Big Blue (TV series)

Big Blue is a Canadian animated television series created by Gyimah Gariba.^[2][3] The show has been renewed for a second season that is scheduled to premiere somewhere in 2023.

Big Blue
Genre	Animation Adventure Comedy Science fiction
Created by	Gyimah Gariba
Developed by	Gyimah Gariba
Directed by	Riccardo Durante
Voices of	Kevin Duhaney Jeremy Harris Tianna MacDuff-Gibson Tal Shulman Bahia Watson
Theme music composer	Jared Gutstadt Joel S. Silver Timbaland
Composer	Joel S. Silver
Country of origin	Canada
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	52
Production
Producers	Heather Wilson Rebecca Lager
Running time	22 minutes (two 11 minute episodes)
Production company	Guru Studio
Release
Original network	Nickelodeon (UK) CBC Kids / Radio Canada (Canada)
Original release	December 4, 2021 (2021-12-04)^[1] – present

Plot

Set in an underwater world where humans live alongside anthropomorphic sea creatures, the show is about the crew of the United Current submarine Calypso, composed of the Sibling Team Lettie and Lemo (who are the crew's captain and science officer, respectively), a laidback turtle named Freddie (the ship's mechanic), a nervous dolphin named Phil (the resident medic), and Bacon Berry, a childlike magical guardian of mysterious origin and power. Under the command of the diminutive Admiral Krill and his number two Commander Plink, they explore the seas and take on missions to defend the ocean from various threats, most prominently a sapient mass of pollution known as The Blegh that seeks to corrupt all of the Big Blue, while helping to redefine what a family means and how caring for one another is the most important thing of all.^[4][5]

Characters

Main characters

• Lettie (voiced by Bahia Watson) - the captain of the Calypso Crew who takes life and her responsibility seriously and does hate Lemo's antics, but she can pull her crew out of sticky situations She also has a soft side on Bacon Berry and is best friends with Commander Plink.
• Lemo (voiced by Kevin Duhaney) - the chief scientist and Lettie's little brother who often builds new inventions especially if they are not needed or wanted. He uses his "Lemo Logic" to solve problems in the episodes "Losing Lemo" and "Now You Sea Ghosts, Now You Don’t".
• Phil (voiced by Jeremy Harris) - an anthropomorphic medic bottlenose dolphin of the Calypso Crew, who sometimes gets nervous about missions but he is brave and loyal whenever he helps his crew mates. In the episode, "Fraidy Phil", it is revealed that he has a huge fear of sea spiders, and in "Captain Bossy Fins" his parents are seen for the first time.
• Freddie (voiced by Tal Shulman) - an anthropomorphic mechanic green sea turtle of the Calypso Crew who is laid back and annoyed, but he can help fix anything in the Calypso when it goes wrong. In the episode "Dodge Bubble", it is revealed that he used to play dodgeball (or dodge bubble in this instance).
• Bacon Berry or BB (voiced by Tianna Macduff Gibson) - the newborn guardian of the Big Blue and the Calypso Crew who has powers of the ocean. She sacrifices herself in order to save the Big Blue from the evil Blegh in the season finale "Return of the Blegh", which leads to the result of her transformation into flowers, and a new orb that she was born in appears at the end of the season finale with her eyes in it, which is a sign that she will return in Season 2.

Supporting characters

• Admiral Krill (voiced by A.C. Peterson) - an anthropomorphic krill who is in charge of United Current.
• Commander Plink (voiced by Ana Sani) - Admiral Krill's number two of United Current and Lettie's best friend. In "Revenge of the Sibs", she has an adoptive family of angelfish.
• Mira Clearwater (voiced by Shannon Hamilton) - an anthropomorphic manta ray captain and rival of Lettie since they were cadets.
• King Puffypants (voiced by Jonathan Wilson) - an anthropomorphic pufferfish who is king of Pufferia; a kingdom with pufferfish.
• Remo (voiced by Jeremy Harris) - An anthropomorphic sardine who is a very serious science officer.

