Best & Bester

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Best & Bester
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Genre Comedy [1]
Created by
  • Anttu Harlin
  • Joonas Utti
Developed byKyle Hart
Written by
  • Ciaran Murtagh
  • Andrew Barnett-Jones
Directed byKitty Taylor
Voices of
Theme music composer Voodoo Highway Music
ComposerJustin Delorme
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Finland
Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producers
  • Anttu Harlin
  • Joonas Utti
  • Genevieve Dexter
  • Jules Coke
  • Colin Bohm
  • Pam Westman
Producers
  • Georgia Dussaud
  • Laurie Handforth
Running time22 minutes
Production companiesGigglebug Entertainment
Eye Present
Nelvana
Original release
Network Yle TV2, Yle Areena
ReleaseSeptember 3, 2022 (2022-09-03) 
January 29, 2023 (2023-01-29)

Best & Bester (Finnish: Eka & Helmi) is a Finnish animated comedy television series created by Anttu Harlin and Joonas Utti. The series is produced by Gigglebug Entertainment in Finland, and animated by Eye Present in the United Kingdom and Nelvana in Canada.

Contents

Best & Bester premiered on Nickelodeon in the UK on September 3, 2022, on YTV in Canada on September 18, 2022, [2] and on Yle TV2 via the Galaxi programming block in Finland on March 11, 2023, with episodes released on Yle Areena the same day. [3] [4] [5] Internationally, the series airs on Nickelodeon.

Premise

Best & Bester, twins in a town called Betterville, have a unique ability to choose a new body every time they want. This makes them unique, because other Betterville residents can only have one form forever. They go on various adventures with their friends and neighbors.

Characters

Voices

VoicesCharacters
Rupert Simonian Best
Kathryn Drysdale Bester
Bill Bailey Grumpy Pants
Kosha EnglerFlip Flop
Joseph Balderrama Diamondo
Akiya Henry Rocky
Harriet CarmichaelToot
Pearl Mackie Grafifi
Brian Blessed Shouty Shirt
Ako Mitchell Tex Pecks

Episodes

No.TitleWritten byOriginal release date [6] Prod.
code
1"Cactus Sitting"Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-JonesSeptember 3, 2022 (2022-09-03) [a] 101
"Disaster of Hole 2"Shane Langan & Amy Stephenson
2"Get the Hump"Kristina YeeSeptember 4, 2022 (2022-09-04)102
"Sing for Your Supper"Aidan O'Donovan & Colm Tobin
3"The Big Game"Alex CollierSeptember 10, 2022 (2022-09-10)103
"Get Your Skate On"
4"Get Shirty" Ciaran Morrison & Mick O'Hara September 11, 2022 (2022-09-11)104
"This Solves Nothing" Howard Read
5"Rock-a-Bye Besty"Howard ReadSeptember 17, 2022 (2022-09-17)105
"Shake or Break" Tim Bain
6"Tenta-Flakes"Dilpreet Kaur WaliaSeptember 18, 2022 (2022-09-18)106
"Boss Level"Shane Langan & Amy Stephenson
7"Stage Struck"Lisa KohnSeptember 24, 2022 (2022-09-24)107
"Ball Count"Ciaran Morrison & Mick O'Hara
8"Bucket Pants"Howard ReadSeptember 25, 2022 (2022-09-25)108
"A Best Too Far"Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones
9"Spoiler Alert"Shane Langan & Amy StephensonDecember 12, 2022 (2022-12-12)109A
10"Something Fishy"Kyle Hart, Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-JonesDecember 13, 2022 (2022-12-13)109B
11"Fair Share"Gemma ArrowsmithDecember 14, 2022 (2022-12-14)110A
12"Power Plant"Hannah GeorgeDecember 15, 2022 (2022-12-15)110B
13"Best Fwends"Shane Langan & Amy StephensonDecember 16, 2022 (2022-12-16)111A
14"The Trivialist Pursuit"Shane Langan & Amy StephensonDecember 19, 2022 (2022-12-19)111B
15"Bad Eggs"Kyle HartDecember 20, 2022 (2022-12-20)112A
16"Out of Bounds"Hannah GeorgeDecember 21, 2022 (2022-12-21)112B
17"Robo Stomp"Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-JonesDecember 22, 2022 (2022-12-22)113A
18"Wood You?"Kyle Hart, Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-JonesDecember 23, 2022 (2022-12-23)113B
19"Chess-A-Pult"Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-JonesDecember 27, 2022 (2022-12-27) [7] 114
"Smart & Smarter"Lisa Kohn
20"Taken to the Cleaners"Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-JonesDecember 29, 2022 (2022-12-29) [8] 115
"Mugshot"
21"In The Sky With Diamondo"Gemma ArrowsmithJanuary 14, 2023 (2023-01-14) [9] 116
"Best Buddies" Isabel Fay
22"Donut Disturb"Alex CollierJanuary 15, 2023 (2023-01-15) [10] 117
"The Cursed Amulet"Dilpreet Kaur Walia
23"That's So Cupid"Tim BainJanuary 21, 2023 (2023-01-21) [11] 118
"Buddy Odour"Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones
24"Fight or Flight"Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-JonesJanuary 22, 2023 (2023-01-22) [12] 119
"Employee of the Month"Alex Collier
25"Stuck Inside"Alex CollierJanuary 28, 2023 (2023-01-28) [13] 120A
26"Long Overdue"James Bishop & Chris DouchJanuary 29, 2023 (2023-01-29) [14] 120B
TBA"Animal Hearts" [15] Alex CollierTBA121
"Beast & Beaster" [16] Howard Read
TBA"Rocky the Vote"Howard ReadTBA122
"One Star Hotel"James Bishop & Chris Douch
TBA"That Sinkhole Feeling"Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-JonesTBA123
"Like a Brother"Isabel Fay
TBA"Funny Money"Alex CollierTBA124
"Shaking Bad"Shane Langan & Amy Stephenson
TBA"Pulling Power"Isabel FayTBA125
"Home Security"Howard Read
TBA"One Better Day"Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-JonesTBA126

Broadcast

The series began its broadcast in the United Kingdom on Nickelodeon on September 3, 2022, and in Canada on the YTV on September 18, 2022. It was broadcast on Nickelodeon in Australia and New Zealand on June 27, 2022; also, several episodes were broadcast for the first time on Nickelodeon in Latin America, Nick Jr. in Italy. In Finland, the series is expected to be broadcast on Yle TV2 on March 11, 2023, under the name "Eka & Helmi", the 26 episodes of the series will be released on the same Time of day on the streaming service Yle Areena (PI).

Notes

  1. This episode was released on YouTube on August 27, 2022.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000022-QINU`"'

References

  1. "Nick picks up pre-buy rights for Best & Bester".
  2. "YTV Canada premieres "Best & Best" on September 18th - Canada Today". August 31, 2022.
  3. "Nelvana gets in on Best & Bester".
  4. "Corus Entertainment Announces 35 Greenlights and Renewals for Its Iconic Portfolio of Specialty Networks".
  5. "Nyt hemmotellaan lapsia! Ylen ohjelmistossa alkaa kolme uutta kotimaista lastenohjelmaa".
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