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Let's Go Luna! is an animated educational television series created by Emmy Award-winning animator Joe Murray (creator of Rocko's Modern Life, Camp Lazlo, and Frog in a Suit), produced by Eric Haddad, and co-produced by 9 Story Media Group's Brown Bag Films for PBS Kids. Judy Greer provides the voice of the titular Luna. There are two seasons. Season 1 has 38 episodes and Season 2 has 26. It was confirmed in October 2021 that the series will end in 2022.
Premise
Let's Go Luna!, set in a world populated by anthropomorphic animals, focuses on three friends - Leo, a wombat from Australia, Carmen, a butterfly from Mexico, and Andy, a frog from an unknown city in the United States, who travel around the world with their parents' traveling performance troupe "Circo Fabuloso". Along with their stops, Luna the Moon (who is depicted to be about 5 feet tall, has arms, legs, a face, and wears a straw hat and red boots) occasionally comes down to Earth to teach them about local languages, music, food, and other customs.
Two half-hours, consisting of two segments each and four in total, takes place at a single country where the gang stop at, learn about, and meet new friends around the world. With a team of cultural anthropologists on board, Let's Go Luna! is “meticulously researched to ensure cities and regions are authentically and respectfully portrayed”.
Episodes
- Main article: List of Let's Go Luna! episodes.
Cast
- Judy Greer (speaking voice in all episodes - original singing voice up until "Andy's Big Show")/Erin Fitzgerald (singing voices in "Andy's Big Show" - "Kick It Good")/Liane de Lotbinière (singing voices in "Stinky Fruit", "Blue Orleans", "Viva La Pasta", and "Arrievederci Aqua!") as Luna the Moon
- Aidan Wojtak-Hissong/Shayle Simons/as Leo Chockers
- Jaiden Cannatelli/Evan O'Donnell as Andy Hopper
- Saara Chaudry as Carmen Mariposa/Leyla/Sukkar/Kimmy
- Miku Graham as Magic Globe/Tiger Grandma
- Paul Braunstein as Señor Moncarlo Fabuloso/Wolfgang Chockers/Mr. Choco/Dr. Bugman
- Zoe Hatz as Honey/Sheep Girl/Lil' Teeny
- David Berni as Mr. Hockbar/Tiger Dad
- Carolyn Scott as Lucie Hopper
- Peter Cugno as Bonjour/Au Revoir/Penguin Dad
- Linda Ballantyne as Pippa Chockers
- Tamara Almeida as Aunt Ceci/Maria Mariposa
- Dan Chameroy as Sam Hopper
- Carlos Diaz as Julio/Mexican President/Manny/Fernando
- Amanda Martinez as Elena/Rosa
- Athena Karkanis as Dr. Rana
- Yana Gold as Viktoriya Durov
- Owen Kwong as Fong
- Leonidas Castrounis as Pico
- Leo Orgil as Iker
- Molly Lewis as Ramona
- Dan Becker as Marty/Mr. Parrot
- Jason Grey as Nigel
- Roanna Cochrane as Emma
- Lola Borissenko as Marta
- Adrian Jaworski as Boris Durov
- Emilia McCarthy as Silvia
- Saad Siddiqui as Aman
- Kenny Wong as Panda Drummer
- Yartharth Bhatt as Gaja
- Robert Tinkler as David
- Pierre Simpson as Julien
- TBA as Street Performer
- Sebastien Bertrand as Chef Rene
- Alex Hatz as Ahmet/Firefighter Timur
- Kris Siddiqi as Ali (Turkish)
- Hrant Alianak as Yusuf
- Juan Chioran as Serhat
- Nicki Burke as Kedi
- Nicolas Aqui as James
- TBA as Mr. Salmon
- Bryn McCauley as Skye
- Berkley Silverman as Hannah/Morita
- Corrine Conley as Grandma Rita
- Doug Hadders as Mr.Soupy
- Molly Lewis as Ramona
- Leo Orgil as Iker
- Isabella Leo as Eva
- Kyle Dooley as Antonio/Harvey
- Cory Doran as Pablo/Bo/Mo/Franz/Don Magnifico/The Potato King
- Bailey Stocker as Gelar/Vitoria
- Shoshana Sperling as Raquel
- Hadley Key as Dr. Flavio
- Scott Gorman as Klaus
- Linda Albanese-Palmieri as Friede
- Andrea Runge as Freddi
- Malube Uhindu-Gingala as Mukandi
- Ryan Allen as Silas/Richard/Courtney
- Jim Codrington as Dexter
- Joey Nijem as Remy
- Veronica Hortiguela as Sisa/Gabriela
- James Patrick Garrow as Beto
- Renzo Garcia as Lucio
- Lindsay Owen Pierre as Squiggle Man
- Shakura S'Aida as Dr. Paloma Batiste
- Nadia Casandra as Akeyo
- Craig Burnatowski as Arun
- Lana Carillo as Dao
- Richard Lee as Anurak
- Tyler Malazo as Prawit
- Chelsea Clark as Katimone Everquest/Patra
- Duff MacDonald as Lek
- Samantha Weinstein as Gina/Harmony
- Stephany Seki as Hana
- Amy Khou as Momo
- Oliver Dawson as Cap'n Shaggybottom
- Chris Gibbs as Wallace
- Adrian Truss as Cappy
- Jason Grey as Nigel
- Ada Balon as Madame Petrovski
- Adrian Jaworski as Boris
- Becky J. Johnson and Rachel Jones as Capicola and Pancetta
- Jocelyne Zucco as Mama Mortadella
- Tomaso Sanelli as Sheep Boy/Bao/Matteo
- Kenny Wong as Panda Drummer
- Evan Blaylock as Ivan Petrovski
- Keith Silva as Worker Duck
- Tony Ofori as Kwaku
- Sam Asante as Yaw
- Patrick McKenna as Faxi
- Ana Sani as Love
Funding
Unlike the other shows on PBS, this show doesn't really have that much funding credits to its name. Its only funders, as mentioned in the credits, are Viewers Like You. However, the show's website mentions that it is funded by Target and its blog says its funded by Homer.
The show later began to recieve funding by McCormick.
Gallery
International Broadcast
The show started airing in Canada on May 4, 2019 on TVOKids and Knowledge: Kids on July 1, 2019.
In Spain, it airs on Canal Panda, in Latin America, it airs on Nat Geo Kids.
In the half-hour broadcast of Let's Go Luna on TVOKids, the short segment that occurs between the 2 11-minute story segments of the show is kept in the broadcast instead of removed like in the original PBS broadcast.
In other countries such as Brazil, the series is available to watch on HBO Max.
Production Information
The show was originally titled "Luna Around The World". The show is storyboard-driven, a rarity in preschool animation. That means the storyboards are drawn first and then the dialogue. The show's art-style is inspired by vintage travel posters, cartoons made by UPA (United Productions of America), and Joe Murray's own style.[1]