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Yakkity Yak
Yakkity Yak is a Flash animated television series produced by the Vancouver-based animation studio Studio B Productions and Kapow Pictures. It was created by Mark Gravas and aired on Teletoon in Canada and on Nickelodeon in Australia from 9 November 2002 to 12 December 2003. 26 episodes were produced.
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| Genre | Comedy Slapstick |
| Created by | Mark Gravas |
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| Creative director | Mark Gravas |
| Voices of | Lee Tockar Brian Drummond Andrea Libman Pam Hyatt Ian James Corlett Michael Daingerfield Jason Schombing |
| Composers | Hal Foxton Beckett Michael Richard Plowman |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (52 segments) |
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| Producers | Kathy Antonsen Rocchio Jamie Turner Sandra Walters |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies | Studio B Productions Kapow Pictures MTV Networks International |
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| Original network | Teletoon (Canada) Nickelodeon (Australia) |
| Original release | 9 November 2002 – 12 December 2003 |
The copyright to the show is owned by DHX Media (now known as WildBrain), which bought Studio B Productions in 2007.[1]
Premise
The story centres around an anthropomorphic yak named Yakkity who aspires to become a famous comedian and his friends, Keo (an anthropomorphic pineapple) and Lemony (a young human girl) in Onion Falls (based on Lithgow, New South Wales).[2]
Theme song
A modified version of the 1958 song Yakety Yak by The Coasters (in which children and some cast members sing some portions) is used as the series' theme song.[citation needed]
Characters
- Yakkity Yak (Lee Tockar): A yak student (aged 12) in Onion Falls Junior High School and the school's mascot who wishes to be a comedian. Yakkity works as the school mascot since his grandfather also served as mascot when the (rugby) football team won the state championship in 1925. The football team, instead of the mascot, got all the glory (despite having not won a match since 1925), much to Yakkity's distaste. Yakkity now lives with his Granny and her boarder Professor Crazyhair. He wears a coat over his bare body. His closest friends are Keo (who lives next door) and Lemony. Over the course of the series, his parents have never been seen or mentioned.
- Keo (Brian Drummond): An anthropomorphic pineapple who is actually a human with a pineapple for a head. He is very intelligent but is camera shy and has stage fright. He has rivalries with his father who is only a pineapple, but deep down, he loves him.
- Lemony (Andrea Libman): A blond-haired human girl and Keo's love interest who has a vivid imagination.
- Reginald Highpants (Ian James Corlett): The town's leading vendor of candy and all things with sugar. He also runs many small businesses.
- Trilo (Jason Schombing): Yakkity's trilobite agent and former circus performer who owns his own Entertainment Agency, does children's parties for the characters, and is always looking for money. His clients are Yakkity, Fairy Wanda and Chuck Damage, who he uses for parties.
- Granny Yak (Pam Hyatt): Yak's grandmother. While she is a good sounding board in a parental way, she also has some of Yakkity's impulsive genes.
- Professor Crazyhair (Scott McNeil): A scientist and teacher at Onion Falls High whose hair changes colour like a mood ring, hence his name. He lives in Yakkity's basement, where he built a laboratory. His egg salad recipe is very sought after by evil geniuses who wish to use it to take over the world.
- Penelope (Tabitha St. Germain): A robot who is Lemony's best friend and works as Professor Crazyhair's assistant but lacks any social skills or confidence. Whenever she's embarrassed, her face turns red and she squirts out fire fighting foams from her arms transforming into fire hoses, squirting everything around her.
- Rondo (Ian James Corlett): Lemony's (rugby) football playing brother who is a senior in junior high. He is one of Yakkity's main antagonists often competing for the spotlight.
- Keo's Dad (Michael Daingerfield): A pineapple who can be bossy and rude at many times, and Keo's father. The identity of his wife (Keo's birth mother) is unknown and never explored; it can be assumed that she either died or got divorced before the events of Yakkity Yak. He's only a disembodied pineapple head; as the only time he ever had a body with limbs was in "My Dad the Robot".
- Wanda Harper (Brenda Crichlow): a fairy who works as Onion Falls High's librarian.
