Best Ed

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Best Ed
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Genre Animation
Comedy
Slapstick
Surreal humour
Satire
Slice of life
Created byRick Marshall
Developed byJ.D. Smith
Directed byRick Marshall
Voices of Sean Cullen
Patrick McKenna
Opening theme"Best Ed"
Composers
  • Steve D'Angelo
  • Doug Pennock
  • Terry Tompkins
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes26 (52 segments)
Production
Executive producers
  • Vince Commisso
  • Steve Jarosz
  • For Cartoon Network: Richard Rowe and Cecilia Persson
ProducerJ.D. Smith (also creative producer)
Running time22 minutes approx. (whole)
11 minutes approx. (segments)
Production company 9 Story Entertainment
Original release
Network Teletoon (Canada)
Cartoon Network (Europe)
ReleaseOctober 3, 2008 (2008-10-03) 
October 22, 2009 (2009-10-22)

Best Ed is a Canadian animated television series created by Rick Marshall. The show chronicles the adventures of an excessively helpful and enthusiastic dog named Ed and his best friend, Doug the squirrel and soldier, whom everyone calls "Buddy" because Ed refers to him as best buddy. They live in their fictional hometown of Swellville. Best Ed was produced by 9 Story Entertainment and was animated in flash animation. [1]

Contents

The fifth episode premiered on October 3, 2008, on Teletoon as a sneak preview. [2] [3] However, subsequent episodes were only shown beginning October 5, 2009. [3] The series ended on October 22, 2009. [3] 26 episodes were produced. [4]

Overview

The show follows two anthropomorphic animals, Ed and Buddy, a dog and a squirrel respectively, who live in the town of Swellville (parody of Snellville) in Canada. Their adventures and sometimes misadventures usually cause them to interact with other characters. While Ed is well-liked by all, and extremely lucky, Buddy is furiously despised, and extremely unfortunate, gratuitously so.

Characters

Main

Recurring

Episodes

Pilot. "Fat Chance" (2006 Animated Short)

  1. "Rub My Ed for Luck"/"Best Ediquette"
  2. "Crossing Dogs"/"Squeals on the Bus"
  3. "Smarti Pants"/"Sock It to Him"
  4. "Driver's Ed"/"Go Cart Go"
  5. "Nightmare on Sweet Street"/"Cat Fright"
  6. "Ed and Breakfast"/"Tooth or Consequences"
  7. "Lost in Place"/"Scouts Dishonour"
  8. "Chinese Please"/"The Unhappy Sandals"
  9. "Perfect-O"/"Sleep Wrecker"
  10. "The Night Before Hoppenscotch"/"Yeederhosers"
  11. "My Fair Laddies"/"Confined to Ed"
  12. "Local Zeroes"/"Outside Inmates"
  13. "Yee for a Life"/"The Mighty Measle Role"
  14. "Follow the Yeeder"/"Come Fly with Yee"
  15. "Paws for Alarm"/"Send in the Klownmans"
  16. "Chamele-Ed"/"Camp Camaraderie"
  17. "Squirrels Gone Wild"/"Ed Waiter"
  18. "Missing Mittens Mission"/"Talking Ed"
  19. "Lost Ed Found"/"Peddle Me Nuts"
  20. "Aye Robots"/"Where No Buddy Has Gone Before"
  21. "Uncommon Scents"/"A Pox on Thee Now"
  22. "No Buddy's Hero"/"An Arm-Yee of One"
  23. "Memor-Yee Loss/"Long Bark of the Law"
  24. "Ed for Sale"/"Rope-a-Dopes"
  25. "Help Want-Ed"/"Screaming Yee-Bees"
  26. "King Mr. Tut's Nut"/"Gym-Dandy"

Broadcast and home media

In Canada, the show first aired on Teletoon with the final episode ended in October 22, 2009. It currently airs on Toon-A-Vision.

In foreign countries, the show was also aired on Boomerang and Cartoon Network in the United Kingdom, and ABC Me in Australia.

As of 2022, the show is now streaming on Tubi in the United States.

On August 18, 2012, Madman Entertainment released the first volume of "Best Ed" on DVD in Australia. The DVD contained four episodes with sixteen segments. [5]

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