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6teen
6teen
GenreAnimated sitcom
Dramedy
Created by
Written by
Directed by
  • Jennifer Pertsch
  • Tom McGillis
Voices of
Composers
Country of originCanada
Original languages
  • English
  • French
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes93 (95 half-hours) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Scott Dyer
  • Doug Murphy
  • Tom McGillis
  • Jennifer Pertsch
Producers
  • Jaelyn Galbraith
  • Tom McGillis
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseNovember 7, 2004 (2004-11-07) –
February 11, 2010 (2010-02-11)
Related
Total Drama Daycare

6teen is a Canadian animated sitcom which premiered in Canada on November 7, 2004 on Teletoon. In the US, despite being an original Cartoon Network series, 6teen premiered on Nickelodeon on December 18, 2005 and was removed from the schedule on May 13, 2006, and was later relaunched on Cartoon Network in 2008. 6teen has been aired on The N and Cartoon Network in the United States.[1] With the first 78 episodes[2] and both 45-minute-long specials[3][4] produced by Nelvana and the second half seasons by Fresh TV, 6teen ended with a total of four seasons[5] of 95 22-minute-long episodes (including two one-hour specials).[6] The series finale, "Bye Bye Nikki? Part 2", included an acoustic remake of the theme song by Brian Melo. DVD and iTunes releases have been made in both Canada and the USA, and the entire series is available on the streaming service Tubi TV. A spin-off/prequel series, titled Total Drama Daycare, is set to premiere in 2018 and will act as a crossover with the Total Drama series.[7]

Plot

6teen is an animated sitcom for children, pre-teens, and teenagers. The plots take place almost entirely in a gigantic shopping mall. The series follows the cast of six sixteen-year-old friends in everyday lives, including their first part-time jobs.

6teen is focused on the common problems related to teenagers. The main characters are: Jude, Jen, Nikki, Jonesy, Caitlin, and Wyatt. They deal with first crushes, first jobs, first bank accounts, and a sweet taste of freedom. Nikki finds herself stuck working at The Khaki Barn, a store where she would not shop herself, while Jen has found her dream job at a sports shop, but makes some mistakes. As a running gag, Jonesy manages to get fired from a new store in every episode. Wyatt falls hopelessly in love with his older co-worker. Jude works at the hockey rink as a Zamboni driver. Caitlin endures the daily humiliation of working at the lowest store in the mall's hierarchy of cool – The Big Squeeze, a lemonade stand shaped like a giant lemon, where she's required to wear a hat shaped like a lemon as a part of her uniform.

Production

6teen is created and directed through the use of a 2D digital software package known as Harmony, which was developed by the Toon Boom Animation studio in Montreal, Quebec.[8] Because this software ensures smoother animation and eliminates the need for black trace lines, the program can be fashioned entirely on computer without the use of paper.

6teen (the original working title for the series being The Mall[citation needed]) is scripted by a team of writers which includes series creators and directors Tom McGillis and Jennifer Pertsch, along with Sean Cullen (The Sean Cullen Show), and George Westerholm (This Hour Has 22 Minutes). On the subject of their work, McGillis concludes:

Our biggest goal was to connect with our audience. What surprised us was not the fact that teenagers were watching adult sitcoms, but why they were watching them? They recognize and appreciate smart writing. So, although 6teen's subject material is directed toward teens, the writing style is classic sitcom, with fast-paced dialogue, and multiple plot lines.[8]

The show's principal characters were designed by Peter Avanzino. Original music is composed by Don Breithaupt and Anthony Vanderburgh. There are seven main cast members who voice 6teen. Brooke D'Orsay performs the voice of Caitlin, while Stacey DePass performs the voice of Nikki, Megan Fahlenbock voices Jen, Jess Gibbons voices Wyatt, Christian Potenza voices Jude, and Terry McGurrin voices Jonesy. Jamie Watson provides the voices of Coach Halder and Ron the Rent-a-Cop.

Characters

From L-R Jen, Caitlin, Jude, Wyatt, Nikki, and Jonesy.
Character name Voiced by Description
Jude Lizowski
Hugo Lisowsky (French)		 Christian Potenza He is an easygoing boy with a knack for extreme sports, over-the-top comportment and pranks. Jude will be featured in the upcoming Total Drama spin-off, Total Drama Daycare.[9]
Caitlin Cooke
Katherine "Kathy" Cloutier (French)		 Brooke D'Orsay She is a peppy, spoiled teenage girl with a love for shopping. She is not originally a part of the group, but became their friend when she started working to show her father she can earn money after she maxed out her credit card.
Jonesy Garcia
Costa Rica Garcia (French)		 Terry McGurrin He is a tall, Hispanic Canadian womanizing teenage boy, the joker of the group and in a relationship with Nikki Wong.
Nicole 'Nikki' Wong Stacey DePass She is a rebellious punk rocker Chinese Canadian girl with a quick, sarcastic wit and is in a relationship with Jonesy Garcia.
Jennifer 'Jen' Masterson
Julie Maréchal (French)		 Megan Fahlenbock She is a responsible girl that serves as the "mother hen" of the group.
Wyatt Williams
Vincent Williams (French)		 Jess Gibbons He is an African Canadian musical boy with a caffeine addiction.

