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Numb Chucks
Genre
Created by
  • Phil LaFrance
  • Jamie LeClaire
Developed byJono Howard
Directed byBrad Ferguson
Dave Brown
Voices of
  • Terry McGurrin
  • Lou Attia (season 1)
  • Bryn McAuley
  • Andrew Jackson
  • Robert Tinkler
  • Julie Lemieux
  • Joris Jarsky
  • Cory Doran (season 2)
Theme music composerGraeme Cornies
Opening theme"Numb Chucks!"
Ending theme"Numb Chucks!" (instrumental)
ComposerMatt Davis
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Vince Commisso
  • Steven Jarosz
  • Kyle MacDougall
ProducerTristan Homer
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
  • Jam Filled Entertainment
  • 9 Story Media Group
Distributor9 Story International Distribution
Original release
NetworkYTV
ReleaseJanuary 7, 2014 (2014-01-07) –
December 1, 2016 (2016-12-01)

Numb Chucks is a Canadian animated television series that was created by Phil LaFrance and Jamie LeClaire and premiered on YTV in Canada on January 7, 2014, it has for its adult humor [1][2] The series stars Dilweed and Fungus, two woodchucks with big hearts, who are obsessed with using their bungling kung-fu skills to protect the lives of the citizens in their town of Ding-a-Ling Springs. The series was cancelled, and its final episode aired on December 1, 2016, after a total of 52 episodes were produced.[3]

Plot[]

Before one night changed their lives, woodchuck brothers Dilweed and Fungus never saw themselves as heroes. But during a late-night-TV infomercial, they ordered a Woodchuck Morris kung-fu video. Now, they have made it their mission to become just as awesome as their kung-fu mentor. Misguided but with good intentions, the brothers become obsessed with using their newfound skills to protect the citizens in their town of Ding-a-Ling Springs. Dilweed and Fungus take on a never-ending quest to fight off danger with Morris' guidance.

Episodes[]

List of Numb Chucks episodes

Characters[]

  • Dilweed Chuck (voiced by Terry McGurrin)
  • Fungus Chuck (voiced by Lou Attia (Season 1) and Cory Doran (season 2))
  • Quills (voiced by Bryn McAuley)
  • Buford G. Butternut (voiced by Andrew Jackson)
  • Grandma Butternut (voiced by Julie Lemieux)
  • Sir Rupert Van Der Hooves (voiced by Robert Tinkler)
  • Woodchuck Morris (voiced by Joris Jarsky)

Other voices[]

  • David Berni as Reckless Randall, and others
  • Sean Cullen
  • Linda Kash
  • Emilie-Claire Barlow
  • Howard Jerome
  • Laurie Elliott
  • Dwayne Hill
  • Ron Pardo
  • Adrian Truss

Production[]

The series is produced by Jam Filled Entertainment and 9 Story Media Group, in association with YTV, and was produced with the participation of The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, The Canada Media Fund, Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit, Ontario Computer Animation and Special Effects Tax Credit and with the financial participation of The Shaw Rocket Fund.[4]

Broadcast[]

Numb Chucks currently reruns on YTV and formerly aired reruns on Teletoon and Nickelodeon.[5]

On March 10, 2014, Cartoon Network announced the series as part of its 2014–15 season to air on the network in the United States.[6] However, it was later moved to Boomerang and it ran from January 10 to July 12, 2015.

Numb Chucks has also been sold to Cartoon Network (Latin America), ABC (Australia), Disney Channels (Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa, Asia, Israel and Benelux), TG4 (Ireland), Cartoon Network (Italy), Canal+ Family (France) and Super RTL (Germany).[7] The series also airs on TV2 in New Zealand.[8] The series premiered in the UK and Ireland on November 1, 2015 on Pop and Pop Max, several months after Boomerang US dumped it.[9]


Critical reception[]

The tv show while some are divided over its adult humor which they called it racy hence its TV-14-D rating, Numb Chucks was an non PC Children's television series Numb Chucks its rating TV-14-D not suitable for people under 14 years, Numb Chucks its adult humor its age 13+ may be inappropriate for children under 13, Numb Chucks is an adult animated television series is such non PC Children's television series so beware for parents and teenagers with children do not watch it because this is not Children's television series at all, Numb Chucks was aired on YTV in Canada, and it was also aired on Boomerang in the United States. Numb Chucks there all about woodchucks they use legendary Dilweed and fungus, and Numb Chucks there all about [__] woodchucks plotline there is a scene where the word [__] is literally Dilweed and Fungus there Naked is penis. Numb Chucks was an Children's television series.

Currently, the series season 1 is not available on Tubi.


https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/534375/s01-e16a-old-s-well-that-ends-well-content-unavailable

References[]

  1. "Numb Chucks to hit YTV in January". Kidscreen. December 6, 2013. {{cite web}}:
  2. "YTV debuts wacky animated comedy Numb Chucks on Tuesday, January 7 at 4:30 p.m. ET/PT" (Press release). Corus Entertainment. December 5, 2013. https://www.corusent.com/news/ytv-debuts-wacky-animated-comedy-numb-chucks-on-tuesday-january-7-at-430-p-m-etpt/. 
  3. Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 220. ISBN 9781476672939. 
  4. http://www.9story.com/Portfolio/numb-chucks[dead link]
  5. "YTV debuts wacky animated comedy Numb Chucks on Tuesday, January 7 at 4:30 p.m. ET/PT". Corus Entertainment. {{cite web}}:
  6. "Cartoon Network Unveils Upfront Slate For 2014–15". Deadline Hollywood. March 10, 2014. {{cite web}}:
  7. Wolfe, Jennifer (May 19, 2014). "9 Story Secures Multiple Sales for 'Numb Chucks'". Animation World Network. Retrieved November 22, 2014. {{cite web}}:
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-10-17. {{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. https://www.popmax.co.uk/games/1861/Numb-Chucks-Now-on-Kix-[dead link]

External links[]

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