<s>
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
&	I-Application
Friends	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Talking	O
Friends	O
until	O
late	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
and	I-Application
Friends	I-Application
until	O
early	O
2021	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
franchise	O
created	O
and	O
owned	O
by	O
Outfit7	O
Limited	O
,	O
a	O
Slovenian	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
franchise	O
focuses	O
on	O
various	O
mobile	B-Application
games	I-Application
involving	O
anthropomorphic	O
animal	O
characters	O
repeating	O
things	O
said	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
app	O
,	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
Cat	O
,	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
July	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
franchise	O
also	O
includes	O
various	O
web	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
mostly	O
posted	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
(	O
also	O
called	O
Tom	O
)	O
–	O
A	O
grey	O
tabby	O
cat	O
and	O
the	O
title	O
character	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
Cat	O
app	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
July	O
2010	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
2	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
My	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
app	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
My	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
2	O
app	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talking	B-Protocol
Angela	I-Protocol
(	O
also	O
called	O
Angela	O
)	O
–	O
Tom	O
's	O
girlfriend	O
,	O
a	O
white	O
cat	O
with	O
a	O
love	O
for	O
travel	O
,	O
singing	O
,	O
fashion	O
and	O
dancing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Angela	O
has	O
also	O
appeared	O
in	O
other	O
apps	O
in	O
Outfit7	O
's	O
flagship	O
entertainment	O
franchise	O
,	O
the	O
more	O
popular	O
ones	O
being	O
Tom	O
's	O
Love	O
Letters	O
,	O
Tom	O
Loves	O
Angela	O
,	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
Gold	O
Run	O
,	O
and	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
Hero	O
Dash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
&	I-Application
Friends	I-Application
web	O
series	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
Tom	O
's	O
neighbour	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
December	O
2014	O
with	O
the	O
premiere	O
of	O
the	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
&	I-Application
Friends	I-Application
web	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talking	O
Becca	O
(	O
also	O
called	O
Becca	O
)	O
–	O
A	O
grey	O
rabbit	O
who	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
&	I-Application
Friends	I-Application
web	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talking	O
Pierre	O
–	O
A	O
parrot	B-Language
who	O
was	O
only	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Talking	O
Pierre	O
app	O
and	O
the	O
Talking	O
Friends	O
web	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
(	O
officially	O
named	O
as	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
Cat	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
by	O
Outfit7	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
title	O
character	O
,	O
Tom	O
,	O
repeats	O
anything	O
said	O
to	O
him	O
in	O
a	O
high-pitched	O
voice	O
,	O
and	O
interacts	O
with	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
has	O
been	O
featured	O
in	O
numerous	O
apps	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
every	O
web	O
series	O
excluding	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
Shorts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
2	O
(	O
officially	O
named	O
as	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
Cat	O
2	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talking	O
News	O
(	O
officially	O
named	O
as	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
and	O
Ben	O
News	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
and	O
Talking	O
Ben	O
act	O
as	O
TV	O
news	O
anchors	O
,	O
repeating	O
whatever	O
is	O
recorded	O
and	O
pulling	O
pranks	O
on	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talking	O
Pierre	O
is	O
a	O
video-game	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
user	O
interacts	O
with	O
a	O
parrot	B-Language
named	O
Pierre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
has	O
been	O
featured	O
in	O
numerous	O
apps	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
every	O
web	O
series	O
excluding	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
Shorts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talking	B-Protocol
Angela	I-Protocol
is	O
an	O
app	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
that	O
was	O
the	O
target	O
of	O
a	O
mudslinging	O
campaign	O
in	O
which	O
various	O
individuals	O
alleged	O
that	O
the	O
app	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
paedophiles	O
with	O
the	O
intent	O
of	O
tracking	O
children	O
,	O
though	O
no	O
legitimate	O
evidence	O
was	O
found	O
proving	O
the	O
claims	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
My	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
is	O
a	O
virtual	O
pet	O
app	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
take	O
care	O
of	O
Tom	O
as	O
he	O
grows	O
,	O
and	O
rename	O
and	O
customise	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
My	O
Talking	B-Protocol
Angela	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
virtual	O
pet	O
app	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
take	O
care	O
of	O
Angela	O
as	O
she	O
