Pollywog Pond

04/10/2024

I'm excited and proud to announce that our television show for kids, Pollywog Pond, has just been nominated for two Regional Emmy Awards!

The series has been nominated for an Emmy in the WRITER-LONG FORM CONTENT category for writing and another nomination in the MUSICAL COMPOSITION/ARRANGEMENT category.

Our company, Whooplah, produces the puppet show series “Pollywog Pond” for Rhode Island PBS and produces and publishes the video game of the same name. Video episodes can be streamed on PBS.org or RIPBS.org. Links can also be found at Pollywogpond.com

Many, many thanks to the team and everyone who has helped us along the way.

Bill Culbertson
Producer

02/13/2024

Guess what came in the mail! 👀

We received our Gold Winner trophy we were honored with in the Children’s Category at last year’s Viddy Awards for Pollywog Pond Episode 1. Thank you, Viddy Awards! 🪷💚

02/09/2024

We had an inspiring week at the Kidscreen Summit in San Diego, California. We met amazing folks from the children’s media industry and got incredible insight that we will take back with us to Pollywog Pond.

Thank you Kidscreen for the wonderful week!

01/18/2024

Meet our friends at Pollywog Pond! Which friend are you most like?

01/01/2024

Happy New Year from all of us at Pollywog Pond! Stay tuned for more fun and interactive content for you and your preschooler.

09/25/2023

Visit Whooplah Studio—where the new Children’s show, Pollywog Pond, comes to life. And meet the big fish in the small pond—the program’s creator, Bill Culbertson. Culbertson is both puppeteer and video game developer. He has even been a GI Joe action figure. Learn how his artistic career took him from Disney and Sesame Street to a new address: Rhode Island PBS.

Please also play our game and watch our Pollywog Pond show episodes with links at pollywogpond.com

****Please Help Us!****
If you like the game and the show, if you want more episodes of Pollywog Pond, please drop a quick message to the station requesting more episodes or tell them how you or your young viewers enjoyed the show! Your support will really, really help us! Please send email messages to:
[email protected]

Thank you!!

Meet a local puppeteer, video game developer and creator of RIPBS kid’s show Pollywog Pond

09/25/2023

Visit Whooplah Studio—where the new Children’s show, Pollywog Pond, comes to life. And meet the big fish in the small pond—the program’s creator, Bill Culbertson. Culbertson is both puppeteer and video game developer. He has even been a GI Joe action figure. Learn how his artistic career took him from Disney and Sesame Street to a new address: Rhode Island PBS.

Please also play our game and watch our Pollywog Pond show episodes with links at: www.pollywogpond.com

****Please Help Us!****
If you like the game and the show, if you want more episodes of Pollywog Pond, please drop a quick message to the station requesting more episodes or tell them how you or your young viewers enjoyed the show! Your support will really, really help us! Please send email messages to:
[email protected]

Thank you!!

08/24/2023

WOW! Watch all three full episodes of Pollywog Pond, broadcast on RI PBS, anytime!

Follow this link:
http://www.williamculbertson.com/pollywog-pond-show-episodes.html

You can also watch on RIPBSstreaming and YouTubeTV.
Play the video game at www.PollywogPond.com

07/16/2023

Pollywog Pond is almost here! Join 'live' puppets Waddle, Weep, Derb, and Berb as they discover all the wonders their home has to offer. The new, locally produced children's series premieres Monday, July 17 at 9:30 a.m. on WSBE Rhode Island PBS.

To learn more about Pollywog Pond, visit: https://www.ripbs.org/blogs/bird-wire/pollywogpond/

Whooplah!

06/18/2022

Pollywog Pond Covid-19 interstitial series for kids that Whooplah produced for Rhode Island PBS was awarded two Telly Awards!

06/18/2022

Whooplah has been awarded a Communicator Award of Distinction for the seven Pollywog Pond Covid-19 Mask Wearing interstitials for Kids we produced last June for RIPBS. They aired for over six months. Communicator Awards are the leading international awards recognizing excellence in communications across a spectrum of industries, championing effective and meaningful work.

06/18/2022

Whooplah has been awarded a Small Business Community Champion Award from Citizens Bank in the amount of $10,000. The annual contest is open to any for-profit small business located in Citizens Bank's 11-state footprint, which includes Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, New York, and New Jersey. This award is given to small businesses in recognition of the impact they have upon the communities in which they operate and support. Whooplah was awarded the award for the Pollywog Pond broadcast series project with Rhode Island Public Broadcasting Service that supports early learning in the community.