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{{Short description|American animated television series}}
{{Infobox television
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| genre                = {{Plainlist|
* [[Television comedy|Comedy]]
* [[Musical film|Musical]]
* [[Educational television|Educational]]
}}
| based_on             = 
| creator              = {{Plainlist|
* [[Michelle Lewis]]
* Charlton Pettus
}}
| director             = 
| developer            = 
| voices               = {{Plainlist|
* Andrea Rosa Guzman
* Zander Chin
* Leah Newman
* Shyam Balasubramanian
* Tandi Fomukong
* Alice Halsey
* Kailen Jude
* Randy Perrine
* [[Gina Torres]]
}}
| opentheme            = 
| endtheme             = 
| composer             = 
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 1
| num_episodes         = 14<!-- increase when new episodes air on [[Disney Jr.]], not [[Disney+]] -->
| executive_producer   = {{Plainlist|
* [[Mr. Warburton|Tom Warburton]]
* Michelle Lewis
* [[Kay Hanley]]
* Charlton Pettus
* Dan Petty
* Laurie Israel
* Chris Hamilton
}}
| producer             = Greg Chalekian
| runtime              = 22 minutes
| company              = Oddbot Entertainment
| network              = [[Disney Jr.]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2024|09|03}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|present}}
| editor               = 
}}
'''''Kindergarten: The Musical''''' is an American animated television series produced by Oddbot Entertainment for [[Disney Jr.]] The series debuted on September 3, 2024.

==Synopsis==
The series follows the adventures of Berti Benavente, a 5-year-old girl who starts kindergarten at Porter Elementary School and discovers the highs and lows of school, along with her classmates and teacher Ms. Moreno. Each episode is presented in the style of a Broadway musical, with the kids singing and dancing as they learn new things. One song per episode features a shift from [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI animation]] to [[Traditional animation|2D]] [[Flash animation]], featuring a music video based on what Berti and her classmates have learned.

==Characters==
===Main===
* Berti Benavente (voiced by Andrea Rosa Guzman)<ref name="Premiere Date"/>
* Radish Ritzal (voiced by Zander Chin)<ref name="Premiere Date"/>
* Rose (voiced by Leah Newman)<ref name="Premiere Date"/>
* Tej (voiced by Shyam Balasubramanian)<ref name="Premiere Date"/>
* Abigail (voiced by Tandi Fomukong)<ref name="Premiere Date"/>
* Kat and Ellie (both voiced by Alice Halsey)<ref name="Premiere Date"/>
* Kenji (voiced by Kailen Jude)<ref name="Premiere Date"/>
* Jamil (voiced by Randy Perrine)<ref name="Premiere Date"/>
* Ms. Sonja Moreno (voiced by [[Gina Torres]])<ref name="Premiere Date"/>

===Recurring===
* Mr. Benavente (voiced by [[Aloe Blacc]])<ref name="Premiere Date"/>
* Ms. Benavente (voiced by [[Ana Isabelle]])<ref name="Premiere Date"/>
* Mr. Ritzal (voiced by [[Vincent Rodriguez III]])<ref name="Premiere Date"/>

===Guest===
* Hedgehog Holmes (voiced by [[Leona Lewis]])<ref name="Premiere Date"/>

