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Also known as | The Adventures of Chuck & Friends |
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Developed by | Adam Beechen |
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Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
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Network | The Hub Cartoon Network |
Release | October 15, 2010 – January 9, 2012 |
The Adventures of Chuck and Friends (also known as The Adventures of Chuck & Friends, Chuck and Friends, or simply Chuck & Friends) is a computer-animated television series that aired in the U.S. on The Hub's defunct HubBub block, with repeats which aired Saturday mornings on The CW as part of the Vortexx block. [1] The series is mostly about anthropomorphic multiple types of trucks and even construction vehicles.
The show was produced in collaboration by Toronto based studio Nelvana and Hasbro Studios. The Adventures of Chuck and Friends formerly aired on Tiny Pop and Cartoonito in the United Kingdom and on Treehouse TV in Canada.
In 2012, it was announced that Shout! Factory would release episodes of the show on DVD, starting February 14 with "Friends to the Finish". [2]
Note: All episodes in this season were directed by Don Kim.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | 1 | "Special Delivery" | Adam Beechen | October 15, 2010 |
"Buffing Up" | ||||
2 | 2 | "Tough Break" | Adam Beechen | October 22, 2010 |
"Little Big Chuck" | Chara Campanella | |||
3 | 3 | "Race to the Race" | Adam Beechen | October 29, 2010 |
"When Trucks Fly" | Guy Toubes | |||
4 | 4 | "Fort Chuck" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | November 5, 2010 |
"A Hop, Slip and a Jump" | Guy Toubes | |||
5 | 5 | "The Checkup" | John Semper | November 12, 2010 |
"The Shortcut" | Guy Toubes | |||
6 | 6 | "Digging Deep" | Chara Campanella | November 26, 2010 |
"Lights, Camera, Trucks!" | David Shayne | |||
7 | 7 | "Truck and Roll" | Chara Campanella | December 3, 2010 |
"Mystery, He Rode" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | |||
8 | 8 | "Up All Night" | Holly Melissa Bullard & John Semper | December 24, 2010 |
"Boomer the Snowplow" | Guy Toubes | |||
9 | 9 | "Choosy Chuck" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | January 7, 2011 |
"The Best" | Guy Toubes | |||
10 | 10 | "The Pothole" | Adam Beechen | January 28, 2011 |
"Chuck's Perfect Plans" | Guy Toubes | |||
11 | 11 | "Chuck in Charge" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | February 11, 2011 |
"Trucks vs. Wild" | Chara Campanella | |||
12 | 12 | "Unidentified Rolling Object" | Adam Beechen | February 18, 2011 |
"On a Role" | Guy Toubes | |||
13 | 13 | "Sleep-Driving Chuck" | Holly Melissa Bullard & John Semper | February 25, 2011 |
"Daredevil Chuck" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | |||
14 | 14 | "Chuck and the Lost Hubcap of Gold" | David Shayne | March 11, 2011 |
"Shine On" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | |||
15 | 15 | "Where There's a Wheel" | James Hereth & David Shayne | March 18, 2011 |
"Flower Power" | Chara Campanella | |||
16 | 16 | "Chuck-Atomic" | Holly Melissa Bullard & John Semper | March 25, 2011 |
"Chuck's Break" | Chara Campanella | |||
17 | 17 | "Game On" | Guy Toubes | April 8, 2011 |
"Kid Stuff" | ||||
18 | 18 | "Contest Countdown" | Guy Toubes | April 15, 2011 |
"Revving Up Rally" | Adam Beechen | |||
19 | 19 | "Being Biggs" | Chara Campanella | April 29, 2011 |
"As the Engine Coughs" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | |||
20 | 20 | "Anchors A-Wheel" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | May 6, 2011 |
"Mind Your Own Business" | James Hereth & Rhonda Smiley | |||
21 | 21 | "Brother Borrowing" | Chara Campanella | May 13, 2011 |
"When Haulie Met Porter" | Guy Toubes | |||
22 | 22 | "The Art of Being Chuck" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | May 20, 2011 |
"Senses of Direction" | Guy Toubes | |||
23 | 23 | "Beach Blanket Uh-Oh" | James Hereth & Rhonda Smiley | May 27, 2011 |
"Hide and Seek" | ||||
24 | 24 | "Attack of the 50-Foot Chuck" | James Hereth & Rhonda Smiley | June 3, 2011 |
"Soku-Kun" | Guy Toubes | |||
25 | 25 | "Join the Club" | Adam Beechen | June 17, 2011 |
"Fender Bender" | Chara Campanella | |||
26 | 26 | "Did You Hear?" | Guy Toubes | June 24, 2011 |
"Bridging the Gap" | ||||
The show's second season had been cut in half, and it has 13 episodes, instead of 26.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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27 | 1 | "Rowdy's New Rigg" | Brian Harris | Corey Powell | September 12, 2011 |
"Grandpa Treadwell" | Adrian Thatcher | Guy Toubes | |||
28 | 2 | "Super Sweeper Chuck" | Brian Harris | James Hereth & Rhonda Smiley | September 19, 2011 |
"Sitter Shenanigans" | Adrian Thatcher | Adam Beechen | |||
29 | 3 | "The Legend of Bigtire" | Brian Harris | Chara Campanella | September 26, 2011 |
"Hard at Work" | Adrian Thatcher | Adam Beechen | |||
30 | 4 | "Chuck's Back Up" | Brian Harris | M.A. Larson | November 7, 2011 |
"Speed Indeed" | Adrian Thatcher | Laurie Israel & Rachel Ruderman | |||
31 | 5 | "Uncle Vertie's Stunt School" | Brian Harris | Scott Sonneborn | November 14, 2011 |
"Dancing Wheels" | Adrian Thatcher | Chara Campanella | |||
32 | 6 | "Keep on Trackin'" | Brian Harris | Cydne Clark | October 21, 2011 |
"The Bully" | Adrian Thatcher | Amy Forstadt | |||
33 | 7 | "Ghost Stories" | Adrian Thatcher | Guy Toubes | October 24, 2011 |
"Charlie the Screwdriver" | Brian Harris | Scott Gray | |||
34 | 8 | "Commercial Trucks" | Brian Harris | James Hereth & Rhonda Smiley | November 28, 2011 |
"Rowdy and the Rock Star" | Adrian Thatcher | Sindy McKay | |||
35 | 9 | "Prince Chuck" | Brian Harris | Chara Campanella | December 5, 2011 |
"The Dirt on Chuck" | Adrian Thatcher | Scott Sonneborn | |||
36 | 10 | "Pop Goes the Inner Tube" | Brian Harris | Cydne Clark & Steve Granat | December 12, 2011 |
"Runaway Chuck" | Adrian Thatcher | Corey Powell | |||
37 | 11 | "Mother of All Gifts" | Adrian Thatcher | David Shayne | December 26, 2011 |
"Fools for Rules" | Brian Harris | Laurie Israel & Rachel Ruderman | |||
38 | 12 | "The Regifters" | Brian Harris | Guy Toubes | December 19, 2011 |
39 | 13 | "Mayor Chuck" | Adrian Thatcher | Chara Campanella | January 9, 2012 |
"Wallbashers" | Adam Beechen | ||||
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"Chuck's Big Air Dare" | April 22, 2011 | |
The special, which introduces a new character called Flip the Race Truck, who teaches kids about the need to work together in order to succeed. |
Watchdog group Common Sense Media says that The Adventures of Chuck and Friends is "an entertaining series" and "filled with positive messages." [4]
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