The members of The Doodlebops consisted of actors Lisa Lennox, Chad McNamara, and Jonathan Wexler wearing costumes and prosthetic cosmetics to portray fictional musical artists. With a predictable storyline, each episode consisted of some troubles which the three main characters had to resolve.
Main
Deedee Doodle (keyboards, keytar, vocals) (portrayed by Lisa Lennox) is dressed in purple and pink with a pink "bob" haircut and a purple headband. She plays the keytar and the keyboards and is the lead vocalist for numerous songs, including "Different Things", "Tick Tock", "Tap, Tap, tap", and "When The Lights Go Out".
Rooney Doodle (guitar, vocals) (portrayed by Chad McNamara) is dressed in blue. He also plays the guitar. Like his outfit, both his hair (in dreadlocks) and ukulele are blue. He has a red beret on his head with his matching shoes. He is an inventor and likes to watch demolition derbies.[1]
Moe Doodle (drums, vocals) (portrayed by Jonathan Wexler) wears a yellow and orange striped top and orange pants. Like his pants, his hair (in a mullet) is also orange. He plays the drums and is known for his loud and messy antics. In the segment called "Don't Pull the Rope" in each episode, he pulls a red velvet rope and water completely drenches him.
Supporting
Bus Driver Bob (portrayed by John Catucci) drives the Doodlebug bus. He knows how to play the guitar but is shy about it and only plays for himself. He also has a twin brother named Bus Driver Rob and another off-screen brother named Obear.[1]
Mazz (portrayed by Kim Roberts) is the Doodlebops' manager during season 1 and Jazzmin's sister.
Jazzmin (portrayed by Jackie Richardson) is the manager of the Doodlebops for the final two seasons, replacing Mazz, her sister. Jazzmin, who can play the harp, aspires to be a stage actress.[1] She can disappear by snapping her fingers.
Jumping Judy (portrayed by dancer Stacey Bafi-Yeboa (credited as Stacey Martin)) is Mazz's cousin who bounces when she moves.[2]
Audio Murphy (voiced by Jason Hopley in season 2 and Frank Meschkuleit in season 3) is a blue dog who acts as the Doodlebops' video producer. He is a puppet that first appeared in season 2. He claims that his middle name is "A Surprise".[1] He loves to knit.[1]
Mudge (voiced by Ron Stefaniuk) is a purple cat who is often the victim of Deedee's knock-knock jokes. He lives in the vanity.
Mr. Moosehead (voiced by Ron Stefaniuk) is the head of a moose which hangs on the wall of the Doodlebops' clubhouse. Loosely based on the Banana Vac from The Banana Splits.
Episodes
Series overview
Season
Episodes
Originally released
First released
Last released
1
26
April11,2005(2005-04-11)
May16,2005(2005-05-16)
2
26
May15,2006(2006-05-15)
September18,2006(2006-09-18)
3
13
January13,2007(2007-01-13)
November17,2007(2007-11-17)
Season 1 (2005)
No. overall
No. in season
Title
Original release date
1
1
"Doodlebop Photo Op"
April11,2005(2005-04-11)
2
2
"Keep Trying"
April11,2005(2005-04-11)
3
3
"O Solo Moe"
April12,2005(2005-04-12)
4
4
"Cauliflower Power"
April13,2005(2005-04-13)
5
5
"All Together Now"
April14,2005(2005-04-14)
6
6
"Tap Tap Tap"
April15,2005(2005-04-15)
7
7
"Bird is the Word"
April18,2005(2005-04-18)
8
8
"Count On Me"
April18,2005(2005-04-18)
9
9
"Fast and Slow Moe"
April19,2005(2005-04-19)
10
10
"Jumpin' Judy"
April20,2005(2005-04-20)
11
11
"Very Scary"
April21,2005(2005-04-21)
12
12
"Queen for a Deedee"
April22,2005(2005-04-22)
13
13
"The Move Groove"
April25,2005(2005-04-25)
14
14
"Strudel Doodle"
May2,2005(2005-05-02)
15
15
"Look in a Book"
May9,2005(2005-05-09)
16
16
"High and Low"
May16,2005(2005-05-16)
17
17
"Gibble Gobble Nabber Gabber"
May23,2005(2005-05-23)
18
18
"The Bad Day"
April26,2005(2005-04-26)
19
19
"Wobbly Whoopsie"
May17,2005(2005-05-17)
20
20
"What When Why?"
May18,2005(2005-05-18)
21
21
"Roar Like a Dinosaur"
June22,2005(2005-06-22)
22
22
"Growing Moe"
August29,2005(2005-08-29)
23
23
"AbracaDeedee"
May24,2005(2005-05-24)
24
24
"What Did You See Today?"
