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Scaredy Squirrel | |
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Comedy Surreal comedy Animated sitcom Slapstick comedy |
Based on | Scaredy Squirrel, written by Mélanie Watt |
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Directed by | Matt Ferguson |
Voices of |
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Opening theme | "Scaredy Squirrel" |
Composer | Paul Intson |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 52 (104 segments) ( list of episodes) |
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Running time | 22-23 minutes (29-12-minute segments) |
Production company | Nelvana |
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Network | YTV |
Release | April 1, 2011 August 17, 2013 | –
Scaredy Squirrel is a Canadian animated television series (very) loosely based on the Scaredy Squirrel book series by Mélanie Watt. The series premiered on April 1, 2011, on YTV in Canada, and August 9, 2011, on Cartoon Network in the United States. The final episode aired in Canada on August 17, 2013.
The series chronicles the adventures of Scaredy, an energetic anthropomorphic orange squirrel, and his best friend Dave, a blue skunk. Their antics take place in the fictional Balsa City, and often at the local supermarket the Stash "N" Hoard, where Scaredy works as a stacker.
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||||
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First aired (Canada) | Last aired (Canada) | First aired (U.S.) | Last aired (U.S.) | |||
1 | 26 | April 1, 2011 | December 2, 2011 | August 9, 2011 | December 4, 2011 | |
2 | 14 | September 9, 2012 | March 16, 2013 | June 3, 2013 | June 20, 2013 | |
3 | 12 | June 1, 2013 | August 17, 2013 | September 2, 2014 | September 17, 2014 |
The series was produced by Nelvana for YTV, [1] with additional production facilities provided by Studio 306, Pipeline Studios Inc. and Super Sonics Productions Inc., with Dolby Digital doing the sound, with Writers Guild of Canada and ACTRA writing the show's renewal plates, with the series' funding provided by The Canada Media Fund and The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit. Development for the show began in spring of 2008. On April 5, 2011, it was announced that it was renewed for a second season. On November 2, 2012, it was announced that it was renewed for a third season.
The series aired on YTV in Canada, premiering on April 1, 2011, [1] with the final episode aired on August 17, 2013.
The series premiered on Cartoon Network in the United States on August 9, 2011, [2] and airing through June 21, 2013. It also aired on Qubo.
In Latin America, the show premiered on Cartoon Network on January 2, 2012. The show premiered on Pop in the United Kingdom on January 5, 2013, and was regularly broadcast on Kix. (now Pop Max.) An Irish dub premiered on TG4 in Ireland in 2015. The show was also broadcast on Disney Channel and Disney XD channels in 11 territories, including Spain and France.
The entire series were made available for free on Tubi. The series has never been officially released on DVD.