Asking HOW-TO have a good time when nobody home? Ask pug brothers Bingo and Rolly who live in a suburbia and are always after adventurous time and keeping themselves busy, even when they don’t take a step out of their home!
Wow, your children are on the way to discover more about dogs, – PUGS that is, – and take a learning expedition every time they watch an episode on Disney Junior channels.
I had an amazing opportunity to preview a few episodes of Puppy Dog Pals and hear first-hand from Sean Coyle, Producer of the Puppy Dog Pals, and Diane Ikemiyashiro, Disney Junior Creative Executive, who are heading the production of the entire series for Disney Junior.
Here’s what you need to know about Puppy Dog Pals
• Debuted on April 14, 2017, on Disney Channel, Disney Junior App & YouTube
• Age Group 2-5 years-old
• Each episode is 25 minutes long
• First season will have 25 episodes
Get ready to explore neighborhoods and the world-class travel as seen and done through the puppy dogs Bingo and Rolly. They spare no time for finding fun times, making friends, learning about the 50 US States and creating connections in their lives. This series is about family bonds, being friends, making friends, being a good brother. So that’s at the core of this particular show.
Each episode will have its unique tune. What I love about this series is that it is wrapped into contagious music theme. It will be on your lips once you see the show! The talented songwriter Andy Bean is brilliant in crafting a catchy song for each of the pugs’ adventure. This is something I am looking forward to – the musical presence in each episode.
Episodes Are Filled With Geography, Detective Skills
& Continuous Learning
Episodes will vary from play in the yard and inside the house to the trips to Hawaii, Italy, China and other countries, and into the country. The flare and the spirit for each environment and adventure will hold onto the authentic places, yet the story will add its own fictional elements as well.
Diane Ikemiyashiro
We have a whole team of educational consultants. And in our Disney Junior department we have what’s the educational resource group. And they watch every single episode. From the very beginning when something’s pitched to the final, they are weighing in on what the take away is. That guides the storytellers on how to make the episodes really pop for our audience.
The characters in the series are introduced sporadically and sprinkled out throughout the season. Yet, when a new character is in, there are episodes that include some of them to a larger extent.
Sean Coyle
We have one character who is a junkyard dog who is sort of like the neighborhood big brother. So in their missions whenever they’re just backed up against it and they don’t know what else to do they think, wait, we know a guy who can help us out. And then there is a singing seagull that appears on some of their missions to help out with their journeys.
We have a guinea pig in a pet store window that is a source of information ’cause he hangs out right in the middle of Main Street. And he sort of sees and hears everything.
Diane Ikemiyashiro
And we’re not trying to teach lessons or instill any kind of really didactic type of lesson. But we’re hopeful that in our stories there’s something inspiring that the kids can learn from the interactions between the brothers or when they’re out in the world meeting other characters. So there’s a little bit of education but in an entertaining, storytelling way.
Puppy Dog Pals Series Inspires Toddlers to Do
What They Dream Of
Both Sean Coyle and Diane Ikemiyashiro hope that the series will inspire kids to do what they dream of. Making their pug characters Rolly and Bingo curious like little kids, the creators of the series tried to keep the authenticity alongside with creativity in these puppies. The diversity these pug brothers live and find adventure in was planted on purpose to keep the series interesting.
Each episode is sparked by something that the pugs hear from Bob, their human dad, or the other dogs. Be ready to laugh and get serious when these pugs turn into the problem solvers. One of the future episodes is about a stolen Mona Lisa painting. These pug brothers hearing on the news about a missing great painting and the Great China Wall put two and two together! Well, as you may guess, they will learn from this experience how to analyze and do research, too!
Sean Coyle
In a lot of these episodes we definitely try to play out four-year-old detective skills and how four year old kids would sort of piece together a puzzle or a mystery.
During the story development and the work on characters for the Puppy Dog Pals, a lot of testing was done with Sean’s own kids and focus groups.
