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Genre | Superhero |
Based on | Sesame Street byJoan Ganz Cooney Lloyd Morrisett Muppet characters byJim Henson |
Developed by | Joe Fallon |
Directed by | Yurie Rocha |
Voices of | Leslie Carrara-Rudolph Ryan Dillon David Rudman |
Theme music composer | Bud'da |
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Country of origin | United States Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
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Running time | 22 minutes |
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Release | April 30, 2022 (2022-04-30) – November 24, 2023 (2023-11-24) |
Mecha Builders (also known as Sesame Street: Mecha Builders) is an animated children's television series and a spin-off of Sesame Street that began production in May 2020.[1] The series is produced by Sesame Workshop and Guru Studio.[1][2]
The project was announced in October 2019.[3] Visual development was started remotely, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The series intended to add 80 staff as it entered production.[2]
The first of the two stories comprising the first episode was released on April 26, 2022, on the Sesame Street YouTube channel.[4] The series premiered on May 9, 2022, on Cartoon Network, within its Cartoonito pre-school block.[5] The series was later available on the streaming service Max.[5]
The series focuses on "mecha" versions of three legacy characters: Mecha Abby Cadabby, Mecha Elmo, and Mecha Cookie Monster, all reimagined as mechanical beings with the power to enlarge to giant size in addition to unique built-in tools and gadgets. The trio usually solve a problem using a three-step formula: plan, test, and solve. Later episodes would add a fourth main cast member in the form of Elmo's puppy Tango.
Much like the Muppet Babies reboot, the animated nature of the show's visual style allows more expression in the characters besides body language and opening mouths.
Additional voices include Alan Aisenberg, Dave Droxler, Krystina Alabado, Jaba Keh, Kaitlin Becker, Ezra Knight, Chris Cafero, Martin P. Robinson, Lilli Cooper, Chanel Umoh, Jorge Cordova, and Matt Vogel.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [6] | U.S. viewers (millions) | |||||
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1 | "They Sent Us a Pie!" | Yurie Rocha | Joe Fallon | April 26, 2022 (2022-04-26) ("They Sent Us a Pie!")[4] April 30, 2022 (2022-04-30) (entire episode) | 101 | 0.07[7] | |||||
"Dust in the Wind" | Sandra Willard | ||||||||||
When the Mechas notice a giant pie floating above Pretty Big City, they slice it up to share with all their friends. Pie for everyone! After the last slice is gone, the team learns that the pie was sent by some friendly aliens to stop an asteroid! Now it’s up to the Mechas to find something else to catch the asteroid. | |||||||||||
2 | "Pull Together" | Yurie Rocha | Joe Fallon | May 9, 2022 (2022-05-09) | 102 | 0.07[8] | |||||
"Lift Up and Lift Off!" | |||||||||||
The Mechas arrive on the scene to help a park ranger stuck at the bottom of a crevice. The problem multiplies when Mecha Abby gets stuck on a tree branch trying to reach him. The Mechas need to find a way to lift heavy things so they can free Abby from the tree and lift the ranger out. | |||||||||||
3 | "That Ol' Time Rock Rolls!" | Yurie Rocha | Joe Fallon | May 9, 2022 (2022-05-09) | 103 | 0.06[8] | |||||
"Make Like a Banana and Split!" | Maxwell Nicoll | ||||||||||
Berta is taking a picture with the Big Old Boulder for the city’s museum, but she needs the Mechas' help when the boulder starts rolling down a hill! The Mechas work together to get the rock back up the hill -- and keep it there! | |||||||||||
4 | "Magnet Mayhem" | Yurie Rocha | Andrew Moriarty | May 9, 2022 (2022-05-09) | 104 | 0.05[8] | |||||
"Stop That Train" | |||||||||||
The magnet crane at the construction site is switched on by mistake, sucking up all the metal in the area -- including Mecha Cookie and Mecha Abby! The Mechas learn about magnetism as they figure out how Mecha Elmo can stop the pull of the magnet before anything – or anyone! – else gets trapped. Then Mecha Elmo gets stick of the magnet too. | |||||||||||
