Lamput

Lamput
Created by	Vaibhav Kumaresh
Directed by	Anand Babu Vaibhav Kumaresh
Composers	Roto Shah Advait Nemlekar
Country of origin	India
Original language	Silent Interjection
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	117 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Leslie Lee Mark Eyers Silas Hickey
Producer	Chai Yoon Fei
Running time	2–5 minutes (regular) 7 minutes (specials)
Production company	Vaibhav Studios
Original release
Network	Cartoon Network
Release	21 September 2017 (2017-09-21) – present

Lamput is an Indian animated television series of shorts created by Vaibhav Kumaresh and produced by Vaibhav Studios for Cartoon Network India and Asia. The series consists of shorts of between 18 seconds in length to 3 to 5 minutes in length, as well as some 7-minute specials. The title character is an orange gooey creature that has escaped from a laboratory.

Synopsis

Lamput is an orange gooey creature that escaped from the laboratory of Specs and Skinny. They try to catch Lamput but never succeed because of his shapeshifting ability.^[1]

Episodes

Characters

Main

• Lamput: Lamput is the titular character of the show. He is an orange gooey creature that escaped from the Docs' laboratory.
• Specs: Specs, also known as Fat Doc, is the fat scientist who tries to catch Lamput.
• Skinny: Skinny, also known as Slim Doc, is the slim scientist who also tries to catch Lamput.

Supporting

• Mr. Mustache: He's a yellow fit, healthy and powerful man, often a police officer, who sometimes arrests the docs or beats them up.
• Doctor: He's a pink colored doctor who sometimes checks Lamput and the docs.
• White Lady: She is Skinny’s crush.
• Pink Lady: She is Specs’ crush.
• The Boss: He is the doctors' boss.

Production and development

Lamput was created by Vaibhav Kumaresh, and produced by Vaibhav Studios for Cartoon Network India & Asia. Lamput earned the distinction of being the first Indian show sold from a pitch bible, that has gone to air globally.^[2]

The series consisted of 18-second micro-shorts, that were extended to 2 minutes for the second season.^[2][3] The third season consists of episodes ranging from 3 to 5 minutes, as well as some 7-minute specials.

On 20 April 2021, a crossover between Lamput and Chinese internet character Tuzki was announced. It was also announced that a fourth season was in the works.^[4]

Broadcast and release

The series airs on Cartoon Network in EMEA, Latin America. Lamput has also started airing on Boomerang worldwide.^{[citation needed]} In the United States, Lamput is broadcast via HBO Max and Cartoon Network. It was added to HBO Max on 28 April 2022,^[5] and started airing on Cartoon Network on 23 May 2022.

Accolades

The show won two Best Animated Frames Award. Lamput season 2 was nominated for a 2019 International Emmy Award in Kids Animation.^{[citation needed]}

References

This page was last edited on 10 January 2024, at 01:15