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Baby Shark's Big Show!
The story
Baby Shark's Big Show! is an animated musical comedy children's television series based on the "Baby Shark" brand from The Pinkfong Company. Nickelodeon Animation Studio co-produces the show with Pinkfong.
In South Korea, Baby Shark's Big Show! debuted on the Educational Broadcasting System (EBS) with a Christmas special on December 25, 2020. From September 2021 onward, the series airs regularly on EBS1 on Wednesdays and Thursdays. In the United States, it premiered on Nickelodeon on December 11, 2020.
Plot
In the underwater town of Carnivore Cove, Baby Shark has different musical adventures with his best friend William, his other friends (Chucks, Vola, Hank, and Goldie), and his family: Mommy Shark (a pink shark who loves to solve puzzles), Daddy Shark (a blue shark who's a dentist), Grandma Shark (an orange shark who bakes sweets), and Grandpa Shark (a green shark who loves watching TV).
Main
Baby Shark (voiced by Kimiko Glenn) is a yellow anthropomorphic shark and the main protagonist. Most episodes focus on him and his family: Mommy, Daddy, Grandma, and Grandpa Shark.
William Manta (voiced by Luke Youngblood) is an orange pilot fish. He's Baby Shark's buddy and best friend.
Mommy Shark (voiced by Natasha Rothwell) is a pink shark who is hardworking and likes to solves puzzles.
Daddy Shark (voiced by Eric Edelstein) is a blue shark who's a dentist. He's also loud.
Grandma Shark (voiced by Debra Wilson) is an orange shark who loves to bake. Her nose isn't fooled as she also has a prankster side.
Grandpa Shark (voiced by Patrick Warburton) is a green shark who likes watching TV.
Supporting
Chucks (voiced by Alex Cazares) is a purple male seahorse who is incredibly clumsy. The episodes "Snowball Bonanza", "Flow Bros", "Fishtival of Lights", "The Freeze Out", "Fishy Scouts", "Do or Diary", "The Musical Mystery", and "The Nickname King" focus on him.
Ezra (voiced by TBA in Korean and Robbie Daymond in English) is Chucks' seahorse father.
Anya (voiced by TBA in Korean and Georgia King in English) is Chucks' fishy stepmother.
Maddie (voiced by TBA in Korean and Sirena Irwin in English) is Chucks' older fishy stepsister.
Daphne (voiced by TBA in Korean and Tara Strong in English) is Maddie's dolphin friend, who works at the Party Puddle.
Neil (voiced by TBA in Korean and JP Karliak in English) is Maddie's friend, who's a marigold fishy with a dark magenta mohawk.
Bread (voiced by TBA in Korean and Jim Rash in English) is Maddie's friend, who's a green fishy with a red hat.
Butter (voiced by TBA in Korean and Alexander Polinsky in English) is Maddie's friend, who's a blue-ish indigo fish with a red jacket.
Clucks (voiced by Fred Tatasciore) is Chucks' pet sea chicken who sleeps.
Vola (voiced by Kimberly Brooks) is a green female octopus who is very tomboyish. She loves sports and has two moms. The episodes "Medieval Tides", "The Great Skate Race", "Extreme Dodge Bubble", "The Trouble with Bunny Slugs", Petstravaganza", and "Ice Ice Vola" focus on her.
Viv (voiced by TBA in Korean and Sherry Cola in English) is Vola's octopus mama.
Vera (voiced by TBA in Korean and LaNisha Frederick in English) is Vola's octopus mom.
Axel (voiced by Alexander Polinsky in English) is Vola's pet bunny slug who roller-skates.
Mason (voiced by TBA in Korean and Teddy Walsh in English) is a red male crab.
Goldie (voiced by Cole Escola) is a female goldfish who's often vain and flamboyant. The episodes "The Show Must Flow On", "The Treat Goblin", "Funny Fish", "Goldie's Understudies", and "The Goldie Standard" focus on her.
Duchess (voiced by Cristina Milizia in English) is Goldie's pet clam who sings in high-tone, in which shakes the ground.