- Jackie Pachyderm: An elephant comedian and successful movie star who is Yakkity's idol.
Broadcast
Yakkity Yak debuted on Teletoon in Canada on 4 January 2003,[3] with the last episode airing on 28 January 2004.[3] It also aired on BBC Kids. In the UK it aired on CBBC. In Australia, it aired on Nickelodeon and Network 10,[4] and would later air on ABC, ABC1, and ABC3. In the United States, it briefly aired on Nickelodeon, from 9 November 2003 to 4 September 2004.[5] It was later run on the Nicktoons channel starting from 22 May 2004 until 23 September 2007. The show also aired on Nickelodeon in Latin America and Europe.[4]
Episodes
The episode list is listed by production code, not by airdate.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboard by | Canadian air date | U.S. air date [6][7] | |
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| 1a 1b | "Hypnotic Yak As the Worm Turns" | Mark Gravas J. Falconer | Dennis Heaton Story by : J. Falconer & Greg Sullivan Teleplay by : Steve Sullivan | Tim Pyman Steve Moltzen | 9 November 2002 | 24 November 2003 (Nickelodeon) | |
| Yakkity hypnotises everyone into thinking he's funny. Yakkity finds a magical talking ventriloquist dummy. | |||||||
| 2a 2b | "The Yak and the Hat Cowinator" | Mark Gravas J. Falconer | Steve Sullivan Paul Greenberg | Daniel Foley Mike Zarb | 2002 | 9 November 2003 (Nickelodeon) | |
| Yakkity goes on a TV quiz show with Keo providing answers from within Yakkity's hat. An historic grass-eating competition between Yakkity's grandfather and "The Cowinator" is replayed between Yakkity and the grandson of "The Cowinator". | |||||||
| 3a 3b | "3 Cheers for Penelope My Dad the Robot" | Mark Gravas J. Falconer | Steve Sullivan Richard Elliott & Simon Racioppa | Murray Debus Chris Hauge | 2002 | 9 November 2003 (Nickelodeon) | |
| When Professor Crazyhair makes a robot girl, Lemony coaches her to improve her social skills. Professor Crazyhair builds robot legs and arms for Keo's father. | |||||||
| 4a 4b | "A Tree Grows in Onion Falls Spring Cleaning" | Mark Gravas J. Falconer | Story by : J. Falconer & Blair Peters Teleplay by : Dennis Heaton Alan Levin | Russ Crispin Simon O'Leary | 2002 | 25 November 2003 (Nickelodeon) | |
| Yakkity moves out of home and into a treehouse. But now he must save his family from a thief masquerading as a little boy. Yakkity and Keo makes a mess in Professor Crazyhair's laboratory, and so must do some house cleaning to make amends. But soon, they turn everyone into zombies. | |||||||
| 5a 5b | "Dial-a-Yak Darn-It Dog" | Mark Gravas J. Falconer | Daegan Fryklind Story by : Stu Connolly & Vito Viscomi Teleplay by : Jono Howard | Mike Zarb Steve Moltzen | 2002 | 1 December 2003 (Nickelodeon) | |
| When Yakkity breaks Rondo's war robot, Yakkity must take its place. He wears a phone for communication with Rondo. Yakkity does not want to return a library book he borrowed when he was 5. So he tells Wanda he never took it out. Soon, he uses lying to get what he wants at least until he gets a taste of his own medicine. | |||||||
| 6a 6b | "Yakstravaganza Curly Top" | Mark Gravas J. Falconer | Story by : Greg Sullivan & J. Falconer Teleplay by : Steve Sullivan Story by : Greg Sullivan Teleplay by : Jono Howard | Andy Bartlett Arthur Filloy | 2002 | 2 December 2003 (Nickelodeon) | |
| Yakkity encourages Keo's dad to relive his showbiz days and join his new show. Yakkity's fur turns pink while experimenting with one of Granny Yak's hair products. | |||||||
| 7a 7b | "I Want My Yak TV Election Dysfunction" | Mark Gravas Greg Sullivan Mark Gravas J. Falconer | Story by : Steve Sullivan Written by : Steve Sullivan Kevin White | Mike Zarb Simon O'Leary | 2002 | 3 December 2003 (Nickelodeon) | |
