Rosie's Rules
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Genre | Preschool Educational Children's animation |
Created by | Jennifer Hamburg |
Developed by | Karen Fowler |
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Opening theme | "Rosie's Rules" |
Ending theme | "Rosie's Rules" (instrumental) |
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Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 40 (list of episodes) |
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Release | October 3, 2022 present | –
Rosie's Rules is a children's animated television series created by Jennifer Hamburg. The series premiered on October 3, 2022 from PBS Kids and October 11, 2022 from TVOKids.[1][2] The series produced by 9 Story Media Group and its animation division Brown Bag Films. It is funded by Target and McCormick.
The series is animated in Toon Boom Harmony.
Premise
The series follows 5-year-old Rosie Fuentes as she investigates and learns about the area around her San Antonio, Texas home. Through a multicultural (Mexican, southwestern, and midwestern) lens as her father is from Mexico City and her mother is from Wisconsin, she learns about community with her cat sidekick Gatita. The show is primarily in English, but it blends in Spanish words and phrases.[3][4] Each story builds on a preschooler’s budding understanding of a concept (how the mail works, transportation, family relationships) and extends the learning from there. As Rosie figures things out, the answers – along with other astute discoveries – become Rosie’s Rules. These “rules” range from the silly (“Don’t try to mail your cat to Mexico.”), to the sweet (“There’s nothing better than making your Abuela happy.”) to the practical (“Sometimes, flopping helps you get your feelings out.”). They will also punctuate what Rosie’s learned in the episode, bridging the curriculum takeaway and the heart of each story.
Every episode starts with Rosie singing the song "I Gotta Know." It typically consists of Rosie's interpretations and exaggerations of the episode's main subject. Each song has the same melody and tune but consists of different lyrics depending on what Rosie is wondering about in the episode. In some episodes, like “Cat Mail” and “Rosie and la Monarcha” Rosie’s calls Abuela before the “I Gotta Know” song.
It is preceded by Rosie feeling overwhelmed by a confusing situation. She then, in an effort to relax, declaring to flop and rapidly descends to the ground. She then recites in pausing to inhale, exhale, and wiggle. Then she points her index finger upward, gets up planning to figure out adding "vamos a ver" (a Spanish phrase meaning roughly "we'll see").
It is preceded by Rosie is calling Abuela (her grandmother) to do different things or for help with the problem she is trying to solve. After Abuela says “Adios Grannito de arroz”, then Rosie says “Chao Bacao” and ends the video call.
At the end of every episode, Rosie sings about curriculum. She turns into Rosie’s Rule after the song ends.
Characters
Main
- Rosie Fuentes (speaking voice by Ellora López and singing voice by Ana Sofia Ferrer) is the main character who makes various special Rules that are recited in each episode. She's a creative and optimistic 5-year-old with a whimsical imagination, Rosie's feet may be on the ground, but her head is always in the clouds. Prone to "zoning out" and getting lost in her own little world, she has her head in the clouds even more than most other characters. While this occasionally has the unfortunate side effect of making her very accident-prone, it does give her a very active imagination, and she often provides new ways to solve problems. Rosie is a top kid but a little more inquisitive, a little more impulsive, and a lot more prone to chaos. Rosie's endless curiosity sets the stage for her ongoing pursuits to learn more about her family, her community and beyond. Rosie is not a kid who can easily break rules, so in order to get the most out of life, she re-writes them in her own earnest way. After all, she has the absolute interest to learn and explore just about everything, which is why Rosie is highly knowledgeable and well-informed in a variety of subjects. An imaginative dreamer, Rosie has frequent dream sequences in many episodes, visualizing her daydreams and wishes, and many episodes describe her normal daily experiences with her parents, friends, and neighbors. Overall, Rosie can be playful, kind, and helpful, but she often gets into trouble, mostly through her lack of understanding of how society works. She is very childlike in her understanding of the world and usually becomes confused as a result. Rosie also has many interactions with other characters. Everyone generally likes Rosie and frequently goes out of their way to help her. Rosie is of Mexican descent (on her father's side since her Abuela still currently lives in Mexico), as she is bilingual in both English and Spanish and frequently alternates between the two while speaking often.
