Angela Anaconda

Angela Anaconda
Genre
Created by Joanna Ferrone
Sue Rose
Voices of Sue Rose
Ali Mukaddam
Bryn McAuley
Edward Glen
Ruby Smith-Merovitz
Richard Binsley
Country of origin Canada
United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 65[1] (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Joanna Ferrone
Sue Rose
Neil Court
Steven DeNure
Producer(s) Beth Stevenson
John Mariella (co-producer)
Kym Hyde (associate)
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s) C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
Decode Entertainment
Release
Original network Teletoon (Canada)
Nickelodeon (U.S.)
Fox Kids (U.S.)
Picture format
Audio format Mono
Stereo
Original release October 4, 1999 (1999-10-04)[2][3] – November 29, 2001 (2001-11-29)[3]
Chronology
Related shows KaBlam!
External links
Website

Angela Anaconda is a Canadian–American children's television series created by Joanna Ferrone and Sue Rose, the latter of whom who also voices the title character.[4] The show began as a series of shorts on the KaBlam! program.[5] It centers on the adventures of an eight-year-old girl named Angela in the fictional town of Tapwater Springs. Other characters include Angela's three best friends and several antagonists, such as a snobbish girl named Nanette and a manipulative teacher named Mrs. Brinks.

The show features cutout animation, in which characters are created using black-and-white photographs.[6][7][8] The production studio, C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures, used Elastic Reality software to superimpose models' faces onto computer-generated bodies and backgrounds.[9][10]

DHX Media and C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures developed Angela Anaconda into a long-form series in 1999.[11] The show aired on Nickelodeon networks in the United States and internationally.[12] Teletoon aired it in Canada, and Fox Kids temporarily carried the program until Disney repositioned the network in 2001.

Although the series has not had a full DVD release, the first twenty episodes were distributed across four volumes in Australia, where the program is broadcast on Nickelodeon Australia.[13][14]

Episodes

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 26 October 4, 1999[15] November 8, 1999[16]
2 26 September 18, 2000[17] February 26, 2001[17]
3 13 September 17, 2001[18] November 29, 2001[19]

Characters

Main characters

Recurring characters

Reception

Critical reception and ratings

Angela Anaconda received high ratings and mixed reviews from critics. Barb Stuewe of The Ledger noted that while "the humor doesn't always come off," the show "is sometimes quite funny."[20] Evan Levine of the Rome News-Tribune was critical of the show's look and feel, stating that "the series' unique, cut-out style of animation seems trendy for its own sake."[21] Scott Moore of The Washington Post called Angela Anaconda "more imaginative than anything ever seen in art class."[22] Co-creator Sue Rose noted in an interview with The New York Times that despite having a primarily female cast, the show had become popular with both genders. She writes, "the most frequent feedback we get is from parents of boys ... they say: 'My boys watch it and they love it. I never thought they would.' These are not just girls' shows, they're kids shows."[23] During the series' time on Fox Kids, it received consistently high ratings and was commonly marathoned by the channel.[24]

Awards and nominations

Year Presenter Award/Category Status Ref.
2000 Annecy Awards Best TV Animation Program Won [25]
27th Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Special Class Animated Program Nominated [26]
Gemini Awards Best Animated Program or Series Won [27]
2001 28th Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Special Class Animated Program Nominated [28]
2002 Prix Jeunesse International Greatest Impact Program of the Last 50 Years Won [29]

See also

References

  1. "DHX Media Catalog: Angela Anaconda". DHXMedia.com. DHX Media. Archived from the original on July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  2. Peter Vamos (1999-10-18). "C.O.R.E. turns to proprietary work » Playback". Playbackonline.ca. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Television Program Logs". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. 2016-03-02. Archived from the original on 2016-05-16.
  4. 1 2 Marsha Ann Tate (2007). Canadian Television Programming Made for the United States Market: A History with Production and Broadcast Data. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-2745-1.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Hal Erickson (30 July 2005). Television cartoon shows: an illustrated encyclopedia, 1949 through 2003. McFarland & Co. ISBN 978-0-7864-2255-5.
  6. 1 2 Tom Gasek (17 January 2013). Frame by Frame Stop Motion: NonTraditional Approaches to Stop Motion Animation. CRC Press. pp. 14–. ISBN 978-1-136-12934-6.
  7. King, Susan (September 5, 1999). "Boys & Girls: Start Your Remotes!". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  8. Catherine Winder; Zahra Dowlatabadi (11 February 2013). Producing Animation. CRC Press. pp. 16–. ISBN 978-1-136-13262-9.
  9. "Behind the Scenes of Angela Anaconda". AngelaA.com. C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures. Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  10. Chris Patmore (2003). The Complete Animation Course: The Principles, Practice, and Techniques of Successful Animation. Barron's. ISBN 978-0-7641-2399-3.
  11. William Beard; Jerry White (2002). North of Everything: English-Canadian Cinema Since 1980. University of Alberta. pp. 66–. ISBN 978-0-88864-390-2.
  12. "What's on Nick". Nickelodeon Australia. Viacom International, Inc. Archived from the original on October 27, 2005. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  13. "Angela Anaconda: Series 1". Amazon.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  14. "Nickelodeon - Angela Anaconda". Nickelodeon Australia. Viacom International, Inc. Archived from the original on May 20, 2008. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  15. "Pet Peeves; Rat Heroes". TV Guide. Archived from the original on July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  16. "The Nanette Lock; Gordy Floats". TV Guide. Archived from the original on July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  17. 1 2 "Angela Anaconda: Season 2". TV Guide. February 26, 2001. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  18. "Angela Anaconda (OAD: 09/17/2001)". Zap2it. Archived from the original on July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  19. "Angela Anaconda (OAD: 11/29/2001)". Zap2it. Archived from the original on July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  20. Barb, Stuewe (December 6, 2000). "Celebrate with Angela: Angela Anaconda Highlights Christmas, Hannukah". The Ledger. Google News. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  21. Evan, Levine (November 30, 1999). "Children's TV expert rates Angela Anaconda". Rome News-Tribune. Google News. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  22. Moore, Scott (October 13, 1999). "A Guide to New Kids' Shows". The Washington Post. The Ledger. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  23. Loos, Ted (September 17, 2000). "TELEVISION/RADIO; Breaking Through Animation's Boy Barrier". The New York Times. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  24. King, Susan (December 30, 1999). "Parade Coverage Leads the Airwaves Over New Year's". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  25. DeMott, Rick (June 12, 2000). "Old Man Wins Annecy". Animation World Network. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  26. Schneider, Michael (March 14, 2000). "A Daytime drama". Variety. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  27. Tucker, Havelock John. "Havelock John Tucker Resume". Archived from the original on July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  28. DeMott, Rick (March 16, 2001). "Clifford Leads All Toon Nods At Daytime Emmy". Animation World Network. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  29. "PRIX 2014 Prize Winners" (PDF). Prix Jeunesse International. November 12, 2000. Retrieved January 4, 2014.

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