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| country = Canada |
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| voices = {{ubl|[[Erin Mathews]]|[[Kathleen Barr]]|[[Trevor Devall]]|[[Cathy Weseluck]]|}} |
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| creator = [[Rob Boutilier]] |
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| voices = [[Erin Mathews]]<br />[[Kathleen Barr]]<br />[[Trevor Devall]]<br />[[Cathy Weseluck]]<br />[[Linda Sorenson]] |
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| composer = [[Hal Beckett]] |
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| director = {{ubl|Rob Boutilier|Josh Mepham|Greg Sullivan (S1)}} |
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| writer = [[Rob Boutilier]]<br>Michael Lahay<br>Pat Pakula<br>Robert Pincombe<br>Simon Racioppa<br>Louise Moon<br>Shelley Hoffmann<br>Richard Elliot<br>[[Vito Viscomi]]<br>Karen J. Lloyd<br>Josh Mepham |
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| executive_producer = {{ubl|Blair Peters|Chris Bartleman}} |
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| director = [[Rob Boutilier]]<br />Josh Mepham<br />Greg Sullivan |
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| producer = {{ubl|Jamie Turner (S1)|Chantal Hennessey (S2)}} |
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| executive_producer = Blair Peters<br />Chris Bartleman |
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| company = [[Studio B Productions]]<!-- DO NOT add [[Jetix Europe]] as the studio mainly distributed Season 1 productions internationally for [[Disney-ABC International Television]] --> |
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| producer = Jamie Turner {{small|(Season 1)}}<br>Chantal Hennessey {{small|(Season 2)}} |
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| num_episodes = 52 (101 segments) |
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| list_episodes = List of Kid vs. Kat episodes |
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| network = [[YTV (Canadian TV channel)|YTV]] |
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| first_aired = {{Start date|2008|10|25}} |
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| last_aired = {{End date|2011|6|4}} |
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'''''Kid vs. Kat''''' is a Canadian animated television series developed and produced at [[Studio B Productions]] |
'''''Kid vs. Kat''''' (stylized '''KiD vs KaT''') is a Canadian [[Animated series|animated television series]] that originally aired on [[YTV (Canadian TV channel)|YTV]] in Canada from October 25, 2008, until June 4, 2011. The series was created and co-directed by [[Rob Boutilier]], developed and produced at [[Studio B Productions]] (a subsidiary of DHX Media, now [[WildBrain]]), in association with YTV and [[Jetix Europe]]<ref name=":0" /> (later rebranded as [[Disney XD]] for its second season)<ref>Aaron H. Bynum, [http://www.animationinsider.net/article.php?articleID=1630 "'Kid vs. Kat' TV Animation Moves into Production"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221101049/http://www.animationinsider.net/article.php?articleID=1630 |date=2009-02-21 }}, Animation Insider, February 19th, 2007</ref> 52 episodes were produced.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Crump |first1=William D. |title=Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film |date=2019 |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=9781476672939 |page=159}}</ref> |
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==Premise== |
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The show aired on [[YTV (TV channel)|YTV]] in Canada from October 25, 2008, to June 4, 2011. It ran for a total of two seasons and 52 episodes. |
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When 10-year-old Coop Burtonburger's spoiled 8-year-old sister Millie brings home a strange 7-year-old stray cat named Mr. Kat, his idyllic life shatters as he discovers that the cat is actually a conniving, evil alien mastermind called a Catnipian, also known as a Kat Nebulan, a species of aliens resembling [[Sphynx cat]]s from the planet Kat Nebula with a fanatical hate for mankind and an unassumingly sinister goal. The two battle daily as Coop tries to warn others of Mr. Kat's evil, only to find his evidence destroyed by him and deemed a fool. The only one who believes Coop is his best friend Dennis, who often aids him in fighting Kat; they are later joined by Fiona, Coop's love interest, in the second season. The series is set in the fictional town of Bootsville, [[British Columbia]]. |
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==Episodes== |
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==Voice cast== |
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*[[Erin Mathews]] as Coop Burtonburger |
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When Coop Burtonburger's spoiled younger sister Millie brings home a mysterious stray cat, Coop's idyllic life is turned upside down. Coop soon discovers that Kat is more than just a scrawny, purple, hairless pet; he is also a smart, conniving, alien mastermind with a fanatical hate for Coop himself. Kat instantly declares war on Coop. The two battle constantly as Coop tries to stop Kat and tell the world about his sinister plans, only to find Kat destroying the evidence, and putting the blame on Coop every time. |
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*[[Kathleen Barr]] as Kat (Mr. Kat), Millie Burtonburger, Tutankitty |
