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The Twisted Timeline of Sammy & Raj
GenreComedy
Adventure
Animation
Created byJordan Gershowitz
Developed byJordan Gershowitz
Directed byVikram Veturi
Voices of
  • Nirvaan Pal
  • Aiden Alberto
  • Rama Vallury
  • Crina Shah
  • Nazia Chaudhry
Music bySimab Sen
ComposersLuke Sital-Singh
Simab Sen
Country of originUnited Kingdom
India
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producersChris Rose
Anu Sikka
Tejonidhi Bhandare (Reliance Animation Studios Pvt. Ltd.)
ProducerAnand Pandey (line producer)
EditorsN M Baldiruddin
Mukesh Nirwal
Laxmikant Khawale
Running time22 minutes (11 minutes of segments)
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release9 January 2023 (2023-01-09) –
present

The Twisted Timeline of Sammy & Raj is a British-Indian animated television series created by Jordan Gershowitz. It is produced by Reliance Animation and with association by Viacom18 and Nickelodeon International.[citation needed]

Premise

The series follows the reality-bending adventures of a pair of cousin-brothers, Sammy and Raj, as they pause, rewind, fast-forward, and slow-motion their way into a whole host of rowdy laugh-out-loud exploits with a mysterious time-altering app at their fingertips.

Voice cast

  • Nirvaan Pal as Sammy Gupta
  • Aiden Alberto as Raj Gupta
  • Crina Shah as Tara Gupta
  • Rama Vallury as Kunal Gupta
  • Rahnuma Panthaky as Uma Gupta
  • Nazia Chaudhry as Chachi Priyanka
  • Nardeep Khurmi as Chacha Neil
  • Monisha Dadlani as Malini
  • Ratnesh Dubey as Dada Aman
  • Rashmi Rustagi as Dadi Disha
  • Lily Resto as Gabrielle
  • Ares Totolos as Hugo

Episodes

Season 1 (2023)

