Eureka! is an animated television series created by Norton Virgien and Niamh Sharkey that aired on Disney Junior from June 22, 2022 to March 24, 2023.[1][2][3] The series is produced by animation studio Brown Bag Films.[4][5] It centers on Eureka, a young prehistoric girl who uses scientific thinking to solve problems.[6]
| Eureka! | |
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| Genre | Musical |
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| Developed by | Erica Rothschild |
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| Opening theme | "Eureka! Main Title Theme," performed by Lexi Underwood |
| Ending theme | "Eureka! Main Title Theme" (instrumental) |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
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| Producer | Edel Byrne |
| Editor | Fred O'Connor |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Production company | Brown Bag Films |
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| Network | Disney Junior |
| Release | June 22, 2022 – March 24, 2023 |
Premise
editIn the Stone Age location of Rocky Falls,[7] a prehistoric girl named Eureka enjoys going on adventures and building gadgets to help improve the lifestyles of her family and friends.[8]
Characters
editMain
edit- Eureka (voiced by Ruth Righi[9]) is a liberal and open-minded prehistoric girl who is also an inventor way ahead of her time. She was credited as being responsible for inventing the wheel. To make an invention, Eureka would do something called "Thinkering" (a combination of the words thinking and tinkering).
- Roxy (voiced by Renée Elise Goldsberry[10]) is Eureka's mother who is the proprietor and chef of Paleo, Rocky Falls' only restaurant.
- Rollo (voiced by Lil Rel Howery[11]) is Eureka's father who owns the pottery shop and is an expert potter.
- Ohm (voiced by Javier Muñoz[12]) is Eureka's teacher who has an outdoor classroom.
- Pepper (voiced by Kai Zen[13]) is one of Eureka's best friends. She's courageous and has super-strength.
- Barry (voiced by Devin Trey Campbell[14]) is one of Eureka's best friends. He's an artist and a drummer.
- Murphy (vocal effects provided by Fred Tatasciore[15]) is Eureka's pet woolly mammoth. Eureka adopted Murphy after saving him from being trapped under a fallen tree branch.
- Dipply (vocal effects provided by Fred Tatasciore) is Pepper's pet diplosaurus.
Recurring
edit- Bog (voiced by Cade Tropeano) is a conservative boy and Eureka's classmate who likes being the leader.
- Ump (vocal effects provided by Fred Tatasciore) is Bog's pet Glyptosaurus which evokes the traits of a Glyptodon and an armadillo.
- Clod (voiced by Connor Andrade) is a turtle-loving boy and Eureka's classmate who is very loyal to Bog.
- Julia (voiced by Madigan Kacmar) is a girl who is one of Eureka's classmates and an expert at playing the flute.
- Ember (voiced by Sasha Knight) is a girl with blonde and blue hair who is one of Eureka's classmates.
- Sierra (voiced by Ryan Michelle Bathé) is Barry's mother who is Rocky Falls' residential dentist.
- Sandy (voiced by Wendell Pierce) is Barry's father who is Rocky Falls' residential handyman.
- Dima (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) is Barry's grandfather.
- Verna (voiced by Cree Summer) is Barry's grandmother.
- Wanda (voiced by Loretta Devine) is Eureka's paternal grandmother who is a traveler.
- Yonder (vocal effects provided by Fred Tatasciore) is a ground sloth who is Wanda's pet and travel companion.
- Yurt (voiced by Sheila E.) is a celebrity drummer whom Barry looks up to.
- Rockanne (voiced by Misty Copeland) is a dance instructor.
- Chee (voiced by Ellie Kemper) is the school librarian.
- Kanga Bird (also known as KB) (voiced by Jack McBrayer) is a dinosaur that evokes the traits of a Kangadon and a bird. Unlike other prehistoric animals in this show, KB is able to speak a few words. He becomes Barry's pet in "Be My KB".
