Umipuppets Originals

Umipuppets Originals is an American company that was founded in November 2014. It was a children's mass media company from 2021 until 2022. Umipuppets Originals retired most of its operations on February 8-9, 2022 due to several issues. Umipuppets Originals is currently focusing on preserving its history.

Early history (2014-15)
On November 2014, Umipuppets Originals was founded to initiate production on Umipuppets. Apple Channel gave the UmiPuppets clips to Umipuppets Originals. In December 2014, Umipuppets Originals started to work on The Umipuppets Movie. In December 2014, Umipuppets Originals began posting on Google+. On January 16, 2015, Apple Channel gave their YouTube channel to Umipuppets Originals. Umipuppets Originals began to add content to it and the Umipuppets name began to be used as a brand afterwards. On March 28, 2015, Umipuppets Originals began to use Vyond after it received Apple Channel's account. Umipuppets Originals attempted to do a lot to expand and tried to make games, films, and shows. On April 1, 2015, the classic Umipuppets site opened.

Umipuppets Hydrated era (2015-16)
On June 14, 2015, Umipuppets Hydrated released and was heavily focused on for the next few months. In the series, Lola replaced Milli and the group befriended the Powerpuff Girls. They became friends with Wendy Soccer, Shimmer, and Shine a few months later. On November 22, 2015, Umipuppets Originals celebrated the first anniversary of Umipuppets with an HTO 1X Funnies episode. On November 26, 2015, Umipuppets Originals' Vyond account expired due to subscription model changes.

Umipuppets Originals on YouTube dominance (2016-17)
On January 16, 2016, Umipuppets Originals finally resumed production on Umipuppets after a few months and made the show animated instead of live-action. Umipuppets Originals mostly focused on Umipuppets until April 2016 and a lot of episodes were left unfinished afterwards. On February 28, 2016, Umipuppets Originals established the Minecraft Bot franchise by releasing new content to Umipuppets Originals on YouTube. On April 12, 2016, Umifilms was founded to produce films.

In May 2016, Umipuppets Originals created its musical.ly account. On May 16, 2016, Umipuppets Originals created its DeviantArt profile. On May 19, 2016, Umipuppets Originals closed the Google Apple Channel site and opened Umipuppets Google on May 31, 2016. In June 2016, Umipuppets Originals acquired The Bird Beats Entertainment and produced a reboot for The Bird Beat Band. Starting in June 2016, Umipuppets Originals started to use Kevin MacLeod's music for its content. On July 31, 2016, Umipuppets Originals produced the final episodes of Umipuppets Hydrated. They were filmed with a phone instead of a computer. On August 14, 2016, Umitoons was founded and started animating content in December 2016. On August 23, 2016, Botcraft was created and was released on its own website in November 2016. On August 25, 2016, Umipuppets Originals started the event. In late August 2016, Umipuppets Originals revamped the Umipuppets site.

In September 2016, Umipuppets Originals created Twitter and Instagram accounts with the username @umipuppets. Umipuppets Originals also started planning to make a DVD for the first season of Umipuppets. On October 1, 2016, Umipuppets Originals opened the Umipuppets Wiki. On October 8-9, 2016, Umifilms produced Hee-yah! The Horror Movie.

In November 2016, the quality of Umipuppets Originals' content increased starting with the release of Lola Loud Edition. In mid November 2016, the Botcraft website opened. On December 1, 2016, Umipuppets Originals created Amelia Cadelia and Diaper Gals, but both shows were left unfinished after a few days. In mid-December 2016, Umipuppets Originals began to use FireAlpaca. In early 2017, Umifilms dissolved due to inactivity. In March 2017, Umipuppets Originals closed its Twitter and Instagram accounts due to personal interference.

Initial content audience retargeting (2017-18)
On April 9, 2017, Umipuppets Originals decided to start making content for younger audiences and this change allowed Umipuppets Originals to start becoming more successful. Some existing content was edited to remove mild language. In early May 2017, Umipuppets Originals decided to start producing content in 1080i and stopped using 972 × 615 for artwork. Umitoons Shorts was the first show to be produced in the picture format. YouTube Poop with Umipuppets did the same with episodes released in June 2017. Umipuppets started to use 1080i in the first episode of the second season. HTO 1X Funnies Spies was upgraded at the start of its current run in September 2017. On June 7, 2017, activity stopped for The Bird Beat Band Network and it closed. The Bird Beats Entertainment dissolved and all of its assets are currently maintained by Umipuppets Originals.