Villains

• The Blegh (voiced by Ron Rubin) - A sentient ooze whose goal is to pollute the Big Blue, destroy the Guardian, and take over the world. He was destroyed by Bacon Berry's sacrifice in the season finale "Return of the Blegh".
• Captain No Beard (voiced by Neil Crone) - a shark pirate.
• Spoony (voiced by Neil Crone) - Captain No Beard's first mate pirate red-bellied piranha.
• Cuddles (voiced by Brandon McGibbon) - An octopus thief.

Broadcast

Big Blue first premiered on CBC Kids on December 4, 2021, at 10:15 AM EST, airing the first two episodes Goo in the Loo and Let's Get Krakken.

Shortly after, the series would premiere on Nicktoons in the United Kingdom and Ireland on January 10, 2022, at 8:00 AM BST on weekdays, with repeats being shown at 6:00 PM BST on weekends. It should also be noted that a sneak peek of the series aired in December, a month prior to the premiere in the United Kingdom.

On February 14, 2022, the series premiered on ABC Me at 4:20pm AEDT.

The series premiered on Cartoon Network in Africa on March 7, 2022, at 7:30 AM CAT.

The series subsequently aired on EBS 1 (South Korea), Boing (France), NRK Super (Norway), CTC Kids (Russia), Panda KIDS (Portugal) and Clan (Spain).

The series is also set to air on Netflix (US), Discovery Kids (Latin America), CBBC (UK), RTÉ2 (Ireland), Gulli/Canal J (France), NHK Educational TV/Kids Station (Japan), Nickelodeon (Asia), TVNZ (New Zealand), MBC 3 (Middle East), PLUSPLUS (Ukraine), Tencent Video (China), EBC Yoyo (Taiwan), Sony YAY! (India), Yle TV2 (Finland) and DR Ramasjang (Denmark) later on in 2023.

Streaming

The series was made available of CBC's CBC Gem service shortly after the premier of the series in Canada.

In the United Kingdom, the series is available to watch on Sky Kids, Sky Go and Now.

In Australia, the series is available to stream on ABC iview.

