Upin & Ipin
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| Upin & Ipin | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Animation, Slice of life story |
| Created by | Hj. Burhanuddin Radzi Hjh. Ainon Ariff |
| Developed by | Les' Copaque Production Sdn Bhd |
| Written by | Ida Azhar Aliya Nazlan Anira Haris |
| Directed by | Muhammad Usamah Zaid |
| Voices of | Nur Fathiah Diaz (seasons 1–3) Asyiela Putri (season 4) Minami Takayama Hajjah Ainon Arifi Ida Shaheera Ida Rahayu Yusoff Mohd. Shafiq Mohd. Isa Mohd Syahmi Abdul Hamid Mohd. Hasrul Mohd. Isa Yap Ee Jean/Yuki Tang |
| Theme music composer | Yuri Wong (seasons 1-4) |
| Composer(s) | Azfaren Aznam (season 5) |
| Country of origin | Malaysia |
| Original language(s) | Bahasa Malaysia English (Disney Channel Asia) Filipino (GMA Network) |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 201 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Haji Burhanuddin Md Radzi Hajjah Ainon Ariff |
| Running time | 5 minutes per episode (seasons 1–2) 7 minutes per episode (seasons 3 onward) |
| Production company(s) | Les' Copaque Production ITV Studios |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | TV9 (13 September 2007-present) |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV), 720p (HD) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original airing | 13 September 2007-present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Geng: The Adventure Begins Detective Conan |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Contents
Background
Upin and Ipin are five-year-old Malay twins who and their elder sister Ros and grandmother Uda (whom they call Opah) in a kampung house in Kampung Durian Runtuh. They have lost their parents in their infancy. Upin and Ipin study in the village's Tadika Mesra (Kindergarten ), where they with a group of classmates, including the adorable and right-thinking Mei Mei, a joker and poetic Jarjit Singh, the clumsy and short-tempered Ehsan, an easygoing and sarcastic Fizi (Ehsan's cousin), and an entrepreneual and meticulous Mail.The headman of Kampung Durian Runtuh is Isnin bin Khamis, better known as Tok Dalang Ranggi, the wayang kulit champion. Tok Dalang keeps a cluster of rambutan trees for commercial purposes, and a rooster named "Rembo". Among the village's other notable residents are Muthu, owner of the village's only food stall who lives with his animal whisperer son Rajoo and pet steer Sapy; Salleh (Sally), a transgender-apparent who owns a mobile library; and Ah Tong, a strident-voiced vegetable farmer. A new character was later added in the series who is an Indonesian girl named Susanti who moved in with her family.
Broadcast history
Further information: List of Upin & Ipin episodes
Season 1 (2007)
The first season of Upin & Ipin was aired on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, 7.30 pm, in conjunction with Ramadan and Aidilfitri, which tells of the twins Upin and Ipin on their first fasting months. The first four shorts debuted early in the holy months, followed by repeats from 22 September to 11 October, finally ending with two final episodes premiering on Hari Raya itself.[1] This series bore away the Best Animation award in the 2007 Kuala Lumpur International Film Festival.[2]- Ep 1 - Esok Puasa (Let's Fast Tomorrow)
- Ep 2 - Dugaan (The Test)
- Ep 3 - Nikmat (Satisfaction)
- Ep 4 - Terawih (Prayer)
- Ep 5 - Esok Raya (Tomorrow Raya)
- Ep 6 - Hari Raya (Raya)
Season 2 (2008)
The second series, under its full title Upin & Ipin: Setahun Kemudian, went on air in conjunction with Ramadan again, with 12 new episodes, the first six of which were aired and repeated on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 7.00 pm throughout Ramadan[3] while the other six premiered for Hari Raya from 1 till 6 of Shawal.[4] This season was sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive Malaysia via its Colgate Kayu Sugi toothpaste.[5]- Ep 7 - Tadika (Pre-School)
