Talk:Octonauts

This. Is. Hilarious.

People are genuinely debating the accents and production of a children's show (an excellent children's show to be fair, but still a children's show). I shall join in. Dashi's accent is neither Australian or Kiwi. I think it's meant to be Kiwi but falls a bit short. That's coming from an Australian who knows New Zealanders and is far too old to be watching Octonauts.

the character section needs work.

If at all discernable, the American voice actors should be identified (I haven't found them yet). Peso speaks English with an Argentinian accent in the US version, and Dashi speaks like Lt Uhura. I can't tell if they toned down Tweak's cowgirl accent for the US audience. I think she sounds a very ostentatious cowgirl in the UK version, but American Southwestern in the US version. 184.250.140.219 (talk) 16:42, 9 October 2014 (UTC)

Someone changed Tweak's VA to Lara Jill Miller from Jo Wyatt. I'm pretty sure it's still Jo Wyatt, if one checks her official site (http://jowyatt.com/) she lists Tweak from Octonauts as a role, and Tweak sounds nearly identical between the UK and US versions. --Xeknos (talk) 02:45, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

Turnip is spelled wrong. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.173.59.6 (talk) 22:53, 25 May 2013 (UTC)

Tunip is the original spelling for the British show. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mockingjaded (talk • contribs) 16:26, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

i dont have a lot of information yet so i cant do it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.208.86.142 (talk) 07:20, 9 January 2011 (UTC) The corporate website doesn't give a lot of information. I added some characterisations - my son love this

Dashi definitely has a kiwi (New Zealand) accent - not Australian Patsimon (talk) 08:36, 25 April 2015 (UTC)

Happy to help

--Essexwiki (talk) 19:06, 20 February 2011 (UTC)

This section seems to contain original (and not necessarily accurate) research in the 'Type' column. The rest of the table is verifiable and pretty informative, so this column should probably be removed from it. Gkmotorsport (talk) 10:49, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

Is the captain really a polar bear? I thought he was a teddy bear! Anyhow, interesting series with stories based around factual marine info, would benefit from episode summaries giving more info on species and habitats covered. Samatarou (talk) 23:32, 8 April 2011 (UTC) what about adding pictures of the characters in the character section.

Added lots of character features. I've watched every episode multiple times courtesy of my 1 year old son WillSmith (London) (talk) 00:42, 13 November 2011 (UTC)

Errr ... it says that Daschi is Australian.... I thought she was from New Zealand (I am from Australia). There are plenty of Australian Characters in the series, like the Albino Humpback whale and the Sailfish, and their accents are rather distinct. Are there any other NZ characters in the series? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.146.135.122 (talk) 21:25, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

They should list the American voice for Daschi. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mockingjaded (talk • contribs) 16:27, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

I always assumed Peso was Argentinian, or possibly Chilean (rather than Spanish), since they have penguins in Argentina and Chile, rather than Spain... 86.146.205.107 (talk) 13:10, 16 September 2012 (UTC)

From the POV of the series, Peso is Antarctican. I've always thought he sounds English. As for Dashi, she is voiced by an English actress, so I wonder if she even knows the difference between an Australian and New Zealand accent (most British people don't). Samatarou (talk) 01:38, 20 November 2012 (UTC)

I can only speak for the one that CBeebies puts out (BBC, UK), but Kwazi does not have any particular accent, certainly not cockney, he frequently feigns a cornish-style pirate accent. What the hell is this "British" accent Peso is supposed to have? again, it's just a non-specific English accent. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.3.209.96 (talk) 20:13, 18 October 2015 (UTC)

Episode order

The episode list numbering is rather weird, it's not chronological and differs from the list at imdb [1] and the Spanish wikipedia page, both of which are chronological, with the Whale Shark as episode one on 4 Oct 2010. Unless someone has info on the official numbering being as currently shown, I'm inclined to change it to match the imdb one. Samatarou (talk) 18:37, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

Well I went ahead and changed it, it now matches the published Cbeebies/imdb info on air dates and episode numbers. Since the schedules show episode 51 being broadcast out of order (and some sites refer to it as a Xmas special) I've listed it separately. Missing summaries have been added, a lot of these are short "placeholder" descriptions based on the Cbeebies press pack and schedules info, feel free to rewrite with longer plot descriptions, especially incorporating relevent marine bio links about things encountered during the episodes. Samatarou (talk) 18:19, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

UK copyright and porting material to other sites

Hi. I am interesting in improving the Octonauts Wikiaa, which is basically non-existant. I am a bit reluctant as I a) have no experience of this and b) may be duplicating effort from elsewhere, but on the other hand, it is not nice to look at. Wikia uses US Fair use copyright terms. Is there a significant difference since I believe Chorion are UK based. Should I contact them before I start using material in a limited manner for educational purposes?

