| Yvon of the Yukon | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Animated Television |
| Created by | Ian James Corlett Terry Klassen |
| Developed by | Studio B Productions Corus Entertainment |
| Directed by | Greg Sullivan |
| Voices of | Drew Reichelt Babs Chula Ian James Corlett Glen Gould Kirby Morrow Jane Mortifee |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Blair Peters Chris Bartleman |
| Running time | 26 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | YTV |
| Original run | September 9, 1999 – November 22, 2005 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Yvon of the Yukon is a cartoon television show developed by Studio B Productions and Corus Entertainment. Based in the fictional town of Upyer Mukluk, the show premiered on YTV on September 9, 1999, and last aired on November 22, 2005.
Yvon of the Yukon won the 2002 Leo Award for Best Youth or Children's Program or Series and Greg Sullivan was awarded the Best Director award for a Youth or Children's Program.[1] The show captured both awards again in 2004.[2] In 2005, Dennis Heaton won a Writers Guild of Canada Award for his work on the episode The Trouble With Mammoths.[3]
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Yvon of the Yukon is about a French explorer, Yvon Ducharme, who became frozen in an ice block in the Yukon after being knocked off his boat. While the exact date of his going overboard is unclear, his apparent devotion to "King Louis" (Louis XIV of France) indicates that it was before the French Revolution, implying that Yvon had spent 300 years cryogenically frozen in the ice. Luckily for Yvon, he was defrosted when the block of ice that held him was urinated on by a sled dog owned by Tommy Tukyuk, an Inuit teenager. According to the song in the opening, this was "some irony". The show follows the adventures of Yvon as he attempts to adjust to life in the Yukon whilst the residents of the town of Upyer Mukluk do the same. It takes place in the fictional town of Upyer Mukluk, Yukon, "the hottest cold town in the Arctic, midway between Shivermetimbers and Frostbottom Falls".
| # | # | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01 | "Call of the Mild" |
| Tommy feels left out when all the other boys at school proudly display signs of becoming men (armpit hair, bigger muscles, cracking voices, etc.) In an effort to make Tommy feel better, Bill concocts a phony "Ancient Inuit Manhood Test", which inadvertently sends Tommy and Yvon, along with Harland and the Duke, out into a snowstorm. | ||
| 02 | 02 | "North of Nothing" |
| When a government cost-cutting measure leaves Upyer Mukluk off the map, Tommy and Yvon convince everyone that they must take action. They try to make the town map-worthy again by having someone set a world record. In a madcap race for notoriety, the people of Upyer Mukluk succeed, but in a surprising way. | ||
| 03 | 03 | "License to Smell" |
| After three hundred years without bathing, Yvon's aroma has become unbearable even to Tommy, but getting the stubborn Frenchman to wash is next to impossible. After a series of hilarious failures, the townsfolk force Yvon to leave, until a deadly menace threatens Upyer Mukluk and they must seek out his help again. | ||
| 04 | 04 | "When Love Goes Babs" |
| Yvon accidentally hits Willy on the head, unleashing Babs Tidwell, Willy's mysterious alter ego "mother". Babs sets out to destroy Yvon, until Tommy and Luba catch wind of her deadly plot and try to stop her. A hair-raising climax reveals two things: that there's more to Babs than meets the eye, and that Yvon still has some issues with his own mother. | ||
| 05 | 05 | "An Office & a Frenchman" |
| Frustrated by Luba's laissez-faire attitude toward lawbreakers, Willy hires a huge by-the-book RCMP officer, Major Sweetly, who jails everyone in Upyer Mukluk for the most ridiculous infractions. Tommy signals Yvon, the last free man, to rescue them, setting the stage for a showdown that nearly destroys the entire town. | ||
