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Lamput
Created byVaibhav Kumaresh
Directed by
  • Anand Babu
  • Vaibhav Kumaresh
ComposersRoto Shah
Advait Nemlekar
Country of originIndia
Original languagesSilent
Interjection
No.of seasons4
No.of episodes117(list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Leslie Lee
  • Mark Eyers
  • Silas Hickey
ProducerChai Yoon Fei
Running time2–5 minutes (regular)
7 minutes (specials)
Production companyVaibhav Studios
Original release
NetworkCartoon Network
Release30 November 2016(2016-11-30)
9 July 2022(2022-07-09)

Lamputis an Indian animated television series of shorts created by Vaibhav Kumaresh and produced by Vaibhav Studios forCartoon Network IndiaandAsia.The series consists of shorts of between 18 seconds in length to 3 to 5 minutes in length, as well as some 7-minute specials. The title character is a gooey, orange creature named Lamput that has escaped from a laboratory.

Synopsis

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Lamput is a gooey, orange creature that escaped from the laboratory of Specs and Skinny. They try to catch Lamput but they never succeed in the first place due to his shapeshifting ability.[1]

Episodes

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
146November 30, 2016(2016-11-30)December 4, 2016(2016-12-04)
221January 9, 2018(2018-01-09)October 28, 2018(2018-10-28)
343February 23, 2020(2020-02-23)August 3, 2021(2021-08-03)
47June 25, 2022(2022-06-25)July 9, 2022(2022-07-09)


Characters

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Main

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  • Lamput: Lamput is the titular character of the show. He is a gooey, orange creature that escaped from the Docs' laboratory.
  • Specs: Specs, also known as Fat Doc, is the gray-skinned fat scientist who tries to catch Lamput.
  • Skinny: Skinny, also known as Slim Doc, is the gray-skinned slim scientist who also tries to catch Lamput.

Supporting

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  • Mr. Mustache: He's a yellow fit, healthy and powerful man, often a police officer, who sometimes arrests or beats the docs up.
  • Doctor: He's a pink-skinned doctor who sometimes checks Lamput and the docs.
  • White Lady: She is Skinny’s crush.
  • Pink Lady: She is Specs’ crush.
  • The Boss: He is the doctors' boss.

Production and development

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Lamputwas created by Vaibhav Kumaresh, and produced by Vaibhav Studios forCartoon Network India&Asia.Lamputearned the distinction of being the first Indian show sold from a pitch bible, that has gone to air globally.[2]

The series consisted of 18-second micro-shorts, that were extended to 2 minutes for the second season.[2][3]The third season consists of episodes ranging from 3 to 5 minutes, as well as some 7-minute specials.

On 20 April 2021, a crossover betweenLamputand Chinese internet characterTuzkiwas announced. It was also announced that a fourth season was in the works.[4]

Broadcast and release

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The series airs on Cartoon Network inEMEA,Latin America.Lamputhas also started airing on Boomerang worldwide.[citation needed]In the United States,Lamputis broadcast viaHBO MaxandCartoon Network.It was added to HBO Max on 28 April 2022,[5]and started airing on Cartoon Network on 23 May 2022.

Reception

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Polly Conway ofCommon Sense Mediagave the rate three stars out of five, saying "Silly, but funny slapstick shorts have some violence."[6]

Accolades

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The show won two Best Animated Frames Award. Lamput season 2 was nominated for a 2019 International Emmy Award in Kids Animation.[7]

Year Award Category Result Ref
2017 Best Animated Frames Award Case Study of the Year Won [8]
2018 Best Animated Frames Award Best Animated Episode (Indian) Won [9]

References

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  1. ^"Cartoon Network Asia-Pacific's Lamput Wins FICCI Frames 2017 Award".RegularCapital.Retrieved24 March2018.
  2. ^abAmidi, Amid (13 April 2017)."Cartoon Network Looks To India For 'Lamput' Series".Cartoon Brew.Retrieved25 March2018.
  3. ^Panda, Swati (7 November 2017)."TASI Celebrates Anifest India 2017 with live charcoal sketching, Tokri & Lamput screening and a Rat Race".AnimationXPress.Retrieved13 May2018.
  4. ^"Cartoon Network APAC Greenlights 'Lamput Meets Tuzki,' 'Tom and Jerry' Pilot".20 April 2021.
  5. ^"New on HBO Max April 2022: Movies, TV, Original Series".
  6. ^Conway, Polly."Lamput TV Review".Common Sense Media.Retrieved20 April2024.
  7. ^"2019 INTERNATIONAL EMMY® KIDS AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED".International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.Retrieved5 May2024.
  8. ^Milligan, Mercedes (29 March 2017)."FICCI's BAF Awards 2017 Winners Revealed".Animation Magazine.Retrieved21 September2019.
  9. ^"Cartoon Network scores wins at Ficci Animation Awards".Retrieved25 March2018.