Tumble Leaf is an American animated series that premiered in 2014 on Amazon Prime Video. It is stop motion for preschool-aged children and it is based on the short film Miro.[2] Created by animator Drew Hodges (Saturday Night Live, Community) and stop-motion studio Bix Pix Entertainment, Tumble Leaf features an anthropomorphic blue fox named Fig and his barnacle friend Stick (both voiced by child actor Christopher Downs), along with other residents of the island of Tumble Leaf, helping preschoolers learn basic science lessons through playful examples. Additional regular characters include Maple (Brooke Wolloff), Hedge (Zak McDowell), Pine (Addie Zintel), Ginkgo (Alex Trugman), Rutabaga (Jodi Downs), Zucchini (Alan Franzenburg), and Butternut & Squash (Emily Downs). Each episode consists of two 11-minute stories with Fig learning the mechanics of various items discovered in a special room on board the abandoned shipwreck where he resides.
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| Genre | Animation Cartoon series Children's animation Educational Fantasy Stop motion |
| Created by | Drew Hodges |
| Voices of | Christopher Downs Brooke Wolloff Zak McDowell Alex Trugman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 52 (101 segments) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Kelli Bixler, Drew Hodges |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production companies | Amazon Studios Bix Pix Entertainment[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | Amazon Video |
| Release | May 23, 2014 – February 25, 2019 |
The show was part of the first round of television pilots ordered by Amazon in 2013 for its Amazon Video service, and was officially picked up for its first 13-episode season in May.[3] The show's first six episodes premiered exclusively on the Amazon Video service on May 23, 2014,[4] and the remaining seven episodes of season one premiered on September 5.[5] A re-dubbed German version premiered for Amazon's German Prime customers on August 20 of the same year.[6]
The second season[7] premiered on December 10, 2015.
The third season[8] premiered on April 4, 2017 with an Easter special. The remainder of season three premiered on August 14.
Season 4 premiered on July 23, 2018. A Halloween special was released on October 19.[9] The remainder of season four premiered on February 25, 2019. The show was nominated for a Peabody Award.
The series ended after the fourth season.
Episodes
editSeason 1 (2013–14)
edit| Episode No. | Segment No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | 1 | "Shiny Coins" | Drew Hodges | Kacey Arnold | April 19, 2013 |
| 1b | 2 | "Fig Finds a Shadow" | Drew Hodges | Kacey Arnold | April 19, 2013 |
| 2a | 3 | "Fig Flies a Kite" | Drew Hodges | Kacey Arnold | May 23, 2014 |
| 2b | 4 | "Missing a Muffin" | Drew Hodges | Kacey Arnold | May 23, 2014 |
| 3a | 5 | "Beat of the Drumsticks" | Drew Hodges | Kacey Arnold | May 23, 2014 |
| 3b | 6 | "Springy Surprise" | Drew Hodges | Dev Ross | May 23, 2014 |
| 4a | 7 | "On a Roll!" | Drew Hodges | Kacey Arnold | May 23, 2014 |
| 4b | 8 | "Popcorn Picture Show" | Drew Hodges | Kacey Arnold | May 23, 2014 |
| 5a | 9 | "Fig Blends In!" | Drew Hodges | Dev Ross | May 23, 2014 |
| 5b | 10 | "Twirling Top" | Drew Hodges | Doug Wood | May 23, 2014 |
| 6a | 11 | "The Swimming Hole" | Drew Hodges | Villamor M. Cruz Jr. | May 23, 2014 |
| 6b | 12 | "Bucket of Mud" | Drew Hodges | Doug Wood | May 23, 2014 |
| 7a | 13 | "Loopy Straw" | Drew Hodges | Villamor M. Cruz Jr. | September 5, 2014 |
| 7b | 14 | "Tumble Leaf Parade" | Drew Hodges | Drew Hodges | September 5, 2014 |
| 8a | 15 | "Icy Igloo" | Drew Hodges | Doug Wood | September 5, 2014 |
| 8b | 16 | "The Big Dig" | Drew Hodges | Noelle Wright | September 5, 2014 |
| 9a | 17 | "Woohoo Kazoo!" | Drew Hodges | Doug Wood | September 5, 2014 |
| 9b | 18 | "Hide and Seek" | Drew Hodges | Corey Powell | September 5, 2014 |
| 10a | 19 | "Fig's Speedy Sled" | Drew Hodges | Drew Hodges | September 5, 2014 |
| 10b | 20 | "Parachute Play" | Drew Hodges | Noelle Wright | September 5, 2014 |