- Gatita (vocal effects provided by Denise Oliver) is the Fuentes' fluffy white pet cat and Rosie's cuddliest, fluffiest sidekick who is sometimes seen doing unusual human-like motions such as spinning on hind legs. Gatita is an excellent listener and she may or may not be a secret genius.
- Crystal Fuentes (voiced by Gabby Clarke) is Rosie's 12-year-old older half-sister of Rosie and Iggy Fuentes. She is the biological daughter of Liz from a previous relationship in Wisconsin where Liz lived with her brother Steve. Crystal loves guiding Rosie, but lets Rosie solve her problems -- sometimes using her creative artistic talents to help Rosie out of a jam. She often likes to gloat about being twelve, but still likes things such as balloon animals and merry-go-rounds. Crystal enjoys a wide range of art, ballet, ice skating, soccer, roller skating, and playing the tuba.
- Iggy Fuentes (voiced by Oscar Whalen) is Rosie's adorable, typically egocentric, 2-year-old little brother and Crystal's half-brother who speaks in the third person, expressing his most passionate feelings. Above all, Iggy adores his big sister, who he calls "Wosie", and follows her around as a ready and willing assistant to whatever she's up to each day. He has a stuffed pink axolotl named Lote.
- Marco Fuentes/Papa (voiced by Carlos Díaz) is Rosie's father who brings an infectious energy to any situation. Proud of his Mexican heritage, Papá loves sharing stories of his upbringing in Mexico City.
- Liz Fuentes/Mom (voiced by Denise Oliver) is Rosie's mother who is married to Marco and has a younger brother named Steve. She owns a quaint bookstore and loves finding the perfect book for someone. She is quick with cuddles, loves spending time with her family, and beams with pride when witnessing Rosie's curiosity and determination. Liz makes puns on her new surname, like "fuen-tastic". She is a fan of Wisconsin cheddar cheese, ranking it highly among her favorite foods, like her sister-in-law Margarita's horchata.
Recurring
- Beatriz Fuentes/Abuela (voiced by Amanda Martinez) is Rosie, Crystal, and Iggy's grandmother and Marco and Margarita's mother who has a terrifyingly high level of physical fitness, she is able to hold a one-armed handstand while chatting on the phone and casually drop into a front split. In "Crystal's New Bunny" she is doing yoga in the park. Initially, it is triangle pose, and then she switches to triangle pose which she announces. Abuela lives in Mexico City in the same house Papá and Tía grew up in. But living far away doesn't stop her from seeing her familia! Video calls with Abuela are a highlight for Rosie – she'll ask her for a video tour of her house or a peek into her rose garden or a quick peek wherever Abuela happens to be. And her active lifestyle could be anywhere. She calls her grandkids "grannito de Arroz" which is a food-based nickname.
- Margarita Fuentes/Tia (voiced by Paloma Nuñez) is Rosie, Crystal, and Iggy's aunt, Marco's sister, Javi's mother, and Beatriz's daughter who owns a small Mexican fusion restaurant in town. She has a big personality, a deep, giddy guffaw, and an exuberance about everything.
- Javi Fuentes (voiced by Desmond Sivan) is Rosie, Crystal, and Iggy's 5-year-old cousin. Rosie often calls him "primo." He helps Rosie with her problem-solving (i.e. chaos-producing) escapades, and often lends a different perspective on things. Like Rosie, he seems to be a fan of The Purple Knight, Wonder Walrus, and Nando Narwhal. Javi is likely short for the name "Javier" though this has not been explicitly stated in the show. He apparently likes paper clips, as Rosie tried to trade some to him in "Movie Night" for his cheesy popcorn.
