Наналан: Канадский кукольный сериал о Моне и Нане Бэ

Canadian children's television show

Nanalan' is a Canadian children's television series created by Jamie Shannon and Jason Hopley. It began in 1999 as a series of three minute shorts and later ran for a season of full length episodes spanning 21 minutes each. It chronicles the small scale adventures and discoveries of a three year old puppet girl named Mona in her grandmother Nana Bea's backyard. The title is a contraction of the phrase "Nana Land," referring to the setting. Hopley and Shannon, who continued to work with Nickelodeon afterwards on their creation Mr. Meaty, produced the series through their puppetry troupe The Grogs in association with Lenz Entertainment. The show uses a blend of hand puppetry and the manipulation of cardboard cutouts, particularly in the opening theme. While the shorts do not follow a structure, the half hour episodes follow a loose format that includes at least one song and reading an original story to the viewers. The show received three nominations at the 2004 Gemini Awards and was fairly well received by Canadian and U. S. press, with some critics calling attention to the show's surreal presentation and genuine approach to its concept. It was short lived, as Nickelodeon did not pick up a second season. In 2004, select episodes were released across several DVDs and VHS in the U. S. In the mid 2010s, the series went viral with a resurgence in popularity on websites such as Tumblr and YouTube for its bizarre nature. Interest in the series was renewed in late 2023 after video clips of it went viral on TikTok. The new success led to Hopley and Shannon reuniting for the first time since disbanding The Grogs in 2009, reprising Nana and Mona for interviews and online videos.

Mona (Jamie Shannon) is the main character of the series. She is an almost three year old with green skin, a spherical head, wide bean shaped eyes, and lime green hair styled in pigtails. In the original shorts, she cannot speak in full sentences and can only say a few words. She tends to mispronounce everything she says; for example, she says pea pod as "peepo" and mushroom as "shoosh." Nana (Jason Hopley) is Mona's grandmother whom she stays with every weekday while her mother goes to work. She resembles a carrot (a vegetable), with bright orange skin and a very tall forehead. She wears a gaudy multicolored dress and big circular glasses. In the original shorts, her hair was auburn; in the full length episodes, it's white. Russell (Ali Eisner) is Nana's pet Jack Russell Terrier who accompanies Mona when she visits. He does not talk, but can be seen barking or sniffing for communication. Mona pronounces his name incorrectly and often calls him "Russer." Mr. Wooka (Todd Doldersum) is Nana's next door neighbour who is a main character in the full length episodes. He is an elderly man with yellow skin and a white mustache who wears blue overalls. Whenever Mona visits his yard, he puts on his own puppet shows to entertain her. Mrs. Bea (Marty Stelnick) is Mona's mother and Nana's daughter. She has a similar appearance to Mona, but is taller and has brown hair in a bob. She is married to Mona’s unnamed father. She works during the day and leaves Mona in Nana's care most of the time. Alice is Nana's pet cat. She doesn't appear very often and is often at odds with Russell. Like with Russell, Mona pronounces her name incorrectly and often calls her "Ally".