Animal Crackers (TV series)
| Animal Crackers | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Animated series |
| Directed by |
Nadja Cozic Louis Piche Pascal Pinon |
| Voices of |
Mark Camacho Teddy Lee Dillon Kate Hutchison Marc Montgomery Terrence Scammell Dawn Ford |
| Composer(s) | Jeff Fisher |
| Country of origin |
Canada France |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Micheline Charest Christian Davin Ronald A. Weinberg |
| Producer(s) | Cassandra Schafhausen |
| Running time | 30 min. |
| Production company(s) |
Cinar Alphanim |
| Distributor | DHX Media |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Teletoon (Canada) Fox Family (U.S.) |
| Original release | September 7, 1997 – September 12, 1999 |
Animal Crackers is a 1997 French/Canadian animated television series produced by Cinar with association by Alphanim.[1] It is based on the comic strip Animal Crackers and tells about a group of animals that live in a fictional jungle called Freeborn. The show aired in the United States on Fox Family in 1998 and the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV from November 2008 to August 2009.
Characters
Major characters
- Lyle Lion (voiced by Mark Camacho): Passive, insecure, and a momma's boy, Lyle is not what one might call "King of the Jungle". He's more of a prince, who is trying to be king, intent on taking philosophy classes and ordering a pizza (preferably vegetarian) than to be the dominant predator. Despite multiple failed attempts, his number one goal in life is to date Lana. Outside his love life, his other goal is to be an astronomer.
- Dodo (voiced by Teddy Lee Dillon): He is the last remaining dodo alive and is Lyle's best friend. Rash, impatient, and slightly self-centered, he is extremely hot-headed and refuses to believe that he lacks the ability to fly. This leads to multiple failed attempts to take flight, sometimes using some very innovative and unusual techniques, all of which fail.
- Eugene (voiced by Terrence Scammell): Despite his size and nature, this pachyderm is really an "overgrown baby" who craves attention. He is rather arrogant and obnoxious and is not afraid to bully others with his size and strength to get what he wants. Some of his secret pleasures include inhaling loads of peanut butter and stomping petunias but the sight of a tiny mouse will freak him out.
- Gnu (voiced by Marc Montgomery): For a "supposed" leader of a herd, Gnu lacks any leadership qualities; rather, his traits show the exact opposite of a leader: lazy, timid, and no sense of direction. Despite his nature, Gnu does mean well and is very dedicated to his herd, even though his presence there will hinder rather than help. A single father with a son he loves very much, he is a caring parent.
- Lana (voiced by Kate Hutchinson): Lana is smart, attractive, strong minded and the object of Lyle's affection. Lana is quite caring towards her fellow inhabitants of Freeborn and will put the group ahead of herself. She is an avid book lover and is often found with her nose in a novel. Despite showing little to no interest in Lyle's pursuits, it has been hinted that perhaps she does have a crush on him.
Supporting characters
- Tito: the chameleon.
- Lance: Another lion who competes with Lyle for Lana's attention
- Louie: Lyle's nephew.
- Bud and Edna: Two recurring human tourists.
- Gnu's son and herd
- Elmo the Crocodile
- Lamont the Hippopotamus
- Roxanne the Ostrich (voiced by Dawn Ford)
- Grandpa Tortoise and his grandsons
- Sergeant Rhino
- Snake
Episode list
Season one
| Episode | Segment 1 | Segment 2 | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | High Gnu'n | Eu-genial | Joseph Mallozzi | Louis Piché and Greg Bailey (supervising director) |
7 September 1997 |
| 2 | Dino-Sore-As-Heck | Wilderness Training 101 | Michael Leo Donovan (Segment 1) and Joseph Mallozzi (Segment 2) |
Louis Piché and Greg Bailey (supervising director) |
14 September 1997 |
| 3 | Treasure Of The Preserva Freeborna | Call Waiting | Michael Leo Donovan and Joseph Mallozzi (story editor) |
Louis Piché and Greg Bailey (supervising director) |
21 September 1997 |
| 4 | For Goodness Snakes | Meat The Folks | Joseph Mallozzi | Louis Piché and Greg Bailey (supervising director) |
28 September 1997 |
| 5 | If You Can't Be'em, Join'em | Spring Fever | Michael Leo Donovan and Joseph Mallozzi (story editor) |
Louis Piché and Greg Bailey (supervising director) |
3 October 1997 |
