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{{short description|2016 Cartoon Network India series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox television
| country = India
| language = Silent<br>Interjection
| creator = Vaibhav Kumaresh
| director = {{plainlist |
* Anand Babu
* Vaibhav Kumaresh
}}
| executive_producer = {{ubl|Leslie Lee|Mark Eyers|Silas Hickey}}
| producer = Chai Yoon Fei
| runtime = 15 seconds–11 minutes
| company = Vaibhav Studios
| network = [[Cartoon Network (India)|Cartoon Network]]{{efn|name=Network|Starting on June 2024, new episodes of ''Lamput'' started airing on [[Cartoon Network (Asia)#Japan|Cartoon Network Japan]] first, with its Indian premiere on the following day.}}
| composer = Roto Shah<br/>Advait Nemlekar
| first_aired = {{Start date|df=yes|2016|11|30|}} 
| last_aired = present
| num_episodes = 147
| num_seasons = 4
| list_episodes = List of Lamput episodes
| image = Lamput.png
}}

'''''Lamput''''' is an Indian animated television series of shorts created by Vaibhav Kumaresh and produced by Vaibhav Studios for [[Cartoon Network (India)|Cartoon Network India]] and [[Cartoon Network (Asia)|Asia]]. The series consists of shorts ranging from 18 seconds to 3 to 5 minutes, as well as some 7-minute specials and three 11-minute specials from Season 4. The title character is a gooey, orange creature named Lamput who has escaped from a laboratory and is chased by the scientists Specs and Skinny.

==Synopsis==
Lamput is a gooey, orange creature who has escaped the [[laboratory]] of Specs and Skinny. They try to catch Lamput, but never succeed in their endeavors due to his shapeshifting ability.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bevan |first=Luke |date=27 March 2017 |title=Cartoon Network Asia-Pacific's Lamput Wins FICCI Frames 2017 Award |url=https://www.regularcapital.com/2017/03/cartoon-network-asia-pacifics-lamput-wins-ficci-frames-2017-award/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622140206/https://www.regularcapital.com/2017/03/cartoon-network-asia-pacifics-lamput-wins-ficci-frames-2017-award/ |archive-date=22 June 2018 |access-date=24 March 2018 |website=RegularCapital}}</ref>

==Episodes==
{{Main|List of Lamput episodes}}
{{:List of Lamput episodes}}

==Characters==
===Main===
* Lamput is the titular character of the show. He is a gooey, orange creature that escaped from the Docs' laboratory.
* Specs, also known as Fat Doc, is the gray-skinned fat [[scientist]] who tries to catch Lamput.
* Skinny, also known as Slim Doc, is the gray-skinned slim scientist who also tries to catch Lamput.

===Supporting===
* Mr. Moustache: He is a fit-built, yellow-skinned police officer. He holds a grudge against the docs for bullying him when they were students, and sometimes arrests or beats them up.
* Doctor: He is a pink-skinned doctor who sometimes checks Lamput and the docs.
* Droopy (Formerly Mr. Bald): He is a light-blue-skinned citizen who works at various jobs throughout the city.
* The Boss: He is the doc's gray-skinned boss. He has a big white moustache and is in charge of the lab. He gets angry at the docs when they return to the lab without Lamput.
* Ms. Lipstick: She is a white-skinned lady who has a crush on Mr. Moustache.
* Thief: A robber who usually steals everything.

==Production and development==
''Lamput'' was created by Vaibhav Kumaresh, and produced by Vaibhav Studios for [[Cartoon Network (Indian TV channel)|Cartoon Network India]] and [[Cartoon Network (Asian TV channel)|Asia]]. ''Lamput'' earned the distinction of being the first Indian show sold from a pitch bible that has gone to air globally.<ref name=main/>

The series consisted of 18-second micro-shorts, which were extended to 2 minutes for the second season.<ref name="main">{{cite web|url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/cartoon-network-looks-india-lamput-series-150192.html|title=Cartoon Network Looks To India For 'Lamput' Series|last=Amidi|first=Amid |author-link=Amid Amidi|website=Cartoon Brew|date=13 April 2017|access-date=25 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animationxpress.com/latest-news/tasi-celebrates-anifest-india-2017-with-live-charcoal-sketching-tokri-lamput-screening-and-a-rat-race/|title=TASI Celebrates Anifest India 2017 with live charcoal sketching, Tokri & Lamput screening and a Rat Race|website=AnimationXPress|last=Panda|first=Swati|date=7 November 2017|access-date=13 May 2018}}</ref> The third season consists of episodes ranging from 3 to 5 minutes, as well as some 7-minute specials.