Episodes

Main article: List of 6teen episodes

Canada

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
127November 7, 2004 (2004-11-07)June 22, 2005 (2005-06-22)
227November 2, 2005 (2005-11-02)December 21, 2006 (2006-12-21)
326September 5, 2007 (2007-09-05)April 25, 2008 (2008-04-25)
413September 10, 2009 (2009-09-10)February 11, 2010 (2010-02-11)
WebisodeSeptember 12, 2018 (2018-09-12)

United States

Season Episodes First Airdate Last Airdate
Season 1 27 December 18, 2005 (Nickelodeon)
December 26, 2005 (The N)
October 23, 2008 (CN) 		May 13, 2006 (Nickelodeon)
January 5, 2006 (The N)
July 16, 2009 (CN)
Season 2 27 July 20, 2006 (The N)
November 10, 2008 (CN) 		July 28, 2006 (The N)
August 27, 2009 (CN)
Season 3 26 December 31, 2007 (The N)
November 11, 2008 (CN) 		June 21, 2008 (The N)
October 20, 2009 (CN)
Season 4 13 April 5, 2010 (CN) June 21, 2010 (CN)

Reception

Throughout the show's run, 6teen has received critical acclaim. In the winter/spring of 2005, the program ranked among Teletoons' Top 10 for children ages ten years old and up in both English and French markets.[10] It was also the only Canadian production to be nominated for a Pulcinella Award in 2005 under "TV Series for All Audiences".[10] Furthermore, on June 2, 2007, 6teen received an award from the Alliance for Children and Television for being the best of children's television to fall under the age group of nine to fourteen years old that year.[11] Carole Bonneau, vice-president in charge of Teletoon's programming, has remarked about 6teen:

Aesthetically appealing, with an upbeat musical score, combined with its power to invite empathy from teens towards the main characters, with 6teen Teletoon delivers a series that is a perfect match for today's generation.

In Canada, the show garners about 2.5 million viewers each episode. In the USA, 6teen's ratings were around 1.8 million viewers each episode, and ratings held there and then even increased, making it one of Cartoon Network's top shows (October 2008 – September 2009). The highest rating 6teen received on Cartoon Network was 3.7 million viewers, on Thursday, June 11, 2009, immediately after the season premiere of Total Drama Action. As time went on (starting in October 2009), 6teen began a slow drop in ratings. The 6teen series finale, which aired on June 21, 2010, received a total of 1.6 million viewers, which is lower than previous 6teen episodes.

In 2009, the show won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Original Song (Main Title and Promo) for its theme song, "6teen",[12] which was performed by Phil Naro.

DVD releases

Canada:

  • 6teen The Complete First Season
  • 6teen Special Yearbook Edition
  • 6teen Season 2, Volume 1
  • 6teen Season 2, Volume 2
  • 6teen Take This Job And Squeeze It
  • 6teen Idol Time At The Mall
  • 6teen Employee Of The Month
  • 6teen One Quiet Day
  • 6teen Dude Of The Living Dead
  • 6teen Deck The Mall
  • 6teen The Sushi Connection
  • 6teen Snow Job
  • 6teen Stupid Over Cupid
  • 6teen Season 3, Volume 1

United States:

  • 6teen Season 1, Volume 1
  • 6teen Dude Of The Living Dead
  • 6teen Deck The Mall
  • 6teen Stupid Over Cupid
  • 6teen Take This Job And Squeeze It
  • 6teen Idol Time At The Mall
  • 6teen Snow Job

References

  1. ^ 6teen information on TVGuide.com
  2. ^ "– Shows - 6teen". Nelvana.com. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
  3. ^ "– Shows - 6teen: Dude of the Living Dead". Nelvana.com. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  4. ^ "– Shows - 6teen: Snow Job". Nelvana.com. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  5. ^ "TELETOON Salutes 6TEEN with On Air and Online send-off". Channel Canada. 2010-02-06. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
  6. ^ "Press Release - 6TEEN LIVE-ACTION TV MOVIE IN DEVELOPMENT AT FRESH TV". Corusent.com. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  7. ^ http://kidscreen.com/2017/12/19/cn-teletoon-open-up-total-drama-daycare/
  8. ^ a b "6teen Press Release". 2004-10-12. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
  9. ^ Pint-Sized Prequel Total Drama Daycare Announced
  10. ^ a b Corus Entertainment (2005-04-14). "Corus Entertainment – News Releases". Archived from the original on 2007-02-25. Retrieved 2007-06-13. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ Wikinews:Wikinews Entertainment Shorts: June 2, 2007
  12. ^ "Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards - Creative Arts Winners Announced". Emmyonline.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-24. Retrieved 2013-12-01. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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