The Stinky & Dirty Show

*The Stinky & Dirty Show*
The Stinky & Dirty Show
Based on	I Stink! series; by Kate McMullan; Jim McMullan;
Developed by	Guy Toubes
Voices of	Jaden Betts; Jacob Guenther; Issac Ryan Brown; Jet Jurgensmeyer;
Opening theme	"The Stinky & Dirty Show!" by Dan Bern
Composers	Dan Bern; Jake Monaco;
Country of origin	United States; Ireland;
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	39 (78 segments)
Production
Executive producers	Guy Toubes; Cathal Gaffney; Gillian Higgins; Darrahh O'Connell;
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Amazon Studios; Brown Bag Films
Original release
Network	Amazon Prime Video
Release	January 15, 2015 –; August 23, 2019

The Stinky & Dirty Show is an animated television series that premiered on January 15, 2015 on Amazon Prime Video. It is a show about vehicles, and is aimed at teaching kids creative methods for solving problems. A preview was shown alongside two other potential series; Sara Solves It and Buddy: Tech Detective. It ultimately won in view, and the other two shows were scrapped. The series premiered in 2015 with its first season, and ended with an extended second season lasting until summer 2019.

Plot

The adventures of best friends and unlikely heroes, Stinky the garbage truck and Dirty the backhoe loader, a dynamic and hilarious duo of resourcefulness anthropomorphic trucks that learn that when things don't go as expected, asking "what if?" can lead to success. The series is based on the books by Jim and Kate McMullan.

