Some Assembly Required (2014 TV series)

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Some Assembly Required
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Genre Teen sitcom
Created by Dan Signer
Howard Nemetz [1]
StarringKolton Stewart
Charlie Storwick
Harrison Houde
Sydney Scotia
Travis Turner
Dylan Playfair
Ellie Harvie
Theme music composer Matthew Tishler and Andrew Ang
Opening theme"Here We Go"
performed by Kolton Stewart
Ending theme"Here We Go" (instrumental)
ComposerJames Jandrisch
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes58 [2] [3] (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersDan Signer
Howard Nemetz
Michael Shepard
Tim Gamble
ProducerAlexandra Raffe
Production locations Burnaby, British Columbia
(taping location)
EditorDaria Ellerman
Camera setup Videotape; Multi-camera
Running time22–23 minutes (approximately)
Production companies Thunderbird Films
Gravy Boat Productions
Remotely Funny Productions
Original release
Network YTV
ReleaseJanuary 6, 2014 (2014-01-06) 
June 6, 2016 (2016-06-06)

Some Assembly Required is a Canadian teen situation comedy series that aired on YTV in Canada and streams on Netflix (season 1 & season 2) and YouTube (season 3) worldwide. Produced in Burnaby, British Columbia, it was created by Dan Signer ( The Suite Life on Deck , A.N.T. Farm , Mr. Young ) & Howard Nemetz, and stars Kolton Stewart, Charlie Storwick, Harrison Houde, Sydney Scotia, Dylan Playfair, Travis Turner and Ellie Harvie. The first season, with 26 episodes, began airing in January 2014; the series finale aired on June 6, 2016. The first season was first streamed on Netflix in 2015, followed by the second season.

Contents

Premise

Jarvis Raines (Kolton Stewart) is an average 14-year-old who becomes the CEO of company Knickknack Toys overnight after he sues them over a defective chemistry set that blows up his house. He recruits a diverse group of kids from his high school to help him run the company. Usually, something backfires when they are trying to develop a new toy. Before the end credits, there are usually advertisements showing Knickknack Toys' newest products, which are shown or often invented in said episode, as well as the company’s mascot, P. Everett Knickknack, telling the viewer that "The P stands for (word that begins with p)".

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
126January 6, 2014 (2014-01-06)August 26, 2014 (2014-08-26)
218January 5, 2015 (2015-01-05)February 1, 2016 (2016-02-01)
313March 14, 2016 (2016-03-14)June 6, 2016 (2016-06-06)

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Production

The series was created and executive produced by Dan Signer and Howard Nemetz and produced in Burnaby, British Columbia. The series was renewed for a second season in June 2014. On August 19, 2015, the series was renewed for a third season. On January 7, 2017, YTV canceled their #1 series and aired the 13-episode third season on their network.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Diane Wild (August 29, 2013). "Some Assembly Required in production". TV, eh?.
  2. "Some Assembly Required Episodes". Zap2it. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  3. "Some Assembly Required — Episode Guide". MSN. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  4. "Nils Hognestad". IMDb .

Geneva Heize

Bowie Sherman

Piper Gray

Jarvis Raines

Asther Venderburg

Candace / Mrs. Bubkus

Candace is the founder/owner and "Head of Security" [1] of Knickknack Toys, until Jarvis Rains sues her for her Chemistry Sets blowing up his house. He wins the case and became the owner of Knickknack Toys.

After the court case, she later disguise herself as a Meskatanian Cleaning Lady quoted as Mrs. Bubkus to find a way to get back the company.

She attempted multiple futile attempts to spoil the company's reputation while trying anything to win back the company to the extent that it may include the civil law. [2]

At the end of season 3, the company's ownership is given to her by Jarvis. [3]

Knoxford The III (Knox)

Although his full name is Knoxford, he is mostly referred as Knox throughout the show.

Knox is a highly athletic character, which explains his muscular build. He especially enjoys skateboarding and is an enthusiastic fan of the famous skateboarder Eric Thunder. He is often seen wearing clothes from Eric’s brand, Epic Thunder. Knox’s bold and reckless personality is evident through his extreme stunts: skiing down a rollercoaster track, riding a skateboard blindfolded, and even skydiving without a parachute. His actions show that he not only loves thrill but also embraces danger without hesitation.

