Futz! | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Created by | Vadim Kapridov |
Directed by | Vadim Kapridov |
Country of origin | Canada |
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No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Running time | 3 minutes |
Production company | 9 Story Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | Teletoon |
Release | August 24, 2007 – January 6, 2008 |
Futz! is a Canadian animated series created by Vadim Kapridov and produced by 9 Story Entertainment for broadcast on Teletoon. The show's premise revolves around the eponymous main character and his zany adventures. [1] Eschewing verbal dialogue, the series portrays the escapades of this character, who has been described as an anti-hero, in a comedic light. [2]
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The show consists of 26 episodes of 3 minutes each. [3] Australian airdates are provided for ABC1 or ABC2 depending on the episode; repeats of the series have also aired on ABC3. [4] Episodes are provided in the Canadian order. [5]
No. | Title | Original AUS air date |
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1 | "Double-Oh Futz" | April 14, 2008 |
2 | "Tomb Later Futz!" | April 28, 2008 |
3 | "Flying Ace Futz!" | April 21, 2008 |
4 | "Wash, Clip And Futz!" | May 5, 2008 |
5 | "High Seas Futz!" | May 12, 2008 |
6 | "Toga The Line Futz!" | May 19, 2008 |
7 | "Spring Fashion Futz!" | May 26, 2008 |
8 | "Bird Pane Futz!" | June 2, 2008 |
9 | "Big Top Futz!" | June 9, 2008 |
10 | "Hold Your Hoses Futz!" | June 16, 2008 |
11 | "Dancing With The Futz!" | July 14, 2008 |
12 | "Strife Guard Futz!" | June 23, 2008 |
13 | "Kung Fu Futz!ing" | June 30, 2008 |
14 | "Strange Coach Futz!" | July 7, 2008 |
15 | "Jurassic Futz!" | July 21, 2008 |
16 | "Pumpin' Futz!" | July 28, 2008 |
17 | "Par For The Futz!" | August 4, 2008 |
18 | "Farmer In The Futz!" | August 11, 2008 |
19 | "Sputnik Futz!-Nik" | August 18, 2008 |
20 | "Watch, Shout And Race Futz!" | August 25, 2008 |
21 | "Life In The Futz! Lane" | September 1, 2008 |
22 | "Alpine Tale Futz!" | September 22, 2008 |
23 | "A Lad'n Futz!" | September 29, 2008 |
24 | "Crack! Snap! Futz!" | October 6, 2008 |
25 | "Stunned-Man Futz!" | October 13, 2008 |
26 | "Fool Filler Futz!" | October 20, 2008 |
The series is based on a web animation that appeared on United Feature Syndicate's website, Comics.com, where they posted a series of Flash cartoons called Mr. Futz in 2001. [6] It was later picked up for television, with development beginning in 2002, with production commencing in December 2006 [7] and ending on schedule [8] in September 2007. [9]
Original plans for the series called for full scripts with dialogue, including unproduced episodes written by Andrew Nicholls and Darrell Vickers. [10] [11]
Futz! was first shown on Teletoon as a sneak peek on August 24 in 2007 [12] and began airing regularly on September 3, 2007, [13] [14] ending on January 6, 2008, after 26 episodes. [14] [15] It also aired in Australia on ABC from April 14, 2008 [16] to October 20, 2008 [17] and was set to air on several other channels worldwide. [18] On Teletoon, it has aired as an interstitial program following movies presented on the channel. [19]
Year | Association | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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2008 | Gemini Awards | Best Direction in an Animated Program or Series | Vadim Kapridov | Nominated | [20] |
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