Atomic Betty
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| Atomic Betty | |
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 Atomic Betty and her friends, as seen on the show's opening sequence. |
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| Format | Animated television series |
| Created by | Trevor Bentley Mauro Casalese Rob Davies Olaf Miller Ginan Zedra |
| Voices of | (English version) Tajja Isen |
| Country of origin |  Canada |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 104 x 15 minutes or 52 x 30 minutes, plus 1 Christmas special (60 minutes) (List of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) |
Ira Levy Peter Williamson Kevin Gillis Trevor Bentley Steven Hecht Philippe Alessandri Nghia Nguyen (co-executive producer) |
| Producer(s) | Kevin Gillis Ginan Zedra Virginie Jallot Rob Davies |
| Running time | 15 or 30 minutes, depending on market and format. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Teletoon/Télétoon See Airing locales for outside of Canada |
| Original run | September 6, 2004 – Present (On Hiatus) |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Atomic Betty is a Canadian animated television series produced by Atomic Cartoons, Breakthrough Films & Television, and Tele Images Kids. Additional funding for production is provided by Teletoon in Canada and Métropole 6 in France.
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[edit] Production
Breakthrough Films & Television became Atomic Cartoons' partner in producing and distributing the television series worldwide, beginning with Teletoon in Canada (premiered September 6, 2004) and Cartoon Network in the United States (premiered September 17, 2004)
The creators used Adobe Flash to create Atomic Betty. There is considerable artistic influence from classic cel animation such as old Hanna-Barbera cartoons like The Jetsons. Many of the characters (Notably Maximus I.Q.) and designs (Such as Betty's spaceship) take cues from early space operas, such as Flash Gordon.[citation needed]
52 half-hour or 104 quarter-hour episodes were produced over the course of two seasons. There is also a full-hour Christmas special, and a third season will air as part of Camp Teletoon throughout the summer this year.
[edit] Story
The series centers on Betty, a typical Moose Jaw Heights (a parody of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada)[1] adolescent who enjoys school, science-fiction movies and singing in her band. Unknown to most of her friends and family, however, she is also a Galactic Guardian, dedicated to interstellar peacekeeping and law enforcement. As Atomic Betty, assisted by her pilot Sparky, and a robot named X-5, she confronts the evil overlord Maximus I.Q. and other intergalactic supervillains. Despite being rather unassuming on Earth, Atomic Betty is a superstar throughout the galaxy and even has her own fan club of loyal followers.
In each episode, a crisis occurs somewhere in the galaxy, while Betty enjoys some activity with her friends. Invariably, her bracelet begins beeping, and she runs off alone to save the galaxy. Accompanied by her crew, Betty manages to defeat the villains before returning home.
Although the series is about a spaceranger, the story line bears similarity to the superhero genre and, mostly, magical girl genre, since Betty has an identity secret to the people on Earth. Earlier seasons of Danny Phantom follow a similar concept too since he has a secret identity to the residents of Amity Park as well as the students and teachers of Casper High.
[edit] Characters
[edit] Episodes
[edit] Airing locales
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In Canada, where the series produced, Teletoon, as well as its French language version, Télétoon, broadcast it. In the outside of Canada, Cartoon Network broadcast it in the countries where Cartoon Network exists except in some countries; for example, Cartoon Network broadcasted the show in the United States until January 1, 2006, when it was removed from their lineup, it is unknown if Cartoon Network will ever broadcast it again. In France, Télétoon (not affiliated with the Canadian channel), was exclusively on on TPS platform, broadcast the series; Cartoon Network in France, on CanalSat platform, had never broadcast the series. After the merger between TPS and CanalSat in March 21, 2007, Télétoon is available on CanalSat. In Germany, Disney Channel premiered the series on October 24, 2005 and later on its sister channel, Toon Disney.[1] Later, Kabel Eins launched Cartoon Network as their programming block. However, Disney Channel still broadcast the series. In the Netherlands, Jetix broadcast the series. From February 2007, the Dutch version of Cartoon Network is broadcasting the series in English.
As well as on subscription platform, the series also broadcast on terrestrial platform. In France, Métropole Télévision broadcast the series on their M6 KID block, as the station involved in the production. In the United Kingdom, CITV on the British ITV Network, as well as its free-to-air digital channel, CITV Channel, broadcast the series. In Australia, ABC broadcast the series on their ABC Kids block. In Hong Kong, TVB Pearl broadcast the series on their children’s programming slot. In Brazil, Rede Globo broadcast the series.
Pan Middle Eastern channel MBC 3 broadcast Arabic language version of the series.
In Andorra, Portugal and Spain, Luk Internacional, SA licenses the series.
[edit] Other media
[edit] Video game
[edit] Soundtrack
[edit] Books
Each Atomic Betty book from Penguin Books comes from 3 volumes.
