Pinky Dinky Doo



Pinky Dinky Doo is a Canada-United States co-production of Cartoon Pizza and Sesame Workshop that aired in the United States on Noggin and Qubo and in Canada on CBC Television's Kids' CBC programming block. Based on a series of books by Jim Jinkins, the program focuses on Pinky using her imagination to make up funny stories that give her little brother, Tyler, inspiration to solve problems such as being picked on by a school bully or not wanting to take a bath. The two, together with Mr. Guinea Pig, visit the Story Box, where Pinky makes up a story in which just about anything could happen. Each story also features a Great Big Fancy Word, such as "agenda" or "cacophony."

Unlike PB&J Otter, Pinky Dinky Doo does not have original songs created for each story, but it does have two recurring songs-- "Story Box" ("Yesarooni, positooni, we're going to the Story Box! Where Pinky's really good at making up stories and every story rocks. Story box!") and "Think and Think and Think" ("When I have a problem, don't know which way to go, I think and think and think and suddenly I know!") In Otter, the characters try to get ideas using the "Noodle Dance." Pinky gets a big idea by "thinking big" and her head is actually shown expanding in size as she tries to think up the solution to a problem.

The program was originally created using Flash Animation, but moved to 3D Animation for it second season. Each story on the program is followed by a few interactive games, which ask the viewers to recall elements of the story.

The show has not been seen in repeats since 2011, however, the first season was made available for purchase on Amazon.

Limited List of Known Crew Shared Between the Two Programs

 * Jeff Buckland (Director)
 * David Campbell (Developer)
 * Jim Jinkins (Creator, Developer, Executive Producer)
 * Kent Meredith (Voice Director)
 * Daniel J. Rosen (Animatic/Post Production Editor)
 * Dan Sawyer (Musical Score and Songs)
 * Jack Spillum (Supervising Producer)
 * Michael Hirsh (Creator, Developer, Executive Producer)
 * Toper Taylor (Creator, Developer, Executive Producer)

More to Explore

 * Pinky Dinky Doo at Sesame Workshop
 * Pinky Dinky Doo at IMDb
 * Pinky Dinky Doo on Wikipedia