5 | "Picture Perfect Park Party" | Yurie Rocha | Jordan Gershowitz | May 9, 2022 (2022-05-09) | 105 | 0.05[8] | |||||
"Sun Block" | |||||||||||
Hero Celebration Day is coming to an end; the big finale is a slideshow of the everyday heroes of Pretty Big City. When the screen rips during the event, the Mechas need to find something flat and opaque to show off the photos and celebrate the city’s heroes properly. | |||||||||||
6 | "Roll, Chickens, Roll!" | Yurie Rocha | Scott Gray | May 16, 2022 (2022-05-16) | 106 | N/A | |||||
"Ramp Up, Up, and Away!" | Maxwell Nicoll | ||||||||||
Farmer MacBarm is hosting the Sunny Field Farm Chicken Roll, but the race gets off to a slow start when the chicken's carts don’t roll. The Mechas must find a way to keep the chicken's race going. | |||||||||||
7 | "Yip Yip, Book Book!" | Yurie Rocha | Joe Fallon | May 16, 2022 (2022-05-16) | 107 | N/A | |||||
"Stick To It!" | Clark Stubbs | ||||||||||
It’s the Pretty Big All City Read and Izzy and Barb are ready, that is, until all the books go missing! Note:This episode features a special appearance by the Martians. Pretty Big City finds itself in a sticky situation when the factory starts spewing super sticky slime everywhere! | |||||||||||
8 | "The Treasure of Treetop Woods" | Yurie Rocha | Maxwell Nicoll | May 16, 2022 (2022-05-16) | 108 | N/A | |||||
"Zee Makes an Amazing Maze!" | Scott Gray | ||||||||||
Ranger Nat’s hike turns to adventure when he finds a treasure map. Now he & and the Mecha Builders go on a treasure hunt. They just need to follow the directions on the map. | |||||||||||
9 | "That's the Way the Windmill Blows!" | Yurie Rocha | Miden Wood | May 16, 2022 (2022-05-16) | 109 | N/A | |||||
"Mecha Machine Makers!" | Joe Fallon | ||||||||||
The broken windmill isn’t turning, which means Sunny Field Farm has no power. The broken windmill needs to turn again so Zee can launch his rocket! The Mechas need to fix the broken windmill blade to get it working again! | |||||||||||
10 | "The Need For Feed" | Yurie Rocha | Andrew Moriarty | May 16, 2022 (2022-05-16) | 110 | N/A | |||||
"The Zipline Sisters of Treetop Woods" | Clark Stubbs | ||||||||||
MacBarm is bringing food to his hungry chickens, that is, until all of the food falls out of his truck. The Mecha Builders must find the perfect container to hold all the feed. | |||||||||||
11 | "The Whatsacallit of Treetop Woods" | Yurie Rocha | JP Meier | August 29, 2022 (2022-08-29) | 111 | N/A | |||||
"Nat in the Dark!" | Katiedid Langrock | ||||||||||
Berta is opening an exhibit on the Whatsacallit of Treetop Woods. If only she could get a picture to prove it's real. | |||||||||||
12 | "Let's Get Rolling!" | Yurie Rocha | Jesse Nicholas | August 30, 2022 (2022-08-30) | 112 | N/A | |||||
"A Bit of a Stretch" | Clark Stubbs | ||||||||||
It's MacBarm's croquet tournament and Zee made giant decorations but they're too big to get to the farm. | |||||||||||
13 | "Moo-ving Day!" | Yurie Rocha | Scott Gray | August 31, 2022 (2022-08-31) | 113 | N/A | |||||
"Follow that Breeze" | Andrew Moriarty | ||||||||||
During Macbarm's sleepover, Zee's growth ray turns Moobert giant, Now the Mechas need to build a shelter big enough to fit her, to protect her from the rainstorm. | |||||||||||
14 | "Cross That Bridge" | Yurie Rocha | Maxwell Nicoll | September 1, 2022 (2022-09-01) | 114 | N/A | |||||
"Knock Knock! Who's There?" | Joe Fallon | ||||||||||
The train needs to cross the ravine, which becomes difficult when the Martians accidentally break the bridge. | |||||||||||
15 | "Pinecone Palooza" | Yurie Rocha | Stacey Greenberger | September 2, 2022 (2022-09-02) | 115 | N/A | |||||
"The Big Footed Cavebird" | Jordan Gershowitz | ||||||||||
Grandma and Timmy are entering the Pinecone Art Show by carving a sculpture out of stone… that is, if they can learn how to carve. The Mechas learn how to use old-fashioned tools to help Grandma and Timmy carve their sculpture. | |||||||||||
16 | "Yip Yip Tree Tree!" | Yurie Rocha | Andrew Moriarty | December 5, 2022 (2022-12-05) | 116 | N/A | |||||
"The Snowman Scarecrow" | Scott Gray | ||||||||||
When the ornaments on the Pretty Big City tree break, the Mechas must build new ones and save the holidays for their friends. | |||||||||||