No.TitleWritten byU.K. air dateU.S. air date
1a"Birthday Do Over"Jordan Gershowitz9 January 2023 (2023-01-09)January 15, 2024 (Sneak Peek)
January 16, 2024
Sammy and Raj go back in time to the beginning of Sammy's birthday to throw a party to impress his friends.
1b"Chore Time"Jordan Gershowitz (teleplay)
Jordan Gershowitz & Jeff Trammell (story)		10 January 2023 (2023-01-10)January 15, 2024 (Sneak Peek)
January 16, 2024
Sammy and Raj are given cleaning chores and plan to use their app to pass the time and play a video game until Sammy's parents come home but everything goes wrong.
2a"Out of the Loop"Allan Neuwirth11 January 2023 (2023-01-11)January 16, 2024
Sammy and Raj use their time app and skip family movie night to participate in a drone race.
2b"A Dog Gone Problem"Merrill Hagan12 January 2023 (2023-01-12)January 16, 2024
Uma asks Sammy and Raj to bathe the dog's bodies in exchange for permission to go see a movie at the cinema that they really wanted to see.
3a"Sofa So Good"Nina G. Bargiel13 January 2023 (2023-01-13)
Tara gives Sammy and Raj a double duty to enter the special guest room and sit on the very expensive sofa for Sammy's parents.
3b"So Much Drama"Alan Denton & Greg Hahn16 January 2023 (2023-01-16)
Sammy and Raj join the school musical to get views for their channel, and fast forward time to skip all the rehearsals.
4a"Going Clubbin’"Jordan Gershowitz17 January 2023 (2023-01-17)
Sammy and Raj go back in time and let Hugo win mini golf so he can invite Raj to his party.
4b"Totally Board"Sanjeev Sirpal18 January 2023 (2023-01-18)
The death-defying day of skate is coming to town and Sammy finally has a chance to prove to Hugo that he's not `Silly Sammy', but to be successful he must make sure he is at his very best.
5a"Invader Dim"Nina G. Bargiel19 January 2023 (2023-01-19)
Sammy and Raj pull a prank on Tara and convince her that aliens are invading Earth.
5b"Getting Heated"Alan Denton & Greg Hahn (teleplay)
Jordan Gershowitz & Allan Neuwirth (story)		20 January 2023 (2023-01-20)
Sammy and Raj set off to the Polar Palace to buy themselves milkshakes, and get caught up in the fight for the coveted tickets to the cool, luxurious shake complex.
6a"Bollyweird"Kelly Lynne D’Angelo23 January 2023 (2023-01-23)
Sammy and Raj try to stop a Bollywood star from releasing a new dance hit that will take the whole world by storm.
6b"The Spies Who Bugged Me"Adam Redfern24 January 2023 (2023-01-24)
Sammy and Raj try to catch the masked man who stole the manuscripts of Dada Aman's novel.
7a"No Bones About It"Joelle Sellner25 January 2023 (2023-01-25)
The mount has become a construction zone. Sammy and Raj need to find a way to fix this.
7b"Childish Antics"Mark Hoffmeier26 January 2023 (2023-01-26)
Sammy has his sights set on an Action Figure but it's expensive. Luckily Malini has just the job for them.
8a"Snow Way to Win"Adam Redfern27 January 2023 (2023-01-27)
It's a snow day and Sammy and Raj are ready to race their sleighs but when they get to the mount, Tara has already set up camp.
8b"Causing Treble"Sanjeev Sirpal30 January 2023 (2023-01-30)
Sammy, Raj and Dadi are a musical sensation, but after entering a local talent on show, Raj becomes really nervous.
9a"Bad Business"Amit Bhalla31 January 2023 (2023-01-31)
Sammy are Hugo are running for Junior Business Club President, but when the votes come in they are tied.
9b"Anniversorry"Jordan Gershowitz1 February 2023 (2023-02-01)
Dada and Dadi's anniversary party is at the same time as arcade night. The boys must find a way to be in two places at once.
10a"A Very Rocky Rakhi"Geetika Lizardi2 February 2023 (2023-02-02)
It's Raksha Bandhan but Sammy can think of nothing worse than spending the day bonding with his sister.
10b"The Back Up Plan"Lucas Mills3 February 2023 (2023-02-03)
The boys back up the App for safe keeping. Unfortunately, a tech malfunction causes the app to download to every phone on the house wifi.
11a"Wake Me Up Before Hugo Go"Alan Denton & Greg Hahn6 February 2023 (2023-02-06)
Sammy and Raj are looking forward to a quiet night, but they are surprised by Hugo's slumber party.
11b"Hoaxus Pocus"Joelle Sellner7 February 2023 (2023-02-07)
The boys are shocked to discover that Kunal had a passion for magic when he was young.
12a"Clean Machines"Joelle Sellner8 February 2023 (2023-02-08)
On Mother's Day, Sammy has the perfect gift for Uma: a robot that can help the whole family.
12b"I Scream For Livestream"Dilpreet Kaur Walia9 February 2023 (2023-02-09)
The boys are set to watch a streamed concert, but Malini is clearly determined to spoil the fun.
13a"Diwali Folly"Amit Bhalla10 February 2023 (2023-02-10)
It's Diwali! The Guptas are super excited but when Sammy's other cousin Jasmine shows up, Raj suddenly finds himself left out.
13b"A Well-Toiled Machine"Julia Prescott13 February 2023 (2023-02-13)
A Robot Wrestling tournament has hit town. With help from Chacha Neil, Sammy and Raj's Robot will be indestructible, right?
14a"Scout It Out"Dushant Kirpalani (story)
Lucas Mills (teleplay)		2 May 2023 (2023-05-02)[1]
Sammy and Raj are on their class camping trip and Sammy is determined to win his first merit badge!
14b"Better Luck Next Time"Dushant Kirpalani3 May 2023 (2023-05-03)[2]
When Dada's cousin Vijay sends all the Gupta kids envelopes with lucky rupee coins inside, Sammy is left holding an empty envelope.
15a"Not So Secret Valentine"Kelly Lynne D' Angelo4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)[3]
All the Guptas love Valentine's Day, except for Sammy who vows not to get caught up in the holiday. Until...
15b"Sammy and Raj's Day Off"Alan Denton & Greg Hahn5 May 2023 (2023-05-05)[4]
Sammy and Raj pretend to be sick to stay home and watch the Domino Championships, but faking it doesn't go to plan...
16a"Game Overload"Sanjeev Sirpal (story)
Mark Hoffmeier (teleplay)		8 May 2023 (2023-05-08)[5]
Sammy, Raj and Gabrielle team up for the Knights of the Galaxy tournament, but winning might be a bit of a challenge.
16b"Holi Moli"Geetika Lizardi9 May 2023 (2023-05-09)[6]
It's Holi! The boys can't wait to celebrate but when Malini decides to go to a teen only party - the boys must find out what it's all about.
17a"Family is No Picnic"Alan Denton & Greg Hahn10 May 2023 (2023-05-10)[7]
It's family game day but while Kunal and Neil keep going head to head, Sammy and Raj promise not to get caught up in the competition.
17b"The Undefeated Sammy Dynamite"Alan Denton & Greg Hahn11 May 2023 (2023-05-11)[8]
When Kunal tells the boys to find an after-school club, they make an obvious choice: WRESTLING!
18a"For Good Treasure"Adam Redfern12 May 2023 (2023-05-12)[9]
The boys' class is at the beach, training to be junior life-guards.When suddenly they find a treasure map...
18b"A Clean Breakout"Geetika Lizardi15 May 2023 (2023-05-15)[10]
The Guptas are having a yard sale! In all the confusion Sammy's phone accidentally ends up in the donation pile!
19a"Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun"Julia Prescott16 May 2023 (2023-05-16)[11]
The boys have planned the perfect Halloween route to all the best candy on the block, until Tara joins them...
19b"The Bitter Taste Of Success"Sandeep Parikh17 May 2023 (2023-05-17)[12]
The Chewberry Candy company is having a contest to find the next delicious candy! Sammy and Raj have the perfect entry.
20a"Wedding Daze Pt. 1"Jordan Gershowitz1 May 2023 (2023-05-01)[13]
When the boys accidentally break a family heirloom they must find a way to fix it and put it out of harm's way for good. But how? It has been in the family for decades!
20b"Wedding Daze Pt. 2"Jordan Gershowitz1 May 2023 (2023-05-01)[13]
The boys must return the family heirloom or else Sammy could disappear forever!

