Tayo the Little Bus

August 23, 2010 – present

Tayo the Little Bus (Korean: 꼬마버스 타요; RR: Kkoma-beoseu Tayo) is a South Korean computer-animated television series created by Iconix Entertainment, Educational Broadcasting System and the Metropolitan Government of Seoul. The show was produced with the help of Seoul mayor Oh Se-hoon's administration. It began airing in South Korea on EBS in 2010 and an English-dubbed version of the series began airing on Disney Junior (Asia) in 2012, with Disney Junior (Australia and New Zealand) following in 2013. In the United States and Canada, Hulu is the exclusive distributor of the series, though the second and third seasons are on Netflix.

The series is about four buses in a city populated with anthropomorphic vehicles: Tayo (Bus 120), Rogi (Bus 1000), Lani (Bus 02), and Gani (Bus 1339).

Each episode in the start, middle, and end features a brief narration and it has seven seasons. A spin-off series to Tayo, known as "Titipo Titipo", premiered between the main series’ fourth season and fifth season. Titipo focuses on the titular character named Titipo, a young passenger train the show is named after along with all his train friends. After the end of Titipo's first season, Tayo's fifth season premiered for English-speaking audiences on November 2, 2018. Titipo the little train returns to the Korean channel for the second season. Titipo's second season premiered for English-speaking audiences on November 19, 2020. In late 2020, Tayo the Little Bus spinoff Tayo and Little Wizards (Korean: 마법버스 타요) was released. The sixth season aired on September 1, 2021. Titipo the little train once again returns to the Korean channel for the third season. After the end of Titipo's third season in the Korean dub, Tayo's sixth season premiered for English-speaking audiences on July 9, 2022. After that, Titipo's third season premiered for English-speaking audiences on April 14, 2023. The seventh season aired on February 28, 2024.

The series is available in Korean, English, Spanish, Japanese, Turkish, Indonesian, German, and Russian on the production company's Tayo YouTube channel.

Also See

• Tayo and Little Wizards
• Titipo Titipo

Sound Effects Used

• Hollywoodedge, Alarm 4 Contemporary TE012301 (Heard once in "Lani's Misunderstanding".)
• Hollywoodedge, Cats Fighting Loud Sc PE917007/Hollywoodedge, Cats Two Angry YowlsD PE022601 (Heard quadrice in "Lani's Misunderstanding".)
• Hollywoodedge, Colt Whinnies Vario CRT011701 (Heard once in "A Safari Adventure".)
• Hollywoodedge, Crash Car Flip Imp Rol PE111501
• Hollywoodedge, Elephant Trumpeting PE024801 (Heard once in "A Safari Adventure".)
• Hollywoodedge, Gusts Heavy Cold Wind PE031601/Hollywoodedge, Whistling Wind Stead PE033301 (Heard once in "Lani's Misunderstanding".)
• Hollywoodedge, Metal Creaks Machine FS015801 (Heard once in "Please Believe Me", "The Little Buses Go Camping" and "Please Take Care of the Cat", thrice in "Trammy's First Day At Work", and twice in "Tayo and Titipo's Race".)
• Hollywoodedge, Metal Creaks Machine FS015802 (Heard once in "Please Believe Me", "Trammy's First Day At Work", and "Tayo and Titipo's Race".)
• Hollywoodedge, Metal Creaks Machine FS015804 (Heard once in "Please Take Care of the Cat".)
• Hollywoodedge, Slide Whistleup 6 Var AC010101 (5th blow; heard once in "Lani's Misunderstanding".)
• Hollywoodedge, Vibraphone Arpeggi CRT047501 (Heard once in "Lani's Misunderstanding".)
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - GOOD SPRONG 02 (Heard once in "Kinder's Visit to the Farm".)
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - SPROING 01 (Heard once in "Lani's Misunderstanding".)
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, TWANG - WOBBLING SAW BLADE TWANG 02 (Heard once in "Lani's Misunderstanding".)
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - SLIDE WHISTLE: FAST ZIP DOWN (Heard once in "Please Take Care of the Cat".)
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - SLIDE WHISTLE: ZIP UP (Heard once in "Please Take Care of the Cat".)
• Sound Ideas, COMEDY, ACCENT - LARGE JEWS HARP: BULLFROG (Heard once in "Lani's Misunderstanding".)
• Sound Ideas, SPACE, COMPUTER - SPACE SHIP CONSOLE: BEEP, ELECTRONIC, SCI FI 01 (Heard once in "Lani's Misunderstanding".)
• Sound Ideas, SQUEAK, METAL - MULTIPLE HEAVY METAL SQUEAKS AND SCRAPES (Heard thrice in "Please Take Care of the Cat".)
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - BIG WHISTLE ZING OUT (Heard once in "A Safari Adventure".)
• SoundDogs, Cars Various, Peel Out Skids: Maneuvering Series, Peel Out, With Engine, Long Run, Skid To Stop, Tires Screech, Close Up POV, Exterior
• Wilhelm Scream

Image Gallery

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