Episodes

Season 1 (2021–2022)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Nicktoons UK air date	Prod. code	UK linear viewers (millions)
1	""Goo in the Loo" "Let's Get Kraken""	Riccardo Durante	Diana Moore Laurie Elliot	December 4, 2021 (2021-12-04)	January 12, 2022	101	N/A
"Goo in the Loo": Bacon Berry is frustrated when the crew keeps telling her that she's too small to do certain things on her own. But when she finds herself alone aboard the Calypso during one of their missions to clean up a mysterious (yet dangerous) ooze, she's the only one who's going to have to save everyone! "Let's Get Kraken": Wanting to build up the team spirit within the United Current at the amusement park, Commander Plink and Admiral Krill are swallowed by a Kraken. Lettie does everything she can to save them, but Lemo keeps distracting her with his guitar. While they are in an impossible situation, Lemo hopes that his band can save them...
2	""Frenemies" "Plant in the Pipes""	Riccardo Durante	Diana Moore Laurie Elliot	December 11, 2021 (2021-12-11)	January 10, 2022	102	N/A
"Frenemies": The Calypso crew have always relied on teamwork to get by, but when Mira Clearwater steals missions from them and completes them before Lettie and her crew can even intervene, the captain decides to take matters into her own hands. "Plant in the Pipes": Lemo introduces the crew to his latest invention, Sudsworth, a robot butler. And when they’re under pressure when they learn at the last minute that the ship is about to be inspected, Lettie gets mad at Lemo and everyone starts cleaning up.
3	""Jellyous" "Fraidy Phil""	Riccardo Durante	Jason Hopley Tom Berger	December 18, 2021 (2021-12-18)	TBA	103	N/A
"Jellyous": When a volcano erupts, the crew must save an orphan jellyfish from danger. As the crew immediately falls in love with this abandoned animal, Bacon Berry feels left out. They soon teach her a lesson in the importance of family. "Fraidy Phil": While battling a giant sea spider that is terrorizing the residents of Glacial City, Lemo and Freddie unwittingly put the crew in danger. Phil will have to overcome his biggest fear in order to save his friends.
4	""BB on Board" "A Royal Mistake""	Riccardo Durante	Jason Hopley	December 25, 2021 (2021-12-25)	TBA	104	N/A
"BB on Board": As Lettie tries to make things right during a mission, the crew is intrigued by their latest discovery and eventually realizes that it’s more than just a cute creature. Note: This episode is an origin of how BB joins the Calypso Crew. "A Royal Mistake": Bacon Berry learns not to take things that don't belong to her when the crew is taken hostage by King Puffypants and his guards. Lettie and Lemo must return without getting caught what she took without permission.
5	""Let It Go Lemo" "Arlo and Me""	Riccardo Durante	Jason Hopley	January 1, 2022 (2022-01-01)	TBA	105	N/A
"Let It Go Lemo": Lettie discovers that the Calypso is too heavy because Lemo hasn't gotten rid of any of his precious memories. Lemo tries to find other ways to get rid of his mess and finds he can help others at the same time. "Arlo and Me": Lettie and the rest of the crew aren't happy because Lemo's sea pig is causing chaos aboard the Calypso. They finally decide to take him back to the Midnight Zone, but Lemo is too attached to him to take him home.
6	""Coral Circut" "Sub-divided""	Riccardo Durante	Ashley Lannigan Phil McCordic	January 8, 2022 (2022-01-08)	TBA	106	N/A
"Coral Curcuit": It's the Coral Curcuit and the Calypso is taking part in it for the first time. Lettie is not one to cheat, unlike the other contestants. But she desperately wants to prove herself, so will she let her desire to win outweigh her values? "Sub-divided": The crew members receive a cake as a reward for completing a mission, but it disappears. They all blame each other, and that creates conflict. As Bacon Berry listens to them tell their side of the story, she makes a startling revelation.
7	""Engine Trouble" "Losing Lemo""	Riccardo Durante	Tally Young Knoll Ben Joseph	January 15, 2022 (2022-01-15)	TBA	107	N/A
