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AFFS
Abbys Flying Fairy School

Abby's Flying Fairy School is a CGI-animated Sesame Street segment starring fairy-in-training Abby Cadabby.

Abby goes to Fairy School, learning from Mrs. Sparklenose. Her class features all new characters: classmates Blögg and Gonnigan, fairies, trolls, and a part-gerbil part-unicorn called Niblet. The nine-minute segments focus on rhyme, reasoning, problem-solving, and cooperation. It debuted in season 40 and ran through season 45, though season 43 was the last to feature any new editions. The segment's theme song was written by Tony Geiss. It was later re-orchestrated for Season 42.

In an interview with Tough Pigs, Rosita said that she wants to visit the school; Abby considers bringing her for show-and-tell. (YouTube) Abby references attending flying fairy school in Episode 4733, after the segment had been retired.

Production[]

The principal characters in the series were designed by Peter De Sève, whose credits include such animated features as the Ice Age movies and Finding Nemo. The series is designed and animated by SpeakeasyFX. A couple of Spot sequences were animated by Magnetic Dreams Animation Studio.

Development for the segment began as early as 2007 under the title "Mrs. Sparklenose's Flying Fairy School." In these early pitches, the segment was planned as a hybrid of Muppet and CGI animation, where Abby, Gonnigan, and Blogg were to appear as standard Muppet characters, and Mrs. Sparklenose and Niblet as CG characters. While the final segments were nine minutes long, the proposals suggest the segment would run between 10 and 12 minutes. The original opening sequence would have featured the young fairies boarding the bus from a live-action neighborhood.[1] A later concept for the series was to have the Muppet version of Abby board a bus, which transforms her into a CG character.[2]

Segments[]

Season 40

Picture Title / First Appearance Description
AbbyBloggWand01
Niblet's Wand
Episode 4187
Abby, Gonnigan and Blögg chase Niblet around the classroom and a crayon drawing to retrieve Blögg's stolen wand.
AbbyPP01
Pinocchio Process
Episode 4188
Blögg tries to turn his marionette into a real boy, but instead turns himself into a puppet. Mrs. Sparklenose describes the way he can become normal, using "The Pinocchio Process".
AbbyGenie02
Genie in a Bottle
Episode 4189
Abby accidentally unleashes Gene the Genie from his bottle. His bottle, however, does not want to be empty and sucks up anyone near it.
AbbyDance01
Sugar Plum Fairy Day
Episode 4190
Gonnigan doesn't think he can dance in the dance recital. Mrs. Sparklenose poofs up him some "Sugar Plum Fairy Dance Shoes", which won't stay still for Gonnigan to put them on.
AbbyCC01
Cinderella Challenge
Episode 4191
The class must participate in the "Cinderella Challenge" to gain their Fairy Godmother wings.
This segment was adapted into an interactive game on Sesamestreet.org.
AbbyFDB02
Say Gezundenshniffle
Episode 4197
After Blögg accidentally lets loose some Fairy Dust Bunnies, which set off Mrs. Sparklenose's allergic reactions. Her magic sneezes turn her students into various things.
This segment was adapted into an interactive game on Sesamestreet.org.
SleepingBloggy01
Sleeping Blöggy
Episode 4200
Abby brings the Enchanted Apple from Snow White in for Show-and-Tell, which Blögg eats and falls into a deep sleep.
This segment was adapted into an interactive game on Sesamestreet.org.
AbbyBeanstalk01
Fairies and the Beanstalk
Episode 4203
Gonnigan uses a spell to make his plant grow, which turns it into a beanstalk and sends Peck into the sky. They go to the top of it and find a giant.
Trolliamsberg01
Colonial Trolliamsberg
Episode 4205
The class takes a field trip to Colonial Trolliamsberg, a town populated by trolls. Blögg (being half-troll) tries to hide his fairy wings from the residents, thinking he will be made fun of.
Macaronisaurus
Call it Macaronisaurus
Episode 4207
Blögg makes a large replica dinosaur from macaroni. Using "The Spice of Life", the dinosaur begins to wreak havoc on the classroom.
This segment was adapted into an interactive game on Sesamestreet.org.

