Best & Bester

Best & Bester
Genre	Comedy [1]
Created by	Anttu Harlin Joonas Utti
Developed by	Kyle Hart
Written by	Ciaran Murtagh Andrew Barnett-Jones
Directed by	Kitty Taylor
Voices of	Rupert Simonian Kathryn Drysdale
Theme music composer	Voodoo Highway Music
Composer	Justin Delorme
Country of origin	United Kingdom Finland Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producers	Anttu Harlin Joonas Utti Genevieve Dexter Jules Coke Colin Bohm Pam Westman
Producers	Georgia Dussaud Laurie Handforth
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Gigglebug Eye Present Nelvana
Original release
Network	YTV Yle TV2 Yle Areena
Release	September 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 in Finland, and animated by Eye Present in the United Kingdom and Nelvana in Canada.

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

• Best – Is a pink crown, Bester's brother
• Bester – Is a green-heart, Best's sister. She is afraid of camels.
• Grumpy Pants – Is a brown pants with glasses, Best and Bester's neighbor who hates them.
• Flip Flop – Is Best and Bester's best friend who runs a milkshake stand.
• Diamondo – He is rich and he likes shiny things. Sometimes also hangs out with Best & Bester.
• Rocky – She is usually shy and quiet, but she likes to hang out with everyone. She is a good friend of Best & Bester. She is a member of the "Book Club" with several other friends.
• Toot – She is a passionate comedian, she tells jokes all the time. However, no one really laughs at them. She is a good friend of Best & Bester.
• Grafifi – She is light and athletic, skilled in physical activity and mechanics. She is presented as a "rebellious spirit", and prefers to do things her way instead of following everyone else. She also likes to show off to others.

Voices

Voices	Characters
Rupert Simonian	Best
Kathryn Drysdale	Bester
Bill Bailey	Grumpy Pants
Kosha Engler	Flip Flop
Joseph Balderrama	Diamondo
Akiya Henry	Rocky
Harriet Carmichael	Toot
Pearl Mackie	Grafifi
Brian Blessed	Shouty Shirt
Ako Mitchell	Tex Pecks

Episodes

No.	Title	Written by	Original release date  [6]	Prod. code
1	"Cactus Sitting"	Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones	September 3, 2022 (2022-09-03) [a]	101
	"Disaster of Hole 2"	Shane Langan & Amy Stephenson
2	"Get the Hump"	Kristina Yee	September 4, 2022 (2022-09-04)	102
	"Sing for Your Supper"	Aidan O'Donovan & Colm Tobin
3	"The Big Game"	Alex Collier	September 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 Read	September 17, 2022 (2022-09-17)	105
	"Shake or Break"	Tim Bain
6	"Tenta-Flakes"	Dilpreet Kaur Walia	September 18, 2022 (2022-09-18)	106
	"Boss Level"	Shane Langan & Amy Stephenson
7	"Stage Struck"	Lisa Kohn	September 24, 2022 (2022-09-24)	107
	"Ball Count"	Ciaran Morrison & Mick O'Hara
8	"Bucket Pants"	Howard Read	September 25, 2022 (2022-09-25)	108
	"A Best Too Far"	Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones
9A	"Spoiler Alert"	Shane Langan & Amy Stephenson	December 12, 2022 (2022-12-12)	109A
9B	"Something Fishy"	Kyle Hart, Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones	December 13, 2022 (2022-12-13)	109B
10A	"Fair Share"	Gemma Arrowsmith	December 14, 2022 (2022-12-14)	110A
10B	"Power Plant"	Hannah George	December 15, 2022 (2022-12-15)	110B
11A	"Best Fwends"	Shane Langan & Amy Stephenson	December 16, 2022 (2022-12-16)	111A
11B	"The Trivialist Pursuit"	Shane Langan & Amy Stephenson	December 19, 2022 (2022-12-19)	111B
12A	"Bad Eggs"	Kyle Hart	December 20, 2022 (2022-12-20)	112A
12B	"Out of Bounds"	Hannah George	December 21, 2022 (2022-12-21)	112B
13A	"Robo Stomp"	Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones	December 22, 2022 (2022-12-22)	113A
13B	"Wood You?"	Kyle Hart, Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones	December 23, 2022 (2022-12-23)	113B
14	"Chess-A-Pult"	Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones	December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27) [8]	114
	"Smart & Smarter"	Lisa Kohn
15	"Taken to the Cleaners"	Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones	December 29, 2022 (2022-12-29) [9]	115
	"Mugshot"
16	"In The Sky With Diamondo"	Gemma Arrowsmith	January 14, 2023 (2023-01-14) [10]	116
	"Best Buddies"	Isabel Fay
17	"Donut Disturb"	Alex Collier	January 15, 2023 (2023-01-15) [11]	117
	"The Cursed Amulet"	Dilpreet Kaur Walia
18	"That's So Cupid"	Tim Bain	January 21, 2023 (2023-01-21) [12]	118
	"Buddy Odour"	Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones
19	"Fight or Flight"	Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones	January 22, 2023 (2023-01-22) [13]	119
	"Employee of the Month"	Alex Collier
20A	"Stuck Inside"	Alex Collier	January 28, 2023 (2023-01-28) [14]	120A
20B	"Long Overdue"	James Bishop & Chris Douch	January 29, 2023 (2023-01-29) [15]	120B
21	"Animal Hearts" [16]	Alex Collier	January 17, 2023 (2023-01-17)	121
	"Beast & Beaster" [17]	Howard Read
22	"Rocky the Vote"	Howard Read	TBA	122
	"One Star Hotel"	James Bishop & Chris Douch
23	"That Sinkhole Feeling"	Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones	TBA	123
	"Like a Brother"	Isabel Fay
24	"Funny Money"	Alex Collier	TBA	124
	"Shaking Bad"	Shane Langan & Amy Stephenson
25	"Pulling Power"	Isabel Fay	TBA	125
	"Home Security"	Howard Read
26	"One Better Day"	Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett-Jones	TBA	126

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 ^[2] .

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) ^[5] .

In France, the series began broadcasting on August 31, 2023 on Nickelodeon ^[18] .

Notes

1. This episode was released on YouTube on August 27, 2022. ^[7]

References

1. "Nick picks up pre-buy rights for Best & Bester".
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16. https://www.primevideo.com/dp/amzn1.dv.gti.24ef8442-2091-41b6-90ec-121c3f77ab84
17. https://www.primevideo.com/dp/amzn1.dv.gti.24ef8442-2091-41b6-90ec-121c3f77ab84
18. Ludovic, Belzamine. "La nouvelle série d'animation BEST ET BESTER arrive dès le 31 juillet sur Nickelodeon". Megazap : Toute l'actualité média et société en Outre-Mer et d'Ailleurs (in French). Retrieved October 10, 2025.

External links

• Best & Bester at IMDb