Tumble Leaf


Tumble Leaf is an American animated series that that premiered in 2014 on Amazon Prime Video. It is a stop motion animated series for preschool-aged children and is based on the short film Miro. Created by animator Drew Hodges and stop-motion studio Bix Pix Entertainment, Tumble Leaf features an anthropomorphic blue fox named Fig and his caterpillar friend Stick, along with other residents of the island of Tumble Leaf, helping preschoolers learn basic science lessons through playful examples. Additional regular characters include Maple, Hedge, Pine, Ginkgo, Rutabaga, Zucchini, and Butternut & Squash. 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.
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 on May 29, 2013. The show's first six episodes premiered exclusively on the Amazon Video service on May 23, 2014, and the remaining seven episodes of season one premiered on September 5, 2014. A re-dubbed German version premiered for Amazon's German Prime customers on August 20, 2014.
On February 23, 2015 it was renewed for a second season, which became available on December 10, 2015.
On December 21, 2015 it was renewed for a third season. It premiered on April 4, 2017 with an Easter special. The remainder of season three premiered on August 14, 2017.
Season 4 premiered on July 23, 2018. A Halloween special was released on October 19, 2018. 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

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientsResult-
2014Annecy International Animated Film FestivalJury Award for a TV SeriesDrew Hodges-
201542nd Annie AwardsBest Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Preschool ChildrenAmazon Studios-
201542nd Annie AwardsOutstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast ProductionTeresa Drilling, Michael Granberry-
201542nd Daytime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Pre-School Children's Animated ProgramKelli Bixler, Drew Hodges, Alice Wilder Ed. D., Jodi Downs, Genevieve Ledoux, and Trisha Gum-
201542nd Daytime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Individual Achievement in AnimationMichael Granberry, Drew Hodges, Jason Kolowski, and Robyn Yannoukos -
201643rd Annie AwardsBest Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Preschool ChildrenAmazon Studios and Bix Pix Entertainment-
201643rd Daytime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Pre-School Children's Animated ProgramKelli Bixler, Drew Hodges, Carin Greenberg, Alice Wilder, ED. D., Jodi Downs, Sarah Serata, and Matthew Cuny-
201643rd Daytime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Individual Achievement in AnimationMichael Granberry-
201643rd Daytime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Directing in an Animated ProgramDrew Hodges-
201643rd Daytime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Costume Design/StylingRobyn Simms Johnson and Carol Binion-
201744th Annie AwardsBest Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Preschool ChildrenAmazon Studios and Bix Pix Entertainment-
201744th Annie AwardsOutstanding Achievement, Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast ProductionDan MacKenzie-
201744th Annie AwardsOutstanding Achievement, Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast ProductionJoe Heinen-
201744th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Pre-School Children's Animated ProgramKelli Bixler, Drew Hodges, Carin Greenberg, Alice Wilder, Ed. D., Jodi Downs, Sarah Serata, and Matthew Cuny-
201744th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Directing in a Preschool Animated ProgramDrew Hodges-
201744th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Sound Mixing - Preschool Animated ProgramJohn Jackson-
201744th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Sound Editing - Preschool Animated ProgramSam Plattner and Brooke Lowrey-
201744th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Individual Achievement in AnimationYizhou LI -
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201845th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Pre-School Children's Animated ProgramKelli Bixler, Drew Hodges, Carin Greenberg, Alice Wilder, Ed. D., Jodi Downs, Sarah Serata, and Matthew Cuny-
201845th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Individual in AnimationRobyn Yannoukos -
201845th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Directing in a Preschool Animated ProgramDrew Hodges, Michael Granberry, Rachel Larsen-
2018201946th Daytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Individual Achievement in AnimationYizhou LI
2018201946th Daytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding CinematographyJeff Gardner
Outstanding Directing for a Preschool Animated Program201946th Daytime Emmy AwardsDrew Hodges and Michael Granberry -
Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Series201946th Daytime Emmy AwardsKelli Bixler, Drew Hodges, Carin Greenberg, Alice Wilder, Jodi Downs, Sarah Serata, and Matthew Cuny-
Outstanding Special Class Animated Program201946th Daytime Emmy AwardsKelli Bixler, Drew Hodges, Carin Greenberg, Alice Wilder, Jodi Downs, Sarah Serata, and Matthew Cuny for "Trick-or-Treat Trek"-
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