Staines Down Drains

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Staines Down Drains
Stainestitlecard.jpg
GenreComedy-drama
Children's
Animated
Created byJim Mora
Written byDavid Witt
Nicholas Searle
Phil Sanders
David Evans
Jim Mora
Anthony Watt
Brendan Luno
Greg Millin
Directed byJane Schneider
Guy Gross
Voices of Sarah Aubrey
Keith Scott
Drew Forsythe
Jane U'Brien
Rachel King
Composer Michael Lira
Country of originAustralia
New Zealand
Germany
Original languagesEnglish
German
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producersBrent Chambers
Sandra Gross
Geoff Watson
Susanne Schosser
Producers Yoram Gross
Brent Chambers
Running time24 minutes
Production companiesFlux Animation
Flying Bark Productions
Studio 100
Traction
EM.TV
NZ on Air
Original release
Network Seven Network
Release15 October 2006 (2006-10-15)

Staines Down Drains is a co-produced children's television series created by Jim Mora. The series was premiered on the Seven Network in October 2006 [1] and broadcast in New Zealand on TV2 beginning on 28 February 2007. [2] A second series of 13 episodes was announced in 2009-each 11-minutes long-but these episodes were never produced. [3] [4]

Contents

Synopsis

The series follows siblings Stanley and Mary-Jane Staines as they travel through a portal down their sink in the basement to Drainland. There they assist Vegety Bill a strong carrot looking figure, Blobert a purple blob, and Herk a furball, in defeating Dr. Drain. Stanley is germaphobic while Mary-Jane is brave. Their mother Betty is always getting a new job which usually causes the complication in the episodes. Their arch enemy Gretel is always trying to embarrass the Staines. [5]

Production

The series is distributed by Studio 100. It is animated by Flux Animation with assistance from Studio 100. The series is associated with Yoram Gross. As with many other titles from the company, they lend the voice who usually plays the main male characters, Keith Scott. Series one first broadcast in November 2006 with a second series announced in late 2009. [4] This second season was later cancelled before being completed for unknown reasons.

Main characters

Episodes

Series 1

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Drainland Unplugged"October 15, 2006 (2006-10-15)
Stanley and Mary-Jane view their new home and soon find a sink in their basement which leads to civilization, called Drainland. They soon discover mutant monsters, some of which are friendly.
2"Once More Unto the Drains" [1] TBA
Stanley starts his first day at school along as Mary-Jane is pretending sick at home, she soon decides to travel down the portal to Drainland again, however she soon finds herself being chased for stealing a Cleansing Sea plant, meanwhile Stanley travels down again to rescue his sister from a large amount of acid which was tipped down the sink.
3"Meet Dr. Drain"TBA
4"Land of the Giants"TBA
Stanley tries to find his sister after overhearing a plan to cover her in chocolate and feathers by the Lupin Lunes, searching in Drainland, he finds Dr. Drain with a growing potion, however eager to find Mary-Jane, Stanley leaves though he can not go out the drain portal after his mother blocks it.
5"A Ring Thing"TBA
6"Choo Choo Drain"TBA
7"Glass Bowl of Love"TBA
8"All Dug Up"TBA
9"Vanity Hair"TBA
10"In the Soup"TBA
Vegety Bill discovers a mysterious liquid seeping into the cleansing sea and worries after Dr. Drains minions go after the recipe to create more, however they do not realize until later the liquid is Mrs. Staines soup, which is to be served for lunch, much to Mary-Jane and Stanley's despair.
11"No Butts"TBA
Dr. Drain hires a trio of cigarette butts to perform near the cleansing sea, so with their bad breath and brainwashing abilities, they can destroy the plants. Meanwhile, Stanley and Mary-Jane attempt to stop a new soft-drink brand that makes people hyperactive.
12"Fighting Fit"TBA
13"Nappy Days"TBA
After Stanley loses Gretel's little cousin baby down the drain, He travels down the portal to bring it back, however with the baby destroying the cleansing sea and Dr. Drain wanting the baby to complete his evil plan, Stanley with Vegity, Blobert and Herk must hurry. Meanwhile, Mary-Jane fills in for the baby, much to her despair.
14"Halloween"TBA
15"Freeze a Jolly Good Fellow"TBA
16"Slime Time"TBA
17"Inner Space"TBA
18"Hair Today"TBA
19"Unwelcome Guest"TBA
20"Dentures of Death"TBA
21"Going for Gold"TBA
The whole town tries searching for gold after numerous reports, however, it is all part of an elaborate plan by Dr. Drain, however, Stanley and his friends discover his scheme and try to stop him.
22"Pipe Dreams"TBA
23"Kidnapped"TBA
24"The Queen and I"TBA
25"Unmasked"TBA
26"The Final Flush"TBA

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References

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