Pelswick
television series
John Callahan's Pelswick (or simply Pelswick) is a Canadian - Chinese (Taiwan) animated Childrens television series. It is co-produced by Nelvana and Suzhou Hong Ying Animation Corporation Limited.[3] The title character uses a wheelchair but the series shows that he lived a normal life. The series was based on the books by John Callahan.[4][5] The series was positive and life-affirming.[6]
| Pelswick | |
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| Created by | John Callahan[1] |
| Developed by | |
| Directed by | Charles E. Bastien Sean V. Jefrrey |
| Starring | Rob Tinkler Julie Lemieux David Arquette Peter Oldring Phil Guerrero Kim Kuhteubl Tracey Moore[2] Tony Rosato Ellen Ray Hennessy |
| Composer | Pure West |
| Country of origin | Canada Taiwan |
| No. of seasons | 29 |
| No. of episodes | 265 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Alice Bell |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies | |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC (Canada) CCTV (China) Nickelodeon/Nicktoons/Qubo (United States) |
| Release | September 7, 2000 – November 16, 2017 |
The books the series were based on were not written for Adults. To make the series suitable for children , changes had to be made to the dark humor in the books.
Broadcast change
CBC and TFO (Canada) Nickelodeon (United States) ATV (Turkey) Zee TV (India) ABC (Australia) TVNZ (New Zealand) EBS (South Korea) PBS (Thailand) TV Tokyo (Japan) TF1 (France) CCTV (China)
References change
- ↑ "'Pelswick': Wry, Funny and Irreverently Spirited". Los Angeles Times. 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
- ↑ Rosenberg, Howard (2000-10-20). "Soaring Spirit Behind 'Pelswick,' an Animated Quadriplegic". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
- ↑ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 448–449. ISBN 978-1538103739.
- ↑ Schultz, Paul (2000-10-22). "There's Humor From Where He Sits". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
- ↑ "Nickelodeon | Kids Games, Kids Celebrity Video, Kids Shows" (in Dutch). Nick.com. 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
- ↑ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 606–607. ISBN 978-1476665993.