Weird Years
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| Genre | Animated comedy |
| Country of origin |  Canada |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
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| Running time | approx. 23 mins (per episode) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | YTV |
| Original run | November 6, 2006 – |
Weird Years is an animated comedy by Lenz Entertainment and Mercury Filmworks. It airs every Monday and Tuesday night 8:30 et on YTV.
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[edit] Synopsis
Weird Years is an animated series about Donko Dorkovitch and his eccentric family from Kryobia as they deal with life and transition in North America.
The show takes a lighthearted look at adventures in the New World as seen through the eyes of some very strange people. Donko’s ancient mother Zozo, for example, has not, will not, and never will be accustomed to life in North America and thinks it's a stupid place full of crazy heathens with crazy habits. The Dorkovich family lives in the Labrador town of Happy Valley.
[edit] Characters
[edit] The Dorkovich Family
[edit] Donko and Magda Dorkovitch
A master plumber, who enjoys singing, dancing and trying to understand (and be a part of) the New World. He is very optimistic and naïve, living by old Kryobian sayings, and is rarely seen without a huge smile on his face. Donko had a truly sad childhood. thought that his Father was, many years ago, killed by Yuri The Yak Herder, and, because of this, whenever he would see a Yak Herder, he would violently attack them, thinking the old men may be Yuri.
Magda is a butcher employed at Foodies who can't cook anything, except, however, she makes delicious sandwiches. She has an obsession with doing things the "right way". She tends to quote Jay Leno, often mistaking him with Buddha.
[edit] Zozo Dorkovitch
Strange and mystical, Zozo is the Dorkovitch's link to the Old World. She cooks better then Martha Stewart, and stronger then the Marines. A truly strange old woman, she was likely an ex-assassin, and the most stubborn and outspoken person you would ever meet. She is completely positive that Kryobian Drago Marko discovered America. She was happily married to Igor Dorkovich, and technically still is. After he was injected with a deadly poison she froze him in the icebox, and keeps him in the basement.
Long ago, Zozo was an admirable beauty, with her own restaurant, the most successful one in Kryobia. Her best friend was, in life, a little old woman named Eta, who caused her nothing but trouble, and recently came back as a now-exorsised ghost and tortured the entire family as a prank.
Rasputin is smarter then most would think, and more than a little warm for Donko's attention, described as "a very poofy goat." Most of his comedy is physical, like jumping on Donko and rapidly licking him.
[edit] Ivan and Nadia Dorkovitch
Ivan is a typical boy, enjoys modern technology, maybe a little too much, and can't seem to get with the ladies, except for his neighbor, Jenny Stevens, although, she was stuck with her parents in the Witness Protection Program for two months...
He enjoys visiting Bill Tweed, the neighbor who has a rare 1st issue of his favorite comic book, Cyote Man and a ham on rye sandwich, with one bite of it from Cyote Man's creator.
Nadia is very smart and talented, and is active in protecting the environment and her family. She loves the modern world, but is romanced by her grandmother's memories of Kryobia. Also, Nadia has appeared to have inherited her grandmother's cooking ability, which Zozo claims to skip a generation. Donko states that she is just like Zozo.
Ivan and Nadia are twins, born 12 minutes apart, in 1993.
[edit] Other Characters
[edit] Beverly Tweed
Beverly is the seductive, nympho next door. For weeks, she tried to seduce Donko, saying that she "needed a real man, not just a boy and his toys!!!". During this time she tried many things to have sex with Donko, right in front of Magda. At one time she jumped him, begging for some action, did Kama Sutra positions while thinking of him, ripped off his pants, and tied him up.
Additionally, she is hinted at having once been a drug addict, being shown to attend/counsel a drug rehabilitation clinic Magda was once forced to attend.
[edit] Bill Tweed
Bill is the lesser known husband of Beverly Tweed, the only episode so far he has starred in is "Best Before".
A recently unemployed married man, Bill was once obsessed with comic books, espisally Cyote Man, and its creator, Don Wong, keeping a sandwich made by Magda, with one bite from Don Wong in a sterilized glass case in the center of the living room.
Although he may seem neglegent at times, he truly loves her, once stating that "comic books can't hug you back." He remembers every detail of his first date with his wife , on August 5th 1982, claiming it was the best day of his life. By the looks of a picture of his wife's he seemed to be a curler, or maybe just a janitor at a skating rink.
