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Deer Squad (Chinese: 无敌鹿战队; pinyin: Wúdí Lù Zhànduì) is a Chinese animated children's television series produced by iQIYI in Beijing. The show started out as a series of shorts on China Central Television.[1] The first episode of the full series premiered on iQIYI's video platform on July 15, 2020. The series is about four deer characters (Kai, Lola, Rammy, and Bobbi). The show made its premiere in the US on January 25, 2021.[2]
Deer Squad | |||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 無敵鹿戰隊 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 无敌鹿战队 | ||||||
Literal meaning | Invincible Deer Team | ||||||
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Genre | Preschool Science fiction Adventure Fantasy | ||||||
Directed by |
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Presented by | Yu Gong | ||||||
Theme music composer | Score Draw Music | ||||||
Composer | Score Draw Music | ||||||
Country of origin | China | ||||||
Original language | Chinese | ||||||
No. of seasons | 3 | ||||||
No. of episodes | 60 | ||||||
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Producers |
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Production company | Beijing iQIYI Science & Technology Co., Ltd. | ||||||
Original release | |||||||
Network | iQIYI (China) Nickelodeon (Worldwide) | ||||||
Release | July 15, 2020 – present |
The show was first announced under the title Deer Run.[3] Nickelodeon has overseas broadcasting rights to the show.[4] The second season was released on January 14, 2022.[5]
On September 20, 2022, iQIYI has announced that a third season will be released on the second quarter of 2023.[6] On July 29, 2023, the third season released on August 4, 2023.[7]
On July 5, 2024, Dave McRae revealed on his X (Twitter) and Facebook accounts confirmed that a fourth season is on production.[8]
According to Xiaoxuan Yang, vice president of iQIYI, Deer Squad ranked in the top five children's shows launched on the iQIYI service in 2020.[9]
Kai, Lola, Rammy, and Bobbi are anthropomorphic four deer friends who reside in a boat-shaped home in the forest. The forest where their home is also has a park where people from a nearby city hang out. Whenever there is trouble in the forest or city, the deer friends, when within proximity of each other, can go into superhero mode, and use their powers to save the day.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboard by | Original Airdate (China) | Original Airdate (English) | US viewers (millions) | |
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1 | 1 | "Goodnight Central Forest/Steelzilla" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | July 15, 2020 | January 25, 2021 | 0.30[10] | |
Sir Steel sends giant sunglasses to block the sun from shining in the city so he can stay in bed for as long as he want. Fed up of being overlooked because of the heroes' popularity, Sir Steel goes into the streets to parade a large balloon of himself. | |||||||||
2 | 2 | "Save the Bees/Duck Dilemma" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | July 15, 2020 | January 26, 2021 | 0.21[11] | |
The Deer Squad rescues a swarm of bees who are being kept in Sir Steel's building to make nectar. Kai builds a robot duck to lead a group of ducklings. But when Lola accidentally showers water on it, the robot duck goes wonky and starts corrupting various devices in the city. | |||||||||
3 | 3 | "Catfish Capers/Bubble Debacle" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | July 15, 2020 | January 27, 2021 | 0.23[12] | |
Sir Steel aims to take the huge catfish from the lake in the forest to put in his aquarium. The Deer Squad would not allow the fish to be taken because it is believed that its absence would greatly affect the forest. To clean his dog and even the forest, Sir Steel puts out a bubble machine which scares and later carries away the creatures. | |||||||||
4 | 4 | "Kai Express/Ducknado" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | July 15, 2020 | January 28, 2021 | 0.26[13] | |
Kai links his vehicle with those of the other Deer Squad members to carry his animal friends across the woods. Sir Steel tries to showcase a high-tech hairdryer, but his operating mistake creates a tornado with ducks that causes mayhem in the city and forest. | |||||||||
5 | 5 | "Donut Panic/I Scream" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | July 15, 2020 | January 29, 2021 | 0.39[14] | |
Because the woods tourists are more interested in donuts, Sir Steel uses a ray gun to conjure giant rolling donuts which, however, scare them away. Kai builds an ice cream dispenser to compensate for eating Lola's ice cream earlier, and goes on to serve the woods tourists. | |||||||||
6 | 6 | "Deep Blue Boo Boo/Stuck Together" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | July 15, 2020 | February 1, 2021 | 0.24[15] | |
Sir Steel disposes gel plastic by dumping it in the lake. The plastic sticks onto various things, including the giant fish. Sir Steel gets his hand covered in Bobbi's toffee, and gets stuck to Lola. Muffin gets into his robot, and causes trouble in the city. | |||||||||
7 | 7 | "Meteor Mayhem/Dance of Destruction" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | July 15, 2020 | February 2, 2021 | 0.29[16] | |
