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==Premise==
==Premise==
Maggie Pesky is a creative, cute and expressive [[fly]], who has a dream of becoming a famous rock star.<ref name="buzz starts"/> She lives in the fly [[metropolis]] of Stickyfeet with her parents Chuck and Frieda, her older brother Aldrin, younger brother Patrick, and her younger sister Bella, who is still in the stage of a [[maggot]].<ref name="au">{{cite web|url=http://www.disney.com.au/DisneyChannel/supersites/buzzonmaggie/|title=The Buzz on Maggie - Disney Channel|work=Disney Channel Australia|accessdate=2010-05-20}}</ref>
Maggie Pesky is a creative, cute and expressive [[fly]], who has a dream of becoming a famous rock star.<ref name="buzz starts"/> She lives in the fly [[metropolis]] of Stickyfeet with her parents Chuck and Frieda, her older brother Aldrin, younger brother Pupert, and her younger sister Bella, who is still in the stage of a [[maggot]].<ref name="au">{{cite web|url=http://www.disney.com.au/DisneyChannel/supersites/buzzonmaggie/|title=The Buzz on Maggie - Disney Channel|work=Disney Channel Australia|accessdate=2010-05-20}}</ref>


Throughout the show Maggie is seen to choose the easy way in the tasks she accomplishes, such as cheating on a test or simply being selfish. She is often seen to only care about herself, and puts herself and her needs in front of others. Her best friend Rayna Cartflight helps Maggie to fulfill her dreams. Even though the main story is that Maggie wants to be a rock star, most episodes are about her daily life and the occasions she faces.
Throughout the show Maggie is seen to choose the easy way in the tasks she accomplishes, such as cheating on a test or simply being selfish. She is often seen to only care about herself, and puts herself and her needs in front of others. Her best friend Rayna Cartflight helps Maggie to fulfill her dreams. Even though the main story is that Maggie wants to be a rock star, most episodes are about her daily life and the occasions she faces.
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The series' theme song, "Just the Way I Am" was performed by Canadian singer [[Skye Sweetnam]]. It was produced and written by Dillon O'Brian and [[Bob Thiele Jr.|Bob Thiele]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/news/ask-billboard-1002385754.story#/news/ask-billboard-1002385754.story|title=Afternoon Delights: Spring Film & TV Music|work=Billboard|accessdate=2010-05-20}}</ref> The song was nominated for a [[Daytime Emmy]] in 2006 for Outstanding Original Song.<ref name="emmy">{{cite web|url=http://www.emmyonline.tv/emmy/33rdAnnual_daytime_nominees_only.html|title=33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Nominees|work=Emmy Online|accessdate=2010-05-20}}</ref>
The series' theme song, "Just the Way I Am" was performed by Canadian singer [[Skye Sweetnam]]. It was produced and written by Dillon O'Brian and [[Bob Thiele Jr.|Bob Thiele]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/news/ask-billboard-1002385754.story#/news/ask-billboard-1002385754.story|title=Afternoon Delights: Spring Film & TV Music|work=Billboard|accessdate=2010-05-20}}</ref> The song was nominated for a [[Daytime Emmy]] in 2006 for Outstanding Original Song.<ref name="emmy">{{cite web|url=http://www.emmyonline.tv/emmy/33rdAnnual_daytime_nominees_only.html|title=33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Nominees|work=Emmy Online|accessdate=2010-05-20}}</ref>


