List of Tayo the Little Bus Characters
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This is a list of all characters from the South Korean children's animated television series Tayo the Little Bus .[1][2][3]
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Buses
| Name | Route
Number |
Description | Voiced by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tayo[5] | 120 | Tayo is a playful city bus and the main character of the series.[6] He made his debut in the Season 1 episode A Day in the Life of Tayo. |
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| Rogi | 1000 | Rogi is a green bus. He made his debut in Season 1 episode A Day in the Life of Tayo. |
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| Gani | 1339 | Gani is a red city bus. He made his debut in Season 1 episode Our New Friend, Gani. |
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| Lani | 02 | Lani is a yellow bus and a main character of the series. She made her debut in the Season 1 episode, A Day in the Life of Tayo |
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| Citu | No Route Number | Citu in the first two seasons and in the seventh season) is a double-decker tour bus who debuted in the Season 1 episode, A Day in the Life of Tayo. | |
| Peanut | 03 | Peanut is an electric bus. He makes his first appearance in the Season 4 episode Nice To Meet You Peanut. |
Other Buses
| Name | Route Number | Description |
| Bubba | No Route Number | Bubba is a senior bus who made his debut in Season 2 episode Cito's Secret. He used to scold and being very mean to Citu when he was little. |
| Kinder | No Route Number | Kinder is a preschool bus who made his debut in Season 4 of Tayo the Little Bus. |
| Cooku | 031 | Cooku is a countryside bus who lives in the countryside with Nana. He debuted in Season 2 episode Nana's Invitation. |
| Nana | 082 | Nana is a purple-and-white country bus. She and Tayo are good friends. Her debut is in the Season 2 episode Nana Visits the City, in which she gets lost in the city. |
| Wondie | No Route Number | Wondie was a hardworking bus who is implied to have been retired and scrapped a year before the events of first season of Tayo the Little Bus. He is Hana and Citu’s old and former friend. |
| Lolly | No Route Number | Lolly is a city tour bus who takes passengers around the city up to the mountain and at the museum. She gives lectures about the city. Her one and only episode that she appears is in Season 5 episode Lolly, The New City Tour Bus. |
| Stuart | No Route Number | Stuart is a school bus and minor character that only appears in Season 1 of Tayo The Little Bus. |
Construction Vehicles
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Max | Max is a dump truck who made his debut in Season 1 episode Good Friends. |
| Poco | Poco is an excavator who made his debut in Season 1 episode The Best Heavy Equipment. |
| Chris | Chris is a cement truck who made his debut in Season 1 episode The Best Heavy Equipment. |
| Billy | Billy is a yellow bulldozer who is in charge of the Construction Site. He first appeared in Season 1 of Tayo the Little Bus. |
Space Characters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Quick | Quick is a spaceship who debuted in Season 2 episode Tayo's Space Adventure Part 2. He resembles Speed. |
| Space Train | The Space Train is a character in space. It only appeared in Season 2 episode Tayo's Space Adventure Part 1. |
| Noah | Noah is a spaceship who debuted in Season 2 episode Tayo's Space Adventure Part 2. She resembles Nuri. |
| Bully | Bully is the leader of the Space Pirates and the main antagonist in Tayo the Little Bus (series). He made his debut in the Season 1 episode Tayo's Space Adventure. |
| Wooly | Woolly is Bully's son. He first only appeared in the Season 3 episode Tayo's Earth Defense Plan 1, but he later re-appeared in the Season 7 episode Wooly's Hide and Seek. |
| Bully's Gang | The Bully's Gang are the space pirates and Bully's gang member, they are minor antagonist first appeared in Season 2 of Tayo the Little Bus. |
Other Vehicles
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Nuri | Nuri is a cheerful taxi cab. She debuted in the Season 1 episode A Day in the Life of Tayo. |