- Jun Liu (voiced by Emma Ho) is an athletic young 6-year-old girl who likes to hang out with Rosie. She also enjoys baking with her mom, as seen and also first appeared in "The Cake-Off." Her grandparents live in Shanghai in China, which she's Chinese and tomboyish.
- Quinn Liu (voiced by Ian Ho) is Jun's athletic twin brother who plays tennis and enjoys watching Roly Polys, as mentioned in "Rosie's Twin Day". He may also have a passion for acting, as he played the lead role in the Brave Butterfly in "On With the Show".
- Grandpa Liu (voiced by Russell Yuen) is Jun and Quinn's grandfather.
- Steve (voiced by Scott Gorman) is Rosie, Crystal, and Iggy's uncle and Liz's brother.
- Calvin (voiced by Joseph Motiki) is a token black cook in Rosie's town. He had other jobs such as volunteering at the community theater in "On With the Show" hosting a cake decorating contest in "The Cake-Off", and leading a disc-throwing competition in "The Flying Disc Dilemma".
- Dragon is Crystal’s pet bunny and first makes his appearance in "Crystal’s New Bunny" when he is adopted from the animal shelter.
- Maya (voiced by Sara Chaundry) is the neighborhood's mail carrier happy to visit Rosie and her family. In "The Doggie Detectives", she is given popcorn to her apartment and helping them find the owner of a chew toy and she buys every jar from "Rosie and Javi's Slime Store" as mentioning that her nieces love slime.
- Benito is Javi’s pet.
Episodes
Series overview
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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1 | 40 | October 3, 2022 | June 27, 2024 |
Season 1 (2022–24)
No. overall | No. in season | Title [5] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [6] |
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1 | 1 | "Abuela's Birthday" "Cat Mail" | Heejung Yun, Steve Daye & Paul Riley | Jennifer Hamburg | October 3, 2022 | 101 |
Abuela's Birthday: When Rosie realizes her Abuela lives too far away to throw her a birthday party, Rosie tries to mail her a party in a box. | ||||||
2 | 2 | "Rosie the Dog Sitter" "Chef Rosie" | Heejung Yun & Steve Daye | Isabel Galupo Maria Escobedo | October 4, 2022 | 103 |
Rosie the Dog Sitter: Rosie's aunt, Tia comes for a visit and sends her dog, Benito to her house. And as a reminder, she has Rosie look after her dog for a while and she accepts it. But Rosie has one problem: She can't get the dog to do anything! So will she help get Benito to do anything correctly or will she don't? This is one tough job for Rosie to handle. | ||||||
3 | 3 | "Rosie's Sister Surprise" "Rosie's Twin Day!" | Heejung Yun & Paul Riley | Nick Rodriguez Leslie Valdes | October 5, 2022 | 111 |
Sister Surprise: Rosie learns that today is the day dedicated to sisters. She tries to throw a perfect sister surprise for her and also her big sister, Crystal, and her aunt, Tia, but gets mixed up on who the special sister surprise is for. Will she get help? | ||||||
4 | 4 | "Movie Night" "Rosie's Seashell Museum" | Heejung Yun & Paul Riley | Adam Beechen Michael Olmo | October 6, 2022 | 109 |
Movie Night: Rosie wants to trade Javi's popcorn for the family movie night. | ||||||
5 | 5 | "Family Sports Day" "The Cake-Off" | Heejung Yun & Steve Daye | Becky Friedman Halcyon Person | October 10, 2022 | 102 |
