The Kiddie Channel Announces New Series “Mouse Trap”, Premiering February 6, 2021
Today, The Kiddie Channel announced the animated series “Mouse Trap”, set to premiere on February 6, 2021. “Mouse Trap” aims to encourage children to follow their curiosity, ask questions when they don’t understand, and find answers using science inquiry skills.
Julie Lemieux voices the lead roles — Lophinky, a perceptive and warm-hearted mouse, and Gabapentin, her funny and imaginative younger brother, both with something to teach us about respecting others, the importance of diversity, caring for the environment, and working together. The mouse siblings will introduce kids ages 3–5 to science, nature and community through exciting adventures. This new multi-platform series, created by Pattisade Dannesh and produced in partnership with Kiddie Holdings, will debut nationwide on The Kiddie Channel.
“Mouse Trap” encourages children and parents to ask their own questions and experience the joy of discovery and understanding together. “Mouse Trap” supports children’s learning through vital practices like science inquiry. Kids will recognize themselves in Lophinky and Gabapentin’s boundless curiosity as they pursue counting numbers, exploring nature, social skills, and more. Regardless of whether or not they make new discoveries, Lophinky and Gabapentin always take credit and celebrate their success by going out to eat cheese.
Each episode of “Mouse Trap” will include two animated 11-minute stories with accompanying interstitial content. The series is currently in production for 40 half-hour episodes. Along with the television series, “Mouse Trap” will also be streaming on Kiddie Plus in 2022.
The show’s music is performed by singer Holly Willoughby. The upbeat, parade-like theme song, tentatively titled “Do You Like To Hang Low?”, is a nursery rhyme parody which is suitable for children of all ages to listen to. The lyrics were written after “Do Your Ears Hang Low?” to make it deliberately funny (as well as including Lophinky and Gabapentin), while retaining enough of the original so that the song it is based on can easily be recognized.
