February 24, 2003 (2003-02-24) – July 11, 2005 (2005-07-11)
The Save-Ums! is a Canadian animated children's television series produced by
Decode Entertainment. The series premiered on
Discovery Kids as part of the Ready Set Learn programming block on February 24, 2003, and ended on July 11, 2005 with 38 episodes being produced.[1][2]
Synopsis
The Save-Ums, which consist of Jazzi, Noodle, Custard, Ka-Chung, Foo and B.B. Jammies, are a patrol group of six aliens of various appearances, who help various critters when they run into difficulty.[3]
Each episode begins with a call on the "adventure screen" (essentially a
videophone) from an inhabitant of the world in which the Save-Ums live. The caller describes the difficulty that needs to be resolved, and then select Save-Ums travel to the scene of the problem. There are three different places that the Save-Ums travel to solve problems: Rock World, an island with a huge mountain; Lava World, a tropical island with a
volcano; and Wave World, which is under the ocean.
The Save-Ums then assist in solving the problem. Each episode ends with the problem being solved and the Save-Ums returning to their safety headquarters.
Characters
The Save-Ums
Jazzi (voiced by
Tajja Isen) is a
purple passionate girl with red hair tied into two pigtails who dreams to speak the language of
wild horses. She is
afraid of water and is shown to be the leader in numerous episodes. She is known to say "People, we have a plan!" whenever she, another Save-Um, or a secondary character has an idea.
Noodle (Caboche in the French dub, voiced by
Mark Rendall in season 1 and
Cameron Ansell in season 2) is a male white pound puppy-like alien who is the most intelligent and mature of the group, often being the voice of reason and helping others to see what is right. He also pilots the subchopper, a helicopter that travels on air or under the sea.
Custard (Berlingot in the French dub, voiced by
Jordan Francis) is a cool male purple and red cat-eared Save-Um who pilots the Zoomer, a powerboat that travels on either water or snow, and goes on most missions. He is known for saying "Bam!" when he has an idea.
Ka-Chung (Aïkido in the French dub, voiced by Mitchell Eisner) is a male red and white
hippopotamus-like alien who is the toughest Save-Um. He is known to shout "Ka-Chung!" as his catchphrase. He strongs the Ka-Drill, a
tunnel boring machine.
Foo (Louna in the French dub, voiced by
Aaryn Doyle) is a female blue and yellow long limbed
angelfish-like bird who is the nicest and most sensitive of the Save-Ums. She also goes on most missions. She flies a jet pack.
B.B. Jammies (Bébé Jimmy in the French dub, voiced by
Connor Price) is Jazzi's miniature brother, who has a purple diamond-shaped head. He is the smallest and the youngest of the save ums. Since he is too little to go on missions, he mostly plays with the Puffs.
Other recurring
The Puffs are six tiny fluffy colorful of rainbow pets who live and play with the Save-Ums, but don't go on any missions. They sometimes are a help to them.
Winston (voiced by Asa Perlman impersonating
Woody Allen) is a bespectacled whale who lives in Wave World and has an underwater garden.
Tony and Sal (voiced by
Demore Barnes) are army crabs who live in Wave World.
Andre (voiced by
Amanda Soha) is a little super seahorse who lives in Wave World.
Olena (voiced by
Sugar Lyn Beard) is a little octopus who lives in Wave World.
Raymundo (voiced by Carlos Díaz) and Peque (voiced by
José Manuel Vieira) are ants who live in Lava World.
Dory (voiced by
Alexandra Lai) and Terrell (voiced by
Frank Ferlisi) are glowblobs who live in Rock World.
Episodes
Season 1 (2003)
The UK dubbed episodes of season 1 consist of just one story segment and originally broadcast on
Channel 5 as part of the Milkshake! block.[citation needed]
Untangle That Octopus!/Runaway Toy Car! (March 10, 2003)
Dino Sandwich!/Where Are Winston's Glasses? (March 17, 2003) St Patrick Day Special USA
The Mystery of Winston's Garden!/Operation Banana Split! (March 24, 2003)
Scary Things Don't Blink!/Tina in the Sky! (March 31, 2003)
Save That Little Tree!/A Rock in Winston's Garden! (April 7, 2003)