grows	O
,	O
and	O
rename	O
and	O
customise	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
Jetski	O
is	O
a	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
user	O
either	O
plays	O
as	O
Tom	O
or	O
Angela	O
,	O
riding	O
on	O
a	O
jet	O
ski	O
to	O
complete	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
Bubble	O
Shooter	O
is	O
a	O
bubble-shooting	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
Gold	O
Run	O
is	O
an	O
endless	B-Application
runner	I-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
as	O
Tom	O
,	O
Angela	O
,	O
Ben	O
,	O
Hank	O
or	O
Ginger	O
,	O
chases	O
a	O
robber	O
while	O
collecting	O
gold	O
bars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talking	B-Protocol
Angela	I-Protocol
Color	O
Splash	O
is	O
a	O
match-3	B-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
Camp	O
is	O
a	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
builds	O
a	O
camp	O
while	O
attacking	O
enemy	O
camps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
Pool	O
is	O
a	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
builds	O
a	O
waterpark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
Jetski	O
2	O
is	O
a	O
jetski	O
racing	O
video-game	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
different	O
mechanics	O
from	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
Jetski	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
Candy	O
Run	O
is	O
an	O
endless	B-Application
runner	I-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
in	O
2018.As	O
of	O
April	O
2023	O
,	O
the	O
app	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
Cake	O
Jump	O
is	O
an	O
endless	O
jumper	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
Jump	O
Up	O
is	O
another	O
endless	O
jumper	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
My	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
2	O
is	O
a	O
virtual	O
pet	O
app	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
My	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
Fun	O
Fair	O
is	O
a	O
match-3	B-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
in	O
2019	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
rebuilds	O
an	O
abandoned	O
amusement	O
park	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
Hero	O
Dash	O
is	O
an	O
endless	B-Application
runner	I-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
in	O
2019	O
that	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
Gold	O
Run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
Splash	O
Force	O
is	O
a	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
water	O
balloons	O
to	O
attack	O
criminals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
My	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
Friends	O
is	O
a	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
care	O
of	O
Tom	O
initially	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
gets	O
Angela	O
,	O
Hank	O
,	O
Ginger	O
,	O
Ben	O
and	O
Becca	O
to	O
take	O
care	O
of	O
too	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
My	O
Talking	B-Protocol
Angela	I-Protocol
2	O
is	O
a	O
virtual	O
pet	O
app	O
released	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
My	O
Talking	B-Protocol
Angela	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
Time	O
Rush	O
(	O
formerly	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
Gold	O
Run	O
2	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
endless	B-Application
runner	I-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
Blast	O
Park	O
is	O
a	O
shooter	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
2023	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
shoots	O
Roy	O
once	O
with	O
Tom	O
,	O
Angela	O
,	O
Hank	O
,	O
Tom	O
's	O
new	O
pet	O
Squeak	O
,	O
Ben	O
,	O
Becca	O
and	O
Ginger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talking	O
Friends	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
animated	O
web	O
series	O
of	O
the	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
and	I-Application
Friends	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Disney	O
Interactive	O
Studios	O
,	O
and	O
ran	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
from	O
June	O
8	O
to	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
for	O
10	O
episodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outfit7	O
launched	O
an	O
animated	O
series	O
called	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
and	I-Application
Friends	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
later	O
renamed	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
&	I-Application
Friends	I-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
antics	O
of	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
and	O
his	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
Shorts	O
is	O
an	O
ongoing	O
web	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
currently	O
available	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
and	I-Application
Friends	I-Application
Minis	O
is	O
a	O
2D	O
animated	O
web	O
series	O
featuring	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
and	O
his	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
Heroes	O
is	O
an	O
animated	O
series	O
by	O
Outfit7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
premiered	O
on	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
Heroes	O
:	O
Suddenly	O
Super	O
is	O
an	O
upcoming	O
animated	O
series	O
by	O
Outfit7	O
and	O
Epic	O
Story	O
Media	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
that	O
has	O
worked	O
on	O
other	O
TV	O
shows	O
such	O
as	O
Slugterra	O
and	O
Pocoyo	O
,	O
announced	O
on	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
