Baby Shark's Big Show! (2024)

Baby Shark's Big Show! is a South Korean-American children's animated preschool television series based on the "Baby Shark" character brand from the South Korean company Pinkfong. SmartStudy, Pinkfong's parent company, co-produces the show with Nickelodeon Animation Studio from the United States. The series is produced by Whitney Ralls, along with other executive producers Gary Doodles, Tommy Sica, Kim Min-seok, Lee Ryan Seung-kyu and Bin Jeong.

In South Korea, the series debuted on the Educational Broadcasting System (EBS) with a Christmas special on December 25, 2020. From September 2021 onward, the series airs regularly on EBS1 on Wednesdays and Thursdays. In the United States, it premiered on Nick Jr. on December 11, 2020. On July 20th, 2021, the series was renewed for a second season, consisting of 26 half-hour episodes. The series has also been acquired by Treehouse TV.

Premise[]

The series features the underwater adventures of a young yellow shark, "Brooklyn" Baby Shark, his best friend, William, and his family members Mommy Shark, Daddy Shark, Grandma Shark and Grandpa Shark.

Production[]

On June 7, 2019, Pinkfong announced the series on their official Instagram account. On June 25, the Nick Jr. social media accounts posted about the show. The series officially began production of that year.

Cast & Characters[]

Main

• Brooklyn "Baby" Shark - A young male yellow shark and the main protagonist of the series. In the Korean broadcast, his name is Ollie. The episodes "Sink or Swim", "Swimming With The Sharks", "Water Buggin'", and "Picture Imperfect" focus on him and his family.
• William - An orange male pilot fish who is Baby Shark's best friend.
• Mommy Shark - A pink female shark and is Baby Shark's mother.
• Daddy Shark - A blue male shark and is Baby Shark's father.
• Grandma Shark - An orange female shark and is Baby Shark's grandmother.
• Grandpa Shark - A green male shark and is Baby Shark's grandfather.
• Chucks - A purple male seahorse who is clumsy. He is a friend of Baby Shark. The episodes "Snowball Bonanza", "Flow Bros", "Fishtival of Lights", and "The Freeze Out" focus on him.
• Vola - A green female octopus who is a tomboy and loves sports. She is a friend of Baby Shark. The episodes "Medieval Tides", "The Great Skate Chase", "Extreme Dodge Bubble", and "The Trouble with Bunny Slugs" focus on her.
• Mason - A red male crab who has his pitch.
• Goldie - A gold female goldfish who is often vain and flamboyant. She is a friend of Baby Shark. The episodes "The Show Must Flow On", "The Treat Goblin", and "Funny Fish" focus on her.
• Hank - A blue male whale who is the youngest of Baby Shark's friends. The episodes "Rocky-Bye", "Bad Hank", "Fort Fin-ship", "The Slug Hank Redemption", "Doctor Drama", "Sherman in the Middle", and "Finception" focus on him.
• Shadow - A grey male shark who is Baby Shark's arch-rival. The episodes "Shadowland", "Shadow on Ice", and "Sorry, Not Sorry" focus on him.
• Bait And Switch - Shadow's sidekicks. Bait is a purple tang and Switch is a brown angelfish.
• Rayna Ray - A purple female manta ray who is a news reporter and is William's mother.
• Marty Minnow - A green bespectacled male minnow and the leader of the minnows.

Recurring

• Erza - Chucks' father.
• Anya - Chucks' stepmother.
• Maddie - Chucks' older stepsister.
• Viv - Vola's mother.
• Vera - Vola's other mother.
• Sherman - Hank's father.
• Jozi - Hank's stepmother.
• Ashley and Splashley - Hank's younger stepsisters.
• Mariana - Shadow's mother.
• Sledge - Shadow's cousin.
• Wallace - An aqua dolphin. The episodes "Welcome Wagon" and "The Fishy Friends Talent Show" focus on him.
• Penny - A pink piranha. The episodes "Buds at First Bite" and "The Fishy Friends Talent Show" focus on her.

Episodes[]

Baby Shark's Big Show! - Pinkfong, SmartStudy & Nickelodeon Animation Studio.

Season 1

1. All I Want For Fishmas
2. Crumb Of A Clue
3. The Bunny Slug
4. Operation Cool Quest
5. No Time For Time-Outs
6. Knock It Off
7. Baby Tooth / Slobber Slug
8. Fish Friends Forever
9. Super-Shark
10. William Vs. Wild
11. Live From The Shark House
12. Get Your Game On
13. Goldie's Lock
14. Chore Song
15. Mommy Works From Home
16. Luck Of The Claw
17. Hide And Hunt
18. Legendary Loot / Yup Day
19. When You Wish Upon A Fish
20. Shark-Off
21. Baby Mayor
22. The Show Must Flow On / Detective Baby Shark
23. Sink Or Swim
24. Teensy The Tardigrade
25. Captain Kelp
26. Shadowland / Medieval Tides
27. Daddyshack / Rocky-Bye
28. Baby Shark's Haunted Halloween / Wavey Jones' Locker
29. Rainy Day Round-up / Deep Goo Sea
30. Snowball Bonanza / The Present
31. Shark Strength / Good Trouble
32. Coach Grandma / Busy Baby
33. Best Fin-Ship Day / The Great Skate Case
34. Shark Prank / Lagoon Lemonade
35. The Seaweed Sway (featuring Cardi B) / Flow Bros
36. A Shark's Day Night / Bad Hank
37. Operation Happy Mommies / Buds at First Bite
38. A Tail of Two Fathers / Welcome Wagon
39. William Manta: News Fish / Sleeping Like a Baby Shark
40. The Lost Jelly / Coral Dilemma
41. The Masked Fishy
42. The Best Friends Game
43. A Mail Whale Tale
44. Swimming with the Sharks

