Why Hare Hops
- Studio
- Tiger Aspect Productions.
In Conjunction With: Homeboyz Entertainment - Distributor
- Classic Media, Entertainment Rights
Synopsis
There was a time when Hare did not hop. He was one of the speediest animals in Tinga Tinga but none of the other animals wanted to race with him because Hare always won and it was boring. Then one day, slow-but-clever Tortoise decided to challenge Hare. At first Hare could not believe his luck, but then Tortoise won and he won and he won. When Hare realized it is not such fun being on the losing end, Tortoise let him hop past the finishing line in first place.
Characters
Red Monkey, Hare, Orange Monkey, Yellow Monkey, Hippo, Tickbird, Elephant, Tortoise, Crocodile, Chameleon, Eagle, Peacock, Warthog, Lizard, Mama Cheetah
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Richard Jeffery
Producing
- Producer
- Claudia Lloyd
Writing
- Writer
- Edward Gakuya, Bruce Hobson, Bridget Hurst, Claudia Lloyd
Voices
- Voice
- Eugene Muchiri (Red Monkey), Felix Dexter (Hare), Ben Spybey (Orange Monkey), Faraaz Meghani (Yellow Monkey), Johnnie Fiori (Hippo), Tameka Empson (Tickbird), Lenny Henry (Elephant), Shaun Parkes (Tortoise), Edward Kwach (Crocodile), Patrick Kanyeki (Chameleon), Ninia Benjamin (Eagle), Cyril Nri (Peacock), Kennie Andrews (Warthog), Junior Simpson (Lizard), Angelina Koinange (Mama Cheetah)
Music
- Music
- Eric Wainain
Crew
- Creator
- Ford Riley
- Story Editor
- Ford Riley
- Storyboard Artists
- Viki Anderson, Flamarion Ferreira, Holly Forsyth, Sharon Forward, Stark Howell, Kelly James, Larry Leker, Heiko Drengenberg, Miyuki Hoshikawa, Mike Kunkel, Mark Pudleiner, Chong Lee, Linda Miller, David S. Smith, Patricia Wong
- Storyboard Revisions
- Miyuki Hoshikawa, Stark Howell, Kelly James, Kristen Lester, Lonnie Lloyd, Angela Mueller, Robb Pratt
- Music
- Mike Himelstein, Michael Turner
- Theme Music
- Mike Himelstein, Ford Riley
- Supervising Sound Editor
- Timothy Borquez
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Timothy Borquez
- Assistant Dialogue Recording Engineer
- James Lafferty
- Foley Recording Mixer
- Robert Crew
- Digital Coordinator
- Karen Wong
- Talent Coordinator
- Heather Henry-Parker, Heather Henry-Parker
- Production Supervisor
- William C. Turner
- Production Associate
- Willie E. Sims Jr
- Production Secretaries
- Amy Lou I. Ferrer, Denise Kress
- Continuity Coordinator
- Kitty Schoentag
- Technical Director
- Michael Tyau
- Dialogue Director
- Susan Blu
- Voice Director
- Susan Blu
- Script Coordinator
- Leona Beckert
- Animator
- Lyoung Hui Kim
- Animatic Editor
- Pieter Kaufman
- Animatic Scanner
- Sergio Armendariz
- Timing Directors
- Terry Lennon, Joanna Romersa, Mircea Mantta
- Production Manager
- Brian Doell
- Editor
- Pieter Kaufman
- Assistant Film Editor
- Donnell Ebarrete
- Post-Production Coordinator
- Treasure Rawson
- Post-Production Supervisor
- Mark Bollinger
- Educational Consultants
- Christine Griswold, Karen Leavitt, M.S. Rachel Manes, M.A. Tara Martin, Iris Sroka
- Post-Production Facilities
- Studiopolis
- Sound Post-Production
- Studiopolis
Companies and other credits
- Script Clearance: Mosquito Productions
Production notes
This TV series is scheduled to run for 52 episodes.
Based upon animal creation stories from all over the African continent, Tinga Tinga Tales brings to life tall tales of how your favorite animals came to be the way they are today.
Created for a global audience of 3 to 6 year olds and inspired by traditional African Folktales and the Tingatinga art of Tanzania, Tinga Tinga Tales opens up a fantastical world of colour, characters and transformation.
Why do zebras have stripes and leopards spots, rhinos horns and camels humps? Tinga Tinga Tales tells a modern, young audience what really happened.
It's a world where you can fly too close to the sun, jump off clouds, and summon musical storms; where you can sing and dance with the dawn chorus, or fall asleep under the Tinga stars. A magical world where animals transform before your very eyes.
The show was visually inspired by the Tingtinga art of Tanzania, hence the name Tinga Tinga Tales.
The Tingatinga artists paint wonderful animals in bright colors with an intricate use of pattern and design. The Tingatinga collective grew from the work of one man - Eduard Saidi Tingatinga - over 40 years ago. Now there are over 700 Tingatinga artists in Tanzania. Tiger Aspect is working with artists from the Tingatinga Arts Co-Operative based at Morogoro Store in Dar es Salaam.
Produced on location in Kenya by Tiger Aspect Productions in conjunction with Homeboyz Entertainment, the show draws upon the inspiring talent of local artists and musicians and is expertly computer-animated using beautiful, hand-painted imagery.
Based upon animal creation stories from all over the African continent, Tinga Tinga Tales brings to life tall tales of how your favorite animals came to be the way they are today.
Created for a global audience of 3 to 6 year olds and inspired by traditional African Folktales and the Tingatinga art of Tanzania, Tinga Tinga Tales opens up a fantastical world of colour, characters and transformation.
Why do zebras have stripes and leopards spots, rhinos horns and camels humps? Tinga Tinga Tales tells a modern, young audience what really happened.
It's a world where you can fly too close to the sun, jump off clouds, and summon musical storms; where you can sing and dance with the dawn chorus, or fall asleep under the Tinga stars. A magical world where animals transform before your very eyes.
The show was visually inspired by the Tingtinga art of Tanzania, hence the name Tinga Tinga Tales.
The Tingatinga artists paint wonderful animals in bright colors with an intricate use of pattern and design. The Tingatinga collective grew from the work of one man - Eduard Saidi Tingatinga - over 40 years ago. Now there are over 700 Tingatinga artists in Tanzania. Tiger Aspect is working with artists from the Tingatinga Arts Co-Operative based at Morogoro Store in Dar es Salaam.
Produced on location in Kenya by Tiger Aspect Productions in conjunction with Homeboyz Entertainment, the show draws upon the inspiring talent of local artists and musicians and is expertly computer-animated using beautiful, hand-painted imagery.