"Engine Trouble": Freddie has a tough time when his comrades decide to replace Engie with a new, state-of-the-art system. The engineer then seeks what role he could play aboard the Calypso. The crew will quickly realize that the Zoomitron 500,000 does not only have advantages.... "Losing Lemo": Lemo is thrilled to be invited to intern at United Current headquarters. It must help those who work there by proposing original solutions to their problems. Lettie doubts that Lemo-Logic is suitable for Admiral Krill's teams. Will Lemo be able to adapt to this new environment?
8	""My Li'l Captain" "Walk the Plank""	Riccardo Durante	Jerome Simpson Desmond Sargeant	January 22, 2022 (2022-01-22)	TBA	108	N/A
"My Li'l Captain": The Seahorse King asks Lettie and her crew to watch over his treasures during a party. Bacon Berry finds herself face to face with a octopus thief named Cuddles, but her friends do not understand that she needs their help. She has to trust herself to be able to trap this nasty thief on her own. "Walk the Plank": When dangerous steam geisers begin popping up, the Calypso Crew set out on a mission to find out what is causing all the ruptures in the sea bed. Bacon Berry is upset because no one has time to play pirates with her anymore. The little one therefore leaves the ship in search of real pirates. What will happen to her?
9	""Diary Woes" "Cruise Control""	Riccardo Durante	Emer Connon Jeremy Winkels	January 29, 2022 (2022-01-29)	TBA	109	N/A
"Diary Woes": In a rush to catch the mail ship, Lemo accidentally sends Lettie's diary to headquarters instead of her Captain's Log. As soon as he realizes this, he embarks on a secret mission to recover it. How will he do to prevent his big sister from being humiliated by his fault? "Cruise Control": When Lettie becomes frustrated with the crew's work ethic, she decides she would be better off doing everything on her own (which proves to be impossible), and the Calypso collides with the Seahorse King and Queen's cruise ship! Will she end up accepting the help of her friends to meet the many requests of her guests?
10	""Crying Dutchman" "Remora Never More-a""	Riccardo Durante	Ben Joseph Tom Berger	February 26, 2022 (2022-02-26)	TBA	110	N/A
"Crying Dutchman": Bacon Berry's favorite toy disappears, and she is inconsolable. Lemo is determined to find Princess Sharky and prove that the thief is none other than the Crying Dutchman! Faced with a difficult situation, Lemo must make a sad choice in order to complete his mission. "Remorea Never More-a": The Calypso Crew is uneasy when Phil makes a new best friend and brings him onboard to stay. Everyone tries to explain to Phil that Rikki is taking advantage of him, but the dolphin doesn't want to hear it, because he likes that Rikki always stands up for him. Will Phil learn to speak up for himself?
11	""Change of Hearrrt" "Ooze on the Loose""	Riccardo Durante	Mark Steinberg Ben Joseph	March 5, 2022 (2022-03-05)	March 7, 2022 March 8, 2022	TBA	N/A
"Change of Hearrrt": The Calypso Crew must protect the Golden Anchor of Atlantis of thieves until they can safely deliver it to United Current Museum of History. By a strange coincidence, it is today that Captain No Beard's first mate Spoony has chosen to become someone honest... Bacon Berry has confidence in him, but Lettie does not let her guard down. Should we beware of this former thief? "Ooze on the Loose": The Black Ooze escapes and makes plans to restore chaos in the Big Blue and destroy The Guardian. The Calypso Crew understand that there's a problem when everything starts acting strangely inside the ship. Lettie decides to take matters into her own hands, but will she be able to fix the problem on her own?
12	""Shell Game" "The Good, The Bad and the Goopy""	Riccardo Durante	Alex Ganetakos Ashley Lannigan	March 12, 2022 (2022-03-12)	March 9, 2022 March 10, 2022	TBA	N/A
"Shell Game": When Phil discovers how safe and secure he feels after Freddie let him borrow his shell, he suddenly thinks he is indestructible! Phil puts the crew in danger when he decides to compete in a Pufferian wrestling match. He’ll have to use his old, nervy way to try to defeat his opponents. "The Good, The Bad and The Goopy": It's Bacon Berry's birthday and the crew is excited to celebrate but their spirits are dampened when they realize that Phil bout the wrong gift for the occasion. He blames himself and decides to go in search of a present that represents the Calypso’s cutest member’s favorite hero. Phil will encounter several obstacles during his mission, but there’s no question of giving up!
