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]

A bus in South Korea painted like Tayo[4]
A bus in South Korea painted like Rogi[4]
A bus in South Korea painted like Gani[4]

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.
  • Moon Nam-sook
  • Robyn Slade (A Day in the Life of Tayo (2010) - The Little Buses' Play (2016))
  • Monique Dami Lee (Emergency Dispatch! Tayo and Gani (2018) - The Little Dinosaur Friend: Part 2 (2019))
  • Andrea Beto (You're Cool Just as You Are (2022) - A Festival for Everyone (2022))
  • Caroline Orejuela (Gani, Let's Play Together! (2024) - present)
Rogi 1000 Rogi is a green bus. He made his debut in Season 1 episode A Day in the Life of Tayo.
  • Um Sang-hyun
  • Nolan Blazer (A Day in the Life of Tayo (2010) - The Little Dinosaur Friend: Part 2 (2019))
  • Andrei Ayson (You're Cool Just as You Are (2022) - A Festival For Everyone (2022))
  • Emerich Jimenez (Gani, Let's Play Together! (2024) - present)
Gani 1339 Gani is a red city bus. He made his debut in Season 1 episode Our New Friend, Gani.
  • Jeong Jeong Silvers
  • Kerri Salki (Our New Friend, Gani (2010) - The Little Dinosaur Friend Part 2 (2019))
  • Jay Santiago (You're Cool Just as You Are (2022) - A Festival For Everyone (2022))
  • William Savage (Gani, Let's Play Together! (2024) - present)
  • Laura E. Chinde (Tayo Spanish (2020) - YouTube Series (2021))
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
  • Eun Yeong-seon
  • Kami Desilets (A Day in the Life of Tayo (2010) - The Little Dinosaur Friend Part 2 (2019))
  • March Vargas (You're Cool Just as You Are (2022) - A Festival For Everyone (2022))
  • Meggie Elise (Gani, Let's Play Together! (2024) - present)
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 Desciption
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.

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