- Ep 8 - Anak Bulan (New Moon)
- Ep 9 - Adat (Traditions)
- Ep 10 - Tamak (Greed)
- Ep 11 - Lailatul Qadr
- Ep 12 - Kisah & Tauladan (Tales and Lessons)
- Ep 13 - Sayang Kak Ros (Love Kak Ros)
- Ep 14 - Ketupat
- Ep 15 - Zakat Fitrah (Raya Offering)
- Ep 16 - Malam Syahdu (Night Syahdu)
- Ep 17 - Pagi Raya (Raya Morning)
- Ep 18 - Berkat (Blessings)
Season 3 (2009)
Under the new full title Upin & Ipin dan Kawan-Kawan, a third season of the series premiered on TV9 on 2 February 2009,[6] with each episode lasting up to seven minutes. As a year-long production season, it had frequent in-season breaks filled by repeats, and also experienced some schedule changes. From 14 May, the TV series received major sponsorship from TM,[7] which placed its brand on the show to this date. In the year-end school break season, it became apparent that new episodes are strategically debuted on school holidays, with new episodes premiering on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 5.30 pm (repeats for the rest of the week) throughout the six-week holiday season. This is also the first season of Upin & Ipin for the international market, airing on Disney Channel Asia beginning 15 November 2009 with dubs in English (the official dub, as the credits and episode titles are in English as well), Mandarin and other languages.- Ep 1 - Air Kolah, Air Laut (Between The Pool & The Seven Seas)
- Ep 2 - Basikal Baru (New Bikes)
- Ep 3 - Berkebun (Gardening)
- Ep 4 - Gosok Jangan Tak Gosok (Brush It)
- Ep 5 - Kisah Dua Malam (A Tale of Two Nights)
- Ep 6 - Kembara ke Pulau Harta Karun (The Journey to the Treasure Island)
Part 4 - 6 (aired after Ep 14)
Part 7 - 8 (aired after Ep 16 as Season finale for 2009; left as a cliff hanger; to be continued in Season 6)
- Ep 7 - Istimewa Hari Ibu (Mother's Day Special)
- Ep 8 - Kami 1Malaysia (We Are 1 Malaysia)
- Ep 9 - Seronoknya Membaca (Reading is Fun)
- Ep 10 - Berpuasa Bersama Kawan Baru (Fasting with New Friend)
- Ep 11 - Selamat Menyambut Lebaran (Happy Eid-ul-Fitr)
- Ep 12 - Upin, Ipin & Apin
- Ep 13 - Jejak Rembo (Rembo's Trail)
- Ep 14 - Diri Bersih Badan Sihat (Keep Clean, Stay Healthy)
- Ep 15 - Ambil Galah Tolong Tunjukkan (Guide Me)
- Ep 16 - Sapy, oh Sapy!
Season 4 (2010)
Season four of Upin & Ipin dan Kawan-kawan debuted on TV9 on 15 March 2010 with the episode "Juara Kampung (Part 1)", with a brand new opening sequence and color pencil and exercise book-themed title card. The main focus on this season is as a tribute to sports, as it was developed in a year full of sport events. Season 4 was co-sponsored by TM.[8]- Ep 1 - Juara Kampung (The Village Champion)
- Ep 2 - Anak Harimau (The Tiger Cubs)
- Ep 3 - Ramadhan Kembali Lagi (Ramadhan return)
- Ep 4 - Menjelang Syawal (Before Syawal)
- Ep 5 - Bila Besar Nanti (When I Grow Up)
- Ep 6 - Rasa Sayang (Feel Love)
- Ep 7 - Kisah Raja Pemburu (Tales of The Hunter King)
- Ep 8 - Kisah Pisang & Cengkerang (Tales of Bananas & Shells)
- Ep 9 - Kenangan Manis (Sweet Memories)
- Ep 10 - Lama Tapi Berharga (Old Is Gold)
- Ep 11 - Demi Metromillenium (For Metromillenium)
Season 5 (2011)
Season 5 debuted on TV9 on the 12th of March 2011 with the episode "Belajar Lagi". As with previous seasons it opens with a new sequence, now based on a papercraft theme. This season airs every Saturday night at 6:30pm.- Ep 1 - Belajar Lagi..? (Study Again..?)
- Ep 2 - Terbang Tinggi-Tinggi (Fly Higher)
- Ep 3 - Tersentuh Hati (Heart Touching)
- Ep 4 - Ikhlas dari Hati (Sincerely From Our Heart)
- Ep 5 - Kuih untuk Opah (Cake For Opah)
- Ep 6 - Rindu Opah (We Miss You Opah)
- Ep 7 - Sakit Ke? (Does It Hurt?)
- Ep 8 - Garang ke Sayang? (Scare or Care?)
- Ep 9 - Sedia.... Mula! (Ready... Go!)
- Ep 10 - Gelapnya... (So Dark...)
- Ep 11 - Jari Jemari Salleh (Wedding Planner Sally)
- Ep 12 - Cerita Kami (Our Story)
- Ep 13 - Metrobot, Bergabung! (Metrobots, Combine!)