| 06 | 06 | "The Walrus Between Us" |
| During an ice-fishing mishap, Yvon's life is saved by "Lumpy", a giant walrus, whom Yvon turns into his "pet". This causes a rift in Yvon and Tommy's friendship and reopens an old wound in a vengeful Harland, until Yvon finally realizes that Lumpy, like all creatures, must return home. | ||
| 07 | 07 | "Beach Blanket Bozos" |
| Every ten years, Upyer Mukluk gets hot enough for the ice to melt and its citizens to flock to the beach. Coincidentally, this is the same day that Yvon plans to secretly recover a treasure chest that fell off his ship during a storm. But when the secret gets out and everyone starts looking for the treasure, Yvon blames Tommy, and the beach becomes bedlam. | ||
| 08 | 08 | "The Clod Who Would Be King" |
| It's Upyer Mukluk's annual ice festival, and Yvon is named "King of the Karnival". However, Yvon doesn't realize he's only "King for a Day", and turns the town upside down with his oppressive royal proclamations and decrees. This sets the stage for a modern day French Revolution in which Yvon and Tommy nearly lose their heads. | ||
| 09 | 09 | "Fromage to Eternity" |
| Yvon brings cheese fondue to a community potluck dinner, unaware that the three hundred year old cheese has developed certain psychedelic qualities. Hilarity ensues when everyone is transformed into mild-mannered hippies, and Yvon gets an opportunity to conquer Upyer Mukluk once and for all. | ||
| 10 | 10 | "Million Dollar Moron" |
| Yvon's troubles are over when he wins the Publisher's ClearingHouse Sweepstakes. Or are they? Yvon's king-sized spending habits create chaos for everyone in Upyer Mukluk, and are made worse when a second Yvonne Ducharme shows up to collect her rightful winnings. | ||
| 11 | 11 | "Mad Dog Ducharme" |
| When Yvon accepts a TV wrestling challenge from a phony WWF-type champion, the ground is set for the "Rumble in Upyer Mukluk." But Yvon thinks the fight is supposed to be real and refuses to take a dive. This forces TV promoters to bring in a real fighter, Ivan the Terrible, the most vicious wrestler that ever lived. | ||
| 12 | 12 | "Love on the Rocks" |
| After watching an old Hollywood movie, Yvon sends a letter to its romantic star, Miss Lillian Valentine. Days later, to everyone's surprise, an 80 year old Lillian shows up in Upyer Mukluk. But her age doesn't bother Yvon. He falls madly in love with her anyway, and then pops the question. But after a few nights in the freezing cold Yukon, the real question becomes: is Lillian still alive? | ||
| 13 | 13 | "An Affair to Dismember" |
| In a desperate bid to bring the world-famous Bingopalooza Games to Upyer Mukluk, Big Mary puts on a fancy banquet, accompanied by Yvon. However, it isn't long before Yvon's antics ruin the banquet, Harland becomes jealous, and Upyer Mukluk witnesses its own version of "High Noon", which ultimately teaches Big Mary the depth of Harland's love for her. | ||
| # | # | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | 01 | "An F in Friendship" |
| When Yvon attends Tommy’s school, the entire education system gets an ‘F’. | ||
| 15 | 02 | "Dawn of the Dense" |
| It’s Upyer Mukluk’s scariest Halloween ever when the town is invaded by zombies. | ||
| 16 | 03 | "Land of the Midnight Scum" |
| Tommy fears the worst when Yvon joins a gang of snowmobile bikers. | ||
| 17 | 04 | "Chariots of Ice" |
| Bill and Tommy enter a dog-sled race. | ||
| 18 | 05 | "The Really Odd Couple" |
| After getting kicked out of Big Mary’s, Harland must stay with Yvon. | ||
| 19 | 06 | "The Y Files" |
| Yvon’s dreams of conquest seem answered when aliens join his army. | ||
| 20 | 07 | "Yvon Over the Rainbow" |
| Yvon’s search for gold leads to paradise. | ||
| 21 | 08 | "The Trouble with Mammoths" |
