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- Episodes
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| genre=Children, Adventure, Fantasy
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| writer=Kim Hyeong-ju, Ha Ji Hye
| director=Lee Byeong-jik
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}}Little Wizard Tao is a children's adventure fantasy animated television series co-produced by South Korean G&G Entertainment and Chinese animation studio Motion Magic Digital Studios.[2] The series was originally aired on KBS2 and later distributed to markets in China, Hong Kong, Great Britain and France.[3] Little Wizard Tao premiered on 13 July 2009 and concluded on 26 April 2010.[4] The series focuses on Tao, a young boy with magical powers, as he attends school to become a wizard. In 2013, it was also aired on KBS World with Little Wizard Tao 2 also airing in 2014. EpisodesCharacters- Tao is the seven-year-old adventure-loving protagonist of the series. He is the descendant of a powerful ancient wizard. Before receiving his invitation to attend the magic school, Tao lived with his grandfather. At school, Tao aims to become a great wizard. Tao has a magical paintbrush which turns everything he draws into real objects.Tao also has a soft spot for Jasmine.
- Jasmin (Xiaoming) is Tao's best friend. She is a good, kind-hearted student who is an advocate for truth and justice. Jasmin has healing powers and does not support violence.Jasmin also has a soft spot for Tao.
- Polley is a student whose power is shapeshifting into a fox. Polley typically only says three phrases: "good idea", "bad idea" and "no idea".
- Kiki is a nerdy student and science-enthusiast. He wears mechanical arms on his back.
- Sheldon (Xiuying) is a boastful, arrogant student and Tao's rival. He is to create and control fire.
- Mumu is a monkey who attends the magic school. He practices kung fu and wears a jumpsuit with the image of a banana on it.
- Pingus and Pongus Peng are penguin brothers who have power over ice. They both failed the past three years at school.
Minor characters- Principal Lao is the principal of the school. When he was a student, he was the greatest wizard in the world.
- Professor Sonn-Sonn is a monkey who teaches P.E. class. His cousin is a great kung fu wizard.
- Professor Bao teaches chemistry and magic history.
- Professor May-Ann teaches musica, she is also the school nurse.
- Professor Griffe's subject is unknown, however, he has the power of invisibility.
- Grandma Owl is an owl who is the dorm mistress, known for her bad temper.
- Dodo is a fairy who looks after the school garden. She is intolerant of any mischief the students try to cause.
- Tao's grandfather looked after Tao before Tao moved to magic school. He enjoys gardening but misses Tao greatly.
- Dung Dung is Tao's childhood friend. He helps Tao's grandfather look after his garden. Sometimes he visits Tao at the magic school.
- Pedh Baba is a talking tree who guards a magical pond. The water from the pond is said to heal any wound.
- Turtle School Bus is a giant flying turtle. A seating area is attached on his back, he acts as the school bus.
References1. ^{{cite web|title=Little Wizard Tao|url=http://www.tvfrance-intl.com/en/programmes/presentation/fiche/43442_tao/video_player/4156.html|publisher=TV France International|accessdate=12 December 2012}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Little Wizard Tao|url=http://www.fantomdigital.com.au/blog/?p=113|publisher=Fantom Digital|accessdate=12 December 2012|date=17 January 2012}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=KBS 한·중 합작 애니메이션 '꼬마신선 타오'|url=http://www.pdjournal.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=22943|publisher=PD Journal|accessdate=12 December 2012|author=Kim Do-young|language=Korean|date=10 July 2009}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=꼬마신선 타오 다시보기 리스트 (Little Wizard Tao episode list)|url=http://able.kbs.co.kr/tv/1757683_43558.html|publisher=KBS Able|accessdate=12 December 2012|language=Korean}}
- {{cite web|title=Little Wizard Tao|url=http://www.planetnemoanimation.com/tao.html|publisher=Planet Nemo Animation|accessdate=12 December 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209073003/http://www.planetnemoanimation.com/tao.html|archivedate=9 February 2010}}
- {{cite web|title=Full HD 3D 애니메이션'꼬마신선 타오'13일 첫방송|url=http://www.kbs.co.kr/tt/news/news_view.php?mgz_seq=11499|publisher=KBS|accessdate=12 December 2012|language=Korean|date=29 July 2009}}
- {{cite web|title=KBS, 3D 애니메이션 '꼬마신선 타오'|url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=001&oid=003&aid=0002766810&|accessdate=12 December 2012|author=Lee Jae Hoon|language=Korean|date=29 July 2009}}
External links- Official website {{ko icon}}
- Little Wizard Tao at the Korean Movie Database
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