Top Wing

Characters

Swift, a blue jay voiced by Jonah Wineberg in Season 1 and Tristan Mercado in Season 2 in the US (William Romain in the UK), leads Team Top Wing and excels at high-altitude flying. His signature color is orange, and he pilots the Flash Wing jet and the Zip Flash jet-copter. Rod, a rooster voiced by Ethan Pugiotto in the US (Freddie Howson in the UK), serves as comic relief and drives the Road Wing roadster and the Rooster Booster motorcycle; his signature color is red.

Brody, a puffin voiced by Lucas Kalechstein in the US (Leni Hamilton in the UK), loves flying with the waves and operates the Splash Wing boat and the Splash Diver boat-submarine hybrid; his signature color is green. Penny, a penguin voiced by Abigail Oliver in the US (Mili Patel in the UK), is the only female cadet and an undersea expert who uses the Aqua Wing submarine and the Aqua Runner submarine; her signature color is pink. Speedy, voiced by Colin Doyle in the US (Brad Kavanagh in Seasons 1 to 2 in the UK), is the ace instructor who pilots the HQ Command Flyer.

Bea, voiced by Bryn McAuley in the US (Charlotte Reynard in the UK), is the chief mechanic at HQ. Chirp and Cheep are baby chicks who can only say their own names; Chirp has two pink feathers, Cheep two blue feathers. Rhonda, voiced by Raven Dauda in the US (Fiona Clarke in the UK), owns The Lemon Shack. Oscar, voiced by Joseph Motiki, is a blue octopus.

Farmer Treegoat, voiced by Jonathan Potts, is a tree goat. Sammy Monkey, voiced by Tyler Barish in the US (Hari Patel in the UK), is a little monkey. Shirley Squirrley, voiced by Bryn McAuley in the US (Kathryn MacColl in the UK), is a flying squirrel. Timmy Turtle, voiced by Meesha Contreras in the US (Kathryn MacColl in the UK), leads the Junior Cadets and is Honu's son.

Honu Turtle, voiced by Linda Ballantyne, works as a conductor for the Turtle Train. Dina, voiced by TJ McGibbon in the US (Kathryn MacColl in the UK), is a young rhinoceros. Ms. Brownbear, voiced by Julie Sype in the US (Fiona Clarke in the UK), is a teacher.

Lore

The series takes place on Big Swirl Island, an island inhabited by birds and other animals. At Top Wing Academy, four young cadets—Swift, Brody, Penny, and Rod—work together to earn their wings by helping their community. Under the guidance of their mentor Speedy, the ace instructor who pilots the HQ Command Flyer, the cadets take on different missions to practice their rescue skills and assist those in need, all while learning important lessons.

The cadets each have signature vehicles: Swift flies the Flash Wing jet and the Zip Flash jet-copter; Rod drives the Road Wing roadster and the Rooster Booster motorcycle; Brody operates the Splash Wing boat and the Splash Diver boat-submarine hybrid; and Penny uses the Aqua Wing submarine and the Aqua Runner submarine. Bea, the chief mechanic, helps out at HQ alongside Speedy. The Lemon Shack, run by Rhonda the rhinoceros, is a recurring location.

Other island residents include Oscar the blue octopus, Farmer Treegoat, Shirley Squirrley who wears flying squirrel wings, and the Junior Cadets led by Timmy Turtle.

Guide

Key episodes and events are not detailed in the source, but the series structure follows the cadets completing missions to earn their wings. The show originally aired on Nickelodeon in the US starting November 6, 2017, then moved to the Nick Jr. Channel on May 31, 2019. In Canada, it debuted on Treehouse on January 6, 2018. The second season premiered on March 1, 2019. Outside Canada, Nickelodeon acquired the rights and the series debuted internationally in early 2018. In the UK, the main cast's voices are dubbed with British voice actors, replacing their original Canadian voices. The series has been translated into French, airing in Canada on Telequebec and available on the CouCou TV streaming service. A Bangla version aired on Duronto TV in Bangladesh from 2020–2021. A DVD was released by Nickelodeon and Paramount Home Entertainment on March 5, 2019.