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*[[Trevor Devall]] as Burt Burtonburger |
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*[[Christopher Gaze]] as Mr. Cheeks, Lloyd |
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*[[Cathy Weseluck]] as Dennis Lawrence Chan, Miss Brannigan |
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*[[Linda Sorenson]] as Mrs. Elisabeth Munson |
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*[[Vincent Tong (voice actor)|Vincent Tong]] as Henry Chan |
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*[[Tabitha St. Germain]] as Phoebe |
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*[[Chiara Zanni]] as Fiona Munson (season 2) |
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*[[Rebecca Shoichet]] as Lorne, Dr. K (Kat's Girlfriend)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://everfreenw.com/archive/2014/efnw-guest-announcement-rebecca-shoichet | title=EFNW Guest Announcement: Rebecca Shoichet | Everfree Northwest }}</ref> |
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*[[Brian Drummond]] as Harley, Buck Diamond, Senior Officer, Principal Dilegard, Pet Doctor, Mayor |
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*[[Terry Klassen]] as Rookie |
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*[[Katie Crown]] as Estelle |
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*[[Michael Daingerfield]] as Mr. Gerber |
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*[[Ai Maeda (voice actress)|Ai Maeda]] as Wanda |
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==Production== |
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===Development=== |
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The series' pilot was first shown off at MIPCOM Jr. in 2006,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-02-08|title=YTV signs Sister act|url=https://playbackonline.ca/2007/02/08/studiob-20070208/|access-date=2020-12-23|website=[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]}}</ref> and the series was officially revealed under the title ''Look What My Sister Dragged In'' in February 2007, where Studio B signed a development deal with [[YTV (Canadian TV channel)|YTV]] for the series.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-02-08|title=Studio B drags in new YTV toon|url=https://www.c21media.net/studio-b-drags-in-new-ytv-toon/|access-date=2020-12-23|website=C21media|language=en-us}}</ref> The series' production was started in January 2008, and it is animated in [[Flash animation|Flash]]. Animation services were taken place at Feitong Cartoon Graphics Services, while layout and background services were taken place at Top Draw Animation. |
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On February 12, 2008, after purchasing Studio B Productions, their new owner DHX Media announced they had licensed out the TV, home video, and consumer product rights for the series to [[Jetix Europe]] in areas where the company operated Jetix channels, while [[Disney-ABC International Television]] would handle TV distribution in these territories. DHX's then-TV distributor [[Decode Entertainment|Decode Enterprises]] would handle television, home entertainment, and merchandising and licensing rights for the rest of the world.<ref name=":0">{{Cite press release|date=2008-02-12|title=JETIX EUROPE LICENSES KID VS. KAT RIGHTS|url=https://www.wildbrain.com/newsreleases/Jetix-Europe-licenses-kid-vs-kat-rights/|access-date=2020-12-22|website=[[WildBrain]]|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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===Burtonburger family=== |
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*'''Cooper "Coop" Burtonburger''' |
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Voiced by [[Erin Mathews]] |
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On April 15, 2008, the series was pre-sold by Decode to air on [[Toon Disney]]'s [[Jetix]] block in the United States.<ref name=":1">{{Cite press release|date=2008-04-15|title=DHX MEDIA DEAL WITH JETIX US|url=http://www.wildbrain.com/newsreleases/dhx-media-deal-with-jetix-us/|access-date=2020-12-22|website=[[WildBrain]]|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Coop thinks Kat is evil from the first time they ever met. He tries to stay out of trouble, but is often humiliated and injured when trying to prove Kat's true identity. He gets the blame for everything Kat ruins in the house. Coop sometimes thinks Mr. Kat's plan is to take over the world, but Mr. Kat's plans are to collect Fishy frisky bits and return to his home planet in outer space. Coop may have misunderstood Mr. Kat most of the time. He always jumps to conclusions without knowing all the facts, due to the fact that he never takes chances and never bothers talking to Kat about the situation instead of fighting him. The irony about Coop is that he always comes up with plans to get rid of Kat, which only cause Kat to stay. Coop's father, Mr. Burtonburger and Coop's sister Millie think that Coop is insane for thinking that Kat is an evil alien. Dennis (Coop's best friend), Fiona |
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(Coop's girlfriend), Grandpa and Grandma believe him. The Burtonburger's neighbor, Old Lady Munson, hates Coop, but favors Millie. Coop has brown hair and blue eyes. Nobody knows what happened to Coop and Millie's mom who could either be deceased or divorced. Together, he and his friends are fans of Captain Blasteroid. In episode "Something about Fiona" Coop develops a crush on Old Lady Munson's niece named Fiona, who is revealed to also know Mr. Kat's identity, and also loves Coop back. But during the episode "Kat To The Future Part 2" Coop travels to the past and stops Millie from ever finding Kat. |
