This article is about the American animated series. For the Reeves and Mortimer sitcom pilot, see The Weekenders (TV pilot).
The Weekenders (also known as Disney's The Weekenders) is an American animated television series created by Doug Langdale that ran on February 26, 2000 with the last episode aired on February 29, 2004, spanning four seasons. It centers on the weekend life of four 12-year-old 7th graders: Tino, Lor, Carver, and Tish. The series originally aired on ABC (Disney's One Saturday Morning) and UPN (Disney's One Too), but was later moved to Toon Disney.[1]
The Weekenders details the weekends of four diverse middle school students: Tino Tonitini (voiced by Jason Marsden), a humorous and somewhat neurotic Italian-American boy; Lorraine "Lor" MacQuarrie (voiced by Grey DeLisle), a tomboyish and hot-headed Scottish-American girl; Carver Rene Descartes (voiced by Phil LaMarr), a self-absorbed and fashion-conscious African-American boy who has Haitian heritage; and Petratishkovna "Tish" Katsufrakis (voiced by Kath Soucie), an artistic and bibliophilicJewish-American girl with vaguely defined Eastern European heritage (the fictional country where she was born is identified throughout the series simply as "the Old Country.") Every episode is set over the course of a weekend, with little to no mentions of school life. Friday sets up the conflict of the episode, Saturday escalates and develops it, and the climatic third act happens on Sunday. The implied "ticking clock" is used to signify the characters running out of time and the problem must be solved before going back to school Monday.
Tino serves as a narrator of each episode, providing his own insight into what he's experiencing as well as his friends, and will sum up the moral of the story at the end, always ending with a sign off of, "Later days."
A running gag in most episodes is that when the group goes out for pizza, the restaurant they go to has a different theme each time, such as a prison, where each table is its own cell, or the American Revolution, where the waiters look like the Founding Fathers and give rousing speeches about the pizzas.
Production
The show was known for its distinctive animation style, similar to Nickelodeon's shows produced by Klasky-Csupo such as Rocket Power and As Told by Ginger, and also for being one of the few animated series where characters' outfits change from episode to episode. The series takes place in the fictional city of Bahia Bay, California ("Bahia" is Spanish for "bay"), which is based on San Diego, California where the creator lived.[2]
Theme music
The show's theme song, "Livin' for the Weekend", was performed by Wayne Brady and written by Wayne Brady and Roger Neill.
The Weekenders premiered on February 26, 2000, as part of Disney's One Saturday Morning on ABC. From 2001 to 2002, it also aired as part of Disney's One Too on UPN on Sunday mornings.[3] In September 2002, the series moved to Toon Disney,[4] and new episodes began airing on October 19, 2003[5] finishing on February 29, 2004.
Reruns of the series continued to air on Toon Disney from 2004 to 2006, and also on Disney Channel in 2003.
In the United States, the entire series is now available on DVD on two volume sets sold exclusively through the Disney Movie Club.[6] Due to the first-sale doctrine in the United States, the discs can be legally resold and are regularly available from sellers on eBay and other similar sites.[7] which makes The Weekenders the first Disney animated television show to have a full release on DVD.[8] As of December 6, 2022, the series is not available for streaming on Disney+.
DVD Name
Ep #
Release date
The Weekenders: Volume 1
20
March 5, 2013
The Weekenders: Volume 2
19
March 5, 2013
Reception
Critical reception
The Weekenders has received very positive reviews from critics and fans for its solid writing, upbeat energy and multi-dimensional characters.[9]
Ratings
TV Guide called The Weekenders as "the show that killed Pokémon", because ABC stole the ratings when they aired it at 10:00 am – the same time Pokémon aired on Kids' WB. In addition, Variety and the New York Post reported that The Weekenders took the number one rating on Saturday morning television, which knocked off Pokémon from its 54 consecutive weeks as the top spot.[10][11]
References
^Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 271–272. ISBN978-1476665993.
^"Mega Mirror: Hangin' With 4 Friends". The Mirror. 2000-11-11.
^"The Weekenders". Big Cartoon Database, May 13, 2012
^Godfrey, Leigh (July 1, 2002). "Toon Disney Premieres Eight New Series In Fall 2002". Animation World Network. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
^"So wait there were episodes of the Weekenders that didn't air on ABC?". Anime Superhero. Retrieved 2022-06-03.[better source needed]
^"NEWS: The Weekenders hits DVD!". Disney Afternoon Forever. 2013-02-04.
^"Want to Buy DMC DVDs Without Joining the DMC? Now You Can!". Disney Afternoon Forever. 2013-07-14.
^"OVD Opinion Piece: What THE WEEKENDERS Means for Disney TV Cartoons on DVD". Disney Afternoon Forever. 2013-02-06.
^. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
^Schneider, Michael (2000-05-05). "'The Weekenders' defeats 'Pokemon'". Variety.
^Kaplan, Don (2000-05-10). "'Pokemon Has a Lost Weekend'". New York Post.