| 11a | 21 | "The Lost Spyglass" | Drew Hodges | Christopher Keenan | September 5, 2014 |
| 11b | 22 | "Fig's Breakfast Surprise!" | Drew Hodges | Dev Ross | September 5, 2014 |
| 12a | 23 | "Bedtime Story" | Drew Hodges | Corey Powell | September 5, 2014 |
| 12b | 24 | "A Treasure Hunt" | Drew Hodges | Dev Ross | September 5, 2014 |
| 13a | 25 | "Merry-Gear-Round" | Drew Hodges | Corey Powell | September 5, 2014 |
| 13b | 26 | "Pushy Pulley" | Drew Hodges | Doug Wood | September 5, 2014 |
Season 2 (2015–16)
edit| Episode No. | Segment No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14a | 27 | "Magic Mirror" | Drew Hodges | Karl Geurs and Carin Greenberg | December 10, 2015 |
| 14b | 28 | "A Rainbow in My Room" | Drew Hodges | Karl Geurs | December 10, 2015 |
| 15a | 29 | "Snowflake Dance" | Drew Hodges | Jeff Goode | December 10, 2015 |
| 15b | 30 | "The Tinsel Tree Topper" | Drew Hodges | Steven Darancette | December 10, 2015 |
| 16a | 31 | "Gourd Gets Stuck" | Drew Hodges | Carin Greenberg | December 10, 2015 |
| 16b | 32 | "The Swing of Things" | Drew Hodges | Karl Geurs | December 10, 2015 |
| 17a | 33 | "Okra's Sweater" | Drew Hodges | Carin Greenberg | December 10, 2015 |
| 17b | 34 | "Stick's Meshroom Mansion" | Drew Hodges | Karl Geurs | December 10, 2015 |
| 18a | 35 | "Stick is Sick" | Drew Hodges | Karl Geurs | December 10, 2015 |
| 18b | 36 | "Things That Go Round In The Night" | Drew Hodges | Scot Osterweil | December 10, 2015 |
| 19a | 37 | "Figamajig" | Drew Hodges | Steven Darancette | December 10, 2015 |
| 19b | 38 | "Camping It Up" | Drew Hodges | Allan Neuwirth | December 10, 2015 |
| 20a | 39 | "Mighty Mud Movers" | Drew Hodges | Allan Neuwirth | May 5, 2016 |
| 20b | 40 | "Having A Ball" | Drew Hodges | Jeff Goode | May 5, 2016 |
| 21a | 41 | "Yak Wash" | Drew Hodges | Karl Geurs | May 5, 2016 |
| 21b | 42 | "The Caterpillar Wing Ding" | Drew Hodges | Jeff Goode | May 5, 2016 |
| 22a | 43 | "The Glow Below" | Drew Hodges | Gabe Pulliam | May 5, 2016 |
| 22b | 44 | "Sub in a Bottle" | Drew Hodges | Karl Geurs | May 5, 2016 |
| 23a | 45 | "Buckeye's Runaway House" | Drew Hodges | Jymn Magon | May 5, 2016 |
| 23b | 46 | "Caboose on the Loose" | Drew Hodges | Allan Neuwirth | May 5, 2016 |
| 24a | 47 | "Clam-tastic Voyage" | Drew Hodges | Steven Darancette | May 5, 2016 |
| 24b | 48 | "Double Vision" | Drew Hodges | Jeff Goode | May 5, 2016 |
| 25a | 49 | "Thinking Outside The Hoop" | Drew Hodges | Jymn Magon | May 5, 2016 |
| 25b | 50 | "Fig's Hay-Maze-ing Wander" | Drew Hodges | Karl Geurs | May 5, 2016 |
| 26a | 51 | "The Windy Hop" | Drew Hodges | Carin Greenberg | May 5, 2016 |
| 26b | 52 | "Captain's Cap" | Drew Hodges | Carin Greenberg | May 5, 2016 |
Season 3 (2017)
edit| Episode No. | Segment No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27a | 53 | "Stick's Towering, Toppling Cake" | Drew Hodges | Jeff Goode | August 14, 2017 |
| 27b | 54 | "Bambooboo" | Drew Hodges | Karl Geurs | August 14, 2017 |
| 28a | 55 | "Rutabagels" | Drew Hodges | Melanie Wilson Labracio and Adam Wilson | August 14, 2017 |
| 28b | 56 | "Okra-Ball" | Drew Hodges | Jeff Goode | August 14, 2017 |
| 29a | 57 | "Look Up And Play" | Drew Hodges | Jeff Kindley | August 14, 2017 |
| 29b | 58 | "To The Moon" | Drew Hodges | Gabe Pulliam | August 14, 2017 |
| 30 | 59 | "Spring-a-ling Surprise" | Drew Hodges | Jeff Goode | April 4, 2017 |
| 31a | 60 | "Chase The Leaf" | Drew Hodges | Melanie Wilson Labracio and Adam Wilson | August 14, 2017 |
| 31b | 61 | "Knights of the Tumble Tale" | Drew Hodges | Melinda LaRose | August 14, 2017 |
| 32a | 62 | "Maple's Mobile Mudpie Stand" | Drew Hodges | Laurie Israel | August 14, 2017 |
| 32b | 63 | "Paper Plane Messages" | Drew Hodges | Melanie Wilson Labracio and Adam Wilson | August 14, 2017 |
| 33a | 64 | "Go With The Flow" | Drew Hodges | Jeff Goode | August 14, 2017 |
| 33b | 65 | "Passing Fancy" | Drew Hodges | Kris Marvin Hughes | August 14, 2017 |
| 34a | 66 | "Quest for The Chest" | Drew Hodges | Gabe Pulliam | August 14, 2017 |
| 34b | 67 | "Get A Grip" | Drew Hodges | Melanie Wilson Labracio and Adam Wilson | August 14, 2017 |
