Donkey Hodie (TV series)
Donkey Hodie is an American puppet live action musical preschool television series created by David and Adam Rudman for PBS Kids, and is aimed at preschoolers ages 3 to 5. Inspired by characters created by Fred Rogers, the series premiered May 3, 2021, and is the second spinoff of Rogers' television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood after Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood. The first full episode was initially set to premiere in winter 2021 on PBS Kids in the United States, but it was pushed back to May 3 of the same year. Sometimes, television airings are followed up by a series of shorts; "Super Why's Comic Book Adventures", "Tiny Time Travel", "Through the Woods", "What Can You Become?", and "Elinor Wonders Why: That's So Interesting!".
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| Genre | Preschool Musical Comedy |
| Created by | David Rudman Adam Rudman |
| Inspired by | the work of Fred Rogers |
| Developed by | Ellen Doherty |
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| Theme music composer | Bill Sherman |
| Opening theme | "With Our Pal Donkey Hodie" performed by Taylor Iman Jones, Haley Jenkins, Frankie Cordero, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, and David Rudman |
| Ending theme | "With Our Pal Donkey Hodie" (instrumental) |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 45 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 26 minutes |
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| Network | PBS Kids |
| Release | May 3, 2021 – present |
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| Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Nature Cat | |
On April 7, 2022, it was announced that Donkey Hodie was renewed for a second season which was slated to premiere in spring 2023 but was delayed to August 14, 2023.