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| Nutri Ventures | |
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| Also known as | Nutri Ventures – The Quest for the 7 Kingdoms |
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| Created by | Watermelon |
| Directed by | Rodrigo Carvalho |
| Voices of | English:
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| Opening theme | "Nutri Ventures Theme" By Simon Wadsworth, Rodrigo Carvalho, and João Ramos; performed by Paula Teixeira |
| Country of origin | Portugal |
| Original language | Portuguese |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Rui Lima Miranda Rodrigo Carvalho Pedro Van Zeller |
| Producer | Nutri Ventures SA |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company | Nutri Ventures Corporation |
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| Network | |
| Release | September 26, 2012 (2012-09-26) – April 18, 2014 (2014-04-18) |
Nutri Ventures (also known as Nutri Ventures – The Quest for the 7 Kingdoms, Portuguese: Nutri Ventures – Em Busca dos 7 Reinos) is an animated television series produced by the Nutri Ventures Corporation and is distributed through Hulu Kids.
Synopsis
Young heroes Theo, Lena, Ben, and Nina go on a mission to discover food-group kingdoms in this animated series. Traveling from kingdom to kingdom, the heroes discover the nutripowers of the lost foods that they rescue. Their goal is to bring healthy food back to their city, where supervillain Alex Grand makes sure that no food exists. With childhood obesity on the rise, "Nutri Ventures" aims to create a positive message about healthy eating for young people.
Characters
Main
- Theo is the leader of the main group. He keeps the medallion with him.
- Lena is the most intelligent of the group. She keeps the NutriPad with her to level nutrition on people.
- Ben is fat and has a crush on Inca.
- Nina is playful and cute. She is Theo's younger sister.
- Alex Grand is the main antagonist of the series. The president of the Unhealthy Food Grand Corporation, he replaced all the food in the world with a food-like product called "Genex 100".
- Murdock was Alex's elderly father, who had a vision of Theo saving the food.
- Nose is Alex's second-in-command.
- Nexus is the leader of the seven Guardians.
- The Gugas are small and spherical bulldog-like creatures. The purple one usually accompanies the main four.
- Guardian Purple is Theo's grandfather.
- Teacher/Phyllis is Theo's teacher. She thinks of Alex Grand as a role model.
Episodes
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | ||
| The Origins (2012) | 2 | September 26, 2012 | September 27, 2012 |
| Season 1 (2012) | 11 | September 30, 2012 | October 10, 2012 |
| Season 2 (2012) | 9 | October 11, 2012 | October 19, 2012 |
| Season 3 (2013) | 9 | March 15, 2013 | April 4, 2013 |
| Season 4 (2013) | 11 | October 2, 2013 | October 16, 2013 |
| Season 5 (2014) | 10 | April 5, 2014 | April 18, 2014 |
The Origins (2012)
| Episode No. | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| Origins | "The Origins Part 1 – Murdock´s Dream" | September 26, 2012 (2012-09-26) |
| Origins | "The Origins Part 2 – The New Kingdoms" | September 27, 2012 (2012-09-27) |
Season 1: The Beginning of Nutritions (2012)
| Episode No. | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Little Big Hero" | 30 September 2012 (2012-09-30) |
| 2 | "In Search of Energy" | 1 October 2012 (2012-10-01) |
| 3 | "Super-Sonic White Kingdom" | 2 October 2012 (2012-10-02) |
| 4 | "Freedom for the Yellow Kingdom" | 3 October 2012 (2012-10-03) |
| 5 | "Sweet Taste of Danger" | 4 October 2012 (2012-10-04) |
| 6 | "The Magic of Fruit" | 5 October 2012 (2012-10-05) |
