Futz!
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Genre | Comedy |
Created by | Vadim Kapridov |
Directed by | Vadim Kapridov |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original languages |
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No. of episodes | 26 |
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Running time | 3 minutes |
Production company | 9 Story Entertainment |
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Network | Teletoon |
Release | August 24, 2007 January 6, 2008 | –
Futz! is a Canadian animated series created by Vadim Kapridov and produced by 9 Story Entertainment for broadcast on Teletoon. The show's premise revolves around the eponymous main character and his zany adventures.[1] Eschewing verbal dialogue, the series portrays the escapades of this character, who has been described as an anti-hero, in a comedic light.[2]
Episodes
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The show consists of 26 episodes of 3 minutes each.[3] Australian airdates are provided for ABC1 or ABC2 depending on the episode; repeats of the series have also aired on ABC3.[4] Episodes are provided in the Canadian order.[5]
No. | Title | Original AUS air date |
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1 | "Double-Oh Futz" | April 14, 2008 |
2 | "Tomb Later Futz!" | April 28, 2008 |
3 | "Flying Ace Futz!" | April 21, 2008 |
4 | "Wash, Clip And Futz!" | May 5, 2008 |
5 | "High Seas Futz!" | May 12, 2008 |
6 | "Toga The Line Futz!" | May 19, 2008 |
7 | "Spring Fashion Futz!" | May 26, 2008 |
8 | "Bird Pane Futz!" | June 2, 2008 |
9 | "Big Top Futz!" | June 9, 2008 |
10 | "Hold Your Hoses Futz!" | June 16, 2008 |
11 | "Dancing With The Futz!" | July 14, 2008 |
12 | "Strife Guard Futz!" | June 23, 2008 |
13 | "Kung Fu Futz!ing" | June 30, 2008 |
14 | "Strange Coach Futz!" | July 7, 2008 |
15 | "Jurassic Futz!" | July 21, 2008 |
16 | "Pumpin' Futz!" | July 28, 2008 |
17 | "Par For The Futz!" | August 4, 2008 |
18 | "Farmer In The Futz!" | August 11, 2008 |
19 | "Sputnik Futz!-Nik" | August 18, 2008 |
20 | "Watch, Shout And Race Futz!" | August 25, 2008 |
21 | "Life In The Futz! Lane" | September 1, 2008 |
22 | "Alpine Tale Futz!" | September 22, 2008 |
23 | "A Lad'n Futz!" | September 29, 2008 |
24 | "Crack! Snap! Futz!" | October 6, 2008 |
25 | "Stunned-Man Futz!" | October 13, 2008 |
26 | "Fool Filler Futz!" | October 20, 2008 |
Production
The series is based on a web animation that appeared on United Feature Syndicate's website, Comics.com, where they posted a series of Flash cartoons called Mr. Futz in 2001.[6] It was later picked up for television, with development beginning in 2002, with production commencing in December 2006[7] and ending on schedule[8] in September 2007.[9]
Original plans for the series called for full scripts with dialogue, including unproduced episodes written by Andrew Nicholls and Darrell Vickers.[10][11]
Broadcast
Futz! was first shown on Teletoon as a sneak peek on August 24 in 2007[12] and began airing regularly on September 3, 2007,[13][14] ending on January 6, 2008 after 26 episodes.[14][15] It also aired in Australia on ABC from April 14, 2008[16] to October 20, 2008[17] and was set to air on several other channels worldwide.[18] On Teletoon, it has aired as an interstitial program following movies presented on the channel.[19]
Reception
Year | Association | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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2008 | Gemini Awards | Best Direction in an Animated Program or Series | Vadim Kapridov | Nominated | [20] |
References
- ^ "Northern lights | Features". C21Media. 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^ Ryan Ball (2007-09-05). "9 Story Wraps Futz!". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^ "Cynopsis Media :: 09/20/06". Cynopsis.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-29. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^ "ABC.net.au". ABC.net.au. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^ "Futz - Episode Guide - Zap2it". Tvlistings.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^ "Mr. Futz". Comics.com. United Media. Archived from the original on October 7, 2001. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ Animation World Network. "9 Story Ent. to Produce Multiplatform Animated Series | AWN | Animation World Network". AWN. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^ "Cynopsis Media :: 03/14/07". Cynopsis.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-29. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^ Animation World Network. "Futz! a Wrap for 9 Story Ent. | AWN | Animation World Network". AWN. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^ Nicholls, Andrew; Vickers, Darrell. "Children's Television". Nicholls and Vickers. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ Nicholls, Andrew; Vickers, Darrell (January 6, 2017). "Futzerella" (PDF). Nicholls and Vickers.
- ^ "Tonight'sTV Complete daily listings in Go@home". Thespec.com. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^ "Cynopsis Media :: 09/06/07". Cynopsis.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-29. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^ a b "Television Program Logs". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. 2016-03-02.[dead link] Alt URL
- ^ "9 Story Entertainment - Futz!". 9story.com. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^ "Futz! - Double-Oh Futz - ABC1 Television Guide". Abc.net.au. 2008-04-14. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^ "Futz! - Fool Filler Futz! - ABC2 Television Guide". Abc.net.au. 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^ Marise Strauss (2007-12-06). "Futz! headed to Spain, Asia » Playback". Playbackonline.ca. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^ "Futz | Free Games, Videos and Downloads". Teletoon. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ^ "About the Academy - Academy". www.academy.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-08-11.
- Canadian children's animated comedy television series
- Teletoon original programming
- 2000s Canadian animated television series
- Television series by 9 Story Media Group
- 2007 Canadian television series debuts
- 2008 Canadian television series endings
- Canadian flash animated television series
- English-language television shows