Pucca (TV series)
| Disney's Pucca | |
|---|---|
|
The original Pucca logo | |
| Genre |
Action/Adventure Martial arts Romantic comedy Slapstick comedy |
| Created by | Voozclub Character Workgroup |
| Directed by |
Greg Sullivan Jayson Thiessen (co-director, Season 2 only) |
| Voices of |
Tabitha St. Germain Brian Drummond Brian Dobson Michael Dobson Dale Wilson Lee Tockar Chantal Strand Kathleen Barr French Tickner Richard Newman Dave "Squatch" Ward |
| Theme music composer | Plus-Tech Squeeze Box |
| Opening theme | "Pucca Funny Love" |
| Composer(s) | Hal Foxton Beckett And Christophe Beck |
| Country of origin |
South Korea Canada |
| Original language(s) |
English Korean |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 39 (117 segments) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Chris Bartleman Blair Peters Michael Lekes (Season 1) Marc Buhaj (Season 2) |
| Producer(s) |
Kirsten Newlands (Season 1) Lori Lozinski (Season 2) |
| Running time |
24 minutes (whole) 9 minutes (separate) |
| Production company(s) |
Voozclub Studio B Productions Jetix Europe |
| Distributor |
Disney-ABC International Television DHX Media (International) |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Jetix (United States) MBC (South Korea) |
| Picture format | HDTV: 1080i/720p |
| Original release | 18 September 2006 – 11 August 2008 |
Pucca (짜장소녀 뿌까, Jjajang Sonyeo Ppukka), also known currently as Disney's Pucca, is a Canadian/South Korean animated television series based on a series of shorts created by Voozclub Character Workgroup. The series revolves around 11-year-old Pucca, a young girl who's in love and obsessed with a 12-year-old ninja named Garu. It also has aired on Champ TV and MBC in Korea. Internationally, the series has aired on Toon Disney's/Jetix block in the United States,[1] Europe,[2] and other locales on the Jetix channel.[3]
Pucca premiered in 2006, with a set of 26 episodes (78 segments). The second season of the show, consisting of 13 episodes (39 segments), began airing in 2008 after it was ordered to be created by Jetix Europe. In total, not including the previous online aired episodes of the show, this brought the number of created episodes to 117.[4][5]
Characters
Summary
The series centers around the adventures of an 11-year-old girl named Pucca, who lives in a town called Sooga Village. Her love interest is a 12-year-old ninja named Garu, who owns a cat. Her uncles work in the local restaurant called the Goh-Rong, whose main dish is Jajangmyeon noodles. Then, there's her best friend Ching, who is the same age and is in love with a boy named Abyo, who likes Kung-Fu a lot and is interested to girls.
The series started in 2006 and finished in 2008.
Episodes
Cast
| Actor (English) | Character |
|---|---|
| Tabitha St. Germain | Pucca Ring Ring Additional Voices |
| Brian Drummond | Garu |
| Brian Dobson | Uncle Dumpling |
| Michael Dobson | Ho |
| Dale "Fish" Wilson | Linguini |
| Lee Tockar | Abyo Dada Policeman Bruce Tobe |
| Chantal Strand | Ching |
| Kathleen Barr | Doga Ssoso |
| French Tickner | Santa |
| Richard Newman | Master Soo |
| Dave "Squatch" Ward | Muji |
| Michael Daingerfield | Chang |
Distribution
In the United States, the series is distributed by Buena Vista Television International. In South Korea, the series is distributed by MBC Films.
Music tour
A musical show for the series was held in Lima on 8 October 2009. This location was chosen because of Pucca being "one of the most beloved programs on Jetix's Latin American channel." The show repeated itself eight times from the 8 October through 11 October.[6]
Awards
At the 2006 Annecy International Animated Film Festival, the Pucca episode "A Force of Won" was "nominated for two awards...including the Prix Jeunesse in the Animation category." During the same year, Pucca won the Leo Awards for Best Screenwriting, along with "Best Overall in an Animation Program."[4]
See also
- Pucca - information about the Pucca franchise
- Canimals - another children's television series created by Voozclub
References
- ↑ "New Episodes Trickle Into CN, Adult Swim, Kids WB". 4 March 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
- ↑ "JCP and PUCCA ::: Jetix". 28 August 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
- ↑ "Studio B Sees Pucca to TV". Cold Hard Flash. 22 January 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
- 1 2 Ryan Ball (2 October 2006). "Jetix Europe Orders More Pucca". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
- ↑ "PUCCA To Air On Jetix". Cold Hard Flash. 19 August 2005. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
- ↑ "Pucca y sus amigos darán espectáculo en Lima". El Comercio. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
External links
- Pucca at the Internet Movie Database