- Archi (voiced by Ian Ho)
- Spruce and Cypress Stoneland (both voiced by Judah Howery) are twin brothers.
- Olive (voiced by Aydrea Walden) and Ivy (voiced by Cree Summer) are Pepper's mothers.
- Ferreka (vocal effects provided by Jan Johns) is the leader of a pack of mischievous bronto-ferrets. Her creativity which rivals that of Eureka earned her the name "Ferreka" which is a portmanteau of ferret and Eureka.
Episodes
edit| No. | Title [16][17] | Directed by | Written by | Storyboard by | Original air date [16][17] | Prod. code [18][16] | U.S. viewers (millions) | ||||||
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| 1 | "Tusks, Trouble and All" | Norton Virgien | Erica Rothschild | Tim Spillane | June 22, 2022 | 101 | 0.16[19] | ||||||
| "Absoflutely Fabulous" | Maeve Garvan | Laurie Israel | Ilenia Gennari | ||||||||||
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"Tusk, Trouble and All": While riding on the Rock and Rollers with Barry and Pepper, Eureka finds a trapped woolly mammoth beneath a fallen tree branch. Finding things in common with the woolly mammoth, Eureka names it Murphy and persuades her parents to adopt him, much to the doubts of Rocky Falls' civilians. Though she works to find a way to get Murphy to fit him in the entrance of their house. Song: "First Time for Everything" by Eureka and the Rocky Falls civilians "Absoflutely Fabulous": A new girl named Julia is starting school and is shown to be an expert at playing the flute. Eureka plans to give her a good gift during the welcoming ceremony in order to befriend her. She gives her a new type of flute that she can use. When Julie doesn't give a positive reaction, Eureka works to build a better gift to impress her. Song: "Think Differently" by Eureka | |||||||||||||
| 2 | "Everybody Lava Pizza" | Mårten Jönmark | Jason Mayland | Kwabena Sarfo | June 23, 2022[a] | 102 | 0.27[20] | ||||||
| "Prehistoric Class Pets" | Maeve Garvan | Sierra Katow | Benjamin Sanders | ||||||||||
| 3 | "Follow the Sledder" | Mårten Jönmark | Aydrea Walden | Andy Kelly | June 24, 2022[a] | 103 | 0.17[21] | ||||||
| "Stinkpod Day" | Maeve Garvan | Johnny LaZebnik | Jose Guzman | ||||||||||
| 4 | "Pepper Power" | Maeve Garvan | Laurie Israel | Tim Spillane | July 1, 2022[a] | 104 | 0.23[22] | ||||||
| "Flickerwing Butterflies" | Mårten Jönmark | Matt Eddy | Ilenia Gennari | ||||||||||
| 5 | "Epic Fail" | Maeve Garvan | Billy Eddy | Kwabena Sarfo | July 8, 2022[a] | 105 | 0.16[23] | ||||||
| "Yes We Cannon!" | Mårten Jönmark | Jason Mayland | Jose Guzman | ||||||||||
| 6 | "Snurfy Murphy" | Maeve Garvan | Sierra Katow | Nondas Korodimos | July 15, 2022[a] | 106 | 0.19[24] | ||||||
| "New Rock on the Block" | Mårten Jönmark | Aydrea Walden | Benjamin Sanders | ||||||||||
| 7 | "Light at the End of the Cave" | Maeve Garvan | Keshni Kashyap | TJ House | July 22, 2022 | 107 | 0.17[25] | ||||||
| "Kanga-Bird is the Word" | Mårten Jönmark | Johnny LaZebnik | Andy Kelly | ||||||||||
| 8 | "What a Wheel!" | Mårten Jönmark | Erica Rothschild | Ilenia Gennari | July 29, 2022 | 108 | 0.15[26] | ||||||