| Yvon and Tommy defrost a woolly mammoth which nearly destroys Upyer Mukluk. | ||
| 22 | 09 | "Pull Your Goalie" |
| Yvon pays a price when his special talents catapult him to hockey stardom. | ||
| 23 | 10 | "Joy to Yvon" |
| Tommy and Yvon save Christmas when thugs take over the North Pole. | ||
| 24 | 11 | "Ten Little Idiots" |
| Tommy must solve a mystery to prove Yvon’s innocence. | ||
| 25 | 12 | "Unfit Outfitters" |
| Tommy and Yvon become outdoor guides. | ||
| 26 | 13 | "The Teeth of the Matter" |
| Tommy and Yvon become ‘swingers’. | ||
| # | # | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | 01 | "Night of the Yvon" |
| Yvon discovers that he’s a descendant of Gaston the Intolerable. | ||
| 28 | 02 | "Your Bill is Waiting" |
| Yvon’s new restaurant puts Bill out of business. | ||
| 29 | 03 | "Mission to Planet Yvon" |
| When a satellite crashes, Yvon thinks he’s broken off a piece of the sun. | ||
| 30 | 04 | "Yvon to be Alone" |
| Yvon creates a new town, then attacks Upyer Mukluk. | ||
| 31 | 05 | "De Mentor" |
| Yvon runs a boot camp for Chuck and Dil. | ||
| 32 | 06 | "I Thaw Your Butt" |
| Yvon discovers a deadly fungus on his derrière. | ||
| 33 | 07 | "The Fat Runner" |
| Yvon becomes a stunt man to help Tommy’s film career. | ||
| 34 | 08 | "Gnaws" |
| Tommy and Yvon hunt renegade beavers. | ||
| 35 | 09 | "Siamese Twits" |
| Great uncle’s curse switches Tommy and Yvon’s brains. | ||
| 36 | 10 | "Cheeses of Montreal" |
| Bill and Yvon suffer an accident-plagued trip to Montreal. | ||
| 37 | 11 | "Pri-mating Ritual" |
| Yvon falls for a dancing gorilla. | ||
| 38 | 12 | "Dummy Account" |
| Yvon and Big Mary create a sensational dummy act. | ||
| 39 | 13 | "Brussels Louts" |
| Yvon finds a letter that says he’s not French. | ||
| 40 | 14 | "That Sun-King Feeling" |
| Yvon mistakes Chuck and Dil for King Louis and his brother. | ||
| 41 | 15 | "Time Twerp" |
| Yvon re-freezes and finds himself in the year 2300. | ||
| 42 | 16 | "Scent of a Frenchman" |
| Yvon loses his manly essence to crafty drifters. | ||
| 43 | 17 | "A Rival's Arrival" |
| Yvon must deal with a three hundred year old rival. | ||
| 44 | 18 | "The Man with the Brown Arm" |
| Yvon’s addiction to caffeine creates chaos. | ||
| 45 | 19 | "Illusions of Grandeur" |
| Yvon thinks Tommy is a witch. | ||
| 46 | 20 | "Special Duh-livery" |
| Yvon assumes it’s an invasion when the Queen’s representative visits. | ||
| 47 | 21 | "Parasite for Sore Eyes" |
| A bizarre creature emerges from Yvon’s armpit. | ||
| 48 | 22 | "Ducharme That Rocks the Cradle" |
| A sleepwalking Yvon is adopted by giant lumberjacks. | ||
| 49 | 23 | "A Yukon Yokel in King Louis' Court" |
| Tommy time travels to the 17th century and meets Yvon. | ||
| 50 | 24 | "Fashion Fools" |
| Yvon becomes a fashion guru. | ||
| 51 | 25 | "Daddy Dearest" |
| Yvon takes over when Bill has a mid-life crisis. | ||
| 52 | 26 | "The Defrosting of Yvon Ducharme" |
| While lost on the tundra, Yvon recounts to Tommy his voyage from France.[4] | ||
| 53 | 27 | "Baboon Crazy" |
| Yvon plans to trap the baboon of Upyer Mukluk. | ||
| 54 | 28 | "Biggie Wood" |
| 55 | 29 | "Too Many Tommies" |
| Yvon's minions, Rivet, Widget, and Socket, try to clone Tommy. | ||
| 56 | 30 | "The Ring of Fire" |
| A strongman, Zuwun Günte, from Liechtenstein, beats Yvon. | ||
| 57 | 31 | "Gonna Getcha!" |
| After Hvynn commits the ultimate offense a brother can commit (farting on Yvon's head), Yvon vows revenge. Hvynn gets mad with paranoia anticipating Yvon's retribution. Meanwhile, Yvon forgets he even made the threat. | ||
| 58 | 32 | "The Hall of Mirrors" |
| All is vanity when Yvon takes Tommy's words to heart that unless you love yourself others can't love you. Yvon rides his goofy vain train beyond what even narcissistic Tommy could imagine. | ||
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