The Replacements (TV series)

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The Replacements
Disney's The Replacements logo.png
Genre Comedy
Created by Dan Santat
Directed by
  • Heather Martinez (2006–07)
  • Robb Pratt (2008–09)
Voices of
Theme music composer Darian Sahanaja
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes52 (1 pilot) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerJack Thomas
Running time22 minutes
Production company Walt Disney Television Animation
Original release
Network Disney Channel
ReleaseJuly 28, 2006 (2006-07-28) 
March 30, 2009 (2009-03-30)

The Replacements is an American animated television series that aired on Disney Channel from July 28, 2006, to March 30, 2009. [1] 52 episodes were produced. [2]

Contents

Premise

The opening sequence explains that two siblings, Todd and Riley, lived in what used to be an orphanage with their birth parents' fate unrevealed. While cleaning the floors, they stumbled across a Fleemco comic book containing an ad for the Fleemco phone. They mail-ordered the ad and $1.98 for the phone—which allows them to replace any person or animal they desire—and in the process they got new adopted parents: a British secret agent named Agent K and a professional daredevil named Dick Daring. Whenever Todd and Riley want to replace someone undesirable, they call Conrad Fleem on the Fleemco phone via a large button. Fleemco immediately replaces the person with someone whom the siblings prefer. The series follows their misadventures as they attempt to better their lives by replacing unwanted people, with said attempt usually backfiring and both learning a lesson about appreciating what they already have.

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
1 21July 28, 2006 (2006-07-28)October 29, 2007 (2007-10-29)
2 31March 10, 2008 (2008-03-10)March 30, 2009 (2009-03-30)

Characters

Main

Title card of The Replacements featuring the show's main characters. From left to right: C.A.R., Dick, Riley, Agent K, and Todd TheReplacements.jpg
Title card of The Replacements featuring the show's main characters. From left to right: C.A.R., Dick, Riley, Agent K, and Todd

Supporting

Recurring

Locations

Broadcast

The series ran originally from July 28, 2006, to March 30, 2009, on Disney Channel in the United States. Although the series originally aired episodes on Saturdays at 8:00pm EST, it was moved to Mondays at 5:00pm EST. The series aired for the final time on August 27, 2011, after being aired for the last time on ABC Kids prior to its cancellation.

The Replacements was shown on Disney Channel UK and Ireland, Family Channel in Canada, Disney Channel Spain and Disney Channel.

References

  1. Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 500–501. ISBN   978-1538103739.
  2. Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 85. ISBN   9781476672939.