Willa's Wild Life

Willa's Wild Life
Created by	Dan Yaccarino
Written by	Steven Sullivan Dan Yaccarino
Directed by	Gary Hurst (Canada) Catharine Méziat (France)
Starring	Jordan Todosey Peter Keleghan Katie Bergie Dwayne Hill
Country of origin	Canada United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producers	Dan Yaccarino Pilippe Delarue Scott Dyer Doug Murphy Paul Robertson
Running time	22 minutes
Original release
Network	ABC2 Nickelodeon Canada qubo
Release	2008 – 2010

Willa's Wild Life is an animated television series that aired on qubo in 2009, Nickelodeon Canada in the same year, and in ABC2 in 2008. This show is based on Dan Yaccarino's book An Octopus Followed Me Home. It is about a 9 year old girl named Willa (Jordan Todosey) who has some very unusual pets. She has, so far, acquired a giraffe, two elephants, an alligator, and many more exotic animals. It airs on qubo at 12:00 am and 12:00 pm on Saturdays and Sundays, 8:30 am on Thursdays at ION Television, and 12:30 pm at NBC on Saturdays.

Episodes

Season 1

1. Happy Willa’s Dad’s Day / Willa’s Wild Pony Tale - Willa decides to give her father his own special day. / Willa wants the same hair clip the snooty girls have.
2. Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Vet? / Lone Gone to Hong Kong - Tiny the elephant is afraid of going to the vet. / Willa’s animals fear they are being sent to Hong Kong.
3. Willa’s Wild Walk / Willa’s Top Dogs - Willa and Dooley take their first walk alone. / Willa enters her seals in a dog show.
4. Willa Sets the Stage / Willa in the Wilderness - Willa is struck with stage fright preparing for her first school play. / Willa and Dooley camp out in the backyard without help from anyone.
5. Willa Willa Everywhere / Party Animals - Willa joins three clubs thinking she can do everything / Willa convinces the snooty girls to have a party at her house.
6. Unbearable Bear / Willa’s Fun Raiser - Bert get’s jealous over Willa’s new teddy bear, Buddy / Willa raises money for a new school garden but, soon loses sight of of it's goal after seeing the trophy.
7. An Alligator Ate My Homework / Hammering Away - Willa and Dooley must uncover who destroyed Willa’s homework. / Willa and Dooley build Jenny a giraffe house.
8. Hidden Treasure / Up, Up and Away - Willa’s curiosity gets the best of her when Dad brings home a mysterious gift. / Willa gets caught up in a kite competition.
9. Disappearing Act / Great Eggspectations - Dooley makes an elephant disappear in a magic show. / Willa discovers an egg.
10. Over the Fence / It Came From the Attic - Dooley tries to spook Willa by telling scary stories. / On a stormy night, Willa and the animals hear mysterious noises in the attic when the electricity goes out.
11. The Jenny Bus Fuss / Willa's Bedtime Story - Willa gives Samual the day off. / Willa and Dooley have a sleepover to watch a meteor shower.
12. Baby It’s You / Willa’s Bad Hare Day - Willa takes care of a toddler. / Willa has a hair emergency a few days before school pictures.
13. Willa's Wild News / Willa's Journal - Willa exaggerates her animals' exploits. / Willa begins to keep a journal.
14. Spider Girl / Willa on Ice - Willa unknowingly takes Evelyn's spider home / Willa is determined to outskate Sara in Silly Skating.
15. Pas de Dooley / Perfect Partners - Dooley joins Willa’s dance class / Willa tries to get Steve and Edie back together.
16. Don’t Let Go / Vet for a Day - Willa and Dad want to spend time together. / Willa spends the day at the vet.
17. Willa's Not So Peacefull Kingdom / Go to Sleep Bert! Willa has an idea for an art project / Bert has trouble sleeping, so he throws parties that keep everyone from sleeping.
18. Nurse Willa / Willa and Dooley Sitting in a Tree - Willa tries to cure her father’s cold / Willa and Dooley get teased after Dooley gives Willa flowers.
19. Company’s Coming / Growing Pains - Mr. Tremble comes to visit. / Willa tries to grow faster.
20. Willa Awards / To Ski or Not to Ski - When Willa wins a trophy at school for having the sunniest disposition, she decides to give awards to each of her animals. / Willa hurts her ankle before a ski trip.
21. Dad’s Big News / Little Miss Fitness - Willa spills the beans on her father possibly having a poem published / Willa becomes a personal trainer for her dad.

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Season 2

1. The Girl Who Cried Ouch / When Dad's Away - Sara fakes an injury so Willa will be her maid. / When the girls exclude the boys, the boy make a group of their own.
2. Feathered Friends / Forgetting Sara - Inky, Blinky, and Bob make the attic a winter wonderland and invite their penguin friends over.
3. Willa's Sleepover / High Flying Willa - Dooley invites Willa to his sleepover. / Before Dad and Willa take a trip to globe-trotting Grandma Birdie, Tiny and Lou try to convince Willa not to ride in a plane.
4. Walk a Mile in Alligator Shoes / A Tall Walrus Tale - Willa borrows Dooley’s alligator costume. / Wallace begs Willa to help him prove his pirate story is true.
5. Willa’s Wonderful Life / Big Brother Gus - Willa tries to set a world record. / Grouchy Gus can’t get rid of a bunny that wants to be his friend.

