''Top Wing'' is a Canadian computer-animated television series created by Matthew Fernandes of Industrial Brothers. It was produced in-house by Industrial Brothers in connection with

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. In Canada, the series debuted on

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on January 6, 2018.

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acquired the rights to the show outside of Canada, and it premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on November 6, 2017. In the UK, the main cast's voices are dubbed with British voice actors, replacing their original Canadian voices. On May 22, 2018, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season, which premiered on March 1, 2019. Since May 31, 2019, new episodes moved to the

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in the United States.

Description

Taking place on Big Swirl Island, an island inhabited by birds and other animals, ''Top Wing'' follows four eager young birds—Swift, Brody, Penny, and Rod—who work together at Top Wing Academy as new cadets to earn their wings by helping their community. With the help of mentor Speedy, the cadets take on different missions for their rescue skills and also help those in need, all while learning important lessons.

Characters

Main

*Swift (voiced by Jonah Wineberg in Season 1 and Tristan Mercado in Season 2 in the US, and William Romain in the UK) is a

blue jay The blue jay (''Cyanocitta cristata'') is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae, native to eastern North America. It lives in most of the eastern and central United States; some eastern populations may be migratory. Resident populations are a ...

, who is the leader of Team Top Wing and really great at flying high up in the sky. His signature color is orange, and his vehicles are the Flash Wing jet and the Zip Flash jet-copter. *Rod (voiced by Ethan Pugiotto in the US, and Freddie Howson in the UK) is a

rooster The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domesticated junglefowl species, with attributes of wild species such as the grey and the Ceylon junglefowl that are originally from Southeastern Asia. Rooster or cock is a term for an adult m ...

who's ready to drive around the island with his all-terrain vehicle. He's also the

comic relief Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character, scene, or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. Definition Comic relief usually means a releasing of emotional or other tension resulting from a comic episo ...

cadet. His signature color is red, and his vehicles are the Road Wing roadster and the Rooster Booster motorcycle. *Brody (voiced by Lucas Kalechstein in the US, and Leni Hamilton in the UK) is a

puffin Puffins are any of three species of small alcids (auks) in the bird genus ''Fratercula''. These are pelagic seabirds that feed primarily by diving in the water. They breed in large colonies on coastal cliffs or offshore islands, nesting in crev ...

who loves to fly with the waves, over and on. His signature color is green, and his vehicles are the Splash Wing boat and the Splash Diver boat and submarine hybrid. *Penny (voiced by Abigail Oliver in the US, and Mili Patel in the UK) is a

penguin Penguins (order (biology), order List of Sphenisciformes by population, Sphenisciformes , family (biology), family Spheniscidae ) are a group of Water bird, aquatic flightless birds. They live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere: on ...

who is an expert at undersea life in her submarine and the only female cadet. Her signature color is pink, and her vehicles are the Aqua Wing submarine and the Aqua Runner submarine. *Speedy (voiced by Colin Doyle in the US, and Brad Kavanagh in Seasons 1 to 2 in the UK) helps out the Top Wing cadets. He is their ace instructor. He pilots the HQ Command Flyer. *Bea (voiced by

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in the US, and Charlotte Reynard in the UK) is the female chief mechanic who helps out at HQ with Speedy. *Chirp and Cheep are two baby chicks who are seen with the Top Wing cadets. Chirp has two pink feathers on her head, while Cheep has two blue feathers on his head. They can only say their own names.

Recurring

*Rhonda (voiced by Raven Dauda in the US, and Fiona Clarke in the UK) is the owner of The Lemon Shack. *Oscar (voiced by

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) is a blue

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. *Farmer Treegoat (voiced by Jonathan Potts) is a tree

goat The goat or domestic goat (''Capra hircus'') is a domesticated species of goat-antelope typically kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat (''C. aegagrus'') of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the a ...

. *Sammy Monkey (voiced by Tyler Barish in the US, and Hari Patel in the UK) is a little

monkey Monkey is a common name that may refer to most mammals of the infraorder Simiiformes, also known as the simians. Traditionally, all animals in the group now known as simians are counted as monkeys except the apes, which constitutes an incomple ...