==Episodes==
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|Title_1         = There's No Place Like Kindergarten
|Title_2         = We're Off to Get a Sticker
|DirectedBy_1    = Chong Suk Lee
|DirectedBy_2    = Guy Moore
|WrittenBy       = Laurie Israel
|Aux2_1          = Sam J. Irizarry & Joe Haider
|Aux2_2          = Damien Luis Lopez
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|Title_1         = One Singular Self-Portrait
|Title_2         = Don't Cry for Me Kindergarten
|DirectedBy_1    = Chong Suk Lee
|DirectedBy_2    = Guy Moore
|WrittenBy_1     = Dara Frazier & Laurie Israel
|WrittenBy_2     = Damien Luis Lopez
|Aux2_1          = Sam J. Irizarry
|Aux2_2          = Damien Luis Lopez
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|9|4}}
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|Title_1         = Little Job of Horrors
|Title_2         = Bye Bye Albie
|DirectedBy_1    = Guy Moore
|DirectedBy_2    = Chong Suk Lee
|WrittenBy       = Laurie Israel
|Aux2_1          = Rebecca Snowden
|Aux2_2          = Areli Quinonez
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|9|5}}{{efn|name="Disney+ September Episodes"|This episode was first released on [[Disney+]] on September 4, 2024.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://press.disneyplus.com/news/next-on-disney-plus-september-2024|title=Next on Disney+: September 2024|work=Disney Plus Press|date=August 19, 2024|access-date=September 16, 2024}}</ref>}}
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|EpisodeNumber   = 4
|Title_1         = Shoeloose
|Title_2         = If I Only Had a Scarf
|DirectedBy_1    = Chong Suk Lee
|DirectedBy_2    = Guy Moore
|WrittenBy_1     = Amanda Gotera
|WrittenBy_2     = Dara Frazier
|Aux2_1          = Angela Choi & Joe Haider
|Aux2_2          = Hilary Paige Taylor
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|9|6}}{{efn|name="Disney+ September Episodes"}}
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|EpisodeNumber   = 5
|Title_1         = Bunny Girl
|Title_2         = Give My Regards to Backdrops
|DirectedBy_1    = Chong Suk Lee
|DirectedBy_2    = Nora M. Johnson
|WrittenBy_1     = Charlton Pettus
|WrittenBy_2     = Matt Price
|Aux2_1          = Areli Quinonez & Joe Haider
|Aux2_2          = Rebecca Snowden
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|9|13}}{{efn|name="Disney+ September Episodes"}}
|ProdCode        = 107
|ShortSummary    = 
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|EpisodeNumber   = 6
|Title_1         = Twin the Heights
|Title_2         = Everything's Coming Up Jamil
|DirectedBy_1    = Chong Suk Lee
|DirectedBy_2    = Nora M. Johnson
|WrittenBy_1     = Matt Price
|WrittenBy_2     = David Brandyn
|Aux2_1          = Angela Choi & Bill Breneisen
|Aux2_2          = Hilary Paige Taylor & Lauren Kreiger
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|9|20}}{{efn|name="Disney+ September Episodes"}}
|ProdCode        = 109
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|EpisodeNumber   = 7
|Title_1         = The Witch and I
|Title_2         = Berti and the Beast
|DirectedBy_1    = Nora M. Johnson
|DirectedBy_2    = Matt Danner
|WrittenBy_1     = Amanda Gotera
|WrittenBy_2     = Ivory Floyd
|Aux2_1          = Lauren Kreiger & Sam Marin
|Aux2_2          = Sam J. Irizarry & Cindy Quach
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|10|4}}{{efn|name="Disney+ September Episodes"}}
|ProdCode        = 117
|ShortSummary    = 
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|EpisodeNumber   = 8
|Title_1         = Phantom of the Trumpet
|Title_2         = Food Glorious Food Fair
|DirectedBy_1    = Chong Suk Lee
|DirectedBy_2    = Nora M. Johnson & Guy Moore
|WrittenBy_1     = Peter Chen
|WrittenBy_2     = Venessa M. Diaz
|Aux2_1          = Angela Choi & Stephen B. Jones
|Aux2_2          = Hilary Paige Taylor
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|10|11}}{{efn|name="Disney+ September Episodes"}}
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|EpisodeNumber   = 9
|Title_1         = All or Muffin
|Title_2         = Bring in 'da Cake, Bring in 'da Fun
|DirectedBy_1    = Chong Suk Lee
|DirectedBy_2    = Nora M. Johnson
|WrittenBy_1     = Peter Chen
|WrittenBy_2     = Venessa M. Diaz
|Aux2_1          = Areli Quinonez & Bill Breneisen
|Aux2_2          = Rebecca Snowden & Stephen B. Jones
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|10|18}}{{efn|name="Disney+ September Episodes"}}
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|Title_1         = Don't Grow for Me
|Title_2         = You Can't Stop the Beads
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|DirectedBy_2    = Nora M. Johnson
|WrittenBy_1     = Amanda Gotera
|WrittenBy_2     = David Brandyn
|Aux2_1          = Sam J. Irizarry & Bill Breneisen
|Aux2_2          = Lauren Kreiger & Stephen B. Jones
