What if Popples (1986) was produced by Nelvana?

is a theory by Sophie the Otter. It focuses on Popples if it was produced by Nelvana instead of DiC.

Theory Information
If the program was produced by Nelvana, it would premiere on ABC on September 13th, 1986, airing before The Care Bears Family at 8:00 am. The first season would run through January 1987. The second season would premiere on September 12th, 1987 and run through January 1988.

Reruns of the series would be picked up by children's cable channel Nickelodeon in 1989 as part of the Nick Jr. block. It would run through 1994.

In Canada, reruns would start airing on CBC in 1990 and run through 1995. It would be picked up by Teletoon in 1997.

Similarities

 * The voice cast is unchanged.
 * Some settings in the episodes remain intact.
 * Most of the jokes would remain the same (especially in Season 1)
 * There are still no villains.

Differences

 * Unlike the DiC version, each episode is 22 minutes long.
 * Episode plots have more variety in the first season.
 * The animation is more fluid.
 * The intro music is slightly based on Popple Magic and the Popples advertisements.
 * The personalities of the Popples closely match with their official ones by Those Characters From Cleveland more than the DiC version. For example, Prize is actually shown storytelling.
 * In the second season, Mike and Penny also own the Sports Popples.
 * Mom (Ellen Wagner)'s full body is shown and knows about the Popples. Dad also makes more appearances and occasionally interacts with his wife.
 * Punkster and Punkity sing original songs rather than rehashes of classic children's songs in the DiC version.
 * Billy and Bonnie's outfits match theirs from the live-action Popples film.
 * There are several references to the live-action Popples movie.