Talking Tom & Friends (show)

Talking Tom and Friends is an animated series (or reality show, as Tom calls it in the pilot episode of the series) by Outfit7. Its first season consists of 52 episodes; it has 8 "minisodes" (short episodes); its second season has 26 episodes. Season 3 aired on May 10, 2018; ended by December 27, 2018. Season 4 aired on May 16, 2019 and ended on March 27, 2020. A fifth season has been confirmed.

History
On October 7, 2013, Outfit7 announced that they have hired Joe Ansolabehere to create a 52 x 11 minute computer-generated (CGI) animation-featuring comedy television series based on the Talking Tom and Friends franchise, originally titled Tom on the Road. The series was to star Tom, Ben, Ginger and Angela, and was to premiere by the end of 2014. On March 3, 2014, Kidscreen Magazine announced that the series would go by the name "Talking Tom and Friends" and instead be produced by BRB's creative studio Screen 21. The pilot episode was finally released on December 23, 2014, having been 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 (one on each Thursday, though the series has had a number of hiatuses). The first season ran from April 30, 2015 to December 22, 2016. It won the "Best Animated Series" title at the 2016 Cablefax Awards and on August 18, 2016, the show got greenlit for a second season with another 52 episodes, though the final product only had 26 episodes with the remaining episodes becoming the third season. The second season aired from June 17 to March 15, 2018, the third from May 10, 2018 to December 27, 2018, and the fourth May 16, 2019 to March 27, 2020 (with a fifth season coming soon).

Synopsis
The series follows Talking Tom and his friends' everyday lives.

Seasons
Note: The pilot episode Season 1 (2015-2016)
 * Season 2 (2017-2018)
 * Season 3 (2018)
 * Season 4 (2019–2020)
 * Season 5 (TBA)

Main characters

 * Talking Tom - Colin Hanks
 * Talking Ben - James Adomian
 * Talking Angela - Lisa Schwartz
 * Talking Ginger - Maria Bamford
 * Talking Hank - Tom Kenny
 * Talking Becca - Maria Bamford
 * Jeremy - Josh Fadem (seasons 1 and 3), Tom Kenny (season 4)

Recurring characters

 * CEO - Brian Stack
 * Darren - George Back
 * Rhonda - Lisa Schwartz
 * The Landlord - Dave Willis
 * Xenon - Robin Reed
 * Ricki De Luna - Carlos Alazraqui
 * Mrs. Vanthrax - Laraine Newman
 * Dr. Internet Doctor - Tom Kenny
 * Talking Santa - Tom Kenny
 * MC - James Adomian
 * Ronnie - James Adomian

In other languages

 * Spanish - Hablando con Tom y amigos
 * Portuguese - Falando Tom e Amigos
 * Russian - Говорящий Том и друзья
 * Polish - Gadający Tom i Przyjaciele