Also, can I steal some stuff from here? thanks BabsGrib (talk) 11:22, 13 November 2011 (UTC)

TV Series - languages and countries

I just tidied up the section on the different languages and countries where The Octonauts TV series has been shown, adding Finland (where my girls love it!). The previous edit included Spanish for Brazil, but they speak Portuguese in Brazil. If, in fact, Octonauts has been shown in Spanish in Brazil feel free to add that back in to the section. --Tripleblade (talk) 10:09, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Contradictions and confusion

Who can help resolve these?

The page intro says "The Octonauts ... produced by Silvergate Media..." The TV series section credits Chorion as co-producer, and the side bar lists Brown Bag Films as the production company.

- Series 1 was produced by Chorion. Chorion has since closed, and Silvergate Media now own the rights to The Octonauts and is producing Season 2. Brown Bag Films is also a co-producer and the animation studio. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.75.96.34 (talk) 10:50, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

The side bar says the original run was "September 16, 2010 – May 21, 2012". The TV series section says "It first aired in the UK on October 4, 2010 ... ended after 52 episodes on December 11, 2011."

Sidebar says 52 episodes but lists running time as 50 x 11 minutes and 1 x 23 minutes. The TV series section says "each ten minute episode".--Tripleblade (talk) 10:21, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

British - American in lead?? It's IRISH!!! rtfm

http://www.brownbagfilms.com/about/

Not american and certainly NOT $&@*@%^ english. cant edit, its protected.

76.26.220.14 (talk) 18:42, 2 October 2012 (UTC)

It's hard to call it interesting. The concept was created by Canadians, Animated by an Irish company, Produced by a company with headquarters in London, New York and Sidney, voiced by mainly English actors, and commissioned by the British Broadcasting Corporation. A fairly international effort. Rocketmagnet (talk) 19:45, 21 October 2012 (UTC)

Agreed, this show is British, Canadian and Irish. It should not state at the beginning that it's British. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.92.75.60 (talk) 19:52, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

Edit request on 7 November 2012

Please update with new information on the 2nd season of The Octonauts, as confirmed by Brown Bag Films and CBeebies (https://twitter.com/CBeebiesHQ/status/265876258582306816):

Second and third seasons of The Octonauts are currently in production at Brown Bag Films for Silvergate Media. Season 2 will premiere on CBeebies on Monday, November 19 2012. It features 22 x 11 min episodes and 2 x 22 min specials. Season 3 features 20 x 11 min episodes and 3 x 22 min specials.

thank you!

77.75.96.34 (talk) 11:51, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

 Not done. Twitter is not a reliable source. gwickwire | Leave a message 23:30, 8 November 2012 (UTC)

Well regardless of Twitter the second series has started anyhow, but interleaved with reruns of the first series: the new episodes are shown every weekday at 5pm whilst the old rerun episodes are shown at 7:45am. Daily schedules available at bleb.org with brief summaries. Samatarou (talk) 01:45, 20 November 2012 (UTC)

Series 2

Bizarrely it looks like both ep 10 and 11 have the same title (Sperm Whale) - the synopses are different so I don't think it's a confusion about episode numbers. We'll know when ep.11 actually airs on Monday! Note that the episode descriptions for S2 eps 7-9 and 11-15 are currently just placeholders based on the TV guide synopses, reworded a bit to avoid sounding like promos.

I've also consolidated all the specials into one section as there doesn't seem any point in having separate sections with only 1 or 2 eps in each, also they tend to get shown in sequence anyway. There doesn't seem to be any canonical numbering for the specials, so I've just numbered them logically, i.e. 1–3. Samatarou (talk) 19:43, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

It turned out the title in the TV listings was a mistake - episode was actually called "The Long-armed Squid".

Incidentally I notice that although the title announced by Capn. Barnacles is always "The Octonauts and ....", the titles as given on the BBC website and in TV listings omit that bit, I am wondering if we should also omit it in the episode guide and just put the substantive part, like "The Vampire Squid" instead of "The Octonauts and the Vampire Squid"? Samatarou (talk) 18:59, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

Final episode of series two is a special about the Mariana Trench and is being shown Bank Holiday Monday (27th May) right after a repeat of the Mimic Octopus. I wonder if there'll be a 3rd series? Samatarou (talk) 22:55, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 13 March 2013

Octonauts is made by Brown Bag studios in Ireland, not Britain.

