Talking Tom and Friends

Talking Tom and Friends
Started 2010
Creator	Outfit7
Original work	Video game series
Films and television
Animated series	Talking Tom and Friends Talking Tom and Friends voices Colin Hanks Lisa Schwartz James Adomian Tom Kenny Maria Bamford
Games
Video games	Talking Tom and Friends
Miscellaneous
Toys	Talking Tom (in three sizes) Talking Ben Superstar Toys (available in Talking Tom, Talking Ginger and Talking Angela)

Talking Tom and Friends is the flagship franchise of multinational entertainment company Outfit7 Limited. As of August 2015 there are six characters (Talking Tom, Talking Angela, Talking Ginger, Talking Ben, Talking Hank, and Talking Pierre) and 15 apps within the Talking Tom and Friends umbrella brand. Since June 2010 the apps have achieved more than 3 billion downloads.^[1]

The characters

Talking Tom

Talking Tom is the lead character in the Talking Tom and Friends franchise. Tom is a wisecracking, adventure-seeking anthropomorphic cat, described as the "world’s most popular cat."^[2]

Talking Tom is a fully animated interactive 3D character that users can tickle, poke and play with in the apps. Users can also get Tom to repeat what they say.^[3] The original Talking Tom Cat app was launched in July 2010 for iOS, closely followed by Talking Tom 2 in 2011.

The My Talking Tom app was launched in November 2013.^[4] This interactive app sees users raise their very own Tom from a kitten to a fully-grown tomcat,^[5] caring for him and customizing his fur, clothes and home. My Talking Tom had over 11 million downloads and was the top games app in 135 countries worldwide within 10 days of its launch.^[6]

Talking Tom also appears in other apps in the Talking Tom and Friends series: Tom Loves Angela, Talking Tom & Ben News, Tom’s Love Letters, Talking Friends Superstar, and Talking Tom for Messenger. He is also a guest in I Want To Be Big, Talking Santa and Talking Pierre the Parrot.

In the Talking Tom and Friends animated series, he is voiced by Colin Hanks.

Talking Angela

Talking Angela is the feline girlfriend of Talking Tom in the series.^[7] She is a stylish kitty with a love of travel and singing; Angela’s chart-topping YouTube music videos have racked up millions of views.^[8]

The Talking Angela chatbot app was released in December 2014 for iOS and in January 2013 for Android. There also is a "My Talking Angela" app. Just like "My Talking Tom" you raise your very own Angela cat from a kitten to a full grown cat. Unlike "My Talking Tom", My Talking Angela is more realistic. Talking Angela has also appeared in other apps in Outfit7’s flagship entertainment franchise: Tom’s Love Letters, Angela’s Valentine, Tom Loves Angela, Talking Friends Superstar, and Talking Friends Cartoon. Angela also appears as a guest in I Want To Be Big and Tom’s Messenger.

In the Talking Tom and Friends animated series, she is voiced by Lisa Schwartz.

Talking Ginger

Talking Ginger is a seven-year-old mischievous, fun-loving anthropomorphic kitten and the nephew of Talking Tom.^[9] Talking Ginger made his debut in December 2011 in the Talking Santa Meets Ginger app. His own app, Talking Ginger, was released in August 2012. Fun and educational, the app has been described as making the process of going to bed and brushing teeth "a fun adventure for the whole family." ^[10] Talking Ginger has also appeared in other Talking Tom and Friends apps: Ginger’s Birthday, Talking Friends Cartoons, Talking Friends Superstar, and I Want To Be Big. Talking Ginger also makes appearances in the Talking Santa, Talking Santa meets Ginger and Tom Loves Angela apps.

In the Talking Tom and Friends animated series, he is voiced by Maria Bamford.

Talking Ben

The Talking Ben the Dog app was launched in April 2011 on iOS. This 3D canine character with a love of science^[11] has also appeared in the Talking Tom & Ben News and Talking Friends Cartoons apps. He has also made guest appearances in Talking Santa, Talking Tom Cat 2,and Tom’s Messenger.

In the Talking Tom and Friends animated series, he is voiced by James Adomian.

Talking Pierre

Talking Pierre is an anthropomorphic parrot with a love of all things musical.^[12] Pierre made his debut in the Talking Pierre the Parrot app in December 2011 on iOS. He has also made appearances in the Talking Friends Cartoons and Talking Santa apps.

In the Talking Tom & Friends animated series he is voiced by Brian Stack

Talking Hank

Talking Hank is a dog with a love of TV with a fiery passion. He is Tom's roommate and fan and Ginger's role model. Hank's name translation in France is Honk and he saw every sitcom made from years 1986 to 1994. He appeared in Talking Tom's new reality TV show Christmas audition video.

