Farmkids

Farmkids

Promotional poster for the series.
Genre Animation
Children's
Comedy
Directed by Sorin Oancea
Voices of Louise Brehmer
Liz Buchanan
Tiffany Lamb
Todd Levi
Danny Murphy
Andrew Buchanan
Bill McDonald
Bryan Probets
John Harmon
Warren Humphreys
Scott Strachan
Opening theme "FARMkids!"
Composer(s) Cliff Bradley
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of series 2
No. of episodes 26 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Ian Jones
Scott Strachan
Producer(s) Jill Pattinson
Andrew Gibson
Running time 12 minutes
Release
Original release 2008
External links
Website

Farmkids (styled as FARMkids) is an Australian computer-animated comedy television series about pampered zoo animals accidentally being shipped to a dude ranch. 13 episodes aired in Series 1 and another 13 in Series 2.[1]

Series overview

The series is based around the irony of farm animals who know nothing about living in the countryside. They are a bunch of fastlane pampered city animals who live a star studded life in a popular nursery petting zoo, but their lives take a funny unexpected turn when they are suddenly get relocated. To top it off their new home is nothing like one would expect from a simple old farm. At its core, this series is aiming at twisting and repackaging a strong and timeless farm theme into a fast, edgy comedy. Dude Ranch, the FARMkids new home, is a place where the old, modern and twilight zone elements meet to make this a way out of the ordinary environment. This is not the average city slickers on the Old MacDonald type of situation; Farmkids represents a twisted and very entertaining approach to a time tested theme.

Voice cast

Episodes

Series One

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
11"Fresh Country Air"Sorin OanceaSorin Oancea & Jill Willis2008
Dumpster's body odour is escalating out of control, except no-one has the heart to tell him. The FARMkids try to trick him into improving his personal hygiene. After a series of comical salon treatments, car washes and finally catapulting him into the ozone layer we discover it's his toxic cologne that is causing the nasty side effects.
22"The K9 Factor"Sorin OanceaRobert Adams2008
Doogie wants to be called "Wolverine", after his favourite comic book canine hero, but Dumpster thinks he would be a better canine hero than Doogie - the challenge is made. Who will win and will Doogie's ego be able to cope if he's beaten by his best buddy Dumpster?
33"Face Off"Sorin OanceaPhil Lloyd2008
The age old chestnut - "traditional versus modern" clash head on and Buster and Drumstcik debate methods of farming. Buster orders some farm technology over the internet to "improve" their lifestyle and prove his point to Drumstick, only to find that the FARMkids come face to face with robotic versions of themselves. At first things seem better, until the robots' hidden agenda is revealed.
44"Law and Disorder"Sorin OanceaHelen Wentland2008
MooLoo's make-up bag has been stolen and Doogie and Buster are eager to play detective. Rod is brought to trial as the prime suspect and Splat as the witness. That is until Splat is cross-examined revealing a new twist to the case.
55"The Giant Alien Tomato Attack"Sorin OanceaStu Connolly & Sorin Oancea2008
The FARMkids tune into the radio to hear that giant alien tomatoes are attacking Earth - chaos and panic breaks out. As the FARMkids hole up in the barn to protect themselves, panic turns to paranoia. Will sanity prevail and who will save them from the giant alien tomato attack?
66"Small Gaseous Planet"Sorin OanceaNick McGee & Sorin Oancea2008
Always hungry Dumpster eats some of the radioactive ooze from a crashed NASA satellite. Much to the dismay of the FARMkids, this gives Dumpster gas of super bovine strength - but too much for him to handle. Poppit makes him a butt reactor to control himself which allows him to become a super hero... or so he thinks.
77"MooLoo's Big Day"Sorin OanceaJill Willis2008
MooLoo wakes up on her birthday expecting everyone to think that today is as important to them as it is to her. Slowly she realises this just isn't so. Why are the FARMkids so unkind? Or are they?
88"Bad TV"Sorin OanceaRobert Adams & Sorin Oancea2008
Poppit finds an old TV at the rubbish tip which turns all the FARMkids into couch potato TV zombies. The FARMkids become addicted to television - what will they watch? Why has the remote got so much power? And more importantly whoever controls the remote control controls what's on television and everything else. The battle for the remote begins.
99"Bean and Gone"Sorin OanceaJill Willis2008
Bean, the youngest FARMkid always seems to be in the way. One day Bean just disappears and wonders how long it will take everyone to notice? Will the other FARMkids really care? Will the FARMkids look at Bean differently after this adventure?
1010"Little Farm of Horrors"Sorin OanceaStu Connolly & Sorin Oancea2008
Poppit's entry into the Pumpkin Contest is ridiculed and rejected. She invents a machine to create her new winning pumpkin to show all the FARMkids. How big does the pumpkin grow and will it swallow up Dude Ranch?
1111"Splat is Back"Sorin OanceaHelen Wentland2008
1212"The Old Rooster and the Sea"Sorin OanceaHelen Wentland2008
1313"The Legend of One Eyed Jack"Sorin OanceaPhil Lloyd2008

Series Two

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
14"Who's Fooling Who?"Sorin OanceaSorin Oancea2008
152"A Fuss Over Russ"Sorin OanceaSorin Oancea2008
163"Blinded by the Light"Sorin OanceaSorin Oancea2008
174"The Long Road to China"Sorin OanceaSorin Oancea2008
185"Mobile Madness"Sorin OanceaSorin Oancea2008
196"Dude Ranch Boot Camp"Sorin OanceaSorin Oancea2008
207"The Biz"Sorin OanceaSteve Pratt (2)2008
218"PapaRatzi"Sorin OanceaSorin Oancea2008
229"Barn 54"Sorin OanceaSorin Oancea2008
2310"Beautiful Wild Thing"Sorin OanceaSorin Oancea2008
2411"The Unlucky Charm"Sorin OanceaSorin Oancea2008
2512"Festival and Festivities"Sorin OanceaSorin Oancea2008
2613"The Classroom"Sorin OanceaSorin Oancea2008

Awards and nominations

As of November 2008, FARMkids and finalists in the Atom Awards for Best Children's Television Series.[2]

DVD release

In 2008, 3 DVDs were released entitled Chaos in the Country, Dude Ranch Boot Camp, and Hair, Wool, Feathers, and Fur.[3]

International broadcast

Country Channel
Australia Australia ABC1
ABC Kids
Union of South American Nations Latin America Jetix
Brazil Brazil Jetix
Serbia Serbia Mini TV
Croatia Croatia HRT TV 2
Ukraine Ukraine Nickelodeon
Pixel
Vietnam Vietnam VTV
Vietnam Vietnam FPT
Thailand Thailand Thai PBS
Turkey Turkey minikaGO
Kanal D
Nickelodeon
Poland Poland TVP1
Teletoon+
Portugal Portugal Canal Panda
Germany Germany KI.KA
Cartoon Network
Republic of Ireland Ireland RTÉ
Canada Canada YTV
Europe Europe Jetix
KidsCo

References

External links

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