144.92.193.154 (talk) 16:33, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

Not done: please make your request in a "change X to Y" format. —KuyaBriBri^Talk 18:29, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

I think there is some merit to this, given that Octonauts was recently nominated for an Irish Film and Television Award. ISTM that although the books were Canadian/American, the TV series was commissioned by the BBC (and is thus British-financed & led) but with production outsourced to the Irish company Brown Bag. The role of Chorion (now Silvergate) is somewhat unclear, I think it is an intellectual property company which hoovered up the TV rights from Meomi and so is basically acting as a middleman which connects the various parties together in order to rake in royalties. As to who owns the finished TV series itself (and thus gets the revenue from it being syndicated to other broadcasters such as ABC and Disney) is unclear, but it must be either Silvergate or the BBC, both of which are British I think. As for Meomi, the TV storylines aren't based on the Meomi books (which are based on fantasy not biology), they just reuse the setup & characters with new stories developed to the BBC's specifications (notably that they teach children about teamwork, helping others, and the natural world). In the end I think a description of "British/Irish" seems appropriate for the TV series given that it is BBC-led but has been accepted as made in Ireland by the IFTAs. Samatarou (talk) 23:10, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 17 May 2013

Under the category of TV Series you touch on the fact that some of the voices were dubbed. In the cast below, you should be providing those names. They may not be the original case, but show probably get more viewers on Disney and Disney Jr, than it did on BBC, and those voice actors should be recognized.

Under the Episode Guide - Series 2... Episode 14 is named "Octonauts and the Swashbuckling Swordfish" This episode was renamed on Disney to "Octonauts and the Flying Swords" This should be noted in the title area, or at least the episode description.

Haleysoltau (talk) 14:41, 17 May 2013 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. —KuyaBriBri^Talk 15:53, 17 May 2013 (UTC)

Re. voice actors, someone would need to get a US cast list, at present the only information we have is a US viewer's comment that some of the voices are different to the ones on the British DVDs. For all I know the same actors might have done both versions using different accents! (The "Australian" (New Zealand?) and American accents in the Cbeebies version are done by English actors after all.)

Viewing figures: Cbeebies is free to air and gets about 2 million viewers of which 1/2 million watch Octonauts according to BARB, I believe Disney needs a cable subscription so audience reach will be a lower percentage of a bigger population so who knows? They don't seem to have released any viewing figures that I can find.

As for the title change, I'm sure I saw "flying swords" given as an episode title on an American TV website but right now can't find a TV schedules list containing that episode title. Samatarou (talk) 00:26, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

add information about the new episodes

Broadcasts resumed on the 2nd September 2013. At the time of writing, two new episodes have been shown: 'Humphead Parrotfish' and 'Gulper Eels'. As they are numbered episodes 21 and 22 on the CBeebies iPlayer page, I'm guessing these are the remaining episodes from season 2.

It's a shame the new episodes seem to be more fantasy based with the science little more than an embellishment whereas the science used to be the plot driver. Trying to catch a meteor for instance, very silly, surely there was an interesting story about the environmental consequences of the rock and coral-eating habits of the parrotfish they could have done instead of having it eat a falling meteor! Also the Mariana Trench special was clearly all about merchandising with a whole new toy range being showcased. It would be nice to find some thoughtful critique of the series to reference which looks at things like the balance between educational and marketing content since Wikipedia doesn't allow editors to indulge in original research. Samatarou (talk) 19:19, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 10th Sept 2013 - add information on series 3

CBeebies iPlayer page

Season 3 Episode 1 - Siphonophore 4th September 2013 Kwazii and Dashi become entangled in a strange deep-sea creature - a siphonophore - and when a geyser blasts it toward the surface, the Octonauts must stop its ascent before it bursts.

Season 3 Episode 2 - Water Bears 5th September 2013 The Octonauts venture into a dangerous red-hot lava tube to rescue a teeny tiny water bear who doesn't seem to mind the heat at all!

Season 3 Episode 3 - Cone Snails 6th September 2013 Only Peso can save the day when a cone snail invades the Octopod and picks off the crew one by one with its dangerous harpoons.

Season 3 Episode 3 - Artificial Reef 9th September 2013 When an underwater storm destroys a small reef, which a frogfish and other creatures depend on, Tweak and her crewmates must convert the Gup-F into an artificial reef before another storm strikes!

It is not on Discovery Kids

The Octonauts is not on discovery kids that was a Spanish website 68.5.246.104 (talk) 21:49, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

Not done: please be more specific about what needs to be changed.  — daranz [ t ] 23:07, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

Edit request: Headings for Series and Special Episodes

The heading for "Special Episodes" immediately follows the heading for Series 3, with the description of the Series 3 episodes following after that. The "Special Episodes" heading should be moved below the episode descriptions for Series 3 and prior to the descriptiions of the special episodes.

P.S. Why is this page locked for editing?

Fixed - there was a missing table end tag which was screwing up the formatting Samatarou (talk) 00:25, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

Edit request:Isn't this a British, Irish and Canadian production?

Surely it is a positive thing to portray sharing to our children and to show credit is given where credit is due. The first line of this article states that it is British. That is not totally true.

