Naturally, Sadie | |
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Genre | Comedy drama |
Created by | Barbara Wiechmann |
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Opening theme | "Naturally, Sadie" performed by Angie Grant |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 65 (list of episodes) |
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Producer | Kevin May |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production company | Decode Entertainment |
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Network | Family Channel |
Release | June 24, 2005 – August 26, 2007 |
Naturally, Sadie is a Canadian teen comedy drama that ran for three seasons from June 24, 2005 to August 26, 2007 on Family Channel. [1] The series was produced by Decode Entertainment. [2] It was created by Barbara Wiechmann, and developed by Suzanne Bolch and John May.
The plot centers on 14-year-old Sadie Hawthorne, who lives with her parents and brother Hal in Whitby, Ontario.[ citation needed ] She's a high school student and aspiring naturalist who loves to study and observe animal behavior. Luckily for her she has two best friends, Margaret and Rain, to back her up until she figures it all out. The series was originally titled and broadcast as Going Green, the name being changed to Naturally, Sadie when Shawn Hlookoff thought of the new idea.
Season 2 deals with Sadie as a sophomore in high school and sees her acting, feeling, and looking more like a typical teenager. From season 1 to season 2 the show's format changed greatly. There is more continuity between episodes and less focus on nature. Sadie no longer has a crush on Owen Anthony but now likes the new kid, Ben Harrison.
Season 3 deals with Sadie and Ben's relationship after they break up in the first episode. Margaret is still really into fashion and gives even more advice. Rain's old friend Taylor comes back into his life and they get closer and become a couple.
The series was produced by Decode Entertainment (which was later purchased by DHX Media Ltd. [3] ). Although set in Whitby, Ontario, it was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, with school and home scenes shot inside a former Catholic elementary school in Little Italy, and mall scenes in the Dufferin Mall.[ citation needed ]
Naturally, Sadie was broadcast in Canada on Family Channel [1] and VRAK-TV. Outside of Canada, the series aired in 90 markets, and was broadcast on Disney Channel in the United States, [4] ABC in Australia, and France 2. It also aired on a number of international Nickelodeon channels, including Australia, Italy, Israel, Scandinavia, Spain, Asia, and Germany. [2] [5]
A best-of compilation DVD of Naturally Sadie was released on May 11, 2010 in the United States and Canada by Video Services Corp. The DVD contains 13 episodes over 2 discs from seasons 1 and 2.
In Australia, 2 volumes of season 1 have been released by distributor Roadshow. The first volume titled 'Forest For the Trees' contains episodes 1 to 6 and was released on June 1, 2011. The second volume titled 'Best of Enemies' contains episodes 7-12 and was released on December 2, 2011. The episodes are in their original widescreen aspect ratio. There are no plans to release the rest of the episodes at the moment.
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2006 | Chicago International Film Festival | Special Achievement: Direction | David Winning (for ep. "Year of the Dragon") | Won | |
2006 | Directors Guild of Canada | Outstanding Television Series: Family | Naturally, Sadie (for ep. "Double Jeopardy") | Nominated | |
2006 | Leo Awards | Best Direction in a Youth or Children's Program or Series | Naturally, Sadie (for ep. "Double Jeopardy") | Nominated | |
2006 | Shaw Rocket Prize | Excellence in Children's and Youth TV Programming | Naturally, Sadie | Nominated | [6] |
2007 | Writers Guild of Canada | Youth | Brent Piaskoski (for ep. "Rashomon") | Won | [7] |
2007 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Recurring Young Actor | Jacob Kraemer | Nominated | [8] |
2008 | Writers Guild of Canada | Youth | Brent Piaskoski (for ep. "In or Out of Africa") | Won | [9] |
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Among the most notable of Family's 29 new series: Naturally, Sadie features a girl trying to come to grips with teenage behaviour by studying animals in the wild.
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