| Pearlie | |
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| Format | Animated television series |
| Created by | Wendy Harmer |
| Written by | Wendy Harmer Kim Thompson |
| Voices of | Marieve Herington Hélène Joy Nathan Stephenson Michelle Monteith Jonathan Wilson Fiona Reid David Berni Christian Potenza Neil Crone Stacey DePass |
| Theme music composer | Clive Harrison Wendy Harmer |
| Opening theme | "Magic in the City", performed by Louise Anton |
| Country of origin | Australia Canada |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Cherrie Bottger Scott Dyer Doug Murphy Paul Robertson Donna Andrews Tim Brooke-Hurst |
| Producer(s) | Jocelyn Hamilton Tracey Dodokin Jennifer Hill Marie-Anne Ridley Rodney Whitham Wendy Harmer |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Sticky Pictures Nelvana |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Network Ten (Australia) YTV (Canada) |
| Original run | September 19, 2009 – January 31, 2011 |
Pearlie is a 2009 Australian-Canadian animated comedy series based on the children's book series Pearlie the Park Fairy by Wendy Harmer.[1] Pearlie is a co-production between Australian children's television producer Sticky Pictures and Canadian animation house Nelvana. The series airs on Australia’s Ten Network and in North America by YTV in Canada and Qubo in the United States.
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Pearlie is a park fairy appointed by Fairy HQ to keep Jubilee Park in order. She is full of over-the-top plans for parties and events for the park and its residents. She is assisted by Jasper, an elf who prefers to not do any real work. There is also Opal, an outback fairy from Australia sent to learn the ropes of park management from Pearlie.
Pearlie’s cousin Saphira is jealous of Pearlie’s popularity in the fairy world and desperately wants her job. With her assistant Ludwig, a bat with a heavy German accent, Saphira sets out to spoil perky Pearlie’s day any way she can. Pearlie remains oblivious — always thinking the best of her cousin — while Opal and Jasper are aware of Saphira’s plans.
Appointed by Fairy HQ, Pearlie is a park fairy who keeps Jubilee Park in sparkling order. Her eyes are green, she has freckles, and her hair is light blonde with light turquoise highlights. She is also the protagonist of the series and she appears in all episodes. She is also somewhat of a deluded-do-gooder who thinks she knows what is best for everyone else. She is full of over-the-top plans and parties for the park and its residents. Her famous catchphrases are "stars and moonbeams", "hurley burley", "roots and twigs", and "buds and blossoms!" She also loves singing and dancing and she always loves to wear a pearly tiara with two colors; causally blue and pink during fancy events. Pearlie has no idea of her cousin's evil plans, always thinking the best of her. She has a crush on Leif. The two almost shared a kissed in one episode but was cut short because Pearlie's aunt was calling her. On one of the episodes, she is trapped in a plant poisoned by evil led by Saphira's potions. Whether this was an intended plot against Pearlie or not is unknown, since Saphira herself did not appear in that episode. Pearlie's magic wand has a snowflake made of pearls on the tip. The pearl is her namesake.
Opal is a desert fairy from Australia sent to America to learn the ropes from Pearlie. She hopes to go back to the outback and run her own park one day. Opal does not use a wand, instead she has a magic lasso. Opal lives in a hollow log at the edge of the desert garden within the park. A bit of a tomboy, Opal loves to dance and is a bug rodeo champion. Opal suspects Saphira is up to no good. She likes to think before she does something. Her catchphrases are "Look out, bugs! Here comes Lasso Girl!" "oh, no!" "pay no attention to her, Jasp!" and "I fear that Saphira is up to no good."
Saphira is Pearlie's snooty cousin and the main antagonist of the series. She calls herself the Queen of Darkness, as all she wears is sapphire blue (the same color as her eyes) and thinks she can overrule everyone else. She lives in the Greenhouse within Jubilee Park and runs it as an exclusive spa. Saphira wants everything Pearlie has – including her job – and spends her days plotting new and dastardly ways to sabotage Pearlie at every turn, but they often lead to Saphira's own undoing . On rare occasions, she helps Pearlie and her friends. Saphira has a ready and willing assistant in Ludwig the bat and the park’s Fairy HQ representative Gobsmack, who will do anything for a free facial. Her catchphrases are "shut up, you....(bad name for Ludwig)!" "stop fooling around with me!" and "I'll trick them for sure!". She is named after the sapphire gemstone.
Fern is a wood nymph, with red hair, who is Jasper's crush in the series. She also shares Jasper's love for nature, having a fascination in particular with birds. But she does not know Jasper wears sandals... she looks and acts a lot like a hippie.
Pearlie’s well-meaning but bumbling Great Aunt Garnet runs a store packed full of potions and lotions that always work, just not like they are supposed to. The store is inside a clock tower across the road from the park. She used to be a Fairy Godmother.
Laverne is a fairy dressed in pink and green with green wings on her back. She is a seasonal fairy in charge of Spring and her magic wand is spring-themed. She appears in some episodes and in one of them, inside Saphira's spa, Laverne and Noel fight each other by using magic which angers Saphira. She is also shown to have a bit of a hot temper in one episode. As revealed in "The Big Sneeze", she also has a megaphone that looks like a flower.
Oriana is a summer fairy who is chubby. She wears a skirted bathing suit and carries summer things. In the beginning of one of the episodes she prepares to leave Jubilee Park because summer is over and fall is about to begin.
Leif is the fall fairy who appears to have a crush on Pearlie who seems to like him back. Saphira seems to have developed a crush on Leif too, though he does not like her back. His hobby is playing the violin. He is also the new fairy of Fall (his uncle Harvey was Fall fairy first).