| Heart | Heart is a hatchback. She made her debut in the Season 3 episode The New Friend, Heart. She is also Speed's love interest. |
| Iracha | Iracha is a clumsy and dimwitted pickup truck who debuted in Season 1 episode A Day in the Life of Tayo. |
| Big | Big is a container semi truck who made his brief appearance in the Season 1 episode A Day in the Life of Tayo. He made his actual debut in Afraid of the Dark. |
| Tony | Tony is an intelligent and diligent delivery truck and rapper. He made his actual debut in Season 1 episode I Want New Tires where he is main character. |
| Toto | Toto is a tow truck who debuted in Season 1 episode A Day in the Life of Tayo. |
| Carry | Carry is a car transporter of Bong Bong, Oli, Small, and Tiny. She also appears in Tayo's Sing Along Show episode Dreaming In The Clouds. |
| Speed | Speed (known as Speedy in the earlier episodes) is a supporting character in Tayo the Little Bus. He resembles a red Porsche 911 |
| Shine | Shine is a yellow-colored sport-luxury vehicle. He made his debut in the Season 1 episode Let's Be Friends. |
| Long | Long is a container truck who made his debut in Season 6 episode You're Cool Just as You Are. |
| Rubby | Rubby is a street sweeper truck that cleans roads. He made his debut in Season 2 episode A New Playground! Rubby is season 2 and 6 and special main characters. |
| Reo | Reo is a superstar car. He made his debut in Season 3 episode Gani The Super Star. |
| Ractor | Ractor (originally named as Larry) is a bright red tractor who lives in the countryside |
| Champ | Champ is a old pickup truck who first appeared in Season 2 of Tayo the Little Bus. |
| Ms. Teach | Ms. Teach is a car who made her debut in Season 3 episode A School Day. She is the teacher of the Car School. |
| Modi | Modi is an electric car. His best friend is Peanut |
| Windy | Windy is a recreational vehicle (RV) who debuted in Season 2 episode Rogi's Special Guest. |
| Lift | Lift is an anthropomorphic forklift who debuted in Season 1 episode Going to Choo-Choo Town!. |
Rescue vehicles
Fire
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Frank | Frank is a fire truck who made his cameo appearance in Season 1 episode A Day in the Life of Tayo. He made his actual debut in Season 1 episode Frank and Alice are Awesome!. |
| Noah | Noah is a rescue ambulance who debuted in Season 7 episode The Heroic Rescue Team. She is an ambulance, just like Alice. |
| Jessie | Jessie is a fire command vehicle who debuted in Season 7 episode The Heroic Rescue Team. She is the leader of the rescue team. |
| Tanker | Tanker is a water tanker truck who debuted in Season 7 episode The Heroic Rescue Team. |
Police
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Pat | Pat is a patrol car who made his debut in the Season 1 episode A Day in the Life of Tayo. He is Rookie's police partner. |
Ambulance
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Alice | Alice is an ambulance who made her cameo appearance in the Season 1 episode A Day in the Life of Tayo. She made her actual debut in the episode Frank and Alice are Awesome!. |
Air
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Air | Air is a rescue helicopter who made his debut in the Season 2 episode Air, the Brave Helicopter. |
Baby Cars
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Bong Bong | Bong Bong is a minivan who made his debut in Season 2 episode Tayo and Bong Bong. He, Oli, Small and Tiny are little boys. |
| Tiny | Tiny is a baby truck who made his debut in Season 2 episode Tayo and Bong Bong. |
| Small | Small is a baby taxi who made his debut in Season 2 episode Tayo and Bong Bong. |
| Oli | Oli is a baby car who made his cameo appearance in Season 2 episode Tayo and Bong Bong. He made his actual debut in Season 4 episode Who Is Cooler?. |
Trams and trains
| Name | Route Number | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Met | 4553 | Met is a subway train who debuted in the Season 1 episode Rogi's Hiccups. Before this, he was mentioned in A Day in the Life of Tayo. |
| Trammy | 270 | Trammy is a tram who debuted in Season 4 episode Trammy's First Day At Work. |
| Titipo[7] | No Route Number | Titipo is a train character from the spin-off TV series Titipo Titipo,[8] who travels where ever the train tracks go. He debuted in Season 1 episode Getting Lost. He debuted in the main series' Season 5 episode Tayo And Titipo's Race. |