| "Just Like Yurt" | Maeve Garvan | Jason Mayland | Cristina Menghi | ||||||||||
| 9 | "The Great Wafflefruit Race" | Mårten Jönmark | Aydrea Walden | Jose Guzman | August 5, 2022 | 110 | 0.19[27] | ||||||
| "Camped Out" | Maeve Garvan | Matt Eddy | Nondas Korodimos | ||||||||||
| 10 | "Project Bog" | Maeve Garvan | Sierra Katow | Kwabena Sarfo | August 12, 2022 | 109 | 0.13[28] | ||||||
| "Really Giant Slalom" | Mårten Jönmark | Billy Eddy | Dan Nosella | ||||||||||
| 11 | "Ferreka" | Mårten Jönmark | Jason Mayland | Cristina Menghi | August 19, 2022 | TBA | 0.18[29] | ||||||
| "Peppereka" | Maeve Garvan | Carina Chocano | Kwabena Sarfo | ||||||||||
| 12 | "Dance Dance Evolution" | Maeve Garvan | Aydrea Walden | Nondas Korodimos | August 26, 2022 | 114 | 0.22[30] | ||||||
| "Barry On" | Mårten Jönmark | Johnny LaZebnik | Kinjo Estioko | ||||||||||
| 13 | "Dippling Rivalry" | Maeve Garvan | Sierra Katow | Massimiliano Lucania | September 16, 2022 | 115 | 0.22[31] | ||||||
| "It's Mom O'Clock" | Mårten Jönmark | Billy Eddy | Jose Guzman | ||||||||||
| 14 | "Eurek-Or-Treat" | Mårten Jönmark | Johnny LaZebnik | Benjamin Sanders | September 27, 2022 | 112 | 0.20[32] | ||||||
| "Nomad Like Home" | Maeve Garvan | Sierra Katow | Ilenia Gennari | ||||||||||
| 15 | "Rocky Falls Picture Show" | Maeve Garvan | Jason Mayland | Boyet Gopez | September 30, 2022 | 116 | N/A | ||||||
| "The Swamp of Lost Tools" | Mårten Jönmark | Latoya Raveneau | Benjamin Sanders | ||||||||||
| 16 | "W-W-W-Wipe Out!" | Mårten Jönmark | Latoya Raveneau | Andy Kelly | October 7, 2022 | TBA | 0.17[33] | ||||||
| "Cutaballoo vs. Bebe Sloth" | Maeve Garvan | Maria O'Loughlin | Boyet Gopez | ||||||||||
| 17 | "Barry's Brrr-thday" | Maeve Garvan | Aydrea Walden | Irene Martini | October 14, 2022 | TBA | N/A | ||||||
| "Ptero Tap" | Mårten Jönmark | Sierra Katow | Fiona Ryan | ||||||||||
| 18 | "A Eureka Special" | Maeve Garvan | Niamh Sharkey | Cristina Menghi | October 28, 2022 | TBA | N/A | ||||||
| "Be My KB" | Mårten Jönmark | Billy Eddy | Ilenia Gennari | ||||||||||
| 19 | "Ump Lays an Egg" | Mårten Jönmark | Erica Rothschild | David Frasquet | November 4, 2022 | TBA | N/A | ||||||
| "The Peace of Pizza" | Maeve Garvan | Johnny LaZebnik | Kinjo Estioko | ||||||||||
| 20 | "Jingle Bog Rock" | Maeve Garvan | Maria O'Loughlin | Massimiliano Lucania | November 30, 2022 | 120 | 0.30[34] | ||||||
| "Zip To It" | Mårten Jönmark | Aydrea Walden | Benjamin Sanders | ||||||||||
| 21 | "Endless Pots-ibilities" | Mårten Jönmark | Sierra Katow | Fiona Ryan | February 6, 2023 | TBA | 0.09[35] | ||||||
| "Glooze Blues" | Marcel Moorcroft | Laurie Israel | Boyet Gopez | ||||||||||
| 22 | "KBs of a Feather" | Maeve Garvan | Johnny LaZebnik | Cristina Menghi | February 7, 2023 | TBA | N/A | ||||||
| "Ember Remembers" | Mårten Jönmark | Latoya Raveneau | Irene Martini | ||||||||||
| 23 | "Making Up Moonlight" | Paul Hurwitz & Fiona Ryan | Matt Eddy | Kwabena Sarfo | February 8, 2023 | TBA | N/A | ||||||
| "Dipply Goes to the Dentist" | Mårten Jönmark | Jason Mayland | Ilenia Gennari | ||||||||||
