Phoebe & Jay
Twin siblings explore their neighborhood with family and friends.
Phoebe & Jay, a children's animated series, debuted on PBS Kids on February 2, 2026. Creators Genie Deez and Thy Than developed the show, which was produced by Mainframe Studios, Peter Hannan Productions, and Phoebe & Jay Productions. Animation was handled by Top Draw Animation in the Philippines. Funding came from The Grable Foundation, a U.S. Department of Education Ready-to-Learn grant via the now-defunct Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS viewers.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Education; Children's television series
- Creator
- Genie Deez; Thy Than
- Writer
- Halcyon Person
- Director
- Mike Alcock; Mark Sinclair
- Voices
- Jonathan Langdon; Linda Ballantyne
- Composer
- Patrick Jarrett Jr.
- Country
- United States; Canada
- Seasons
- 1
Facts from the source article.
Characters
Phoebe Yarber, voiced by Cleo Annan, is an African-American girl who enjoys singing and is the twin sister of Jay. Jay Yarber, voiced by Isaiah Ball, is an African-American boy and Phoebe's twin brother. Their paternal grandmother, Grandma Annie, is voiced by Morrissa Nicole, and their father, Pete Yarber, is voiced by Jonathan Langdon. Yolo Armango, a Latina woman living in Apartment 4G, is voiced by Pamela Estrada, and Lupe Armango, a Latina girl also in Apartment 4G, is voiced by Avery DeWet.
Mr. Gurley, an elderly Asian man in Apartment 3C, is voiced by Daniel Michael Karpenchuk. Miss Jean, a white woman in Apartment 8C who owns a chartreuse bird named Houdini, is voiced by Linda Ballantyne. Craig, a cousin who wears a red and white baseball cap backward, is voiced by Dwain Murphy. Other characters include Manny (voiced by Haven Markus), Jaxxon (voiced by Mercedes Morris), Priya Dennis (voiced by Ana Sani), Miss Vee (voiced by Meghan Swavy), Sid (voiced by Dalmar Abuzzeid), Mr. Ellis (voiced by Tom Pickett), Mr. Marsden (voiced by Michael Daingerfield), Mr. Aguilar (voiced by Francisco Trujillo), London (voiced by Miranda Edwards), and Dayton (voiced by Tymika Tafari).
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