Pikwik Pack
Pikwik Pack is an American-Canadian Flash-animated television series for preschool children that premiered on Disney Junior on November 7, 2020.[1] The series was created by Mary Bredin, Frank Falcone, and Rachel Reade Marcus. It was co-commissioned by Guru Studio.
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Directed by | Todd Kauffman Mark Thornton |
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Country of origin | United States Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 7 |
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Running time | 24 minutes |
Production companies | Guru Studio Corus Entertainment |
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Original network | Disney Junior (U.S.) Treehouse TV (Canada) |
Original release | November 7, 2020 – present |
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Premise
The show centers on four animal friends stationed at a post office in the fictional town of Pikwik. Whenever a neighbor of theirs needs something, a package appears in the office which they must deliver. The package comes with a tag containing information indicated by three colored diamond-shaped marks: red (recipient), yellow (location), and green (time by which the package must be delivered, or how it should be handled). When the recipient collects the package, he/she can open it by simply pulling the tag.
Characters
Suki
Suki (voiced by Emma Ho) is a sea green hedgehog who is the leader of the Pikwik Pack. She’s responsible, thoughtful, and always keeps her boat sparkling clean!
Axel
Axel (voiced by Daniel Pathan) is one cool blue raccoon! He’s funny, fearless, and likes going fast. Axel looooves driving his truck… Even if it takes him off road!
Hazel
Hazel (voiced by Molly Lewis) is an orange cat that is silly, adventurous, and loves to take to the skies! The only thing that Hazel loves more than tacos is delivering packages in her super cool helicopter!
Tibor
Tibor (voiced by Jacob Soley) is a purple hippo that is strong, reliable and loves to keep things on track. That’s why Tibor drives a train! When a delivery goes off track, Tibor is always there to help his friends!
Secondary
- Captain Kate (voiced by: Deann DeGruijter)
- Grandpa Grok (voiced by: Brad Adamson)
- Edgar (voiced by: Taylor Puterman)
- Cosmo (voiced by: Ian Ho)
- William (voiced by: Glee Dango)
- Farmer Frances (voiced by: Cory Doran)
- Croc (voiced by: Brad Adamson)
- Chipper (voiced by: Markeda McKay)
- Tila (voiced by: Glee Dango)
- Willow (voiced by: Taylor Puterman)
- Beverly Beaver (voiced by: Stacey DePass)
- Professor Hoot (voiced by: Ron Rubin)
- Hugo (voiced by: Ron Rubin)
- Paulina (voiced by: Shoshana Sperling)
- Wally (voiced by: Brad Adamson)
- Markieff O’Llama (voiced by: Rob Tinkler)
- Laurence O’Llama (voiced by: Rob Tinkler)
- Oscar (voiced by: Ian Ho)
- Rosco (voiced by: Juan Chioran)
- Maddy Rhino (voiced by: Michela Luci)
- Brando Beaver (voiced by: Christian Potenza)
- Allie Armadillo (voiced by: Shoshana Sperling)
- Polly Polar Bear (voiced by: Zarina Rocha)
- Petra Penguin (voiced by: Zarina Rocha)
- Percy Penguin (voiced by: Ian Ho)
- Peter Polar Bear (voiced by: Rob Tinkler)
- Patrick Polar Bear (voiced by: Rob Tinkler)
- Bison Bros (voiced by: Christian Potenza)
- Mama Polar Bear (voiced by: Julie Lemieux)
- Henrietta Hare (voiced by: Maya Misaljevic)
- Winston (voiced by: Callum Shoniker)
- Loni (voiced by: Davide Fair)
- Papa Wolf (voiced by: Joshua Graham)
- Benjamin Beaver (voiced by: Rob Tinkler)
- Billy Beaver (voiced by: Rob Tinkler)
- Bobby Beaver (voiced by: Rob Tinkler)
- Benny (voiced by: Ron Rubin)
- Squick (voiced by: Linda Ballantyne)
- Squack (voiced by: Samantha Swan)
- JJ Giraffe (voiced by: Roman Pesino)
Episodes
The episode titles are spoken, but do not appear in text, like other Disney Junior shows. This is also Guru Studio's first time doing this.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) | |||||||
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1 | "Better Together" | Todd Kauffman and Mark Thornton | S: Jeff Biederman, T: Jiro C. Okada | TBA | November 7, 2020 | 102A | 0.37[2] | |||||||
"Kip in the Caboose" | Todd Kauffman and Mark Thornton | S: Jeff Biederman, T: Jiro C. Okada | TBA | November 7, 2020 | 102B | 0.37[2] | ||||||||
The Pikwik Pack are headed to the Pikwik Carnival to make a delivery for Polly, Peter, and Patrick Polar Bear. Along the way, they try to find rides that are interesting to them, but they are not enjoying it as much. Tibor finds the taco Axel made for him having an off-putting taste, thus he hides it in the caboose of his train, which attracts their dog Kip, to land in the caboose. | ||||||||||||||
2 | "Timid Tibor" | Yurie Rocha/Todd Kauffman & Mark Thornton | Jeff Biederman | TBA | November 7, 2020 | 103A | 0.40[2] | |||||||
"Lone Star" | Yurie Rocha/Todd Kauffman & Mark Thornton | Jeff Biederman | TBA | November 7, 2020 | 103B | 0.40[2] | ||||||||
Tibor is hydrophobic, meaning that he has a fear of being in water, and therefore tries to stay dry while delivering a package to Farmer Francis, but he must face his fear when the package almost falls in the water. Axel thinks he alone can reach a package recipient who is on the other side of a forest full of obstacles. | ||||||||||||||
3 | "Suki's Hero" | Todd Kauffman & Mark Thornton | Jeff Biederman | TBA | November 14, 2020 | 104A | 0.35[3] | |||||||
"Shake it Up" | Todd Kauffman & Mark Thornton | Jeff Biederman | TBA | November 14, 2020 | 104B | 0.35[4] | ||||||||