Edit request on 22 Oct 2014 - Change episode title

Please change the title for Special episode 5 from "Octonauts and a Very Vegimal Christmas" to "Octonauts and the Very Vegimal Christmas". I have just checked the episode title within the episode and it's definitely "the". SockGap (talk) 23:46, 21 October 2014 (UTC)

British English vs. American English

Is there a proper way to edit so that both British and American synonyms for the same word can be used, thus losing the American-bias? In the description of the Vegimals, one is described as 'half eggplant'. Eggplant is the American word; can we also add in Aubergine, which is how it is described in Canada, Ireland and the United States? Sasouthcott (talk) 17:36, 11 November 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 August 2015

Please change from '22 April 2014' to 'present', in case some new Octonauts episodes will be broadcasting in the future. Meg0n00by (talk) 10:41, 25 August 2015 (UTC)

 Not done we don't alter things "in case" something happens in the future. Arjayay (talk) 11:46, 25 August 2015 (UTC)

Dashi/Sauci accent issue

The table of characters says Dashi has an American accent; however in the version of the Octonauts that is screened in Australia, she has an Australian accent. (By version, I mean the graphics are almost certainly identical to that screened worldwide but one or more voices may have be different to those used in versions of the same series that are screened elsewhere). If you are in Australia, go to the ABC iView site and you can watch an episode or two, to see that I am right; unfortunately I have no idea how to cite it though.

Whether or not Dashi has an Australian, American or other accent in versions of the series that are screened elsewhere in the world, it would be good if the table of characters was corrected to she has an Australian accent in at least the Australian version. (Given only one cast of voice actors is provided, there could well be only one version and therefore Dashi does have an Australian accent and not an American one.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.224.173.185 (talk) 15:27, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

It always used to say Australian but someone seems to have altered it recently. However given that two Australians (see comments above) have previously said it is really a New Zealand accent I have put that instead of changing it back to Australian. Samatarou (talk) 02:31, 23 September 2015 (UTC)

Well to this New Zealander, it sounds Australian (i's sound like e's as in "peecture" whenever Dashi takes a photo - ask an Australian to say "fish and chips", they'll say "feesh and cheeps", and a Kiwi would say "fush and chups". Perhaps it's a strange hybrid, was Dashi born in the middle of the Tasman Sea? Awnz1 (talk) 22:31, 6 July 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 March 2016

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}} 18:49, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

Characters

Part	Name	Species	Voice cast	Features
Captain	Barnacles	Polar bear	Simon Greenall (speaking voice) Ross Breen (singing voice)	Captain Barnacles is a brave polar bear extraordinaire and the leader of the Octonauts crew. He's always the first to rush in whenever there's a problem. Besides adventuring, Barnacles enjoys playing his accordion and writing in his captain's log. Catchphrases: "Octonauts, let's do this", "Sound the Octo-Alert!" and "Octonauts, to the launch bay!".
Lieutenant and Cryptozoologist	Kwazii	Cat	Rob Rackstraw	Kwazii is a daredevil orange kitten with a mysterious pirate past. He loves excitement and traveling to exotic places. His favorite hobbies are taking long baths, racing the Gup-B, and general swashbuckling. Catchphrase: "Shiver me whiskers" & "Yeow!!".
Medic	Peso	Penguin	Paul Panting (UK) Wayne Grayson (US)	Peso is the medic for the team. He's an expert at bandaging and always carries his medical kit with him in case of emergencies. He's not too fond of scary things, but if a creature is hurt or in danger, he can be the bravest Octonaut of all! Catchphrase: "Flappity flippers!".
Oceanographer and Founder	Professor Inkling, Inkling, or Professor	Grimpoteuthis (Dumbo octopus)	Keith Wickham	Professor Inkling is a brilliant, Dumbo octopus oceanographer. He founded the Octonauts with the intention of furthering underwater research and preservation. Because of his delicate, big brain, he prefers to help the team from his library in the Octopod. Catchphrase: "Fascinating!"
Scientist (Marine biologist)	Shellington (Dr)	Sea otter		Dr. Shellington is a nerdy sea otter scientist who loves doing field research and working in his lab. He's easily distracted by rare plants and animals, but his knowledge of the ocean is a big help in Octonaut missions. Catchphrase: "Jumping jellyfish!" and "Fascinating".
Engineer	Tweak	Rabbit	Jo Wyatt Jaimie Kelton (US, season 1)	Tweak is the engineer for the Octopod. She keeps everything shipshape below deck in the engine room and maintains all the Octonauts' vehicles: Gup-A to Gup-E. Tweak loves working with machinery and building strange contraptions that sometimes work in unexpected ways. Catchphrases: "Right away, Cap!" and "...faster than you can say 'buncha munchy crunchy carrots'!".
Information technology Officer and Photographer	Dashi (Sauci In The Books)	Dog (Dachshund)	Teresa Gallagher (UK) Mary Murphy (US)	Dashi is a smart dachshund/sausage dog who oversees operations in the Octopod HQ and the launch bay. She monitors the computer systems and manages all ship traffic. She's also the Octonauts' official photographer and enjoys taking photos of undersea life. Catchphrase: "Already on it captain!".
Ship's Cook and Gardener	Tunip	Vegimal	Michael C. Murphy	Tunip is one of many Vegimals, a special underwater critter (part vegetable/part animal) who help out around the Octopod. They speak their own language that only Shellington can understand (sometimes!). Vegimals love to cook and bake: kelp cakes, kelp cookies, kelp souffle`... Catchphrase: "(adorable noises in Vegimalese)".