Hank (voiced by Georgie Kidder in English) is a blue male whale who is the youngest of Baby Shark's friend group. The episodes "Rocky-Bye", "Bad Hank", "Fort Fin-ship", "The Slug Hank Redemption", "Doctor Drama", "Sherman in the Middle", "Finception", "The Cutie Pirate", and "Whale Songs" focus on him.
Rocky is Hank's pet rock.
Sherman (voiced by TBA in Korean and Gary Anthony Williams in English) is Hank's whale father.
Jozi (voiced by TBA in Korean and Carly Hughes in English) is Hank's whale stepmother.
Ashley (voiced by TBA in Korean and Cristina Milizia in English) is Hank's younger whale stepsister.
Splashley (voiced by TBA in Korean and Shelby Young in English) is Hank's other younger whale stepsister.
Slobber Slug (voiced by Fred Tatasciore) is a slobber slug, who later in the Season 3 episode "Petstravaganza" became Hank's pet.
Shadow (voiced by Cristina Pucelli) is a grey male shark and Baby Shark's rival. The episodes "Shadowland", "Shadow on Ice", "Sorry, Not Sorry", and "The Nice Off" focus on him.
Bait (voiced by Rama Vallury) is a male purple tang who's Shadow's sidekick.
Switch (voiced by Tara Strong) is a brown angelfish who's also Shadow's sidekick.
Shadwina (voiced by TBA in Korean and Kirstin Dodson in English) is Shadow's mother.
Sledge (voiced by TBA in Korean and Antony Del Rio in English) is Shadow's hammerhead shark cousin who lives in Chomp City.
Rayna Manta (voiced by Shelby Young) is a purple female manta ray who's a news reporter, and William's adoptive mother.
Barb (voiced by Betsy Sodaro) is a producer and a camera fishy.
Marty Minnow (voiced by TBA in Korean and Griffin Puatu in English) is a green bespectacled male minnow and the leader of the minnows.
Mayor Anchovy (voiced by John Michael Higgins) is the mayor of Carnivore Cove.
Flowbot 3000 (voiced by JP Karliak) is one of Mayor Anchovy's flowbots in Swimmy Hall.
Big Fin (voiced by Nolan North) is a legendary fishy who lives in the Kelp Woods.
Sparky (voiced by Alex Cazares) is Big Fin's timid pet sea dragon.
Teensy Tardigrade (voiced by Cristina Milizia) is Baby Shark's intelligent pet tardigrade.
Chumby (voiced by Fred Tatasciore) is William's pet sea pig.
Mail Whale (voiced by Fred Tatasciore) is a male blue delivery whale who only makes whale noises.
Ernie Urchin (voiced by Kalo Moss in Season 1 and Bodhi Friedman in Seasons 2 and 3) is a spiny young sea urchin who has only an eye. The episode "Operation Ernie" focuses on him.
Squinton Mollusca III (voiced by TBA in Korean and Tariq Logan in English) is a little squid with a bionic tentacle, who is Ernie Urchin's bestie. He wears round orange glasses.
Wallace (voiced by TBA in Korean and Michaela Dietz in English) is a dolphin who lives in Baby Shark's neighborhood. He wears a red baseball cap. The episodes "Welcome Wagon" and "The Fishy Friends Talent Show" (along with Penny Piranha) focus on him.
Penny Piranha (voiced by Aria Surrec) is a pink piranha who sometimes turns red when angry. The episodes "Buds at First Bite", "The Fishy Friends Talent Show" (along with Wallace), and "Shore Square" focus on her.
Briny (voiced by Vasthy Mompoint) is a purple whale who works as a shopkeeper.
Mr. Clownfish (voiced by James Mathis III) is a red clownfish working at a treat shop.
Scoops (voiced by TBA in Korean and JP Karliak in English) is a penguin scooper who works in an ice cream shop called Iceberg Ice Cream.
Sprinkles (voiced by JP Karliak) is Scoops' pet baby slug.
Bobby Gills (voiced by TBA in Korean and Natalie Palamides in English).
Aggie (voiced by TBA in Korean and Jessica DiCicco in English) is a mean and selfish female purple triggerfish.
