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Numb Chucks | |
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Created by |
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Developed by | Jono Howard |
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Theme music composer | Graeme Cornies |
Opening theme | "Numb Chucks!" |
Ending theme | "Numb Chucks!" (instrumental) |
Composer | Matt Davis |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 52 (list of episodes) |
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Producer | Tristan Homer |
Running time | 22 minutes |
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Original release | |
Network | YTV |
Release | January 7, 2014 – December 1, 2016 |
Numb Chucks is a Canadian animated television series that was created by Phil LaFrance and Jamie LeClaire and premiered on YTV in Canada on January 7, 2014. [1] [2] The series focuses on Dilweed and Fungus, a pair of woodchucks with big hearts, who are obsessed with using their bungling kung-fu skills to protect the lives of the citizens in their town of Ding-a-Ling Springs. The series aired its last episode on December 1, 2016. 52 episodes were produced. [3]
Before one night changed their lives, woodchuck brothers Dilweed and Fungus never saw themselves as heroes. But during a late-night-TV infomercial, they ordered a Woodchuck Morris kung-fu video. Now, they have made it their mission to become just as awesome as their kung-fu mentor. Misguided but with good intentions, the brothers become obsessed with using their newfound skills to protect the citizens in their town of Ding-a-Ling Springs. Dilweed and Fungus take on a never-ending quest to fight off danger with Morris' guidance.
Season | Episodes | Original air date | ||
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1 | 26 | January 7, 2014 | December 9, 2014 | |
2 | 26 | March 17, 2015 | December 1, 2016 |
The series is produced by Jam Filled Entertainment and 9 Story Media Group, in association with YTV, and was produced with the participation of The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, The Canada Media Fund, Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit, Ontario Computer Animation and Special Effects Tax Credit and with the financial participation of The Shaw Rocket Fund. [4]
Numb Chucks premiered on YTV in Canada on January 7, 2014 until its final episode aired on December 1, 2016. The series is currently in repeats on YTV and formerly aired repeats on Teletoon (now Cartoon Network)and Nickelodeon. [5]
On March 10, 2014, Cartoon Network announced the series as part of its 2014–15 season to air on the network in the United States. [6] However, it was later moved to Boomerang and ran from January 10 to July 12, 2015.
Numb Chucks has also been sold to Cartoon Network (Latin America), ABC (Australia), Disney Channels (Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa, Asia, Israel and Benelux), TG4 (Ireland), Cartoon Network (Italy), Canal+ Family (France) and Super RTL (Germany). [7] The series also aired on TVNZ 2 in New Zealand. [8] The series premiered in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2015 on Pop and Pop Max, several months after Boomerang in the US dumped it. [9]
In Israel, the series premiered on Disney Channel on May 7, 2014 to 2016. Then there were 26 episodes dubbed in Hebrew.
In Italy, the series premiered on Boing on October 20, 2014.
There is no DVD release.
Currently, the series is now streaming on Tubi.
It also aired on Sony YAY! in India.
It is currently airing on ETB 3 in Basque country.
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