Note: Recent UK editions of the books changed Sauci's name to Dashi to match the television series.

Other Vegimals

• Barrot, half-bass, half-carrot. Although nervous, he can go super fast in an emergency.
• Grouber, half-grouper, half-ginger. He is big and can eat almost anything.
• Tominnow, half-minnow, half-tomato. He is the littlest one, but he is also a daredevil.
• Codish, half-cod, half-radish. He is very clumsy and also causes accidents.

Recurrent minor characters

• Calico Jack, a pirate cat and Kwazii's grandfather. His exploits are frequently talked about but he is assumed long-dead until he finally makes an appearance in the Amazon Adventure special. In real life, the pirate Calico Jack was the creator of the Jolly Roger, though the Octonauts character's name might also be an allusion to the Calico cat.
• Pinto, Peso's little brother, a young penguin who visits in episode 24, episode 32 and the Great Penguin Race special. He initially aspires to be a pirate like Kwazii but later decides he'd rather be a medic like Peso.
• Sandy the sea turtle, a good friend of Tweak's. She swims long distances and makes appointments to meet the Octonauts in several episodes.
• Boris the narwhal, a friend of Captain Barnacle's from when he was young. Boris remains in the Arctic but the Octonauts meet him in several episodes.
• Pearl the sea otter and Shellington's married sister who recently had a baby, first seen in the episode The Urchin Invasion.

Vehicles

• The Octopod is their mobile home base and the biggest vehicle. It is resembles a giant octopus.
• The GUP-A is propeller-powered and Captain Barnacles' favorite. It is resembles an anglerfish.
• The GUP-B is Kwazii's favorite Gup, which is the fastest of all GUPs and had undergone 4 modifications (Flying fish mode, tiger shark mode, a turbo button and a seat ejection). It resembles a tiger shark.
• The strong GUP-C has a towline and is powerful enough to tow an elephant seal. It can also be used as an icebreaker when fitted with a special reinforced prow. It resembles a blue whale.
• The GUP-D is Tweak's favorite multipurpose GUP, which has two claws, two drills and six legs. It is resembles a manta ray/crab (when legged).
• The GUP-E is an ambulance GUP and colored green. A tank behind can be filled with water for creatures with gills. It resembles a guppy.
• The GUP-F was a pedal-powered metal-framed vehicle only seen in series 1, episode 10, Octonauts and the Speedy Sailfish, used to round up the runaway GUPs A-E. It was built to look like a clownfish. In the episode "The Artificial Reef" the GUP-F is destroyed by a hurricane and is converted into an artificial reef. In the same episode, it is also revealed by Tweak that it was the very first prototype GUP built.
• The GUP-G first appeared in the Meomi book, "The Growing Goldfish" before its actual appearance in the series. It is an amphibious GUP resembling a salamander.
• The GUP-H resembles a dragonfly to soar above the sea, and watch the animals hop in and out of the water. It is first seen in series 4, episode 1, "The Poison Dart Frogs".
• The GUP-I is an polar exploration station and rugged vehicle first seen in the 8th special, "Operation Deep Freeze". It resembles a water bear. It took 8 weeks and 2 days according to Tweak before she even built it.
• The Gup-J has only been released and seen as a GUP Speeder toy. It seems to resemble a tree frog.
• The GUP-K makes its debut in "The Great Swamp Search" It features chomping jaws in case of fallen logs and swamp speeders for farther travel. Its design resembles an alligator.
• The GUP-L only been released and seen as a GUP Speeder toy. Its design is unknown.
• The GUP-M is a land-based GUP which made its first debut in "The Caves of Sac Actun" Its design and it's "M" stand for mudskipper and/or motorcycle.
• The GUP-N is an upcoming GUP. Nothing is known about it yet, but it has only been seen on the Octonauts Gup Alphabet Chart with a question mark as the picture.
• The GUP-O is also an upcoming sled-based GUP based on the orca/killer whale. The blueprint was seen in the GUP-S Close-Up.
• The GUP-P resembles a parrotfish, which made its first debut in "The Great Barrier Reef", along with the GUP-W. The only feature currently known in the special is its ability to make strong jets of bubbles, especially to help it move faster, as seen when Barnacles uses them to ward off the crown of thorns starfish, and when it's needed to reach a patient quickly.
• The GUP-Q makes its debut in "The Caves Of Sac Actun". It resembles a hammerhead shark and a piranha. It features the Q-Scooters, which are the eyes of the hammerhead shark design, Piranha Mode, which is stored at the back of the GUP that can crush rocks with a simple chomp.
• The GUP-R is first seen in season 5, episode 1, "The Bluefin Tuna". It features turbo speed, a limited battery, a strap for carrying creatures and a grappling hook nose. It resembles a sailfish.
• The GUP-S is an Antarctic exploration vehicle first seen in the 6th special episode The Over Under Adventure. Like the GUP-X, it can split in 2 sections, with the front part forming an amphibious snowmobile called the Octo-Sled. The Gup-S it resembles a swordfish or narwhal, with a tusk-like ice-penetrating heated drill at the front.

