''Stickin' Around'' is a Canadian animated children's television series co-produced by
Nelvana
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and created and developed by Robin Steele and
Brianne Leary which originated as a series of one-minute
interstitials on
CBS
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in 1994. The series originally aired from August 14, 1996, until April 12, 1998.
According to Nelvana, it uses "the advanced computer graphics of 'Boiler Paint', virtually convincing us that kids are creating their own animated series."
Overview
The series centers on two best friends named Stacy and Bradley; their hand-drawn adventures with their friends and family; and their fantasies, both encountering many problems they must face as they continue to grow up – with school,
bullies, friends, and parents – and always coming up with imaginative ideas to eliminate these obstacles, such as becoming a
superhero
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and putting themselves in a different environment where they have no trouble in defeating their enemies.
Episodes
Characters
*Stacy Stickler: One of the main
protagonists
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. An 8-year-old quiet but bossy girl who loves imagining many things with Bradley. She often says "For your big fat information" and "Real mature, Bradley". She sometimes serves as the voice of reason for Bradley's silliness and recklessness.
*Bradley: The other main protagonist is Stacy's 9-year-old best friend. He has dark skin and wears thick black-framed glasses and a red backwards cap. He often imagines himself as a superhero, secret agent, robot, or vampire, namely as Rubber Guy, Cap Crusader, 00 Bradley, Robo Bradley, or Count Vladley. His favourite fantasy is that "Aliens from Uranus" are behind whatever problem they are facing, much to Stacy's annoyance.
*Frank: Stacy's fat pet wiener dog who sometimes shares in their adventures and loves to eat. Due to his insatiable appetite, he often sees things as food. He is very lazy and does not exercise much apart from chasing Stacy on the way to school.
*Lester: Bradley's pet chameleon who blends into the background and causes a lot of trouble.
*Lance: A bully who loves to pick on everyone in school, especially Bradley, whom he nicknames "Scradley".
*Russell: Lance's dimwitted best friend and sidekick and carries around with him a horrible odor. He always says "What?" when everyone says "Whoa Man! What's that funky smell?" and he repeats everything that Lance says. He actually says "Yeah...
ither what Lance said, or a synonym/variant. He does surprisingly well in class.
*Polly: Lance's friendly, intelligent younger half-sister who always gives words of knowledge and wisdom. She is often seen walking her lifeless pet poodle, Pepperoni, whom she refuses to believe is dead; she hates being called a baby, though.
*Pepperoni: Pepperoni, as mentioned above, is Polly's lifeless pet dog. Polly is usually seen dragging Pepperoni around by his leash.
*Dill: Friend of Stacy and Bradley who has a very loud voice. Often, uses the words "HOLY MACKEREL!".
*Stella Stickler: She's Stacy's caring but also a hot-headed mother. She loves fashion, she works hard, and hates being annoyed by Stacy and Bradley sometimes. She is divorced from Stacy’s father Stanley. She is very annoyed when Stanley is trying to "fix" things.
*Stanley Stickler: Stacy's ambitious father. His inventions go wrong and he isn't good at cooking. A running gag is that he's always trying to fix appliances. He is divorced from Stacy’s mother Stella. As mentioned in the first episode entitled "Aaand Action!", he lives in "his own place" in the same apartments (Latchkey Garden Apartments). He also seems to be kind of forgetful, because in the episode "Madam Know-It-All" it's a running gag that he thinks that his family has a lawn, but it's green gravel. He still doesn't seem to get that this "lawn" is never made out of grass because in the episode "We're Doomed" from the third season he still thinks that it is grass; and on the episode "It's My Parties" from the second season, in which he didn't realize it was Stella's turn to throw a surprise birthday party for Stacy.
*Ms. Mobley: Stacy and Bradley's cheerful but crazy teacher. She frequently says "Won't that be fun?" to one of them.
*Principal Coffin: A scary school principal who looks like a zombie and a vampire. He speaks in a slow, spooky accent.
*Mr. Lederhosen: Stacy and Bradley's tough P.E. teacher who acts like an army sergeant major.
*Mr. Doddler: A senior citizen who wears a fez with a crescent moon on it. He is a farmer who often grows the ingredients to make the kids' favourite snack, Cheez Poopers, that are similar to
Wotsits
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. Stacy usually calls him "Mr. D".
*William: A chubby boy who loves eating.
*Melody: Stacy and Bradley's classmate who uses a wheelchair. She occasionally teams up with Stacy against Bradley and Dill.
