Kika & Bob

52x13’ interactive animation series target 6-8 year

Synopsis

Through an average 'Save-Your-Cat-Stuck-On-The-Church-Steeple-During-A-Storm-With-A-Kite' kinda thing, Kika - a sturdy nine-year-old girl - and Bob - a none too clever fire-fighter - are blown to the other side of the planet by a typhoon. Their main goal is to get home ASAP and save the cat, of course this is a lot easier said than done. In each episode Kika and Bob succeed in covering a part of their journey home, while being confronted with an endless variety of cultures.Every episode involves a period of tension where problems specific to our heroes location (environment/areas) are solved. Per episode they will also have to reach one main goal, such as finding their way through the jungle, getting over a mountain, boarding a ship on time etc. All episodes close with a cliff-hanger, leaving our heroes facing a new problem, such as behind the jungle lies a desert, the mountain turns out to be an active volcano, the ship sinks etc. So the journey unfolds not to be easy or straightforward, but rife with unpredictability, new dilemmas and strange encounters. The style of problems faced varies from the classical struggle of 'man versus nature', to that of 'man versus man'. In this manner, the series will deal with current themes and issues without being too politically correct or condescending.