Characters

Humans

• Willa is the main character of the series. Willa has many exotic animals much to her fathers discomfort. She has many wacky adventures and learns lessons along the way. Because of her adventures she often gets into trouble. Willa is kindhearted and caring and never tries to hurt her friends feelings. She is usually seen with a green and red dress, and a green hairband.
• Dooley is Willa's next door neighbor and best friend. Dooley often gets caught up in Willa's adventures. He helps Willa learn lessons during their adventures. Dooley is usually seen wearing a purple T-shirt, yellow pants, and thick, round, glasses.
• Dad is Willa's father. Dad is not comfortable with the animals around the house but, knowing how Willa cares for them he lets her keep them. He helps Willa learn lessons along the way. He is usually seen with a orange sweater vest, blue sleeves, brown pants, and glasses. He loves and cares for Willa. His real name is never revealed.
• Sara, Kara, and Lara are a group of snooty girls that often bully Willa, Dooley, and Evelyn. Sara, Kara, and Lara always mistake Dooley and Willa's names. For instance they call Willa "Wilma", "Willeena", and "Wendy". And call Dooley "Danny", "Dondi", and "Dickie". Sara has a regular skin tone, long blonde hair, and wears anything that is red. Lara has a pale skin tone, long red hair, and wears anything that is purple. Kara has has an olive skin tone, long brown hair and wears anything that is green.
• Evelyn is Willa's friend. Evelyn frequently get into Willa's adventures. She seems to be grumpy all the time and easily gets discouraged. With Willa and Dooley's help she learns to have fun and be happy. Evelyn is tall, has red hair and usually seen wearing a long-sleeved turquoise shirt, and blue capris.
• Mr. Tremble is the assistant principal at Willa's school. Mr. Tremble easily gets into Willa's adventures. He is usually seen wearing an orange toupée, a brown jacket, and blue pants. When he is in Willa's adventures he often loses his toupée.
• Ms. Vanderwinkle is Willa's other next door neighbor. Ms. Vanderwinkle is usualy seen with a long-sleeved pink shirt, a flowered dress, and glasses. She has an orange cat named Tangerine, and a nephew named Buzzy who Willa babysat in Baby It's You

Animals

• Gus is an american alligator. He is rude and obnoxious. Whenever he has a chance he tries to eat the Bunnies but, is always caught by either Willa or one of the other animals. He sleeps under Willa's bed.
• Jenny is a Masai giraffe. Jenny is the wisest out of all the animals. She helps Willa during her adventures. She poses as a mother figure to Willa since Willa's mother isn't around. Due to her size Jenny sleeps outside.
• Inky, Blinky, and Bob are a group of three Chinstrap penguins. Inky, Blinky, and Bob are the dumbest out of the animals. Bob does not speak at all. They call Willa "Gladys". They are very good at ice skating. They sleep in the freezer.
• KoKo is a Red kangaroo. KoKo is from Australia. She keeps many things in her pouch. For instance she keeps makeup products, scissors, and a signed photograph of a famous kangaroo named Willard Wallaby. She sleeps in the living room.
• Steve and Edie are a pair of harbour seals that used to be in show business before living with Willa. Steve's skin is darker than Edie's. Edie has a flower hairclip on her head. They sleep in the bathtub.
• Wallace is a walrus. Wallace is the oldest out of all the animals. He likes to tell stories about his adventures in the Arctic before moving in with Willa. He sleeps with Steve and Edie in the bathtub.
• Samual is a bactrian camel. Samual is the most sophisticated out of all the animals. He rides Willa to school everyday. He sleeps with KoKo in the living room.
• The Bunnies are thousands of rabbits that are in different colors. The Bunnies are green, orange, blue, pink, and many more bright colors. The Bunnies can't speak but, they can squeak and giggle. They sleep everywhere in the house.
• Burt is a grizzly bear. Before Burt lived with Willa and the other animals he lived in Russia. He is usually seen sleeping. Burt sleeps with KoKo and Samual in the living room.
• Tiny and Lou are a pair of asian elephants. Out of all the animals Tiny and Lou are the most immature. Tiny is blue and has a high-pitched voice. And Lou is yellow and has a low-pitched voice. It is unknown if Tiny and Lou are brothers. They don't like to give elephant rides unless Willa wants them to. Tiny and Lou sleep in the garage.
• Susu, Kuku, and Lulu are Sara, Kara, Lara's pet poodles. Susu is red, showing that she is Sara's dog. Kuku is purple, showing that she is Kara's dog. Lulu is green, showing that she is Lara's dog. They act snooty like Sara, Kara, and Lara.
• Sparkle is Evelyn's pet spider. Sparkle is orange and red. It is unknown if Sparkle is a boy or girl. Sparkle only appears in Spider Girl
• Tangarine is Ms. Vanderwinkle's pet cat. Tangarine is orange. Tangarine only appears in Over the Fence

Awards

In 2010 Art Director Adrian Thatcher received a Daytime Creative Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for his work on Willa's Wild Life.

External links

• Willa's Wild Life (Qubo's official website)