Pirate Express
Canadian TV series or program
- Trevor Bentley
- Brandon Lane
- Jo Rooney
- Andy Ryan
Stu Connolly
Rob Simmons
David Tindale
Sticky Pictures[1]
Breakthrough Entertainment
9Go![1]
April 30, 2015 (2015-04-30)
Pirate Express is an animated series produced by Atomic Cartoons and Sticky Pictures.[3][1] The show consists of 26 episodes, all of which aired during a single week in April 2015 on Teletoon.[4] It has not aired on the channel since its premiere week.[5] In Australia, the series debuted on 9Go! on July 4, 2015.[6]
Synopsis
300 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
- 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
Pirate 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
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Poseidon or Bust/Finders Keepers" | April 26, 2015 (2015-04-26) |
| 2 | 2 | "Little Miss Swordshine/Ship Wretched" | April 26, 2015 (2015-04-26) |
| 3 | 3 | "Turkey Leg of Doom/Hair of the God" | April 26, 2015 (2015-04-26) |
| 4 | 4 | "Enter the Octogod/Dead Men Wear Plaid" | April 26, 2015 (2015-04-26) |
| 5 | 5 | "Bilge Rat Zombies/Ghost of Ships Passed" | April 26, 2015 (2015-04-26) |
| 6 | 6 | "Night of the Geminis/Ships and Salsa" | April 26, 2015 (2015-04-26) |
| 7 | 7 | "All A Bored/Club Fed" | April 26, 2015 (2015-04-26) |
| 8 | 8 | "White Wedding/Saltiest Dogs" | April 26, 2015 (2015-04-26) |
| 9 | 9 | "Shrieking Violet/Starboard Struck" | April 26, 2015 (2015-04-26) |
| 10 | 10 | "Get Kraken/Grill of My Dreams" | April 26, 2015 (2015-04-26) |
| 11 | 11 | "Penguin Law/Shop 'til You Drop Anchor" | April 26, 2015 (2015-04-26) |
| 12 | 12 | "Opposites Ahoy/Udder Chaos" | April 27, 2015 (2015-04-27) |
| 13 | 13 | "Out of Key/Thumb Wars" | April 27, 2015 (2015-04-27) |
| 14 | 14 | "One Flew Over the Crow's Nest/Game On" | April 27, 2015 (2015-04-27) |
| 15 | 15 | "Licence to Thrill/Beast in Show" | April 28, 2015 (2015-04-28) |
| 16 | 16 | "Fine Feathered Fiend/Lumber Jerk" | April 28, 2015 (2015-04-28) |
| 17 | 17 | "Father Time/Manure Overload" | April 28, 2015 (2015-04-28) |
| 18 | 18 | "No Sea for Old Salts/Sealed Fate" | April 29, 2015 (2015-04-29) |
| 19 | 19 | "Blunder Down Under/Engaged in Battle" | April 29, 2015 (2015-04-29) |
| 20 | 20 | "Beggars Can't Be Cruisers/Voyage of the Edam-ed" | April 29, 2015 (2015-04-29) |
| 21 | 21 | "Greeced Lightning/The Godd Couple" | April 30, 2015 (2015-04-30) |
| 22 | 22 | "Gordon's Fish Tale/Love on the Rocks" | April 30, 2015 (2015-04-30) |
| 23 | 23 | "Malaise of the One Eye/The Future Is Now" | April 30, 2015 (2015-04-30) |
| 24 | 24 | "Booty Camp/Put Another Captain's Log on the Fire" | April 27, 2015 (2015-04-27) |
| 25 | 25 | "Booty Nights/Fountain of Misspent Youth" | April 28, 2015 (2015-04-28) |
| 26 | 26 | "Jungle Booty Part 1/Jungle Booty Part 2" | April 29, 2015 (2015-04-29) |
International broadcast
In 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 was on Tubi until June 2022 and is currently available on Peacock as of February 2022.
References
- ^ a b c d "Pirate Express " Sticky Pictures Pty Ltd".
- ^ "Pirate Express – Atomic Cartoons Inc".
- ^ "Pirate Express – Atomic Cartoons Inc".
- ^ "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.
- ^ Fisher, Daniela (3 July 2015). "Pirate Express heads down under". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Teletoon greenlights pirate-themed series for development". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ Rusak, Gary (2 July 2013). "Pirate Express gets the green light". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. 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. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
External links
- Pirate Express at IMDb
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