright strikes. After the intervention of Vietnamese authorities, YouTube reopened the YouTube channels of the show; however, 4,000 videos of the show have yet to be relaunched.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Wolfoo Official Channel". YouTube. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  2. ^ https://www.youtube.com/@BeareeKidsShow
  3. ^ "Vietnamese animated film airs on Chinese TV". VietNamNet. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  4. ^ "Made in Vietnam cartoon attracts children globally". VietNamNet. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "Vietnamese cartoon successfully hits big screen". Nhân Dân. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  6. ^ "First Vietnamese full-length animated feature film to debut in theaters". VietNamNet. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  7. ^ "The first Vietnamese animated film to conquer the big screen audience". BaoHaiDuong. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  8. ^ Sweney, Mark (January 26, 2022). "Peppa Pig owner sues studio behind Wolfoo YouTube character". The Guardian. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  9. ^ Yossman, K.J. (January 25, 2022). "'Peppa Pig' Owners eOne Sue Animation Studio Behind 'Wolfoo' YouTube Channel (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023.
  10. ^ Dudok de Wit, Alex (January 26, 2022). "'Peppa Pig' Owner eOne Sues Studio Behind Youtube Channel Wolfoo". Cartoon Brew. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023.
  11. ^ Weinstein, Max (January 27, 2022). "'Peppa Pig' Owners Target 'Wolfoo' in New Lawsuit". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023.
  12. ^ "Sconnect Media May File a Lawsuit in the US to Protect Wolfoo's Business Rights". Bloomberg.com. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  13. ^ "Vietnamese authorities push for restoration of Wolfoo videos on YouTube". VietNamNet. Retrieved December 15, 2024.

Notes

  1. ^ WOA Network is owned by SConnect as shown in SConnect website.
  2. ^ The show has never officially separated the episodes into seasons.
  3. ^ Also known as Wolfoo the Adventurer 4 or Wolfoo Series 4.