Characters

Stinky (voiced by Jaden Betts in season 1; Issac Ryan Brown in season 2) – A brown rear loader garbage truck who is the sillier one of the duo. He sees value in garbage where others don't and often provides materials needed to solve a problem, though he often attempts sillier methods such as sneaking in his favorite trash item, moldy melons). Although both Stinky and Dirty hate being clean, Stinky doesn't mind being washed... so long as he retains his signature foul odor.
Dirty (voiced by Jacob Guenther in season 1; Jet Jurgensmeyer in season 2) – A yellow backhoe loader with a rotating cab who is the more mature one and the brains of the duo. He dreams of becoming the world's best building truck and often thinks more logically in their plans than his best friend. He often draws his ideas on a soft surface on the ground to review ideas, and has a liking for dirt. He has a rock collection and a two-way radio used to call other vehicles for assistance. Although both Stinky and Dirty hate being clean, Dirty has a fear of soap, and often panics if he comes in contact with the fluid.
Tall (voiced by Wallace Shawn) – A yellow and blue mobile crane who lifts things faster when he laughs. He didn't really laugh in Ha Ha Higher.
Chip (voiced by Darin De Paul) – A blue excavator with a yellow jackhammer and orange hard hat. His voice sounds funny when he drills.
Big Ben (voiced by Jonathan Adams and Rick D. Wasserman from late season 1 to early season 2) – A large green semi flatbed truck.
Chill (voiced by Billy West) – A pink, cream and powder blue ice cream truck with a large spinning vanilla ice cream cone on his roof and green doors. He speaks in a relaxed manner and is very level headed.
Mighty (voiced by Jack McGraw) – A black and red tug boat. He tried to drive on land by the help of Stinky and Dirty.
Sender (voiced by Anna Camp) – A mail truck with pink hubcaps who loves spreading the love. She even sings "You're My Valentine."
Dumper (voiced by Jane Lynch) – A blue dump truck who likes music and dancing.
Monster Truck (voiced by Tom Kenny) – A blue and red paranoid monster truck. He is afraid of cheese and melons. (maybe)
Meg (voiced by Whoopi Goldberg) – A news truck with megaphones who often gives announcements.
Jumpy (voiced by Kimberly Brooks) – A purple and green stunting sport bike with multiple shows and films.
Brave (voiced by Andy Richter) – A handsome fire truck who likes being shiny, but was originally afraid of the sound of popcorn popping.
Chopper (voiced by Jonny Cruz) – A blue and green helicopter who serves as an aerial reporter and delivery man. He helped pour water on the forest fire in Fire Away and Save Brave.
Digby (voiced by Tom Kenny) – An orange excavator.
Mixy (voiced by Tom Kenny) – A yellow and white cement truck with a french accent.
Moby Dee (voiced by Cathy Cavadini) – An orange cargo ship with a yellow crane and cream cabin.
Smash (voiced by Tish Hicks) – A green and black crawler crane with a wrecking ball. She loves to smash things.
Fast (voiced by David Shatraw) – A cyan fast-paced diesel locomotive. He is fast-talking.
Zoom (voiced by Grey Griffin) – An energetic cyan, pink and orange roller coaster.
Buoys (voiced by Tom Kenny and Cathy Cavadini) – A group of buoys. Two of them have also been named Ding and Ding Ding.
Queen Justine (voiced by Angelique Perrin) – A cruise ship.
Spacy (voiced by Mark Hamill) – A Space Shuttle orbiter.
Linus (voiced by J. P. Karliak) – An orange road marking machine.
Sweepy (voiced by Mikey Kelley) – A blue and green street sweeper.
Red (voiced by Joan Cusack) – A red race car.
Sparks (voiced by Mikey Kelley) – A blue race car with yellow lightning bolts.
Carla (voiced by Kimberly Brooks) – A friendly cream, black and green ferry. She transports cars to places.
Steam (voiced by Alex Désert) – A brown steam locomotive.
Santa Claus (voiced by Roger Craig Smith) – Himself.
Building Crane (voiced by Darin De Paul) – An orange tower crane.
Rollin (voiced by Tom Kenny) – A blue and yellow road roller with and orange hard hat.
Haul (voiced by Gary Anthony Williams) – A purple semi truck who remembers his inventory by song.
Speedy (voiced by Tom Kenny) – A yellow and orange speedboat.
Sidekick Semi (voiced by Gary Anthony Williams) – A purple semi truck serving as Jumpy's sidekick in her films.
Tractor Sue (voiced by Mo Collins) – A green tractor from a neighboring farm.
Shutter (voiced by Grey Griffin) – A pink and blue bucket truck with a job as a photographer.
Burger (voiced by Jeff Bennett) – A food truck designed to resemble a hamburger.
Coupe (voiced by Grey Griffin) – An orange coupe who likes the shade.
Sedan (voiced by Jeff Bennett) – A blue sedan who likes talking.
Rover (voiced by Darin De Paul) – A space rover that acts as Spacy's pet, specifically a dog.
Griswold (voiced by Billy West) – A friendly tan and brown station wagon.
Toots (voiced by Jeff Bennett) – A pink car with an assortment of gold and silver horns on his body and speaks with a british accent.
Towpher (voiced by Jeff Bennett) – A green and brown tow truck.
Miss Bee (voiced by Whoopi Goldberg) – A race car painted in bee stripes.
Dottie (voiced by David Shatraw) – A green race car with blue and red polka dots.
Forklifts (voiced by Jeff Bennett, JP Karliak and other assorted actors) – Orange forklifts working in Go City.
Carry (voiced by Alex Désert) – A red semi truck with an orange car carrier trailer.
New Cars (voiced by Serenity Reign Brown, Grey Griffin, Jet Jurgensmeyer and Mikey Kelley) – A group of six small childlike minivans. They love to play and like garbage, like Stinky!
Tanker (voiced by Darin De Paul) – A blue tank truck.

