Pochacco's Famous Friends

Pochacco's Famous Friends (Japenese: ポチャッコの有名な友達 or Pochakko no yūmeina Tomodachi) is an American-Canadian-Japanese preschool show produced by Gingo Animation in association with Cinar and Sanrio. The show revolves around Pochacco and his friends exploring various figures across history. The series first made it's debut on July 29, 2003 on Gingo Junior and Kids WB to comply with e/i regulations. The series became a big hit and got a movie in 2011. The series is also known for being one of cinar's last shows before it's rebrand. The series currently airs on Red Princess as apart of it's Little Royal Academy programming block. A reboot is in progress for Universal Kids.

Premise
In Puroland, where the Sanrio characters live, Pochacco, a rather funny and friendly dog, accidentally fell into a cave. But, as soon as he landed, he discovered something terrific, A time machine! As soon as he showed it to his friends, they all thought of something together.... "Wouldn't it be cool if we saw famous people in real life? It would be like having a famous friend!"

Characters

 * Pochacco - A curious dog who enjoys banana ice cream. He discovered a time machine after falling into a cave and always loves to go on an adventure.
 * Pi-ru-ru - A bird. He's always ready to tell jokes and wants a good laugh. Changing his mind is one of his drawbacks.
 * Mime - A tortoise. He appears to be an expert bird caller. He and Pi-ru-ru are best buddies and he always wonders if any famous people were best friends.
 * The Pi-chans - A group of female baby birds. They constantly talk together in unity and often end their sentences with "peep!"
 * Choppy - A small mouse that happens to be Pochacco's best friend. He's always on his side and loves to time travel. He lives inside of an apple. Meaning when he goes and travels through time, his entire home does too.
 * Popple - A white duck that is Pochacco's swimming instructor. He loves sports and lives in a dice house.
 * Teru-Teru - A small white doll that can predict the weather. She's there as a guide.
 * Keroppi - A fun frog. Just like Popple, he enjoys Swimming and is often there to say farewell to his friends.

Production
TBA

Broadcast
The series ran from July 29, 2003 until October 1, 2008 on Gingo Junior. The show has also aired on The WB's Kids' WB block to comply with e/i regulations, Discovery Kids as apart of its "Ready, set, learn" block and Cartoon Network's Tickle U block in 2005. The series finale premiered on October 6, 2008 on ABC's ABC Kids block as well as Gingo Junior. The series has reurns airing on Red Princess. The entire series is also available on Peacock.

Home Media
Universal Studios Home Entertainment released various home media releases for the series starting in 2004. Warner Home Video released the show in Europe.