The series premiered on Friday June 17, 2005 at 8pm and then began airing at 5:30pm on weekends.<ref name="animation magazine"/> The series also joined the [[ABC Kids (US)|ABC Kids]] schedule on September 17, 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=090705_11|title=Disney Channel's Hit "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" and "The Buzz on Maggie" Join the Block|work=ABC Medianet|accessdate=2010-05-20|date=2005-09-07}}</ref> It premiered at 9:30am with a [[Nielsen rating]] of 1.6/7 in the Kids 2−11 demographic, and a 1.4/7 rating in Tweens 9−14, which was the highest rating for that timeslot in three months.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=092205_06|title="ABC Kids" premieres with its strongest debut since June|work=ABC Medianet|date=2005-09-22|accessdate=2010-05-20}}</ref> In August 2005, artist Sean Szeles reported on his blog that the series had been cancelled, stating: "Apparently good animation, art direction, and characters don't mean anything to Disney. ''The Buzz on Maggie'' is no more."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://seanszeles.blogspot.com/2005/08/buzz-on-maggie.html|title=The Buzz on Maggie|work=Sean Szeles Blog|last=Szeles|first=Sean|date=2005-08-29|accessdate=2010-05-20}}</ref> The final episode aired on May 27, 2006 and the series aired in [[reruns]] until it was pulled off the schedule in August 2008. ''The Buzz on Maggie'' was the second Disney [[Disney Channel Original Series|original series]] to be cancelled after one season, after ''[[Dave the Barbarian]]''.
The series premiered on Friday June 17, 2005 at 8pm and then began airing at 5:30pm on weekends.<ref name="animation magazine"/> The series also joined the [[ABC Kids (US)|ABC Kids]] schedule on September 17, 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=090705_11|title=Disney Channel's Hit "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" and "The Buzz on Maggie" Join the Block|work=ABC Medianet|accessdate=2010-05-20|date=2005-09-07}}</ref> It premiered at 9:30am with a [[Nielsen rating]] of 1.6/7 in the Kids 2−11 demographic, and a 1.4/7 rating in Tweens 9−14, which was the highest rating for that timeslot in three months.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=092205_06|title="ABC Kids" premieres with its strongest debut since June|work=ABC Medianet|date=2005-09-22|accessdate=2010-05-20}}</ref> In August 2005, artist Sean Szeles reported on his blog that the series had been cancelled, stating: "Apparently good animation, art direction, and characters don't mean anything to Disney. ''The Buzz on Maggie'' is no more."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://seanszeles.blogspot.com/2005/08/buzz-on-maggie.html|title=The Buzz on Maggie|work=Sean Szeles Blog|last=Szeles|first=Sean|date=2005-08-29|accessdate=2010-05-20}}</ref> The final episode aired on June 3, 2006 and the series aired in [[reruns]] until it was pulled off the schedule in August 2008. ''The Buzz on Maggie'' was the second Disney [[Disney Channel Original Series|original series]] to be cancelled after one season, after ''[[Dave the Barbarian]]''.


==Characters==
==Characters==

Revision as of 15:17, 26 August 2013

The Buzz on Maggie
Created byDave Polsky
Directed byDave Wasson
StarringJessica DiCicco
Cree Summer
Thom Adcox
David Kaufman
Brian Doyle-Murray
Susan Tolsky
Tara Strong
Theme music composerBob Thiele Jr.
Dillon O'Brian
Opening theme"Just the Way I Am"
by Skye Sweetnam
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes21 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersDave Polsky
Dave Wasson
Laura Perkins Brittain (co-executive)
Running time22 minutes
Production companyWalt Disney Television Animation
Original release
NetworkDisney Channel
Toon Disney
ABC (ABC Kids)
Teletoon (CAN)
ReleaseJune 17, 2005 (2005-06-17) –
June 3, 2006 (2006-06-03)

The Buzz on Maggie is a Canadian/American animated television series which originally aired for 21 episodes between June 2005 and June 2006.[1] The series focuses on Maggie Pesky, a happy-go-lucky tween fly, that aspires of becoming a rock star, but many episodes focus on her daily life.

The series was created by Dave Polsky, one of the writers for Scary Movie 2 and Frank TV. Dave Wasson directed and designed the looks for the characters. The series was the first Disney series to be fully animated in Flash, and it was nominated for an Annie Award for its character design. In August 2005, an artist for the series confirmed that the series had been cancelled. The last episode aired on June 2, 2006, and the series continued to air in reruns until August 2008.

Premise

Maggie Pesky is a creative, cute and expressive fly, who has a dream of becoming a famous rock star.[2] She lives in the fly metropolis of Stickyfeet with her parents Chuck and Frieda, her older brother Aldrin, younger brother Pupert, and her younger sister Bella, who is still in the stage of a maggot.[3]

Throughout the show Maggie is seen to choose the easy way in the tasks she accomplishes, such as cheating on a test or simply being selfish. She is often seen to only care about herself, and puts herself and her needs in front of others. Her best friend Rayna Cartflight helps Maggie to fulfill her dreams. Even though the main story is that Maggie wants to be a rock star, most episodes are about her daily life and the occasions she faces.