Episodes

Season 1 (2015–2016)

Episode no.	Segment no.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	1a	"Jump at the Dump"	David McCamley	Guy Toubes	January 15, 2015 (2015-01-15)
Jumpy's gear is stuck in the stadium while it's still getting remodeled, so Stinky and Dirty help her set up a new course at the Go City Dump.
1	1b	"Road Block"	Darragh O'Connell	Guy Toubes	January 15, 2015 (2015-01-15)
Stinky and Dirty meet for the first time and combine their talents to save the day when a large boulder falls and blocks the Cloverfield Intersection. Note: This episode was previewed with a different title sequence, end credits, and different voices for Stinky and Dirty, plus other factors in 2015. This is also the only time is season one where Jonathan Adams voices Big Ben.
2	2a	"Mighty Night"	David McCamley	Guy Toubes	September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
After Mighty cracks his lamp on Moby Dee's anchor, Stinky and Dirty have to help him guide the larger ship into the harbor.
2	2b	"Water Ways"	David McCamley	Kati Rocky	September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
The two set off to deliver a birthday present to Go City Island after Chopper accidentally leaves it behind. The only problem is trying to get across the water when they can't float or fly.
3	3a	"Can You Dig It?"	David McCamley	Adam Beechen	September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
After Dirty gets his rear shovel stuck in a pile of dirt, Stinky must figure out how to free him.
3	3b	"Dirty, the Garbage Truck"	David Mc Camley	Rick Suvalle	September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
Stinky's hopper gets jammed shut, forcing Dirty to help him with his morning trash route.
4	4a	"Running on Empty"	David McCamley	David Shayne	September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
Dirty has to help remove a boulder from a construction site, but he has to find alternative propulsion methods after both he and Stinky run out of fuel.
4	4b	"Rolling Blunder"	David McCamley	Lucas Mills	September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
After Dumper accidentally loses an entire load of bowling balls at the bottom of a hill, Stinky and Dirty have to find a way to transport the heavy and rolly objects to the bowling alley downhill.
5	5a	"Concrete Plans"	David Mc Camley	Cate Lieuwen	September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
Stinky and Dirty accidentally mess up a wet patch of concrete and have to try and smooth it before Mixy returns.
5	5b	"The Art of Trash"	David McCamley	Kati Rocky	September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
Dirty enlists Stinky's help to clean up a park site, but the garbage truck is more interested in keeping some things instead of throwing them away, which come in handy when the last three things that have to be cleaned up are stuck in concrete. But Stinky's lessons about the art of trash leads to a creative solution.
6	6a	"Brave's New Siren"	David Mc Camley	Alex Fox & Rachel Lewis	September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
The 2 have to find another way for Brave to alert others when his lightbar and siren accidentally break.
6	6b	"Demolition Dust-Up"	David McCamley	Raye Lankford	September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
Dirty, Stinky, Chip and Dumper have to figure how to work in synchronization while clearing up the rubble of a burnt building.
7	7a	"Lost!"	David McCamley	David Shayne	September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
When Dirty joins Stinky on a trip to the ranger station, they have to use their other senses when they get lost in fog.
7	7b	"Squeak"	David McCamley	David Shayne	September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
Dirty's squeaking shovel is keeping everyone awake, so he and Stinky set off to fix it.
8	8a	"Landlocked"	David McCamley	Guy Toubes	September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
After the canal gets filled by a landslide, Stinky and Dirty have to find a way to get Mighty and his buoys to the other side.
8	8b	"Buoy Ya!"	David McCamley	Rick Suvalle	September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
After the buoys get blown out to sea, Stinky and Dirty have to guide ships with homemade versions until Mighty returns with the real ones.
9	9a	"Follow That Line!"	David McCamley	Raye Lankford	September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
Stinky and Dirty join the racers of the Go City Grand Prix and help them find and follow the purple line marking the racecourse. Note: This is the first episode where Rick D. Wasserman voices Big Ben.
9	9b	"Seeing Red"	David McCamley	Kati Rocky	September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
Red keeps getting denied access to a car show due to looking different and enlists Stinky and Dirty to help her stay clean for easy recognition.
10	10a	"Detour"	David McCamley	Rick Suvalle	September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
The 2 help Chill on his way to the park for an ice cream party.
10	10b	"Heat & Ice"	David McCamley	Lucas Mills	September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02)
Big Ben has to take an ice sculpture to the Go City Stadium, but the hot summer sun is making it melt. How will Stinky and Dirty fix this jam?