Noel is the winter fairy with a white mustache. He wears winter clothes that are mostly blue.
Coral is Pearlie's mother and Saphira's aunt. She has orange wings unlike her daughter. She only appears in "Mother Magic".
Agate is Pearlie's aunt, Saphira's mother and Coral's big sister. She only appears in "Mother Magic".
Twinkle-Twinkle is a vain fairy who is the best singing superstar in Jubilee Park. She sadly doesn't sing her songs anymore. She lipsynchs, having a tape play the voice she once had. How she lost her voice is unknown. In one of the episodes, she has been tricked by Saphira whose plan was to make her voice sound terrible, (Opal helped, since it would benefit Pearlie, who's been bossed around by Twinkle-Twinkle throughout the episode). It was the only plan that ever worked for Saphira. Pearlie unknowingly helps by pulling the plug on Twinkle-Twinkle's tape player.
Astrid is a fairy with blue eyes and black hair. She works as a the head of dream department wearing a black suit and skirt and carrying a red toolbox and an orange ladybug phone. Her design is based on Pearlie creator Wendy Harmer.
This character has turquoise eyes with her hair and dress that match. She is first seen stopping Saphira's magic wand and then casts a spell on her nose. She is a famous author, who wrote a book that is similar to that of pinochio.
Jingle is a Christmas fairy and is shown to be the smallest of the fairies. She is based on the Christmas Angel in the books series, made obvious when she flies to the top of the Christmas tree and poses as an angel.
This fairy is inspired by the British Queen from the 15th century. Her first name is Emarld.
Jasper is a garden elf with dreadlocks and sandals (though he is barefoot) who can talk to plants. He is bit lazy and is Pearlie's best friend. Although being an elf, he has wings. Because of this he is often mistaken for a fairy, much to his annoyance. He is in love with Fern and loves nature. He does not need anything magical to do his job, which is to keep the plants and animals in the park happy by doing random activities with them. Jasper lives in an abandoned mailbox at the park gates. Jasper is always trying to get Pearlie to stop her work and smell the roses. His catchphrases are "my sandals are NOT invisible!" "jeepers creepers!" and "chill, dude, chill." Jasper has been seen with Pearlie in almost every episode.
Finn is a tooth fairy that Pearlie and Saphira falls in love with.
Gobsmack is the Regional Fairy Inspector, HQ’s representative in Jubilee Park. Panicky Gobsmack is a stickler for the rules, the first to blab if Pearlie’s making a mess of things. Being not a fairy but a goblin, Gobsmack doesn’t fly, he has the power of teleportation. He ‘pops’ in at the worst possible moments for Pearlie. Gobsmack is easily manipulated by Saphira. He’s always lured in by a free facial or knee buffing in her spa. He enjoys country music. His catchphrase is "Cheese and peanuts!" He is also very effete (a possible play on the other meaning of "fairy") however has a crush on Saphira.
Mo is an pixie with a black mustache and beard. His aliases are Monsieur Snip and Manuel. He is a criminal wanted for cutting the heads off flowers. Saphira once made a plan for Mo to cut off all of Pearlie's hair, but it doesn't go according to plan (He tries to cut of Jasper's hair instead, to give himself a wig).
Sterling is an elf who is initially nice, but later on a sneaky criminal. He tricks Saphira and Ludwig into going out of her place. Only seen one time.
Ludwig is Saphira's servant bat and sidekick. He cannot live without his mistress and Saphira could not live without him as well. He puts up with her tough love as he is infatuated with her. Ludwig has a twin bat brother Johann who lives in the wild (and despite being as German as Ludwig, he speaks with a Scottish accent), but Ludwig prefers being a house-bat, waiting on Saphira claw and wing. He sleeps in a broom closet.
Norville is a gnome that once filled in for jasper while he was on a job swap.
Sugar is a possum who plays the Bongo drums with Jasper and other possums. And she wonders if Jasper is ever wearing sandals or not...
Scrag and Mr. Flea are "gangsta" rats who spend their days rooting in park garbage for treats. Though a pair of dirty and smelly nuisances, they are respectful towards Pearlie. But in one episode they make their kingdom, "Ratopia", and even drive Saphira to help Pearlie. They play music whenever they want to.
Ned is Opal's pet from the outback, he is an orange frilled neck lizard. Ludwig thought he was a dragon. In the series, he has only had two appearances.
This colony of ants have food to carry and different voices and they have a queen of their own. Her name is Ida. The female worker ant has eyelashes.
This group of characters are colorful and completely feminine. One of the butteflies is named Heather and another is named Iffy.
These characters have womanly hairdos due to their femininity. They also have their babies in "Mother Magic".
These characters are almost brown and completely masculine. One of the moths is named Malcom.
A centipede with a red body and a black Asian updo on her head. She works as Saphira's massager.
Splish is a water nymph and Pearlie's neighbor for a week. She lives at the beach.
Whizzer is a dragonfly who delivers objects around Jubilee Park for Great Aunt Garnet. He wears a mailman's hat.
A very tough teal-colored fat dragonfly with a pink heart in an arrow tattoo on his arm. His name comes from the fact that he has been involved in many dangerous crashes.
A famous rock star who comes to Jubilee Park to put on a rock concert.
Gobsmack's boss and head goblin. He fires Gobsmack in one episode because he thought Pearlie had everything in the park under control and Gobsmack was not needed. Gobsmack later gets his job back after Gadzook sees him tell Saphira the rules she broke for unauthorized renovations on her greenhouse.
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