Broadcast

The series was first announced on 2 September 2020 with Jordan Gershowitz serving as head writer. The 20-episode first season was originally slated to premiere in 2021.[14][15] On 27 and 31 December 2022, the first 10 episodes of the series were broadcast for the first time on Nicktoons Global (included Germany, Serbia, Saudi Arabia and Russia).[16] In the United Kingdom, the series premiered on Nickelodeon on 9 January and ended on 17 May 2023.[17] In Asia, the series premiered on 6 February 2023 on Nickelodeon Asia.[18] In Latin America, the series premiered on Nickelodeon Latin America on 13 March and ended on 26 May 2023.[19][20] The entire first season premiered on Paramount+ in Australia on 23 August 2023.[21] The first four episodes were made available in the United States on American Airlines flights in 2023.[22] Additionally, select episodes were made available on Virgin Atlantic's inflight entertainment.[23] The series had its premiere on Nickelodeon in India on 15 October 2023.[24] The series will have its premiere on Nicktoons in the U.S. on 15 January 2024.[25]

Reception

Chris Rose, VP of international production and development for Paramount’s Global Kids & Family Group, said, “The Twisted Timeline of Sammy & Raj is the successful result of our partnership with Viacom18. Thanks to an extensive collaboration and strong teamwork, we managed to create a powerful story that explore differences between Eastern and Western sensibilities.

“The team in India was key to creating the story line and defining the characters for a kids’ show which gives audiences a taste of Indian culture, while capturing universal storylines that appeal to all audiences,” Rose added.[26]

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