A meteor is heading towards the city. The attention-hungry Sir Steel uses this as an opportunity to be a hero by attempting to stop it. After finishing second in a dance competition last year, Rammy practices and hopes he would win it this time. | |||||||||
8 | 8 | "Fan Club/Speeding Steel" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | July 15, 2020 | February 3, 2021 | 0.21[17] | |
Kai saves three young turtles from certain trouble, and they become his admirers. The turtles' cheering leads Kai to believe he can do anything alone. Because of his low stamina for even a short sprint, Sir Steel decides to use high-tech hitops at the city's marathon despite its illegality. | |||||||||
9 | 9 | "Switcheroo/Protect the Egg" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | July 15, 2020 | February 4, 2021 | 0.23[18] | |
Sir Steel, using a special gadget, attempts to take the Deer Squad's powers and apply them to himself, but, by mistake, switches his personality with that of a frog instead. Professor Scratch hides various chocolate eggs in the park as part of Sir Steel's personal egg hunt, but this results in the entire place being infested with ants. | |||||||||
10 | 10 | "Steel in Space/That's Magic" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | July 15, 2020 | February 5, 2021 | 0.27[19] | |
Sir Steel pushes a button which turns his building into a rocket that ascends to space. Professor Scratch poses as a magician, and wins the audience away from Rammy who is performing a ball and dance act. A very jealous Rammy snoops onto the professor's equipment, and accidentally unleashes multiple mischievous rabbits. | |||||||||
11 | 11 | "Double Trouble/Box Not So Clever" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | November 6, 2020 | February 8, 2021 | 0.17[20] | |
Sir Steel disguises his robots as the Deer Squad, and makes them a nuisance in society to prevent the title characters from winning the Citizen of Year award, and boost his chances of winning it. Sir Steel's packaging device gets out of control, and starts putting anything and anyone in boxes. | |||||||||
12 | 12 | "Sky Art/The Great Race" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | November 6, 2020 | February 10, 2021 | 0.30[21] | |
Lola makes a multi-colored cloud in the sky as a work of art. But Sir Steel wants to get rid of the cloud because he feels it is overshadowing his hat-giving charity. The Deer Squad decide to race each other in their vehicles through the forest. Sir Steel, in an innovative car, also gets into the race. | |||||||||
13 | 13 | "Doctor Steel Little/Astonished and Amazed" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | November 6, 2020 | February 12, 2021 | 0.28[22] | |
Sir Steel has a special microphone that converts generic animal sounds into human language. This catches the attention of some animals, including a crocodile who would not stop following him. To come up with an entry at a plant contest, Sir Steels sows a laboratory-made seed in the forest which grows into a large maze, trapping various animails, including the Deer Squad. | |||||||||
14 | 14 | "Attack of the Drones/Slime Time" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | November 6, 2020 | February 16, 2021 | 0.22[23] | |
Sir Steel sends some drones to make deliveries, but they get corrupted after being expose to rain, and start pestering the city's bystanders. Professor Scratch unveils a machine to make plastic slime for Sir Steel's personal enjoyment. Steel decides to operate the device on his own, but does so incorrectly, that slime starts raining in the city. | |||||||||
15 | 15 | "Captain Steel/Wash Out" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | November 6, 2020 | February 18, 2021 | 0.20[24] | |
While most of the Deer Squad are sick, Sir Steel tries to be a hero by staging various troubles in the city and park. Sir Steel siphons all the water from the lake to fill his water park. | |||||||||
16 | 16 | "Gravity Calamity/Ball of Chaos" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | November 6, 2020 | May 24, 2021 | 0.35[25] | |
Ricardo steals Sir Steel's anti-gravity gun, and uses it to make objects, people, and animals float in the air. Professor Scratch comes up with a bouncy ball that does not stop bouncing, but Sir Steel's carelessness causes it to bounce around and be a nuisance in the city. | |||||||||
17 | 17 | "Lola's Air Display/Down the Sewers" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | November 6, 2020 | May 26, 2021 | 0.23[26] | |
Lola looks to put up a show at the park in her flying car, but Sir Steel, who is in a high-tech jet, aims to steal the limelight. When Sir Steel's dog's ball goes missing in the sewers, Bobbi must face his fear of the dark. | |||||||||
18 | 18 | "Small is Smashing/Pine Cone Power Up" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | November 6, 2020 | TBA | N/A | |
19 | 19 | "Steel Antlers/Berry Bad" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | November 6, 2020 | TBA | N/A | |
20 | 20 | "Turnip for the Books/Magnet Maelstrom" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | November 6, 2020 | TBA | N/A |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboard by | Original Airdate (China) | Original Airdate (English) | US viewers (millions) |