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When Coop returns to the future he found out that Kat's actual mission was conquering the Earth for other cats and becoming a hero. He remained one of the protagonists throughout the entire series. |
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On October 19, 2009, DHX announced that the series had been renewed for a second season. By then, the series had been airing on over 10 Disney XD channels around the world. It was also announced that the series had been pre-sold to additional broadcasters including [[Vrak]] in Canada, [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] in Australia, [[Disney XD Latin America]], [[Disney XD India]], [[Disney XD Japan]], [[Cartoon Network (South Korean TV channel)|Cartoon Network South Korea]] and [[Nickelodeon (Southeast Asian TV channel)|Nickelodeon Southeast Asia]].<ref>{{Cite press release|date=2009-10-19|title=DHX MEDIA ANNOUNCES DISNEY XD SERIES RENEWAL|url=https://www.wildbrain.com/newsreleases/dhx-media-announces-disney-xd-series-renewal/|access-date=2020-12-23|website=[[WildBrain]]|language=en-US}}</ref> On August 10, 2010, DHX announced that [[TV Azteca]] in Mexico and [[ECTV]] in Ecuador had pre-sold the series for free TV in Latin America.<ref>{{Cite press release|date=2010-08-10|title=DHX MEDIA ANNOUNCES LATIN AMERICAN DEALS FOR KID vs. KAT|url=https://www.wildbrain.com/newsreleases/dhx-media-announces-latin-american-deals-for-kid-vs-kat/|access-date=2020-12-23|website=[[WildBrain]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202204135/https://www.wildbrain.com/newsreleases/dhx-media-announces-latin-american-deals-for-kid-vs-kat/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The series would later move to other channels including [[Disney Channel Asia]], [[Disney XD Asia]], [[Disney Channel Japan]], and [[Disney Channel India]]. |
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*'''Millie Burtonburger''' |
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Voiced by [[Kathleen Barr]] |
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===Cancellation=== |
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Coop's younger sister; a spoiled and bratty girl and the "owner" of Kat, whom she loves very deeply. Mr. Burtonburger, her father, always does whatever Millie says, mainly because she throws extreme tantrums when she fails to get her way. Because she can easily manipulate people into giving her what she wants, her talent earns her the neighborhood nickname "The Master Manipulator". Like several characters, she usually blames Coop for everything that happens. Millie has long, dark blue hair tied up in a ponytail with a magenta-colored bow, freckles and buck teeth, and wears red-framed eyeglasses. She is a "Greeny Girl" a parody of the Girl Scouts. Millie's hair goes down to her feet. She and Coop rarely get along. In "Tickled Pink", she and Coop finally got along, though Coop was only doing that to protect from Kat, besides, at the end, they revert to their old ways. However, in the new Kid Vs. Kat episode "Mind Games", Millie expressed an interest in playing with Coop, at the point where she accidentally gets "telepathic powers" from one of Kat's inventions, and uses that to force Coop to be with her, even when Coop tried to run away to stop Kat. At the end of the episode her telepathic powers were gone, and both Coop and Kat were relieved, but Millie states sadly that all she wanted was for Coop to play with her. Seeing how sad Millie is, Coop agrees to spend time with her this time, and with a reluctant Kat joining in. Mille is only person liked by Old Lady Munson. In the episode The Kat Went Back Mille understood that Kat was an alien. But on the same episode when she was talking with Lorne and Horley, Kat used a raygun which brainwashed Mille, Lorne and Horley minds to forget that Kat was an alien. |
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On August 19, 2011, Rob Boutilier announced via Facebook that the series wasn't renewed for a third season as he lacked the rights to make further episodes. Although, in 2017, he revealed that Coop and Kat became friends after the events of the series. |
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==Telecast and home media== |
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*'''Burt Burtonburger''' |
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''Kid vs. Kat'' premiered on [[YTV (Canadian TV channel)|YTV]] on October 25, 2008, in Canada. It aired on Saturdays at 8:30 AM as part of [[Crunch (TV programming block)|YTV's Crunch block]] (with repeats until mid-2010s). In the U.S., the show first aired on [[Disney XD]] on February 21, 2009, at 9:00 AM (with repeats until June 6, 2014). There is no official DVD release. As of 2022, the show is now streaming on [[Pluto TV]]. The show is also on [[Tubi]] as well, but with season 2 episodes available only, though. |
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Voiced by [[Trevor Devall]] |
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The single father of Coop and Millie Burtonburger, who is constantly stressed out due to Coop's "misbehaving." He owns the House of Swap. Burt has brown hair and wears black-framed eyeglasses. He sometimes makes unpleasant-tasting vegetarian smoothies which no one can stand to drink. He seems to be strongly in favor of doing things yourself and living in harmony with nature, in contrast with Henry (Dennis's Father), who is very technology-savvy and uses gadgets whenever he can. Burt seems to hate that Coop is pulling his leg too much with jokes and gags. His wife is never seen or mentioned in the series. |