[edit] Activity books
Maximus I.Q., the evil supreme overlord, has created a galactic-wide Opposite Day and Betty, Sparky, and X-5 are the universe’s only hope. Help Betty and her crew break top-secret intergalactic codes, navigate the ship through a dangerous asteroid field, and thwart Maximus’s evil plans!
Maximus I.Q. is stealing the stars from the sky! It’s Atomic Betty to the rescue as she leads her crew on an outer-space adventure straight to the heart of Maximus’s lair, where they find a glittery stockpile of stars awaiting rescue.
When Atomic Betty finds out that Maximus I.Q. is spraying sticky space webs across the Intergalactic Superhighway, she sets off on a highspeed chase to stop him. Can Betty catch Maximus in his own web?
Take a sneak peek into Atomic Betty’s personal, private journal! This guided journal has a clever design—one page of each spread has been filled out by Betty, and the other page has lots of room for kids to write about themselves. A die-cut extended back cover spangled with stars and planets helps this book stand out—and it comes with a purple glitter-gel pen!
[edit] Chapter books
It's no secret that Betty and her snobby classmate, Penelope Lang, don't get along. So it's a galactic nightmare for Betty when Penelope accidentally gets beamed onto her spaceship. And just when Betty thinks things can't get any worse, her ship crashes on the planet Penelepus X, where Penelope declares herself Supreme Overlord. Now it's up to Betty to bring Penelope back to Earth—and back to reality!
Supreme Overlord Maximus I.Q. is fed up with incompetent villains. So he's taking matters into his own hands by starting Maximus's School for Super Villains. But Maximus's ulterior motive is even more evil--he wants to train his very own army! Betty and her crew must thwart his dastardly plans, but in order to stop him they'll have to disguise themselves as students! Will Betty be able to keep up with Maximus's evil curriculum? Don't miss the action and hilarity in this original story featuring Atomic Betty and all the usual suspects.
The universe seems suspiciously quiet to Atomic Betty lately, and no one has heard a peep from Maximus I.Q. Betty helps organize the Halloween Carnival at school while Maximus is hatching his most menacing plan yet—he wants to take over Earth! When Maximus’s invasion coincides with the carnival on Halloween night, will Betty’s secret double life be revealed?
[edit] Atomic Comics
It’s Maximus I.Q.’s birthday, and he’s throwing the galaxy’s hottest party. But Maximus isn’t a very nice host—the icing on his birthday cake is mind-altering and when the guests eat it, they’ll be under his control forever! It’s up to Atomic Betty to crash this bash and save the day, but can she do it before it’s too late? This graphic novel highlights Betty’s exciting adventure!
- #2: Lost in Spa (released January 19, 2006)
Admiral DeGill is missing, and it’s up to Betty, Sparky, and X-5 to find him! All the clues lead them to an exclusive spa on the planet Mermidia, where they come face-to-face with evil overlord Maximus I.Q. himself! Read how Betty and her crew defeat Maximus and his minions to save their beloved Admiral. Betty may be lost in spa, but she’s never lost in space!
- #3: Galactic Pirates of the Corralean (released February 9, 2006)
Space pirates have stolen a map that leads to an ancient doomsday device! After a fierce battle on the pirate ship, Betty tracks down the X-marks-thespot. But Supreme Overlord Maximus I.Q. has beaten her to it and stolen the doomsday device! Will Betty be able to stop Maximus before he can cause an explosion of colossal proportions?
[edit] DVD releases
Warner Home Video released the first and only two DVD volumes of the series on October 18, 2005 in North America and February 6, 2006 in Japan.
| Chapter | Ep. #/Prod. Code | Episode Name |
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| 1 | 04/02B | Toxic Talent |
| 2 | 07/04A | Spindly Tam Kanushu |
| 3 | 10/05B | Atomic Roger |
| 4 | 01/01A | Furball for the Sneeze |
| 5 | 21/11A | The Really Big Game |
| 6 | 05/03A | But the Cat Came Back |
| 7 | 03/02A | The Doppelganger |
| 8 | 43/22A | The Incredible Shrinking Betty |
| Chapter | Ep. #/Prod. Code | Episode Name |
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| 1 | 11/06A | Maximus Displeasure |
| 2 | 12/06B | Cosmic Cake |
| 3 | 02/01B | Attack of the Evil Baby |
| 4 | 28/14B | Crass Menagerie |
| 5 | 31/16A | The Trouble with Triplets |
| 6 | 14/07B | The Substitute |
| 7 | 38/19B | Infantor Rules |
| 8 | 36/18B | Best (Mis)Laid Plans |
So far, there are no current plans to release the complete first season on either DVD or Blu-ray.
[edit] References
- ^ "Saskatchewan Home To New Superhero," Hollywood North Report
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Atomic Betty at Atomic Cartoons
- Atomic Betty at Teletoon
- Atomic Betty at Cartoon Network (UK)
- Atomic Betty at CITV
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