Bloop (voiced by Kaitlyn Robrock) is a jellyfish that changes color based on an emotion it's feeling, and lives on a planet in hydrospace.
Bloop's Mom (voiced by Georgie Kidder) is Bloop's jellyfish mother that changes color based on an emotion she's feeling, and lives on a planet in hydrospace.
Bloop's Dad (voiced by Luke Youngblood) is Bloop's jellyfish father that changes color based on an emotion he's feeling, and lives on a planet in hydrospace.
Wavey Jones (voiced by Michael Lawoye) is a ghost fishy who loves to boogie.
Lannie (voiced by Chloe Fineman) is a green lantern shark who lives in Chomp City.
Mariana (voiced by TBA in Korean and Carolina Ravassa in English) is a burgundy female megalodon.
Package Pirates are a pirate crew.
Captain Bubblebeard (voiced by TBA in Korean and Raul Ceballos in English).
First Mate (voiced by TBA in Korean and Nolan North in English).
Bucky (voiced by TBA in Korean and Jeff Bennett in English).
Villains
Vigo (voiced by TBA in Korean and Andrew Morgado in English) is a villainous vampire squid who is always trying to take over Carnivore Cove.
Costello (voiced by TBA in Korean and Alexander Polinsky in English) is a fish who is Vigo's assistant and henchman.
Seagore (voiced by Fred Tatasciore) is Vigo's pet sea warthog who's evil.
Srimpress Werma (voiced by TBA in Korean and Audrey Wasilewski in English) is a villainous limbless-fishy who steals treats like ice cream from Iceberg Ice Cream and all the Chum Yums from Mr. Clownfish's treat shop.
Bentley Barracuda (voiced by TBA in Korean and Jim Rash in English) is a snooty barracuda.
Niles (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is Bentley Barracuda's pet crab.
Pirate Crew are the Package Pirate's pirate nemeses.
Captain Barnaclebeard (voiced by TBA in Korean and Fred Tatasciore in English) is Captain Bubblebeard's pirate nemesis.
Second Mate (voiced by TBA in Korean and Georgie Kidder in English) is First Mate's pirate nemesis.
Becky (voiced by TBA in Korean and Carolina Ravassa in English) is Bucky's pirate nemesis.
Sea Dragon (voiced by Alex Cazares).
Keith (voiced by Cole Escola).
Production
On June 5, 2019, it was announced that the series was in development at Nickelodeon. On June 25, 2020, it was announced that Nickelodeon officially green-lit the series, with a 26-episode order. On November 12, 2020, it was announced that the series would premiere on December 11, 2020.
On July 20, 2021, it was announced that Nickelodeon renewed the series for a 26-episode second season, which premiered on October 18, 2022.
On June 13, 2023, the series was renewed for a third and final season of 18 half-hour episodes and four hour-long musical specials, which premiered on April 17, 2024. However, on June 1, 2025, the four hour-long musical specials were scrapped, meaning the series will not be returning for those or a fourth season.
Season 2 (2022–24)
The entire season was supervised directed by Mike Carlo, with animation direction by Crystal Stromer and art direction by Cheryl Johnson.
Shorts
Gary Doodles, Tommy Sica and Whitney Ralls executive produce the shorts, with Ralls doing the stories for each of them. Exit 73 Studios provides the animation to all of them as well.
Reception
Emily Ashby, a reviewer for Common Sense Media, gave the show a 2 (out of 5) star rating. She wrote that "Pinkfong's franchise name carries this show only so far and the lackluster writing and plot can't quite compensate for the rest."
Film
On July 20, 2021, it was announced that Pinkfong and Nickelodeon were developing a Baby Shark movie. In March 2022, it was announced that the film was in development for a 2023 release on Paramount+. On August 4, the film's title, Baby Shark's Big Movie!, and the plot were announced, along with a holiday 2023 release. On November 14, 2023, it was announced that the film would premiere on December 8, 2023, on both Nickelodeon and Paramount+. Besides the principal voice actors, the voice cast consists of Ashley Tisdale, Aparna Nancherla, Ego Nwodim, Chloe Fineman, Enhypen, Lance Bass, Cardi B, Offset, and their children Kulture and Wave.