| 7 | "Big Ben" | 6 October 2012 (2012-10-06) |
| 8 | "Ready to Roll" | 7 October 2012 (2012-10-07) |
| 9 | "Tough to Crack" | 8 October 2012 (2012-10-08) |
| 10 | "The Bitter Taste of Victory" | 9 October 2012 (2012-10-09) |
| 11 | "Alex Grand's Galaxy" | 10 October 2012 (2012-10-10) |
Season 2: Kingdom of Medieval (2012)
| Episode No. | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | "Kingdom Under Fire" | 11 October 2012 (2012-10-11) |
| 13 | "Red Alert" | 12 October 2012 (2012-10-12) |
| 14 | "Danger! Slippery Kingdom!" | 13 October 2012 (2012-10-13) |
| 15 | "Out of The Frying Pan Into The Fire!" | 14 October 2012 (2012-10-14) |
| 16 | "Let's Burn That Fat!" | 15 October 2012 (2012-10-15) |
| 17 | "On The Wings of The Dragon" | 16 October 2012 (2012-10-16) |
| 18 | "Sun Salt and Sweat" | 17 October 2012 (2012-10-17) |
| 19 | "Kingdoms On The Verge of Extinction" | 18 October 2012 (2012-10-18) |
| 20 | "Roasted Red Kingdom" | 19 October 2012 (2012-10-19) |
Season 3: Boosting West (2013)
| Episode No. | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | "Turbo Bean" | 15 March 2013 (2013-03-15) |
| 22 | "The Curse of The Spirit of The Light" | 16 March 2013 (2013-03-16) |
| 23 | "Hanging On" | 17 March 2013 (2013-03-17) |
| 24 | "Turbo Turbo Bang Bang" | 18 March 2013 (2013-03-18) |
| 25 | "Snakes and Beans" | 19 March 2013 (2013-03-19) |
| 26 | "The End of The Brown Kingdom" | 22 March 2013 (2013-03-22) |
| 27 | "A Seed of Hope" | 23 March 2013 (2013-03-23) |
| 28 | "Legumes Full Steam Ahead" | 24 March 2013 (2013-03-24) |
| 29 | "Collision Course" | 25 March 2013 (2013-03-25) |
Season 4: Intelligence Sea (2013)
| Episode No. | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | "The Legend of Neptune's Stone" | 2 October 2013 (2013-10-02) |
| 31 | "The Return of the Terror of the Seas" | 3 October 2013 (2013-10-03) |
| 32 | "Guga Uga!" | 12 October 2013 (2013-10-12) |
| 33 | "Prepare for Dive" | 13 October 2013 (2013-10-13) |
| 34 | "Into the Shark's Jaws" | 19 October 2013 (2013-10-19) |
| 35 | "Underwater Pact" | 20 October 2013 (2013-10-20) |
| 36 | "A Sea of Tentacles" | 26 October 2013 (2013-10-26) |
| 37 | "Ice-Breaker Melody" | 27 October 2013 (2013-10-27) |
| 38 | "Blue Kingdom's Last Breath" | 2 November 2013 (2013-11-02) |
| 39 | "The Barrier of Fear" | 3 November 2013 (2013-11-03) |
| 40 | "Testing the Trident" | 9 November 2013 (2013-11-09) |
Season 5: Apocalypse Vegetables (2014)
| Episode No. | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | "The Hidden Star" | 7 April 2014 (2014-04-07) |
| 42 | "The Curse of the Lost Vegetables" | 8 April 2014 (2014-04-08) |
| 43 | "The Mysterious Kingdom of Children" | 9 April 2014 (2014-04-09) |
| 44 | "A Well Guarded Stone" | 10 April 2014 (2014-04-10) |
| 45 | "The Four Signs of the Apocalypse" | 11 April 2014 (2014-04-11) |
| 46 | "The Triads of Light and Darkness" | 14 April 2014 (2014-04-14) |
| 47 | "Star Marathon" | 15 April 2014 (2014-04-15) |
| 48 | "In the Shadow of the Eclipse" | 16 April 2014 (2014-04-16) |
| 49 | "On the Edge of Madness" | 17 April 2014 (2014-04-17) |
| 50 | "The Path of the Lonely Star" | 18 April 2014 (2014-04-18) |
Broadcast
- Portugal: RTP2 (September, 2012); Canal Panda (October, 2012); RTP1 (2016)
- US: YouTube, Kabillion (April, 2013); Qubo (April, 2016)
- South Africa: eToonz (2018)
Reception
Common Sense Media gave the series an extremely positive review, rating it at five stars and praising it for its lack of extreme violence and promotion of healthy eating like Clara in Foodland.
References
- "Hulu Buys Kids' Nutrition Series". License Magazine. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- "Nutri Ventures (review)". Commonsensemedia. Retrieved 7 May 2008.