Action Dad

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Action Dad
Genre Adventure
Comedy
Science Fantasy
Action
Created byAndrew Dickman
Starring Chelan Simmons
Lee Tockar
Ashleigh Ball
Michael Donovan
Sarah John
Country of origin Brazil
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes22
Production
ProducersChristine Danzo
Konnie Kwak
Ira Warren
Running timeApprox. 22 mins
Production companyToon Zone
Original release
Network Cartoon Network Brazil
ReleaseSeptember 12 (2012-09-12) –
October 16, 2012 (2012-10-16)

Action Dad is a 2012 animated series created by Andrew Dickman. It was produced by Animation Development Company and Toonzone Studios. [1] The show features the voices of Chelan Simmons, Lee Tockar and Michael Donovan. The show premiered in Brazil on September 12, 2012 on Cartoon Network Brazil. The show has also aired in Portugal, [2] Israel and France. [3] [4] [5] [6] Although previously thought to premiere in mid-2011, the show has yet to be distributed in the United States as of 2014. [7]

Contents

Plot

The story revolves around Liz Ramsey (Chelan Simmons) and her little brother Mick Ramsey (Ashleigh Ball in the series, Joel McFarlene in the pilot), two normal teenagers with one exception; their father Chuck Ramsey (Michael Donovan in the series, Maurice LaMarche in the original pitched pilot [8] ) is a secret spy and their mother Angela Ramsey (Sarah Johns) is a super-villain. Although the two parents work for both good and evil, they have the same intention of keeping their children out of harm from their missions and enemies. [9]

Cast

Characters

Ramsey Family

S.H.H.H.H.H

A.R.G.H

Episodes

  1. "Agent of MEH" – 17 September 2012
  2. "Double Agent Double Date" – 18 September 2012
  3. "Getting Schooled" – 19 September 2012
  4. "Family Von Dash" – 20 September 2012
  5. "Made of Dishonor" – 21 September 2012
  6. "World of Workcraft" – 24 September 2012
  7. "Old Agent" – 25 September 2012
  8. "Action Ramp" – 26 September 2012
  9. "2 Buff Chuck" – 27 September 2012
  10. "Chuck Goes to Hollywood" – 28 September 2012
  11. "Chuck in The Middle" – 1 October 2012
  12. "Agent Gone Child" – 2 October 2012
  13. "It's A Mall World" – 3 October 2012
  14. "Shrinky Fink" – 4 October 2012
  15. "Girl Powerless" – 5 October 2012
  16. "Thugz Bunny" – 8 October 2012
  17. "Time Drivel" – 9 October 2012
  18. "Mad Magazine" – 10 October 2012
  19. "Xendra Freelance Agent" – 11 October 2012
  20. "Giant Crop of Horror" – 12 October 2012
  21. "Stop & Shoot the Rose" – 15 October 2012
  22. "Curl Scout" – 16 October 2012

Production

Dickman came up with the concept for the show as early as 2006, wanting to make a family orientated show. On the matter he said "I used to LOVE old action hero movies (which were also comedies sometimes) that starred either Hulk Hogan, Arnold Schwartzenegger and etc... I miss those old movies, I wanted to see if I could bring that back, a little with this cartoon" [10] However, Dickman had no involvement in the production of the series, nor was he acknowledged of the show's existence until he discovered it five years later and wasn't even contractually paid for the series at all. [10] [11] Dickman believes that the reason for being off the production was for the studio "to make all the changes they wanted." [10] This may explain why the series' main antagonist, Baron Gash, [12] was renamed to Baron von Dash and the characters gained new character designs.

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  2. ↑ Souza, Lucas (August 27, 2012). "Cartoon Network estreia a animação Action Dad neste sábado" [Cartoon Network Premieres the Action Dad Animation This Saturday] (in Portuguese). ANMTV. Archived from the original on 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  3. ↑ McLean, Tom (April 13, 2011). "Canal + Brings 'Action Dad' to France". Animation Magazine . Archived from the original on 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  4. ↑ Arrant, Chris (May 3, 2011). "ADC Sells New Series, "Action Dad", to Major France Networks Canal+ and Télétoon". Cartoon Brew. Archived from the original on 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  5. ↑ "Action Dad". Le Monde (in French). March 18, 2012. Archived from the original on 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
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  8. ↑ "Anon asked" – via Imgur.
  9. ↑ "Toon Goggles".
  10. 1 2 3 "Action Dad's Kids by AndrewDickman on DeviantArt".
  11. ↑ "Andrew Dickman's view on Action Dad!" – via Imgur.
  12. ↑ "Baron Gash by AndrewDickman on DeviantArt".
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