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This article is about the American animated series For the Reeves and Mortimer sitcom pilot see The Weekenders TV pilot The Weekenders also known as Disney s The Weekenders is an American animated television series created by Doug Langdale that ran on February 26 2000 with the last episode aired on February 29 2004 spanning four seasons It centers on the weekend life of four 12 year old 7th graders Tino Lor Carver and Tish The series originally aired on ABC Disney s One Saturday Morning and UPN Disney s One Too but was later moved to Toon Disney 1 The WeekendersFrom left to right Tino Tish Carver and LorAlso known asDisney s The WeekendersGenreComedyCreated byDoug LangdaleDirected bySteve LyonsStarringJason MarsdenGrey DeLislePhil LaMarrKath SoucieJeff BennettOpening theme Livin for the Weekend by Wayne Brady and Roger NeillComposerRoger NeillCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons4No of episodes39 73 segments list of episodes ProductionExecutive producerDoug LangdaleEditorArthur D NodaRunning time30 minutesProduction companyWalt Disney Television AnimationDistributorBuena Vista TelevisionReleaseOriginal networkABC Disney s One Saturday Morning 2000 01 UPN Disney s One Too 2001 Toon Disney 2003 04 Picture formatNTSCAudio formatStereoOriginal releaseFebruary 26 2000 2000 02 26 February 29 2004 2004 02 29 ChronologyRelatedProject G e e K e R Dave the Barbarian Contents 1 Premise 2 Production 3 Theme music 4 Episodes 5 Broadcast and home media 6 Reception 6 1 Critical reception 6 2 Ratings 7 References 8 External linksPremise EditThe Weekenders details the weekends of four diverse middle school students Tino Tonitini voiced by Jason Marsden a humorous and somewhat neurotic Italian American boy Lorraine Lor MacQuarrie voiced by Grey DeLisle a tomboyish and hot headed Scottish American girl Carver Rene Descartes voiced by Phil LaMarr a self absorbed and fashion conscious African American boy who has Haitian heritage and Petratishkovna Tish Katsufrakis voiced by Kath Soucie an artistic and bibliophilic Jewish American girl with vaguely defined Eastern European heritage the fictional country where she was born is identified throughout the series simply as the Old Country Every episode is set over the course of a weekend with little to no mentions of school life Friday sets up the conflict of the episode Saturday escalates and develops it and the climatic third act happens on Sunday The implied ticking clock is used to signify the characters running out of time and the problem must be solved before going back to school Monday Tino serves as a narrator of each episode providing his own insight into what he s experiencing as well as his friends and will sum up the moral of the story at the end always ending with a sign off of Later days A running gag in most episodes is that when the group goes out for pizza the restaurant they go to has a different theme each time such as a prison where each table is its own cell or the American Revolution where the waiters look like the Founding Fathers and give rousing speeches about the pizzas Production EditThe show was known for its distinctive animation style similar to Nickelodeon s shows produced by Klasky Csupo such as Rocket Power and As Told by Ginger and also for being one of the few animated series where characters outfits change from episode to episode The series takes place in the fictional city of Bahia Bay California Bahia is Spanish for bay which is based on San Diego California where the creator lived 2 Theme music EditThe show s theme song Livin for the Weekend was performed by Wayne Brady and written by Wayne Brady and Roger Neill Episodes EditMain article List of The Weekenders episodes SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedFirst airedLast airedNetwork18February 26 2000 2000 02 26 May 6 2000 2000 05 06 ABC213September 9 2000 2000 09 09 March 17 2001 2001 03 17 313September 9 2001 2001 09 09 December 2 2001 2001 12 02 UPN45October 19 2003 2003 10 19 February 29 2004 2004 02 29 Toon DisneyBroadcast and home media EditThe Weekenders premiered on February 26 2000 as part of Disney s One Saturday Morning on ABC From 2001 to 2002 it also aired as part of Disney s One Too on UPN on Sunday mornings 3 In September 2002 the series moved to Toon Disney 4 and new episodes began airing on October 19 2003 5 finishing on February 29 2004 Reruns of the series continued to air on Toon Disney from 2004 to 2006 and also on Disney Channel in 2003 In the United States the entire series is now available on DVD on two volume sets sold exclusively through the Disney Movie Club 6 Due to the first sale doctrine in the United States the discs can be legally resold and are regularly available from sellers on eBay and other similar sites 7 which makes The Weekenders the first Disney animated television show to have a full release on DVD 8 As of December 6 2022 the series is not available for streaming on Disney DVD Name Ep Release dateThe Weekenders Volume 1 20 March 5 2013The Weekenders Volume 2 19 March 5 2013Reception EditCritical reception Edit The Weekenders has received very positive reviews from critics and fans for its solid writing upbeat energy and multi dimensional characters 9 Ratings Edit TV Guide called The Weekenders as the show that killed Pokemon because ABC stole the ratings when they aired it at 10 00 am the same time Pokemon aired on Kids WB In addition Variety and the New York Post reported that The Weekenders took the number one rating on Saturday morning television which knocked off Pokemon from its 54 consecutive weeks as the top spot 10 11 References Edit Erickson Hal 2005 Television Cartoon Shows An Illustrated Encyclopedia 1949 Through 2003 2nd ed McFarland amp Co pp 271 272 ISBN 978 1476665993 Mega Mirror Hangin With 4 Friends The Mirror 2000 11 11 The Weekenders Big Cartoon Database May 13 2012 Godfrey Leigh July 1 2002 Toon Disney Premieres Eight New Series In Fall 2002 Animation World Network Retrieved April 4 2014 So wait there were episodes of the Weekenders that didn t air on ABC Anime Superhero Retrieved 2022 06 03 better source needed NEWS The Weekenders hits DVD Disney Afternoon Forever 2013 02 04 Want to Buy DMC DVDs Without Joining the DMC Now You Can Disney Afternoon Forever 2013 07 14 OVD Opinion Piece What THE WEEKENDERS Means for Disney TV Cartoons on DVD Disney Afternoon Forever 2013 02 06 DISNEY S THE WEEKENDERS HighBeam Business Arrive Prepared Archived from the original on 25 September 2013 Retrieved 28 June 2016 Schneider Michael 2000 05 05 The Weekenders defeats Pokemon Variety Kaplan Don 2000 05 10 Pokemon Has a Lost Weekend New York Post External links Edit Wikiquote has quotations related to The Weekenders The Weekenders at IMDb The Weekenders at The Big Cartoon DataBase Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Weekenders amp oldid 1131698336, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