Season 2 (2017–2019)

Episode no.	Segment no.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
11	1a	"Snow Problems"	David McCamley	Lucas Mills	November 23, 2017 (2017-11-23)
11	1b	"Sleigh Riders"	David McCamley	Adam Beechen	November 23, 2017 (2017-11-23)
12	2a	"Sweepy Clean"	David McCamley	Alex Fox & Rachel Lewis	November 23, 2017 (2017-11-23)
12	2b	"The Broken Road"	David McCamley	Guy Toubes	November 23, 2017 (2017-11-23)
13	3a	"Tree Amigos"	David McCamley	Rick Suvalle	November 23, 2017 (2017-11-23)
13	3b	"Tower Topper"	David McCamley	Guy Toubes	November 23, 2017 (2017-11-23)
14	4a	"Silent But Stinky"	David McCamley & Shane Collins	Guy Toubes	November 23, 2017 (2017-11-23)
14	4b	"Make Way For Sweepy"	David McCamley & Maurizio Parimbelli	Scott Gray	November 23, 2017 (2017-11-23)
15	5a	"Red Light, Red Light"	David McCamley & Shane Collins	Guy Toubes and Rick Suvalle	November 23, 2017 (2017-11-23)
15	5b	"Missing Pieces"	David McCamley & Maurizio Parimbelli	Rick Suvalle	November 23, 2017 (2017-11-23)
16	6a	"Ha Ha Higher"	David McCamley & Shane Collins	Rick Suvalle	November 23, 2017 (2017-11-23)
16	6b	"The Waiting Games"	David McCamley & Maurizio Parimbelli	Guy Toubes	November 23, 2017 (2017-11-23)
17	7a	"Garbage Barge Goodbye!"	David McCamley & Shane Collins	David Shayne	November 23, 2017 (2017-11-23)
17	7b	"Up! Up! Parade!"	David McCamley & Maurizio Parimbelli	Brian Swenlin and Guy Toubes	November 23, 2017 (2017-11-23)
18	8a	"Screen Clean"	David McCamley & Maurizio Parimbelli	Becky Friedman	November 23, 2017 (2017-11-23)
18	8b	"Drive-In Movers"	David McCamley & Shane Collins	Guy Toubes	November 23, 2017 (2017-11-23)
19	9a	"Going Nowhere Fast"	David McCamley & Shane Collins	Jeff Goode	November 23, 2017 (2017-11-23)
19	9b	"The Missing Stink"	David McCamley & Maurizio Parimbelli	Rick Suvalle	November 23, 2017 (2017-11-23)
20	10a	"Love Notes"	Shane Collins	Becky Friedman	February 12, 2018 (2018-02-12)
20	10b	"Love Is In The Air"	Maurizio Parimbelli	David Shayne	February 12, 2018 (2018-02-12)
21	11a	"Miles and Miles of Go City Smiles"	Shane Collins	Patrick Rieger	August 14, 2018 (2018-08-14)
21	11b	"Fast Track"	Maurizio Parimbelli	Adam Beechen	August 14, 2018 (2018-08-14)
22	12a	"Lunch Spot"	Shane Collins	Zac Atkinson	August 14, 2018 (2018-08-14)
22	12b	"No Rest For Red"	Maurizio Parimbelli	Guy Toubes	August 14, 2018 (2018-08-14)
23	13a	"Runaway Rover"	Shane Collins	Jeff Goode	August 14, 2018 (2018-08-14)
23	13b	"The Great Spacey Chase"	Maurizio Parimbelli	Brian Swenlin	August 14, 2018 (2018-08-14)
24	14a	"The Big Splat"	Shane Collins	David Shayne	August 14, 2018 (2018-08-14)
24	14b	"Finding Ding Ding"	Maurizio Parimbelli	Lisa Kettle	August 14, 2018 (2018-08-14)
25	15a	"Traffic Jam-Boree"	Shane Collins	Becky Friedman	August 14, 2018 (2018-08-14)
25	15b	"Late Night With Monster Truck"	Maurizio Parimbelli	Rick Suvalle	August 14, 2018 (2018-08-14)
26	16a	"Missed On My List"	Shane Collins	Lucas Mills	August 14, 2018 (2018-08-14)
26	16b	"Clean Up Catastrophe"	Maurizio Parimbelli	Zac Atkinson	August 14, 2018 (2018-08-14)
27	17a	"The Last Melon"	Shane Collins	Rick Suvalle	March 21, 2019 (2019-03-21)
27	17b	"Little Big Dirty"	Maurizio Parimbelli	Adam Beechen	March 21, 2019 (2019-03-21)
