PB&J Otter

PB&J Otter
Title card featuring the title characters from left to right: Peanut, Butter, and Jelly
Genre	Children's television series Educational
Created by	Jim Jinkins
Directed by	Jeff Buckland
Voices of	Adam Rose Jenell Brook Slack Gina Marie Tortorici Gwen Shepherd Chris Phillips Cody Pennes Eddie Korbich Bruce Bayley Johnson Jackie Hoffman Nancy Giles Corinne Orr
Composers	Score: Dan Sawyer Songs: Dan Sawyer Fred Newman Rich Mendoza
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	65 (124 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Jim Jinkins David Campbell
Producers	JoEllyn Marlow (S1) Bruce Knapp (S2–3)
Animator	Plus One Animation
Running time	23 minutes
Production companies	Walt Disney Television Animation Jumbo Pictures
Original release
Network	Playhouse Disney
Release	March 14, 1998 (1998-03-14) – October 23, 2000 (2000-10-23)

PB&J Otter is an American animated musical children's television series that aired on Disney Channel's preschool block Playhouse Disney from March 14, 1998 to October 23, 2000. ^[1] The series centers on the Otter family, who live in the rural fishing community of Lake Hoohaw. Most stories revolve around the three Otter kids: older brother Peanut, younger sister Jelly, and baby sister Butter (named after the peanut butter and jelly sandwich), as well as their friends and neighbors. ^[2]

The series was created by Jim Jinkins, who also created Doug and Allegra's Window , and executive-produced by David Campbell in close conjunction with Harvard University's Cognitive Skills Group, "Project Zero". The group's job was to monitor each and make sure the material had a positive educational message. The series features songs by Dan Sawyer, Fred Newman and Rich Mendoza.^{[ citation needed ]} 65 episodes were produced. ^[3]

In 2000, PB&J Otter was nominated for an Annie Award for "Outstanding Music in an Animated Series". ^[4]

Episodes

Main article: List of PB&J Otter episodes

Season	Segments	Episodes		Originally released
				First released	Last released
1	26	13		March 14, 1998 (1998-03-14)	May 17, 1998 (1998-05-17)
2	50	26		May 1, 1999 (1999-05-01)	March 1, 2000 (2000-03-01)
3	48	26		March 26, 2000 (2000-03-26)	October 23, 2000 (2000-10-23)

Characters

Main

• Peanut Otter (voiced by Adam Rose) is the oldest child of the Otter family and the group's other leader.
• Jelly Otter (voiced by Jenell Brook Slack) is the middle child of the Otter family and the leader of the group.
• Baby Butter Otter (voiced by Gina Marie Tortorici) is the baby sister and the youngest member of the Otter family.
• Opal Otter (voiced by Gwen Shepherd) is PB&J's mother who is a housewife.
• Ernest Otter (voiced by Chris Phillips) is PB&J's father who runs a boat general store.
• Pinch Raccoon (voiced by Cody Pennes) is a fanciful raccoon and Jelly's best friend.
• Scootch Raccoon (also voiced by Cody Pennes) is Pinch's little brother who likes crashing into stuff and occasionally causes trouble.
• Munchy Beaver (voiced by Chris Phillips) is a meek beaver who is one of Peanut's two best friends.
• Flick Duck (voiced by Eddie Korbich) is a rambunctious duck who is Peanut's other best friend. He can occasionally be seen in a bad mood and being unfriendly to his friends.
• Ootsie and Bootsie Snootie (also voiced by Eddie Korbich) are wealthy fraternal twin poodles who live in a cake-themed house.
• Mayor Jeff (voiced by Bruce Bayley Johnson) is an otter and the mayor of Lake Hoohaw.
• Cap'n Crane (voiced by Chris Phillips) is a "watchbird".
• Connie Crane (voiced by Jackie Hoffman) is Cap'n Crane's wife.

Supporting

• Anna "Aunt Nanner" Otter (voiced by Nancy Giles) is Opal's sister, Ernest's sister-in-law and PB&J's maternal aunt.
• Wanda Raccoon (voiced by Corinne Orr) is Pinch and Scootch's mother and Walter's wife.
• Walter Raccoon (voiced by Chris Phillips) is Pinch and Scootch's father and Wanda's husband.
• Shirley Duck (voiced by Corinne Orr) is Flick's mother.
• Betty-Lou Beaver (voiced by Corinne Orr) is Munchy's mother.
• Edouard Snootie (voiced by Eddie Korbich) is Ootsie and Bootsie's father, and the wealthiest man in Lake Hoohaw.
• Georgina Snootie (voiced by Corinne Orr) is Ootsie and Bootsie's mother.
• Bubbles (voiced by Chris Phillips) is the Otters' pet bass. While he has a fish bowl in the Otters' home, the bowl has a passageway that provides him access to the lake. ^[5] He originally belonged to Ootsie and Bootsie until they lost interest in him and gave him away to the Otter family.
• Redolfo (voiced by Doug Preis) is a Spanish-accented, muscular otter who is Aunt Nanner's boyfriend and later husband and PB&J's political uncle.
• Billy Duck is Flick's older cousin (maternal cousin).
• Ricky Raccoon is Pinch's and Scootch's maternal cousin.
• Simon Fieldmouse is a little field mouse.
• Captain Camel is a camel who sold his store-boat to Ernest and taught him how to run it all by himself.
• The Muskrat Family are a family including Mr. and Mrs. Muskrat, Delores Muskrat, Willy Muskrat, and three triplet babies.
• The Mole Family are a family including Mr. and Mrs. Mole, Edward Mole, Molly Mole and Nosey Mole.

References

1. Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2008 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 605–606. ISBN   978-1476665993.
2. Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 447. ISBN   978-1538103739.
3. Crump, William D. (March 11, 2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 145. ISBN   978-1476672939.
4. "28th Annie Awards". Annie Awards.
5. "Poor Bubbles". PB&J Otter . Season 2. Episode 10. July 18, 1999. Disney Channel.

External links

• PB&J Otter at the Wayback Machine (archive index) - Disney Channel United Kingdom
• PB&J Otter at IMDb