78.147.23.10 (talk) 14:31, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 May 2016

New Episodes and Air Dates:

• Special episode 9 ("Octonauts and the Great Swamp Search") aired on 28 March 2016.
• Season 4 episode 11, "Octonauts and the Baby Gator" aired on 14 March 2016
  • Kwazi Adopts a baby alligator, but when it escapes the Octopod, he must rescue him!
• Season 4 episode 12, "Octonauts and the Bomber Worms" aired on 14 March 2016
  • While diving down to the Midnight Zone, the Octonauts are attacked by bomber worms!
• Season 4 episode 13, "Octonauts and the Crawfish" aired on 22 March 2016
  • When a population of crawfish is stricken by illness, the Octonauts race to find a cure.
• Season 4 episode 14, "Octonauts and the Surfing Snails" aired on 22 March 2016
  • When surfing snails are swept out to sea, it's up to the Octonauts to save them.

Reference: Octonauts at The TVDB Cyntech (talk) 12:05, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

Done — Andy W. (talk · ctb) 02:28, 17 May 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on July 3, 2016

The Octonauts DVDs released in Australia differ from those currently described in the DVDs section. As such, I recommend inserting a subheading — United Kingdom — before the existing text in that section section, and then adding the following to that section:

Extended content

=== Australia === ''Octonauts'' is distributed on [[DVD region code|region 4]] DVD in Australia by [[Roadshow Entertainment]] on behalf of the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]].{{citation needed}} {| class="wikitable" |- ! DVD Title !! Episodes !! Release Date |- | ''Meet the Octonauts!'' || Series 1, episodes 1–7 || 02 September 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=Octonauts - Meet The Octonauts {{!}} DVD|url=https://shop.abc.net.au/products/meet-the-octonauts|website=ABC Shop|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref> |- | ''To The Gups!'' || Series 1, episodes 8–14 || 17 November 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=Octonauts - To The Gups! {{!}} DVD|url=https://shop.abc.net.au/products/octonauts-to-the-gups|website=ABC Shop|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref> |- | ''Ready For Action'' || Series 1, episodes 15–21 || 1 March 2012<ref>{{cite web|title=Octonauts - Ready For Action {{!}} DVD|url=https://shop.abc.net.au/products/octonauts-dvd-ready-for-acti|website=ABC Shop|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref> |- | ''Sound the Octoalert!'' || Series 1, episodes 22–28 || 21 June 2012<ref>{{cite web|title=Octonauts - Sound The Octoalert! {{!}} DVD|url=https://shop.abc.net.au/products/octonauts-dvd-sound-the-octo|website=ABC Shop|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref> |- | ''Jumpin' Jellyfish'' || Series 1, episodes 29–35 || 5 September 2012<ref>{{cite web|title=Octonauts - Jumpin' Jellyfish {{!}} DVD|url=https://shop.abc.net.au/products/octonauts-jumpin-jelly-fish-dvd|website=ABC Shop|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref> |- | ''Shiver me Whiskers!'' || Series 1, episodes 36–42 || 6 March 2013 <ref>{{cite web|title=Octonauts - Shiver Me Whiskers {{!}} DVD|url=https://shop.abc.net.au/products/octonauts-dvd-shiver-me-whiske|website=ABC Shop|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref> |- | ''The Great Penguin Race'' || Series 1, episodes 43–47 and ''Great Penguin Race'' special || 19 June 2013 <ref>{{cite web|title=Octonauts - The Great Penguin Race {{!}} DVD|url=https://shop.abc.net.au/products/octonauts-dvd-great-penguin-ra|website=ABC Shop|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref> |- | ''GUP-X to the Rescue!'' || Series 2, episodes 1–5 and ''Great Christmas Rescue'' special || 4 September 2013<ref>{{cite web|title=Octonauts - GUP-X to the Rescue! {{!}} DVD|url=https://shop.abc.net.au/products/octonauts-dvd-gup-x-to-rescue|website=ABC Shop|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref> |- | ''Amazon Adventure'' || Series 2, episodes: * ''Amazon Adventure'' (special) * ''Bowhead Whales'' * ''Damselfish'' * ''Jawfish'' * ''Fiddler Crabs'' * ''Manta Rays'' | 2 January 2014<ref>{{cite web|title=Octonauts - Amazon Adventure {{!}} DVD|url=https://shop.abc.net.au/products/octonauts-dvd-amazon-adventure|website=ABC Shop|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref> |- | ''Calling all GUPs!'' || Series 2, episodes: * ''Porcupine Puffer'' * ''Scared Sperm Whale'' * ''Long Arm Squid'' * ''Swashbuckling Swordfish'' * ''Manatees'' * ''Saltwater Crocodile'' * ''Humphead Parrotfish'' | 11 June 2014<ref>{{cite web|title=Octonauts - Calling all GUPs {{!}} DVD|url=https://shop.abc.net.au/products/octonauts-calling-all-gups-dvd|website=ABC Shop|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref> |- | ''Deep Sea Adventure!'' || Series 2 and 3, episodes: * ''Mariana Trench Adventure'' (special) * ''Scared Sperm Whale'' * ''Long-Arm Squid'' * ''Gulper Eels'' * ''Sea Pigs'' * ''Yeti Crab'' | 3 September 2014<ref>{{cite web|title=Octonauts - Deep Sea Adventure! {{!}} DVD|url=https://shop.abc.net.au/products/octonauts-deep-sea-adventure-dvd|website=ABC Shop|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref> |- | ''Flappity Flippers!'' || Series 2 and 3, episodes: * ''Cone Snails'' * ''Harbour Seal'' * ''Lionfish'' * ''Mimic Octopus'' * ''Mudskippers'' * ''Lion's Mane Jellyfish'' * ''Leafy Sea Dragons'' | 7 January 2015<ref>{{cite web|title=Octonauts - Flappity Flippers {{!}} DVD|url=https://shop.abc.net.au/products/octonauts-flappity-flippers-dvd|website=ABC Shop|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref> |- | ''Great Arctic Adventure'' || Series 2 and 3, episodes: * ''Great Arctic Adventure'' (special) * ''Triggerfish'' * ''Humpback Whales'' * ''Barracudas'' * ''Urchin Invasion'' * ''Siphonophore | 3 June 2015<ref>{{cite web|title=Octonauts - Great Arctic Adventure {{!}} DVD|url=https://shop.abc.net.au/products/octonauts-dvd-great-arctic|website=ABC Shop|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref> |- | ''Here Come the Vegimals'' || Series 3, episodes: * ''Very Vegimals Christmas'' (special) * ''Water Bears'' * ''Pelicans'' * ''Red Rock Crabs'' * ''Sea Sponge'' * ''Immortal Jellyfish'' | 4 November 2015<ref>{{cite web|title=Octonauts - Here Come The Vegimals {{!}} DVD|url=https://shop.abc.net.au/products/octonauts-here-come-the-vegimals-dvd|website=ABC Shop|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref> |- | ''Over Under Adventure'' || Series 3, episodes: * ''Over Under Adventure'' (special) * ''Walrus Pups'' * ''Hidden Lake'' * ''Tree Lobsters'' * ''Mantis Shrimp'' * ''Convict Fish'' | 2 March 2016<ref>{{cite web|title=Octonauts - Over Under Adventure {{!}} DVD|url=https://shop.abc.net.au/products/octonauts-over-under-adventure-dvd|website=ABC Shop|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref> |- | ''The Great Swamp Search'' || TBC || 6 July 2016<ref>{{cite web|title=Octonauts - The Great Swamp Search {{!}} DVD|url=https://shop.abc.net.au/products/octonauts-the-great-swamp-search-dvd|website=ABC Shop|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=3 July 2016}}</ref> |} The first four DVDs are sold together as ''Octonauts Starter Pack''.