17 | "All Mechas on Deck" | Yurie Rocha | Miden Wood | December 16, 2022 (2022-12-16) (New Zealand) January 16, 2023 (2023-01-16) (United States) | 117 | 0.10[9] | |||||
"Where There's a Wheel There's a Way" | Katiedid Langrock | ||||||||||
Lloyd's testing a wind-up powered go-cart, but a problem arises when it keeps running out of energy. | |||||||||||
18 | "Silly Hat Catastrophe!" | Yurie Rocha | Maxwell Nicoll | December 20, 2022 (2022-12-20) (New Zealand) January 17, 2023 (2023-01-17) (United States) | 118 | N/A | |||||
"Zee in a Bottle" | Jesse Nicholas | ||||||||||
Lloyd is selling silly hats at the factory, but when the hat machine malfunctions it starts raining silly hats on Pretty Big City! | |||||||||||
19 | "MacBarm's Day Off" | Yurie Rocha | Andrew Moriarty | December 22, 2022 (2022-12-22) (New Zealand) January 18, 2023 (2023-01-18) (United States) | 119 | 0.08[10] | |||||
"Playhouse Problem!" | Scott Gray | ||||||||||
Zee gives MacBarm the day off for what turns out to a busy day, and while he fixes the Zee Mobile the Mecha Builders (with new member Mecha Tango) have to pick, sort and pack the carrot crops of the recent harvest... a task that is harder than it first appears. | |||||||||||
20 | "Can't Stop the Martians!" | Yurie Rocha | Miden Wood | December 26, 2022 (2022-12-26) (New Zealand) January 19, 2023 (2023-01-19) (United States) | 120 | N/A | |||||
"The Best Nest Test" | Joe Fallon | ||||||||||
The Martians come to Pretty Big City but find themselves in need of help when they are unable to land their spaceship. | |||||||||||
21 | "Get in Gear" | Yurie Rocha | Clark Stubbs | December 28, 2022 (2022-12-28) (New Zealand) January 20, 2023 (2023-01-20) (United States) | 121 | N/A | |||||
"Free Wheelin' Ferris Wheel" | Miden Wood | ||||||||||
Panic erupts in Pretty Big City when the big clock breaks and no one is able to tell what time it is. | |||||||||||
22 | "The Legend of Jack O'Lantern" "The Mecha T-Rex" | Yurie Rocha | Scott Gray JP Meier | February 10, 2023 (2023-02-10) (New Zealand) October 27, 2023 (2023-10-27) (United States) | 122 | N/A | |||||
It's Halloween and everything is set for the Zee Mobile to pull the haunted hayride… until it drives away. | |||||||||||
23 | "The Escaping Cows of Sunnyfield Farm" "Measure for Measure" | Yurie Rocha | Stacey Greenberger Billy Lopez | February 10, 2023 (2023-02-10) (New Zealand) November 3, 2023 (2023-11-03) (United States) | 123 | N/A | |||||
Zee's new drone accidentally doubles as a cow caller, and the cows keep leaving the farm to go see it. But how? | |||||||||||
24 | "Special Delivery" "Super Duper Sled Slide" | Yurie Rocha | Claire Yorita Lee Harron Atkins | February 10, 2023 (2023-02-10) (New Zealand) November 10, 2023 (2023-11-10) (United States) | 124 | N/A | |||||
The Martians want to help Lloyd deliver packages, but keep breaking them when they drop them from up high. | |||||||||||
25 | "The Case of the Missing Crystal Pinecone" "The Pretty Big Thing" | Yurie Rocha | Katiedid Langrock Jesse Nicholas | February 10, 2023 (2023-02-10) (New Zealand) November 17, 2023 (2023-11-17) (United States) | 125 | N/A | |||||
Izzy and Timmy go to dig up treasure at the top of Lawrence Pinecone's Statue's shadow… only to find that nothing's there! | |||||||||||
26 | "Sticky Space Race" "The Big Ice" | Yurie Rocha | Monique D. Hall Pilot Viruet | February 10, 2023 (2023-02-10) (New Zealand) November 24, 2023 (2023-11-24) (United States) | 126 | N/A | |||||
Zee's super sticky slime spills on Zee and MacBarm, leaving them stuck together. |
The series airs in Canada on Treehouse TV.
On January 10, 2023, Channel 5 acquired the UK broadcast rights to the series for their Milkshake! strand, within a Spring 2023 window. The UK broadcasts redub the secondary characters with British voice actors as part of an effort by Milkshake! to tell stories aimed at a British preschool audience.[11]
On May 13, 2024, the series began airing in the United States on the PBS Kids 24/7 Channel.[12]
It was released on DVD on April 9, 2024 as Sesame Street Mecha Builders: The Complete Series from Shout! Factory.[13]
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