13	""Lettiebot" "Quibbling Rivalry""	Riccardo Durante	Mark Steinberg Tom Berger	March 19, 2022 (2022-03-19)	March 11, 2022 March 14, 2022	TBA	N/A
"Lettiebot": Lettie has so much work to do as the Captain of the Calypso that she can't join in the fun with the rest of the crew, so Lemo comes up with an invention to help. "Quibbling Rivalry": Lemo and Lettie are fighting over everything, irritating the entire crew.
14	""Funderstruck" "Fins Up""	Riccardo Durante	Jeremy Winkels Ashley Lannigan	March 26, 2022 (2022-03-26)	TBA	TBA	N/A
"Funderstruck": When the Calypso Crew think that Lettie is not fun enough, she asks Captain Tubular to teach her how to become a Fun-Captain. Lettie gets carried away when she decides to show her crew just how fun she can be. "Fins Up": The Calypso Crew is on a secret mission to escort Big Blue superstar, Lea, to her concert. Lettie uses this opportunity to make her rival Mira Clearwater jealous and must deal with the consequences of her decision.
15	""There's no Chair in Team" "The Experiment""	Riccardo Durante	Emer Connon Alex Ganetakos	April 2, 2022 (2022-04-02)	TBA	TBA	N/A
"There's no Chair in Team": The Calypso Crew follow their motto of teamwork to win the dance off against the reigning champions. With the arrival of the winning prize, The Calypso Crew is having a very hard time sharing. "The Experiment": Lemo is babysitting while working on an experiment. Bacon Berry just wants Lemo to pay attention to her. When he discovers his experiment works, Lemo must try and return things to normal before Lettie and the crew get home.
16	""Revenge of the Sibs" "Photo Day Disaster""	Riccardo Durante	Alex Ganetakos Laurie Elliott	April 9, 2022 (2022-04-09)	TBA	TBA	N/A
"Revenge of the Sibs": Working on his entry for the science fair, Lemo is unaware of how it is disturbing the rest of the crew and Lettie has had enough. When Lemo meets fellow scientist Penny, they decide to work together. "Photo Day Disaster": The Calypso Crew must have an official photo taken. Lettie panics and wants to try and make it perfect. Her intesnity leads to a series of disasters that helps capture the true essence of the Calypso Crew.
17	""Truthfully Yours" "Dodge Bubble""	Riccardo Durante	Emer Connon Ben Joseph	April 16, 2022 (2022-04-16)	TBA	TBA	N/A
"Truthfully Yours": While Krill is presenting a commemorative statue to mark a new beginning, it crumbles to pieces once unveiled. Lettie works hard to reunite the Stingrays and the Pufferfish in order to avoid the mistake she made. "Dodge Bubble": Lemo discovers one of Freddie's hidden talents and despite Freddie's resistance, Lemo finds a way to take him back to his old life. The Calypso Crew see a new side of Freddie that they could never have imagined.
18	""Mini Mira" "Understudy Buddy""	Riccardo Durante	Jeremy Winkels Ashley Lannigan	April 23, 2022 (2022-04-23)	TBA	TBA	N/A
"Mini Mira": Lettie is incredulous when The United Current sends Mira Clearwater to babysit for Bacon Berry. Anticipating failure on Mira's part, Lettie is surprised to see how easily they bond and becomes jealous. "Understudy Buddy": Lettie is sceptical about training Lea for an upcoming role, and must teach her everything about being a Captain in just one day.
19	""Better Never Than Late" "Faith In Freddie""	Riccardo Durante	Mark Steinberg Ben Joseph	April 30, 2022 (2022-04-30)	TBA	N/A
"Better Never Than Late": Lettie arrives nine hours early to accept her punctuality award but Lemo's antics might make them miss the ceremony altogether. "Faith In Freddie": Freddie's quirky mission-based ideas never seem to appeal to Lettie. When Lemo, Lettie and Phil become compromised during a mission, the crew finally get to see Freddie's ideas in action.
20	""Game Nightmare" "Captain Lemo""	Riccardo Durante	Phil McCordic Desmond Sargeant	May 7, 2022 (2022-05-07)	TBA	TBA	N/A
"Game Nightmare": Lemo decides to create the ultimate gaming system wired to the ship when the crew cancels game night. "Captain Lemo: Lettie is hesitant when she leaves Lemo in charge of the Calypso while she is away. When Lemo accidentally activates hyperdrive and the Calypso is out of control, they must solve the problem before Lettie finds out.
21	""My Dinner with Krill" "What's Your Vector, Collector""	Riccardo Durante	Craig Martin	May 14, 2022 (2022-05-14)	TBA	TBA	N/A
