Wolfoo

Wolfoo is a Vietnamese animated series produced by Sconnect. It has stirred much criticism on the internet due to its visual similarity to Peppa Pig and copyright infringement by using sound effects and using characters from other intellectual properties, particularly from other children's content.

Wolfoo
Genre	Pre-school
Country of origin	Vietnam
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	1,917
Production
Running time	2–3 minutes
Production company	Sconnect
Original release
Network	YouTube
Release	August 23, 2018 (2018-08-23) – present

Overview

The show follows Wolfoo, an anthropomorphic 5-year-old wolf who lives on a hill in a small American-styled village with his parents and sisters, Lucy and Jenny, along with his two best friends, Pando and Kat.

Characters

• Wolfoo, the protagonist of the show. He is 5 years old, and belongs to the Wolf family. He is a fan of superheroes, particularly Superman. He is sometimes mischevious and naive, but really cares about his friends and family and gives them guidance.
• Lucy is Wolfoo's sister. She belongs to the Wolf family. She is 3 years old. She has a beloved Elsa doll, This is due to the fact that in contrast of her brother, she loves princesses, specifically Disney ones.
• Daddy Wolf is Wolfoo and Lucy's father. He is an architect. He is sometimes busy with his work yet he has time to be with his family.
• Mommy Wolf is Wolfoo and Lucy's mother. She is a florist.
• Panda is Wolfoos best friend. He has an obsession with apples and is clumsy.
• Kat is one of Wolfoos friends. She is very smart and is the most intellectual of Wolfoos friend group.
• Bufo is one of Wolfoos friends. He is rich, due to the fact that he came from a wealthy family. He is sometimes a bully to Wolfoo and his friends but apologises and learns his lesson.

The voice actors of the characters are not revealed.

Release and musical trailer

The first official episode of Wolfoo was published on August 23, 2018. Several Wolfoo channels were launched on YouTube, some examples are "Wolfoo America", "Wolfoo's Stories", "Wolfoo Shows", and "Wolfoo - Sing Along Songs". This is similar to a method used by other content farms. A series of feature-length online films, such as Wolfoo the Adventurer, were also released on YouTube. A spin-off, Bearee, was released on April 16, 2022.

Reception and controversy

Wolfoo has also been criticized for its usage of gross-out humor throughout its run, constantly featuring animated depictions of defecation and or urination by several characters, pregnancy and anthropomorphic organs. It has been accused of copyright infringement by the creators of Peppa Pig, and the show's distributor, Entertainment One, has sued Sconnect for Wolfoo's visual and aesthetic similarity to the show.

Meanwhile in England, on January 24, 2022, eOne filled a case against Sconnect at the High Court of Justice as follows: rework of Peppa Pig characters, using the art style of Peppa Pig, using the exclamation sounds of Peppa Pig in 91 Wolfoo videos; causing unfair competition, causing the misunderstanding that Peppa Pig and Wolfoo share the same owner and violating the trademark of Peppa Pig.