| 6 | Pachyderm Epidemic | Herd Mentality | Joseph Mallozzi | Louis Piché and Greg Bailey (supervising director) |
10 October 1997 |
| 7 | Going Quakers | Blockbusted | Joseph Mallozzi | Louis Piché and Greg Bailey (supervising director) |
17 October 1997 |
| 8 | Pachy My Bags | Mommy Dearest | Ken Ross (Segment 1), Kim Segal (Segment 2) and Joseph Mallozzi (story editor) |
Louis Piché and Greg Bailey (supervising director) |
24 October 1997 |
| 9 | Sherlock Dodo | Poultrygeist | 7 November 1997 | ||
| 10 | Lyle's Psychic Alliance | Snowed Inn | 14 November 1997 | ||
| 11 | Svelte Veldt | All The Preserve's A Stage | 21 November 1997 | ||
| 12 | It's A Date | Bully For Woolly | 28 November 1997 | ||
| 13 | Lights, Camera, Lyle! | Bud And Edna's Excellent Adventure! | 3 December 1997 |
Season two
| Episode | Segment 1 | Segment 2 | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sleepover | Classified Casanova | 5 February 1998 | ||
| 2 | Eight Hooves Out | My Brother's Keeper | 6 February 1998 | ||
| 3 | Lyle's Ark | How To Be A Millionaire | 7 February 1998 | ||
| 4 | Lyle Files | The Butler Did It | 8 February 1998 | ||
| 5 | Lyle In The Fast Lane | A Wing and A Prayer | 9 February 1998 | ||
| 6 | Schooldays | Call Of The Wild | 9 February 1998 | ||
| 7 | The Cold Scholder | The Last Dodo Egg | 10 February 1998 | ||
| 8 | Lana Tuner Overdrive | Trust Me | 11 February 1998 | ||
| 9 | Birthday Palooza | Tito In Love | 12 February 1998 | ||
| 10 | Downsizing | Gnus In Canoes | 13 February 1998 | ||
| 11 | Beauty and Eugene | Freeborn For Rent | 14 February 1998 | ||
| 12 | Horrorscope | Lights! Camera! Gnu! | 15 February 1998 | ||
| 13 | Loony Bin | That's What Friends Are For | 16 February 1998 |
Season three
| Episode | Segment 1 | Segment 2 | Writer | Director | Original Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Look Who's Not Talking | Paris, Freeborn | 17 February 1999 | ||
| 2 | Eugenius | Citizen Eugene | 18 February 1999 | ||
| 3 | Dial-A-Phobia | Time Flies But Dodo Doesn't | 19 February 1999 | ||
| 4 | Rumor Of Her Own | Prime Time Crime | 20 February 1999 | ||
| 5 | Dustbusters | Freeborn Online | 21 February 1999 | ||
| 6 | Stop In The Name Of Lana | Starstruck | 5 September 1999 | ||
| 7 | Volcano Madness | Love Is Blind | 6 September 1999 | ||
| 8 | Wishing Well | Eu've Got Mail | 7 September 1999 | ||
| 9 | Message In A Bottle | Fame, Fortune, Madness | 8 September 1999 | ||
| 10 | Storyteller | Animal Court | 9 September 1999 | ||
| 11 | Boo | Fountain Of Youth | 10 September 1999 | ||
| 12 | Brand New Gnu | Boyz Night Out | 11 September 1999 | ||
| 13 | Fool's Gold | Near Myths | 12 September 1999 |
Crew
- Micheline Charest - Executive Producer
- Ronald A. Weinberg - Executive Producer
- Christian Davin - Co-Executive Producer
- Cassandra Schafhausen - Producer
- Nadja Cozic - Director
- Louis Piche - Director
- Pascal Pinon - Director
- Katell Lardeux - Line Producer
- Justine Hyun Van Phong - Line Producer
- Lesley Taylor - Line Producer
- Natalie Dumoulin - Associate Producer
- Jan Van Rijsselberge - Animation Supervisor
- Heidi Blomkvist - Timing Director
- Sebastian Grunsta - Timing Director
- Alan Jeffery - Timing Director
- Jean Pilotte - Timing Director
- Pascal Pinon - Co-director
- Greg Bailey - Supervising Director
- Andrew Gryn - Talent Coordinator
- Eric Theriault - Background Design
Writing credits
- Roger Bollen - Comic strip
- Joseph Mallozzi - Writer
- Wayne Millett - Writer
- Jennifer Kierans - Writer
- Pierre Colin-Tiebert - Writer
- Thomas LaPierre - Writer
- Jacques Bouchard - Writer
- Jacques Daviault - Writer
- Patrick Granleese - Writer
- Hugh Neilson - Writer
- Maureen Neilson - Writer
- Michael Palmeter - Writer
- Gerard Lewis - Writer
- John Handforth - Writer
- Ken Ross - Writer
- Amy Jo Cooper - Writer
- Greg Van Riel - Writer
- Kim Segal - Writer
- Rick Jones - Writer
- Natalie Dumoulin - Writer
- Heidi Foss - Writer
- Lynn Mason - Writer
- Brian Cameron Fuld - Writer
- Rowby Goren - Writer
- David Acer - Writer
- Michael Leo Donovan - Writer
- Bryan Michael Stoller - Writer
- Anne-Marie Perrotta - Writer
- Daniel Baldassi - Writer
- Michael F. Hamill - Writer
- Barry Julian - Writer
- Tean Schultz - Writer
- Thor Bishopric - Writer
- Todd Swift - Writer
- Vigeland Rubin - Writer
References
External links
- at DHX Media
- Animal Crackers at the Internet Movie Database
- Animal Crackers at TV.com
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