Pakdam Pakdai
| Pakdam Pakdai | |
|---|---|
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| Also known as | Rat-A-Tat |
| Genre | Comedy Slapstick Black comedy Adventure |
| Inspired by | Oggy and the Cockroaches by Jean-Yves Raimbaud |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 11[citation needed] |
| No. of episodes | 585 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 4-11 minutes |
| Production company | Toonz Animation |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nickelodeon India (2013–2018) Sonic Nickelodeon (2018–present) |
| Release | 27 May 2013 – present |
Pakdam Pakdai (transl. Chasing), also known as Rat-A-Tat (for the English-language release), is an Indian Flash-animated comedy television series, formerly on Nickelodeon India and currently airing on Sonic Nickelodeon. The series is an adaptation of a 1998 french animated series, Oggy and the Cockroaches (although both shows are inspired from William Hanna and Joseph Barbera's Tom and Jerry) by Jean-Yves Raimbaud and Xilam, likely due to licensing issues and the show's immense popularity in India.
The show began airing on 27 May 2013 to present. It now telecasts 585 episodes on Sonic Nickelodeon. Some aspects of the series are based on several Indian dubs of Oggy and the Cockroaches, which added dialogue parodying Bollywood actors and filmmakers including a narrator (unlike the French series' German dub) based on Nana Patekar, some of which even localized character names. Pakdam Pakdai is narrated by Nana, the eponymous narrator. Worldwide releases of the show, however, omit these in favor of silent comedy.
Synopsis
Doggy Don (Don) is an anthropomorphic little pink beagle dog, who would be an average everyman. Unfortunately, he shares a house with three trouble-making mice – Chhotu (Charly), Lambu (Larry) and Motu (Marly) – dubbed the "Chuha Party" ("transl. Rat Party"). Don is sometimes accompanied by his older brother, Colonel (Karnal) - who has a stronger grudge with his lower temper, and Rox (Ballu) - a cranky Great Dane, who is Don's neighbor. All of the main characters are based on the cast in Oggy and the Cockroaches' first three seasons, in various original and sometimes surreal stories
Characters
The mice were named after the localized names of Joey, Dee Dee and Marky for one Indian dub of its inspiration. Their names were localized in English-language releases, with the exception of Don, whose name was simply shortened.
Main
- Doggy Don (Don) is a pink dog, who is usually annoyed by the mice. His days are always ruined by them - therefore, he always plans to get revenge on them, and rarely succeeds. In spite of his luck, he is quite intelligent. His catchphrase is "Don se bachna mushkil hi nahi, naa mumkin hai..." It is shown it is, however, impossible to escape from him. Don lives in a house with his elder brother, the three mices, and later Major Saab. He is competition to Charly. In the Hindi version, his dialogue is based on Shah Rukh Khan's characters. He is based on Oggy.
- Chhotu (Charly) is the leader of the Chuha Party and is the oldest from all of them. He wears spectacles and has brown hair. Charly is funny and mischievous. He likes to cause impractical jokes with his brothers. He is also ingenious as he almost always wins with his team, by the end of some episodes. He is competition to Don. In the Hindi version, his dialogue is based on Paresh Rawal's characters. He is based on Joey.
- Lambu (Larry) is a purple mouse, with black hair. He is described as a "cool guy". He is quite the jokester and he likes to hang around with others. His catchphrase is "Don't make me angry". He is competition to Karnal. In the Hindi version, his dialogue is based on Akshay Kumar's characters. He is based on Marky.
- Motu (Marly) is the youngest of the Chuha Party. He is a grayish blue mouse. As the glutton, he always gets away with food, which sometimes starts to drive Charly nuts. He is competition to Thaw. In the Hindi version, his dialogue is based on Suniel Shetty's characters. He is based on Dee Dee.
- Karnal – (Colonel) is the over-protective, occasionally aggressive and arrogant older brother of Don. He is a muscular green dog with a soldier's hat (as he was a former soldier), tags, and white gloves. He always helps Don for dealing with the mice's shenanigans. He's quite strong compared to the others. He is competition to Lambu. In the Hindi version, his dialogue is based on Sunny Deol's characters. He is based on Jack.
