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Tracey McBean
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Created by Mary Small
Arthur Filloy
Starring Roslyn Oades
Jimmy Hibbert
Alice Ley
Lisa Bailey
Kevin Seal
Composer(s) Nerida Tyson-Chew
Country of origin Australia
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 39 (38 Episodes and a 1 TV Movie Special)
Production
Executive producer(s) Noel Price
Tom Van Waveren
Claire Henderson
Jin Guo Ping
Producer(s) Noel Price
Charlotte Damgaard
Running time approx 0:30 (0.15 per segment)
92 minutes (Series Finale Special)
Production company(s) Southern Star Group
Egmont Imagination
Shanghai Animation Film Studio
Film Australia
Release
Original network ABC Kids
Original release 31 December 2001 (2001-12-31) – 20 June 2006 (2006-06-20)

Tracey McBean is an exciting animated TV show for kids from Australia. It was made by Southern Star Entertainment and Film Australia. The show first aired on ABC Kids in Australia and Discovery Kids in the United States. Craig Handley and Steve Cooper directed the series.

About Tracey McBean

The main character is a clever nine-year-old girl named Tracey McBean. She goes to school with her best friend, Shamus. Tracey loves to invent all sorts of cool gadgets and machines. She and Shamus use these inventions for many things, like school projects or just for fun adventures!

Tracey lives in a house, and Shamus lives in a tall apartment building. Shamus enjoys growing plants naturally, while Tracey is always busy inventing. She has a special caravan in her backyard that she uses as her inventing lab. This caravan is white with a red stripe and is full of computers, tools, and parts for her creations.

Tracey also has a younger sister named Megan. Megan sometimes bothers Tracey, which often leads Tracey to invent something to solve the problem!

There are also some rivals at school: the McConnolly brothers. They often try to compete with Tracey and Shamus, but they aren't very smart. Jim McConnolly is the leader, known for his blue hat and high-collared sweater. His sneakers have a very strong smell! Jake McConnolly is his bigger, usually not-so-bright brother, though he can surprise everyone with a smart idea now and then.

Tracey's main rival in science is a boy named Laszlo. He's also in the science club, but he's not as kind as Tracey.

In most episodes, Tracey invents something to help her friends or family. She always means well, but her inventions sometimes cause a small problem or a funny disaster. Then, Tracey has to use her smarts to fix things! Even though she's a science whiz, her inventions are usually super imaginative and not always based on real science.

Characters You'll Meet

Here are some of the characters from the show:

  • Tracey McBean: The main character and a brilliant inventor. She tells the story in every episode. Roslyn Oades is her voice.
  • Shamus Wong: Tracey's loyal best friend.
  • The McConnelly Bros.: Jim and Jake, who are often Tracey's rivals.
  • Jim McConnelly: The leader of the brothers, voiced by Akmal Saleh.
  • Megan McBean: Tracey's younger sister, voiced by Meaghan Davies in the final season.
  • Mr. & Mrs. McBean: Tracey's parents.
  • Gordon McBean: Tracey's brother.
  • Laszlo: Tracey's science rival.
  • Morris and Sandy: Tracey's cat and dog.
  • Mrs Carmody: Tracey's teacher at school.
  • Mr Longbottom: The school principal.
  • Shamus's family: He has three older brothers, a dad, and a mom.

Episodes

The show has two seasons and a special TV movie! Each episode usually has two short stories.

Season 1

  1. "Stretching Machine" & "Family Power"
  2. "Gordon the King" & "Lost Thing Finder"
  3. "Mom's Birthday" & "Multiplication"
  4. "Pocket Money" & "School Camp"
  5. "Brain Machine" & "Local Weather"
  6. "Stage Fright" & "Park Monster"
  7. "Invisible Megan" & "The Great Race"
  8. "Fancy Dress" & "Rainbow"
  9. "Robo Tracey" & "Horsing Around"
  10. "Zoom Boots" & "Bugs"
  11. "Finding the Beat" & "Gordon's Bed"
  12. "Gordon's Makeover" & "Ultimate Jungle Gym"
  13. "Fallout" & "Freckle Frenzy"

Season 2

  1. "Sherlock Tracey" & "Bad Luck Lee"
  2. "Bald Bob" & "Marble Mania"
  3. "Election" & "The Vegetable That Cried Wolf"
  4. "World Record" & "Gentleman Jim"
  5. "Big Things" & "The McConnelly Cousin"
  6. "13" & "Anti-Shamus"
  7. "Teddys" & "Galaxy Blazers"
  8. "Party On" & "Dirt Magnet"
  9. "Time Skip" & "Lights, Camera, Action"
  10. "Surfbuster" & "Zoo Story"
  11. "Fairy Tales" & "Swap"
  12. "A Trifling Master" & "On Ice"
  13. "Go!, Gordon!, Go!" & "Lost Muse"
  14. "Overdue" & "Jim in Charge"
  15. "Stuck on You" & "Jurassic Tracey"
  16. "Jim's Curse" & "Away"
  17. "Clowning Around" & "Big Nick"
  18. "Socks" & "To The Top"
  19. "Boss Tracey" & "Where The Wind Blows Tracey"
  20. "Rubbish" & "Wild Times"
  21. "Come Back Kitty" & "Remote Control"
  22. "Quiz Show" & "Radio Jim"
  23. "Mystery Girl" & "Of Lice And Tracey"
  24. "Escape" & "Game On"
  25. "The Makeover" & "Inner Beauty"

Series Finale Movie Special

  1. "It's Really Tracey McBean's Big Movie Special!"

Awards and Recognition

Tracey McBean won some cool awards for being a great kids' show:

  • In 2003, it won an Awgie Award for Children's Television. This award is given to great writers in Australia.
  • In 2004, it won a Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Children's Program. The Logie Awards are Australia's biggest TV awards.
  • It won another Awgie Award in 2006.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Tracey McBean para niños

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