Norman Picklestripes is a stop-motion animated musical children's television series that premiered on July 27, 2019 on Universal Kids.[1] The series is produced by an animation studio in Manchester, United Kingdom called Factory that received awards from BAFTA[1] and Kidscreen.[2] The series follows forest animals going through comedic adventures of Plywood Forest's can-do handyman, Norm.[3] The series also features Broadway–inspired songs.[4] A total of 23 episodes were produced.
| Norman Picklestripes | |
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| Genre | Fantasy Musical Stop motion |
| Directed by | Chris Sadler Geoff Walker |
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| Theme music composer | Tim Burns |
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| Country of origin | United States Canada United Kingdom |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Alex Rockwell Judy Rothman Rofé Phil Chalk |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | Factory |
| Original release | |
| Network | Universal Kids |
| Release | July 27, 2019 – June 8, 2021 |
Currently, the series is available for streaming on Globoplay in Brazil, as well as Stan in Australia. The series is available in 7 languages and has broadcast over 18 countries globally.
Characters
editMain
edit- Norman "Norm" Picklestripes (voiced by Dwayne Hill) is a green-striped bear-like creature who is Plywood Forest's handyman. He can solve all sorts of problems. He is the son of Mother Nature.
- Bob (voiced by David Berni) is a neurotic and lovable purple porcupine and is Norm's oldest friend.
- Blanche (voiced by Stacey DePass) is a sassy and fashionable pink rabbit who likes everything to be clean in Plywood Forest.
- Marco (voiced by Alexander Marsh) is an 8-year old brown raccoon. He is very active and full of energy. He thinks that he is good at jumping, running, and hip hop dancing, but is still learning how to do them right.
- Bixie (voiced by Bryn McAuley) is a black and white striped skunk. She advances at arts and crafts. She is also an owner and chief of her own salon, "Chop Chop Hair Salon".
Recurring
edit- The Possums are a trio of blue possums who like hanging out with Norm in the Forest. The "lead possum" is named Blake and the other two possums are named Travis and Drew. Blake is voiced by Christian Martyn and Travis and Drew are respectively voiced by Dan Petronijevic and Robert Tinkler.
- Mother Nature (voiced by Judy Marshank) is a pink-striped bear-like creature who is Norm's mom.
- Betsy (voiced by Shayelin Martin) is a young skunk who is Bixie's sister.
- Juniper (voiced by Tajja Isen) is a young frog who wears a bonnet.
- Fred (voiced by Deven Mack) is a friendly purple spider.
- The Gophers are a pair of gophers who are Norm's assistants who like to chant "Magic" two or three times and say "One More Time" at the end of every episode to sing the episode's main song once again. Their names, however, are not revealed. They are respectively voiced by Taylor Abrahamse and Bryn McAuley.
- Carl (also voiced by David Berni) is a male weasel.
- Additional voices – Christian Potenza, Seán Cullen, Addison Holley, Mika Shimozato, Joe Cobden, Terry McGurrin, Ron Pardo, Lilly Bartlam, Cory Doran, Jacqueline Pillon, Jake Beale, Annick Obonsawin, Julie Lemieux, Jonathan Wilson, Christian Distefano, Scott McCord, Patrick McKenna, Novie Edwards, Kristin Fairlie, John Stocker, Joe Pingue, Hugh Duffy, Carolyn Hay, Andrew Sabiston, Jesse Camacho, Colin Doyle, Erin Pitt, Tyler James Nathan, Katie Griffin, Devan Cohen, Trek Buccino, Jenna Warren, Jacob Ewaniuk, Paul Braunstein, Aurora Browne, Dan Chameroy, Rebecca Husain, Drew Davis, Gage Munroe, Tyler Murree, Amos Crowley, Jordi Mand, Camden Angelis, Phil McCordic, Darren Frost, Stephanie Anne Mills, Meesha Contreras, Adrian Truss, Catherine Disher, Julie Sype and Jonah Wineburg
Episodes
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | U.S air date | Directed By |
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| 1 | 1 | Mission Impossumable; Fur-Get About It | July 20, 2019 | TBA |
| 2 | 2 | Construction Destruction; Smelly Business | July 27, 2019 | TBA |
| 3 | 3 | Putt Putt Norm; Play It Again, Norm | July 27, 2019 | TBA |
| 4 | 4 | Pizza Pickle; Forest Next Door | August 3, 2019 | TBA |
| 5 | 5 | Slip Slide and Away; Go With the Glow | August 10, 2019 | TBA |
| 6 | 6 | Party Planner Norm; Garbage Can-Do | August 17, 2019 | TBA |
| 7 | 7 | Quill Attack; The Odd Couple | August 24, 2019 | TBA |
| 8 | 8 | Bob Takes a Bow; Maple Schmaple | October 5, 2019 | TBA |
| 9 | 9 | To Bee or Not to Bee; Playing Possum | October 12, 2019 | TBA |
| 10 | 10 | Robo-Flop; Jumpin' Juniper | October 19, 2019 | TBA |
| 11 | 11 | Happy Owlween; Love of Raisins | October 26, 2019 | TBA |
| 12 | 12 | I Spy Pie; Blanche's Charm School | November 2, 2019 | TBA |
| 13 | 13 | Don't Wake Grizzo; Tree TV | November 9, 2019 | TBA |
| 14 | 14 | Para-Norm-al-Activity; The Best Forest Ever | June 1, 2021 | TBA |
| 15 | 15 | Nanny Norm; The Treasure of Plywood Forest | June 1, 2021 | TBA |
| 16 | 16 | False Alarm; The Pouf Pouf Hairdo | June 2, 2021 | TBA |
| 17 | 17 | The First Earth Day | June 2, 2021 | TBA |
| 18 | 18 | Born to Fly; The Floopsy Loopsy Dance | June 3, 2021 | TBA |
| 19 | 19 | Blanche's Statue; Game Not On | June 4, 2021 | TBA |
| 20 | 20 | Total Eclipse of the Moon; Telefrog | June 5, 2021 | TBA |
| 21 | 21 | Me, Myself and Norm; Something Rottin' | June 6, 2021 | TBA |
| 22 | 22 | Return to Blanche's Charm School; Honey, I Shrunk the Norm | June 7, 2021 | TBA |
| 23 | 23 | Little Shop of Pollen; Norm's Magical Sneeze | June 8, 2021 | TBA |
References
edit- ^ a b Zahed, Ramin (25 July 2019). "Alex Rockwell & Judy Rothman Rofé Introduce 'Norman Picklestripes'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "Factory Website; Awards".
- ^ BWW News Desk. "Universal Kids Premieres New Series NORMAN PICKLESTRIPES". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ LaScala, Marisa (29 July 2019). "Calling All '90s Nick Kids: All Your Favorites Are Coming Back!". Good Housekeeping. Retrieved 31 July 2019.