''My Goldfish is Evil!'' (, ) is a Canadian

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that was created by Nicolas J. Boisvert. The series was produced by Sardine Productions for

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and Télévision de Radio-Canada. The show aired over two seasons, premiering in English-Canada on 9 September 2006, and concluding on 15 December 2007. In French-Canada, ''My Goldfish is Evil'' aired between 14 January 2007, and 30 March 2008.

Overview

The series follows the adventures of 11-year-old Beanie, and his pet

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, Admiral Bubbles. The superintelligent goldfish has dreams of bringing a reign of terror on the city and of world domination. Frequently, he escapes from his bowl in his attempts at mischief. With Beanie's mother always failing to believe him, Beanie has to deal with him.

Cast

Main

* Stephane Blanchette as Admiral Bubbles * Sonja Ball as Beanie * Jane Wheeler as Beanie's mother

Supporting

* Alyson Wener as Nia, Beanie's

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as Elwood, one of Beanie's friends * Sonja Ball as Nanna, Beanie's maternal grandmother and Standford, another of Beanie's friends * Lucinda Davis as Desmona, friend of Nia and "frenemy" of Beanie, Elwood and Standford * Susan Glover as Miss Dalee, Beanie's schoolteacher *

as Principal Block, Beanie's school principal

Minor and guest

* Ian Ingram as Super Eric * Stephane Blanchette as Officer Swanson *

as Slappy the Clown * Additional voices by Lucinda Davis,

, Susan Glover, Rick Jones, John Koensgen, and Alyson Wener

Production

''My Goldfish is Evil'' was first presented at MIPCOM 2002 by Sardine Productions. In June 2003,

and

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picked up the series for development. In February 2004, Super Ecran and VRAK officially picked the series up, with a finalized CBC deal pending. At the time, the show was set to enter production in spring 2004, with the first season airing in September 2005. Later that month, CBC officially greenlit the series. Over the summer of 2005, Sardine reported that the series would begin production in October, with CBC and Télévision de Radio-Canada now attached as the sole broadcasters. The English debut was set for fall 2006 and a French one in January 2007. The series was officially renewed for a second season by both channels in April 2006. International syndication rights to the series were initially awarded to S.K.A. Distribution in July 2004, a newly formed co-venture between Sardine Productions, Kutoka Interactive and Avanti Ciné Vidéo. Distribution, alongside licensing, merchandise, and home video rights were given to PorchLight Entertainment in April 2006. In 2012,

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acquired the rights to the TV series, which they now distribute.

Episodes

Season 1

Season 2

International broadcast

In Australia, the series is currently airing on Toon-A-Vision. It debuted on

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on 17 April 2007. The show made its British premiere on

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on 1 September 2008. From 16 February 2009, onwards, it was moved back to an afternoon time slot on weekdays, broadcasting then new episodes, CITV continued to repeat all two series of the programme into the 2006-2009 era, the 2009-2013 era and even the 2013-2018 era until sometime in May 2015. In the United States, the show aired as part of the Kidmango block on MyFamily TV in 2009. ''My Goldfish is Evil'' has also aired on

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in Israel,

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in Africa, JCCTV in the Middle East, TV5 Worldwide,

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in Finland,

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in Slovenia,

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, M2 in Hungary, and Alshana in Africa.

Home media

The complete series was released on

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in English and French by Imavision in Canada. As of 2018, the series became available to be streamed on

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References

External links

* (archived)
Sardine Productions
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