| Genre: | Animation Cartoon series Children's animation Educational Fantasy Stop motion |
| Runtime: | 24 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Network: | Amazon Video |
| Company: | Amazon Studios Bix Pix Entertainment[1] |
| Voices: | Christopher Downs Brooke Wolloff Zak McDowell Alex Trugman |
| Creator: | Drew Hodges |
| Executive Producer: | Kelli Bixler, Drew Hodges |
| Num Episodes: | 52 (101 segments) |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 4 |
Tumble Leaf is an American animated series that premiered in 2014 on Amazon Prime Video. It is stop motion for preschool-aged children and it is based on the short film Miro.[2] Created by animator Drew Hodges (Saturday Night Live, Community) and stop-motion studio Bix Pix Entertainment, Tumble Leaf features an anthropomorphic blue fox named Fig and his barnacle friend Stick (both voiced by child actor Christopher Downs), along with other residents of the island of Tumble Leaf, helping preschoolers learn basic science lessons through playful examples. Additional regular characters include Maple (Brooke Wolloff), Hedge (Zak McDowell), Pine (Addie Zintel), Ginkgo (Alex Trugman), Rutabaga (Jodi Downs), Zucchini (Alan Franzenburg), and Butternut & Squash (Emily Downs). Each episode consists of two 11-minute stories with Fig learning the mechanics of various items discovered in a special room on board the abandoned shipwreck where he resides.
The show was part of the first round of television pilots ordered by Amazon in 2013 for its Amazon Video service, and was officially picked up for its first 13-episode season in May.[3] The show's first six episodes premiered exclusively on the Amazon Video service on May 23, 2014,[4] and the remaining seven episodes of season one premiered on September 5.[5] A re-dubbed German version premiered for Amazon's German Prime customers on August 20 of the same year.[6]
The second season[7] premiered on December 10, 2015.
The third season[8] premiered on April 4, 2017 with an Easter special. The remainder of season three premiered on August 14.
Season 4 premiered on July 23, 2018. A Halloween special was released on October 19.[9] The remainder of season four premiered on February 25, 2019. The show was nominated for a Peabody Award.
The series ended after the fourth season.
| Year | Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Annecy International Animated Film Festival[10] | Jury Award for a TV Series | Drew Hodges | |
| 2015 | 42nd Annie Awards[11] | Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children | Amazon Studios | |
| Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | Teresa Drilling, Michael Granberry | |||
| Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | Nathan Barr & Lisbeth Scott (composers) | |||
| 42nd Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards[12] | Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Program | Kelli Bixler, Drew Hodges, Alice Wilder Ed. D., Jodi Downs, Genevieve Ledoux, and Trisha Gum | ||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Michael Granberry (lead animation), Drew Hodges (character design), Jason Kolowski (production design), and Robyn Yannoukos (coloring) | |||
| 2016 | 43rd Annie Awards[13] | Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children | Amazon Studios and Bix Pix Entertainment | |
| 43rd Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards[14] | Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Program | Kelli Bixler, Drew Hodges, Carin Greenberg, Alice Wilder, Ed. D., Jodi Downs, Sarah Serata, and Matthew Cuny | ||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Michael Granberry | |||
| Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program | Drew Hodges | |||
| Outstanding Costume Design/Styling | Robyn Simms Johnson and Carol Binion | |||
| 2017 | 44th Annie Awards | Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children | Amazon Studios and Bix Pix Entertainment | |
| Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | Dan MacKenzie | |||
| Joe Heinen | ||||
| 44th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards[15] | Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Program | Kelli Bixler, Drew Hodges, Carin Greenberg, Alice Wilder, Ed. D., Jodi Downs, Sarah Serata, and Matthew Cuny | ||
| Outstanding Directing in a Preschool Animated Program | Drew Hodges | |||
| Outstanding Sound Mixing - Preschool Animated Program | John Jackson | |||
| Outstanding Sound Editing - Preschool Animated Program | Sam Plattner and Brooke Lowrey | |||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Yizhou LI (character animator) | |||
| 2018 | 45th Annie Awards | Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | Nathan Barr & Lisbeth Scott (composers) | |
| British Academy Children's Awards[16] | International Pre-School | Kelli Bixler, Drew Hodges | ||
| 45th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards[17] [18] | Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Program | Kelli Bixler, Drew Hodges, Carin Greenberg, Alice Wilder, Ed. D., Jodi Downs, Sarah Serata, and Matthew Cuny | Kelli Bixler, Drew Hodges, Carin Greenberg, Alice Wilder Ed. D., Jodi Downs, Sarah Serata, and Matthew Cuny | |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Robyn Yannoukos (colorist) | |||
| Outstanding Directing in a Preschool Animated Program | Drew Hodges, Michael Granberry, Rachel Larsen | |||
| 2019 | 46th Daytime Emmy Awards[19] [20] | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Yizhou LI (character animator) | |
| Outstanding Cinematography | Jeff Gardner (director of photography) | |||
| Outstanding Directing for a Preschool Animated Program | Drew Hodges (director) and Michael Granberry (animation director) | |||
| Outstanding Pre-School Children's Animated Series | Kelli Bixler, Drew Hodges, Carin Greenberg, Alice Wilder Ed. D., Jodi Downs, Sarah Serata, and Matthew Cuny | |||
| Outstanding Special Class Animated Program | Kelli Bixler, Drew Hodges, Carin Greenberg, Alice Wilder Ed. D., Jodi Downs, Sarah Serata, and Matthew Cuny for "Trick-or-Treat Trek" | |||
| 2020 | 47th Daytime Emmy Awards[21] [22] | Outstanding Writing for a Preschool Animated Program | Drew Hodges (writer), Carin Greenberg (writer) and Shane Portman (writer) | |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Preschool Animated Program | John Jackson (re-recording mixer) | |||
| Outstanding Cinematography | Jeff Gardner (director of photography) | |||
| Outstanding Directing for a Preschool Animated Program | Drew Hodges (director), Michael Granberry (animation director) and Dan MacKenzie (animation director) | |||
| Outstanding Individual in Animation | Savelen Forrest (character animator) |
On June 10, 2024, it was announced at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival that there be a feature film of the series titled Tumble Leaf, The Movie with Drew Hodges writing and directing the film.[23]