Nutri Ventures – The Quest for the 7 Kingdoms

Nutri Ventures - The Quest for the 7 Kingdoms
Genre	Family Children Adventure Comedy
Created by	Watermelon (www.watermelon.pt)
Directed by	Rodrigo Carvalho
Opening theme	Nutri Ventures Theme (Simon Wadsworth, Rodrigo Carvalho, João Ramos; performed by Paula Teixeira)
Country of origin	Portugal
Original language(s)	Portuguese
No. of seasons	12 (5 aired)
No. of episodes	102 (52 aired) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Rui Lima Miranda, Rodrigo Carvalho, Pedro Van Zeller
Producer(s)	Nutri Ventures SA
Running time	24 minutes
Production company(s)	Nutri Ventures Corporation
Distributor	Nutri Ventures Corporation
Release
Original network	RTP
Picture format	16x9 HD
External links
Website	www.nutri-ventures.com

Nutri Ventures (also known as Nutri Ventures – The Quest for the 7 Kingdoms) (Portuguese: Nutri Ventures - Em Busca dos 7 Reinos) is a Portuguese TV series produced by the Nutri Ventures Corporation that is distributed through Hulu Kids.^[1]

Characters

Major

• Theo is the leader of the 4 kids.
• Lena is the "brains" of the group.
• Ben is the strong, yet clumsy, one.
• Nina is Theo's little sister who always has a blue flower in her hair. She is playful and intelligent and she helps someone who can get in shape.
• Alex Grand is the main antagonist of the series.
• Nose is Alex's second-in-command. In the medieval kingdom, he is dressed up as the jester with a grey beard.
• Nexus is the leader of all the Guardians.
• The Gugas are sphere-shaped bulldogs. The purple one projects holographs with his eyes. The yellow one wears a black martial arts headband. The green one takes pictures like a snap camera.
• The Purple Guardian is Theo and Nina's grandfather.

The Red Kingdom

• Genevieve is a princess disguised as the Black Knight. She prefers to be in love with Theo then with Fritz, Jr.
• Guardian Red is Genevieve's father and leader of the kingdom.
• Jomanda is the lady-in-waiting who lives in the Salt Desert.
• Fritz is the duke of the Fried Kingdom.
• Fritz Junior is Fritz's son who is obsessed with Genevieve.
• Professor Gizmo is one of the inventors.

Fat Phillip/Fit Phil is in charge of the fat kingdom but after Nina taught him about healthy foods and exercise he changed his kingdom to the fit kingdom

The Yellow Kingdom

• Guardian Yellow is elderly emperor.
• Ty-Paw is a corrupt samurai. When in the Green Kingdom, he disguises himself as Supaw.
• Zed is a townsperson who supports the heroic kids.

The White Kingdom

• Guardian White lives in the White Kingdom. She attracts Fritz with her beautiful appearance.

The Blue Kingdom

• Pecky is a blue talking parrot with some pirate apparel.
• Guardian Blue is a spunky joke-teller.
• Captain Mist is a good pirate. He is in love with Captain Scarlet.

The Green Kingdom

• Inca is a girl with a ponytail. As one of the villagers, she was the first citizen of the Green Kingdom to welcome Theo and his team.
• Guardian Green
• Tucan The chosen child in the triad of light mistakes Theo for being on the triad of darkness

The Brown Kingdom

• 'Guardian Brown is also the sheriff in the brown kingdom

The Orange Kingdom

• Guardian Orange teaches the magic of fruits and leader of orange kingdom.
• The Oracle is a tree with all the answers, but first one must pass 3 tests.

Episodes

Debuts

•  Ukraine
  • Channel & Date: Pixel TV (August, 2012)
•  Portugal
  • Channel & Date: RTP2 (September, 2012); Canal Panda (October, 2011)
•  Hungary
  • Channel & Date: MTV2 and Minimax (December, 2012)
•  Czech Republic
  • Channel & Date: Minimax (December, 2012)
•  Israel
  • Channel & Date: Noga Kids (February, 2013)
•  Spain
  • Channel & Date: Disney Channel (March, 2013)
•  United States
  • Channel & Date: Digital Platforms: YouTube, Kabillion (April, 2013) and Qubo^[2] (April, 2016)
•  Brazil
  • SBT (July 2013) + Digital Platform: YouTube (April, 2013)
•  Singapore
  • Channel & Date: Okto Channel (June, 2013)
•  Malaysia
  • Channel & Date: RTM (July, 2013)
•  Philippines
  • Channel & Date: Yey! (2016)

Reception

Common Sense Media gave Nutri Ventures an extremely positive review, rating it at five stars and praising it for its lack of extreme violence and promotion of healthy eating.^[3]

Awards

• First Honorable Mention, Mobilization Initiative 2012 at the Nutrition Awards (October 2012)
• Sapo Award (2012, won)
• Silver Prize for Digital and Interactive Media (subcategory games) by the Clube Criativos de Portugal (2012)
• Exame Informática Award for Software by Exame Informática (2013, won for NV Runners)
• AmCham Tributes by the American Chamber of Commerce, Portugal (2015)

References

External links

• Official website