| Sitting Ducks | |
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| Genre | Children, Animation, Comedy |
| Created by | Michael Bedard (lithography) |
| Developed by | Sitting Ducks Productions |
| Directed by | Walt Kubiak |
| Creative director(s) | Gary Selvaggio |
| Voices of | Ian James Corlett Dave "Squatch" Ward |
| Composer(s) | Charlie Brissette |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom United States Canada |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Michael Bedard Elizabeth Daro Loredana Cunti |
| Editor(s) | Billy Jones Craig Russo |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | The Krislin Company Creative Capers Entertainment Sitting Ducks Productions Universal Television |
| Distributor | Universal Studios |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Cartoon Network(Formerly}, Qubo YTV ABC and Nickelodeon on January 12, 2012, CITY, Disney XD Cartoon Network Italia 1 |
| Original run | September 13, 2001 – July 5, 2003 |
Sitting Ducks is a children's animated television series based on an iconic lithograph and the 1998 children's book, Sitting Ducks, created by Michael Bedard. Voice direction was done by Andrea Romano, "arguably the best known casting/dialogue director on the animation scene today".[1]
Sitting Ducks first appeared in 2001 in Europe, later debuting in North America on the Cartoon Network, Australia on ABC, in Canada on YTV, in United Kingdom and United States on January 12, 2012 Nickelodeon and CITV, Disney XD and in the Japanese version of Cartoon Network. The show lasted for two seasons each comprising 13 episodes, with the last episode shown on July 5, 2003. It is currently airing on Qubo as part of its Qubo Night Owl block. Episodes are also currently available for viewing on Hulu.
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The show takes place in a town called Ducktown and focuses on a Duck named Bill and his best friend Aldo, an Alligator from the neighboring town of Swampwood. As ducks are a favorite snack of the alligators, Bill and Aldo's friendship is rather unusual. The pair usually end up in varied situations and adventures, getting around on Bill's scooter.
Sitting Ducks proved to be a big hit with the European children's show market, and as a result toys, clothing and other merchandise were created. The entire series is also available on Hulu.com, a free video streaming service
| Title | Release Date | Additional Information |
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| Sitting Ducks 1: Duck Cravings | February 10, 2004 | Also later released on DVD format. Episodes: Running Ducks, Peeking Duck, Great White Hype, Hic Hic Hooray, Midnight Snack, All in a days Work, Ducks on Ice |
| Sitting Ducks 2: Ducktown Adventures | February 10, 2004 | Also available on DVD format. Episodes: Mind Over Mallard, Duck Naked, Denture Adventure, Got Milk, Hey, Bill's On The News, Waddles Bud Squad, Bill Hatches An Egg Includes a bonus episode "The Fly Who Loved Me" |
| Sitting Ducks 3: Bill & Friends | February 10, 2004 | - |
| Title | Release Date | Additional Information |
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| Sitting Ducks - Season 1 Quack Pack | February 10, 2004 | Consists of the pilot episode and complete second season. Features two interactive games and character profiles. |
The cartoon itself also spawned a couple of books. Quacking Up is a joke book written by Rick Walton featuring the characters from the TV show and Plucked Duck a children's picture book by Danielle Mentzer and Annmarie Harris. Both books were released in 2004, roughly a year after the show had ended.
In 2003 LSP Games and Asobo Studios picked up the rights from Universal Studios to create games for Sitting Ducks[2]. Then in 2004 Sitting Ducks was released for Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Advance and PlayStation 2[3]. An Xbox version was also planned, but was quietly cancelled[4].