On 20 April 2021, a crossover between ''Lamput'' and Chinese internet character [[Tuzki]] was announced. It was also announced that a fourth season was in the works.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 April 2021 |title=Cartoon Network APAC Greenlights 'Lamput Meets Tuzki,' 'Tom and Jerry' Pilot |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/cartoon-network-apac-greenlights-lamput-meets-tuzki-tom-and-jerry-pilot/ |website=Animation Magazine}}</ref>

==Broadcast and release==
The series airs on Cartoon Network in [[Cartoon Network (Middle East and Africa)|EMEA]] and [[Cartoon Network (Latin America)|Latin America]]. ''Lamput'' has also started airing on Boomerang worldwide.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} In the United States, ''Lamput'' is broadcast via [[HBO Max]] and [[Cartoon Network]]. It was added to HBO Max on 28 April 2022,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hbomax.com/collections/whats-new|title = New on HBO Max April 2022: Movies, TV, Original Series}}</ref> and started airing on Cartoon Network on 23 May 2022. It also started airing on [[Boomerang (TV network)|Boomerang]] on 15 August 2022, but ended its run on 26 August. The series was later added to [[Hulu]] on 13 September 2024.

==Reception==
''Lamput'' received mostly positive reviews from critics and audiences.

''[[Cartoon Brew]]'' praised the show's animation as "a fresh look for [it] with sharp animation timing and attractive design."<ref name="main" /> Polly Conway of ''[[Common Sense Media]]'' gave the rate three stars out of five, saying "Silly, but the funny slapstick shorts have some violence." She also describes the show as "a ''[[Looney Tunes]]''/''[[Tom and Jerry|Tom & Jerry]]'' way, abides by the classic rules of [[slapstick]]."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Conway |first1=Polly |title=Lamput TV Review |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/lamput |website=Common Sense Media |access-date=20 April 2024}}</ref>