&	I-Application
Friends	I-Application
franchise	O
has	O
expanded	O
beyond	O
apps	O
and	O
animated	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
and	O
Talking	B-Protocol
Angela	I-Protocol
's	O
music	O
video	O
for	O
their	O
single	O
"	O
You	O
Get	O
Me	O
"	O
,	O
created	O
in	O
cooperation	O
with	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
Records	O
,	O
has	O
received	O
over	O
350	O
million	O
views	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
as	O
of	O
March	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talking	B-Protocol
Angela	I-Protocol
has	O
also	O
recorded	O
her	O
first	O
solo	O
song	O
called	O
"	O
That	O
's	O
Falling	O
in	O
Love	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
and	O
Talking	B-Protocol
Angela	I-Protocol
's	O
"	O
Stand	O
By	O
Me	O
"	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Ben	O
E	O
.	O
King	O
's	O
song	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
received	O
54	O
million	O
views	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
&	I-Application
Friends	I-Application
launched	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
interactive	O
toys	O
called	O
"	O
Superstar	O
"	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plush	O
toys	O
talk	O
and	O
interact	O
with	O
multiple	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
&	I-Application
Friends	I-Application
apps	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
voice	O
recognition	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
live-action	O
animated	O
feature	O
film	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
&	I-Application
Friends	I-Application
franchise	O
entered	O
development	O
in	O
October	O
2014	O
,	O
with	O
Brad	O
Fischer	O
,	O
James	O
Vanderbilt	O
,	O
and	O
William	O
Sherak	O
producing	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2014	O
,	O
Talking	B-Protocol
Angela	I-Protocol
was	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
an	O
Internet	O
hoax	O
claiming	O
that	O
it	O
encourages	O
children	O
to	O
disclose	O
personal	O
information	O
about	O
themselves	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
allegedly	O
then	O
used	O
by	O
paedophiles	O
to	O
identify	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
these	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rumor	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
widely	O
circulated	O
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
various	O
websites	O
claiming	O
to	O
be	O
dedicated	O
to	O
parenting	O
,	O
claims	O
that	O
Angela	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
asks	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
user	O
for	O
private	O
personal	O
information	O
using	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
text-chat	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
hoax	O
was	O
revived	O
again	O
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
prompting	O
online	O
security	O
company	O
Sophos	O
and	O
The	O
Guardian	O
to	O
debunk	O
it	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sophos	O
employee	O
Paul	O
Ducklin	O
wrote	O
on	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
blog	O
that	O
the	O
message	O
being	O
posted	O
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
promoting	O
the	O
hoax	O
was	O
"	O
close	O
to	O
600	O
rambling	O
,	O
repetitious	O
words	O
,	O
despite	O
claiming	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
n't	O
have	O
words	O
to	O
describe	O
the	O
situation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bruce	O
Wilcox	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
programmers	O
,	O
has	O
attributed	O
the	O
hoax	O
's	O
popularity	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
chatbot	O
program	O
in	O
Talking	B-Protocol
Angela	I-Protocol
is	O
so	O
realistic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
My	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
app	O
was	O
reported	O
for	O
having	O
advertised	O
age-inappropriate	O
advertisements	O
for	O
adult	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
My	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
had	O
over	O
11	O
million	O
downloads	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
top	O
games	O
app	O
in	O
135	O
countries	O
worldwide	O
within	O
10	O
days	O
of	O
its	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
&	I-Application
Friends	I-Application
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
has	O
over	O
14.8	O
million	O
subscribers	O
and	O
6.1	O
billion	O
views	O
as	O
of	O
May	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
My	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
app	O
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
iPad	O
Game	O
:	O
Kids	O
,	O
Education	O
&	O
Family	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2014	O
Tabby	O
Awards	O
,	O
the	O
global	O
competition	O
for	O
the	O
best	O
tablet	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
My	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
was	O
also	O
voted	O
the	O
2014	O
Tabby	O
Award	O
Users	O
 '	O
Choice	O
favorite	O
in	O
two	O
categories	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
iPad	O
Game	O
:	O
Kids	O
,	O
Education	O
&	O
Family	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Android	O
Game	O
:	O
Puzzle	O
,	O
Cards	O
&	O
Family	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Talking	B-Application
Tom	I-Application
&	I-Application
Friends	I-Application
television	O
series	O
won	O
the	O
Best	O
Animated	O
Series	O
Award	O
at	O
the	O
2016	O
Cablefax	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
