The Skinner Boys: Guardians of the Lost Secrets

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The Skinner Boys: Guardians of the Lost Secrets
GenreChildren's animated series
Created bySteve Lyons [1]
Directed byPablo De La Torre (season 1)
Eugene Linkov (season 2)
Creative directorJo Boag
Voices of Paul Tylak
Damian Clarke
Derek Siow
Emma Tate
Lisa Moule
Dan Russell
Country of originAustralia
Ireland
Germany
United States (season 1)
Philippines (season 1)
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes52
Production
Executive producersSuzanne Ryan
Paul Cummins
Jo Rooney
Andy Ryan
Karen Mitrega
Lea Schmidt
Arne Lohmann
Wayne Dearing (season 1)
Bill Schultz (season 1)
Meike Schoel (season 2)
Franziska Zerbin (season 2)
ProducersSuzanne Ryan
Yasmin Jones
Siobhán Ní Ghadhra (season 1)
Stella Dearing (season 1)
Cathy Ní Fhlaithearta (season 2)
Running time24 minutes
Production companies SLR Productions
Telegael Teoranta
ZDF Enterprises
Home Plate Entertainment (season 1)
Top Draw Animation (season 1)
Original release
Network 9Go! (Australia)
Super RTL (Germany)
Release6 July 2014 (2014-07-06) 
22 December 2017 (2017-12-22)

The Skinner Boys: Guardians of the Lost Secrets is a children's animated television series. Its first season of 26 episodes screened on 9Go! on 6 July 2014 as part of Kids' WB. [2] The second season screened in 2017. [3]

Contents

Plot

The Skinner brothers Charles, Henry and Edward, inherit the Skinner Mansion from their explorer grandfather Augustus Skinner. Along with their teenage cousin Tara, they become the guardians of a collection of unique artifacts he has collected from across the world which possess incredible powers. [4]

Cast

Production

The Skinner Boys: Guardians of the Lost Secrets is produced by SLR Productions and Telegael Teoranta, who co-own copyright to the series, in association with Nine Network Australia, Super RTL and ZDF Enterprises. Home Plate Entertainment and Top Draw Animation co-produced the first season, while Toonz Entertainment animated the second season.

Episodes

Season 1 (2014)

  1. Nothing to Fear
  2. Freezer Burn
  3. The Drums of Doom
  4. The Conflict Stone
  5. The Eye of the Golden Snake
  6. The Curse of the Ghost Train
  7. The Castle of the Lost
  8. The Mirror of Middlestep
  9. The Dangers of the Deep
  10. The Fire Opal
  11. The Fountain of Youth
  12. Grimm and Grimmer
  13. The Wings of the Butterfly
  14. Edward Saves the World
  15. The Dragon's Breath
  16. The Curse of Invisibility
  17. The Crystal of Creation
  18. The Sacred Scarab
  19. The Molewhistle of East Grinsmead
  20. The Swampies of the Deep South
  21. The Lantern of Truth
  22. The Ice Crystal
  23. The Festival of the Ancestors
  24. The Blood Bossom
  25. The Tibetan Map of Destiny
  26. Grandpa Skinner's Journal

Season 2 (2017)

  1. The Body Clock of Tingri-La
  2. The Crown of Ra
  3. Logi's Shield
  4. The Chimes of Change
  5. Snakes Alive
  6. The Ravenstone
  7. The Wand of Enchantment
  8. The Frog of Fertility
  9. The Goblet of Goodearth
  10. The Volcano Eggs
  11. The Yeti and the Stone Maker
  12. SOS Nessie
  13. The Belt of Heracles
  14. The Claw of the Werewolf
  15. The Wishing Band
  16. Yes Edward, Pixies Are Real
  17. The Crystal Salt Shaker of Awesomeness
  18. No Strings Attached
  19. Tabula Rasa
  20. The Carpathian Cookbook
  21. The Bluebird of Happiness
  22. Into Thin Air
  23. Beware the Drop Bear
  24. The Bear and the Wolf
  25. The Hand of Oblivion
  26. The Compass of Rattlesnake Ridge

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