Numb Chucks

For the weapon sometimes erroneously called "numb chucks," see nunchaku.
Numb Chucks
Created by Phil LaFrance
Jamie LeClaire
Developed by Jono Howard
Directed by Brad Ferguson
Voices of Terry McGurrin
Lou Attia (Season 1)
Cory Doran (Season 2–present)
Bryn McAuley
Andrew Jackson
Robert Tinkler
Julie Lemieux
Joris Jarsky
Theme music composer Graeme Cornies for Voodoo Highway Music
Opening theme "Numb Chucks!"
Ending theme "Numb Chucks!" (Instrumental)
Country of origin Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 42 (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
Release
Original network YTV
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Stereo
Original release January 7, 2014 (2014-01-07) – present
External links
Website

Numb Chucks is a Canadian animated television series that was created by Phil LaFrance and Jamie LeClaire and premiered on YTV in Canada on January 7, 2014.[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.[2]

The series stars Dilweed and Fungus, two woodchucks with big hearts who are obsessed with using their bungling kung-fu skills to protect the lives of the citizens in their town of Ding-a-Ling Springs.

Plot

Before one night changed their lives, woodchuck brothers Dilweed and Fungus never saw themselves as heroes. But during a late-night-TV infomercial, they order a Woodchuck Morris kung-fu video. Now, they have made it their mission to become just as awesome as their kung-fu mentor. Misguided but with good intentions, the brothers become obsessed with using their newfound skills to protect the citizens in their town of Ding-a-Ling Springs. Dilweed and Fungus take on a never-ending quest to fight off danger with Morris' guidance.

Characters

Episodes

Season Episodes Original air date
First aired Last aired
1 26 January 7, 2014 (2014-01-07) December 9, 2014 (2014-12-09)
2 TBA March 17, 2015 (2015-03-17) TBA

Mobile game

In January 2015, it was announced that 9 Story Interactive, 9 Story Media Group's interactive division, and Splashworks were developing an Numb Chucks mobile game entitled "Chuck Fu." The game was released on March 18, 2015 and can be played on iTunes and Google Play.[5]

Home media

Episodes of Numb Chucks are available for digital download through the iTunes Music Store, which are in two volumes.[6][7]

Broadcast

Numb Chucks has been broadcast in Canada on its original channel, The Zone (YTV) , since January 7, 2014.[8]

On March 10, 2014, Cartoon Network announced the series as part of its 2014-15 season to air on the network in the United States.[9] However, it was later moved to Boomerang and premiered there on January 10, 2015, a year and three days after the debut on YTV.[10] It was removed from the schedule on July 12, 2015. It is currently unknown if the second season of Numb Chucks will premiere in the US.

Numb Chucks has also been sold to Cartoon Network (Latin America), ABC (Australia), Disney Channels (Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa, Asia, Israel and Benelux), TG4 (Ireland), Cartoon Network (Italy), Canal+ Family (France) and Super RTL (Germany).[11] The series also airs on TV2 in New Zealand.[12] The series premiered in the UK and Ireland on November 1, 2015 on Kix.[13]

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External links

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