===Accolades===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Result
! Ref
|-
| 2017
| [[Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry|Best Animated Frames Award]]
| Case Study of the Year
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Milligan |first=Mercedes |date=29 March 2017 |title=FICCI's BAF Awards 2017 Winners Revealed |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/events/ficcis-baf-awards-2017-winners-revealed/?doing_wp_cron=1519152073.1967771053314208984375 |access-date=21 September 2019 |website=[[Animation Magazine]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=TURNER'S SHORT SERIES 'LAMPUT' WINS BIG AT FICCI |url=https://press.wbd.com/as/media-release/cartoon-network/turners-short-series-lamput-wins-big-ficci |access-date=17 January 2025 |publisher=[[Warner Bros. Discovery]] |date=27 March 2017}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| Best Animated Frames Award
| Best Animated Episode (Indian){{hr}}Best Promo
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asiantvawards.com/2018/03/cartoon-network-scores-wins-ficci-animation-awards/|title=Cartoon Network scores wins at Ficci Animation Awards|access-date=25 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Milligan |first1=Mercedes |title=FICCI FRAMES 2018 BAF Award Winners Revealed |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2018/03/ficci-frames-2018-baf-award-winners-revealed/ |access-date=17 January 2025 |date=6 March 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[Asian Academy Creative Awards]]
| Best Short Form Content{{hr}}Best 2D Animated Programme or Series{{hr}}Best Children's Animated Programme or Series
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite news |title=CNN takes home five awards at the annual Asian Academy Creative Awards |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/07/asia/asia-awards-intl/index.html |access-date=17 January 2025 |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=7 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=TURNER'S KIDS AND NEWS CHANNELS WIN BIG AT INAUGURAL ASIAN ACADEMY CREATIVE AWARDS |url=https://press.wbd.com/be/media-release/turners-kids-and-news-channels-win-big-inaugural-asian-academy-creative-awards?language_content_entity=en |access-date=17 January 2025 |date=11 December 2018}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| [[International Emmy Kids Awards]]
| [[International Emmy Award for Best Kids: Animation|Kids: Animation]]
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Cartoon Network's Lamput scores 1 Emmy nom & 2 awards wins |url=https://advanced-television.com/2019/10/17/cartoon-networks-lamput-scores-1-emmy-nom-2-awards-wins/ |access-date=17 January 2025 |publisher=Advanced Television |date=17 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Tuchow |first1=Ryan |title=International Emmy Kids Awards nod to Nigeria, India |url=https://kidscreen.com/2019/10/15/international-emmy-kids-awards-nod-to-nigeria-india/ |access-date=17 January 2025 |publisher=[[Brunico Communications#Kidscreen and The Kidscreen Awards|Kidscreen]] |date=15 October 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Asian Academy Creative Awards]]
| Best Animated Programme or Series (2D or 3D){{hr}}Best Short Form Content
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharmindrila |first1=Paul |title='Lamput' season two: First original Indian animated content to be nominated for the International Kids Emmy Awards |url=https://www.animationxpress.com/latest-news/lamput-season-two-first-original-indian-animated-content-nominated-international-kids-emmy-awards/ |access-date=17 January 2025 |publisher=Animation Xpress |date=22 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Cartoon Network's 'Lamput' Scores International Kids Emmy Nomination; Wins Two AACA Awards |url=https://www.medianews4u.com/cartoon-networks-lamput-scores-internatonal-kids-emmy-nomination-wins-two-aaca-awards/ |access-date=17 January 2025 |publisher=MediaNews4U |date=18 October 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 2020
| [[Asian Academy Creative Awards]]
| Best Children's Programme or Series
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharmindrila |first1=Paul |title=Exclusive: 'Lamput' bags Best Children's Series at AACA; Vaibhav Kumaresh and Leslie Lee comments |url=https://www.animationxpress.com/animation/exclusive-lamput-bags-best-childrens-series-at-aaca-vaibhav-kumaresh-and-leslie-lee-comments/ |access-date=17 January 2025 |publisher=Animation Xpress |date=19 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=HBO AND CARTOON NETWORK PICK UP FOUR ASIAN ACADEMY CREATIVE AWARDS |url=https://press.wbd.com/us/nz/media-release/cartoon-network/hbo-and-cartoon-network-pick-four-asian-academy-creative-awards |access-date=17 January 2025 |publisher=[[Warner Bros. Discovery]] |date=8 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2022
| ContentAsia Awards
| Best Kids TV Programme
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Content Asia 2022 – 1 Award |url=https://www.vaibhavstudios.com/2022/08/19/nominated-for-best-kids-tv-programme-in-asia-at-the-contentasia-award/ |access-date=17 January 2025 |publisher=Vaibhav Studios |date=19 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Instagram |user=lemonskystudios |postid=ChuXXLahVxw |date=26 August 2022 |title=He's done it!! Lamput is the winner of the Best Kids TV Programme in Asia at the ContentAsia Awards 2022!! |access-date=17 January 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[Asian Academy Creative Awards]]
| Best Animated Programme or Series (2D or 3D){{hr}}Best Children's Programme (One Off/Series)
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite news |title=2022 National Winners |url=https://www.asianacademycreativeawards.com/2022-national-winners/ |access-date=17 January 2025 |publisher=[[Asian Academy Creative Awards]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Instagram |user=vaibhavstudios |postid=CjQoUzePfCD |date=3 October 2022 |title=Lamput Season 4 bags 2 awards at the 2022 Asian Academy Creative Awards on the national level for India! |access-date=17 January 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 2023
| ContentAsia Awards
| Best Kids TV Programme in Asia
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite Instagram |user=vaibhavstudios |postid=CwsiZbzyQFd |date=2 September 2023 |title=LAMPUT - Robinput Wins ContentAsia Awards 2023 for Best Kids TV Programme in Asia 📺 A big shoutout to the Team! |access-date=17 January 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 2024
| [[Asian Academy Creative Awards]]
| Best Sound
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite Instagram |user=vaibhavstudios |postid=DDKDtwuCD4t |date=4 December 2024 |title=*Boss on the Moon* one of the most beautiful episodes from *Lamput* Season 4 wins the Best Sound award at the Asian Academy Creative Awards 2024 in Singapore! Kudos to director Anand Babu, Advait Nemlekar & Team WBD. |access-date=17 January 2025}}</ref>
|}

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==

{{reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{IMDb title|id=11917738}}
{{Cartoon Network co-productions}}
{{Cartoon Network pilots, films and specials}}

[[Category:2016 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:2016 animated television series debuts]]
[[Category:Animated television series without speech]]
[[Category:Cartoon Network (Indian TV channel) original programming]]
[[Category:Indian children's animated comedy television series]]

Lamput - Revision history

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