| Above and Beyond Season 1 | |
|---|---|
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| Episodes: | 25 |
| Premiere: | July 26th 2021 (China)
September 7th 2021 (Netflix) |
| Previous: | Season 5 |
| Next: | Above & Beyond Season 2 |
Octonauts: Above & Beyond Season 1, otherwise known as Octonauts Season 6, is the first season of Octonauts: Above & Beyond, a spin-off of the original Octonauts series. The season contains 24 11-minute episodes, as well as a 22-minute special.
It was confirmed on July 2, 2018 by Silvergate CEO and co-founder, Waheed Alli, and first reported by Variety: He hints at a new direction for the Octonauts. “It is going to see a departure from Seasons 1 to 5. We are driven by our own curiosity and wanted to go to other places.”[1]
The debut series introduces the concept of "Terra Gups" which, unlike regular Gups, are used for traveling on land. It also introduces a new character, Paani. In addition, the Octo-Agents team is introduced, a group of characters scattered across the globe who can aid creatures anywhere. The Octo-Agents introduced in this season are mainly pre-established family members or friends of the Octonauts, including Min the Mapmaker from Season 5, Tracker, Professor Natquik, Ranger Marsh, and Koshi from Season 4, Pinto from Season 1, Ryla from The Caves of Sac Actun, Calico Jack from Season 2, and Pearl and Periwinkle from Season 3.
It had its first episode premiere on the Octonauts YouTube channel on August 25th, 2021, and debuted as a Netflix Original series on September 7th 2021 worldwide.
Summary from website[]
Responding to a range of new dangers across our ever-changing planet, the Octonauts take their adventures beyond the sea and onto LAND! Enlisting their intrepid friends from around the globe as specialized Octo-Agents, and equipped with a new fleet of land-based Terra Gups, the Octonauts’ mission is as vital as ever: They will explore harsh and remote environments, rescue animals that need their help, and protect the land and all living creatures!
Episodes[]
| # | Title | Original (China) air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Skeleton Coast Adventure" | July 26th, 2021 |
| The Octonauts shipwreck on a desert coast and meet water scientist monkey Paani, who leads them to thirsty animals in need of major hydration. | ||
| 2 | "The Land of Fire and Ice" | July 27th, 2021 |
| Dashi and Peso round up a reindeer herd when lava causes floods in Iceland. | ||
| 3 | "The Beetle Invasion" | July 27th, 2021 |
| Kwazii and grandad Calico Jack find a new island home for a band of beetles. | ||
| 4 | "The Wild Windstorms" | August 1st, 2021 |
| Dashi whips through wild winds in Antarctica to rescue Calico Jack. | ||
| 5 | "The Siberian Salamander" | August 4th, 2021 |
| Professor Inkling and Paani help a hibernating salamander avoid a harmful gas. | ||
| 6 | "The Hot Spring Snake" | July 28th, 2021 |
| Dashi, Tweak and Tunip search for hot springs after mudslides force a snake out of his home. | ||
| 7 | "The Devil’s Hole Pupfish" | July 30th, 2021 |
| The Octonauts help hungry pupfish find their algae snack. | ||
| 8 | "The Australian Outback Mystery" | July 30th, 2021 |
| Dashi and sister Koshi take critters to higher ground before floods arrive. | ||
| 9 | "The Antarctica Rescue" | August 5th, 2021 |
| Professor Natquik and Paani use an underground river to guide a bird home. | ||
| 10 | "The Caterpillar Caravan" | August 6th, 2021 |
| Min and Dashi protect a crew of sleeping caterpillars from predators. | ||
| 11 | "The Curious Penguin" | August 5th, 2021 |
| Peso’s little bro Pinto joins Dashi in some mini-missions before heading home. | ||
| 12 | "The Rocky Mountain Rockslide" | July 29th, 2021 |
| The Octonauts roll in with a new ride to save creatures from crumbling rocks. | ||
| 13 | "The Bamboo Rescue" | September 7th, 2021 |
| Bamboo’s running out, so the Octonauts find new turf for a giant panda. | ||
| 14 | "The Hurricane Hunter Adventure" | August 1st, 2021 |
| Ranger Marsh needs help evacuating animals ahead of a hurricane. | ||
