Viva Piñata (TV series)

*Viva Piñata*
Viva Piñata
	The lead characters (l–r): Franklin, Hudson, Paulie, Fergy
Genre	Comedy
Based on	Viva Piñata; by Xbox Game Studios and Rare
Developed by	Norman J. Grossfeld; Lloyd Goldfine;
Directed by	Paul Griffin; Eric Stuart (voice);
Voices of	Dan Green; Rah Rah; David Wills; Marc Thompson; Kathleen Delaney; Jamie McGonnigal; Rebecca Soler; Eric Stuart;
Theme music composer	John Siegler; Norman J. Grossfeld;
Composers	Louis Cortelezzi; Elik Alvarez; Peter Lurye; Matt McGuire; Ralph Schuckett; Freddy Sheinfeld; Dan Stein; Russell Velazquez; Grant Kirkhope;
Country of origin	Canada; United States;
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	52 (104 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Deina Bhesania; Norman J. Grossfeld; Alfred R. Kahn; Barry Ward; Lloyd Goldfine;
Running time	22 minutes (11 minutes per segment)
Production companies	Bardel Entertainment; 4Kids Entertainment; Microsoft;
Original release
Network	YTV (Canada); Fox (U.S. 2006–07); The CW (U.S. 2008);
Release	August 26, 2006 –; January 18, 2009

Viva Piñata is an animated children’s television series produced by 4Kids Productions and Bardel Entertainment in collaboration with Microsoft. It is based on the Xbox 360 video game of the same name by Xbox Game Studios and Rare, which was released alongside the TV series. Lloyd Goldfine and Paul Griffin served as executive producers, with Mike deSeve acting as story editor and Anne Bernstein and David Steven Cohen among the series' writers.

Viva Piñata premiered on August 26, 2006, as part of the 4Kids TV programming block, later moving to The CW4Kids before being removed from the schedule on October 25, 2008. In Canada, the series aired on YTV, where its final episode was broadcast on January 18, 2009, and would continue to air in reruns until June 24, 2011. The series also aired on Nicktoons and CITV in the UK and on Nickelodeon and ABC Television in Australia.