| Yakkity's new antler braces start picking up cable TV channels - a rare feat in Onion Falls. Yakkity becomes a popular stage act. Keo runs against Lemony for school president, but will he promise more than he can deliver? | |||||||
| 8a 8b | "And That's the Weather Pineapple Upside-Dead Cake!" | Mark Gravas J. Falconer | Story by : Terry Saltsman & Greg Sullivan Teleplay by : Terry Saltsman Story by : Greg Sullivan Teleplay by : Dennis Heaton | Mike Zarb Rob Boutilier | 2002 | 4 December 2003 (Nickelodeon) | |
| Yakkity becomes an accurate weather forecaster thanks to Granny Yak's weather-predicting bunions. Complications arise, however, when Granny has her bunions removed. When Keo's dad goes missing and everyone starts acting odd, Yakkity thinks that aliens have taken them. | |||||||
| 9a 9b | "A Yak and His Fish Regarding Chuck" | Mark Gravas J. Falconer | Story by : Greg Sullivan Teleplay by : Dennis Heaton Story by : Paul Greenberg Teleplay by : Vito Viscomi & Darrell Vickers | Stephane Portal Steve Moltzen | 2002 | 5 December 2003 (Nickelodeon) | |
| Yakkity's new pet fish likes to eat a variety of foods. Yakkity accidentally gives Chuck Damage amnesia. | |||||||
| 10a 10b | "Double Double Oil and Trouble High Fashion Yak" | Mark Gravas J. Falconer | Story by : Stu Connolly & Vito Viscomi Teleplay by : Steve Sullivan Story by : J. Falconer & Greg Sullivan Teleplay by : Paul Greenberg | Mike Zarb | 2002 | 8 December 2003 (Nickelodeon) | |
| In a school project, Yakkity and friends try to improve the odor in Onion Falls. Yakkity and Keo become fashion gurus thanks to Granny Yak's knitting skills. | |||||||
| 11a 11b | "Nerds Are People Too The 10% Solution" | Mark Gravas J. Falconer Mark Gravas Greg Sullivan | Story by : Stu Connolly Teleplay by : Alan Levin Story by : Ian Boothby Written by : Ian Boothby | Tim Pyman Russ Crispin | 2002 | 9 November 2003 (Nickelodeon) | |
| Yakkity unexpectedly excels in a test and is invited to a camp for teenage geniuses. But this is all a trap by Gary. When times get tough, Yakkity's agentm Trilo claims 10% ... of everything Yakkity receives which is everything in his life. | |||||||
| 12a 12b | "National Day of Yakking Fairy Yakkity" | Mark Gravas J. Falconer | Paul Greenberg Story by : Stu Connolly Teleplay by : Kevin White | Mike Zarb Simon O'Leary | 2002 | 11 December 2003 (Nickelodeon) | |
| It is the Onion Falls' centenary and a parade is announced. Yakkity would like a float built to celebrate his idol - comedian Jackie Pachyderm. After Trilo asks Yakkity to disguise himself as Fairy Wanda, Rondo finds 'Victoria' strangely attractive. | |||||||
| 13a 13b | "3 Minutes and Funny Nature Calls" | Mark Gravas J. Falconer | Story by : Stu Connolly Teleplay by : Jono Howard Story by : Blair Peters & Ian Weir Teleplay by : Vito Viscomi & Ian Weir | Mike Zarb Marlon Dean | 2002 | 9 November 2003 (Nickelodeon) | |
| The people of Onion Falls partake in a video competition where the most popular video featuring an onion will win. Yakkity favors a comedic genre. Keo and Lemony are concerned when Yakkity starts behaving oddly. Has it something to do with the pimple on his nose? | |||||||
| 14a 14b | "Fount Onion Ice Scream, You Scream" | Mark Gravas J. Falconer | Steve Sullivan Story by : Vito Viscomi Teleplay by : Steve Sullivan | Tim Pyman Stephane Portal | TBA | 28 May 2006 (Nicktoons Network) | |
| Keo reveals Yakkity's secret swimming hole. Yakkity becomes a bike riding ice cream salesman. But he starts eating all the merchandise (which counts as stealing) in order to get free stuff. | |||||||