| Diesel | No Route Number | Diesel is a train who hauls cargo at the quarry. He gives Tayo information on where to find Steam. He briefly appeared in Season 5 episode Tayo And Titipo's Race. He then debuted in Season 5 episode Rogi And The Lucky Genie. |
| Fix | No Route Number | Fix is an anthropomorphic breakdown train who debuted in Season 1 episode Going to Choo-Choo Town!. |
| Boom-Boom | No Route Number | Boom-Boom is a playful little train who derailed in Season 1 episode Titipo's First Route. |
| Xing-Xing | No Route Number | Xing-Xing is a high-speed passenger train who debuted in Season 1 episode Going to Choo-Choo Town!. She debuted in the main series' Season 5 episode Tayo And Titipo's Race. |
| Genie | No Route Number | Genie is the pink train that Tayo and her friends tell Rogi who they think is the lucky train in Season 5 episode Rogi And The Lucky Genie. |
| Eric | No Route Number | Eric is an older passenger electric locomotive who takes his job very seriously and as a result, has a hard time having fun with the other trains. |
| Setter | No Route Number | Setter is a diesel shunter who is very organized with his job. He debuted in Season 1 episode Titipo's First Route. |
| Danny | No Route Number | Danny is a blue track inspection diesel car who tries to calm Loco down during his night shift. He checks the rail at night in order to trains working during the day can runs safely. He often sleeps during the day because of his work. |
| Loco | No Route Number | Loco is a new friendly freight diesel locomotive who made his debut in Season 1 episode Our New Friend, Loco. In Tayo the Little Bus, he made his cameo appearance in Season 5 episode Tayo And Titipo's Race. He made his actual debut in Season 6 episode Please Take Care of the Cat. |
| Manny and Berny | No Route Number | Manny and Berny is an anthropomorphic freight train twins who debuted in Season 1 episode There's Something about Manny. |
| Steam | No Route Number | Steam is a 4-4-0 steam locomotive and an old friend of Mr. Herb and Bubba. He debuted in Season 5 episode Bubba's Vacation. |
| Jenny | No Route Number | Jenny is a female diesel locomotive. She made her first appearance in Season 2. She first appeared in Season 2 episode A Long Haul - Part 2. In Season 2 episode Welcome, Jenny!, she comes to the train village. Prior to that, she had long-distance freight and passenger runs. So, she has knowledge of long-distance runs. |
| Super Z | No Route Number | Super Z is a super train who only debuted in Season 2 episode A Gift for Teo. |
| Megatrain | No Route Number | Megatrain is an anthropomorphic super train who debuted in Season 3 episode I Want To Be a Megatrain. He is the strongest train on Earth. |
| Strong | No Route Number | Strong is an anthropomorphic freight train who debuted in Season 3 episode Diesel's Long Haul. |
| Green | No Route Number | Green is an anthropomorphic freight train who debuted in Season 3 episode It's Not Fair Manny!. She lives in the Jungle. |
| Packer | No Route Number | Packer is an anthropomorphic freight train who lives in the Desert. She debuted in Season 3 episode Superman Loco. |
| Gabriel | No Route Number | Gabriel is an anthropomorphic diesel locomotive who debuted in Season 3 episode I Want To Be a Megatrain. |
| Crimson | No Route Number | Crimson is an anthropomorphic thief train who debuted in Season 3 episode Detective Genie. |
| Ella | No Route Number | Ella is an anthropomorphic diesel locomotive who debuted in Season 3 episode Diesel's Mysterious Adventure Part 1. |
| Lord Greener | No Route Number | Lord Greener is an anthropomorphic diesel locomotive who debuted in Season 3 episode Diesel's Mysterious Adventure. |
| Walkie | No Route Number | Walkie is an anthropomorphic subway train who debuted in Season 3 episode Titipo's Special Friend. |
Drones
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Momo | Momo is a yellow drone who debuted in Season 7 episode Momo and Bibi, the Flying Twins. |
| Bibi | Bibi is a blue drone who debuted in Season 7 episode Momo and Bibi, the Flying Twins alongside Momo. |
