''Pirate Express'' is an

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produced by

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and Sticky Pictures. The show consists of 26 episodes, all of which aired during a single week in April 2015 on

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on July 4, 2015.

Synopsis

300 years ago, Captain LaPoutine and his crew, Armando, Burt, Booli and Spewey tried to steal a princess' tiara, but unfortunately they accidentally stole

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's underwear instead. This angered Poseidon and made him shrink the pirates and imprison them in a bottle. In the present day, The pirates were accidentally released by his younger son, Newt. So Newt decided to take control of the pirates and go on adventures with them.

Cast

*James Higuchi as Newt * Lee Tockar as Captain LaPoutine *

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as Armando *Matt Cowlrick as Burt *

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as Booli *

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as Poseidon, Gordon *Dee Jay Jackson as Zeus * Garry Chalk as Ted * Kelly Sheridan as Marie Celeste

Production

''Pirate Express'' was picked up for development by

in 2011. Originally, the show was set to be a Canada-France co-production between

and Ellipsanime, with episodes expected to be finished by March 2012. In July 2013, the series was officially greenlit for production, but with Australia's Sticky Pictures replacing Ellipsanime as a co-production partner. It was then set for a fall 2014 debut on Teletoon and

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in Australia. Ultimately, the show would launch in both markets in 2015.

Episodes

International broadcast

In the United Kingdom, the series aired on Kix. In South East Asia, ''Pirate Express'' debuted on

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on September 5, 2015. In the United States, the series is currently available on

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and

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as of February 2022.

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