Angry Birds Blues
Angry Birds Blues is a Finnish animated television series starring the Blues (Jake, Jay, and Jim) and the Hatchlings that appeared in The Angry Birds Movie, and The Angry Birds Movie 2. Animated in the same style as the film, it was produced by Rovio Animation along with its affiliated company Kaiken Entertainment, with Bardel Entertainment providing its animation. The series premiered on 10 March 2017 on the Toons.TV channel, before continuing on the Angry Birds' official YouTube channel after Toons.TV was closed down.
Characters
- The Blues are the three triplets Jake, Jay, and Jim. They are mischievous and smart, and either succeed or hilariously fail on their plans but no matter what happens, they carry on. To distinguish the three in this series (and also earlier in The Angry Birds Movie), each triplet has different eye coloration: Jay has blue irises, Jake has teal irises, and Jim has brown irises. Jay is the confident, know-it-all oldest brother and the leader of the Blues, Jake is the laid-back middle-hatched brother and a mischief-schemer, and Jim is the kind-hearted, but a shy and wacky little brother. The Blues are voiced by Heljä Heikkinen, Vilppu Uusitalo and Vertti Uusitalo in this series. Jay is the leader of the blues and is voiced by JoJo Siwa in The Angry Birds Movie 2.
- Zoe is a pink hatchling which is very curious, especially when it comes to the Blues' interesting plans. She thinks that everything is fun. She was voiced by Brooklynn Prince in The Angry Birds Movie 2.
- Will is a purple hatchling who mostly helps the other Hatchlings if they are doing something.
- Vincent is a green hatchling who always interacts with his surroundings.
- Arianna is an orange hatchling who made her first appearance in "Flight Club".
- Samantha is a light yellow (or white) hatchling that made her first appearance in The Cutest Weapon. She had also starred in a short called "The Early Hatchling Gets the Worm" in which she forms an unlikely friendship with a worm that she adopts. She also met Red while crossing the village's main street, blowing a raspberry at him in the film.
- Olive Blue is the mother of the Blues who appeared in The Angry Birds Movie, and made her Angry Birds Blues debut in "The Cutest Weapon". In this series, Olive is voiced by Heljä Heikkinen, but in the film she is voiced by Danielle Brooks.
- Greg Blue is the father of the Blues who appeared in The Angry Birds Movie, and made his Angry Birds Blues debut in "Knights of the BBQ". In this series, Greg is voiced by Antti Pääkkönen, but in the film he is voiced by Kevin Bigley.
Episodes
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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1 | "Mighty Delivery" | Thomas Lepeska | Jeff Hand | 10 March 2017 | |
The Blues try to create a do-it-yourself clubhouse. But it won't stand too long if the Hatchlings get in their way. | |||||
2 | "Whistle" | Thomas Lepeska | Stuart Kenworthy | 17 March 2017 | |
Zoe is given a whistle tool to whistle, but she accidentally swallows it and makes constant whistle noises. So the Blues try different methods to take it out of her. | |||||
3 | "Camp Out" | Thomas Lepeska | Stuart Kenworthy | 24 March 2017 | |
The Blues go off for a fun camping night. Little do they know they are not alone. | |||||
4 | "Flight Club" | Thomas Lepeska | Jeff Hand | 31 March 2017 | |
Jim is having a rough time making paper planes, so he invents a large one to show off. Things don't go as planned when Arianna takes his large paper plane for a ride. | |||||
5 | "Hatch Off" | Thomas Lepeska | Jeff Hand | 7 April 2017 | |
It's a tennis match between two Hatchlings trained by Jake and Jay. Who will win this 'hatch off'? | |||||
6 | "Bust A Move" | Thomas Lepeska | Stuart Kenworthy | 14 April 2017 | |
Jim wants to sleep, but the other two Blues are doing a dance battle. So he drops in to add some beat to the music. | |||||
7 | "Trap-A-Geddon" | Thomas Lepeska | Jeff Hand | 21 April 2017 | |
Jim, Jake and Jay try to outdo one another for a prank. | |||||
8 | "Kite" | Thomas Lepeska | Jeff Hand | 28 April 2017 | |
The Blues attempt to fly a kite, but things don't go according to plan. | |||||