[edit] Annabelle and Belle
Annabelle and Belle are the two strange old women accross the road of the Dorkoviches. They dress in an early 20th century fasion with bonnets, dresses, and handbags, and live in a large old house. The pair enjoy spying on their neighbors and refer to Beverly as a tramp. In addition to that inappropiate habit, they haven't had the hair trap in their bathtub cleaned since 1929.
[edit] Kryobia
Kryobia is the country of which the Dorkovichs come from, the tourism slogan being "Kryobia: Our People Are Always Revolting."
[edit] Government
The Kryobian government is not specific, however it appears to be a democracy, and Donko's Uncle Rouple apparently ran for the Kryobian government, as a new-aged conservative, it is unknown if he won or not.
The infamous Yuri The Yak Herder, Kryobian dictator, apparently sent Kryobia back into the Dark Ages by replacing all Blue Hats in Kryobia and replacing them with red ones. Donko's father, Igor Dorko vich overthrew Yuri, causing a revolution, but not before he was trampled by a herd of yaks. Igor claimed that, Red Hats do not go with the Kryobians "surly complextion" as shown in the episode "The Big Thaw". Yuri the Yak Hearder is very similar to Peter The Worst of Russia.
[edit] Kryobian Wildlife
Kryobia is a land of many animals, from horses to crocodiles, probably the most extensive range of animals in the world, real or fictional. Goats are a common pets. of all the animals in Kryobia the most feared are probably crocodiles and donkeys, which is ironic, because Zozo nicknamed Donko "Donkey". The fear of these two animals come from the old legend that when the elderly become too old, they are strapped onto a donkey, called the Donkey Of Death, and pushed off a cliff and eaten by crocodiles.
[edit] Antiques
In the episode "Lawn Order", it is revealed that Kryobian antiques are, as described by an antique expert, that Kryobian antiques will be "The new Louis XVI". A single Kryobian Wind Chime was sold for 35,000$, although Donko bought 30 for 5.00$ in the old country.
[edit] Episodes
[edit] Season 1
1 - Requiem for a Screen- When Ivan gets seriously addicted to videogames, the family intervenes in a way only the Dorkoviches could.
2 - Wingnut 5000- Magda can’t get the rest of her family to do things properly. If they would just listen to her, all would be fine. When she’s given a test robot at work to follow her orders, she knows her family will be the perfect place to try it out. The other Dorkoviches…and the robot…have other plans.
3 - Zozo's Teeth- Zozo’s false teeth tell her the Donkey of Death is coming for her. Of course, no one else but Zozo hears the teeth speak, so Donko finds himself having to decide if she would be better off in a retirement home.
4 - Silence of the Goats- An outbreak of calpine fever has created a world-wide cull of goats, putting Rasputin at risk. The Dorcovich family rallies to defend the weirdest member of this weird family.
6 - Death of a Mailman- When Zozo accidentally causes the local mailman's death, she makes the ridiculous claim he is “secret police” and subsequent events seem to bear her out.
7 - Goat Stew- Magda takes a routine medical exam to increase her benefits at Foodies. She will be able to rid Ivan of the curse of the Dorcovich tooth. However, Magda’s results threaten not only her benefits, and Ivan’s dental solution, but the whole family’s future.
8 - The Last Donko- Ivan and Nadia are suspicious that their parents belong to the Mafia. When the truth comes out, Ivan is determined to become a son worthy to be the next Kryobian Don.
9 - Autopia- When the family car keeps falling apart, Magda wants to give it up and buy a new one. Donko can’t bring himself to part with so many good memories he has of life in their car. It looks like Donko and Magda are headed for a big collision.
10 - Lawn Order- Greed takes hold of most of the Dorcovich family and won’t let go. Zozo has to take matters into her own hands to make things right.
11 - Weekend Retreat- When Magda heads off to a corporate retreat, the separation does not sit well with Donko or Zozo who descend upon the place, which has never seen guests quite like the Dorcoviches.
12 - Zozo Stewart- A restaurant critic discovers Zozo’s magnificent cooking and before she knows it, she has a restaurant, a cooking show, and unwanted celebrity
