''Mental Block'' is a

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comedy TV series, which premiered September 1, 2003 on YTV. It is created and written by Leila Basen and David Preston and directed by Sean Dwyer and Michael Kennedy. The show revolves around thirteen-year-old Donovan Mackay. His mom and dad seem to be going through a second adolescence, while he's going through his first. His best friends, Ira and Shelley don't even register on the "cool meter" at school. His main crush, Chloe, is so far out of his league she doesn't know he's on the team. Luckily, Donovan has four teenagers living inside his head, Sparks, Maynard, Skipper, and RJ. Their mission is to get Donovan through another adventurous and unpredictable day as a teenager in suburban Greenfield Park Junior High. The show is filmed in

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, Canada. In the second season, Donovan himself is seen inside his head, and the other kids help advise him instead of directly controlling him. Also Maynard is gone.

The cast

Justin Bradley Justin Bradley is a Canadian former actor. Early life He started his career at the age of six, modelling on various department store advertisements. Bradley also appeared in commercials for McDonald's, Danone and Canadian Tire as a child. C ...

as Skipper * Valérie Chiniara as Zoë * Alexina Cowan as Shelly Green * Brittany Drisdelle as Chloe Zimmler * Stefano Faustini as Ira *

Tod Fennell Tod Fennell (born October 18, 1984) is a Canadian film, voice, and television actor. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. Career Fennell's passion for acting inspired him to attend the Montreal Children's Theater at age five. He speaks English an ...

as McHattie *

Johnny Griffin John Arnold Griffin III (April 24, 1928 – July 25, 2008) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Nicknamed "the Little Giant" for his short stature and forceful playing, Griffin's career began in the mid-1940s and continued until the month of ...

as RJ *

Erik Knudsen Erik Knudsen (born March 25, 1988) is a Canadian actor. He is known for portraying Daniel Matthews in '' Saw II'', Alec Sadler in '' Continuum'' and Dale Turner in the CBS series ''Jericho''. Life and career Knudsen was born on March 25, 1988 ...

as Donovan Mackay * Tim Post as Doug Mackay *

Jodie Resther Jodie Lynn Resther (born November 28, 1977) is a Canadian actress and singer. In the 1990s she played Kiki in the children's live-action show ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'', and has been involved in various dramas including ''Extra! Extra!'', ' ...

as Sparks *

Mitchell David Rothpan Mitchell may refer to: People *Mitchell (surname) *Mitchell (given name) Places Australia * Mitchell, Australian Capital Territory, a light-industrial estate * Mitchell, New South Wales, a suburb of Bathurst * Mitchell, Northern Territor ...

as Maynard

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0385442, title=Mental Block
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2003 Canadian television series debuts 2004 Canadian television series endings 2000s Canadian teen sitcoms YTV (Canadian TV channel) original programming English-language television shows Television series about families Television series about teenagers