| 35a | 68 | "Nothing In The Finding Place" | Drew Hodges | Melinda LaRose | August 14, 2017 |
| 35b | 69 | "Finding Play" | Drew Hodges | Laurie Israel | August 14, 2017 |
| 36a | 70 | "Cock-A-Doodle Day" | Drew Hodges | Jeff Goode | August 14, 2017 |
| 36b | 71 | "Glow In The Dark Sleepover" | Drew Hodges | Shane Portman | August 14, 2017 |
| 37a | 72 | "Stick's Quiet Riot" | Drew Hodges | Melinda LaRose | August 14, 2017 |
| 37b | 73 | "Tappa Tappa Tap Shoes" | Drew Hodges | Gabe Pulliam | August 14, 2017 |
| 38a | 74 | "The Wheel Thing" | Drew Hodges | Carin Greenberg | August 14, 2017 |
| 38b | 75 | "Twine Line" | Drew Hodges | Kris Marvin Hughes | August 14, 2017 |
| 39a | 76 | "The Nature Of Friendship" | Drew Hodges | Drew Hodges | August 14, 2017 |
| 39b | 77 | "The Ship Shop" | Drew Hodges | Melanie Wilson Labracio and Adam Wilson | August 14, 2017 |
Season 4 (2018–19)
edit| Episode No. | Segment No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40a | 78 | "Hedge's Butterfly Safari" | Drew Hodges | Drew Hodges | July 23, 2018 |
| 40b | 79 | "Hopscotch Highway" | Drew Hodges | Drew Hodges | July 23, 2018 |
| 41a | 80 | "Moonlight Mermaid" | Drew Hodges | Jeff Goode | July 23, 2018 |
| 41b | 81 | "Hedge's Hatchlings" | Drew Hodges | Shane Portman | July 23, 2018 |
| 42a | 82 | "Maple's Sand Stand" | Drew Hodges | Don Gillies | July 23, 2018 |
| 42b | 83 | "Fig's New Clothes" | Drew Hodges | David Grubstick | July 23, 2018 |
| 43a | 84 | "Train Story" | Drew Hodges | Drew Hodges | July 23, 2018 |
| 43b | 85 | "Arooga Adventure" | Drew Hodges | Gabe Pulliam | July 23, 2018 |
| 44a | 86 | "Smell the Roses" | Drew Hodges | Kris Marvin Hughes | July 23, 2018 |
| 44b | 87 | "Game Changer" | Drew Hodges | Melanie Wilson Labracio and Adam Wilson | July 23, 2018 |
| 45a | 88 | "Ginkgo's Treasure" | Drew Hodges | Drew Hodges | July 23, 2018 |
| 45b | 89 | "Power Play" | Drew Hodges | Don Gillies | July 23, 2018 |
| 46 | 90 | "Trick-or-Treat Trek" | Drew Hodges | Melinda LaRose | October 18, 2018 |
| 47a | 91 | "Tinker Thinker" | Drew Hodges | Adam Wilson & Melanie Wilson Labracio | February 25, 2019 |
| 47b | 92 | "Tooling Around" | Drew Hodges | Jeff Goode | February 25, 2019 |
| 48a | 93 | "Fig Shares the Chair" | Drew Hodges | Gabe Pulliam | February 25, 2019 |
| 48b | 94 | "Ripple Effects" | Drew Hodges | Shane Portman | February 25, 2019 |
| 49a | 95 | "Ring in the Hatchling" | Drew Hodges | Don Gillies | February 25, 2019 |
| 49b | 96 | "The Long and Short of It" | Drew Hodges | David Grubstick | February 25, 2019 |
| 50a | 97 | "Buckeye's Snowball Snow-tel" | Drew Hodges | Shane Portman | February 25, 2019 |
| 50b | 98 | "Harmonious Hitch" | Drew Hodges | Adam Wilson & Melanie Wilson Labracio | February 25, 2019 |
| 51a | 99 | "Knit Mitt" | Drew Hodges | Jeff Goode | February 25, 2019 |
| 51b | 100 | "Maple's Stack-tacular Stone Stack" | Drew Hodges | Shane Portman | February 25, 2019 |
| 52 | 101 | "Rumble Leaf, Tumble Leaf" | Drew Hodges | Drew Hodges | February 25, 2019 |
Awards and nominations
edit
| Year | Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Annecy International Animated Film Festival[10] | Jury Award for a TV Series | Drew Hodges | Won |
| 2015 | 42nd Annie Awards[11] | Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children | Amazon Studios | Won |
| Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | Teresa Drilling, Michael Granberry | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | Nathan Barr & Lisbeth Scott (composers) | Nominated | ||
| 42nd Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards[12] | Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Program | Kelli Bixler, Drew Hodges, Alice Wilder Ed. D., Jodi Downs, Genevieve Ledoux, and Trisha Gum | Won | |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Michael Granberry (lead animation), Drew Hodges (character design), Jason Kolowski (production design), and Robyn Yannoukos (coloring) | Won | ||
| 2016 | 43rd Annie Awards[13] | Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children | Amazon Studios and Bix Pix Entertainment | Won |