. *Shirley Squirrley (voiced by

in the US, and Kathryn MacColl in the UK) is a

squirrel Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrels. Squ ...

who enjoys flying, thus she dons wings like those on a flying squirrel. *Timmy Turtle (voiced by Meesha Contreras in the US, and Kathryn MacColl in the UK) is a young

turtle Turtles are an order of reptiles known as Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Cryptodira (hidden necked tu ...

who's Honu's son and he's the leader of the Junior Cadets. *Honu Turtle (voiced by

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) is Timmy's mom and works as a conductor for the Turtle Train. *Dina (voiced by TJ McGibbson in the US, and Kathryn MacColl in the UK) is a young

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. *Ms. Brownbear (voiced by Julie Sype in the US, and Fiona Clarke in the UK) is the student's teacher. *Commodore Herky J. Smurkturkski III (voiced by Scott Law in the US, and Rob Foster in the UK) is an announcer

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*The Turkskis (voiced by Scott Law) are Commodore Smurkturkski's three little chicks *Tina Treegoat (voiced by

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in the US, and Kathryn MacColl in the UK) is a young tree goat who's Grady's daughter and she's one of the Junior Cadets *Grady Treegoat (voiced by Cory Doran) is Tina's dad *Ward Beaver (voiced by

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) is Wally's dad *June Beaver (voiced by Stacey DePass) is Wally's mom *Wally Beaver (voiced by Tyler Barish in the US, and Hari Patel in the UK) is a young

beaver Beavers are large, semiaquatic rodents in the genus ''Castor'' native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. There are two extant species: the North American beaver (''Castor canadensis'') and the Eurasian beaver (''C. fiber''). Beavers ar ...

who's June and Ward's son and he's one of the Junior Cadets *Anyu PolarBear (voiced by Piper Hook in the US, and Kathryn MacColl in the UK) is a young

polar bear The polar bear (''Ursus maritimus'') is a hypercarnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses. It is the largest extant bear specie ...

who befriends with Penny and she's one of the Junior Cadets *Yuka PolarBear (voiced by Jayden Greig) is Anyu's brother *Mr. PolarBear (voiced by Joanathan Potts) is Anyu and Yuka's dad *Salty Seawalrus (voiced by

Matthew Sweet Sidney Matthew Sweet (born October 6, 1964) is an American alternative rock/power pop singer-songwriter and musician who was part of the burgeoning music scene in Athens, Georgia, during the 1980s before gaining commercial success in the 1990 ...

) is Penny's

walrus The walrus (''Odobenus rosmarus'') is a large pinniped, flippered marine mammal with a discontinuous distribution about the North Pole in the Arctic Ocean and subarctic seas of the Northern Hemisphere. The walrus is the only living species in ...

friend *T (voiced by Lyon Smith) is one of Brody's Friends *Shelley (voiced by Julie Sype in Season 1 and Alexa Torrington in Season 2) is one of Brody's friends *Reg Goosling (voiced by

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) is Ryan's dad *Ryan Goosling (voiced by Christian Distefano) is Reg and Mama Goosling's son *Mama Goosling (voiced by

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) is Ryan's mom *Earl the Gadget Squirrel (voiced by

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) is an inventor

Minor

*Captain Gander (voiced by Scott Law) *Mama Bear (voiced by

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) is Bertha's mom *Papa Bear (voiced by

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) is Bertha's dad *Bertha Bear (voiced by

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) is a little

bear Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Nor ...

cub *Chickster, Chuckster, Chitter, Chatter, Clucky and Bob are Chirp and Cheep's cousins *Snow Geese *Brenda (voiced by

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in the US and Kathryn MacColl in the UK) is Brody's little sister *Bill (voiced by

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in the US, and Rob Foster in the UK) is Brody's dad *Beth (voiced by

Liz Phair Elizabeth Clark Phair (born April 17, 1967) is an American singer-songwriter. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Phair was raised primarily in the Chicago area. After graduating from Oberlin College in 1990, she attempted to start a musical career ...

in the US, and Kathryn MacColl in the UK) is Brody's mom *Sandy Stork (voiced by

Alanis Morissette Alanis Nadine Morissette ( ; born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice and confessional songwriting, Morissette began her career in Canada in the early 1990s with tw ...

