''Dorg van Dango'' is an

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animated television series that first aired on

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in Ireland on March 3, 2020, and on Family Channel in Canada on August 1, 2020. The series is created by Fabian Erlinghäuser and Nora Twomey and is produced by

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, and is made in association with Family Channel and

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Plot

The show follows the adventures of Dorg, a normal teen, living in the very normal town of Normill. That is, until he meets the Magicals; Jet Lazor, the super-cool

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; Patronella, an ancient witch; RD, a curious alien; and Yooki, an eerie ghost. They all escaped from Area 52 and are in desperate need of help and refuge. To have them blend in with the citizens of Normill, Dorg disguises them as teenagers and hides them in the basement in the local shopping mall. With his new best friends attempting to help navigate life's challenges, Dorg's world just got a whole lot less normal and a lot more fun!

Characters

Main characters

* Dorg (voiced by Chance Hurstfield) - the main character, a 13-year-old boy. He often serves as the voice of reason when problems arise among the Magicals. * Jet Lazor (voiced by Deven Mack) - a super-cool

who is the last of his species. His favourite food is

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. He's also rather smug and often comes across as self-centered. * Patronella (voiced by

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) - an ancient witch. She speaks broken English with a foreign accent. Her way of solving problems involves using magical spells. * RD (voiced by

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) - a curious blob-like alien. He is capable of shapeshifting, as well as storing vast amounts of objects within his body. He is somewhat dimwitted and goofy, with quite the appetite as well. * Yooki (voiced by

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) - an eerie ghost. Though she seems polite at first and is cheerful, she can quickly become very frightening.

Recurring characters

* Mr. Munch (voiced by Michael Dobson) - a mall security. * Fretta (voiced by

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) - Dorg's mother and the owner of a 98-cent store at the mall. * Voulez (voiced by Gracyn Shinyei) - Dorg's little sister.

Episodes

Note: All episodes' airdates indicates the Canadian airdate for them.

Broadcast

The series was first shown on

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and RTEjr in Ireland on 3 March 2020, and premiered on Family Channel in Canada on August 1, 2020, and was acquired to

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) in July 22, 2022. The series also aired on

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in the UK on August 31, 2020. The show has aired on

in October 26, 2020 in France,

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and

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in late 2020, and

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in January 2021. It also airs on the has aired on the

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feed in late 2020 and early 2021. The series also airs on RTEjr and TRTE in Ireland. As of November 29, 2021, the show has also aired on

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in Australia and can be streamed on ABC iView. As of 2022, the show has also aired in the United States o
Roku Channel

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in Portugal and TF1 in France.

Awards and Nominations

Awards: 3 wins & 13 nominations * 2021: ACTRA Awards ** Nominated, ACTRA Toronto Award: Outstanding Performance - Male Voice (Deven Christian Mack) * 2021: Irish Animation Awards ** Nominated, Irish Animation Award: Best Editing (Cartoon Saloon) ** Nominated, Irish Animation Award: KIDS CHOICE FOR BEST ANIMATED KIDS SERIES (OVER 6 YEARS OLD) (Cartoon Saloon) ** Nominated, Irish Animation Award: Best Animation Sequence (WildBrain Studios, Cartoon Saloon) ** Nominated, Irish Animation Award: BEST SOUND DESIGN (Gorilla Post, Cartoon Saloon) ** Nominated, Irish Animation Award: BEST ANIMATED KIDS SERIES (OVER 6 YEARS OLD) (Cartoon Saloon) ** Nominated, Irish Animation Award: BEST DIRECTOR OF AN ANIMATED TV SERIES (Fabian Erlinghauser, Matt Ferguson; Cartoon Saloon) ** Won, Irish Animation Award: BEST DIRECTOR OF AN ANIMATED TV SERIES
Fabian Erlinghauser
Matt Ferguson; Cartoon Saloon) ** Won, Irish Animation Award: Best Music (Leo Pearson; Cartoon Saloon) * 2021: Leo Awards ** Nominated, Leo: Best Animation Series (Josh Scherba, Nuria González Blanco, Katja Schumann, Anne Loi, Gerry Shirren, Tomm Moore, Paul Young, James Brown, Kirsten Newlands) ** Nominated, Leo: Best Performance in an Animation Series (Chance Hurstfield) * 2021: Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence ** Nominated, Award of Excellence: Best Program, Animation-Ages 9+ * 2020: Leo Awards ** Won: Best Performance in an Animation Program or Series (Chance Hurstfield) ** Nominated, Leo: Best Animation Program or Series (Josh Scherba, Nuria González Blanco, Anne Loi, Gerry Shirren, Paul Young, James Brown, Kirsten Newlands; WildBrain, Cartoon Saloon) ** Nominated, Leo: Best Direction in an Animation Program or Series (Matt Ferguson) ** Nominated, Leo: Best Performance in an Animation Program or Series (Andrew McNee)

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