Freaktown
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Genre | Comedy |
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Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 26 [plus. the tv show is cancelled] |
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Producer(s) | Dave Beatty |
Running time | 22 minutes |
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Portfolio Entertainment PIP Animation Services Inc. |
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– October 9, 2016 |
Freaktown is a Canadian animated series produced by Portfolio Entertainment, being the first creation of the group's cartoon studio.[2] Devised by Peter Ricq and Philippe Ivanusic, the series premiered on Teletoon on June 20, 2016. Internationally, the series premiered on Disney XD (Southeast Asia) on May 28 & 29, 2016 and is currently airing on Kix in United Kingdom, Boing in France, and Cartoon Network in Australia and New Zealand.[2]
Plot
The series focuses on Ben Bones, an undead skeleton. Along with his friends, Lenny and Priscilla, they are to protect Freaktown against a massive makeover of the cute and cuddly kind, courtesy of Princess Boo Boo, the spoiled brat ruler of Sweetlandia and her right-hand bear, Lord Cuddles the Fluffy.
Characters
Main characters
- Benjamin Bones (voiced by Landon Norris) - The kind problem-solving protagonist of the show and hero of Freaktown. Ben is an undead skeleton with a soul. He often foils Princess Boo Boo and Lord Cuddles' plans to "sugar frost" Freaktown.
- Lenny (voiced by Cory Doran) - Ben's best friend. Lenny is a mutant mantis, who is sometimes shy. But, he's also very endearing. He has the ability to shoot sticky webs.
- Priscilla (voiced by Stephanie Lynn Robinson) - Ben and Lenny's best friend. Priscilla is a potion princess and the kind of friend who sees everything, due to the fact that she can take out her eyeballs. She is good at concocting magic potions.
- Princess Boo Boo the Bouncy (voiced by Julie Lemieux) - One of the main antagonists. She is the ruler of Sweetlandia. She is a spoiled brat who plans to turn Freaktown into a kind and cuddly paradise.
- Lord Cuddles the Fluffy (voiced by Matt Baram) - Another main antagonist. He is Princess Boo Boo's right-hand bear. He is the one who normally plans the scheme to ruin Freaktown. Don't let his cuteness and physical size fool you, he is one guy not to be messed with.
- Taylor the Warnicorn
- Sparkles the wizard.
- Sven (voiced by Ben Andrews) - is Ben's brother who is sometime evil when he haves red eyes. He's upset when people don't be together with him.
Episodes
Season 1 (2016–)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1a | 1a | "Flush Fest" | Steve Westren | Chris LaBonte | June 20, 2016 | 001 | N/A |
Princess Boo Boo bans Freaktown's annual Flush Fest. | |||||||
1b | 1b | "The Princess and the Skull" | Philippe Ivanusic-Vallee | Dave Pemberton | June 20, 2016 | 001 | N/A |
Sparkles conjures up a spell that gives Boo Boo the power to transform Ben into a prince. | |||||||
2a | 2a | "Tinkle Taylor, Soldier, Spy" "Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy"[3] | Steve Westren | Troy Sullivan | June 27, 2016 | 004 | N/A |
Priscilla sends Ben and Lenny on a quest. | |||||||
2b | 2b | "Nap Trap" | Scott Albert | Todd Sullivan | June 27, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
Ben's noisiness interferes with Boo Boo's nap time. So, Cuddles creates a giant mobile that threatens to put all the Freaks to sleep. | |||||||
3a | 3a | "The Tale of Buttsilk" | Hollis Ludlow-Carroll | Todd Sullivan | July 4, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
Ben and Lenny discover that Lenny's butt silk transforms Freaks into cute butterflies. | |||||||
3b | 3b | "Slumberdome" | Miles Smith | Dave Pemberton | July 4, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
Ben wants to win the annual Pillow-Fighting championship. So, Priscilla outfits him with an undefeatable bionic arm. | |||||||
4a | 4a | "B-1000" | Miles Smith | Stephanie Ramon Drew Ng | July 11, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
Cuddles builds a Ben Robot, hoping to replace the real Ben. | |||||||
4b | 4b | "Lord Cuddles the Zitty" | Philippe Ivanusic-Vallée | Troy Sullivan | July 11, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
Priscilla creates a potion to make Mayor Cuddles more attractive to Boo-Boo. | |||||||
5a | 5a | "Build-a-Ben" | Scott Albert | Dave Pemberton | July 18, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
Sparkles sucks the stuffing out of Cuddles in order to make a living Ben doll for Boo-Boo. The doll turns out to awkwardly control Ben like a voodoo doll. | |||||||
5b | 5b | "Ben's Bones" | Hollis Ludlow-Carroll | Rod Amador | July 18, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
6a | 6a | "Ben's Buff Bod" | Hollis Ludlow-Carroll | Todd Sullivan | July 25, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
Ben breaks every bone in his body trying a stunt and Lenny finds him a temporary replacement body. | |||||||
6b | 6b | "Dare Ya" | Philippe Ivanusic-Vallée | Troy Sullivan | July 25, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
7a | 7a | "Cupid Crisis" | Ashley Lannigan | Dave Pemberton | August 1, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
Boo-Boo hires a thoroughly incompetent cupid. | |||||||
7b | 7b | "Date with Danger" | Craig Martin | Paul Bouchard | August 1, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
Hit-man needs to shoot Ben with an arrow and make him fall in love with her; the hit-man manages to hit everybody but Ben. | |||||||
8a | 8a | "Funny Bone" | Hollis Ludrow-Carroll | Dave Pemberton | August 8, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
8b | 8b | "Pool Party Pooper" | Phil Ivanusic-Vallée | Troy Sullivan | August 8, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
9a | 9a | "Dream to Scream" | Ethan Banville | Paul Bouchard | August 15, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
