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2016 American TV series or program

Word Party
Genre	Educational
Created by	Alex Rockwell
Voices of	Dorien Davies Victor Yerrid Donna Kimball John Tartaglia Alice Dinnean Organized by broadcast credit order, with new main cast added to the end of the list -->
Narrated by	Patina Miller
Theme music composer	Alex Geringas, Mike Himelstein, Dena Diamond
Opening theme	Word Party Song
Ending theme	Word Party Instrumental Version
Composer	Michael Silversher and Patty Silversher
Country of origin	United States
Original languages	English and Spanish
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	50
Production
Executive producers	Lisa Henson Halle Stanford Alex Rockwell
Producer	The Jim Henson Company Gummybear International Inc. (season 4)
Running time	13 minutes
Production company	The Jim Henson Company Gummybear International Inc. (season 4)
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	July 8, 2016 (July 8, 2016) – present

Word Party (also known as Jim Henson's Word Party) is an American animated children's television series that began airing on Netflix in 2016. The series was created by The Jim Henson Company using Henson Digital Puppetry Studio. The series premiered on July 8, 2016. Season 2 premiered on October 21, 2016, and Season 3 premiered on October 6, 2017.

Season 4 premiered on January 21, 2020.

Overview

The vocabulary-building program features four young animals, Kip the Wallaby (John Tartaglia), Bailey the Elephant (Victor Yerrid), Franny the Cheetah (Donna Kimball), and Lulu the Panda (Dorien Davies), "who love to sing, dance and play." The show is narrated by Patina Miller.

Characters

Main

Lulu - a baby panda

Kip - a baby wallaby

Franny - a baby cheetah

Bailey - a baby elephant

Tilly - a bilingual baby tortoise who appears as a main character in season four

Supporting

Lulu's Parents - the parents of Lulu

Mrs Cheetah - Franny's Mom

Mr L. Cheetah - Franny's Dad

Tilly's Mom - a tortoise who appears season five

Episodes

Season	Episodes	Originally released
1	14	July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08)
2	12	October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)
3	14	October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)
4	10	January 21, 2020 (2020-01-21)

Season 1 (2016)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date
1	1	"Meet the Babies"	July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08)
2	2	"Down on the Farm"	July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08)
3	3	"To the Moon!"	July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08)
4	4	"The Slow Racer"	July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08)
5	5	"Burst My Balloon"	July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08)
6	6	"The Color Monster"	July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08)
7	7	"Ouch!"	July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08)
8	8	"Tickle Time"	July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08)
9	9	"Tired Lulu"	July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08)
10	10	"An Egg-Cellent Surprise"	July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08)
11	11	"No Cupcakes for Lunch"	July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08)
12	12	"The Lost Apple"	July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08)
13	13	"A Job for Lulu"	July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08)
14	14	"Bailey the Helper"	July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08)

Season 2 (2016)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date
15	1	"Bailey's Garden"	October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)
16	2	"Come Back, Butterfly!"	October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)
17	3	"Lights Out"	October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)
18	4	"The Opposite of Fun"	October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)
19	5	"Lulu's Special Pillow"	October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)
20	6	"Building Blocks"	October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)
21	7	"Nighttime Is for Sleeping"	October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)
22	8	"Too Loud"	October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)
23	9	"The Taste Test"	October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)
24	10	"Kip Comes to His Senses"	October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)
25	11	"A Playground Parade"	October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)
26	12	"Everybody Is Good at Something"	October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)

Season 3 (2017)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date
27	1	"Hit It!"	October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)
28	2	"Raffe's Broken Wheel"	October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)
29	3	"Hey, Have You Heard? It's the Word Potty!"	October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)
30	4	"Mind Your Manners"	October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)
31	5	"Art from the Heart"	October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)
32	6	"Stormy Weather"	October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)
33	7	"Fuzzy Furry Friendships"	October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)
34	8	"Franny’s Fractions"	October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)
35	9	"A Bed for Raffe"	October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)
36	10	"The Stink Monster"	October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)
37	11	"Nice Moves!"	October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)
38	12	"A Very Buggy Picnic"	October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)
39	13	"Ocean Chase"	October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)
40	14	"Shop Til You Drop"	October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)

Season 4 (2020)

