Pucca (TV series)

*Pucca*
Pucca
	File:Disney's Pucca.jpg
Genre	Action/Adventure; Martial arts; Romantic comedy; Slapstick comedy
Created by	Boo Kyoung Kim; Calvin Kim (co-creator)
Directed by	Greg Sullivan; Jayson Thiessen (co-director, Season 2 only)
Voices of	Tabitha St. Germain; Brian Drummond; Brian Dobson; Michael Dobson; Dale Wilson; Lee Tockar; Chantal Strand; Kathleen Barr; French Tickner; Richard Newman; Dave "Squatch" Ward
Theme music composer	Plus-Tech Squeeze Box
Opening theme	"Pucca Funny Love"
Composer	Hal Foxton Beckett
Country of origin	South Korea; Canada
Original languages	English; Korean
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	39 (117 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Chris Bartleman; Blair Peters; Michael Lekes (Season 1); Marc Buhaj (Season 2)
Producers	Kirsten Newlands (Season 1); Lori Lozinski (Season 2)
Running time	24 minutes (whole); 9 minutes (separate)
Production companies	VOOZ Character System; Studio B Productions; Jetix Europe
Original release
Network	Jetix (Worldwide); MBC (South Korea); Family (Canada)
Release	8 September 2006 –; 24 July 2008

Pucca (짜장소녀 뿌까, Jjajang Sonyeo Ppukka), also known currently as Disney's Pucca, is a Canadian/South Korean animated television series based on a series of shorts created by VOOZ Character System. The series revolves around 11-year-old Pucca, a young girl who's in love and obsessed with a 12-year-old ninja named Garu. It also has aired on Champ TV and MBC in Korea. Internationally, the series has aired on Toon Disney's/Jetix block in the United States,^[1] Europe,^[2] and other locales on the Jetix channel.^[3]

The series, Pucca, itself began airing on television in 2006, with a set of 26 episodes (78 segments). The second season of the show, consisting of 13 episodes (39 segments), began airing in 2008 after it was ordered to be created by Jetix Europe. In total, not including the previous online aired episodes of the show, this brought the number of created episodes to 117.^[4]^[5]

Characters

Episodes

See List of Pucca episodes

Cast

Actor (English)	Character
Tabitha St. Germain	Pucca Ring Ring Additional Voices
Brian Drummond	Garu
Brian Dobson	Uncle Dumpling
Michael Dobson	Ho
Dale "Fish" Wilson	Linguini
Lee Tockar	Abyo Dada Policeman Bruce Tobe
Chantal Strand	Ching
Kathleen Barr	Doga Ssoso
French Tickner	Santa
Richard Newman	Master Soo
Dave "Squatch" Ward	Muji
Michael Daingerfield	Chang

Distribution

Country	Distributor Company
United States	Buena Vista Television International
South Korea	MBC Films

Broadcasting

Country	Channel
Australia	7Two / Disney Channel
Brazil	Rede Globo / Jetix - Disney XD
Canada	Family
Costa Rica	Teletica - Jetix/Disney XD
Chile	Jetix/Disney XD, UCV TV Early February 7, 2011
Europe	Disney Channel /Jetix
France	France 4 - Jetix
Hong Kong	Disney Channel, TVB
Greece	Jetix/Disney XD
India	Toon Disney (India)
Indonesia	Disney Channel / Antv
Ireland	Jetix/Disney XD
Israel	Jetix/Disney Channel
Italy	Jetix (Italy)/Disney XD, Rai Due
Japan	Toon Disney/Disney XD, TV Asahi, Chiba TV, TV Osaka
Mexico	Jetix/Disney XD, Azteca 7, SKY México
Pakistan	Disney Channel
Peru	Jetix/Disney XD
Philippines	ABS-CBN, Disney Channel
Poland	Jetix, TV4 (Poland)
Russia	STS, Jetix/Disney Channel, 2×2
Serbia	Fox televizija
South Korea	MBC, Champ TV
Spain	Jetix
Thailand	Disney Channel, Disney XD, True Spark
United Kingdom	Jetix (UK & Ireland) (Before being rebranded as Disney XD)
United States	Toon Disney/Jetix/Disney XD 2006-2009
Venezuela	Jetix/Disney XD, Venevision
Vietnam	Disney Channel, Disney XD

Music Tour

A musical show for the series was held in Lima on 8 October 2009. This location was chosen because of Pucca being "one of the most beloved programs on Jetix's Latin American channel." The show repeated itself eight times from the 8 October through 11 October.^[6]

Awards

At the 2006 Annecy International Animated Film Festival, the Pucca episode "A Force of Won" was "nominated for two awards...including the Prix Jeunesse in the Animation category." During the same year, Pucca won the Leo Awards for Best Screenwriting, along with "Best Overall in an Animation Program."^[4]

References

^ "New Episodes Trickle Into CN, Adult Swim, Kids WB". 4 March 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
^ "JCP and PUCCA ::: Jetix". 28 August 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
^ "Studio B Sees Pucca to TV". Cold Hard Flash. 22 January 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
^ ^a ^b Ryan Ball (2 October 2006). "Jetix Europe Orders More Pucca". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
^ "PUCCA To Air On Jetix". Cold Hard Flash. 19 August 2005. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
^ "Pucca y sus amigos darán espectáculo en Lima". El Comercio. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2010.

External links

Pucca at IMDb
Pucca at Champ Vision

[1] "New Episodes Trickle Into CN, Adult Swim, Kids WB". 4 March 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2010.

[2] "JCP and PUCCA ::: Jetix". 28 August 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2010.

[3] "Studio B Sees Pucca to TV". Cold Hard Flash. 22 January 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2010.

[AM-4] Ryan Ball (2 October 2006). "Jetix Europe Orders More Pucca". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 24 December 2010.

[5] "PUCCA To Air On Jetix". Cold Hard Flash. 19 August 2005. Retrieved 24 December 2010.

[6] "Pucca y sus amigos darán espectáculo en Lima". El Comercio. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2010.

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