9 | "Sticky Feathers" | Thomas Lepeska | Stuart Kenworthy | 5 May 2017 | |
Jim and Jay play with Jake's plane without his permission and must hide the broken plane from him until they fix it. | |||||
10 | "Three Ring Circus" | Thomas Lepeska | Bernice Vanderlaan | 12 May 2017 | |
The Blues host a three-ring circus for the Hatchlings. | |||||
11 | "Sprung Out" | Thomas Lepeska | Jeff Hand | 14 September 2017 | |
The Blues get catapulted into a turbulent situation when the Mighty Express delivers the wrong pieces for them. | |||||
12 | "The Cutest Weapon" | Thomas Lepeska | Jeff Hand | 16 September 2017 | |
The Blues discover Samantha's cuteness as a highly effective weapon, so they use her to get whatever they want, but they end up not wanting what they get. | |||||
13 | "On Target" | Thomas Lepeska | Jeff Hand | 22 September 2017 | |
Let the games begin! Bigger isn't always better, but the Blues are certainly on target to have a fun time with Vincent. | |||||
14 | "First Love" | Thomas Lepeska & Meruan Salim | Bernice Vanderlaan | 26 September 2017 | |
Jay might not appreciate being the object of Samantha's type of friendship, so he tries to find ways to get away from her, without much success. | |||||
15 | "Knights of The BBQ" | Thomas Lepeska | Jeff Hand | 28 September 2017 | |
As the brave Knights of Blue practice their archery, they awaken a fearsome dragon. The Blues rally and charge forth to protect their home from the fire-breathing beast made of their dad's griller. | |||||
16 | "Joyride" | Thomas Lepeska | Jeff Hand | 30 September 2017 | |
Step up, step up! The Blues pull out all the stops to be the leader and try out dad's new toy. Sometimes it doesn't pay off to go first. | |||||
17 | "Parkour" | Thomas Lepeska | Bernice Vanderlaan | 3 October 2017 | |
Jim wants to prove to his brothers he can complete their parkour challenge… he just needs the help of his bouncy pals, the Hatchlings. | |||||
18 | "Make It Or Break It" | Thomas Lepeska | Jeff Hand | 5 October 2017 | |
Jay breaks his mom's vase and wants to tell her the truth, but Jake, Jim, and their father try to fix it before she notices. | |||||
19 | "Trampoline Rescue" | Thomas Lepeska & Meruan Salim | Bernice Vanderlaan | 6 October 2017 | |
The Blues try to rescue Will who gets stuck in a tree, but end up needing to be rescued themselves. | |||||
20 | "Picnic Bandit" | Thomas Lepeska | Amy Mass | 9 October 2017 | |
The Blues are on a picnic, but Jake wants to eat everything, so he put the blame on other hatchlings to eat all by himself. He's caught when the hatchlings expose him hiding the food and he is punished by his brothers to clean up the dishes. | |||||
21 | "The Last Strawberry" | Thomas Lepeska | John Fountain | 11 October 2017 | |
Things get out of control when both Jake and Jim refuse to be the one to give up the last strawberry. What will their battle cost them this time? | |||||
22 | "Little Big Heroes" | Thomas Lepeska | Bernice Vanderlaan | 16 October 2017 | |
Action! Jake takes the lead in setting the scene for Blues to become heroes to the damsel in distress, only to become a real hero to the Hatchlings. | |||||
23 | "The Bad And The Blues" | Thomas Lepeska & Meruan Salim | John Fountain | 2 November 2017 | |
When Dad takes the precious cookies (biscuits in British) for himself, cowboys Jay, Jake, and Jim vow to get them back – rootin’ tootin’ western style. | |||||
24 | "Triple Time-Out" | Thomas Lepeska | Jeff Hand | 9 November 2017 | |
The Blues are given a time-out so dad can read his paper in peace, but if they don't speed up the timer, Dad will soon be in pieces. | |||||
25 | "Hypno Daze" | Thomas Lepeska | Jeff Hand | 16 November 2017 | |
Jake hypnotizes his brothers to do his chores, but is left with more to clean up as chaos ensues and a little dirty patty for lunch. | |||||
26 | "Trick Shot" | Thomas Lepeska | Jeff Hand | 23 November 2017 | |
A simple game of croquet turns competitive with all three Blues involved. While they try to outplay each other they lose sight of the prize and the underdog takes the win! | |||||
27 | "All Feathers On Deck" | Thomas Lepeska | Jeff Hand | 25 November 2017 | |