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*'''Grandma & Grandpa''' |
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"These are the coolest Grandma and Grandpa" Coop says. They believe what Coop says (about Kat). They are not common ones. They commonly come home with a hot air balloon. |
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===Friends=== |
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*'''Dennis Lawrence Chan{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}''' |
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Voiced by [[Cathy Weseluck]] |
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Coop's best friend and the only person, aside from Fiona, that believes Coop. He helps Coop whenever he tries to stop Kat by contacting each other on Walkie-Talkies until they get Captain Blastoroid bubble blowing communication helmets in the episode "The Grass is Always Meaner". Their birthdays are only one day apart and they always wish for the same presents. Dennis has black hair and black eyes but unlike his father, he does not have an accent. According to Dennis, he and Coop shared a playpen. |
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*'''Henry Chan{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}''' |
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Voiced by [[Vincent Tong]] |
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Dennis' father. They have the same head shape and skin, but Henry is almost bald. He and Burt see every little thing as a competition. Henry uses devices all the time and owns a computer store. |
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===Munson family=== |
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*'''Mrs. Munson''' |
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Voiced by [[Linda Sorenson]] |
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An old woman who is the next-door neighbor of the Burtonburgers, and Captain Blasteroid's aunt. She favors Millie over Coop, Mr. Burtonburger, and perhaps even Fiona. Burt and Coop refer to her as '''old lady Munson''' but correct themselves if they think she is listening. When someone (Kat very often) causes trouble for her and Coop ends up with the blame, she yells, "BURTONBURGER!" She is known for her hobby of collecting and naming garden gnomes and for stealing away all the kid's toys through over the years whenever they fall to her backyard. She has a dog named Growler. She has a niece named Fiona whom Coop likes. |
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*'''Growler''' |
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Growler is the dachshund of Old Lady Munson he is small brown and also very loud. He hates Kat but is unknown about Coop. He is Mrs. Munsons garden dog. |
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*'''Fiona Munson''' |
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Voiced by: [[Chiara Zanni]] |
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Mrs. Munson's (varying degrees of great/grand) niece.{{huh?|date=July 2015}} Coop has a crush on her. She is the only one besides Coop and Dennis that knows Kat is not a normal cat, and she sometimes helps them in their battles against Kat. She's envied by Phoebe, because she likes Coop too. In the episode "Kat of Diamonds", Fiona confesses Coop that she likes him. However, at the season 2 finale, she forgot Mr. Kat's secret after being zapped by his memory erasing gun. She sometimes visits Munson and as she and Coop, they share literally many similar interests, but Munson won't let them be together. |
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===Others=== |
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*'''Phoebe''' |
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Voiced by [[Tabitha St. Germain]] |
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A girl who has a crush on Coop and frequently annoys him. Phoebe sometimes hangs out with and other times dislikes Millie, partially because Millie "owns" Kat and Phoebe owns Honeyfluff, a white-haired, obese cat with a pink bow on the end of her tail who is shown, in one of the short episodes, to have an attraction to Kat. She has brown eyes, russet brown hair and light brown skin. She comes from a very wealthy family, and she is jealous of Fiona because Coop likes Fiona and not her as seen in "Birthday Bashed". |
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*'''Lorne and Harley''' |
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Are the "friends" of Coop and Dennis, they called Coop cat boy since Kat appeared in his life. They always have a tape recorder to record a hand-made horror films themselves, but always recorded at Coop when doing something ridiculous or blame on Kat and doing crazy things caused by Kat, humbled. In the episode "Suddenly Last Slammer," they discover a plan of Kat and managed to record it. They have a pet chicken named Cachaitore. |
