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Glossary
What does “Series and episodes” mean on Candy Shorts?
What's the difference between a series and an episode?
A series is the whole story, with its own title, cast and price. An episode is one vertical clip inside it. When people ask about a Candy short they usually mean the series, and when they ask about free access they usually mean its first episode or two.
Our count on November 12, 2026 came to 224 series: 204 of them open, 20 Spicy. Together the open series carry 1,133 episodes, and 206 series have exactly 5. Whole-series length ranges from about 3 to about 43 minutes.
Those minutes are estimates. Episode 1 gets timed in the video file, and the result is multiplied by the number of episodes, which is why we always say about.
Subtitles come on most. 202 series carry six languages (Italian, Portuguese, German, Spanish, English and French), and 108 add Japanese on top.
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What's the usual episode count of a Candy Short?
Most have 5, though some run longer or shorter. The page for each short on this site gives its own episode count, along with what every episode after the free ones costs in tokens.
How long is a Candy Short episode?
Short enough for a phone screen. A full open run lasts about 5 minutes at the median, so an episode is a minute or two. Those totals are estimates, based on the first episode times the count.