Pixel Pinkie

Pixel Pinkie

Company type	Television series
Industry	Children's animation
Founded	2009 (2009)
Founder	Blue Rocket Productions, Nine Network
Defunct	September 15, 2012 (2012-09-15)
Headquarters	Australia
Products	Animated television series

Pixel Pinkie is an Australian animated series for children, developed and produced by Blue Rocket Productions in partnership with the Nine Network and primarily financed by Film Finance Corporation Australia. The show was broadcast from 29 August 2009 until 15 September 2012. It generally received unfavorable critiques.

Plot

The storyline centers on Nina, who relocates to a new town and befriends Anni. Nina comes into possession of a mobile phone containing Pixel Pinkie, a digital genie capable of granting wishes. Each installment depicts Nina making a wish that frequently leads to unintended consequences, prompting Nina and Anni to work together to fix the problems that arise.

Cast

• Jane Binning – Pixel Pinkie
• Anica Boulanger-Mashberg – Anni
• Magdalena Grubski – Nina
• Jemma Gates – Suzi
• Sara Cooper – Max
• Nick Storr / Jamie Croft – Coolest Luke

Production

The series comprises two seasons with a total of 52 episodes, each lasting twelve minutes. For Australian television, episodes were combined into 13 half-hour segments per season. Production commenced in 2007, with the debut season airing in 2009.

Reception

Pixel Pinkie was met with largely negative reviews, with detractors pointing to its Flash animation style, weak character development, storyline issues, and voice acting. On IMDb, it holds a low score of 1.4 based on 474 user ratings.

Series 1 (2009)

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Series 2 (2012)

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