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During the Season 2 Finale, Kat is hunted down by his home planet for failing a mission to transport the Kat army to earth, thanks to Coop, Fiona, Dennis, and not knowingly, Lorne and Harley when the robots sent by Kat's home planet arrive to hunt him down he tricks them into capturing a dummy (Kat) made by the true Kat, but at the same time Millie appears looking for Kat and Coop. Fiona and Dennis arrive looking to stop the robots (thinking Kat made them) Lorne and Harley also arrive by mistake and they are all captured by the robots. When Kat saw this he hopped on the robot to save Millie and was transported to his home planet where Coop and everyone else is imprisoned by the cat's Kat gets help from his girlfriend on his planet and breaks them out and admits to Millie that he is an alien. He then transports them home, but as the spaceship is taking off to bring them home, Coop throws him off but not before Kat viciously fights him. Kat is surrounded by guards, but to his surprise he is forgiven because he fought Coop and is sent back to fulfill his mission when he arrives he uses a special gun to blank the memories of Fiona, Millie, Lorne, and Harley so that they all forget Kat is an alien. |
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*'''Cacciatore''' |
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Cacciatore the mascot of Lorne and Harley, is a chicken, which first appeared in "You'll Be Show Sorry" where Kat knocked him out of the competition. It also appears in the "The Kat Whisperer" as one of the many pets that are lining up to see Coop, where Lorne and Harley mention that the bird is afraid of chickens. |
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*'''Buck Diamond''' |
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Voiced By [[Patrick Warburton]] |
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Buck Diamond is a tough Animal Protection Officer from the episode "Bootsville's Most Wanted". He declared Coop as "Bootsville's Most Wanted" all because Kat was making Coop getting into trouble with Buck. After he was defeated by Coop and Dennis, he was arrested by the police for his recent crimes which are: destruction of private property, numerous traffic violations and throwing the Mayor of Bootsville in jail all because he didn't change the water in his pet's water bowl. |
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===Aliens=== |
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*'''"Kat (Mr. Kat)"''' |
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Voiced by [[Kathleen Barr]] |
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A space alien that resembles a [[Sphynx (cat)|Sphynx cat]]. Mr. Kat is an evil cat who dislikes Coop. He is adopted by Coop's sister, Millie, as a stray cat. At first an annoyance to Coop, he soon becomes a sworn enemy for his being stranded on Earth. They always fight in the comforts of the Burtonburger home, and most often Coop is blamed for any misdeed (at the defense of Millie). However, at times he and Coop get along; in fact whenever trouble threatens both of them they work together, as revealed in "Just Me and Glue." Kat repeatedly tries to get home, only to be foiled by Coop. In "Nip/Duck" he turns out to be part cyborg. While annoyed by his 'owner' dressing him up, he later grows an attachment to her, to the point of acting like a real pet. In the episode "Pet Peeved", he constantly calls for Millie's attention at the start of the episode, then runs away because Millie had found a new playmate. In the episode "One Big, Happy Family," when Millie falls for a trap Mr. Kat had planted for Coop, Mr. Kat tries to save her, Millie is really the only one he likes. She is Kat's only friend on Earth as seen when she is in trouble, he always goes to save her like in "The Kat Went Back". Kat's main goal is often presented as simply trying to get home, although in one episode, "Fat Kat," it is revealed that he was sent to Earth to gather "Fishy Frisky Bits," a type of cat food he had developed an obsessed appetite for, and transport the substance back to his home world, the planet Catnip, where the promised title of hero would be waiting for him. It is also revealed that he has been doing a poor job of it so far. Another episode, a Christmas special, reveals how much he misses the family he left behind on his home planet. In the episode "Tickled pink" it is revealed that Kat has a weak spot that makes him forget about his mission. In the episode "Kat to the Future Part One and Part Two" Kat build a time machine then Coop uses Kat's time machine to go back to the past and stop Millie from bringing Kat home, but ends up altering the future for the worse of seen the world had been taken over by Kat. Coop tries to undo the Kat invasion so he has to go back to the past again, which he brought about by fooling with Kat's time machine. If it was not for Millie, Mr. Kat would have become evil and dominated earth for his own selfishness. In "Rebel with a Claw", he teams-up with Coop and Dennis to stop Mr. Kitten and return him back to the home planet. Kat also demonstrates holy power of "flying squirrel". This is seen in the episode "War versus Hamster". Coop and Kat often seem to be quite loathing and fighting each other as tendency; however, since the beginning of Season 2 to until now, Coop and Kat have slowly begun to move far away from their differences. He is the main antagonist of the series. |
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*'''Mr. Cheeks''' |
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Voiced by [[Christopher Gaze]] |
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Mr. Cheeks is Mr. Kat's enemy. Millie's class pet hamster who turns out to be an alien like Kat and wants to destroy Millie and take over the earth for his home planet. His alien species are rivals with the catnipians. Mr.Cheeks appears in only three episodes. During the Season 2 Finale, Mr. Cheeks was imprisoned by the Kats, but later escaped. |