•  Done VegasCasinoKid (talk) 01:33, 10 July 2016 (UTC)

Notes

1. Capitalisation of articles/prepositions in the names of DVDs in the suggested text uses the same capitalisation that appears on the DVD covers.
2. I have not been able to find any primary source explicitly confirming the leading statement. The statement is based on the copyright statement on the back of the DVD cases and the standing distribution arrangement with Roadshow, as per the Roadshow wikipedia article.

Ultimate.lost.cause (talk) 07:36, 3 July 2016 (UTC)

References

Wrong Information for Grouber

Grouber is half grouper/half tuber. Not half ginger. How would ginger put a "b" in his name in keeping with the other Vegimal naming conventions? Wooden Kimono (talk) 06:02, 6 December 2016 (UTC) 洪君洪君很快就 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.116.71.159 (talk) 10:25, 22 December 2018 (UTC)

References

Episode count needs updating

Currently: "No. of episodes 96 (currently) (list of episodes)", but the list of episodes link below that has 118 aired plus 9 specials. (Can't update myself, not enough permissions or something). --Anational (talk) 19:56, 20 August 2017 (UTC)

Big change in dates in List of Octonauts Episodes

Anonymous changes to https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/List_of_The_Octonauts_episodes have made some BIG changes to episode dates, pushing the first shown dates back 10 years from 2010-15 to 2000-2005. Can anyone confirm the validity of these changes? Kirbett (talk) 10:55, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