Season 2

1. The Treat Goblin / Baby Super Shark
2. Fort Fin-Ship / Water Buggin'
3. Fishtival of Lights / Shadow on Ice
4. The Secret Password
5. Monday Funday
6. Best in Flow
7. Blizzard Wizard
8. Extreme Dodge Bubble / The Lost Tickets
9. Tour Fishies / Sorry, Not Sorry
10. The Lucky Necklace / Vigo's Surprise
11. Call Me Billiam / The Finship Trap
12. Splish Splashketball / The Slug Hank Redemption
13. The Trouble with Bunny Slugs / Life with Chumby
14. Shark House Rock / Toothpaste Tumble
15. Washed Up / 2 Cool 4 Rules
16. Fishy Force / Superhero Training Day
17. Fishependence Day / Costello Quits
18. Saltwater Studios (featuring Anderson Paak) / Sand Crabby
19. FLOWMO / Fishy Scouts
20. Finloose / Operation Ernie
21. Picture Imperfect / The Fishy Friends Talent Show
22. Doctor Drama
23. The White Whale
24. Sherman in the Middle
25. Smoothie Day
26. Finterstellar
27. Goldie's Greatest Role
28. Deep Dark Disco
29. Finception

Movie[]

Baby Shark's Big Movie

Home Media[]

DVD releases of Baby Shark's Big Show!...

• Baby Shark's Big Show! DVD (Original)
• Super Shark - DVD
• The Seaweed Sway - DVD

Books[]

Book releases of Baby Shark's Big Show!...

• Fish Friends Forever
• Meet The Shark Family And Friends
• Yup Day
• Hide And Hunt
• My First ABC's Sticker Book
• My First 123's Sticker Book

Album[]

A digital album titled "Baby Shark's Big Fishmas Special", was released by Pinkfong in 2020. The album includes four songs, all of which are sung by the cast from Baby Shark's Big Show!.

• Can You Smell It In The Air? It's Fishmas!
• Coraling Medley
• Don't Call Me Santa, Call Me Dave
• Giving Gifts

Toys[]

• Baby Shark's Big Show! - Bath Squirters 4-pack (Featuring Baby Shark, William, Goldie, and Chucks)
• Baby Shark's Big Show! - Baby Shark Song Cube
• Baby Shark's Big Show! - William Song Cube
• Baby Shark's Big Show! - Collectable Figures (Featuring Baby Shark, William, Vola, Chucks, Goldie, and Hank)
• Baby Shark's Big Show! - Shark House Playset
• Baby Shark's Big Show! - Sing & Swing Baby Shark & William
• Baby Shark's Big Show! - Baby Shark Super Shark Reversible Plush
• Baby Shark's Big Show! - William Fishlight Plush
• Baby Shark's Big Show! - Vola Song Cube
• Baby Shark's Big Show! - Hank Song Cube
• Baby Shark's Big Show! - Goldie Song Cube
• Baby Shark's Big Show! - Chucks Song Cube
• Baby Shark's Big Show! - Mommy Shark Song Cube
• Baby Shark's Big Show! - Daddy Shark Song Cube
• Baby Shark's Big Show! - William Captain Kelp Reversible Plush

Songs[]

• It's Fishmas!
• Giving Gifts
• Don't Call Me Santa, Call Me Dave
• Caroling Medley
• Good To Be Home
• Gotta Get This Tooth Out
• Toothy, Come Back
• Game Face!
• We Got Rocky!
• You Can't Stop The Music
• There's Nothing To Fear, 'Cause William's Here
• Legendary Loot (song)
• Wish On A Fish
• Shark Like Me
• I'm The Mayor
• Go Sharks!
• I'm A Hero
• We Are The Beach Ball Gang
• Teensy, I'm Sorry

Trivia[]

• This is the second television series by Pinkfong, the first being Pinkfong Wonderstar.
• In "Baby Tooth", Baby Shark is called by his real name, Brooklyn. His name is based on the New York City borough.

Reception[]

Emily Ashby, a reviewer for Common Sense Media, gave the show a 2 (out of 5) star rating. She wrote that "Pinkfong's franchise name carries this show only so far and the lackluster writing and plot can't quite compensate for the rest."

See Also[]

• Pinkfong WonderStar

Gallery[]