) is a stork who rides on her plane *Ma (voiced by

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in the US, and Kathryn MacColl in the UK) is Rod's mom *Pa (voiced by

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in the US, and Rob Foster in the UK) is Rod's dad *Romeo (voiced by Jaiden Cannatelli) is Rod's little brother *Rudy, Ronald, Ruben, Rachel, Rebecca and Ruslana are Rod's little brothers and sisters *Survivor Bear (voiced by

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) is Big Swirl Island's TV Star *Inspector Eagle-Eye (voiced by

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) is the Inspector who trains the Cadets at the Cadet Challenge as they pass *Roland the Rhino (voiced by Devin Mack) is a doorman who keeps the Cadets away *Tya, Teddy, Toots, Tomba, and Tippy Top are Tina's five cousins *Niko (voiced by

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) is Rhonda's nephew *Rosie (voiced by Shechinah Mpulmwana) is Rhonda's cousin *CJay (voiced by

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) is Swift's grandpa *David "Davey" Hasselhawg (voiced by

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) is a lifeguard of Big Swirl Beach *Mrs. Penguin (voiced by

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) is Penny' mom *Patrick (voiced by Chris Hall) is Penny's dad *Petey (voiced by Wyatt White in Season 2) is Penny's little brother *Phoebe, Precious, Phoenix, Portia, Presley and Pascal are Penny's little brothers and sisters *Santa Claus (voiced by

Mike Herrera Michael Arthur Herrera is an American singer, songwriter and musician best known as the lead vocalist, bassist and songwriter for the punk rock band MxPx. He is also the frontman of Tumbledown and the bassist of Goldfinger. Early life Herrer ...

) is a polar bear *Trini Treegoat *Finn (voiced by Nicholas Fry) is Brenda's best friend *The Dodos (voiced by

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Forrest Kline Forrest Scott Kline (born November 7, 1983, in Ashland, Oregon) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is the lead vocalist of the power pop band Hellogoodbye. Early life He is of German descent and spent most of his ...

Heather Nova Heather Nova (born Heather Allison Frith, July 6, 1968) is a Bermuda, Bermudian singer-songwriter and poet. , she has released eleven full-length albums, six EPs and twelve singles. Biography Heather Nova was born Heather Allison Frith on Berm ...

, and Darryl Palumbo) *Della Dodo (voiced by Molly Lewis) is a young

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*Meggy, Greggy, Suzette, and Egguardo Dodo are Della's little brothers and sisters

Antagonists

*Captain Dilly (voiced by

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in the US, and Rob Foster in the UK) is a pirate

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*Matilda (voiced by

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in the US, and Kathryn MacColl in the UK) is Captain Dilly's pirate mate *Baddy McBat (voiced by

in the US, and Hari Patel in the UK) is a male bat who flies on his jet *Betty McBat (voiced by Stacey DePass in the US, and Kathryn MacColl in the UK) is a female bat who drives on her bike *Rocco (voiced by

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in Seasons 1 to 2) is an

who rides on his boat *Chomps (voiced by Christian Martyn in Seasons 1 to 2) is a

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who dives on his sub *Banana Bandits (voiced by

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Adam Gontier Adam Wade Gontier (born May 25, 1978) is a Canadian singer and guitarist. He is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and main songwriter for Saint Asonia, but is best known as the former lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and founding member of the Can ...

and

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) are three monkey bandits *Margo the Monkey (voiced by

Julie Lemieux Julie Lemieux (born December 4, 1962) is a Canadian voice actress. Career Lemieux has provided the voice for characters such as Sammy Tsukino in '' Sailor Moon'', young Darien Shields in '' Sailor Moon R: The Movie'', and Peruru in '' Sailor Moo ...

) is a female monkey *Captain Swabby is Captain Dilly's aunt

Episodes

Broadcast

''Top Wing'' debuted on Nickelodeon internationally in early 2018, outside of Canada.

Translations

Top Wing has been translated into French, and this version airs in Canada on Telequebec. The French-language version of the show is available online as part of Telequebec's free streaming service for children's programming called CouCou TV. The characters' names do not change in French, and the school is referred to as Academie Top Wing. The Bangla version was shown on

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on 2020-2021.

Merchandising

DVD

, and

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released a DVD of the show on March 5, 2019. In France, TF1 Video will publish the series soon on DVD.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official website
at Nick Jr. US (archived)
Official website
at Nick Jr. International (archived)
Official website
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