Numb Chucks
| Numb Chucks | |
|---|---|
| Created by |
Phil Lafrance Jamie LeClaire |
| Developed by | Jono Howard |
| Directed by |
Brad Ferguson J Falconer Rob Boutilier Josh Mepham Greg Sullivan Gary Hurst Jeffrey P. Gordon Lee Huxtable Rinat Gazizov Alexandr Sikorsky |
| Voices of |
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| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 29 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Vince Commisso Steven Jarosz Kyle MacDougall |
| Producer(s) | Tristan Homer |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
NMBC Productions Inc. Jam Filled Entertainment 9 Story Media Group |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | YTV |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original run | January 7, 2014 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Numb Chucks is a Canadian animated television series on YTV, which premiered on January 7, 2014.[1] An animated comedy series, Numb Chucks focuses on two well-intentioned but incompetent woodchucks who try to use kung fu to protect their hometown from criminals.[1]
The series is produced by Jam Filled Entertainment and 9 Story Media Group, in association with YTV, and was produced with the participation of The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, The Canada Media Fund, Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit, Ontario Computer Animation and Special Effects Tax Credit and with the financial participation of The Shaw Rocket Fund. The show's crew includes Jono Howard as a story editor.
Characters
- Dilweed (voiced by Terry McGurrin) - Overconfident, focused and stubborn. Dilweed is the oldest of the Numb Chucks (by 15 seconds!). As the elder bro of the duo, Dilweed takes himself, and everything they do, a bit more seriously than Fungus. To him, kung fu is a deadly serious matter.
- Fungus (voiced by Lou Attia) - Emotional, unfocused, overzealous. Fungus is a happy-go-luck kinda guy. To Fungus, kung fu is KUNG-FUN! Fungus secretly wants to be as awesome as his older brother, Dilweed, who he looks up to. Fungus is very emotional and is prone to clumsiness and fears ballooons, especially the static-y variety.
- Quills (voiced by Bryn McAuley) - Happy, easy going and helpful. Quills works at "Pin Heads", Ding-A-Ling Springs' popular bowling alley. Quills is the bowling alley's only employee and rarely goes outside. The Numb Chucks are a wacky ray of sunshine in her day. She loves them! Quills supports the Numb Chucks martial arts vision and yearns to be like them.
- Buford (voiced by Andrew Jackson) - Jealous, lazy and irritable. Buford lives in a house with his Grandmother and contributes nothing Since Buford's Grandma loves the Numb Chucks and makes Buford look bad, Buford has made it his goal to get rid of the Numb Chucks and expose their stupidity to his Grandma.
- Hooves (voiced by Robert Tinkler) - High strung and delicate, Hooves is nervous. And who wouldn't be living next door to the Numb Chucks? Hooves went to High School with Woodchuck Morris which makes the Numb Chucks LOVE him to Hooves' dismay. Hooves enjoys gardening but doesn't enjoy the Chucks or Grandma Butternut invading his personal space.
- Grandma Butternut (voiced by Julie Lemieux) - Feisty, blunt and generous. Grandma Butternut is Buford's grandmother and housemate. She is constantly disappointed with him. Grandma is polite and sweet to everyone except to Buford. She adores the always helpful Numb Chucks as they remind her of the 'good ole days' in Ding-A-Ling Springs.
- Woodchuck Morris (voiced by Joris Jarsky) - A former Ding-A-Ling springs native, Woodchuck Morris is the highly charged and intimidating host of the Numb Chucks' favourite martial arts training video. He fears nothing! He doesn't like pity, evil or compromise of any kind! His main desire is to spread the gospel of kung fu and is the icon that the Numb Chucks have chosen to follow. He is a homage to Chuck Norris.
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Original air date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 26 | January 7, 2014 | December 9, 2014 | |
| 2 | TBA | March 17, 2015 | TBA | |
Broadcast
On February 18, 2014, it was announced that Cartoon Network picked up the series to air on its lineup. However, it was later moved to Boomerang and premiered there on January 10, 2015.[2]
Numb Chucks has also been sold to Cartoon Network (United States), Cartoon Network (Latin America), ABC (Australia), Disney Channels (Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa, Asia, Israel and Benelux), TG4 (Ireland), Canal+ Family (France) and Super RTL (Germany).[3] However in the United States, it was later moved to Boomerang, which debuted the series on January 10, 2015.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Numb Chucks to hit YTV in January". Kidscreen, December 6, 2013.
- ↑ http://tvschedule.zap2it.com/tvlistings/ZCSGrid.do?fromTimeInMillis=1420520400000&stnNum=21883&channel=175&sgt=grid&aid=tvschedule
- ↑ Wolfe, Jennifer (May 19, 2014). "9 Story Secures Multiple Sales for 'Numb Chucks'". Animation World Network. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
External links
- Numb Chucks at the Internet Movie Database
- Numb Chucks at the Big Cartoon DataBase