| 15a 15b | "Cabin Fever Due Back Tomorrow" | Mark Gravas J. Falconer | Story by : Paul Greenberg Teleplay by : Kevin White Story by : Mark Gravas & Stu Connolly Teleplay by : Steve Sullivan | Steve Moltzen Greg Ingram | TBA | 11 June 2006 (Nicktoons Network) | |
| Keo, Keo's dad and Yakkity go camping, but seem to forget to pack vital items. At least Yakkity brings some marshmallows. Keo and Yakkity find work in a video shop. Yakkity recommends all of Jackie Pachyderm's funny movies, except for A-Pach-Alypse Now. | |||||||
| 16a 16b | "End of the Line House Sitters" | Mark Gravas J. Falconer | Daegan Fryklind Story by : Kevin White Teleplay by : Paul Greenberg | Rob Boutilier Junko Aoyama | TBA | 18 June 2006 (Nicktoons Network) | |
| A nature documentary explains that yaks are an endangered species. Keo and Lemony must place Yakkity and his grandma inside a glass bubble in order to save them. Mr Highpants must attend a Confectionery Convention. He asks Yakkity and Keo to look after his hi-tech home, warning the boys not to touch any buttons ... and only to feed Mr Littlepants "Chimp-Chow". | |||||||
| 17a 17b | "Teachers Pet Yakeo" | Mark Gravas J. Falconer | Story by : Kevin White Teleplay by : Steve Sullivan Story by : J. Falconer & Greg Sullivan Teleplay by : Steve Sullivan | Greg Ingram Daniel Foley | TBA | 25 June 2006 (Nicktoons Network) | |
| Professor Crazyhair gives Lemony a high grade for her science project, but Keo believes that flattery had a lot to do with it. Note: The title was previously known as "The Yakking". After failing to be picked for the football team, Yakkity and Keo invent their own sport. | |||||||
| 18a 18b | "Sharing Bear Lucky Undies" | Mark Gravas J. Falconer | Story by : Greg Sullivan Teleplay by : Steve Sullivan Steve Sullivan | Chris Hauge Mike Zarb | TBA | Unaired | |
| Yakkity still loves Sharing Bear - the children's television presenter, but Keo and Lemony think he is for babies. Everything is going right for Yakkity. Is it because of the underpants he has been wearing since last Tuesday? | |||||||
| 19a 19b | "Techno Prisoners It's a So-So Life"" | Mark Gravas J. Falconer | Steve Sullivan Story by : Terry Saltsman Teleplay by : Vito Viscomi & Terry Saltsman | Tim Pyman Greg Ingram | TBA | 16 July 2006 (Nicktoons Network) | |
| When Grandma Yak turns against modern conveniences, Yakkity has to sneak off to the Techno-seum with his science class. Yakkity leaves the services of Trilo to pursue a career as a headline act in the Circus Maximus. | |||||||
| 20a 20b | "Camp Onion Snow Biz" | Mark Gravas J. Falconer | Story by : Stu Connolly & Vito Viscomi Teleplay by : Paul Greenberg Jono Howard | Stephane Portal Steve Moltzen | TBA | 30 July 2006 (Nicktoons Network) | |
| The Onioneers are on winter camp, and Lemony is hoping to win all of the merit medals. But she and Mr. high pants get stuck on top of Mt. Onion. Now Yakkity, Keo, and Wanda must save them. It is All Onions Eve, and the children of Onion Falls are getting ready to leave their boots of onion soup out over night for the Snow Cow to replace with chocolate milk. However Yakkity's friends no longer believe in the Snow Cow... | |||||||
| 21a 21b | "The Fan From Boom to Bust" | Mark Gravas J. Falconer | Richard Elliott & Simon Racioppa Jono Howard | Mike Zarb Stephane Portal | TBA | 13 August 2006 (Nicktoons Network) | |
| Yakkity's cousin Jasper is a cute yak with a natural stand-up comedy style. But Yakkity becomes envious and ruins Jasper's show. When Professor Crazyhair's experiments in the basement blow up the dining room a second time, Granny Yak evicts him from the house. | |||||||