Season 41

Picture Title / First Appearance Description
ToothFairyTest02
Tooth Fairy Training Class
Episode 4213
The students learn how to swap the tooth from under a pillow and make it into a coin, but must do it alone when Mrs. Sparklenose is put under a sleeping spell.

This segment was adapted into an interactive game on Sesamestreet.org.

AFFSCubby
The Cubby Imp
Episode 4214
Everyone's stuff is disappearing into the cubbies. It's up to Abby, Blögg and Gonnigan to find the Cubby Creature and retrieve their stuff.
This segment was adapted into an interactive game on Sesamestreet.org.
AFFSSleep02
Sheepytime
Episode 4215
Abby has a hard time getting to sleep at nap time and conjures some sheep to count, with disastrous results.

Season 42

Picture Title / First Appearance Description
AFFSLunch01
Pandora's Lunch Box
Episode 4257
Pandora's Lunchbox is accidentally opened, releasing some giant magical snacks that begin to wreak havoc.
This segment was adapted into an interactive game on Sesamestreet.org.
Super fairy epScreenShot
Super Fairy
Episode 4258
Abby conjures up her hero, Super Fairy, to meet her friends. But, she constantly knocks over their tower while trying to make them like her.
Ep202 screenshot
Fly Me to the Goon
Episode 4259
Abby brings a bunny to class for B Day, but the bunny turns out to be Little Bunny Foo-Foo, who won't stop bopping everyone's heads.
Ep206 screenshot
The Rapunzel Dilemma
Episode 4260
Its picture day in class, and Gonnigan is having a bad hair day. Abby tries using Rapunzel brand hair gel on him, but it makes his hair grow longer and longer, so they get Papino, a pixie barber, to cut his hair.
This segment was adapted into an interactive game on Sesamestreet.org.
Ep201 screenshot
Blögg's Schlubby
Episode 4261
Blögg's stinky sock comes to life and turns everything that it touches dirty and stinky. So the students conjure up a washing machine to clean it.
Ep205 screenshot
Fairy Face the Music
Episode 4265
The students meet Morty the Musical Muse, who helps them learn to play their instruments.
AFFS-Senses01
Blögg's Sense of Sludge
Episode 4275
The gang uses their senses to find Blogg's sludge balls in the ocean.
AFFS-Opposite01
Opposite Day
Episode 4277
Blogg enchants himself with an opposite spell, which makes him into a neat, respectable person.

Season 43

Picture Title / First Appearance Description
AFFS-Henking01
Henking Day
Episode 4301
It's Henking Day, a Troll holiday, and the gang tries to find Grandpa Blogg's tree-home.
AFFS-Pets02
Pet Day
Episode 4304
The students bring in their pets for a Pet Day competition, making Niblet feel left out.
AFFS-Pirate01
Treasure Hunt
Episode 4305
The class joins Captain Hook in a quest for the missing pieces of his treasure.
AFFS-Zoo02
Puckish Pete's Petting Zoo Play-Along
Episode 4307
The class takes a field trip to a petting zoo where they must complete Puckish Pete's play-along challenge; they must feed a hydra, play with a kraken, and ride a unicorn.
This segment was made during Season 42's production period. A clip of it can be seen in the season 42 highlight reel.
AFFS-Pg01
Playground Troll
Episode 4311
The students meet a troll who threatens to take over the school playground unless they can solve her riddles.

Credits[]

Abby cgi early promo shot

Gonnigan, Abby, and Blögg as Cinderella

Merchandise[]

Ffs ps 1

Abby's Flying Fairy School playset, 2012.

Hasbro produced an Abby's Flying Fairy School Playset in 2012. The Playset included Abby and Blögg figures. The magical preschool setting included a cabinet that could make the figures "disappear".

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