Proposed Separate Page for DVD Releases

I am making a proposal to split off the Octonauts DVD releases table onto a separate page from the Octonauts main 'Wiki page', with a link from that main page (The Octonauts). This would be done in a similar way to the List of The Octonauts episodes which has a seperate 'Wiki Page' dedicated to the list of each episode of The Octonauts. The data on the Octonauts DVD releases have meant that the DVD releases tables dominate The Octonauts page now, distracting from the main article. This proposed split edit would in affect create 2 manageable-sized pages, half the size of the current page.
A similar split was done with the Dora the Explorer 'Wiki page', when the information for the home video/DVD releases become to cumbersome for the main 'Wiki page' of that animated TV series. In that case, the DVD and VHS releases were likewise split off into a separate page List of Dora the Explorer home media releases, with a link from the main page.
The draft of the page that is intened to be created from this proposed split can be found at Draft:List of The Octonauts DVD Releases.
Is anyone apposed to this idea? I will wait for a week of so and then make the change, however, if I hear opposition I will not proceed with this proposal. Leave any suggestion about edits to the proposed page on the draft discuss board "Creating Draft talk:List of The Octonauts DVD Releases". SMargan (talk) 10:47, 26 April 2020 (UTC)

The page I created, i.e. List of The Octonauts DVD Releases, containing the entire content of the "DVD release" section of this "The Octonauts" main page, has just been approved. Therefore the page has moved from the draft section "Creating Draft talk:List of The Octonauts DVD Releases" to being an actual page, i.e. List of The Octonauts DVD Releases. Make sure you have a look over it and let me know whether it is suitable for the purpose of splitting of the DVD release content. Remember, I still will be waiting for around a week before I make the intented move. Make sure you give any feedback before that time.
SMargan (talk) 13:52, 26 April 2020 (UTC)

Previously, the huge "DVD release" section The Octonauts#DVD Releases of the The Octonauts 'Wiki Page' dominated it, detracting from the content & making the page cumbersome to download. The foreshadowed migration of the Octonauts "DVD release" section content to the newly developed (26 April 2020) 'Wiki page', i.e. List of The Octonauts DVD Releases, has just occured. A transfer deadline (1 week - 2 May 2020) was given in this 'Wiki Talk' section's migration, but the move had no negative feedback. The approved "DVD Release" page List of The Octonauts DVD Releases was approved and 'Wiki Editors' have already been editing this new resource, also with no negative feedback. Therefore, the move of the DVD release content occured today. SMargan (talk) 00:43, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 April 2021

Add the GUP-Z vehicles.

Untested proto GUPs used during servicing of other GUPs. Appears in "Octonauts & The ring of Fire"

Each vehicle has a mysterious Z-Button that when pressed bring all Z-GUPs together at high speed to combine into a Vent Shrimp like vehicle that is heat-proof and ready for action. Later Tweak reveals that there's yet another untested mode, that there's no button for, so she has to re-wire the existing Z-Button to access it. Once the new re-wired Z-Button is pressed the combined Z-GUPs change once again into Mantis Shrimp mode with a powerful spear and hammer claws, but only for a limited amount of time as this mode takes up tons of power to run and once depleted the five z-GUPs will blast apart.

Z-One, provides the head of the Mega GUP-Z in Mantis Shrimp mode Z-Two, provides the right arm and hammer claw of the Mega GUP-Z in Mantis Shrimp mode Z-Three, provides the left arm and spear claw of the Mega GUP-Z in Mantis Shrimp mode Z-Four, provides the legs of the Mega GUP-Z in Mantis Shrimp mode Z-Five, provides the torso of the Mega GUP-Z in Mantis Shrimp mode Juandfrias (talk) 03:06, 10 April 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Sennecaster (What now?) 16:03, 11 April 2021 (UTC)

IMDB rating

WP:UGC and MOS:TVRECEPTION audience scores such as those from IMDB.com are not allowed and should be removed from this article. -- 109.78.202.195 (talk) 14:21, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

 Done. Skynxnex (talk) 17:04, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Thank you. -- 109.77.205.36 (talk) 03:27, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

Tweak/Tweek

There are two instances of Tweak's name being spelled Tweek. As I'm pretty sure she's not related to Gavin Dempsey (joke), but I don't feel like making an account just to set this straight (thanks semi protection), I'd appreciate if someone else could fix it. Thank you. --2600:6C64:7F7F:FF78:8885:1B7A:CA5C:D9D3 (talk) 22:20, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

 Done. Thanks for noticing. Skynxnex (talk) 16:01, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

Inspiration needs looking at

There appears to be a very close relationship to the aquanauts and the Tektite habitat. Could this of been the inspiration for the Octonauts?

Thought I would bring this to the attention of editors as this may need investigation. Millyscameras (talk) 23:11, 29 July 2023 (UTC)

swimming

i like your siries 185.99.32.5 (talk) 06:31, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

tweak helper

his name is ahmad 185.99.32.5 (talk) 10:08, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

please 185.99.32.5 (talk) 10:08, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

do it 185.99.32.5 (talk) 10:08, 1 May 2024 (UTC)