*Ashley: Stacy's rival and the wealthiest girl in school. She always wears a beret and is actually seen acting as somewhat of a snob and a spoiled brat.
*Mrs. Salazar: A Spanish speaking woman who is Stacy and Bradley's kind-hearted neighbour.
*Pickle: Pickle is Dill's pet parrot. His name is a pun on a dill pickle (a food).
*Scooter: Scooter is William's pet
hamster
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.
*Freddy: Freddy is Melody's pet
maggot
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.
Cast
*Ashley Taylor (Tickell) as Stacy Stickler
*Ashley Brown as Bradley
*Marianna Galati as Polly
*Andrew Craig as Lance
*Amos Crawley as Russell
*Daniel Goodfellow as Dill
*
Catherine Disher as Stella Stickler
*Philip Williams as Stanley Stickler
*
Melleny Brown
Melleny Melody (born Melleny Brown), also known as Melleefresh, is a Canadian actress and singer.
Biography
Melleny Brown was born in Toronto, Ontario. Originally known for her vocal work in cartoons, she played Cheer Bear and Baby Tugs in DIC E ...
as Ms. Mobley
*
Benedict Campbell as Principal Coffin
*
Ron Rubin as Mr. Lederhosen
*Nicholas Rice as Mr. Doddler
*
Daniel DeSanto
Daniel DeSanto is a Canadian actor.
Early life
Raised in the Toronto suburb of Etobicoke, DeSanto made his acting debut at the age of 8 as the lead protagonist in ''Brown Bread Sandwiches'' (a.k.a. ''La famiglia Buonanotte''), a film about Ita ...
as William
*
Leah Renee Cudmore as Melody
*
Lisa Yamanaka
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as Ashley
*
Allegra Fulton as Mrs. Salazar
Production and reception
The series was executive produced by Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert, Gerard Mital and Clive A. Smith, supervising produced by Vince Commisso and Stephen Hodgins, and co-ordinating produced by Patricia R. Burns. Laura Kate Wallis, Marianne Culbert and
Tom McGillis
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Early life
McGillis is the son of Donald and Marguerite McGillis. Personal life
McGillis is openly gay. Career
Along with partner Jennifer Pertsch, he was the cre ...
served as producers, with the series being directed by John Halfpenny, John Van Bruggen and Chad Hicks. Dale Schott and Hugh Duffy served as story editors and Michelle McCree and Alan Gregg served as
YTV executive producers.
Dan Hennessey
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In addition to his well-received voice work ...
and Merle Anne Ridley served as voice directors and Karyn Bonello-Tester served as a casting administrator.
''Stickin' Around'' won the
Gemini Award
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for "Best Animated Program or Series" in the spring of 1998, while being nominated once again during the fall of 1998, for the Gemini of the same award.
Broadcast and home media
In 1994, the show originated as a series of one-minute
interstitials on
CBS
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in the U.S.
The series originally aired from 1996 to 1998 on
YTV in Canada and on
ABC
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in Australia, with reruns airing prominently on YTV until 2004 and again from 2006 until 2008. In Australia, it also aired on
Cartoon Network
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from 2002 to 2004. In
Latin America
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, it aired on
Nickelodeon
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under the title ''Los Grafitos,'' which translates to "The Graphites" in
Spanish
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...
, and as ''Os Rabiscos Ariscos'', or "The Skittish Doodles" in
Portuguese, also on
Nickelodeon
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. In the UK, it aired on
Nickelodeon
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in 1996 and
Channel 4
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in 2004; and also on
Disney Channel
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in Japan and on
TVNZ 2
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in New Zealand. It aired in the U.S. on
Fox Kids
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from 1997 to 1998 and on
Fox Family from 1998 to 2000, it would also later air reruns on the now-defunct
Qubo
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from March 28, 2016 to July 24, 2020. It also aired on the Spanish-speaking
Telefutura, as part of the
Toonturama
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block, from July to November 2002.
As of 2022, ''Stickin' Around'' is available to stream on
FilmRise
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.
References
External links
Stickin' Around's Profile at Big Cartoon Database*
{{Children's programming on CBS in the 1990s
1990s Canadian animated television series
1990s Canadian children's television series
1996 Canadian television series debuts
1998 Canadian television series endings
Animated television series about children
Canadian children's animated comedy television series
Elementary school television series
Canadian English-language television shows
Fox Kids
Television series by Nelvana
YTV (Canadian TV channel) original programming