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Wolfoo
GenrePre-school
Edutainment
Created bySCONNECT
Country of originVietnam
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1[a]
No. of episodes1000+
Production
Running time2–3 minutes
Original release
NetworkYouTube
ReleaseAugust 23, 2018 (2018-08-23) –
present

Wolfoo is a children’s Vietnamese animated series produced and created by SCONNECT.[1] It has stirred much criticism on the internet due to its visual similarity to Peppa Pig and copyright infringement by using sound effects and using characters from other intellectual properties, particularly from other children's content.

Overview

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The show follows Wolfoo, an anthropomorphic 5-year-old wolf who lives on a hill in a small American-styled village[2] with his parents and sisters, Lucy and Jenny, along with his two best friends, Pando and Kat.

Characters

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  • Wolfoo is the titular protagonist of the show. He is 5 years old, and belongs to the Wolf family.[3]: 1  SCONNECT, the maker of Wolfoo, has noted that it has chosen a wolf as its central character as it is seen as agile and intelligent.[4]
  • Lucy is Wolfoo's sister. She belongs to the Wolf family. She is 3 years old.
  • Daddy Wolf is Wolfoo and Lucy's father. He is an architect.[5]: 2  He is sometimes busy with his work yet he has time to be with his family.
  • Mommy Wolf is Wolfoo and Lucy's mother. She is a florist.[6]: 3 
  • Pando is Wolfoos best friend. He has an obsession with apples and is clumsy.[7]: 4 
  • Mr. Pan is Pando's father. He is very playful, childlike, and likes presenting and cooking dishes.[8]: 5 
  • Kat is one of Wolfoos friends. She is very smart and is the most intellectual of Wolfoo's friend group.[9]: 6 
  • Bufo is one of Wolfoos friends. He is rich, due to the fact that he came from a wealthy family. He is sometimes a bully to Wolfoo and his friends but apologises and learns his lesson.[10]: 7 
  • Piggy is Bufos best friend and sidekick at bullying, though like Bufo he sometimes learns his lesson. He comes from a cunning Pig family and treats Bufo like a "big brother" [11]: 8 
  • Moly is one of Wolfoos friends. He is of the same age and has many knowledge of living underground as he lives there. He is also the final one to solve any problem his friends are in.[12]: 9 

The voice actors of the characters are not revealed.

Release and musical trailer

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The first official episode of Wolfoo was published on August 23, 2018. Several Wolfoo channels were launched on YouTube, some examples are "Wolfoo America", "Wolfoo's Stories", "Wolfoo Shows", and "Wolfoo - Sing Along Songs". This is similar to a method used by other content farms. A series of feature-length online films, such as Wolfoo the Adventurer, were also released on YouTube. A spin-off, Bearee, was released on April 16, 2022. [citation needed]

The show was later released in Chinese children's TV networks due to Sconnect's deal with its Chinese market partner Leadjoy, with SCONNECT producing and releasing a 3D version of the cartoon.[13]

In October 2023, the show had released a movie named Wolfoo and the Mysterious Island (Vietnamese: Wolfoo và hòn đảo kỳ bí)[b]which premiered on Vietnamese cinemas and has entered box office revenue as the top 3 after one week.[14][15][16][17]

Reception and controversy

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Wolfoo has also been criticized for its usage of gross-out humor throughout its run, constantly featuring animated depictions of defecation and or urination by several characters, pregnancy and anthropomorphic organs. It has been accused of copyright infringement by the creators of Peppa Pig, and the show's distributor, Entertainment One, has sued Sconnect for Wolfoo's visual and aesthetic similarity to the show.[18][19][20][21]

Meanwhile in England, on January 24, 2022, eOne filled a case against Sconnect at the High Court of Justice as follows: rework of Peppa Pig characters, using the art style of Peppa Pig, using the exclamation sounds of Peppa Pig in 91 Wolfoo videos; causing unfair competition, causing the misunderstanding that Peppa Pig and Wolfoo share the same owner and violating the trademark of Peppa Pig.[22]

On November 2022, the Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information requested Google to look and resolve the issue of Wolfoo episodes being deleted on YouTube by Entertainment One's ongoing copyright strikes. After the intervention of Vietnamese authorities YouTube reopened the YouTube channels of the show, however 4,000 videos of the show has yet to be relaunched. [23]

Sconnect, Wolfoo's owner, would then win the case by accusing Entertainment One of using Wolfoo's trademark.[24] Because of this, the show continues to upload episodes to YouTube[25] and other social media apps.

References

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  1. ^ "Wolfoo is dominating YouTube for kids - HỌC VIỆN ĐÀO TẠO HOẠT HÌNH QUỐC TẾ SCONNECT". Sconnect. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Wolfoo Official Channel". YouTube. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "Wolfoo Official Channel". YouTube. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  4. ^ "SCONNECT wants to put Vietnam on world's animation-industry map". VietNamNet. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "Characters". Wolfoo World. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "Characters". Wolfoo World. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  7. ^ "Characters". Wolfoo World. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  8. ^ "Characters". Wolfoo World. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  9. ^ "Characters". Wolfoo World. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  10. ^ "Characters". Wolfoo World. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  11. ^ "Characters". Wolfoo World. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  12. ^ "Characters". Wolfoo World. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  13. ^ "Vietnamese animated film airs on Chinese TV". VietNamNet. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  14. ^ "Made in Vietnam cartoon attracts children globally". VietNamNet. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  15. ^ "Vietnamese cartoon successfully hits big screen". Nhân Dân. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  16. ^ "First Vietnamese full-length animated feature film to debut in theaters". VietNamNet. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  17. ^ "The first Vietnamese animated film to conquer the big screen audience". BaoHaiDuong. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  18. ^ Sweney, Mark (January 26, 2022). "Peppa Pig owner sues studio behind Wolfoo YouTube character". The Guardian. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  19. ^ Yossman, K.J. (January 25, 2022). "'Peppa Pig' Owners eOne Sue Animation Studio Behind 'Wolfoo' YouTube Channel (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023.
  20. ^ Dudok de Wit, Alex (January 26, 2022). "'Peppa Pig' Owner eOne Sues Studio Behind Youtube Channel Wolfoo". Cartoon Brew. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023.
  21. ^ Weinstein, Max (January 27, 2022). "'Peppa Pig' Owners Target 'Wolfoo' in New Lawsuit". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023.
  22. ^ "Sconnect Media May File a Lawsuit in the US to Protect Wolfoo's Business Rights". Bloomberg.com. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  23. ^ "Vietnamese authorities push for restoration of Wolfoo videos on YouTube". VietNamNet. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  24. ^ "Vietnam animation studio wins lawsuit against owner of "Peppa Pig" (UK) in a Russian court". VietNamNet. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  25. ^ "Wolfoo Official Channel". YouTube. Retrieved November 28, 2024.

Notes

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  1. ^ The show has never officially separated the episodes into seasons.
  2. ^ Also known as Wolfoo the Adventurer 4 or Wolfoo Series 4.
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