Badanamu Stories

Top Cast

Ariane Price as Mommy Penguin
Cassie Glow as Mimi
Hudson Meek as Bada
Thessaly Lerner as Mipi
Jeremiah Miller as Daddy Penguin
Christopher Nguyen as Bada

Seasons

Season 1 (2020)

Badanamu Stories explore themes central to the lives of preschool children but in ways that inject whimsy, imagination, and wonder into the everyday.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Rainy Day Ducks (2020-06-30)

Bada wants to go see Abby, but he doesn't want to get wet in the rain; after seeing the ducks having fun in the rain, Bada decides to leave his house and join them; he and the ducks go on a fun journey in the rain.
Ep. 2: Fly Away Kite

While Bada is getting ready in the morning, his friends are outside flying a kite, but the kite gets stuck in a tree, and they have to use teamwork to get it down; Bada arrives just in time to play with the rescued kite.
Ep. 3: Cupcake Colors

Bada and the penguins are making cupcakes; they take turns putting on frosting, but when it's Bada's turn, there is no frosting left; the penguins come up with a plan to share their frosting and make a rainbow cupcake for Bada.
Ep. 4: Apple Adventure

Abby, Mimi and Mipi are picking apples for a picnic with their friends; when they get to the top of the hill, their cart rolls down, and their apples spill everywhere, but their friends are there to lend a helping hand and pick up the apples.
Ep. 5: Busy Beach Builders

The friends are at the beach building sand castles in teams; when a large wave comes, their sand castles get destroyed; they come up with a plan to build one large sand castle strong enough to withstand the waves.
Ep. 6: Snack Sneaking Kittens

Mat is preparing snacks for the kittens, but the kittens can't wait to eat; before the snacks are ready, the kittens dig in, knocking the food everywhere; with snack time seemingly ruined, Bada appears with snacks to share.
Ep. 7: Penguin Monster Mystery

While sledding in the snow, the penguins are terrified of a monster they see; running and hiding from the monster, Pogo comes up with a plan to defend themselves with snowballs.
Ep. 8: Abby the Night Owl

Abby's mum tells her it's bedtime, but Abby has trouble falling asleep; after many failed attempts, Abby finally falls asleep by singing herself a lullaby.
Ep. 9: Bath Time Penguins

After arriving at home all muddy, the penguins want to keep playing instead of taking baths; their parents show them a way they can take a bath and play at the same time; Jess, Curly, and Pogo imagine their own adventures while taking a bath.
Ep. 10: Mimi's Color Secret

Bada wants to climb a tree, Abby wants to go to the pumpkin patch, and Mipi wants to pick grapes; but they can't go out in the storm, so Mimi comes up with a plan to do all those things inside; Bada wants to paint a tree.
Ep. 11: Wig in the Wind

At the playground, Bada and Abby meet Mipi with his new wig; they also see a new slide, but Mipi is too scared to go down; when the wind takes away Mipi's wig, he summons the bravery to chase his wig down the slide.
Ep. 12: Bada and the Seed

After eating apples with Eccos, Bada finds seeds inside; the Eccos explain what the seeds do, and they plant the seeds together; through the changing seasons, Bada watches the growing tree transform until it bears delicious apples.
Ep. 13: The Shape Train

Bada visits the penguins with a special toy, a train set made of shape blocks; they all work to put it together but can't find the right shape for the wheels; finally, they find circle blocks to get the train going.
Ep. 14: Three Noisy Kittens

After a hard day's work, Mat is ready for his nap, but the kittens keep waking him up because they want to play; Mat finally gets peace and quiet, and he suspects the kittens are up to something.
Ep. 15: Pogo and the Too Big Sandwich

At the igloo, Pogo gets the idea to have a sandwich party; Bada, Curly, and Jess each choose special ingredients for their sandwiches, but Pogo wants to make a sandwich with every ingredient; Pogo's sandwich is so big that it explodes.
Ep. 16: The Great Cloud Race

Bada, Abby and Mimi are about to go to the beach when they realize it's not sunny anymore; then Bada comes up with the perfect game for a cloudy day; the friends use their imaginations to picture objects in the clouds, and they have a cloud race.
Ep. 17: Jess and the Sing Song Day

Jess has a special way to help her friends, sing silly songs; she sings a song to cheer up Bada, help Mipi in the garden, and make her brothers fall asleep.
Ep. 18: Story Time Hats