28	18a	"A Sweepy Surprise"	Shane Collins	Lisa Kettle	March 21, 2019 (2019-03-21)
28	18b	"Radio Free Stinky"	Shane Collins	Rick Suvalle	March 21, 2019 (2019-03-21)
29	19a	"Scaredy Brave"	Shane Collins	Becky Friedman	March 21, 2019 (2019-03-21)
29	19b	"Movie Makeover"	Maurizio Parimbelli	Jeff Goode	March 21, 2019 (2019-03-21)
30	20a	"The Never Ending Race"	Shane Collins	Rhonda Smiley & James Hereth	March 21, 2019 (2019-03-21)
30	20b	"Unburied Treasure"	Maurizio Parimbelli	Zac Atkinson	March 21, 2019 (2019-03-21)
31	21a	"The Stinky and Shmirty Show"	Shane Collins	Ron Holsey	March 21, 2019 (2019-03-21)
31	21b	"Moon Chasers"	Maurizio Parimbelli	Guy Toubes	March 21, 2019 (2019-03-21)
32	22a	"Honk, You're It"	Shane Collins	Adam Beechen	March 21, 2019 (2019-03-21)
32	22b	"Smashalot"	Maurizio Parimbelli	Patrick Rieger	March 21, 2019 (2019-03-21)
33	23a	"Seeing Eye Stinky"	Shane Collins	Rick Suvalle	March 21, 2019 (2019-03-21)
33	23b	"Rover All Over"	Maurizio Parimbelli	Amy Wolfram	March 21, 2019 (2019-03-21)
34	24a	"A Case of The Sputters"	Shane Collins & David McCamley	Rhonda Smiley & James Hereth	August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
34	24b	"Smash Trash Crash"	Maurizio Parimbelli	Jeff Goode	August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
35	25a	"Forklifted"	Unknown	Zac Atkinson	August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
35	25b	"New Car Class"	Maurizio Parimbelli	David Shayne	August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
36	26a	"Soap Opera"	Unknown	Patrick Rieger	August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
36	26b	"Rock And Rollin"	Maurizio Parimbelli	Jeff Goode	August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
37	27a	"Sno Cone Sliders"	Unknown	Alex Fox & Rachel Lewis	August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
37	27b	"Trading Wheels"	Maurizio Parimbelli	Lisa Kettle	August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
38	28a	"Down Under"	Unknown	Lisa Kettle	August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
38	28b	"Monster Breakthrough"	Maurizio Parimbelli	David Shayne (story) Rhonda Smiley & James Hereth (teleplay)	August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
39	29a	"Fire Away"	Maurizio Parimbelli	David Shayne	August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
39	29b	"Save Brave"	Maurizio Parimbelli	Guy Toubes	August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)

Reception

Common Sense Media gave the show an overall 5 of 5 stars, noting the positive messaging and role models as providing "inspiring reminders about individual potential".^[1]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result
2019	Kidscreen Awards	Best Animated Series	Nominated
	Daytime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Preschool Animated Program	Nominated
	Daytime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Sound Editing for a Preschool Animated Program	Nominated

References

^ Ashby, Emily. "The Stinky & Dirty Show TV Review". Retrieved 5 August 2022.

External links

[1] Ashby, Emily. "The Stinky & Dirty Show TV Review". Retrieved 5 August 2022.

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