Recurring
- Major Saab Jr. (Thaw) is Don and Colonel's friend, who is also a dog. Don and Colonel adopted him when Thaw's father, who was part of the Air Force, was killed in a helicopter accident. He is younger in age and smaller in size, compared to both Don and Colonel. He is often to hang out with Don and Colonel. He seems to be quite a gourmand, and usually tends to eat everything in the refrigerator, for a single meal. He is competition to Motu. In the Hindi version, his dialogue is based on Saif Ali Khan's characters.
- Ballu (Rox) is a muscular looking Great Dane that lives in the house next door. A running gag of the show shows Don or Colonel doing something which accidentally destroy his house and he'll give a handful of beating on Don, Colonel, or the mice (rarely). He and Colonel are of the same age, and are sometimes shown to be friends. He also resembles the Hanna-Barbera character, Scooby-Doo. In the Hindi version, his dialogue is based on Amrish Puri's characters. He is based on Bob.
- Doctor – He is the family pediatrician of the dog brothers, the mice, as well as Ballu. He is shown to be attending in an army camp, police station and the school Don and Karnal enrolled in, as seen in a flashback episode. He is foolish as he frequently gets caught in the mice's mischief and plans.
- Nana (the Narrator) – He is, as his nickname implies, the narrator of the show. He provides commentary during an episode, although he (and other instances of dialogue) are absent in international versions. In the Hindi version, his dialogue is based on Nana Patekar's characters, and Patekar might be his namesake.
Networks
| Seasons | Network | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| Nickelodeon (India) | 2013–2014; 2017-2018 | |
| Nickelodeon Sonic[1] | 22 December 2014 – 2020; 2022 - present | |
| Nickelodeon HD+ | 5 December 2015 – 2020 | |
| Rishtey[2] | 30 March 2016 – present |
Movies
The series has currently been adapted to 5 movies. For each of these films, these utilize a "villain of the week" formula.
1. Pakdam Pakdai Doggy Don vs Billiman (December 19, 2014) - Doggy Don and Karnal take a trip to the future and befriend a cat named Billiman, who turns out to be a villain in a facade and conquers the city. Doggy Don and Colonel, along with Chhotu, Motu, Lambu and the citizens of the town team up to defeat Billiman together.
2. Pakdam Pakdai Ocean Attack (November 20, 2015) - Doggy Don, Karnal and their brother, Major Saab along with the mice are urged to save the world from an evil shark, called Surmai Bhopali, who destines to transform the world into an ocean only resided by sea creatures, by the destroying the balance between the sea and the land, at the heart of the ocean. Along with their new friends - Boodhababa, Manumaan and Yeti - defeat Surmai and successfully capture him and his fish army in a jail.
3. Pakdam Pakdai: Doggy Don in Egypt (January 21, 2018) - Doggy Don, Karnal, and the mice brothers try to defeat an evil magician called Hairis who wants to take over the world.
4. Pakdam Pakdai Space Attack (May 13, 2018) - Doggy Don, Karnal and the mice brothers try to save the world from an alien monkey named Hyper Bunder. The film also marks the debut of two new protagonists - Doggy Dona and Master Goati.
5. Pakdam Pakdai Attack on Tokyo (December 16, 2018)[citation needed]
Awards
The show is a coproduction between Nickelodeon and Toonz India Ltd Trivandrum and was launched in May 2013.[3] It won the "Best Animated TV Episode" award at the 2014 BAF Awards, organised by FICCI,[4] for the episode "Safari Don".[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Chase comedy 'Pakdam Pakdai' moves from Nick to fuel Sonic's growth". 18 December 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ ""Nick Hour" on Colors Rishtey". 30 July 2017. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "Nick launches Pakdam Pakdai- a chase comedy". Times of India. TNN. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Nick India's Pakdam Pakdai adjudged 'Best Animated TV Episode'". Indian Television. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ Boatwala, Zeenia. "Winners of FICCI BAF 2014 Awards Announced". Animation Xpress. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
