Fangbone!
| Fangbone! | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Animated series Action comedy Adventure |
| Based on |
Fangbone! Third Grade Barbarian by Michael Rex |
| Developed by | Simon Racioppa & Richard Elliott |
| Directed by |
Kyle Marshall (pilot) Joey So Dave Thomas |
| Voices of |
Taylor Abrahamse Colin Doyle Juan Chioran Mike Kiss |
| Theme music composer |
Taylor Abrahamse Grayson Matthews |
| Opening theme | Theme song preformed by Peter Dreimanis |
| Composer(s) | Grayson Matthews |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 52 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | John Leitch, Michelle Melanson Cuperus, Michael Rex, Richard Elliot, Simon Racioppa, |
| Running time | 23 minutes (11 minutes per segment) |
| Production company(s) |
Radical Sheep Productions Mercury Filmworks (pilot episode only) Pipeline Studios |
| Distributor | DHX Media |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Family Chrgd (Canada) Disney XD (U.S.) |
| First shown in | Canada |
| Original release |
May 4, 2014 (pilot) March 22, 2016 |
| External links | |
| Production website | |
Fangbone! is a Canadian animated series produced by Radical Sheep Productions and Pipeline Studios in association with DHX Media. It aired the pilot on Disney XD Canada in 2014, this is when DHX used to own Disney until January 2016 due to Corus Entertainment rights to Disney Channel programming. This show aired on Family Chrgd on March 22, 2016. And Disney XD in the U.S. in May 28, 2016[1] and also they will air it in Latin America and Asia later in 2016. This show is based off the books by Michael Rex.
Plot
Fangbone is a nine-year-old barbarian warrior from Skullbania who has landed in Eastwood Elementary's third grade class to save his native land from the vile villain, Venomous Drool. With the help of his new sidekick Bill, a lovable, normal, goofy kid, Fangbone outwits his enemies while discovering the modern world, and the realities of his own world.
Characters
Main
- Fangbone (voiced by Taylor Abrahamse) – Fangbone is a young barbarian from Skullbania who travels through a magical portal into the suburbs of Earth on a dangerous mission! Taylor also plays Fangbone's occasional preppy alter-ego, Fred Bone.
- Bill (voiced by Colin Doyle) — Bill becomes Fangbone’s best friend. Bill is a kid whose weirdness is his ultimate weapon, and he helps Fangbone survive life on Earth.
Recurring
- Venomous Drool (voiced by Juan Chioran) — Venomous Drool is the most evil sorcerer in the universe! Drool lost his big toe – which has evil powers – so he sends his minions to get it back from Fangbone.
- Ms. Gillian (voiced by Kathy Lasky; her evil voice from "Warbrute of Friendship" voiced by Juan Chioran) — Ms. Gillian is Bill and Fangbone’s third-grade teacher at school!
- Bill's Mom (voiced by Stacey DePass) — Bill’s Mom can be kind of silly but she’s always there to take care of Bill and Fangbone! Her real name wasn't revealed whatsoever.
Also starring:
- Mike Kiss — Twinkie-Stick, Grimeblade, Troll
- Stacey Depass — Stacy, Eddy
- Denise Oliver — Patty, Ponytail
- Matt Baram — Principal Bruce, Robert
- Ron Pardo — Clapperclaw, Narrator, Short Leg, AxeBear
- Shemar Charles — Dibby (pilot episode only)
- Cameron Ansell — Dibby (2nd episode and onwards)
- Kedar Brown — Hairfang
- Tony Daniels — Carl, Warwagon
- Mairi Babb — Melodica
- Stephen McHattie — Duck of Always
- Bryn McAuley — Cid
Episodes
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Warbrute of Friendship" | Kyle Marshall | Simon Racioppa & Richard Elliott | Jeff Barker | May 4, 2014 (pilot) March 22, 2016 |
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Fangbone, a young barbarian from Skullbania, travels through a magical portal into the suburbs of our world with a dangerous mission: to protect the blackened and slightly jam-smelling Big Toe of Venomous Drool from falling into evil hands. Fangbone finds a new best friend in Bill, a kid whose weirdness is his ultimate weapon. Note: This episode is a double length episode. | ||||||
| 2 | 2a | "The Squeak of Might" | Joey So | Josh Saltzman | Halya Chase | March 29, 2016 |
| Bill's delighted to learn he's earned a Spirit Beast Companion. | ||||||
| 3 | 2b | "The Lies of Truth" | Joey So | Simon Racioppa & Richard Elliott | Mark Thornton | March 29, 2016 |
| Fangbone discovers a real Skullbanian clan on Earth masquarding as medieval reenactors. | ||||||
| 4 | 3a | "The Polluted Light of Destiny" | Joey So | Mike Kiss | Mark Thornton | April 5, 2016 |
| 5 | 3b | "The Warwagon of Trust" | Joey So | Simon Racioppa & Richard Elliott | Kyu Bum Lee | April 5, 2016 |
| 6 | 4a | "The Thundercrush of Responsibility" | Joey So & Dave Thomas | Mike Kiss | Frank Lintzen | April 12, 2016 |
| 7 | 4b | "The Goat of More Goat" | Joey So & Dave Thomas | Josh Saltzman | Adam Temple | April 12, 2016 |
| 8 | 5a | "The Swamp of Education" | Joey So | Simon Racioppa & Richard Elliott | Hayla Chase | April 19, 2016 |
| Fangbone and Bill skip the research for their project on swamps and just capture a bunch of creatures for a 'swamp-bucket' instead. But when the Toe accidentally falls in, swampy mayhem ensues. | ||||||
| 9 | 5b | "The Ballad of Meh" | Joey So | Amy Benham | Mark Thornton | April 19, 2016 |
| When Bill complains that nobody will never know about all the cool monster-fighting they do, Drool sends out a bard named Melodica to sing about their glory - and steal the Toe in the process. | ||||||
| 10 | 6 | "The Ducks of Always" | Joey So | Simon Racioppa & Richard Elliott | Frank Lintzen (Part 1) & Kyu Bum Lee | April 26, 2016 |
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After nearly losing the Toe in a battle against Drool's Speed-snail, Bill's wracked with guilt - the burden of protecting both Skullbania and Earth has him on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Note: This is a double-length episode like "The Warbrute of Friendship". | ||||||
| 11 | 7a | "The Cavity of Terror" | TBA | TBA | TBA | May 10, 2016 |
| Bill discovers Fangbone's greatest fear. | ||||||
| 12 | 7b | "The Sickness of Home" | TBA | TBA | TBA | May 10, 2016 |
| Bill and Fangbone discover a relic that transforms into a gateway to another world. | ||||||
| 13 | 8a | "The Future Mom" | TBA | TBA | TBA | May 17, 2016 |
| The Toe's magic creates an alternate reality. | ||||||
| 14 | 8b | "The Ball of Clobbering" | TBA | TBA | TBA | May 17, 2016 |
| Fangbone teaches the kids Clobberball. | ||||||
| 15 | 9a | "The Rowboat of Dibby" | TBA | TBA | TBA | May 24, 2016 |
| 16 | 9b | "The Necktie of Change" | TBA | TBA | TBA | May 24, 2016 |
| 17 | 10a | "The Leg of Broken" | TBA | TBA | TBA | May 31, 2016 |
| 18 | 10b | "The Iron of Bruce" | TBA | TBA | TBA | May 31, 2016 |