LOS ANGELES, CA – July 31st, 2025 – For the first time ever, Blippi is packing up his orange glasses and heading across the country! Moonbug Entertainment, part of Candle Media, is proud to announce Be Like Blippi week, a nationwide, multi-platform celebration of curiosity. Be Like Blippi week will feature all-new content, original music, and immersive experiences across the US, rooted in the simple but powerful message that anyone can "Be Like Blippi."
At the heart of the celebration is Blippi’s brand-new YouTube series, Blippi: The Ultimate Road Trip, premiering August 16. This five-part adventure follows Blippi and his best friend Meekah on a cross-country journey to the Be Like Blippi Games in Los Angeles. Along the way, they visit iconic cities like New York City, Philadelphia, and Nashville, exploring landmarks and meeting fascinating new friends, reminding kids everywhere that curiosity is the ultimate superpower.
The star-studded series features surprise celebrity guests who join Blippi for memorable challenges and activities:
Global country music superstar Kane Brown takes on a Floor Is Lava challenge in Nashville
In New York City, Blippi explores the Big Apple with actor and singer Jordan Fisher
World-renowned pastry chef and Milk Bar founder Christina Tosi shares the joy of baking with Blippi in her NYC kitchen
Ahead of the new series is the release of the Be Like Blippi EP on August 15, led by the rocking new anthem “Curious Like Me.” The EP includes three brand-new songs and two high-energy remixes designed to get kids moving, grooving, and learning through music.
To celebrate the launch of the series, Blippi will kick off Be Like Blippi Week, a nationwide road trip celebration starting August 23. The week will feature Blippi-hosted events and hands-on experiences designed to spark curiosity, creativity, and fun for the whole family. These flagship events will take place in cities across the U.S., offering interactive discovery stations, themed activities, and character meet-and-greets that bring Blippi’s colorful world to life.
“Blippi: The Ultimate Road Trip is a true milestone for the franchise and for our fans,” said Mike Katzman, Blippi General Manager at Moonbug Entertainment. “For the first time, we’re taking Blippi on a nationwide journey, not just on screen, but in real life, with celebrity guests, original music, and interactive events that bring the world of Blippi to families across the country. We’re on a mission to inspire families to get curious together, and this series is our biggest step yet. Blippi isn’t just visiting new places, he’s meeting fans face-to-face and showing them how to explore, play, and learn just like he does."
To make the week even more special, Moonbug Entertainment partnered with Airbnb to offer fans the opportunity to join Blippi for family fun at Be Like Blippi Week through Airbnb Experiences - a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for fans to enjoy private, intimate meet-and-greet events with Blippi in New York City and Los Angeles.
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About Blippi:
Blippi, one of the most popular live-action preschool brands in the world, turns the world into a playground for preschoolers everywhere. The brand empowers early childhood learning through curiosity, fun and real-world adventure. Over the last decade, the Blippi brand has evolved from a singular YouTube creator to a worldwide sensation with more than 100 million fans around the world and over two billion monthly YouTube views. The franchise has grown rapidly since it was acquired by Moonbug Entertainment in 2020, expanding into a global franchise through live-action events, consumer products, music, and more. Blippi is available in more than 20 languages, including ASL, and is distributed on over 65 distribution platforms.
About Moonbug Entertainment:
Moonbug is an award-winning global entertainment company inspiring kids everywhere to laugh, learn and grow. The company is behind some of the biggest kids’ entertainment brands in the world, including CoComelon and Blippi. Moonbug believes every child should have access to entertaining and enriching content, making its shows available on more than 150 video platforms globally including Netflix, Disney+, BBC iPlayer and YouTube Kids. The company is also a global leader in pre-school music and audio experiences, available on 100+ audio platforms globally. Moonbug brands extend far beyond the screen to include streaming music, consumer products and live events.
Moonbug is part of Candle Media, an independent, creator-friendly home for cutting-edge, high-quality, category-defining brands and franchises. By bringing together elite talent operating at the intersection of content, community, and commerce, it helps to position leading entertainment businesses for accelerated, sustainable growth in the current market and beyond. Candle is run by its Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOs, leading entertainment executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs, and backed by investment capital from funds managed by Blackstone’s flagship private equity business.
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