On June 14, 2017, Umipuppets was renewed for a second season and production began on the first episode. YouTube Poop with Umipuppets was put on hiatus to produce Umipuppets. On July 7, 2017 at 7:00pm ET, the second season of Umipuppets released. On July 27, 2017, Umipuppets Original Movies was founded to make films. On September 22, 2017, Umipuppets Originals released Granny Sweetapple to Umipuppets Originals on YouTube and the Umipuppets Channel.

On October 13, 2017, Umipuppets Originals opened its next site. On December 1, 2017, Umipuppets Originals began to use VSDC Video Editor. On December 5, 2017, Umipuppets Originals got a new laptop to add to its workflow. On December 21, 2017, Umipuppets Original Movies dissolved due to inactivity. On December 22, 2017, Lola Loud Clues was released and the series is a spin-off of Lola Loud Edition. On January 5, 2018, Umipuppets Best of 2017 was released.

Umipuppets Channel and Umipuppets Originals on YouTube (2018-19)
In January 2018, Umipuppets Originals started working on redesigning the Umipuppets site. On March 22, 2018, Umipuppets Originals founded Animal Animation to start making more advanced animation. On April 1, 2018, the last episode of YouTube Poop with Umipuppets released and that meant the end of using episodes of third-party shows. On April 14, 2018, Umipuppets Originals opened Umipuppets 2 at 12:00am ET. In mid-April 2018, Umipuppets Originals decided to start respecting copyright by changing what music can be used in its content.

On May 24, 2018, the second Botcraft site opened. On May 25, 2018, Umipuppets Originals released a new version of the Umipuppets opening on Umipuppets Originals on YouTube. On June 4, 2018, the Umipuppets site was redesigned and content was added to the site. Umipuppets Originals focused more on HTO 1X Funnies Spies throughout the summer.

In September 2018, Umipuppets Originals implemented policies for the characters that are used. On December 15, 2018, Umipuppets Originals produced and released the last episode of Granny Sweetapple and On January 11, 2019, Umipuppets Best of 2018 released. It was originally supposed to release on January 4, but a vacation caused the release to be delayed. On March 15, 2019, Animal Animation was merged into Umitoons and Umitoons began to use advanced tools for animating. On April 5, 2019, Umitoons was rebranded and received a new logo and an 8-note tune. In April 2019, Umipuppets Originals' Google+ profile closed with the social network. On July 14, 2019, Umipuppets Originals opened its own website. On August 3, 2019, Umipuppets Originals moved to a new location.

Growth and expansion (2019-22)
On October 4, 2019, Umipuppets Originals updated its branding and a few production logos were made. Each one's use depends on the type of content. On November 6, 2019, Umipuppets Originals created the Umigirls and it is currently being worked on. Umipuppets Originals also began to use the style of the letters of the Umipuppets logo to make a typeface for some of its brands. On November 21, 2019, Umipuppets Originals got a new logo and Botcraft was revived. On November 22, 2019, Umipuppets Originals started redesigning the Botcraft website. On December 1, 2019, Umipuppets was officially renewed for a third season and a new version of the opening is currently being worked on. In late-2019, Umipuppets Originals decided to discontinue Umipuppets Originals on YouTube to shift focus on the Umipuppets Channel, Umigirls, and other brands.

In early 2020, Umipuppets Originals changed its business model to be more professional and move away from YouTube. On January 9, 2020, Umipuppets Originals got a new laptop and was able to improve workflow. On January 17, 2020, Umipuppets Originals began to transition away from Kevin MacLeod's music for music produced under Umipuppets Originals Music. On January 27, 2020, Umipuppets Originals moved back to its original location, but the main work area is in a different room. On February 29, 2020, BotGeoMilli Media was founded to distribute content outside of Umipuppets Originals on YouTube. On March 8, 2020, Umipuppets Originals rebranded Umipuppets to become the Umipuppets Channel. On March 31, 2020, Umipuppets Originals opened this wiki. During most of 2020, Umipuppets Originals focused on recovering from Umipuppets Originals on YouTube's production decline. About March 2020, Umipuppets Originals' Vyond account was deleted due to changes to the platform and all of the videos are no longer available. On April 14, 2020, the false association was removed from the Umipuppets logo. In mid-2020, the characters policies that were implemented in 2018 were lifted.