For story time, Mimi brings a trunk with special hats; Pogo gets a gold crown and becomes a king; Curly gets a scaly, green hat and becomes a dragon; Jess gets a tall, pink hat and becomes a princess; Mimi gets a grey helmet and becomes a knight.
Ep. 19: Abby's Giggle Machine

Mat brings his signature popcorn to a picnic, but the kittens spill the bowl; saying the picnic is ruined, Mat refuses to forgive the kittens and vows to never smile again; nothing can make him smile until Abby shows her giggle machine.
Ep. 20: Berry Picking Surprise

Bada, Mimi, and Mipi are all set to pick berries until Bada's hat starts running away; they chase the hat everywhere, and Bada finally catches it and figures out what made it run, some ducks were inside.
Ep. 21: Curly's Clues

Bada, Jess and Pogo are at the beach, but they notice the beach ball and Curly are missing; Curly leaves a series of clues for them that lead them to the ball and their friend.
Ep. 22: Bubble Bubble Pop

Abby has a bubble machine, but the penguins don't follow her instructions for how to use it; this creates a wave of bubbles and a big mess; after they clean up, the penguins are ready to use the bubble machine again, this time following directions.
Ep. 23: Super Bada

While reading about his favourite superhero, Bada wishes he could have those powers; the Eccos set up situations where Bada can pretend to use superpowers to save Teddy; Bada uses his superpowers all the way to the kitchen table.
Ep. 24: Farm Fair Fun

There is an exciting fair at the farm; Bada takes fun photos at Mipi's photo zone and has ice cream at the penguins' ice cream station; then he loses control of his car at Abby's race track, but nothing can put a damper on this ultra-fun fair.
Ep. 25: Duck Pond Rescue

Bada, Mimi, and Abby go to the ducks' favorite pond, only to discover that it has gone dry; they try to refill the pond, but it's not as easy as it sounds; sharing ideas and working together, they find a way to bring the pond back to life.
Ep. 26: New Pet Surprise

Bada and the penguins have a mysterious egg and are not sure which animal will pop out; it turns out to be a turtle, which they keep as a pet; they give the turtle food, water, and a home, but the turtle is still missing something.
Ep. 27: Tropical Juice Oopsie

The fun at the beach is put on hold after a volleyball mishap spills all of Pogo's signature tropical juice; luckily, they are surrounded by fruit trees; they figure out ways to collect the fruit and put Pogo's punch back on the menu.
Ep. 28: Curly's Lost Car

Bada and the penguins are all set to race their toy cars, but Curly realizes his car is missing; they check Curly's closet but get hit like a wave by all the mess; after they all help tidy up Curly's room, he realizes where he put the car.
Ep. 29: Sneezy the Sneezing Squirrel

While the Forest Friends are learning about different animals getting ready for winter, they hear a sneeze; unsure who sneezed, they finally figure out it was a squirrel, which Mimi named Sneezy; Sneezy is too sick to gather acorns for the winter.
Ep. 30: Pumpkin Party Problems

The friends are getting ready for a pumpkin party, but they can't find Mipi. They find him trying to get his wagon of pumpkins out of the mud. A strong wind further complicates things, but they figure out a way to use the wind to their advantage.
Ep. 31: My Favorite Marble

Jess and Pogo play a game of marbles; they each choose their favourite marble, and Jess begins with an amazing shot; Pogo delivers the winning shot but breaks Jess's marble in the process.
Ep. 32: Caterpillar Helpers

The Forest Friends are exploring Wonderwood Forest and discovering caterpillars; when the caterpillars' branch breaks, Bada finds a new home for the caterpillars to turn into pupas, and finally, butterflies.
Ep. 33: Talent Show Trouble

At the friends' talent show, Jess is too sick to perform; while Jess rests, the friends wonder how the show will go on without the star diva; Curly gets the idea to bring the show to Jess so she can still enjoy it.
Ep. 34: Sled Race Ruckus

Curly and Pogo have a race with sleds, but they don't show good sportsmanship and end up crashing; after they apologize, they decide to work as a team and combine their sleds into a super-sled that everyone can ride.
Ep. 35: Wonder Garden Explorers

