Pecola facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Pecola |
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| Genre | CGI series |
| Created by | Naomi Iwata |
| Directed by | Mike Fallows Dan Wakabayashi |
| Voices of | (See cast) |
| Country of origin | Japan Canada |
| Original language(s) | Japanese English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Michael Hirsh Naomi Iwata Patrick Loubert Clive A. Smith Makoto Toriyama |
| Producer(s) | Kim Cleary |
| Running time | 30 min (two 15 minutes episodes per timeslot) |
| Production company(s) | Yomiko Advertising Nelvana Milky Cartoon |
| Distributor | Nelvana |
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| Original network | Teletoon (Canada) TV Tokyo (Japan) |
| Original release | September 3, 2001 – September 18, 2002 |
Pecola (Japanese: ペコラ) is a fun 3D animated TV show from Japan and Canada. It's about cube-shaped animal characters who live in a unique place called Cube Town. The show is based on a series of children's picture books by Naomi Iwata.
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Meet Pecola and Cube Town
The main character is Pecola, a super curious and energetic penguin. He loves to help everyone in Cube Town. But sometimes, his helpful ideas cause a bit of a mess! Pecola is an orphan and lives with his kind grandfather, Pecolius.
Cube Town is a small, cozy village by the sea. It has cool places like an art museum, a sunny beach, a tall lighthouse, and a winding canal. It's surrounded by mountains and gets supplies and visitors by ship. Sometimes, tourists even come from a big city called Cubic City.
Who's Who: Main Characters
- Pecola — Our main penguin hero! He brings lots of excitement to Cube Town. Even though he's a penguin, Pecola can't swim. His favorite sayings are "Flapping Flippers!" and "Let's Get Hopping!" He loves pudding and enjoys playing pranks.
- Little Chu/Chewy — A clever mouse and Pecola's best friend. He's the grandson of Dr. Chu, a famous inventor. Chewy is also a budding inventor himself. He often joins Pecola on adventures, even if he gets a "funny feeling" in his stomach first!
- Dr. Chu — Chewy's grandfather, the greatest inventor in Cube Town. He creates amazing gadgets that often help Pecola and Chewy. He's also good friends with Pecola's grandfather, Pecolius.
- Coco — Another penguin friend. She's more sensible than Pecola and sometimes gets annoyed by his silly antics. Coco loves to sing, but she's not very good at it!
- Mr. Saruyama — A monkey who runs the fruit stand and the town newspaper. Pecola often plays pranks on him, which usually ends with his melons falling over. He also cries a lot!
- Gao/Rory — The town's dedicated lion postman. He's super determined and has never missed a day of work. He even won "postman of the year"!
- Pug/Mr. Puggalski — A pug who owns the grocery store. People say he's the best at hide-and-seek.
- Dr. Hornbender — An old goat who studies stars at the observatory. He dreams of discovering new planets and stars.
- Rabi/Robbie — A shy rabbit who loves playing video games.
- Mayor Papazoni — An elephant who is the mayor of Cube Town. He gives long, sometimes boring, speeches. He even flies his own helicopter!
- Steam/Stim/Steamer — A cool cat who works as a train mechanic and engineer. She's building a tunnel to connect Cube Town to Cubic City.
- Aunty Yorkshire — A kind pig who does laundry for the town. She's one of the few adults who doesn't mind Pecola's mischief.
- Mr. and Mrs. Bernard — Two beagles who run the town bakery. Mr. Bernard often falls asleep on the job!
- Jabatt and Bashatt — Two tortoise firemen. Even though there are never fires, they help out around town and often bump into each other, which is funny.
- Officer Kumada — A bear who helps keep Cube Town safe with his rules and observations.
- Mr. Lonely — A wolf who writes and recites sad poetry. He once even rapped!
- Gazelle — A stylish gazelle who wants to be a modern artist. He's Hillary's boyfriend.
- Srally/Hillary — A giraffe who runs the Cube Town Art Museum. She's very fashionable and cares a lot about her weight.
- Miss Lucky — A blue cat who reports for Cube Town News. She even helped Pecola make a movie!
- Golagola/Gola Gola — A friendly sea creature who once saved Pecola from drowning. The town was scared of him at first, but now they like him.
- Tsunekichi/Rudy — Pecola's fox friend. His favorite sayings are "I knew that" and "I was going to say/ask that." He likes to brag and show off his toys.
- Cori — A squirrel who runs Cori's Cafe as a chef and waitress.
- Bongo — A strong gorilla who is kind but a bit clumsy. He often bumps into things and says "Sorry!"
- Pecolius — Pecola's grandfather. He's an adventurous penguin who looks a bit like Indiana Jones! He understands Pecola's unique personality but reminds him to stay out of trouble.
- Robo-Pecola — A robot version of Pecola built by Dr. Chu. He was supposed to teach Pecola manners, but his glitches often cause more trouble!
- Alligetao/Al Agator — A mysterious alligator who takes pictures around Cube Town.
- Power Pal — A gorilla superhero on TV who is Pecola's favorite. He looks like Bongo but wears a superhero costume. He inspired Pecola to become "Power Pecola."
Voice Actors: Bringing Characters to Life
Many talented actors lend their voices to the characters in Pecola!
English Voices
- Austin Di Iulio voices Pecola and Robo Pecola.
- Stephaine Beard voices Coco.
- Richard Binsley voices Jabbatt.
- Donald Burda voices Gazelle.
- Keith Hampshire voices Mayor Papazoni.
- Len Carlson voices Officer Kumada.
- Michael Cera voices Robbie Rabbit.
- William Colgate voices Dr. Hornbender.
- Neil Crone voices Dr. Chu.
- Jill Frappier voices Aunty Yorkshire.
- Jake Goldsbie voices Rudy.
- George Buza voices Postman Rory.
- Tracey Hoyt voices Hilary.
- Howard Jerome voices Mr Bernard.
- Keith Knight voices Al A. Gator.
- Julie Lemieux voices Miss Lucky.
- Sharron Matthews voices Steamer.
- Marla Lukofsky voices Mrs Bernard.
- Miriam McDonald voices Chewy.
- Sunday Muse voices Corey.
- Scott McCord voices Bashatt.
- Peter Oldring voices Bongo.
- Stephen Ouimette voices Mr. Saruyama.
- Avery Saltzman voices Mr Puggalski.
- Adrian Truss voices Mr. Lonely.
- Chris Wiggins voices Pecolius.
Spanish Voices
- Anabella Silva voices Pecola.
- Gonzalo Fumero voices Bongo.
- Luis Carreño voices Gazelle.
Japanese Voices
- Mayumi Asano voices Pecola and Rob Pecola.
- Naoko Takano voices Coco.
- Umeji Sasaki voices Pecolius.
- Paku Romi voices Rabi-san.
Episodes of Pecola
The Pecola TV show has 26 episodes, split into two seasons. Each episode usually has two shorter stories. The first season aired in 2001, and the second season aired in 2002.
Where Pecola Aired
Pecola first appeared on TV in Canada on Teletoon in September 2001. In Japan, it started airing on TV Tokyo in October 2002. Later, the show came to the United States on Cartoon Network in 2003 and also aired on Qubo for many years. It was also shown in Indonesia on Spacetoon.
Pecola on DVD and Games
You can find Pecola on DVD in countries like Japan, Australia, France, and Taiwan. In the US, you can watch it on Amazon Video. There's even an educational video game based on the show for the Sega Pico system in Japan! It's called Pecola no Daibouken Maboroshi no Aisukurīmu wo Sagase! which means "Pecola's Great Adventure: Find the Phantom Ice Cream!"
