Grojband

Grojband

A promotional poster depicting the main characters; from left to right: Laney, Corey, Kin and Kon.
Genre Comedy
Created by
  • Todd Kauffman
  • Mark Thornton
Written by
Voices of
Composer(s)
  • Brian Pickett
  • Graeme Cornies
Country of origin Canada
Original language(s)
  • English
  • French
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 26 (52 shorts) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Running time 22 minutes (11 minutes per short)
Production company(s)
Distributor FremantleMedia
Release
Original network
Picture format HDTV 1080i
Audio format Surround
First shown in United States
Original release June 10, 2013 (2013-06-10) – April 12, 2015 (2015-04-12)
External links
Website
Production website

Grojband is a Canadian animated series developed by Fresh TV and distributed by FremantleMedia, Ltd. (FME). The series is created and co-directed by Todd Kauffman (co-creator of Sidekick) and Mark Thornton. Executive Producers are Tom McGillis, Jennifer Pertsch, creators of the hit animated reality franchise Total Drama.[1][2] It is geared toward children ages 6 to 11.[3] The series premiered on June 10, 2013 in the United States and on September 5, 2013 in Canada.

Synopsis

Grojband follows an indie rock band formed by Corey and his three best friends, Laney and twin brothers Kin and Kon, as they work to propel their garage band to international stardom. When they don't have the lyrics, Corey and his friends get Trina, Corey's sister, into an emotional mode to write entries in her diary that Corey can use for lyrical inspiration, so that Corey and his friends can perform a perfect song.

Characters

Grojband

The Newmans

The Newmans are a gender-reversed doppelgänger band to Grojband. The voice actors are the same as the original Grojband

Other major characters

Recurring characters

Episodes

Grojband consists of 26 episodes (52 segments).[10]

Broadcast

In the United States, the series first aired on June 10, 2013 on Cartoon Network[10] and June 25, 2013 on Boomerang.[11] The second half was released online on March 31, 2014, and were shown on Booomerang from February 23, 2015 to April 12, 2015. [12] In Canada, it debuted on September 5, 2013 on Teletoon[13] and Télétoon.[14] Grojband debuted on February 10, 2014 on ABC3 in Australia[15] and in April 2014 on Pop in the United Kingdom.[16] The show started airing on April 7, 2014 on Cartoon Network in Africa.[17]

Home media

In Australia, Grojband was released on DVD on April 1, 2015 by Shock Entertainment. Two volumes were released: Rock On (containing episodes 1-13) [18] and Hear Us Rock! (containing episodes 14-26). [19] The package claims that they are Region 4 DVDs, but they are actually region-free, so they will play on any DVD-playing device. [20]

In December 2015, all 26 episodes of Grojband were added to Netflix in the US. [21]

References

  1. "Cartoon Network Unveils Busy 2013-2014 Season". Animation Magazine. 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
  2. "Coming Soon – Your first look at what's next from Cartoon Network". FreshTVinc.com. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  3. "Press Release: Fresh TV Announces New Animated Music Comedy, Grojband". FreshTVinc.com. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
  4. "Neptoon Studios Q&A Tumblr". Neptoon Studios. Retrieved August 6, 2013. For a response from the producers regarding an inconsistency with Corey's age, see "Producers address why FreshTV's bio is different". Neptoon Studios. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  5. "GrojBand Characters: Laney Penn". FreshTVinc.com. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
  6. "Neptoon Studios Q&A Tumblr". Neptoon Studios. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  7. 1 2 "Neptoon Studios Q&A Tumblr". Neptoon Studios. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  8. "GrojBand Characters: Trina Riffin". FreshTVinc.com. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
  9. "Neptoon Studios: What is grojband? i've never seen it". Neptoon Studios. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  10. 1 2 "Grojband - Fresh TV". Freshtvinc.com. 2013-06-10. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
  11. "Boomerang TV Schedule". LocateTV. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
  12. http://tvschedule.zap2it.com/tvlistings/ZCSGrid.dofromTimeInMillis=1420520400000&stnNum=21883&channel=175&sgt=grid&aid=tvschedule
  13. "TELETOON Something Funny". Teletoonmedia.com. 2002-02-12. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
  14. "La Salle De Presse « Télétoon". Teletoonmedia.com. 2002-02-12. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
  15. "Grojband — Episode Guide". ABC TV. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  16. "FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment trumpets Ella the Elephant's and Grojband's arrival onto Tiny Pop and Pop in April". Licensing Worldwide. Lema Publishing. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  17. Tizzle (April 7, 2014). "Groove along with Grojband". Dstv. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  18. http://www.amazon.com/Grojband-Season-Part-Rock-2-DVD/dp/B00QMXH8S6/ref=pd_bxgy_74_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=17FFFCQJ65PJGNQ1PK1Q
  19. http://www.amazon.com/Grojband-Season-Part-Hear-2-DVD/dp/B00QMXIHRC/ref=pd_sim_74_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=51rAqi3qfhL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL320_SR220%2C320_&refRID=0EDKKB8G5EH3A0ZBJ3HC
  20. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UF4sXtxwSc
  21. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mytv1d0-Io
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