| 22a 22b | "Rondo Reversal The Damage is Done" | Mark Gravas J. Falconer | Story by : Stu Connolly Teleplay by : Steve Sullivan Vito Viscomi | Simon O'Leary | TBA | 20 August 2006 (Nicktoons Network) | |
| Granny Yak is in hospital, and Keo has Pineapple Pox, so Yakkity has a sleepover at Lemony's place. There he discovers some embarrassing secrets about Lemony's brother Rondo. When he reveals all at school, Yakkity assumes the position of the school bully. This soon causes everything to be out of whack. When Chuck Damage becomes Yakkity's personal trainer, Yakkity begins to use him as his body guard. However how will Chuck Damage fare against The Cement Mixer? | |||||||
| 23a 23b | "My Fair Crazy Hair Practically Funny" | Mark Gravas J. Falconer | Story by : Greg Sullivan Teleplay by : Dennis Heaton Story by : Mark Gravas & Stu Connolly Teleplay by : Steve Sullivan | Daniel Foley Mike Zarb | TBA | 27 August 2006 (Nicktoons Network) | |
| Granny Yak has a new boyfriend - Chatterbox Ox, but Yakkity is suspicious, and Professor Crazyhair tries to win back Granny's affections. Things go wild in Onion Falls after Yakkity receives the Jackie Pachyderm Practical Joke box, but someone else knows a few good practical jokes. | |||||||
| 24a 24b | "Onion Falls Most Wanted Blue Rinse Test" | Mark Gravas J. Falconer | Story by : Mark Gravas & Stu Connolly Teleplay by : Steve Sullivan Story by : Stu Connolly Teleplay by : Steve Sullivan | Roger Clarke Chris Hauge | TBA | Unaired | |
| A robber is stealing from homes by blowing bubblegum bubbles and floating up to upstairs windows. Trilo is suspected, but is he really the Bubblegum Bandit? When Granny Yak moves to a nursing home, Yakkity moves in with her. | |||||||
| 25a 25b | "Daddy Uh-Oh Yaks a Plenty" | Mark Gravas J. Falconer | Story by : Mark Gravas & Stu Connolly Teleplay by : Jono Howard Story by : Mark Gravas & Stu Connolly Teleplay by : Steve Sullivan | Steve Moltzen Suzanne White | TBA | 8 September 2007 (Nicktoons Network) | |
| Keo is embarrassed by his old bike, but his father won't let him spend his film school money on a new one. With poor finances, will the family have to move to freezing Bergville? Yakkity keeps putting off study for a biology test due the next day. However an educational cartoon video featuring Alan Amoeba helps teach Yakkity about cellular replication. | |||||||
| 26a 26b | "Home School The Onion Falls 500" | Mark Gravas J. Falconer | Story by : Kevin White Teleplay by : Steve Sullivan Story by : Vito Viscomi Teleplay by : Dennis Heaton | Murray Debus & Chris Hauge Steve Moltzen | 12 December 2003 | 3 September 2006 (Nicktoons Network) | |
| Yakkity and Keo leave school to be taught by Keo's dad. A soapbox race is announced, and the prize is a year's supply of Professor Crazyhair's Egg Salad. When Lemony forms a team with Keo, Yakkity eventually pairs with a peculiar new neighbor. The inclusion of an egg salad recipe is a tribute to Woody Allen's What's Up, Tiger Lily? | |||||||
Awards
The show was nominated for a Leo Award for "Best Musical Score" in 2004.
References
- ^ "WebVoyage Record View 1".
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- ^ a b Ball, Ryan (7 January 2004). "Nick Yokes Yakkity Yak Worldwide". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Last Yakkity Yak airing on Nickelodeon". Citizens' Voice. 4 September 2004. p. 28. Retrieved 7 October 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "Yakkity Yak". Anime Superhero Forum.
External links
- Yakkity Yak at IMDb