April26,2005(2005-04-26)
25
25
"Junk Funk"
January9,2006(2006-01-09)
26
26
"Glad Sad Bumpy Grumpy"
October7,2005(2005-10-07)
Season 2 (2006)
No. overall
No. in season
Title
Original release date
27
1
"A Happy Doodle Holiday"
December16,2006(2006-12-16)
28
2
"The Ewww Flower"
March27,2006(2006-03-27)
29
3
"The Mighty Moe Machine"
March13,2006(2006-03-13)
30
4
"The Bring-A-Sound-Arounder"
March14,2006(2006-03-14)
31
5
"All Aboard the Doodle Train"
March15,2006(2006-03-15)
32
6
"Switch-A-Doodle"
March16,2006(2006-03-16)
33
7
"Star Stuck"
March17,2006(2006-03-17)
34
8
"A Different Look"
April24,2006(2006-04-24)
35
9
"DeeDee Superstar"
April10,2006(2006-04-10)
36
10
"Best Hider Ever"
May6,2006(2006-05-06)
37
11
"A Mess of a Doodle"
May22,2006(2006-05-22)
38
12
"Step by Step"
June5,2006(2006-06-05)
39
13
"The Blame Game"
June20,2006(2006-06-20)
40
14
"Hold Your Horses"
September11,2006(2006-09-11)
41
15
"The Unbearable Lightness of Moe"
October2,2006(2006-10-02)
42
16
"Fair Share"
July26,2006(2006-07-26)
43
17
"Space Invader"
July27,2006(2006-07-27)
44
18
"Don't Use It, Don't Need It"
November20,2006(2006-11-20)
45
19
"Where's Mudge?"
December4,2006(2006-12-04)
46
20
"Moe's Lucky Clover"
March5,2007(2007-03-05)
47
21
"Show and Tell"
July28,2006(2006-07-28)
48
22
"Later Alligator"
July25,2006(2006-07-25)
49
23
"The Solo Surprise"
February12,2007(2007-02-12)
50
24
"Deedee's Big Break"
January22,2007(2007-01-22)
51
25
"Moon Doodles"
March5,2007(2007-03-05)
52
26
"Flat Sitis"
July24,2006(2006-07-24)
Season 3 (2007)
No. overall
No. in season
Title
Original release date
53
1
"The Name Game"
April9,2007(2007-04-09)
54
2
"Moe's Invention"
May21,2007(2007-05-21)
55
3
"Rhymes with Orange"
June4,2007(2007-06-04)
56
4
"Think Pink"
April10,2007(2007-04-10)
57
5
"Chicken and the Eggs"
April11,2007(2007-04-11)
58
6
"All by Myself"
April16,2007(2007-04-16)
59
7
"Moe's Dinosaur"
April30,2007(2007-04-30)
60
8
"Deedee's Accordion"
May14,2007(2007-05-14)
61
9
"Robo-Moe"
April12,2007(2007-04-12)
62
10
"Oh, Brother"
June23,2007(2007-06-23)
63
11
"The Frazzles"
April13,2007(2007-04-13)
64
12
"Way Better"
July9,2007(2007-07-09)
65
13
"Around the World"
November16,2007(2007-11-16)
Telecast and home media
Starting its TV airing run in 2005, the series premiered on the CBC in Canada in the Kids' CBC morning program schedule. Cookie Jar classified the Doodlebops as their flagship franchise, following their rebranding from the Montreal-based CINAR.[3]
On April 1, 2005, Cookie Jar pre-sold the US broadcast rights to the series to Disney Channel, and the series would premiere on the Playhouse Disney block on April 11, 2005.[4][5] After its removal from Disney Channel on January 2, 2009, the series would later re-air on CBS's Cookie Jar TV block from 2011 to 2013, and on This TV's Cookie Jar Toons block around the same time. In 2016, the show returned to Starz.
In foreign countries, the show has been professionally dubbed into Irish and is broadcast as part of the children's afternoon package Cúla 4 on the Irish-language television station TG4 (including the songs).
In April 2006, the series was pre-sold to Playhouse Disney in the United Kingdom and premiered on there on the 24th.[6] UK free-TV rights were acquired by GMTV, and in January 2007 the series was pre-sold to other Playhouse Disney networks across the world including Australia, Italy, Latin America, among others. The series was also pre-sold to Nickelodeon Junior in France, and VRAK TV in the French-language Canada.[7]
In 2009, CBC greenlit a Doodlebops animated spin-off series titled Doodlebops Rockin' Road Show! for Cookie Jar.[9] In September 2009, Cookie Jar announced they would co-produce the series with the German Optix Entertainment, and the Argentinian Illusion Studios.[10] In Canada, the series premiered on Kids' CBC on February 20, 2010 and CBS's Saturday morning block in the U.S.[11]
The series focuses on the Doodlebops going on a worldwide tour with Bus Driver Bob, Deedee Doodle’s small pink dog named Bop-Bop, and a new character: Mail Snail. These were the only characters to appear in this spin-off. Lisa Lennox, Chad McNamara, Jonathan Wexler and John Catucci voiced and reprised their roles as Deedee, Rooney, Moe and Bus Driver Bob.
In each episode, Mail Snail would deliver the Doodlebops a video disc sent by a live action child in need of help. The child would then be turned into an animated character and sent to the bus to be a "Doodle for a Day". The series was panned by critics and fans of the original series and was cancelled in 2011 after only one season.
Concerts
The Doodlebops: Together Forever Tour
A theatrically live show entitled The Doodlebops: Together Forever Tour was developed and toured Canada in early 2009. The show includes musical performances of signature favourites as well as new songs. This incorporates giant screens, original sets, and costumes. This production features a new cast of performers portraying the Doodlebops.[12]
The show was produced by Koba Entertainment,[13] and presented by Paquin Entertainment.[14]
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