In the Talking Tom and Friends animated series, he is voiced by Tom Kenny.

User-made content

Fans of Talking Tom and Friends use the integrated social media functions in the apps to create and share their videos on social media sites. User-made videos range from Talking Tom singing Lady Gaga and dancing Gangnam style, to Benjamin Netanyahu's recorded message.

Media

The Talking Tom and Friends brand has expanded beyond second screen entertainment in the years since its launch in 2010.^[13] There is now branded merchandise, YouTube music videos,^[14] an animated web series^[15] and a 3D animated series.

Music

Talking Tom and Talking Angela’s music video for their single "You Get Me",^[16] created in cooperation with Walt Disney Records/Hollywood Records, has received over 230 million views on YouTube as of July 2015. Talking Angela has also recorded her first solo song called ‘That’s Falling in Love’.^[17]

Episodes

Outfit7 Limited launched a 52-webisode animated series called Talking Tom and Friends in 2015, based on the antics of Talking Tom and his Friends. The show is produced by the Austrian animation-studio 'arx anima'. Tom is voiced by Colin Hanks, Ben is voiced by James Adomian, Hank is voiced by Tom Kenny, Angela is voiced by Lisa Schwartz and Ginger is voiced by Maria Bamford. The series was on a mid-season break on the day "Man on the Moon" aired, which was August 13, 2015. The series came back to YouTube on October 8, 2015, starting with the episode, "Man on the Moon 2".

Pilot(2014)

#	Title	Date of Release	Summary	Guest Voice
0	The Audition	December 23, 2014	Tom wants to make a famous audition that he likes.	Tom Kenny as Santa

Season 1 (2015)

#	Title	Release Date	Summary	Guest Voice
1	Untalking Tom	April 30, 2015	When Tom borrows Ben's Electrocuting gadget that electrocutes his neck area, They cure him with the many things that they can think of.	Brian Stack as Doctor Internet Doctor, CEO
2	Assertive App	May 7, 2015	Tom and Ben come up with a scientific gadget: The Assertive App. Later, Angela comes in angry because of forgetting the contest Angela and Tom had planned.
3	Future Tron	May 21, 2015	Ben makes the "Future Tron 6000" app for him and Tom to look like what would happen in the future. The machine instead creates ones that almost breaks apart their friendship. In the end, Tom destroys it to stop their friendship breaking apart.	James Adomian as MC
4	Friendly Customer Service	June 4, 2015	Gilbert goes on a rampage after finding out he's a machine, and that he's not meant to ride rollercoasters.	Matt Gourley as Gilbert
5	Magnetic Ben	June 18, 2015	Ben is learning to control magnetic powers but Tom is not amused.	Colin Hanks as The Gardener Tom Kenny as Male Scientist Maria Bamford as Female Scientist
6	Angela's Scarf	July 2, 2015	Tom wants to make a tiny upgrade to Angela's Runaway Scarf program. Things get ugly when Angela finds out about it and herself getting banned from the program.	Greg Manwaring as Autumn Summers
7	Ben's High Score	July 16, 2015	Ben and Hank have a "Flappy Talking Tom" showdown, having their team name as "The Barrage in the Garrage". Ben gets mad over the game and tries to win. Later, Ginger enters the game and has the new high score.
8	Strategic Hot Mess	July 30, 2015	When Angela throws a tantrum at her concert, she becomes an internet sensation, but not for her singing.	Dannah Phirman as Resident Women \| Maria Bamford as Brenda Blake
9	Man on the Moon	August 13, 2015	It's the annual best friends camping trip for the gang. Hank plays "Guess That Song", Ginger finds dinosaur bones, Angela has a romantic moment with Tom, and Ben talks on the Internet with The Ultramoon.	Dannah Phirman as The Moon
10	Man on the Moon 2	October 8, 2015	Ben leaves the gang and heads off to the moon. Later, Tom wants Ben to come back.	Dannah Phirman as The Moon
11	Hank the Millionaire	October 15, 2015	Hank spends a million dollars after winning a hamburger program.	Brian Stack as Dr. Internet Dannah Phirman as Mother & The Waitress
12	App-y Halloween!	October 22, 2015	When the gang can't go trick-or-treating with Ginger, he traps them inside his phone-in black and white.
13	Big Ben	October 29, 2015	When Ben's jokes aren't funny, he creates an invention to make him big. Later Ginger gets big.
14	Think Hank	November 5, 2015	When Ginger wants to see the season finale of Pajama Pals, he convinces Hank to think that he is imaginary.
15	The Germinator	November 12, 2015	A glob of bacteria named Jeremy the Germ meets the gang. However, Ben finds out this is another joke to get them sick like Hank.	Josh Fadem as Jeremy the Germ
16	Hank the Director	November 19, 2015	It's Hank's birthday, so he wants to make an episode of Bongo and McGillyCuddy.
17	Glove Phone	November 26, 2015	Tom, Ben and Hank all want a Glove Phone, but Ginger is the one who gets it. Later, Tom, Ben and Hank sneak to Ginger's house to get it.
18	Ping Pong Wizard	December 3, 2015	Tom and friends have a flashback three years earlier when Ben got a ping-pong table that is now a work spot where Ben and Tom officially work.	Dave Willis as Landlord
19	Doc Hank	December 10, 2015	Hank listens to a advertisement that the Internet Doctor hosts up.	Brian Stack as Doctor Internet Doctor
20	Angela’s Heckler	December 17, 2015	It's not such a winter wonderland when Angela gets heckled off the stage, but no one knows who did it. Tom, Ben, Ginger and Hank are now off to find the truth of who heckled Angela.	Tom Kenny as Santa
21	Blanket Fort	December 24, 2015	The friends do an epic battle when Ginger and Hank build a fort.
22	CEO in Trouble	December 30, 2015	Tom and friends get a visit from the CEO.	Brian Stack as CEO

