Talking Tom & Friends (show)

Talking Tom and Friends is an American-British animated webseries and sitcom by the creators of the show, Outfit7 based on the successful franchise of the same name. It is a spin-off series and cannon to Outfit7's previous tv show Talking Friends. It follows the many adventures of Talking Tom and his friends Ben, Angela, Ginger, Hank, and Becca Sparkles. It originally started off with only 5 main characters who are Tom, Ben, Angela, Ginger and Hank but later expanded to 6 characters. It also started off as a web series, which only aired on YouTube in the United States and in other countries. Its incredible success has brought the show to TV stations and streaming services around the world by 2016. Season 1 contains 52/11-minute episodes, whilst the rest of them have 26/11-minute episodes. Starting with a pilot episode in 2014, it has run for 4 entire seasons, with a 5th one currently airing on YouTube and a British TV channel called POP. Unlike Talking Friends, this is the only webseries in Outfit7 history to feature human characters and also the first to feature a realistic urban environment and also modern technology as well.

History
On October 7, 2013, Outfit7 announced that they have hired Joe Ansolabehere to create a 52/11 minute CGI comedy TV series based on the Talking Tom franchise, under the name "Tom on the Road". The series was to star Tom, Ben, Angela, and Ginger, and was to premiere by the end of 2014. On March 3, 2014, Kidscreen Magazine announced that the series would go by the name of "Talking Tom and Friends", and instead be produced by BRB's creative studio Screen 21. The pilot episode finally released on December 23, 2014, as a CGI animated series which was produced by arx anima, and introduced a new character named Hank. On February 23, 2015, Outfit7 announced the full series was to premiere on April 30, 2015, with new episodes launching weekly. The first season ran from April 30, 2015 to December 22, 2016. It won Best Animated Series at the 2016 Cablefax Awards and so, on August 18, 2016, the show was greenlit for a second season with another 52 episodes, but the final product only had 26 episodes with the remaining episodes becoming Season 3. Season 2 aired from June 15, 2017 to March 8, 2018, Season 3 aired from May 10, 2018 to December 27, 2018, Season 4 aired from May 16, 2019 to March 27, 2020, and Season 5 is currently airing to this day.

Synopsis
This series follows Talking Tom and his friends' everyday lives. Tom and his nerdy business partner, Ben, who constantly develops mobile apps and other inventions to reach fame and fortune and try to show off to the world, but it always backfires. His feisty girlfriend, Angela, tries to be a singing star, no matter what she does to achieve it. His cheeky neighbour, Ginger, pops by extremely frequently to mess around with mischief up his sleeve. His goofy best friend and roommate, Hank, is a couch potato who watches TV a lot and is a super fan of his favorite TV show: Bongo and McGullicuddy. And the formerly diss-driven popstar singer Becca Sparkles has become Angela's new roommate and her best friend and also seemingly has a crush on Hank. However, lurking in the shadows is trouble in all shapes and sizes, whether it's the evil CEO, The evil mad scientists Mel and Flo, Tom's mysterious new neighbour Roy the Rakoon, or just a mishap in Ben's newest creation, the gang will have fun no matter what, and always remember the one thing that keeps them together: friendship never ends!

Seasons

 * Season 1 (2015-2016)
 * Season 2 (2017-2018)
 * Season 3 (2018)
 * Season 4 (2019-2020)
 * Season 5 (2020-2021)

Main Characters

 * Colin Hanks as Talking Tom
 * James Adomian as Talking Ben
 * Lisa Schwartz as Talking Angela
 * Maria Bamford as Talking Ginger
 * Tom Kenny as Talking Hank
 * Maria Bamford as Talking Becca

Supporting Characters

 * Josh Fadem (Seasons 1 and 3), Tom Kenny (Season 4-present) as Jeremy
 * Brian Stack as CEO, Dr. Internet Doctor
 * George Back as Darren
 * Lisa Schwartz as Rhonda, The Ghost, Tonya
 * Dave Willis as The Landlord
 * Robin Reed as Xenon, Daisy
 * Carlos Alazraqui as Ricki De Luna
 * Laraine Newman as Mrs. Vanthrax
 * Tom Kenny as Santa, Roy Rakoon, Bongo, Wesley, Boomerang, Mel, Director
 * James Adomian as MC, Ronnie Bergstedt, McGillicuddy, Surfer Driver, Tony Macaroni, Mr. Bergstedt & Nigel