| 43rd Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards[14] | Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Program | Kelli Bixler, Drew Hodges, Carin Greenberg, Alice Wilder, Ed. D., Jodi Downs, Sarah Serata, and Matthew Cuny | Won | |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Michael Granberry | Won | ||
| Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program | Drew Hodges | Won | ||
| Outstanding Costume Design/Styling | Robyn Simms Johnson and Carol Binion | Nominated | ||
| 2017 | 44th Annie Awards | Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children | Amazon Studios and Bix Pix Entertainment | Won |
| Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | Dan MacKenzie | Nominated | ||
| Joe Heinen | Nominated | |||
| 44th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards[15] | Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Program | Kelli Bixler, Drew Hodges, Carin Greenberg, Alice Wilder, Ed. D., Jodi Downs, Sarah Serata, and Matthew Cuny | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Directing in a Preschool Animated Program | Drew Hodges | Won | ||
| Outstanding Sound Mixing - Preschool Animated Program | John Jackson | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Sound Editing - Preschool Animated Program | Sam Plattner and Brooke Lowrey | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Yizhou LI (character animator) | Won | ||
| 2018 | 45th Annie Awards | Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | Nathan Barr & Lisbeth Scott (composers) | Nominated |
| British Academy Children's Awards[16] | International Pre-School | Kelli Bixler, Drew Hodges | Won | |
| 45th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards[17][18] | Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Program | Kelli Bixler, Drew Hodges, Carin Greenberg, Alice Wilder Ed. D., Jodi Downs, Sarah Serata, and Matthew Cuny | Won | |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Robyn Yannoukos (colorist) | Won | ||
| Outstanding Directing in a Preschool Animated Program | Drew Hodges, Michael Granberry, Rachel Larsen | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | 46th Daytime Emmy Awards[19][20] | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Yizhou LI (character animator) | Won |
| Outstanding Cinematography | Jeff Gardner (director of photography) | Won | ||
| Outstanding Directing for a Preschool Animated Program | Drew Hodges (director) and Michael Granberry (animation director) | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Series | Kelli Bixler, Drew Hodges, Carin Greenberg, Alice Wilder Ed. D., Jodi Downs, Sarah Serata, and Matthew Cuny | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Special Class Animated Program | Kelli Bixler, Drew Hodges, Carin Greenberg, Alice Wilder Ed. D., Jodi Downs, Sarah Serata, and Matthew Cuny for "Trick-or-Treat Trek" | Nominated | ||
| 2020 | 47th Daytime Emmy Awards[21][22] | Outstanding Writing for a Preschool Animated Program | Drew Hodges (writer), Carin Greenberg (writer) and Shane Portman (writer) | Nominated |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Preschool Animated Program | John Jackson (re-recording mixer) | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Cinematography | Jeff Gardner (director of photography) | Won | ||
| Outstanding Directing for a Preschool Animated Program | Drew Hodges (director), Michael Granberry (animation director) and Dan MacKenzie (animation director) | Won | ||
| Outstanding Individual in Animation | Savelen Forrest (character animator) | Won |
Film
editOn June 10, 2024, it was announced at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival that there be a feature film of the series titled Tumble Leaf, The Movie with Drew Hodges writing and directing the film.[23]
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- ^ Zahed, Ramin (June 10, 2024). "Exclusive: Bix Pix and Citizen Skull to Produce 'Tumble Leaf, The Movie'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved June 10, 2024.