Minisodes

#	Title	Date of Release	Summary
1	Stop Copying Me	February 5, 2015	Tom copies Hank.
2	Anti-social	February 19, 2015	Tom makes a hypnotizing app.
3	Ben The Comedian	March 19, 2015	Ben tries to be a comedian but the audience is laughing at his fails.
4	Super Vacuum	April 2, 2015	While Hank has to look after Ginger, Ginger eats a sandwich, but Hank eats it and everything falls out from it.
5	Good Morning Tom	April 16, 2015	Hank wakes Tom up from a dream.
6	There's an App for That	September 3, 2015	Tom and Ben make the best plans for an app.
7	Hank's Bike	September 17, 2015	Hank makes his mind-blowing custom ride ever. And Tom is doing some rapping.
8	Angela's Surprise	February 4, 2016	Angela gets a surprise from her friends and forgets her cake.

Talking Friends Episodes

The serise is produced by Disney.

#	Title	Date of Release	Summary
1	Attack of the Tech!	June 8, 2012	Tom and Ben's robot goes out of control attacking their cars and homes. However, This does not make Pierre feel amused.
2	Foolf	June 15, 2012	Ben gets inspiration of mixing golf and football together.
3	Jet Pack Cat	June 22, 2012	Ginger wants to ride Tom's jetpack but Tom says no. When Ginger tries to make Gina ride the jetpack, the jetpack crashes and breaks.
4	Newserator	June 29, 2012	Ben creates the Newserator 2000, but all it does is give news. Later, Tom and Ben decide to destroy the robot. Pierre suddenly destroys it by throwing a tomato at it.
5	Rock the Catsbah	July 6, 2012	A female cat, Angela, needs to get an idea for her rock star club. Later, Tom, Ben, Ginger & Pierre come up with an idea.
6	Shake that Tail	August 3, 2012	Ben wants to try out his idea, but Tom instead comes up with just a party.
7	Multipli-Kitty	August 10, 2012	Ben has a gadget that can duplicate anything. Tom gets too greedy when he wants to clone himself.
8	Super Tom	August 17, 2012	Ben uses super power maker when everyone wants a superpower. Later, their armadillo accidently touches the device, making him gigantic.
9	Angry Parrots	August 24, 2012	Pierre gets too focused on his game, thinking his friends are the zombies.
10	Tom After Tom	August 31, 2012	Ben uses his time machine elevator for everyone to choose their favorite station in the 50's, 80's, 60's, 20's. Angela's 20's station gets everyone bored since it's black and white, so Ben gives up.

Awards

The My Talking Tom app won the award for "Best iPad Game: Kids, Education & Family" at the 2014 Tabby Awards, the global competition for the best tablet app.^[18]

My Talking Tom was also voted the 2014 Tabby Award Users’ Choice favorite in two categories, "Best iPad Game: Kids, Education & Family" and "Best Android Game: Puzzle, Cards & Family".^[19]

The Talking Tom and Talking Ben Talk Back plush toys won the Best Girls Licensed Toy award at the Australian Toy Association Awards in 2012.^[20]

Licensing and merchandising

Talking Tom and Friends launched a range of interactive toys called Superstar in 2012. The plush toys talk and interact with multiple Talking Tom and Friends apps, as well as with each other, using an advanced voice recognition system.