On July 1, 2020, Umipuppets Retro was renamed to Umipuppets Originals Classics and Umipuppets Originals on YouTube's profile picture was changed to remove the false association. In mid-July 2020, Umipuppets Originals decided to stop planning DVDs to focus on digital releases. On August 15, 2020, Umipuppets Originals began to use Inkscape to make vector graphics. On August 29, 2020, Umipuppets Originals began to use Shotcut.

In October 2020, the Umipuppets Channel site and the Umipuppets Originals site were upgraded and the Umipuppets site closed and tells visitors to go to the Umipuppets Channel site. On October 8, 2020, Umipuppets Originals began to add its shows to IMDb, starting with Umipuppets and Umitoons Shorts. In November 2020, Umipuppets Originals announced its future plans and revealed what would happen when Umipuppets Originals on YouTube is discontinued. It also revealed Umigirls with minimal details. On December 31, 2020, Umipuppets Originals closed Umipuppets 2 at 6:00 AM EST because it was obsolete. Later that day, the Umipuppets site started redirecting visitors to the Umipuppets Channel site.

On January 8, 2021, Umihouse Media began to distribute content to the Umipuppets Channel site. On February 16, 2021, Umipuppets Originals planned to change the style of its copyright and trademark notices on March 1, 2021 to be more unique.

On February 19, 2021, Umipuppets Originals launched Umipuppets Originals Behind the Scenes. On March 8, 2021, Umipuppets Originals released an International Women's Day video on the Umipuppets Channel site and Umipuppets Originals on YouTube and it is the first work to use 5.1 surround sound. Umipuppets Originals In mid-March 2021, Umipuppets Originals began planning the transition away from Umipuppets Originals on YouTube. Umipuppets Originals plans to add some of Umipuppets Originals on YouTube's live-action shows, specials, and videos to its archive starting in 2022. On March 30, 2021, Umipuppets was renewed for a fourth season.

On April 13, 2021, Umipuppets Originals Networks received full ownership of the Umipuppets Channel and Umigirls and Umipuppets Originals became a children's media company. On May 30, 2021, Umipuppets Originals fully moved its production operations to the Productions division as part of its identity change. On July 18, 2021, Umipuppets Originals started its first full inspection. July 19, 2021, Umipuppets Originals deactivated Umipuppets DeviantArt. This meant that the Umipuppets name is no longer used when referring to Umipuppets Originals, Umipuppets Originals on YouTube, or the Umipuppets Channel. On August 1, 2021, Umipuppets Originals Music, Umipuppets Originals Behind the Scenes, Umihouse Media, Umipuppets Originals Networks, and Umitoons were rebranded. Later in August 2021, a new name-checking process was implemented using Google Trends and several names such as Botcraft were affected.

On October 10, 2021, Umipuppets Originals Productions cut back production for some shows due to work shortage. On October 11, 2021, the Umipuppets Channel 3 was fully announced as Umigirls. On October 13, 2021, Umipuppets Originals announced that Gigglepear is being worked on. On November 15, 2021, GigglepearTV was established.

Final years (2022-present)
On February 5, 2022, Umipuppets Originals Productions ceased work on upcoming shows and specials. On February 8, 2022, Umipuppets Originals dissolved nearly all of its subsidiaries and divisions due to several issues. Arrangements were made with Girlenium to continue most of these operations and continue development of Umigirls. On February 9, 2022, Umipuppets Originals Networks dissolved and the Umipuppets Channel was closed.

Trivia

 * On November 26, 2020, Umipuppets Originals closed to observe Thanksgiving. Umipuppets Originals also closed on December 25, 2020 to observe Christmas.
 * During the third week of January 2021, Umipuppets Originals was temporarily closed due to a creativity problem.
 * On May 28, 2021, Umipuppets Originals was temporarily closed for most of the day due to electrical issues at its location.
 * 2016 is known to be Umipuppets Originals' most active year.