Toy Characters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Ace | Ace is a red toy sports car who was Duri's favourite toy and only appeared in The Tayo Movie Mission: Ace.[9] |
| Melo | Melo is a musical car who debuted in the special The Tayo Movie Mission: Ace. |
| Tori | Tori is the toy car with mouse/bear ears. He plays with Blo and meets Tayo, Duri, and Hana and he helps them rescue Ace. He made his debut in The Tayo Movie Mission: Ace. |
| Blo | Blo is the toy army truck. His body resembles LEGO blocks. He made his debut in The Tayo Movie Mission: Ace. |
| Bella | Bella is the main antagonist in The Tayo Movie Mission: Ace. She is the queen of the Toyland.She used to be Hana's favourite toy. |
| Louie | Louie is an action figure doll who drives a sports car. He was Kevin's toy owner until he left him at the beach. Louie ends up in Toyland and is trying to get back home to his owner. |
| Grandpa Turtle | The Grandpa Turtle is the turtle toy of his little turtles. He lives in Toyland with his little turtle boys. |
Human Characters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Hana | Hana is a female mechanic who first appeared in Season 1 of Tayo the Little Bus. She is the daughter of Anne. |
| Duri | Duri is a boy who often rides on Tayo. His favorite superhero is Guardian X. He first appeared in 'The Little Bus Is Leaving', the first episode of Tayo's Sing Along Show Season 1. He and Tayo try to be like Guardian X by helping other people in the city. |
| Rookie | Rookie is a local policeman. He sometimes goofs up with his job because he is new to it. He is currently the manager of the Emergency Center and was the only human working there until Jay was introduced. |
| Jay | Jay is a female rescuer who works at the Emergency Center. She made her debut in Season 5 episode New Rescuer, Jay. |
| Princess Ray | Princess Ray is a princess and only space human from Planet Clover. She introduces herself to Tayo in Tayo's Space Adventure and is rescued by Tayo. |
| Asura | Asura is a little wizard from World of Magic. He appears in Season 4 episode Asura The Little Wizard and spin off series Tayo and Little Wizards. |
| Joey the Magician | Joey is a Magician who was late from Tayo who decided to skip his stop. Joey gets bored waiting and a little girl comes and visits Joey who entertains the little girl. Tayo realizing his mistake rushes over to pick up Joey who entertains the guest. In Season 3, he is a Clown of the Circus. |
| Andy | Andy is a painter in Season 2 episode The Perfect Duo, Rookie and Pat who was a criminal who was vandalizing the bus stations with painting graffiti on the walls. Lani talks to Andy about how she likes his art but tells him drawing graffiti on bus schedules is wrong and how it confused passengers. Then Rookie spots Andy and chases after Andy until he got caught by Pat the police car. |
| Teo | Teo is a Train mechanic at the Train Station. He appeared in Season 5 episode "Tayo And Titipo's Race" when he paid Hana for a visit. |
| Jenny | Jenny is a singer and a supporting character who first appeared in Season 4 of Tayo the Little Bus. |
| Jimmy | Jimmy is a guitarist that Peanut meets on the streets. While he's good playing the guitar, he can't sing and asks Peanut to find a singing partner which Peanut meets Jenny. |
| Mr. Herb | Mr. Herb is a train conductor who appeared in Season 5 episode Bubba's Vacation. Bubba visits Mr. Herb and Steam at the Train Station. |
| Anne | Anne is the mother of Hana. She is a paleontologist . |
| Guardian X | Guardian X is a superhero TV star from Season 5 in the episode Surprise Gift For Duri and is Duri's favorite superhero. Duri's father goes over to where Guardian X is filming and gets his autograph and a superhero costume for Duri's birthday |
| Fireball | Fireball is a superhero which he owns Nuri as Yellow Flash in Season 1 episode "Nuri is a Superstar" and Fire Car in Season 3 episode City Heroes, Tayo & Duri. He was replaced by Guardian X in Season 5. |
| Maily | Maily is the Hollywood Child Star actress, in Season 5 episode The Little Buses Go To America. She asks Tayo to help her get away from Black and his car agents. |
| Pepper | Pepper is a character who debuted in Season 3 episode New Conductor, Pepper!. She is the train conductor during long hauls. |