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21 | 1 | "Over the Rainbow/We're Toast" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | January 14, 2022 | TBA | N/A |
22 | 2 | "Muffin in Space/Fizzy Frenzy" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | January 14, 2022 | TBA | N/A |
23 | 3 | "Were Wig on the Loose/Lights Camera Action" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | January 14, 2022 | TBA | N/A |
24 | 4 | "Raining Teddies/Party People" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | January 14, 2022 | TBA | N/A |
25 | 5 | "The Wig of Power/The Duck Who Parped Wolf" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | January 14, 2022 | TBA | N/A |
26 | 6 | "Satellite Flight/Diamond Geezer" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | January 14, 2022 | TBA | N/A |
27 | 7 | "Jump Up and Get Down/What's Up Lola" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | January 14, 2022 | TBA | N/A |
28 | 8 | "Crystal Catastrophe/Good Steel Bad Steel" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | January 14, 2022 | TBA | N/A |
29 | 9 | "Lady Monkey Mech/Critter Care Calamity" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | January 14, 2022 | TBA | N/A |
30 | 10 | "The Supersized Sunflower/Moontaker" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | January 14, 2022 | TBA | N/A |
31 | 11 | "Every Cloud/Rainbow Comet Rush" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | July 28, 2022 | TBA | N/A |
32 | 12 | "The Big Bug Hunt/Deer Ball" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | July 28, 2022 | TBA | N/A |
33 | 13 | "Game Over/Forever Young" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | July 28, 2022 | TBA | N/A |
34 | 14 | "Tiny Heroes/Big Face in Space" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | July 28, 2022 | TBA | N/A |
35 | 15 | "Treasure Park/Baddy Long Legs" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | July 28, 2022 | TBA | N/A |
36 | 16 | "Wheel of Steel/Bobbi's Bongos" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | July 28, 2022 | TBA | N/A |
37 | 17 | "Fountain Fiasco/Night of the Disco Lights" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | July 28, 2022 | TBA | N/A |
38 | 18 | "Cosmic Circus/A Hole Lot of Trouble" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | July 28, 2022 | TBA | N/A |
39 | 19 | "Den Build Disaster/Winter Lights" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | July 28, 2022 | TBA | N/A |
40 | 20 | "Dinobot/Forest Squad in Space" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | July 28, 2022 | TBA | N/A |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboard by | Original Airdate (China) | Original Airdate (English) | US viewers (millions) |
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41 | 1 | "Nubble Trouble/Bouncing Boulders" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | August 4, 2023 | TBA | N/A |
42 | 2 | "The Space Station Mystery/Crystal Cracks" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | August 4, 2023 | TBA | N/A |
43 | 3 | "Runaway Hamster Ball/The Perfectinator" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | August 4, 2023 | TBA | N/A |
44 | 4 | "The Secret Island/Astrobot" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | August 4, 2023 | TBA | N/A |
45 | 5 | "The Crystal of Strength/Clamity" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | August 4, 2023 | TBA | N/A |
46 | 6 | "Baby Steel/Joke's on You" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | August 4, 2023 | TBA | N/A |
47 | 7 | "Deep Dive/Firefruit Surprise" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | August 4, 2023 | TBA | N/A |
48 | 8 | "The Name's Chomp/Cactus-trophe" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | August 4, 2023 | TBA | N/A |
49 | 9 | "Sandcastle Calamity/Owl-ert" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | August 4, 2023 | TBA | N/A |
50 | 10 | "Going Off with a Bang/Talent for Trouble" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | August 4, 2023 | TBA | N/A |
51 | 11 | "Treasure Ship/Sleepover on Sparkle Island" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | October 27, 2023 | TBA | N/A |
52 | 12 | "Bats All Folks/The Handbag of Doom" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | October 27, 2023 | TBA | N/A |
53 | 13 | "Penguin Panic/Cave Conundrum" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | October 27, 2023 | TBA | N/A |
54 | 14 | "Adventure Camp/Colour Drain" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | October 27, 2023 | TBA | N/A |
55 | 15 | "Inventor's Block/A Sticky Situation" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | October 27, 2023 | TBA | N/A |
56 | 16 | "Doors Galore/No Rules Day" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | October 27, 2023 | TBA | N/A |
57 | 17 | "Catherine and the Slime Crocs/Forest Flyer" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | October 27, 2023 | TBA | N/A |
58 | 18 | "Whale of a Time/The Ice Troll" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | October 27, 2023 | TBA | N/A |
59 | 19 | "Monster Mix-up/Space Station Staycation" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | October 27, 2023 | TBA | N/A |
60 | 20 | "Hide and Sea/Mountain of Fun" | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | October 27, 2023 | TBA | N/A |
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