Aaaaargggghh! After being forced to walk the plank, Jake leads a troop of pirate hatchlings to take over the ship steered by his brothers. However, his plot for revenge doesn't quite pay off as planned. | |||||
28 | "Build-A-Blue" | Thomas Lepeska & Meruan Salim | Jeff Hand | 30 November 2017 | |
The Blues get their building hats on once again when they decide to take over and help Dad with his latest project for Mom. | |||||
29 | "The Hatchonaut" | Thomas Lepeska & Meruan Salim | Bernice Vanderlaan | 7 December 2017 | |
Who is the strongest, fastest and wittiest Hatchling of them all? The Blues run the Hatchlings through various tests to find out, and who knows, maybe the winner gets rocketed into space! Nope, just for a ball stuck in the tree. | |||||
30 | "The Last Act" | Thomas Lepeska | Bernice Vanderlaan | 14 December 2017 | |
A well rehearsed and perfect play quickly turns into chaos when the Hatchlings get involved. Turns out that chaos is just so much more entertaining with a little help of cute annoying Hatchings. |
Video game
In August 2017, Rovio released a mobile game involving the characters of Angry Birds Blues, titled Angry Birds Match, as part of the Angry Birds series. Available on iOS and Android, the game is a match-3 puzzle game, where players solve puzzles to accomplish missions on behalf of the Hatchlings, such as defeating pigs, retrieving stolen toys, and collecting food. Players can also watch the Hatchlings play around freely in various environments in between levels, unlock new outfits for them to wear and also call upon Red, Chuck, and Bomb, the three major lead characters of the series, to assist them in a level if certain conditions are fulfilled. The game is free-to-play with in-app purchases.
References
- ^ "NEW BLUES! ANGRY BIRDS BLUES IS BACK WITH NEW EPISODES". Angry Birds. 14 September 2017. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Angry Birds Blues - The Cutest Weapon - Ep12 S1 #NEW". YouTube. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Angry Birds Blues - On Target - Ep13 S1 #NEW". YouTube. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Angry Birds Blues - First Love - Ep14 S1 #New". YouTube. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "Angry Birds Blues - Knights of The BBQ - Ep15 S1 #NEW". YouTube. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "Angry Birds Blues - Joy Ride - S1 Ep16 #NEW". YouTube. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "Angry Birds Blues - Parkour - S1 Ep17 #NEW". YouTube. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ "Angry Birds Blues - Make It Or Break It - S1 Ep18 #NEW". YouTube. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Angry Birds Blues - Trampoline Rescue - S1 Ep19 #NEW". YouTube. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Angry Birds Blues - Picnic Bandit - S1 Ep20 #NEW". YouTube. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Angry Birds Blues - The Last Strawberry - S1 Ep21 #NEW". YouTube. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "Angry Birds Blues - Little Big Heroes - S1 Ep22 #NEW". YouTube. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ "Angry Birds Blues - The Bad And The Blues - S1 Ep23 #NEW". YouTube. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Angry Birds Blues - Triple Time Out - S1 Ep24 #NEW". YouTube. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Angry Birds Blues - Hypno Daze - S1 Ep25 #NEW". YouTube. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Angry Birds Blues - Trick Shot - S1 Ep26 #NEW". YouTube. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "Angry Birds Blues - All Feathers On Deck - S1 Ep27 #NEW". YouTube. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Angry Birds Blues - Build-A-Blue - S1 Ep28". YouTube. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Angry Birds Blues - The Hatchonaut - Ep29 S1". YouTube. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "Angry Birds Blues - The Last Act - Ep30 S1". YouTube. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ Lazarides, Tasos (30 August 2017). "'Angry Birds Match' Is Out, and It's Exactly What You'd Expect". TouchArcade. Retrieved 24 September 2017.