Zeke's Pad was an animated television series about the adventures of a 14-year-old skateboarder and artist named Zeke who owns a magic electronic pad that brings to life anything he draws on it. The show was co-produced by Bardel Entertainment, Flying Bark Productions, Star Farm Productions, and Leaping Lizard Productions in association with Seven Network Australia and YTV Canada Inc. The show was produced with the participation of The Canadian Television Fund, The Province of

British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...

Production Services Tax Credit, Film Incentive BC, The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, The Shaw Rocket Fund, The Independent Production Fund, The Cogeco Program Development Fund, The Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund, and

Film. It aired on the YTV channel in Canada on Saturdays at 7 PM.

Synopsis

Zeke Palmer is 14 years old. He enjoys skateboarding and creating art. He owns a "pad" that functions as a phone, PDA, GPS device, MP3 player, and a

graphics tablet A graphics tablet (also known as a digitizer, digital graphic tablet, pen tablet, drawing tablet, external drawing pad or digital art board) is a computer input device that enables a user to hand draw or paint images, animations and graphics, w ...

. Anything he draws on the pad becomes animate, and Zeke is shown that actions have consequences.

Characters

* Ezekiel "Zeke" Palmer (voiced by

Michael Adamthwaite Michael David Adamthwaite (born September 1, 1981) is a Canadian actor. He is credited with providing the voice for many characters in various anime series. He is also known for portraying the Jaffa (Stargate), Jaffa List of recurring alien charac ...

): A creative 14-year-old artist and skateboarder. He is a risk taker and often acts without thinking. * Jayden "Jay" Fritter (voiced by Tim Hamaguchi): Zeke's best friend. Jay is the only person who knows about the ability of Zeke's pad. * Rachel Palmer (voiced by Chiara Zanni): Zeke's younger sister and a theatre performer. * Issac "Ike" Palmer (voiced by Trevor Devall): Zeke's older brother and an athlete. * Ida Palmer (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain): Zeke's mother who is very strict about organization and order in the house. * Alvin Palmer (voiced by Trevor Devall): Zeke's father, a concert musician. * Maxine Marx (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain): Zeke's secret crush.

Episodes

Broadcast history

Prior to its Canadian premiere on YTV, the show had been broadcast in more than a dozen countries: Australia (

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), Germany ( ZDF), France on ( Canal+ Family), Poland ( ZigZap), India and Sri Lanka ( Sun TV), Spain ( Televisió de Catalunya), Latin America and Brazil (

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), and the Middle East ( Spacetoon).

Awards and nominations

* Zeke's Pad won the Best Animation TV Production and Best Art Direction awards at the 2010 Elan Awards. * Zeke's Pad was nominated for the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Children's Television Animation in 2010.

References

External links

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Zeke's Pad @ Flying Bark Productions
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