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*'''Kat Kommander''' |
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The supreme ruler of Catnip. He sent Mr. Kat to Earth for a secret mission of collecting Fishy Frisky Bits and return to Catnip for the promised title of hero. Coop didn't know about him at first until he saw for himself. He is first seen in "Fat Kat", he is shown in different episodes telling all the space Sphynx cats their missions. He always behaves brutally and mean with Mr. Kat. Fans believed he didn't know about Coop, but it is seen in "The Kat Went Back" that Coop is actually very famous on Catnip. |
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*'''Mr. Kitten''' |
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Kat Kommander's rebellious son. He loves rock and to party somewhat like Kat and is seen as ruthless as he tries to kill Millie and her dad when he escapes to Earth where Kat must send him home. |
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During the Season 2 Finale, Mr. Kitten is seen playing with the imprisoned Lorne and Harley and as he takes them out into a city on Catnipia he helps them destroy things and befriends them. |
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*""Dr. K (Kat's Girlfriend)"" |
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Voiced by [[Kathleen Barr]] |
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Dr. K is a Catnipian scientist that works for Kat Kommander. She is also Kat's girlfriend. Dr. K only appears once in season 1 when Kat is trying to send her romantic gifts in "The Kitty Vanishes". She is seen more often in season 2, first appearing in "Birthday Bashed" when Kat is trying to have a romantic evening with her. Her last appearance was in the season finale, where she helped Kat free the children and send them back home. It is shown in "Who's Haunting Who?" that she usually wears a simple white lab coat and is often seen carrying a clipboard. In "The Kat Went Back Part 1" it is revealed that Dr. K is the only Catnipian that speaks human language, and has a Russian accent while doing so. In the season finale, we see the affection between Kat and Dr. K when they kiss each other in front of the children and Dr. K runs off crying. |
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==Production/History== |
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===Creation=== |
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When the series was announced on February 19, 2007, Coop was originally created with a light blue T-shirt with a purple stripe. His design was later changed to a red T-shirt with an orange stripe. Coop's little sister, Millie, originally had light blue glasses, a purple bow in her dark blue hair, and a brown skirt. Her final design was later changed to a blue skirt, red glasses, and a pink bow in her hair. Also, Coop's dad, Burt, was originally created with gray glasses. In the final design, they were changed to black. |
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===Working title=== |
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This show was originally named ''Look What My Sister Dragged In''.<ref>http://karenjlloyd.com/blog/2009/02/09/kid-vs-kat-interview-part-1/</ref> |
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===Debut=== |
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''Kid vs. Kat'' premiered on [[YTV (TV channel)|YTV]] on October 25, 2008 in Canada. It aired on Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. as part of [[Crunch (programming block)|YTV's Crunch block]]. In the US, the series first aired on [[Disney XD]] on February 21, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. |
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===iTunes releases=== |
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Both seasons of ''Kid vs. Kat'' were released exclusively through iTunes.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/tv-season/kid-vs.-kat-season-1/id301014316 | title=Kid vs Kat, Season 1 on iTunes | date=2009-02-05 | accessdate=2013-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/tv-season/kid-vs.-kat-season-2/id398539161 | title=Kid vs Kat, Season 2 on iTunes | date=2010-10-30 | accessdate=2013-06-23}}</ref> Rob Boutilier confirmed that the series would not have a DVD release. |
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==Reception== |
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Emily Ashby of ''[[Common Sense Media]]'' gave the series a 3 out of 5 stating; "Feline's evil schemes are outrageous - but fun for kids"''.''<ref>[https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/kid-vs-kat Kid vs. Kat Review]. Emily Ashby. Common Sense Media</ref> |
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The series currently holds a 7.2 at [[TV.com]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tv.com/kid-vs.-kat/show/76661/summary.html?tag=page_nav;main| title = Kid vs. Kat| publisher = TV.com | accessdate = January 29, 2010 }}</ref> |
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===Ratings=== |
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The premiere of ''Kid vs. Kat'' drew approximately 140,000 viewers in Canada on YTV. In the United States on Disney XD, the show drew 78,000 viewers due to the fact it is a Canadian program. However, in Canada, the show's rating a little higher than [[MuchMusic]]'s ''[[Love Court]]'', but when [[Global TV]]'s ''[[Rookie Blue]]'' premiered, it gained higher ratings than ''Kid vs. Kat''. |