Family Sports Day: The Fuentes Family has a hard time deciding which sport to play, so they hold a vote. | ||||||
6 | 6 | "Rosie Rocks Mariachi" "Rosie Canta un Corrido" | Heejung Yun & Steve Daye | Vivien Mejia Maria Escobedo | October 11, 2022 | 105 |
Rosie Rocks Mariachi: When the mariachis can't come today, Rosie fills in for Tia and Papa. | ||||||
7 | 7 | "Rosie Maps it Out" "Merry-Go-Rosie" | Heejung Yun & Steve Daye | Guy Toubes Jennifer Hamburg | October 12, 2022 | 104 |
Rosie Maps it Out: Mom takes the kids out for Mother's Day. | ||||||
8 | 8 | "Iggy's Bedtime" "The Great Crystalini" | Heejung Yun & Paul Riley | Maria Escobedo & Scott Gray Kevin Del Aguila | October 13, 2022 | 114 |
Iggy's Bedtime: Rosie tries to do a routine for Iggy to go to bed. | ||||||
9 | 9 | "Lights Out, Rosie!" "Rosie Goes Camping" | Heejung Yun & Paul Riley | Jennifer Keene Maria Escobedo | October 17, 2022 | 110 |
Lights Out Rosie: When the lights and devices are turned off, Rosie and Javi try to be back in the old days without electricity. | ||||||
10 | 10 | "Mom's Snowy Day" "Rosie's Nature Adventure" | Heejung Yun & Paul Riley | Adam Beechen Michael Olmo | October 18, 2022 | 112 |
Mom's Snowy Day: Rosie and Javi try to make a snowy day for Mom. | ||||||
11 | 11 | "Fun House" "Crystal's New Bunny" | Heejung Yun & Paul Riley | Manny Nieto Jr. Jennifer Keene | October 24, 2022 | 113 |
Fun House: Rosie finally dares to go in the Fun House but only has two tickets. | ||||||
12 | 12 | "Super Rosie" "On with the Show" | Heejung Yun, Paul Riley & Steve Daye | Jennifer Hamburg Nick "Rocket" Rodriguez | October 25, 2022 | 115 |
Super Rosie: Rosie turns into a Super Kid for her nighttime job. | ||||||
13 | 13 | "Dino Day Delayed" "Rosie's Walkie Talkie" | Heejung Yun & Steve Daye | Alonso Cisneros Mercedes Valle | January 30, 2023 | 106 |
Dino Day Delayed: When Papa says that they'll have to wait till tomorrow, Rosie tries to make tomorrow come faster. | ||||||
14 | 14 | "Royal Rosie" "Rosie's No-Strawberry Stand" | Heejung Yun & Steve Daye | Mercedes Valle | January 31, 2023 | 107 |
Royal Rosie: Rosie tries to set up Mom's bookstore with Iggy and Javi, but she isn't sure how to help her set up. | ||||||
15 | 15 | "Rosie Gets Moving" "The Flying Disc Dilemma" | Heejung Yun & Steve Daye | Manny Nieto Jr. | February 1, 2023 | 108 |
Rosie Gets Moving: Rosie, Javi, and Papa try to deliver Tia's Lucky spoon before her train leaves. | ||||||
16 | 16 | "Trouble in Chalk Town" "Storytime Garden" | Heejung Yun & Paul Riley | Jesenia Ruiz | February 2, 2023 | 116 |
Trouble in Chalk Town: Rosie and Javi make a Chalk Town, but the others want to use it, too. | ||||||
17 | 17 | "Rosie's Pirate Adventure" "Time Trouble" | Heejung Yun & Paul Riley | Becky Friedman & Marty Jacobson Leyani Diaz | April 3, 2023 | 117 |
Rosie's Pirate Adventure: Rosie, Javi, and Iggy go around the world, but first they need to find a route. | ||||||
18 | 18 | "The Doggie Detectives" "A House for Gatita" | Heejung Yun & Paul Riley | Aly Piekarsky Zoila Caleano | April 4, 2023 | 118 |
The Doggie Detectives: Rosie, Mom, and Crystal try to find which dog lost its hot dog toy. | ||||||
19 | 19 | "An Anniversary Tradition" "Chiles en Nogada Day" | Heejung Yun | Becky Friedman Jessenia Ruiz | April 5, 2023 | 119 |
