Talking Tom and Friends (TV series)


Talking Tom and Friends is an animated web series by Outfit7 Limited, based on the media franchise of the same name. The first three seasons of the show were produced by the Austrian animation-studio arx anima. Starting from season 4, the show has been produced by the Spanish animation studio People Moving Pixels. It was released on YouTube on 30 April 2015. The show was also broadcast on Boomerang UK since September 5, 2016, and Netflix as well, but has since been discontinued.

Premise

The series follows Talking Tom and his friends' everyday lives and misadventures. Although most episodes of the show are made to stand alone, the entire series follows a basic story arc and certain episodes build upon the personalities of recurring characters or major events in the show.

Characters

Main

Characters who have recurred across different stories:

Episodes

Pilot (2014)

Season 1 (2015–16)

Season 2 (2017–18)

Season 3 (2018)

Season 4 (2019–20)

Season 5 (2020)

Minisodes (2015–16)

Reception and Accolades

Talking Tom and Friends has generally received mixed to positive reviews. The show is currently rated 6.3/10 on IMDb. The show is also rated three stars out of five by Common Sense Media, which states "Talking Tom and Friends centers on the animated stars of a popular app series, so kids who know and love them will want to watch their TV antics. On the whole, the content is fine for kids, and there's plenty of silliness to keep them entertained. That's the show's main intent, so don't expect many teaching moments. The characters argue and get on each other's nerves at times, and some squabbles get physical with tussles and wrestling, but there are no injuries."
In 2016, the show won the Cablefax Program Awards for Best Animated Series.
The show is currently available on YouTube, where the show's official channel has 11 million subscribers as of May 2020.