A smart rocket and a girl raised by a family of bugs are part of the new lineup of animated shows being shopped by Taffy Entertainment at the MIPCOM Junior market in October. Taffy, which is the rights and distribution arm of Mike Young Productions, announced that two new titles’Growing Up Creepie and I Got a Rocket– will join its slate of already-established toons, Pet Alien, ToddWorld and Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks at the international TV market in France (Oct. 15, 16).
I Got a Rocket! is based on a series of Australian picture books by Matt Zurbo and Dean Gorissen and his a co-production with Aussie house SLR Productions. The series centers on a group of friends known as The July Gang, and its latest recruit, a fully functioning rocket with artificial intelligence. Growing Up Creepie, a co-prod with Discovery Kids, DAG and The Story Hat, centers on the adventures of a young girl who is raised by a family of bugs and has to face the horrors of middle school.
Both shows are presented as 52 x11 minute episodes with worldwide TV and video distribution rights available. If you are attending MIPCOM in Cannes, you can find check out all the Taffy flavors at Stand R34.14 at Palais des Festivals.
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