An Anniversary Tradition: Rosie, Crystal, and Iggy try to remake Mom and Papa's anniversary tradition at home. | ||||||
20 | 20 | "Dragon Drama" "Rosie's Lucky Charm" | Heejung Yun | Shelley Acosta Smith Aly Piekarsky | June 26, 2023 | 120 |
Dragon Drama: Rosie and Javi prepare for the arrival of a dragon. | ||||||
21 | 21 | "Rosie in the City" "Rosie in the Country" | Heejung Yun | Ligiah Villalobos Jeannette Lara | June 27, 2023 | 121 |
Rosie in the City: Rosie, Javi, and Papa go on an adventure in the city to find Javi's dragon Chispa. | ||||||
22 | 22 | "The Great Robot Picnic" "Rosie's Car Wash" | Heejung Yun | Michael J. Beall Jennifer Hamburg | June 28, 2023 | 122 |
The Great Robot Picnic: Rosie and Javi repurpose items for the robot picnic. | ||||||
23 | 23 | "Fort Fuentes" "Rosie's Derby Car!" | Heejung Yun | Jesenia Ruiz Maria Escobedo | June 29, 2023 | 123 |
Fort Fuentes: Rosie, Crystal, and Iggy make a fort, but they can't fit everything they want. | ||||||
24 | 24 | "The Ice Pop Truck" "Rosie's Dollar Dilemma" | Heejung Yun | Nick Rodriguez Jesenia Ruiz | August 21, 2023 | 124 |
The Ice Pop Truck: Rosie must come up with an extra dollar to buy the ice pop. | ||||||
25 | 25 | "Rosie the Message Delivery Kid" "Javi's Growl" | Heejung Yun | Ernie Bustamante Jesenia Ruiz | August 22, 2023 | 125 |
Rosie the Message Delivery Kid: Rosie is a delivery kid for the day, but she gets the messages mixed up. | ||||||
26 | 26 | "President of the Sandbox" "Dino Parade" | Heejung Yun | Jennifer Hamburg Jesenia Ruiz | August 23, 2023 | 127 |
President of the Sandbox: Rosie and Javi both want to be in charge of the sandbox, so the kids hold an election to see who wants to be president. | ||||||
27 | 27 | "Neighborhood Market Day" "Rosie and Javi's Slime Store" | Heejung Yun | Becky Friedman Shelley Acosta Smith | August 24, 2023 | 128 |
Neighborhood Market Day: Rosie tries to find the perfect good for Neighborhood Market Day. | ||||||
28 | 28 | "Rosie on Ice" "The Meteor Shower" | Heejung Yun | Alonso Cisnerns Jesenia Ruiz | August 25, 2023 | 129 |
Rosie on Ice: Rosie goes skating with the Purple Knight, but she feels a little cold. | ||||||
29 | 29 | "Dance Party Island" "Rosie the Mascot" | Heejung Yun | Maria Escobedo Marty Jacobson | September 27, 2023 | 130 |
Dance Party Island: Rosie and Iggy make an island, but the flag they put up causes confusion. | ||||||
30 | 30 | "Purple Sweet Potato Buns" "Tia's Big Break" | Heejung Yun | Jennifer Keene Vivien Mejia | September 28, 2023 | 131 |
Purple Sweet Potato Buns: Rosie, Jun, and Grandpa Liu go to the Asian Market to buy Purple Sweet Potato Buns. | ||||||
31 | 31 | "Rosie's Switcheroo" "Rosie's Family Tree" | Heejung Yun | Maria Escobedo Don Perez | September 29, 2023 | 132 |
Rosie's Switcheroo: Rosie and Papa switch jobs for the day, but it's tricker than they thought. | ||||||
32 | 32 | "The Catrina Mystery" "The Lucky Dragon Dance" | Heejung Yun | Diego Lopez Garcia Joon Chung | October 23, 2023 | 136 |
The Catrina Mystery: During the celebration of the Day of the Dead, Rosie is in charge of the Catrina Doll, but it's a mystery when Rosie and Javi search in charge of his disappearing Catrina doll. | ||||||
33 | 33 | "Donating Day" "Gatita the Volunteer Cat" | Heejung Yun | Jesenia Ruiz Jennifer Hamburg | November 20, 2023 | 133 |