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===Awards and nominations=== |
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''Kid vs. Kat'' won an award for "Best Program or Series" in 2009, and was nominated for the other three awards. |
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| Best Animation Program or Series |
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| For episodes "Stall That Jazz, The Kitty Vanishes". |
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| For episodes "Planter's Warp, Outer Space Case". |
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;2010 |
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Kid vs. Kat won an award for "Best Program or Series" in 2010, and was nominated for the other three awards. |
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| For episodes "Menace The Dennis, Kat To The Future". |
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| For episodes "Flea Brains, Nuff Said ". |
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| For episodes "9 to 5 to Oblivion, The Bottyguard". |
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;2011 |
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Kid vs. Kat won an award for "Best Program or Series" in 2011, and was nominated for the other three awards. |
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| For episodes "Strange Kat On A Train, Amazing Feet Of Strength ". |
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| For episodes "Good Luck Harm, The Incredible Shrinking Coop". |
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==Broadcast== |
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''Kid vs. Kat'' is shown in Canada on [[YTV (TV channel)|YTV]]. In the US it aired on [[Disney XD]] premiering on February 13, 2009. The show aired in Australia starting in 2009 on [[Nickelodeon (Australia and New Zealand)|Nickelodeon]]. The New Zealand premier was in 2010 on [[Television New Zealand|TVNZ]]. The show began broadcasting in the UK and Ireland on April 4, 2009 on [[Jetix (UK & Ireland)|Jetix]], in pair with the show's premiere in the rest of Europe on the same channel. |
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Latest revision as of 01:53, 12 December 2024
Kid vs. Kat | |
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Genre | |
Created by | Rob Boutilier |
Directed by |
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Voices of | |
Composer | Hal Beckett |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 52 (101 segments) (list of episodes) |
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Executive producers |
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Production company | Studio B Productions |
Original release | |
Network | YTV |
Release | October 25, 2008 June 4, 2011 | –
Kid vs. Kat (stylized KiD vs KaT) is a Canadian animated television series that originally aired on YTV in Canada from October 25, 2008, until June 4, 2011. The series was created and co-directed by Rob Boutilier, developed and produced at Studio B Productions (a subsidiary of DHX Media, now WildBrain), in association with YTV and Jetix Europe[1] (later rebranded as Disney XD for its second season)[2] 52 episodes were produced.[3]
Premise
[edit]When 10-year-old Coop Burtonburger's spoiled 8-year-old sister Millie brings home a strange 7-year-old stray cat named Mr. Kat, his idyllic life shatters as he discovers that the cat is actually a conniving, evil alien mastermind called a Catnipian, also known as a Kat Nebulan, a species of aliens resembling Sphynx cats from the planet Kat Nebula with a fanatical hate for mankind and an unassumingly sinister goal. The two battle daily as Coop tries to warn others of Mr. Kat's evil, only to find his evidence destroyed by him and deemed a fool. The only one who believes Coop is his best friend Dennis, who often aids him in fighting Kat; they are later joined by Fiona, Coop's love interest, in the second season. The series is set in the fictional town of Bootsville, British Columbia.
Episodes
[edit]Season | Episodes | Season premiere | Season finale | |
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1 | 26 | October 25, 2008 | November 30, 2009 | |
2 | 26 | September 11, 2010 | June 4, 2011 |
Voice cast
[edit]- Erin Mathews as Coop Burtonburger
- Kathleen Barr as Kat (Mr. Kat), Millie Burtonburger, Tutankitty
- Trevor Devall as Burt Burtonburger
- Christopher Gaze as Mr. Cheeks, Lloyd
- Cathy Weseluck as Dennis Lawrence Chan, Miss Brannigan
- Linda Sorenson as Mrs. Elisabeth Munson
- Vincent Tong as Henry Chan
- Tabitha St. Germain as Phoebe
- Chiara Zanni as Fiona Munson (season 2)
- Rebecca Shoichet as Lorne, Dr. K (Kat's Girlfriend)[4]
- Brian Drummond as Harley, Buck Diamond, Senior Officer, Principal Dilegard, Pet Doctor, Mayor
- Terry Klassen as Rookie
- Katie Crown as Estelle
- Michael Daingerfield as Mr. Gerber
- Ai Maeda as Wanda
Production
[edit]Development
[edit]The series' pilot was first shown off at MIPCOM Jr. in 2006,[5] and the series was officially revealed under the title Look What My Sister Dragged In in February 2007, where Studio B signed a development deal with YTV for the series.[6] The series' production was started in January 2008, and it is animated in Flash. Animation services were taken place at Feitong Cartoon Graphics Services, while layout and background services were taken place at Top Draw Animation.
