Numb Chucks

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Numb Chucks
Genre
Created by
  • Phil LaFrance
  • Jamie LeClaire
Developed byJono Howard
Directed by
  • Brad Ferguson
  • Dave Brown
Voices of
Theme music composerGraeme Cornies
Opening theme"Numb Chucks!"
Ending theme"Numb Chucks!" (instrumental)
ComposerMatt Davis
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Vince Commisso
  • Steven Jarosz
  • Kyle MacDougall
ProducerTristan Homer
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkYTV
ReleaseJanuary 7, 2014 (2014-01-07) –
December 1, 2016 (2016-12-01)

Numb Chucks is a Canadian animated television series that was created by Phil LaFrance and Jamie LeClaire and premiered on

YTV in Canada on January 7, 2014.[1][2] The series was focused on Dilweed and Fungus, two woodchucks with big hearts, who are obsessed with using their bungling kung-fu skills to protect the lives of the citizens in their town of Ding-a-Ling Springs. The series was cancelled, and its final episode aired on December 1, 2016, after a total of 52 episodes were produced.[3]

Plot

Before one night changed their lives, woodchuck brothers Dilweed and Fungus never saw themselves as heroes. But during a late-night-TV infomercial, they ordered a Woodchuck Morris kung-fu video. Now, they have made it their mission to become just as awesome as their kung-fu mentor. Misguided but with good intentions, the brothers become obsessed with using their newfound skills to protect the citizens in their town of Ding-a-Ling Springs. Dilweed and Fungus take on a never-ending quest to fight off danger with Morris' guidance.

Episodes

Main article: List of Numb Chucks episodes
Season Episodes Original air date
First aired Last aired
1 26 January 7, 2014 (2014-01-07) December 9, 2014 (2014-12-09)
2 26 March 17, 2015 (2015-03-17) December 1, 2016 (2016-12-01)

Characters

  • Dilweed Chuck (voiced by
    woodchuck
    and the show's main protagonist. He likes to get along with the Ding-a-Ling Springs. His best friend is Fungus.
  • Fungus Chuck (voiced by Lou Attia (Season 1) and Cory Doran (season 2)), a brown woodchuck who is Dilweed's best friend.
  • Quills (voiced by Bryn McAuley), a purple porcupine.
  • Buford G. Butternut (voiced by Andrew Jackson), a blue sheep with white wool, and the show's main antagonist. He likes bullying the woodchucks.
  • Grandma Butternut (voiced by Julie Lemieux), Buford's grandma, who is a yellow sheep.
  • Sir Rupert Van Der Hooves (voiced by Robert Tinkler), a gold-colored moose. He likes to get away from the woodchucks.
  • Woodchuck Morris (voiced by Joris Jarsky), a golden woodchuck. He is the master of Dilweed and Fungus.

Other voices

Production

The series is produced by

Jam Filled Entertainment and 9 Story Media Group, in association with YTV, and was produced with the participation of The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, The Canada Media Fund, Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit, Ontario Computer Animation and Special Effects Tax Credit and with the financial participation of The Shaw Rocket Fund.[4]

Telecast and home media

Numb Chucks premiered on YTV in Canada on January 7, 2014 until its final episode aired on December 1, 2016. The series is currently in repeats on YTV and formerly aired repeats on

Teletoon and Nickelodeon.[5]

On March 10, 2014, Cartoon Network announced the series as part of its 2014–15 season to air on the network in the USA.[6] However, it was later moved to Boomerang and it ran from January 10 to July 12, 2015.

Numb Chucks has also been sold to

Pop and Pop Max, several months after Boomerang US dumped it.[9]

In the Hebrew, the series premiered on

Disney Channel
on May 7, 2014 to 2016. And then there were 26 episodes in Hebrew.

In the Italy, the series premiered on Boing on October 20, 2014.

There is no DVD release.

Currently, the series is now streaming on Tubi.

It also aired on

Sony Yay
in India.

References

  1. ^ "Numb Chucks to hit YTV in January". Kidscreen. December 6, 2013.
  2. ^ "YTV debuts wacky animated comedy Numb Chucks on Tuesday, January 7 at 4:30 p.m. ET/PT" (Press release). Corus Entertainment. December 5, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  3. ISBN 9781476672939
    .
  4. ^ "Numb Chucks - 9 Story Media Group". www.9story.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-22.
  5. ^ "YTV debuts wacky animated comedy Numb Chucks on Tuesday, January 7 at 4:30 p.m. ET/PT". Corus Entertainment.
  6. ^ "Cartoon Network Unveils Upfront Slate For 2014–15". Deadline Hollywood. March 10, 2014.
  7. ^ Wolfe, Jennifer (May 19, 2014). "9 Story Secures Multiple Sales for 'Numb Chucks'". Animation World Network. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  8. ^ "Watch Numb Chucks Episodes - TVNZ OnDemand". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
  9. ^ "Games | Pop Max". Archived from the original on 2018-11-22. Retrieved 2020-07-14.

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