Donating Day: Rosie accidentally donates her doll Lele on Donating Day, so she and her family try to get her back before it gets donated. | ||||||
34 | 34 | "Rosie the Reporter" "The Jalapeño Giant" | Heejung Yun | Aly Piekarsky Jesenia Ruiz | November 21, 2023 | 134 |
Rosie the Reporter: Rosie is a reporter for the day, but she has trouble looking for newsworthy things. | ||||||
35 | 35 | "Catch That Watermelon" "Dino Cave" | Heejung Yun | Edlin Ortiz Maria Escobedo | November 22, 2023 | 135 |
Catch That Watermelon: Rosie and Javi carry a watermelon to the park for the family picnic. | ||||||
36 | 36 | "Rosie's Christmas in Mexico" | Heejung Yun | Maria Escobedo & Jesenia Ruiz | December 11, 2023 | 126 |
Rosie’s Christmas in Mexico Rosie is so excited to celebrate Christmas with Abuela that she forgets to bring her present. Now she must find another one before Noche Buena. Interstitial (repeat from episode 34): “Rolling Cat”: It shows Iggy teaching Gatita how to roll. | ||||||
37 | 37 | "Abuela's Song" "Rosie the Inventor" | Heejung Yun | Jesenia Ruiz Shelley Acosta Smith | June 24, 2024[7] | 137 |
Abuela's Song: Rosie and Javi want to play Abuela's song for Music Night at Tia's Restaurant. | ||||||
38 | 38 | "Rosie the Recycling Kid" "Rosie and la Monarca" | Heejung Yun | Aly Piekarsky Nick Rodriguez | June 25, 2024[7] | 138 |
Rosie the Recycling Kid: It's Recycling Day, so Rosie becomes a recycling kid, but she accidentally recycles Crystal's art project. | ||||||
39 | 39 | "Wonder Walrus Live" "Rosie & Javi's Museum" | Heejung Yun | Jesenia Ruiz Jennifer Hamburg | June 26, 2024[7] | 139 |
Wonder Walrus Live: Uncle Steve takes the kids to the park where a Wonder Walrus show is about to start. | ||||||
40 | 40 | "Rosie Makes the Rules" "Iggy's Dino Cake" | Heejung Yun | Jennifer Hamburg Maria Escobedo | June 27, 2024[7] | 140 |
Rosie Makes the Rules: The Fuentes Family gets a hammock from Abuela, but the kids must set up rules to keep things fair. |
Broadcast
The series began airing on October 3, 2022 on PBS Kids in the United States. In Canada, the show began airing on TVOKids on October 11, 2022.
In other countries, the series began airing on e-Junior in United Arab Emirates on September 4, 2023.
Related media
Merchandise
On July 12, 2024, two books and a plushie were released, by Worldwide Buddies.
Games
- Riding With Rosie
- Slime Store
- Rosie Care
- Rosie's Flop Fiesta
- Robot Planter Maker
References
- ^ "Rosie's Rules: PBS Announces New Animated Preschool Comedy Series". canceled + renewed TV shows - TV Series Finale. May 31, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- ^ "TVOkids unveils new slate of programming amidst exciting lineup for Fall-Winter 2022". yahoo.com. October 14, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
- ^ Rice, Laura (October 3, 2022). "Meet the newest PBS Kids character: a Texas girl with a blended family and vocabulary". Texas Standard. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- ^ Malone, Michael (October 3, 2022). "'Rosie's Rules' Premieres on PBS Kids". Broadcasting Cable. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
- ^ "Rosie's Rules". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "Rosie's Rules". AZPM.
- ^ a b c d "WHRO TV and Radio Schedules". Retrieved March 28, 2024.
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