''Mental Block'' is a
Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
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
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- ...
,
Quebec
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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
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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
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Valérie Chiniara as Zoë
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Alexina Cowan as Shelly Green
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Brittany Drisdelle as Chloe Zimmler
* Stefano Faustini as Ira
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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 ...
as McHattie
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Johnny Griffin as RJ
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Erik Knudsen as Donovan Mackay
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Tim Post as Doug Mackay
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Jodie Resther as Sparks
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Mitchell David Rothpan as Maynard
External links
* {{IMDb title, id=0385442, title=Mental Block
tvtome.com's show servlet
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