| 24 | "Pepper the Inventor" | Maeve Garvan | Billy Eddy | David Frasquet | February 9, 2023 | TBA | 0.08[36] | ||||||
| "Walky Falls" | Rossa Lundberg | Aydrea Walden | Massimiliano Lucania | ||||||||||
| 25 | "Starting From Scratch" | Maeve Garvan | Aydrea Walden | Massimiliano Lucania | February 10, 2023 | TBA | N/A | ||||||
| "Make a Quish" | Mårten Jönmark | Johnny LaZebnik | David Frasquet | ||||||||||
| 26 | "Up Up and a Little Too Far Away" | Niamh Sharkey | Jason Mayland | Kinjo Estioko | February 24, 2023 | TBA | N/A | ||||||
| "Don't Be Alarmed!" | Fiona Ryan | Billy Eddy | David Frasquet | ||||||||||
| 27 | "Shellebration" | Claire Lennon | Sierra Katow | Irene Martini | March 3, 2023 | TBA | 0.13[37] | ||||||
| "You Can't Twin Them All" | Fiona Ryan | Matt Eddy | Ilenia Gennari | ||||||||||
| 28 | "Paleo to Go" | Norton Virgien | Elliott Maya | Irene Martini | March 10, 2023 | TBA | N/A | ||||||
| "Flower Power-er" | Maeve Garvan | Aydrea Walden | David Frasquet | ||||||||||
| 29 | "Mightysaura" | Fiona Ryan | Laurie Israel | Massi Lucania | March 17, 2023 | TBA | N/A | ||||||
| "A Clean Getaway" | Johnny LaZebnik | Ilenia Gennari | |||||||||||
| 30 | "The Never-Ending Snorey" | Daniel Cantwell | Jason Mayland | Naoise Dempsey & Charles Grosvenor | March 24, 2023 | TBA | 0.18[38] | ||||||
| "Thinker-inker-Inkering" | Giedre Kaveckaite | Erica Rothschild | Kinjo Estioko | ||||||||||
Release
editEureka! premiered on Disney Junior and on the Disney+ streaming service on June 22, 2022.[39][40]
Reception
editCritical response
editAlex Reif of LaughingPlace.com said, "The inventions and gadgets Eureka creates range from practical ones in the real world to fantastical ones designed to enchant viewers. Embedded within these stories is some practical science, such as Eureka designing a lift and pulley system to free Murphy when he's stuck. There's also some fun educational opportunities for children watching with a parent over things like a sun dial being used to tell time in Eureka's outdoor classroom. Whether through her actions or the songs she sings, Eureka teaches kids to think outside the box to find solutions to problems. In addition to dinosaurs and fun prehistoric animals, Eureka's world is full of friends that add social lessons for kids through entertaining and engaging stories."[41] Diondra Brown of Common Sense Media gave Eureka! a grade of five out of five stars, praised the depiction of positive messages and role models, stating that the show encourages to be true to oneself and promotes creativity, while noting the educational value and the diversity among the characters.[42]
Accolades
editThe series was nominated for Outstanding Animated Series at the 2023 NAACP Image Awards.[43][44] It received a nomination for Outstanding Casting for an Animated Program at the 2nd Children's and Family Emmy Awards.[45]
In other media
editVideo games
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- Treehouse Builders.[46]
Notes
editReferences
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