On February 12, 2008, after purchasing Studio B Productions, their new owner DHX Media announced they had licensed out the TV, home video, and consumer product rights for the series to Jetix Europe in areas where the company operated Jetix channels, while Disney-ABC International Television would handle TV distribution in these territories. DHX's then-TV distributor Decode Enterprises would handle television, home entertainment, and merchandising and licensing rights for the rest of the world.[1]
On April 15, 2008, the series was pre-sold by Decode to air on Toon Disney's Jetix block in the United States.[7]
On October 19, 2009, DHX announced that the series had been renewed for a second season. By then, the series had been airing on over 10 Disney XD channels around the world. It was also announced that the series had been pre-sold to additional broadcasters including Vrak in Canada, ABC in Australia, Disney XD Latin America, Disney XD India, Disney XD Japan, Cartoon Network South Korea and Nickelodeon Southeast Asia.[8] On August 10, 2010, DHX announced that TV Azteca in Mexico and ECTV in Ecuador had pre-sold the series for free TV in Latin America.[9] The series would later move to other channels including Disney Channel Asia, Disney XD Asia, Disney Channel Japan, and Disney Channel India.
Cancellation
[edit]On August 19, 2011, Rob Boutilier announced via Facebook that the series wasn't renewed for a third season as he lacked the rights to make further episodes. Although, in 2017, he revealed that Coop and Kat became friends after the events of the series.
Telecast and home media
[edit]Kid vs. Kat premiered on YTV on October 25, 2008, in Canada. It aired on Saturdays at 8:30 AM as part of YTV's Crunch block (with repeats until mid-2010s). In the U.S., the show first aired on Disney XD on February 21, 2009, at 9:00 AM (with repeats until June 6, 2014). There is no official DVD release. As of 2022, the show is now streaming on Pluto TV. The show is also on Tubi as well, but with season 2 episodes available only, though.
Reception
[edit]Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media gave the series a 3 out of 5 stating; "Feline's evil schemes are outrageous - but fun for kids".[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "JETIX EUROPE LICENSES KID VS. KAT RIGHTS". WildBrain (Press release). 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ^ Aaron H. Bynum, "'Kid vs. Kat' TV Animation Moves into Production" Archived 2009-02-21 at the Wayback Machine, Animation Insider, February 19th, 2007
- ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 159. ISBN 9781476672939.
- ^ "EFNW Guest Announcement: Rebecca Shoichet | Everfree Northwest".
- ^ "YTV signs Sister act". Playback. 2007-02-08. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ "Studio B drags in new YTV toon". C21media. 2007-02-08. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ "DHX MEDIA DEAL WITH JETIX US". WildBrain (Press release). 2008-04-15. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ^ "DHX MEDIA ANNOUNCES DISNEY XD SERIES RENEWAL". WildBrain (Press release). 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ "DHX MEDIA ANNOUNCES LATIN AMERICAN DEALS FOR KID vs. KAT". WildBrain (Press release). 2010-08-10. Archived from the original on 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ Kid vs. Kat Review. Emily Ashby. Common Sense Media
External links
[edit]- Kid vs. Kat at IMDb
- 2000s Canadian animated television series
- 2010s Canadian animated television series
- 2000s Canadian children's television series
- 2010s Canadian children's television series
- 2000s Canadian comic science fiction television series
- 2010s Canadian comic science fiction television series
- Canadian children's animated comic science fiction television series
- Canadian children's animated science fantasy television series
- 2008 Canadian television series debuts
- 2008 animated television series debuts
- 2011 Canadian television series endings
- Fiction about rivalry
- Canadian flash animated television series
- Animated television series about cats
- Animated television series about children
- Television series by WildBrain
- Television series by Corus Entertainment
- Disney XD original programming
- Jetix original programming
- YTV (Canadian TV channel) original programming
- Television about alien invasions
- Television shows set in British Columbia
- Canadian English-language television shows
- Animated television series about extraterrestrial life
- Canadian anime-influenced animated television series