Octonauts Coming to Disney Junior January 9th

Now that we have our third child we are always happy when Disney Junior introduces new shows, because for us it also means that we do not have to continue to watch the same episodes of shows we had watched with our older children. The bonus is that Octonauts looks like it is going to be a great series.

The ocean is such a place of mystery and it will open up all sorts of cool storylines for the children as well as being a great teaching ground. From the character description below it also looks like we are going to have a very diverse cast of creatures and I am sure every child is going to have his or her favorite character. I look forward to seeing the adventures that the Octonauts are going to get in, starting in January.

“Octonauts,” the BAFTA-nominated animated show for preschoolers, based on the popular children’s book series of the same name, will make its U.S. debut MONDAY, JANUARY 9 (11:30 a.m., ET/PT) on Disney Junior, the daily programming block for kids age 2-7, on Disney Channel. Created by award-winning design team Vicki Wong and Michael Murphy of Meomi Design, the series follows the lively underwater adventures of Captain Barnacles Bear, Lieutenant Kwazii Cat and Medic Peso Penguin, as they explore the ocean and work to protect all of its unique sea creatures. Produced by Silvergate Media with animation by Academy Award-nominated Brown Bag Films, the animated series made its initial debut in the UK in October 2010.

“Octonauts” introduces young viewers to exciting new underwater worlds and fascinating marine life. In each 22-minute episode, Captain Barnacles, Lieutenant Kwazii and Medic Peso receive an “octo alert,” which serves as a call to action for the heroes to embark on the day’s mission. With help from their extended crew –Tweak, a bunny mechanical engineer; Shellington, a marine biologist sea otter; Dashi, a dependable dog who serves as the Octonauts’ official mission photographer; Professor Inkling, the Octonauts’ octopus founder; and Tunip, a special breed of underwater sea creature called a vegimal – the team sets out to explore, rescue and protect their unique underwater habitat.

“Octonauts” will air weekdays at 11:30 a.m., ET/PT and weekends at 7:00 a.m., ET/PT during the Disney Junior programming block on Disney Channel. The series carries a TV-Y parental guideline.