9b | 9b | "The Fluff Stuff" | Steve Westren | Todd Sullivan | August 15, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
10a | 10a | "Senior's Discount" | Hollis Ludlow-Carroll | Dave Pemberton | August 22, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
Wanting to bag a senior's discount at the Barf Bistro, Ben and Lenny get Priscilla to create a potion that will make them temporarily old, they take too much of it. | |||||||
10b | 10b | "Infurnace" | Miles Smith | Troy Sullivan | August 22, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
11a | 11a | "Baby-Sitter Ben" | Phil Ivanusic-Vallée | Paul Bouchard | August 27, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
Ben and Lenny have to baby sit Priscilla's niece Zoe, but they send her to an automated babysitting service. | |||||||
11b | 11b | "Braff Buritto" | Hollis Ludlow-Carroll | Todd Sullivan | August 27, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
12a | 12a | "Plant a Freak" | Scott Albert | Dave Pemberton | August 27, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
In exchange for primo tickets to the Monster Truck rally, Ben and Lenny agree to tend to the neglected garden at Boo-Boo's Castle. | |||||||
12b | 12b | "Magic School" | Ashley Lannigan | Dave Pemberton | August 27, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
13a | 13a | "The Wishing Rat" | TBA | TBA | August 27, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
The guys learn there's a mystical rat in the sewer that will grant three wishes; a series of dangerous challenges must be met to find the rat. | |||||||
13b | 13b | "Raining Cats & Cats" | TBA | TBA | August 27, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
14a | 14a | "Freaks in Space" | Scott Albert | Todd Sullivan | October 1, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
14b | 14b | "Glitter Goo" | Phil Ivanusic-Vallée | Dave Pemberton | October 1, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
15a | 15a | "Moosequito Day" | Scott Albert | Troy Sullivan | October 1, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
15b | 15b | "The Snozz" | Ashley Lannigan | Todd Sullivan | October 1, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
16a | 16a | "Bed Monster" | Hollis Ludlow-Carroll | Dave Pemberton | October 1, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
16b | 16b | "Princess Bloorgh-Bloorgh" | Mike Kubat | Rod Amador | October 1, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
17a | 17a | "Sneezy Peasy" | Phil Ivanusic-Vallée | Paul Bouchard | October 1, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
17b | 17b | "Boo-Boo's Breakdown" | Steve Senders | Todd Sullivan | October 1, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
18a | 18a | "Chrysalenny" | Andrew Harrison | Dave Pemberton | October 1, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
18b | 18b | "Fountain of Freak" | Hollis Ludlow-Carroll | Troy Sullivan | October 1, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
19a | 19a | "Sunshineopolypse" | TBA | TBA | October 8, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
19b | 19b | "Horn to be Shorn" | TBA | TBA | October 8, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
20a | 20a | "Scarego" | TBA | TBA | October 8, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
20b | 20b | "The Bees-ness" | TBA | TBA | October 8, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
21a | 21a | "Conquer With Kindness" | TBA | TBA | October 8, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
21b | 21b | "The Sweet Outdoors" | TBA | TBA | October 8, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
22a | 22a | "Air Sweet" | TBA | TBA | October 9, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
22b | 22b | "Mind Over Chatter" | TBA | TBA | October 9, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
23a | 23a | "Boo-Boo's New Crush" | TBA | TBA | October 9, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
23b | 23b | "Fright Light" | TBA | TBA | October 9, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
24a | 24a | "Sven and Kenny" | TBA | TBA | October 9, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
24b | 24b | "Biker Bones" | TBA | TBA | October 9, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
25a | 25a | "The Weather Ghoul" | TBA | TBA | October 9, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
25b | 25b | "Tooth Ninjas" | TBA | TBA | October 9, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
26a | 26a | "Toe Jam Jam" | TBA | TBA | October 9, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
26b | 26b | "Bistro Blitz" | TBA | TBA | October 9, 2016 | TBA | N/A |
Distribution
The series premiered on Cartoon Network in multiple nations including Australia, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, and Taiwan. It's also associated with the Walt Disney Company's Southeast Asia division as well as ABC Australia. Portfolio Entertainment CEO and co-founder Joy Rosen remarked that the company felt "thrilled to land international deals with world-renowned broadcasters right out of the gate", also stating that the series is crammed with laugh-out-loud moments and unpredictable twists that will perfectly complement the highly-entertaining programming available on these major kids’ networks".[4] On October 29, 2016, Portfolio made new deals with Kix in the UK, DR Ultra in Denmark, and Disney Channel in India.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ https://vimeo.com/181778162
- 1 2 Vlessing, Etan (October 5, 2015). "MIPCOM: 'Freaktown' Goes to Cartoon Network in Asia Pacific". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20161021203325/https://www.teletoon.com/en/schedule
- ↑ "Indian Television Dot Com - Cartoon Network, Turner, Disney, ABC acquire Portfolio's 'Freaktown'". Indian Television Dot Com. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ↑ http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/portfolio-strikes-new-freaktown-deals/