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{{Episode list
|NumParts        = 2
|EpisodeNumber   = 11
|Title_1         = Meet Me in Santo Domingo
|Title_2         = Some Enchanted Second Grader
|DirectedBy_1    = Nora M. Johnson
|DirectedBy_2    = Matt Danner
|WrittenBy_1     = Peter Chen
|WrittenBy_2     = Venessa M. Diaz
|Aux2_1          = Hilary Paige Taylor & Sam Marin 
|Aux2_2          = Angela Choi & Cindy Quach
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|11|15}}{{efn|name="Disney+ November Episodes"|This episode was first released on [[Disney+]] on November 6, 2024.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://press.disneyplus.com/news/next-on-disney-plus-november-2024|title=Next on Disney+: November 2024|work=Disney Plus Press|date=October 17, 2024|access-date=October 27, 2024}}</ref>}}
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|Title_1         = Do You Hear the Students Sing?
|Title_2         = Hello, Dino Dolly!
|DirectedBy_1    = Matt Danner & Chong Suk Lee
|DirectedBy_2    = Nora M. Johnson
|WrittenBy_1     = David Brandyn
|WrittenBy_2     = David Murto
|Aux2_1          = Sam J. Irizarry & Kelsey Norden
|Aux2_2          = Lauren Kreiger & Stephen B. Jones
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|11|22}}{{efn|name="Disney+ November Episodes"}}
|ProdCode        = 114
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|NumParts        = 2
|EpisodeNumber   = 13
|Title_1         = Squish in Boots
|Title_2         = Take Me or Leaf Me
|DirectedBy_1    = Matt Danner & Chong Suk Lee
|DirectedBy_2    = Nora M. Johnson
|WrittenBy_1     = Ivory Floyd
|WrittenBy_2     = Peter Chen
|Aux2_1          = Areli Quinonez & Crystal Kan
|Aux2_2          = Rebecca Snowden & Stephen B. Jones
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|11|29}}{{efn|name="Disney+ November Episodes"}}
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|EpisodeNumber   = 14
|Title_1         = A Winter's Walrus
|Title_2         = One Holiday More
|DirectedBy_1    = Matt Danner
|DirectedBy_2    = Nora M. Johnson
|WrittenBy_1     = Amanda Gotera
|WrittenBy_2     = Peter Chen
|Aux2_1          = Angela Choi & Cindy Quach
|Aux2_2          = Hilary Paige Taylor & Sam Marin
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|12|5}}{{efn|name="Disney+ November Episodes"}}
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|EpisodeNumber   = 15
|Title_1         = A Star Is Drawn
|Title_2         = My Tooth Fairy Lady
|DirectedBy_1    = Nora M. Johnson
|DirectedBy_2    = Matt Danner & Chong Suk Lee
|WrittenBy_1     = David Brandyn
|WrittenBy_2     = Peter Chen
|Aux2_1          = Rebecca Snowden, Stephen B. Jones & Sam Marin
|Aux2_2          = Areli Quinonez & Cindy Quach
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==Production==
On April 29, 2022, during the Disney Junior Fun Fest event, it was announced that Michelle Lewis and Charlton Pettus' preschool series ''Kindergarten: The Musical'' had been greenlit for Disney Junior. Lewis and Pettus executive producer alongside Tom Warburton, Kay Hanley and Dan Petty, with Laurie Israel serving as co-producer/story editor. The series is produced by Oddbot Entertainment in association with Disney Junior. Warburton, Guy Moore (3D) and Mallory Coronado (2D) serve as the series' supervising directors. [[Eva Noblezada]] helms the main title.<ref>{{Cite press release|title=Alice! Mickey! Pooh! Spidey! Disney Junior Announces Slate of New Original Series and Shorts, Along With Returning Franchises, Debuting Across Disney+ and Disney Junior Platforms Through 2024 at First-Ever Disney Junior Fun Fest|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2022/04/29/alice-mickey-pooh-spidey-disney-junior-announces-slate-of-new-original-series-and-shorts-along-with-returning-franchises-debuting-across-disneyplus-and-disney-junior-platforms-through-2024-at-first-ever-disney-junior-fun-fest-354415/20220429disney02/|publisher=[[Disney Branded Television]]|via=[[The Futon Critic]]|date=April 29, 2022|access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref> The main cast was announced on August 5, 2024.<ref name="Premiere Date"/>

==Release==
The series debuted on [[Disney Jr.]] in the United States on September 3, 2024,<ref name="Premiere Date">{{cite web|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|title=Meet the Class of Disney Jr.'s ''Kindergarten: The Musical''|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/08/meet-the-class-of-disney-jr-s-kindergarten-the-musical/|website=[[Animation Magazine]]|date=August 5, 2024|access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref> and on [[Disney Jr. (Canadian TV channel)|Disney Jr.]] in Canada on September 7.

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://disneynow.com/show/00260904-657e-4b92-85a1-0b2a590dc4be}}
* {{IMDb title|19872854}}

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