Knox has a positive and easygoing personality. When Piper complained that nothing ever goes right for her, he simply advised her to shrug it off with, “Eh, what are you gonna do?” and move on. This laid-back attitude is consistent—even when his house burned down, Knox calmly repeated the same phrase, showing how unfazed he is even in chaotic situations.

Knox’s role at the company is as the product safety tester (A.k.a a human crash dummy). He literally plays with newly released toys to check for any potential dangers or malfunctions they might have. The company often assigns time-consuming and pointless tasks to Knox—like measuring the building to see if it’s shrinking—in order to keep him out of the way during more important business.

Even thought Knox was portrayed as a dumb and wacky character throughout the show; Unable to read or think clearly, he might be the most clever amongst them all, simply pretending to be a fool. One example of this is when Asther gave him an impossible assignment: To find a real unicorn. Knox cleverly tricked him by attaching a plastic horn to a horse and claiming he had found one, just to avoid doing actual work.

Knox is revealed to be the third-generation heir of a wealthy family, as his father is the chairman of a large corporation. Believing that Knox is the head of the toy company, his father holds high expectations for him. In order to meet these expectations, Knox feels the need to appear formal and responsible. Upon hearing that his father was visiting the company, Knox immediately tied up his long hair, changed out of his usual tank top and shorts into a suit, and pretended to be the boss.

Other characters

Chase Runner

He is a famous movie star in the show. He purchases 1,000 Rainbow Bunnies each year and is the "treasure" of the Rainbow Bunny fan club. His character appears to parody the real-life actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. In Season 2, it is revealed that he has gone bankrupt, as he introduces a small trailer where he now lives.

Nigel

He was an employee at Knick Knack Toys. He was the one chosen to be fired when Jarvis had to let someone go in order to prevent the company from being taken over by Candice. Jarvis selected Nigel because he believed that Nigel mostly stayed in the background, did little work, and spent his time playing pinball. After being fired, Nigel landed his dream job—working at an arcade.

Songs

The show featured multiple songs, though few of them were officially titled. (Some of the titles mentioned are unofficial)

<Here we go> - Jarvis Raines

This song is embedded in every episodes as an intro. The instrumental of this song is every ending credits

<Jarvis> - Piper Gray

This song is embedded in season 1 episode <Pants full of ants>, piper secretly reveals her feelings towards Jarvis through this song.

<New Angie> - Jarvis Raines

This song is embedded in season 1 episode <Angie>

<Geneva>

This song is embedded in season 1 <Very scary fairytales>. A theme song for Geneva's sweet 16.

<Party invitation song> - Jarvis Raines

This song is embedded in season 1 <Very scary fairytales>.

<Soul crushing sadness> - Piper and the pied pipers

This song is embedded in season 2 episode <Cardboard box>.

<Unwanted girl> - Piper Gray

This song is embedded in season 2 episode <Cardboard box>.

<Whole lot of gladness> - Geneva and the pied Genevas

This song is embedded in season 2 episode <Cardboard box>.

<Run in the wild> - Piper Gray

This song is embedded in season 3 episode <Betty the builder>.

<Beauty queen> - Jarvis Raines

This song is embedded in season 3 episode <Unicorpse>.

<Love is a carrot nose> - Asther Venderburg / Mrs.Bubkus

This song is embedded in season 3 episode <Microphony>.

<Do you wanna buy a beach ball> - Asther Venderburg / Geneva heize

This song is embedded in season 3 episode <Microphony>

<Let it melt> - Asther Venderburg

This song is embedded in season 3 episode <Microphony>

<Gonna keep it up> - Jarvis Raines

This song is embedded in season 3 episode <Olliematic>

<Missing piece> - Jarvis Raines, Piper Gray

This song is embedded in the very last episode of the show, season 3 episode <Mmmboing>

  1. Quoted by her on Season 1, Episode 1
  2. As of Season 2, Episode 10 "Kooky-Dough"
  3. As of Season 3, Episode 13 "Mmmboing"