Production

The series was created by screenwriter Dave Polsky, who is perhaps best known for co-writing the spoof Scary Movie 2.[4] He executive produced all episodes alongside the director, Dave Wasson.[2] The series was animated in Macromedia Flash at Bardel Entertainment in Vancouver, Canada and at Future Thought Productions in Mumbai, India.[2] It was the first Disney show to be fully animated in Flash.[5]

Production of The Buzz on Maggie started in 2004.[6] Many of the crew members from ¡Mucha Lucha! worked on the show.[6] During an interview with Animation Magazine, Wasson stated that he was influenced by Tex Avery and early Disney shorts when he created the look for the show.[7] He said that The Buzz on Maggie has "a lot of 1930s touches," stating, "The characters wear white gloves, for example. That's a direct homage to those classic shorts."[7] He chose to animate it in Flash because he "was convinced it was a good way to go. I had done a few commercials in Flash and a few short films for a museum in Singapore. [...] I've always maintained that in the right hands, you shouldn't be able to see any difference between Flash and regular hand-drawn 2D."[7] Wasson and Jorge Gutierrez were both character designers for the series.[8] Gutierrez was nominated for an Annie Award for his character design in the episode "Bella Con Carny".[9]

The series' theme song, "Just the Way I Am" was performed by Canadian singer Skye Sweetnam. It was produced and written by Dillon O'Brian and Bob Thiele.[10] The song was nominated for a Daytime Emmy in 2006 for Outstanding Original Song.[11]

The series premiered on Friday June 17, 2005 at 8pm and then began airing at 5:30pm on weekends.[7] The series also joined the ABC Kids schedule on September 17, 2005.[12] It premiered at 9:30am with a Nielsen rating of 1.6/7 in the Kids 2−11 demographic, and a 1.4/7 rating in Tweens 9−14, which was the highest rating for that timeslot in three months.[13] In August 2005, artist Sean Szeles reported on his blog that the series had been cancelled, stating: "Apparently good animation, art direction, and characters don't mean anything to Disney. The Buzz on Maggie is no more."[14] The final episode aired on June 3, 2006 and the series aired in reruns until it was pulled off the schedule in August 2008. The Buzz on Maggie was the second Disney original series to be cancelled after one season, after Dave the Barbarian.

Characters

The main characters, Maggie and Rayna.
  • Margaret "Maggie" Pesky is a tween fly and the second oldest in the Pesky family. She has a taste in "funky fashion and extreme music".[3]
  • Rayna Cartflight is Maggie's sassy best friend. She often thinks Maggie crosses the line with her crazy schemes.
  • Aldrin Pesky is Maggie's older brother. He is popular at school and is the captain of the football team. He is a big fly.
  • Pupert Pesky is the younger brother in the Pesky family. He has the "desire to succeed" like Aldrin, but lacks his talents.[3]
  • Bella Pesky is the youngest in the Pesky family. She is still a non-talking maggot.[3]
  • Chuck and Frieda Pesky are the parents to the Pesky children.
  • Dawn Swatworthy is a snobby girl who pretends to be nice and Maggie's rival.

Voice cast

Tara Strong was the voice of Dawn, among many others.

Guest stars

Episodes

Main article: List of The Buzz on Maggie episodes

Awards and nominations

Award Category Nominee Result
2006 Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Original Song[11] Bob Thiele and Dillon O'Brian
For "Just the Way I Am" 		Nominated
2005 Annie Awards Best Character Design in an Animated Television Production[9] Jorge Gutierrez
For "Bella Con Carny" 		Nominated

References

  1. ^ "The Buzz on Maggie". www.bcdb.com, May 13, 2012
  2. ^ a b c "Buzz Starts on Maggie". Cold Hard Flash. 2005-04-29. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  3. ^ a b c d "The Buzz on Maggie - Disney Channel". Disney Channel Australia. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  4. ^ "UCLA: David Polsky". UCLA Extension Writers' Program. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  5. ^ "On this week: June 12–28". The Washington Post. 2005-06-12. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
  6. ^ a b "2005-06 Flash shows". Cold Hard Flash. 2005-03-15. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  7. ^ a b c d Zahed, Ramin (2005-06-15). "Maggie Begins Buzzing on Disney". Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  8. ^ Farago, Andrew (2008-07-31). "An Interview with El Tigre's Jorge Gutierrez". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  9. ^ a b "33rd Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2005)". The Annie Awards. Archived from the original on 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  10. ^ "Afternoon Delights: Spring Film & TV Music". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  11. ^ a b "33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Nominees". Emmy Online. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  12. ^ "Disney Channel's Hit "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" and "The Buzz on Maggie" Join the Block". ABC Medianet. 2005-09-07. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  13. ^ ""ABC Kids" premieres with its strongest debut since June". ABC Medianet. 2005-09-22. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  14. ^ Szeles, Sean (2005-08-29). "The Buzz on Maggie". Sean Szeles Blog. Retrieved 2010-05-20.


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