| 15 | "The Little Goby" | August 2nd, 2021 |
| The Octonauts lead a lost goby fish from the salty sea back to his freshwater home. | ||
| 16 | "The Golden Mole" | August 2nd, 2021 |
| Tracker and Kwazii swim through sand with a mole before a storm hits. | ||
| 17 | "The Giant Weta" | August 7th, 2021 |
| Paani keeps a rat pack from snacking on endangered insects in New Zealand. | ||
| 18 | "The Sleepwalking Dormice" | July 31st, 2021 |
| Sleepwalking mice are out of hibernation and in harm’s way unless the Octonauts can help. | ||
| 19 | "The Harlequin Duck" | July 31st, 2021 |
| Calico Jack and Kwazii reunite a mommy duck with her eggs. | ||
| 20 | "The Mountain River Cave" | August 7th, 2021 |
| Shellington, Kwazii and Ryla rescue a lost tiger while exploring a river cave. | ||
| 21 | "The Nine Banded Armadillo" | August 3rd, 2021 |
| The Octonauts clear the ash around an armadillo’s home after a fire. | ||
| 22 | "The Fire Ants" | August 3rd, 2021 |
| Rising waters in Brazil lead Tweak and Dashi to help fire ants build a bridge above a river. | ||
| 23 | "The Flying Foxes" | August 6th, 2021 |
| The Octonauts help fruit bats beat the Australian heat. | ||
| 24 | "The Puffin Colony" | August 4th, 2021 |
| The Octonauts find new meals for hungry puffins when snack-worthy eels move to cooler waters. | ||
| 25 | "The Monster Digger" | July 29th, 2021 |
| A persistent pangolin helps Tunip escape a rock slide. | ||
Trivia[]
- This series will be multiple characters’ first time appearing in the show since their debut, including Ryla, Ranger Marsh, Min the Mapmaker, Tracker, Koshi, and more.
- Furthermore, due to Season 5’s delay in releasing Worldwide (excluding China), this is also Calico Jack, Pearl, Periwinkle, and Professor Natquik’s first time appearing again since their debut episodes in the original series.
- The only family-members of the crew that have yet to make a return are Bianca, her cubs, and Squirt.
- This series includes an aged-up Periwinkle, showcasing some sort of timeskip since he’s appeared last in Season 5. He has a new physical appearance, can talk in full sentences, and is currently attending “Sea Otter Scouts” whilst Pearl helps out on missions as an Octo-Agent. Though, once in a while, they'll talk to each other to say hello or ask for advice.
- Strangely, Above and Beyond is set to be released in English on Netflix before Season 5. This may pose an inconsistency with how Min the Mapmaker is introduced, since she appears twice in the first 26 episodes of the spinoff show. This will also affect Periwinkle’s new age-up, the introduction of the Gup R, Calico Jack's reintroduction, exc.
- Some characters have different voice actors in the US dub, whether due to Jenny Yokobori now voicing Dashi as of The Caves of Sac Actun (Koshi) along with Jo Wyatt as Tweak not being dubbed over anymore after the original show’s Season 1 (Pinto).
- The 6th episode of the original China airings, “The Cold Snap”, was replaced by “The Bamboo Rescue”, the 13th episode of Season 1 on Netflix. The Bamboo Rescue has also been excluded from the airings of Season 1 in China, along with all apperances of giant pandas within the show. It is currently unknown why it’s been censored overseas. The Cold Snap would eventually make it's english debut in the second season, but poses some continuity issues of Ranger Marsh not liking the Gup-K, nearly as much as he begun to in The Nine Banded Armadillo.
- Koshi and Pinto are categorized under “Junior Octo-Agents” due to their young age.
- Kwazii will be completely absent in some episodes, presumably due to him doing missions/travelling with Calico Jack. Additionally, other characters are shown to be absent in episodes, likely due to being out on missions.
- Shellington will wear a cave diving suit for the very first time.
- Paani makes his debut in this season as a brand new reoccurring character, aiding the Octonauts as an Octo-Agent.
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References[]
Trailers[]
- https://m.weibo.cn/u/5184055512#&video (Chinese)
- https://youtu.be/ID1ZBQiH1C0 (English)