Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy
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| Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy | |
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 The show's main character, Ricky Sprocket. |
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| Also known as | Ricky Sprocket |
| Created by | Alison Snowden David Fine |
| Developed by | Alison Snowden David Fine |
| Written by | Russell Marcus David Fine Alison Snowden Bill Motz Bob Roth Shane Simmons Steven Sullivan Alicia Sky Varinaitis |
| Directed by | Josh Mepham Alison Snowden David Fine |
| Starring | Jillian Michaels Tabitha St. Germain Ashleigh Ball Jayne Eastwood Jeff Lumby Kathleen Barr Dorla Bell Andrea Libman Scott McNeil Ian James Corlett Jamie Watson Brian Drummond Peter Kelamis Richard Newman French Tickner Dave "Squatch" Ward Cathy Weseluck Dale Wilson Chiara Zanni |
| Composer(s) | Hal Beckett |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Alison Snowden David Fine Chris Bartleman Tatiana Kober Blair Peters |
| Producer(s) | Ashley Ramsay |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Teletoon, Nickelodeon, Nicktoons Network |
| Original airing |  September 1, 2007 September 8, 2007 January 21, 2008 |
| External links | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy is an animated TV series that airs on Nickelodeon. Its first airing was on September 1, 2007 in the United Kingdom.
The series was produced in 2007 and it is seen in over 127 countries. In Canada, it is aired on Teletoon. Elsewhere, Nickelodeon in UK, Australia, Latin America, Germany, Italy, France, Spain and Scandinavia and on Nicktoons Network in the United States. It is a Canadian production made in Vancouver, BC.
[edit] Production
The series was created by Alison Snowden and David Fine, who also created the primetime animated series, Bob and Margaret as well as the Oscar winning short, Bob's Birthday. They co-directed the series along with Josh Mepham.
The series was produced at Studio B Productions in Vancouver, BC and was a production of Studio B, Snowden Fine and Bejuba Entertainment. There are 52, 11 minute episodes which air as half hours with two eps in each show. It was produced using Flash animation which was done partly at Studio B and partly in the Philippines at Top Draw Animation.
Writers on the series include Russell Marcus (who also served as an executive story editor), Louise Moon, Bill Motz and Bob Roth, Brandon Sawyer, Shane Simmons, Ian Boothby, Roger Fredericks and others.
Voices were recorded in Vancouver and Toronto.
[edit] Characters
Ricky Sprocket (Jillian Michaels) – Huge 10 year-old movie star, despite his bizarre looks and buck teeth. He loves movies and has fun making them. He is not a precocious child star (see Kitten Kaboodle).
Bunny Sprocket (Jayne Eastwood) – Ricky's mother. She is a down to earth, "no nonsense" mom who couldn't care less about show biz. She's more concerned that Ricky eats his vegetables.
Leonard Sprocket (Jeff Lumby) – Ricky's father. He is well meaning, but not that bright. In fact, a bit of a buffoon. He loves his job at Wishworks Sausages.
Ethel Sprocket (Kathleen Barr) – Ricky's indifferent little sister. She has little regard for her famous brother. She likes to be alone.
Benny Newford (Tabitha St. Germain) - Dim witted, but obsessively loyal to Ricky.
Morris Moony (Ashleigh Ball) – The smarty pants of the group. Not much of an athlete, but is a good rope holder.
Jamal Pennycook (Dorla Bell) Always ready for action, Jamal is the cool kid.
Alice Applewood (Chiara Zanni) – Level headed and sweet. She is the least seen of Ricky's friends.
Kitten Kaboodle (Andrea Libman) She is Ricky's co-star and is obsessed with stardom and fame. Her agent is her domineering mother. Kitten is jealous of Ricky and loves to see him fail.
Mr. Louie Fischburger (Scott McNeil) – Ricky' boss, the head of Wishworks studios. He's an old time Hollywood boss and movies are his life. He treats Ricky like his own son. Well, better than his own son actually, because Ricky pays the bills.
Wolf Wolinski (Jamie Watson) – Ricky's director. He is obsessive and manic.
Vanessa Stimlock (Tabitha St. Germain) – Entertainment reporter at large. She specializes in all things Ricky Sprocket.
[edit] External links
- News Article from C21Media.net
- Ricky Sprocket official website
- Snowden / Fine's website
- Studio B website
- Bejuba! Entertainment website
- Offical Teletoon website
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