Pirate Express is an animated series that is a co-production between Atomic Cartoons in Canada and Sticky Pictures in Australia.[3][1] The series aired for only one week in April 2015 on Teletoon.[4] It hasn't aired on the channel since its premiere week.[5] In Australia, the series debuted on 9Go! on July 4, 2015.[6] 26 episodes were produced.
| Pirate Express | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Animation Action Comedy Adventure[2] |
| Created by | Mathieu DeLaPorte Boris Guillitoeu Alexis Bacci-Leville Romain Van Liemt Alexandre De La Patelliérre |
| Developed by | Rob Davies |
| Written by | Thomas Duncan-Watt Alexis Bacci-Leveille Bruce Griffiths Cleon Prineas Ian Boothby Brendan Luno Michael Drake |
| Directed by | Dave Woodgate |
| Theme music composer | Ian Corlett Hoot Gibson |
| Opening theme | "Pirate Express" performed by Scott McNeil |
| Composer | Hal Beckett |
| Country of origin | Canada Australia[1] |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producers | Donna Andrews Stu Connolly Rob Simmons |
| Editors | Matthew Sipple David Tindale |
| Production companies | Atomic Cartoons Sticky Pictures[1] Breakthrough Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Teletoon 9Go![1] |
| Release | 26 April – 30 April 2015 |
Synopsis
edit300 years ago, Captain LaPoutine and his crew, Armando, Burt, Booli and Spewey tried to steal a princess' tiara, but unfortunately they accidentally stole Poseidon's underwear instead. This angered Poseidon and made him shrink the pirates and imprison them in a bottle. In the present day, The pirates were accidentally released by his younger son, Newt. So Newt decided to take control of the pirates and go on adventures with them.
Cast
edit- James Higuchi as Newt
- Lee Tockar as Captain LaPoutine
- Alessandro Juliani as Armando, Charon, Johnnie Bermuda
- Matt Cowlrick as Burt
- Doron Bell as Booli
- Ian Corlett as Poseidon, Gordon, Geoffrey
- Dee Jay Jackson as Zeus
- Garry Chalk as Ted
- Kelly Sheridan as Marie Celeste
- Scott McNeil as Hades
- Colin Murdock as Skulldidgery
- Trevor Devall as Davy Jones
Production
editPirate Express was picked up for development by Teletoon in 2011. Originally, the show was set to be a Canada-France co-production between Atomic Cartoons and Ellipsanime, with episodes expected to be finished by March 2012.[7] In July 2013, the series was officially greenlit for production, but with Australia's Sticky Pictures replacing Ellipsanime as a co-production partner. It was then set for a fall 2014 debut on Teletoon and Nine Network in Australia.[8] Ultimately, the show would launch in both markets in 2015.
Episodes
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Poseidon or Bust/Finders Keepers" | 26 April 2015 |
| 2 | 2 | "Little Miss Swordshine/Ship Wretched" | 26 April 2015 |
| 3 | 3 | "Turkey Leg of Doom/Hair of the God" | 26 April 2015 |
| 4 | 4 | "Enter the Octogod/Dead Men Wear Plaid" | 26 April 2015 |
| 5 | 5 | "Bilge Rat Zombies/Ghost of Ships Passed" | 26 April 2015 |
| 6 | 6 | "Night of the Geminis/Ships and Salsa" | 26 April 2015 |
| 7 | 7 | "All A Bored/Club Fed" | 26 April 2015 |
| 8 | 8 | "White Wedding/Saltiest Dogs" | 26 April 2015 |
| 9 | 9 | "Shrieking Violet/Starboard Struck" | 26 April 2015 |
| 10 | 10 | "Get Kraken/Grill of My Dreams" | 26 April 2015 |
| 11 | 11 | "Penguin Law/Shop 'til You Drop Anchor" | 26 April 2015 |
| 12 | 12 | "Opposites Ahoy/Udder Chaos" | 27 April 2015 |
| 13 | 13 | "Out of Key/Thumb Wars" | 27 April 2015 |
| 14 | 14 | "One Flew Over the Crow's Nest/Game On" | 27 April 2015 |
| 15 | 15 | "Licence to Thrill/Beast in Show" | 28 April 2015 |
| 16 | 16 | "Fine Feathered Fiend/Lumber Jerk" | 28 April 2015 |
| 17 | 17 | "Father Time/Manure Overload" | 28 April 2015 |
| 18 | 18 | "No Sea for Old Salts/Sealed Fate" | 29 April 2015 |
| 19 | 19 | "Blunder Down Under/Engaged in Battle" | 29 April 2015 |
| 20 | 20 | "Beggars Can't Be Cruisers/Voyage of the Edam-ed" | 29 April 2015 |
| 21 | 21 | "Greeced Lightning/The Godd Couple" | 30 April 2015 |
| 22 | 22 | "Gordon's Fish Tale/Love on the Rocks" | 30 April 2015 |
| 23 | 23 | "Malaise of the One Eye/The Future Is Now" | 30 April 2015 |
| 24 | 24 | "Booty Camp/Put Another Captain's Log on the Fire" | 27 April 2015 |
| 25 | 25 | "Booty Nights/Fountain of Misspent Youth" | 28 April 2015 |
| 26 | 26 | "Jungle Booty Part 1/Jungle Booty Part 2" | 29 April 2015 |
International broadcast
editIn the United Kingdom, the series aired on Kix.[9] In South East Asia, Pirate Express debuted on Disney XD on September 5, 2015.[10] In the United States, the series is currently available on Tubi and Peacock as of February 2022.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Pirate Express " Sticky Pictures Pty Ltd". Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "Pirate Express – Atomic Cartoons Inc". Archived from the original on 18 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ "Pirate Express – Atomic Cartoons Inc". Archived from the original on 18 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ "Television Program Logs". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. 2 March 2016.[dead link] Alt URL
- ^ "Television program logs". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ Fisher, Daniela (3 July 2015). "Pirate Express heads down under". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Teletoon greenlights pirate-themed series for development". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. 26 May 2011. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ Rusak, Gary (2 July 2013). "Pirate Express gets the green light". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "BRAND NEW PIRATE EXPRESS ON KIX!". Kix. CSC Media. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Disney XD - September TV Highlights". Kiddy123.com. 24 August 2015. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2021.