''Beached Az'' is an animated cartoon series broadcast by the

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(ABC). It is shown on both

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and

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Concept

''Beached Az'' follows the struggle of a whale beached on a New Zealand beach to get back into the ocean. During his time on the beach, the whale encounters a variety of sea life who discuss their various problems and ambitions. Each episode uniquely lacks any formal narrative arc, and the series is more a collection of comedic conversations highlighting social differences.

History

''Beached Az'' is a continuation of the characters developed in the short film titled "Beached Whale" which was created in April 2008. The short film was animated/directed by Jarod Green and written/directed by Anthony MacFarlane and Nick Boshier. Appearing primarily on YouTube, the film gained widespread popularity in Australia and New Zealand through social media channels. In 2009, the same creators came together to write, direct and animate ten more episodes for ABC Television under the banner of their newly founded compan
The Handsomity Institute
Writing for the series took place at Seal Rocks on the NSW coast whilst final recording took place in June at the ABC studios in Ultimo. On 13 September 2009 the series debuted online one week before broadcast on ABC2. On 3 June 2010, season 2 premiered. On 4 November 2010 Beached Az was launched into DVD format available nationally.

DVD release

The complete "Beached Az" collection was released nationally on 4 November 2010. The

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includes all 21 episodes from season one and two of the cartoon plus exclusive never before seen footage from the creators. The DVD also includes pilot episodes of the 'failed Scottish children's TV show'
Breakfast with Bergerk
.

Episodes

Season 1: 2009

Season 2: 2010

Season 3: 2019

On 11 December 2018, Production House Robot Army Productions put up
video on Youtube
announcing the "new home" of Beached Az, along with new episodes commissioned by The Government of Australia and

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. The planned release date for this new season was March, 2019. As in previous seasons, the humour is both comic and confrontational with episodes set to tackle issues such as

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References

External links

*
Handsomity Institute website
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