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Michelle Obama announced that she’d debut a new Netflix kids’ show called Waffles + Mochi.
The 10-episodes show will premier on March 16th, 2021, globally.
The show will combine live-action with puppets, and centres around the two friends who leave the Land of Frozen Food for a job in a “whimsical supermarket” where they’ll embark upon the “the culinary adventure of a lifetime.”
According to Netflix, the Synopsis is as follows:
Once upon a thyme, deep in The Land of Frozen Food, lived two best friends named Waffles and Mochi with one shared dream: to become chefs!
The only problem? Everything they cooked was made of ice.
When these two taste-buddies are suddenly hired as the freshest employees of a whimsical supermarket, they’re ready for the culinary adventure of a lifetime.
With the help of friendly new faces like the supermarket owner, Mrs. Obama, and a magical flying shopping cart as their guide, Waffles and Mochi blast off on global ingredient missions, traveling to kitchens, restaurants, farms and homes all over the world, cooking up recipes with everyday ingredients alongside renowned chefs, home cooks, kids and celebrities.
Whether they’re picking potatoes in the Andes of Peru, sampling spices in Italy, or making Miso in Japan, these curious explorers uncover the wonder of food and discover every meal is a chance to make new friends.
Waffles + Mochi is an exciting invitation to get kids and grown-ups cooking together in the kitchen and connecting to cultures around the globe.
Michelle Obama, wearing a blue apron, stands in a rooftop garden posing for the camera and holding a pink, round mochi puppet. A bee puppet wearing a red tie hovers over her shoulder while a furry white and blue puppet with frozen waffle ears embraces her side. Michelle Obama, wearing a blue apron, sits at a yellow table between a bee puppet wearing a red tie and a teal colored mop puppet, looking surprised as they judge a contest. On a rooftop garden, Michelle Obama, wearing a blue apron, leans over to inspect the oranges on a nearby tree. Michelle Obama, wearing a blue apron, sits in a rooftop garden and places a chef’s hat on a furry white and blue puppet with frozen waffle ears, who is holding a pink, round mochi puppet. On a rooftop garden, Michelle Obama, wearing a blue apron, converses with a furry white and blue puppet with frozen waffle ears, a round, pink mochi puppet, and a bee puppet wearing a red tie around a table dressed with green decorations for a birthday party. A furry white and blue puppet with frozen waffle ears, wearing protective flight goggles, is seated next to a pink, round mochi puppet, wearing a helmet. They are inside a flying go-kart smiling for the camera.
More about Waffles + Mochi:
Directors: Jeremy Konner, Alex Braverman
Showrunners: Erika Thormahlen & Jeremy Konner
Executive Producers: Erika Thormahlen, Jeremy Konner, Tonia Davis, Priya Swaminathan, Barack and Michelle Obama
Production Company: Higher Ground Productions
Starring: Michelle Obama
Puppeteers: Michelle Zamora (Waffles), Russ Walko (Mochi and Intercommy), Jonathan Kidder (Busy), Diona Elise Burnett (Steve the Mop and voice of Magicart), Taleia Gilliam (Shelfie), Andy Hayward (puppet swing), Piotr Michael (voice of Mochi), George Konner (voice of Intercommy)
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