Beat Bugs

Beat Bugs is a Canadian and Australian children's animated series. The series first premiered on Netflix as a Netflix Original on August 3, 2016 and to date has had three seasons and one special. A movie based on the series is currently in development and it has spawned a live stage show.

Summary
"With songs made famous by the Beatles, five friendly bugs learn big lessons about the world around them -- all from the safety of their own background."

- Official Netflix Synopsis

The Beat Bugs are a group of five young insects - Jay, Kumi, Crick, Walter and the youngest, Buzz. Each day, they have adventures in a backyard, all set to and titled after songs of the worldwide sensation band The Beatles, covered by modern-day artists such as Sia, Of Monsters and Men, James Corden and Pink. The songs come from the Lennon/McCartney "Northern Songs" catalogue and include hits such as "Blackbird," "Eleanor Rigby" and "Hey Jude."

Cast and Characters

 * Charles Demers as Walter
 * Rebecca Husain as Buzz, Lucy, Julia and Julia's baby sister
 * Lili Beaudoin as Crick
 * Ashleigh Ball as Jay
 * Erin Mathews as Kumi

Episodes
For the program's first two seasons, episodes were presented as pairs of two stories. For the third season, each story was instead presented individually as a standalone episode.


 * Season 1


 * Help / Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
 * I Am the Walrus / I'm a Loser
 * Come Together / Rain
 * Good Day Sunshine / Sun King
 * Penny Lane / Birthday
 * I've Just Seen a Face / Magical Mystery Tour
 * When I'm 64 / Doctor Robert
 * Ticket to Ride / Getting Better
 * Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite / You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
 * Day Tripper / In My Life
 * Why Don't We Do It in the Road / The Word
 * Glass Onion / Honey Pie
 * Carry That Weight / Blackbird


 * Season 2


 * Yellow Submarine / I Call Your Name
 * With a Little Help from My Friends / Get Back
 * Mr. Moonlight / There's a Place
 * We Can Work It Out / Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
 * Christmas Time Is Here Again / Drive My Car
 * Tomorrow Never Knows / Nowhere Man
 * Strawberry Fields Forever / The Fool on the Hill
 * And Your Bird Can Sing / I'll Follow the Sun
 * Hello Goodbye / Got to Get You into My Life
 * Eleanor Rigby / I'm So Tired
 * Hey Bulldog / I'm Happy Just to Dance with You
 * It Won't Be Long / Anytime at All
 * Please Mr. Postman / Across the Universe


 * Season 3


 * A Day in the Life
 * Paperback Writer
 * Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
 * Two of Us
 * Yesterday
 * Taxman
 * Let It Be
 * Revolution
 * She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
 * Lady Madonna
 * I'm Only Sleeping
 * Oh! Darling
 * Michelle
 * You Won't See Me
 * I'm Down
 * Mother Nature's Song
 * Come and Get It
 * The Night Before
 * Hey Jude
 * Martha My Dear
 * From Me to You
 * Baby, You're a Rich Man
 * Only a Northern Song
 * I'll Be on My Way
 * Good Morning, Good Morning
 * The Long and Winding Road
 * All Together Now (special)

Awards

 * Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards - 2016 Best Chidren's Animated Series
 * Australian Screen Sound Guild - 2017 Best Sound for a Television Drama Series (under 30 minutes duration)
 * Australian Writers' Guild - 2019 Awgie Award for Animation
 * Daytime Emmy Awards - 2017 Outstanding Writing in a Preschool Animated Program
 * Daytime Emmy Awards - 2019 Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Preschool Animated Program
 * UBCP/ACTRA Awards, Vancouver - 2017 Best Voice for Rebecca Husain

See More

 * Official website
 * Beat Bugs on IMDb
 * Beat Bugs on IMDb