Puppy Dog Pals Episodes Are Tested in Focus Groups
Sean Coyle
In the development stage, I studied my kids’ reaction to a lot of it. I would just feed them character designs and story ideas and ask, would you guys watch a show about two dogs that perhaps go to Hawaii and surf. You gauge what they respond to. We also did, like I mentioned earlier, focus testing, which at the time we basically had sort of nuggets of story ideas. And we had a bunch of artwork that we could show.
We would gauge the reactions of the kids that way as well. Everybody on our crew has kids or has had little kids at some point or knows people with kids or has dogs or knows people with dogs. So the whole crew putting this together is very immersed in all the right things.
Diane Ikemiyashiro
We also test a lot of our shows – or a lot of the episodes in front of children. Our ed team, they go out into schools all over Southern California. And they give story time to the kids, and then they ask the kids questions. And through comprehension or not, that’s how we gauge whether or not a story is working, especially for the youngest audience members.
We do listen and give feedback to the writers and to the team. And they incorporate the notes and try to make something that’s entertaining and fun and something that even the youngest kids could grasp.
Tune In for PUPPY DOG PALS
Disney Channel, Disney Junior App, YouTube
Activity Sheets to Get to Know Puppy Dog Pals BETTER!
• Be A Detective – Decode A.R.F.’s Message!
• Bingo’s BINGO Playsheet
• Coloring Page BINGO
• Coloring Page HISSY
• Coloring Page ROLLY
• Find Your Way Out From this MAZE!
Puppy Dog Pals GIVEAWAY
Jan 30 – Feb 6, 2019
Open to US
Adorable puppy brothers Bingo and Rolly are back! Join the doggy duo on amazing missions: deep-sea diving in the Great Barrier Reef, fetching a four-leaf clover in Ireland, running all over Down Under, and much more!
Then, meet their brand-new puppy pal Keia in two exciting bonus episodes! Packed with action, music and a ton of silly fun, these playtime adventures will leave you howling with laughter!
Giveaway Sponsored by Disney Junior
Giveaway Hosted by This N That With Olivia
Giveaway Featured by Celebrate Woman Today
What’s in the Winner’s Gift Basket?
– Mini Puppy Dog Pals Backpack
– DVD to enjoy the episodes
– A Board Book to read with your child, and
– A Set of Bath Squirters to make bath time fun
15 thoughts on “Discover New Disney Junior Puppy Dog Pals Adventures With #PuppyDogPals”
I would give this to my son. Yes, we have seen this. Thanks for a fun giveaway.
My family loves to watch puppy dog pals. It’s such a cute series. I would give this to my 3 year old son
I would love this for my grand daughter. She loves watching this show.
It sounds like a show to watch out for! It’s definitely something that the kids would enjoy. I’m sure a lot of kids will be looking forward to this.
Rolly and Bingo looks like fun to watch. This would be great for kids this summer time, they could learn while having fun!
Aww this looks so cute. My daughter loves all things animals so I’m sure she will love this. Thanks for sharing it.
The show looks cute. And Disney always does great cartoons. My daughter is a little past the demographic though. I am sure it will be amazing as it is with all things Disney.
I already know we’re going to love this show from reading your post. We all love any shows by Disney and dogs so it’s going to be a lot of fun to watch.
This sounds like an automatic hit! I like that they are teaching social skills and being adventurous in an entertaining way. It is important for kids to know math and reading, but watching an adventure unfold with cute characters and fun music is important too. I had no idea that there was so much time dedicated to research but it will certainly pay off. Looks like a cute show.
This show looks so cute. My kids are older, but I think they would even like to watch this. We are kinda obsessed with everything puppy related.
This sounds like a really fun show for the little ones. My twin granddaughters are going to like this show.
How stinkin’ cute are these puppy dog pals? Love that they have a core message. Hopefully they’ll be shown on Netflix.
That is going to be the cutest show ever. I love their adorable eyes. I’m not even a kid, and I would watch it.
OMGEEE this is going to be so cute! I am going to watch even if my kids are all grown lol adorable!
That is absolutely the cutest thing I’ve ever seen! I love the animation so much! It’s just like The Secret Life of Pets.