Bada, Abby and Mimi are exploring in the Wonder Garden; their exploration is suddenly stopped when Olivia tells Abby that today is chore day; to make chore day more fun, the friends imagine they are explorers in the jungle.
Ep. 36: Mini Golf Mishap

Pogo has a set up a special mini golf game outside, but nobody can play because of a storm; with Pogo dejected, his friends surprise him by setting up a special mini golf game inside.
Ep. 37: Tiara Tantrum Times Two

The friends are putting on costumes for a play, but things take a bad turn when Jess and Mimi fight over who gets to wear the tiara; after Jess and Mimi break the tiara, they realize their mistake and make a new tiara for each other.
Ep. 38: Teddy's Picnic Adventure

The Forest Friends bring stuffed toys on their picnic, but Curly brings pies and Bada's teddy fell from his bag during the hike; Olivia suggests Bada should retrace his steps to find Teddy; right when Bada finds Teddy, a squawker bird takes Teddy.
Ep. 39: Penguin Present Day

On Penguin Present Day, Jess gets a doll castle, Pogo gets an exercise kit, and Curly gets a drum machine; Curly's loud drumming causes Jess to knock over her castle and Pogo to get tangled in his jump rope.
Ep. 40: Scoot, Scoot, Sweep!

Before Bada and Mipi can ride their scooters, they have farm chores to do; after Bada struggles to complete various chores, there is one final big one, to clean up all the hay in the barn; Bada gets the idea to use scooters as super sweepers.
Ep. 41: Curly in Charge

Curly wishes he was in charge, so his parents let him have his wish; when Curly struggles to take care of his siblings, he realizes being in charge isn't as easy as it seems.
Ep. 42: Bowling with Science

On a day of fun games and science, Abby shows her domino machine that makes fruit juice; when she tries Pogo's bowling lane, the ball is too heavy for her; using science, Abby uses dominoes to hit the bowling ball and knock down all the pins.
Ep. 43: Mimi's Climb to the Top

Curly and Pogo make a fun obstacle course, but to complete it Mimi has to overcome her fear of ladders; to avoid climbing a ladder, Mimi runs off-course and falls into a hole; the friends come back to rescue her by dropping down a ladder.
Ep. 44: Take-Your-Penguins-To-Work Day

Mommy and daddy Penguin take their kids to work at the Glacier Center; Curly expects to do exciting things, but they are stuck doing paperwork; as he falls asleep, things turn from exciting to chaotic as baby seals rummage through the penguins' sled.
Ep. 45: Playroom Space Race

The friends are learning about outer space when a special delivery comes; expecting toy rockets, they are disappointed to open box after box only to find three tiny rockets; to save the day, Bada uses his imagination to turn the boxes into props.
Ep. 46: The Runaway Cake

It's the kittens' birthday, but they try to get their cake early; Mat saves the cake by securing it in a box with his extra-special knot and putting it on a cart; just when Mat thinks the cake is safe, he leans on the cart, causing it to roll away.
Ep. 47: Abby's Computer Problem

The Forest Friends are looking for a special rope swing in Wonderwood Forest; while they follow their maps, Abby keeps playing with her computer; as everyone else approaches the rope swing, they notice Abby is missing.
Ep. 48: Mipi's Monster Mistake

Bada and Mat are cleaning the barn while Mipi is engrossed in a book about monsters; after Mat opens the closet, costume pieces fall on him, making him look like a monster; a terrified Mipi puts on his hero wig to confront a monster.
Ep. 49: Frozen Bananas and Fantastic Flips

The penguins are helping the baby seals practice new tricks; things go awry when Curly has a banana slip-up, which leads to a noisy drum machine mishap that sends the seals fleeing.
Ep. 50: The Cat and Rat Chase

The friends have a special basketball day, but Mat is missing; he is at home sleeping when he is suddenly awoken by a rat named Sam; Sam takes his basketball cheesecake, and Mat chases him everywhere to get it back.
Ep. 51: Pogo's Lucky Bat

Before going to a baseball game, Abby sees Bud and his new woodcutting machine; at the baseball game, Pogo's lucky bat, Bam, breaks and he is devastated; Abby has an idea to help Pogo, so she and Jess visit Bud to make the perfect bat to replace Bam.
Ep. 52: Soccer Stars

During the game, the soccer ball ends up needing some help from Zig the soccer doctor when it deflates; luckily for Mipi, Zig sticks around to help him and his wig during the game, allowing them to win the game.