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WellieWishers
Based onAmerican Girl doll franchise
Written byValerie Tripp
Directed byBouwine Pool
Wip Vernooij
Anneke de Graaf
Dario van der Vree
Voices ofAshley Gebhard
Lola Salsbury Lipson
Yasmine Wright-Capers
Dana Heath
Lily Sanfelippo
Country of originUnited States
Netherlands
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producerChristopher Keenan
ProducersDenise Green
Bruno Felix
Femke Wolting
Running time11 minutes
Production companiesMattel Creations
Submarine Studios
Original release
NetworkAmazon Prime Video
ReleaseOctober 14, 2016 (2016-10-14)[1] –
May 19, 2017 (2017-05-19)[2]

WellieWishers is an animated web series based on the American Girl doll franchise.[1] The series premiered on October 14, 2016 on Amazon Prime Video in the United States and Spain,[3] and subsequently aired on Televisa,[4] plus Tiny Pop in the United Kingdom.[5] The series is co-produced by Mattel Creations and Submarine Studios B.V.[6] and animated by Jam Filled Entertainment.[7]

The series features five six and seven-year-old girls: Willa, Camille, Emerson, Kendall and Ashlyn. Each girl wears a pair of colourful Wellington boots as they play in Willa's Aunt Miranda's garden.[1]

Characters

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Main article: List of American Girl characters § Wellie Wishers
  • Ashlyn (voiced by Dana Heath): The group's party planner and the most socially-active among the girls.
  • Camille (voiced by Ashley Gebhard):[8][non-primary source needed][non-primary source needed] A caring young girl and a good listener, who has an affinity for the ocean and other aquatic interests.
  • Emerson (voiced by Lola Salsbury Lipson): The theatrically-inclined member of the group, enjoying the stage and performing in front of her friends through her self-written poems and songs.
  • Kendall (voiced by Yasmine Wright-Capers):[9][non-primary source needed] The group's artist and designer, having a gift for arts, crafts, and recycling old or discarded things.
  • Willa (voiced by Lily Sanfelippo): A tree-climber and nature lover who has an interest in the outdoors, making friends with animals, and being fluent in "rabbit language".

Episodes

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Season 1 (2016)

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  1. The Bothersome Bird
  2. Little Tree
  3. Snow-flaking
  4. Copy Cat
  5. Butterfly Ballet
  6. Glowing in the Dark
  7. I Do, You, Hair-Do
  8. Now You See It, Now You Don't
  9. It Takes Two to See-Saw
  10. Coloriffic Scavenger Hunt
  11. Ashlyn's Tall Tale
  12. Anything for a Laugh
  13. The Rainmakers

Season 2 (2017)

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  1. Kendall Rules the Roost
  2. All Times Favorites
  3. Out of Line
  4. Camille's Poem
  5. Honking in the Winter Wonderland
  6. All's Wellie That Ends Wellie
  7. Duck, Duck, Oops!
  8. Truth or Hare
  9. Honey, I Spoiled The Bunny
  10. Owie Zowie
  11. The Party That Blew Away
  12. Mighty Girl
  13. The Importance of Being Ashlyn

References

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  1. ^ a b c "American Girl(R) Debuts First-Ever Animated Series—Episodes Based On New WellieWishers(TM) Line For Younger Girls". Mattel Inc. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "WellieWishers Season 1, Volume 2". Amazon. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  3. ^ Malone, Michael (October 12, 2016). "Amazon Premieres American Girl Series 'WellieWishers' Oct. 14". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  4. ^ "Mattel's Amazon series WellieWishers lands on Televisa". TBI Vision. December 7, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  5. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (October 1, 2016). "'WellieWishers' Gets UK Deal, Season 2 Greenlight". Animation Magazine. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "Submarine opens animation studio for production of international series". Submarine (in Dutch). May 26, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  7. ^ "WELLIE WISHERS". Jam Filled Entertainment. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  8. ^ "Commercial Talent Agency". Retrieved January 19, 2019 – via Facebook.
  9. ^ @YasmineWCapers (August 3, 2017). "Wheels up to LAX..." (Tweet). Retrieved March 12, 2023 – via Twitter.
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