While sailing to deliver a package to Captain Kate, Suki tries to be a lot like her, which leads the Pikwik Pack into trouble. The Pikwik Pack delivers a package in which they have to shake all the way even though they do not have the stamina to do so. | ||||||||||||||
4 | "Hazel's Mishap" | Mark Thornton & Todd Kauffman | Jeff Biederman | TBA | November 21, 2020 | 105A | 0.37[5] | |||||||
"Axel's Lucky Day" | Mark Thornton & Todd Kauffman | Jeff Biederman | TBA | November 21, 2020 | 105B | 0.37[6] | ||||||||
While delivering a package for Beverly Beaver, Hazel keeps on getting distracted, which causes her to lose her focus, and the package. Will she be able to regain her focus and get the package delivered on time? The Pikwik Pack delivers a package in which the package cannot be tipped over. Axel however, helps them deliver it all thanks to his... Lucky charm, until he loses it. | ||||||||||||||
5 | "Giddyup Ol' Blue!" | Todd Kauffman & Mark Thornton | S: Jeff Biederman, T: Jiro C. Okada | TBA | November 28, 2020 | 106A | 0.26[7] | |||||||
"Stick Together" | Todd Kauffman & Mark Thornton | S: Jeff Biederman, T: Jiro C. Okada | TBA | November 28, 2020 | 106B | 0.26[8] | ||||||||
The Pikwik Pack heads off to the Wonder Woods to make a delivery for Henrietta, but there is one problem, Axel, after cleaning his truck, forgot to put the fan back in the engine, which causes his truck to break down in the middle of the road! Will they ever get to Wonder Woods on time before Professor Hoot's treasure hunt ends? While preparing for a delivery for Willow and Winston, the wolf twins, Tibor's Super Sticky Slime explodes throughout Pikwick Post, causing the four to get stuck together to each other! Will they get the package delivered on time in this sticky situation? | ||||||||||||||
6 | "Sir Tibor the Brave" | Todd Kauffman and Mark Thornton | S: Jeff Biederman, T: Jiro C. Okada | TBA | December 5, 2020 | 107A | 0.31[9] | |||||||
"Tooty Fruity Trouble" | Todd Kauffman and Mark Thornton | S: Jeff Biederman, T: Jiro C. Okada | TBA | December 5, 2020 | 107B | 0.31[10] | ||||||||
While Delivering a package to Benny the Bear, Tibor starts to have hallucinations from a pretend quest that they were roleplaying, thinking that they were real, until they go through the cave. It's up to Sir Tibor to save the day! While traveling to Tooty Fruity Island to deliver a package to Squick and Squack, Suki is hoping that her boat can travel there in time for the festival, despite the lack of wind, causing Suki to Pick up other people that are going to that same festival, until her engine breaks down. | ||||||||||||||
7 | "Hangin' Out" | Todd Kauffman and Mark Thornton | S: John Slama, T: Robert Ardiel | TBA | January 16, 2021 | TBA | TBD | |||||||
"Truck Train" | Todd Kauffman and Mark Thornton | S: John Slama, T: Robert Ardiel | TBA | January 16, 2021 | TBA | TBD | ||||||||
The Pikwik Pack and Chipper, who is visiting Pikwik Post, have a musical delivery to make for Tila the Turtle, who wants to know what the world looks like while upside down with his bat friends Buba and Baya. However, the sound from Chipper's horn distracts the team from playing their music. Luckily, Chipper helped the Team with the delivery by saving the package from a high ledge. Axel has modified his truck to look like a train, and he is obsessed with it, making Tibor, who knows a lot about trains, jealous. But when they end up using the Truck Train to make a delivery for Baxter the Bear, Axel realizes that he has hurt Tibor's feelings for using his Train instead of Tibor's. |
Other media
Books
On October 8, 2019, Scholastic have link it rights to master publishing partner for Pikwik Pack books.[11]
Merchandise
Playmates Toys was named as the global toy partner for Pikwik Pack in January 2019; the company announced that toys would be released around the world excluding China.[12][13]
References
- Milligan, Mercedes (October 8, 2020). "Disney Junior Makes Special Delivery of Guru's 'Pikwik Pack' Nov. 7". Animation Magazine.
- "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.7.2020 | Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com.
- "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.14.2020 | Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com.
- "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.14.2020 | Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com.
- "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.21.2020 | Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com.
- "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.21.2020 | Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com.
- "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.28.2020 | Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com.
- "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.28.2020 | Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com.
- http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-saturday-cable-originals-network-finals-12-5-2020.html
- http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-saturday-cable-originals-network-finals-12-5-2020.html
- "Guru books Scholastic for Pikwik Pack". LTW.MEDIA. October 8, 2019.
- "Guru Studio Names Playmates Toys Master Toy Partner For 'Pikwik'". Animation World Network.
- "Guru Studio's 'Pikwik Pack' Added to Licensing Street Roster". licenseglobal.com. June 5, 2020.
- "Pikwik delivers new licensing deals".
External links
- Pikwik Pack at IMDb