{{Episode list

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date
41	1	"The Big Surprise"	January 21, 2020 (2020-01-21)
42	2	"You Say Hello, I Say Nĭ hăo"	January 21, 2020 (2020-01-21)
43	3	"Walk the walk!"	January 21, 2020 (2020-01-21)
44	4	"Hungry Thirsty Tilly"	January 21, 2020 (2020-01-21)
45	5	"Clickety Clock-tastrophe"	January 21, 2020 (2020-01-21)
46	6	"Tilly the Toy / Lulu Kicks Tilly"	January 21, 2020 (2020-01-21)
47	7	"Lulu's Travels"	January 21, 2020 (2020-01-21)
48	8	"What's Mine is Yours"	January 21, 2020 (2020-01-21)
49	9	"The Upside Down Smile"	January 21, 2020 (2020-01-21)
50	10	"Bath Time!"	January 21, 2020 (2020-01-21)

Awards and nominations

References

https://www.netflix.com/title/80063705
McLennan, Cindy (July 5, 2016). "Word Party: Netflix Releases Trailer for Cuddly New Series". TV Series Finale. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
McLennan, Cindy (September 22, 2016). "Word Party: Season Two Renewal, October Debut for Netflix Children's Series". TV Series Finale. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
http://kidscreen.com/2019/01/30/netflix-dances-for-more-word-party/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2019/12/11/netflix-january-2020-new-grace-and-frankie-sabrina/4386946002/
Milligan, Mercedes (June 30, 2015). "Netflix Adding Three Original Preschool Toons". Animation Magazine. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
^ "Word Party - List of Episodes". TheTVDB.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.

External links

Word Party on Netflix

The Jim Henson Company

Henson family

Major works

The Muppets† Sesame Street‡
Theatrical films	The Dark Crystal (1982) Labyrinth (1986) The Witches (1990) Buddy (1997) Rat (2000) Good Boy! (2003) Five Children and It (2004) MirrorMask (2005) Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014) The Star (2017)
TV series	The Muppet Show (1976–1981) † Fraggle Rock (1983–1987) Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series (1987–1988) The StoryTeller (1988–1991) The Jim Henson Hour (1989) The Ghost of Faffner Hall (1989) Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories (1990–1992) Dinosaurs (1991–1994) Dog City (1992–1994) CityKids (1993–1994) Secret Life of Toys (1994) Jim Henson's Animal Show (1994–1998) Aliens in the Family (1996) The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (1996–1998) Bear in the Big Blue House † (1997–2006) Brats of the Lost Nebula (1998) Farscape (1998–2002) Construction Site (1999–2002) Family Rules (1999) Mopatop's Shop (1999–2005) The Fearing Mind (2000) The Hoobs (2001–2003) Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola (2001) Animal Jam (2003) Bambaloo (2003–2007) Pajanimals (2008, 2011–2013) Sid the Science Kid (2008–2013) Dinosaur Train (2009–2020) Me and My Monsters (2010–2011) That Puppet Game Show (2013–2014) Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge (2014) The Doozers (2014–2018) Hi Opie! (2014–2016) Word Party (2016–2021) Splash and Bubbles (2016–2018) Dot. (2016–2018) Julie's Greenroom (2017) The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019) Earth to Ned (2020–2021) Duff's Happy Fun Bake Time (2021) Harriet the Spy (2021–2023) Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (2022–2024) Slumberkins (2022)
TV specials	The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970) Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977) The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (1986) The Christmas Toy (1986) Monster Maker (1989) Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree (1995)
Other projects	Time Piece (1965, short film) The Cube (1969, teleplay) Gulliver's Travels (1996, miniseries) Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (2001, miniseries) Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004, miniseries) The Sam Plenty Cavalcade of Action Show Plus Singing! (2008, web series) Unstable Fables (2008, DTV film) Tale of Sand Oscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures (2015, web series) Turkey Hollow (2015, TV film) Pinocchio (2022, Netflix film) The Portable Door (2023, Stan film) Jim Henson Idea Man (2024, Disney+ documentary) Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip (2025, Disney+ film)
Henson Alternative	Puppet Up! (2006–present) Late Night Liars (2010) Simian Undercover Detective Squad (2011) Neil's Puppet Dreams (2012–2013) No, You Shut Up! (2013–2016) Good Morning Today (2013–2014) The Happytime Murders (2018) The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell (2018)

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