Gecko's Garage
{{Short description|British animated children's television series}}
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| genre = Children
Educational
| creator = Amalie and Christian Hughes
| country = United Kingdom
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| network = YouTube
| first_aired = {{Start date|2015|09|25}}
| last_aired = present
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Gecko's Garage is a British animated children's television series about a friendly gecko car mechanic named Gecko who helps vehicles, robots, and others who need a helping hand. In addition to entertaining its target audience of children aged 2–5, it also aims to help children develop cognitive skills such as colours, shapes, and numbers.{{Cite web |title=Gecko's Garage {{!}} Moonbug Entertainment |url=https://www.moonbug.com/geckosgarage |website=Moonbug |language=en |access-date=2021-07-29 |archive-date=2021-07-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727223432/https://www.moonbug.com/geckosgarage |url-status=live }}
Part of YouTube's Toddler Fun Learning channel, the show is presented on YouTube, Peacock, Amazon Prime Video, and other streaming services.{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2021-07-13 |title=Netflix Orders 3 Seasons of 'CoComelon Lane' Animated Preschool Series & Specials |url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/netflix-orders-3-seasons-cocomelon-lane-animated-preschool-series-specials-little-baby-bum-1234791577/ |website=Deadline |language=en-US |access-date=2021-07-29 |archive-date=2021-07-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728120234/https://deadline.com/2021/07/netflix-orders-3-seasons-cocomelon-lane-animated-preschool-series-specials-little-baby-bum-1234791577/ |url-status=live }} Outside of streaming services, Gecko's Garage is also aired by {{ill|Balikpapan TV|id}} and Samarinda TV in East Kalimantan, Indonesia since September 2024,{{cite web|url=http://youtube.com/post/UgkxH2DWMp-ljEX4VmsmVRuemqW4Pb8gAYtA?si=gst8VMi5WQkvhAoD|title=Kartun gecko's garage yang dulu sering muncul di mentari tv...|website=youtube.com|date=2024-09-02|access-date=2024-09-06}} after having previously aired on {{ill|Mentari TV|id}} in 2023.{{cite web|url=https://beritakbb.pikiran-rakyat.com/hiburan/pr-966525642/bakal-ada-tayo-the-little-bus-geckos-garage-hingga-oddbods-cek-jadwal-tv-di-mentari-tv-kamis-6-april-2023?page=all|title=Bakal Ada Tayo The Little Bus, Gecko's Garage hingga Oddbods, Cek Jadwal TV di Mentari TV Kamis 6 April 2023|website=beritakbb.pikiran-rakyat.com|date=2023-04-06|access-date=2024-09-06}}
History
In 2012, husband-and-wife team Amalie and Christian Hughes of Wirral in northwest England, near Liverpool, developed The Toddler Fun Learning channel to host the educational videos they created for their own 2-year-old, with the key series being Gecko's Real Vehicles.{{Cite web |title=Success runs in the family {{!}} Wirral view |url=https://wirralview.com/features/success-runs-family |website=wirralview.com |access-date=2021-07-29 |archive-date=2021-07-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729114428/https://wirralview.com/features/success-runs-family |url-status=dead }} In February 2019 Moonbug Entertainment purchased the Toddler Fun Learning channel, including Gecko's Garage.{{Cite web |date=2019-02-13 |title=Toddler video firm set up by Wirral parents bought by global media company |url=https://www.prolificnorth.co.uk/news/broadcasting/2019/02/toddler-video-firm-set-wirral-parents-bought-global-media-company |website=Prolific North |language=en |access-date=2021-07-29 |archive-date=2021-07-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729114428/https://www.prolificnorth.co.uk/news/broadcasting/2019/02/toddler-video-firm-set-wirral-parents-bought-global-media-company |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Milligan |first=Mercedes |date=2019-02-11 |title=Moonbug Snaps Up 'My Magic Pet Morphle,' Toddler Fun Learning Channel |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/streaming/moonbug-snaps-up-my-magic-pet-morphle-toddler-fun-learning-channel/ |website=Animation Magazine |language=en-US |access-date=2021-07-29 |archive-date=2021-07-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729114427/https://www.animationmagazine.net/streaming/moonbug-snaps-up-my-magic-pet-morphle-toddler-fun-learning-channel/ |url-status=live }}
In July 2021, NBCUniversal's streaming platform Peacock aired the first season of six episodes.{{Cite web |title=Deals of the Week: Moonbug, BBC, KIDZ BOP |url=https://kidscreen.com/2021/05/14/deals-of-the-week-moonbug-bbc-kidz-bop/ |access-date=2021-07-29 |archive-date=2021-07-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729114417/https://kidscreen.com/2021/05/14/deals-of-the-week-moonbug-bbc-kidz-bop/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Everything Coming to Peacock in July 2021 |url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/peacock-july-2021-movies-tv-new/ |website=Movies |language=en |access-date=2021-07-29 |archive-date=2021-07-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729114417/https://comicbook.com/movies/news/peacock-july-2021-movies-tv-new/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Moonbug's Expanding its Kids' Slate on Peacock |url=https://www.awn.com/news/moonbugs-expanding-its-kids-slate-peacock |website=Animation World Network |language=en |access-date=2021-07-29 |archive-date=2021-07-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729114417/https://www.awn.com/news/moonbugs-expanding-its-kids-slate-peacock |url-status=live }}
Actor Martin Dickinson performs the voice of Gecko.{{Cite web |title=Martin Dickinson |website=Mandy |url=https://www.mandy.com/uk/v/martin-dickinson-1 |access-date=2023-01-10 |archive-date=2023-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110101924/https://www.mandy.com/uk/v/martin-dickinson-1 |url-status=dead }} Before that, Gecko's voice was performed by Christian Hughes.{{Cite web |website=Kensington Mums |title=Fatherhood by Christian Hughes |url=https://www.kensingtonmums.co.uk/fatherhood-christian-hughes/ |date=2017-09-01 |access-date=2021-07-29 |language=en-GB |archive-date=2021-07-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729115921/https://www.kensingtonmums.co.uk/fatherhood-christian-hughes/ |url-status=live }}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.moonbug.com/geckosgarage}}
{{Moonbug Entertainment}}
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