Stickin' Around
Stickin' Around | |
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Genre | Slapstick Comedy |
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Starring |
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Opening theme | "Stickin' Around Theme Song" performed by Ashley Taylor (Tickell) |
Composer | John Tucker |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 39 (77 segments) (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 22 minutes |
Production company | YTV |
Release | August 14, 1996 April 13, 1998 | –
Stickin' Around is a
According to Nelvana, it uses "the advanced computer graphics of 'Boiler Paint', virtually convincing us that kids are creating their own animated series."[4]
Stickin' Around won the
Episodes
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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1 | 13 | August 14, 1996 | December 9, 1996 | |
2 | 13 | January 20, 1997 | December 8, 1997 | |
3 | 13 | January 19, 1998 | April 13, 1998 |
Characters
- Stacy Stickler: One of the main protagonists. An 8-year-old quiet but bossy girl who loves imagining many things with Bradley. She often says "For your big fat information" and "Real mature, Bradley". She sometimes serves as the voice of reason for Bradley's silliness and recklessness.
- Bradley: The other main protagonist is Stacy's 9-year-old best friend. He wears thick black-framed glasses and a red backwards cap. He often imagines himself as a superhero, secret agent, robot, or vampire, namely as Rubber Guy, Cap Crusader, 00 Bradley, Robo Bradley, or Count Vladley. His favourite fantasy is that "Aliens from Uranus" are behind whatever problem they are facing, much to Stacy's annoyance.
- Frank: Stacy's overweight pet wiener dog who sometimes shares in their adventures and loves to eat. He often sees things as food because his over-hungry habits. He is very lazy and does not exercise much apart from chasing Stacy on the way to school.
- Lester: Bradley's pet chameleon who blends into the background and causes a lot of trouble.
- Lance: A bully who loves to pick on everyone in school, especially Bradley, whom he nicknames "Scradley".
- Russell: Lance's dimwitted best friend and sidekick and carries around with him a horrible odor. He always says "What?" when everyone says "Whoa Man! What's that funky smell?" and he repeats everything that Lance says. He actually says "Yeah…… [either what Lance said, or a synonym/variant]". He does surprisingly well in class.
- Polly: Lance's friendly, intelligent younger half-sister who always gives words of knowledge and wisdom. She is often seen walking her lifeless pet poodle, Pepperoni, whom she refuses to believe is dead; she hates being called a baby, though.
- Dill: Friend of Stacy and Bradley who has a very loud voice. Often, uses the words "HOLY MACKEREL!".
- Stella Stickler: She's Stacy's caring but also a hot-headed mother. She loves fashion, she works hard, and hates being annoyed by Stacy and Bradley sometimes. She is divorced from Stacy’s father Stanley. She is very annoyed when Stanley is trying to "fix" things.
- Stanley Stickler: Stacy's ambitious father. His inventions go wrong and he isn't good at cooking. A running gag is that he's always trying to fix appliances. As mentioned in the first episode entitled "Aaand Action!", he lives in "his own place" in the same apartments (Latchkey Garden Apartments). He also seems to be kind of forgetful, because in the episode "Madam Know-It-All" it's a running gag that he thinks that his family has a lawn, but it's green gravel. He is divorced from Stacy’s mother Stella. He still doesn't seem to get that this "lawn" is never made out of grass because in the episode "We're Doomed" from the third season he still thinks that it is grass; and on the episode "It's My Parties" from the second season, in which he didn't realize it was Stella's turn to throw a surprise birthday party for Stacy.
- Ms. Mobley: Stacy and Bradley's cheerful but crazy teacher. She frequently says "Won't that be fun?" to one of them.
- Principal Coffin: A scary school principal who looks like a zombie and a vampire. He speaks in a slow, spooky accent.
- Mr. Lederhosen: Stacy and Bradley's tough P.E. teacher who acts like an army sergeant major.
- Mr. Doddler: A senior citizen who wears a fez with a crescent moon on it. He was a farmer who often grows the ingredients to make the kids' favourite snack, Cheez Poopers, that are similar to Wotsits. Stacy usually calls him "Mr. D".
- William: A chubby boy who loves eating.
- Melody: Stacy and Bradley's classmate who uses a wheelchair. She occasionally teams up with Stacy against Bradley and Dill.
- Ashley: Stacy's rival and the wealthiest girl in school. She always wears a beret and is actually seen acting as somewhat of a snob and a spoiled brat.
- Mrs. Salazar: A Spanish speaking woman who is Stacy and Bradley's kind-hearted neighbour.
- Pickle: Pickle is Dill's pet parrot. His name is a pun on a dill pickle (a food).
- Scooter: Scooter is William's pet hamster.
- Freddy: Freddy is Melody's pet maggot.
- Pepperoni: Pepperoni, as mentioned above, is Polly's lifeless pet dog. Polly is usually seen dragging Pepperoni around by his leash.
Cast
- Ashley Taylor (Tickell) as Stacy Stickler
- Ashley Brown as Bradley
- Marianna Galati as Polly
- Andrew Craig as Lance
- Amos Crawley as Russell
- Daniel Goodfellow as Dill
- Catherine Disher as Stella Stickler
- Philip Williams as Stanley Stickler
- Melleny Brownas Ms. Mobley
- Benedict Campbell as Principal Coffin
- Ron Rubin as Mr. Lederhosen
- Nicholas Rice as Mr. Doddler
- Daniel DeSanto as William
- Leah Renee Cudmore as Melody
- Lisa Yamanaka as Ashley
- Allegra Fulton as Mrs. Salazar
Production
The series was executive produced by Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert, Gerard Mital and Clive A. Smith, supervising produced by Vince Commisso and Stephen Hodgins, and co-ordinating produced by Patricia R. Burns. Laura Kate Wallis, Marianne Culbert and Tom McGillis served as producers, with the series being directed by John Halfpenny, John Van Bruggen and Chad Hicks. Dale Schott and Hugh Duffy served as story editors and Michelle McCree and Alan Gregg served as YTV executive producers. Dan Hennessey served as a voice director and Karyn Bonello-Tester served as a casting administrator.
Broadcast and home media
In 1994, the show originated as a series of one-minute
As of 2022, Stickin' Around is available to stream on FilmRise.
References
- ISBN 978-1538103739.
- ISBN 978-1476665993.
- ^ "Life Lines - Chicago Tribune". articles.chicagotribune.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-04.
- ^ Stickin' Around - Show Synopsis, Nelvana, archive copy
- ISBN 978-1476665993.