The Save-Ums!

The Save-Ums is a Canadian CGI animated television series produced by DHX Media. The series premiered on CBC Television as part of the Kids' CBC programming block on March 11, 2003 and ended on July 11, 2006.

Synopsis

The Save-Ums are a group of six characters of various appearances, who help various creatures when they run into difficulty.

Each episode begins with a call on the "adventure screen" (essentially a videophone) from an inhabitant of the world in which the Save-Ums live. The caller describes the difficulty that needs to be solved, and then selected Save-Ums travel to the scene of the problem. There are three different places that the Save-Ums travel to solve problems: Rock World, an island with a large mountain, Lava World, a tropical island with a volcano, and Wave World, which is under the ocean.

The Save-Ums then assist in solving the problem. Each episode ends with the problem being solved and the Save-Ums returning to their headquarters.

Characters

The Save-Ums

• Jazzi is an enthusiastic girl who dreams to speak the language of wild horses. She is afraid of water and is shown to be the leader in numerous episodes. She also looks out for her younger brother B.B. Jammies, but all the Save-Ums look out for him as well. She is voiced by Tajja Isen.
• Noodle is a hound dog-like creature who is the most intelligent of the group, and is the most mature, often being the voice of reason letting others see what is right. He often chooses the machines needed for the job and pilots the Subchopper. He is voiced by Mark Rendall and Cameron Ansell.
• Custard is a cat-eared Save-Um who pilots the Zoomer, and goes on most of the missions. He is voiced by Jordan Francis.
• Ka-Chung is a hippopotamus-like creature who is one of the toughest Save-Ums; as his name implies, he is well known to shout "Ka-Chung!" as his catchphrase. He pilots the Ka-Drill. He is voiced by Mitchell Eisner.
• Foo is an angelfish-like creature who is the nicest of the Save-Ums and goes on most of the missions. She flies a jet pack. She is voiced by Aaryn Doyle.
• B.B. Jammies is Jazzi's younger brother, who has a purple American football-shaped head. Since he is too young to go on missions, he mostly plays with the Puffs. He is voiced by Connor Price.

Recurring characters

• Puffs are six little fluffy characters who live and play with the Save-Ums, but don't go on any missions. They sometimes are a help to them.
• Winston is a bespectacled whale who lives in Wave World and has an underwater garden.
• Andre is a seahorse who lives in Wave World.
• Olena is an octopus who lives in Wave World. She is voiced by Stephanie Beard.
• Raymundo and Peque are ants who live in Lava World. Raymundo is voiced by Carlos Díaz.
• Oscar and Tina are monkeys who live in Lava World. They are voiced by Scott Beaudin and Melanie Tonello.
• Dino is a baby dinosaur babysat by Raymundo and Peque, who lives in Lava World.
• Colin and Elizabat are bats who live in Rock World.
• Dori and Terrell are glowgrubs who live in Rock World. Dori is voiced by Alexandra Lai.
• Tony and Sal are crabs who live in Lava World and Wave World.

Places

• Save-Um Central, the headquarters and home of the Save-Ums.
• Rock World, a world with a large rock in the shape of a face. Here live two bats and two glowgrubs.
• Lava World, a world with a large volcano in the shape of a face. There live two ants, two crabs, and two monkeys.
• Wave World, a world under the sea where a whale, a seahorse, an octopus and small fish live.

Episodes

1. * Untangle That Octopus
2. * Runaway Toy Car
3. * Dino Sandwich
4. * Where are Winston's Glasses?
5. * The Mystery of Winston's Garden
6. * Operation Banana Split
7. * Scary Things Don't Blink
8. * Tina in the Sky
9. * Save That Little Tree!
10. * A Rock in Winston's Garden
11. * Operation Dino Diaper!
12. * Rescue Wonder Winston
13. * Fix That Broken Drum
14. * Brush that Dino’s Tooth
15. * Andre's Super Water Bubble!
16. * Catch That Falling Crab!
17. * Making Little Peque Safe
18. * Andre's Hole in One
19. * Oscar Has A Flat
20. * Panic Picnic in Wave World
21. * The Ghost of Wave World
22. * Tina's Extra Special Thing
23. * Unstick That Ant
24. * Follow That Mystery Map
25. * Wash That Dirty Dino
26. * Save That Fish
27. * Find That Little Grub's Phone
28. * Bats & Oranges
29. * Swing That Baby Dino
30. * Rescue That Loco Coco
31. * Danger: Sticky Food!
32. * Too Many Bananas!
33. * Lost in Rock World
34. * The Vanishing
35. * Operation Seesaw!
36. * Two Cakes in One
37. * Time To Paint a Picture!
38. * Pick Up That Spoon
39. * Foo is Powerful!
40. * Stop Winston's Hiccups!
41. * Fix That Trophy!
42. * A Little Goes a Long Way!
43. * Tie Up That Balloon!
44. * Pitch That Tent!
45. * Monkey Up a Tree!
46. * It's Halloween!
47. * Entertain Those Grubs!
48. * Keep Those Monkeys Cool
49. * Super Cool Birthday Message!
50. * Hide and Seek!
51. * Save that Ant!
52. * Find that Pet!

International broadcast

Country	Language	Title	Channel
Canada	English	The Save-Ums!	CBC Television Family Jr. Télémagino
United States			TLC Discovery Kids Qubo
United Kingdom			Channel 5 Discovery Kids
Australia			ABC Television Nick Jr.
Mexico	Latin American Spanish	Save-Ums!	Discovery Kids Canal 5
Latin America  Argentina			Discovery Kids
Brazil	Brazilian Portuguese		Discovery Kids RedeTV!
France	French	Les Sauvetout	France 5 Canal J TiJi
Germany	German	Die Save-Ums	Super RTL
Italy	Italian	Gli imbattibili Save-Ums!	Rai 2 Jetix Rai Gulp
Spain	European Spanish	Save-Ums!	Playhouse Disney
Portugal	European Portuguese	Save-Ums!	Canal Panda RTP2
Albania  Serbia	Albanian	Shpëtimtarët	Çufo
Japan	Japanese		TV Tokyo

References

External links

• Official website
• The Save-Ums! at the Internet Movie Database
• ABC's Save-Ums website
• The Save-Ums on Family Jr.
• The Save-Ums on Télémagino (French)