"My Dinner with Krill": When the Calypso Crew gets an invitation to a formal dinner party, Lettie must teach them manners and how to be fancy. "What's Your Vector, Collector": Lettie loses sight of what is important when she tries to find a replacement for her broken collectible doll.
22	""A Night at the TheaRRR" "Hero Boy""	Riccardo Durante	Ashley Lannigan Jeremy Winkels	May 21, 2022 (2022-05-21)	TBA	TBA	N/A
"A Night At The TheatRRR": Lettie's relaxing night out with Commander Plink and Mira Clerawater turns into an unexpected mission when Lettie discovers Captain NoBeard and his crew trying to steal from the dinner guests. "Hero Boy": Lemo secretly uses Bacon Berry's super powers to do rescues and ends up becoming a famous hero because of it.
23	""Lemo vs. Phil" "Busted""	Riccardo Durante	Craig Martin	May 28, 2022 (2022-05-28)	TBA	TBA	N/A
"Lemo vs. Phil": Lettie can't stand hearing Lemo and Phil arguing anymore. So she sends them on a mission together. Their troubles begin when they crash the mini sub. After blaming one another for the accident they must put their heads together and rescue themselves. Will they be able to get along? "Busted": Phil is injured on a mission and needs to rest. The rest of the crew do everything they can to take care of the dolphin. Even though he's getting better, Phil tricks others into thinking he's still in pain. Unfortunately, his lies will put BB in danger. Can he save her?
24	""The Incredible Lemo, and his Dancing Sea Flea, Sloan!" "Baby Bro No More""	Riccardo Durante	Craig Martin	June 4, 2022 (2022-06-04)	TBA	TBA	N/A
"The Incredible Lemo, and his Dancing Sea Flea, Sloan!": Lemo wants to win a talent contest hosted by Lea, but the crowd doesn't understand what he wants to show her and he leaves the stage humiliated. He then decides to turn to science to improve his number. Unfortunately, Lemo exaggerates and it goes wrong... Will he succeed in winning the hearts of the public? "Baby Bro No More": It's Lemo's 10th birthday, but despite his best efforts to appear older, everyone keeps treating him like a child. When the opportunity arises, Lemo embarks on a dangerous mission to prove he is not a baby any more! Will he succeed in achieving his goal?
25	""Now You Sea Ghosts, Now You Don't" "Captain Bossy Fins""	Riccardo Durante	Craig Martin	June 11, 2022 (2022-06-11)	TBA	TBA	N/A
"Now You Sea Ghosts, Now You Don't": The Calypso Crew is on a mission to find Dr. McGuirk, a renowned archeologist who went missing in an abandoned shopping mall. Lemo and Phil get separated from the rest of the team and face some spooky encounters! Where could the voice in the microphone and the strange music come from? "Captain Bossy Fins": Lettie surprises Phil with a visit from his parents. He should be happy to see them, but there's just one problem, Phil has told them that he is the captain of the Calypso. The little dolphin asks his friends to obey him and hide his lie, but everything not everything goes as planned.
26	""Ready Steady Lettie" "Return of the Blegh""	Riccardo Durante	Mark Steinberg Craig Martin	June 18, 2022 (2022-06-18)	TBA	TBA	N/A
"Ready Steady Lettie": Lettie is happy to welcome the United Current junior cadets aboard the Calypso. Commander Plink warns her that it might be difficult to capture their attention, since only their tablets interest them. The captain will therefore have to find something special to impress them. "Return of the Blegh": Lettie triggers a Code Coral when she realizes that Bacon Berry predicts the return of the Blegh! All the crews of the United Current gather to fight the evil polluter, but only BB has the power to defeat him. Will she succeed in protecting her family and the Big Blue? Note: The Blegh and Bacon Berry are the only characters to pass away, which was both at the same time in this episode, so this was shown emotional to viewers upon seeing BB’s sacrifice.

Season 2 (2023)

References

1. "Guru Studio's 'Big Blue' Greenlit by CBC/Radio-Canada". Animation World Network.
2. "Big Blue Title". IMDb.
3. "Garbia Make a Splash". January 6, 2022.
4. "western animation / big blue".
5. "Coming in December".

External links

• [1] at Guru Studio.com
• [2] at NickALive!.com
• [3] at Complex.com
• [4] at CBC Kids
• [5] at Big Blue TV show.com