Turbo Fast facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Turbo Fast
Genre	Adventure Comedy Racing
Directed by	Anthony Lioi (supervising) Phil Allora Anthony Chun Nate Clesowich Juno Lee Michael Moloney Chris Prynoski
Voices of	Reid Scott Eric Bauza Michael Patrick Bell John Eric Bentley Grey DeLisle-Griffin Phil LaMarr Amir Talai
Opening theme	"Those Snails are Fast" by Deetown Entertainment
Composer(s)	Henry Jackman Halli Cauthery (add. music) Ali Dee Theodore
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	52 (78 segments)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Chris Prynoski Jack Thomas
Producer(s)	Ben Kalina (supervising) Shannon Barrett Prynoski Jennifer Ray
Running time	22 minutes (two 11-minute segments)
Production company(s)	Titmouse, Inc. DreamWorks Animation Television
Release
Original network	Netflix
Picture format	HDTV
Audio format	Dolby Digital 5.1
Original release	December 24, 2013 (2013-12-24) – February 5, 2016 (2016-02-05)
Chronology
Preceded by	Turbo

Turbo Fast is an American flash-animated web television series based on the 2013 computer-animated film Turbo. Produced by DreamWorks Animation Television and animated by Titmouse, it is being exclusively released on Netflix in United States and in the 40 countries where Netflix offers its services at the time, but it became available worldwide via Netflix over time. It is the first Netflix original series for children, and the first DreamWorks Animation series produced for Netflix.

The first five episodes of the first 26-episode season were released on December 24, 2013, with subsequent batches of five to six episodes following around holidays throughout 2014. Each episode consists of two 11-minutes segments, except for few double-length episodes. Season 2 was released on Netflix on July 31, 2015. The third and final season was released on Netflix on February 5, 2016.

The series picks up right after the events of the film, following a snail named Turbo and his crew to Starlight City, where they master new stunts and compete with villains. It is being animation directed by Mike Roush, casting and voice directed by Andrea Romano, art directed by Antonio Canobbio, produced by Ben Kalina, Shannon Barrett Prynoski and Jennifer Ray, and executive produced by Chris Prynoski and Jack Thomas. Beside Ken Jeong and Mike Bell, who reprise their roles of Kim-Ly and White Shadow from the film, the series features an all-new cast. It consists of Reid Scott as Turbo, John Eric Bentley as Whiplash, Grey DeLisle-Griffin as Burn, Phil LaMarr as Smoove Move, Amir Talai as Skidmark and Tito, and Eric Bauza as Chet.

Plot

Ever since Theo (aka Turbo) won the Indianapolis 500 from the film Turbo, Tito builds a city for all the snails along with Turbo. He even built a race track for the snails to race. Now Turbo continues his racing adventure with the help of his brother Chet, and his friends Whiplash, Burn, Skidmark, White Shadow, and Smoove Move. Together they decide to call themselves the Fast Action Stunt Team, or F.A.S.T.

Characters

• Turbo/Theodore "Theo" (voiced by Reid Scott) – The main protagonist of Turbo, a snail who has gained super speed after being swallowed by a car engine, and who has won the Indy 500 with said powers.
• Chester "Chet" (voiced by Eric Bauza) – Turbo's paranoid older brother, who is the main safety patrolman of Turbotown and the manager of the F.A.S.T. crew. He is also Burn's boyfriend. His shell is equipped with an ambulance/helicopter, nicknamed the ‘Shellcopter’.
• Whitney "Whiplash" Chubbington (voiced by John Eric Bentley) – The tough-as-nails leader of the F.A.S.T. crew, whose shell is equipped with a jet engine. Despite his gruff attitude, he has a fondness for lavender lotion.
• Skip "Skidmark" Markovich (voiced by Amir Talai) – The F.A.S.T. crew's main mechanic, whose shell is equipped with a propeller. He is fond of conspiracy theories, which seems to annoy the other team members, despite most of them proving to be true. Despite his idiosyncrasies, he is a devoted team member. He is best friends with White Shadow.
• Bernice "Burn" Guzman (voiced by Grey DeLisle) -The only female member of the F.A.S.T. crew and Chet's girlfriend.
• Whitman "White Shadow" Shafford (voiced by Michael Patrick Bell) – The largest snail in the F.A.S.T. crew, who has a habit of acting stealthy, though his large size is a disadvantage. He is best friends with Skidmark, and often proves to be just as quirky as him. He is somewhat dim-witted and a big eater. His shell is equipped with tires.
• Smoove Move (voiced by Phil LaMarr) – The "grooviest" snail of the F.A.S.T. crew, whose shell is equipped with bass speakers. He has a taste for funk and rap music, which help him to "groove" through the track. He is also a DJ and has a knack for painting.
• Hardcase (voiced by Diedrich Bader) – A tiger beetle who envies Turbo's fame and wishes to outrace him, even resorting to cheating. He does not tolerate losing, and even threatens to ravage Turbotown until he wins a race.
• Tito (voiced by Amir Talai) – A snail race trainer and the employee of Dos Bros Tacos.
• Kim-Ly (voiced by Ken Jeong) – An elderly manicurist at Starlight Plaza.
• Chickipede (voiced by Phil LaMarr) – A chicken-centipede mutant hybrid.
• Brahdhi and Warlarva (voiced by Jeff Bennett, Mark Hamill) – Surfing cockroaches along with Jimmy Delaware.
• Breakneck (voiced by Mark Hamill) – Whiplash's rival and former mentor.
• Buster Move (voiced by Dana Snyder) – Smoove Move's brother.
• Princess Thora (voiced by Rachael MacFarlane) – A praying mantis.
• F.A.J.I.T.A. – Enemies of the F.A.S.T. crew. It consists of Fusion (voiced by Will Friedle), Lightning (voiced by John Eric Bentley), Groove Rider (voiced by Phil LaMarr), Snap (voiced by Grey DeLisle), Peel-Out (voiced by Eric Bauza), and Mondo Tires (voiced by Michael Patrick Bell). While most of shells for F.A.J.I.T.A. are based on the Shells of the F.A.S.T. crew, Fusion's shell is powered by a Fusion Engine, unlike Turbo's, whose power is all natural.
• Rockwell (voiced by Steven Blum) – A turtle.
• Barth (voiced by Jim Breuer) – A lizard.
• Marty (voiced by Dave Willis) – A toad.
• Dash Dunghammer (voiced by John DiMaggio) – A dung beetle who is the friend of White Shadow.
• Count Tickula (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) – A vampire tick who is very happy about everything.
• Arctic Hare (voiced by Vicki Lewis) – An Arctic hare.
• Edvard (voiced by Alexander Polinsky) – Tickula's son who broods a lot and says "whatever" every time.
• Rudy Guana (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) – An iguana.
• Cajun Cliche (voiced by Jim Cummings) – A crawfish from Louisiana.
• Baron Von Schwartzhozen (voiced by Steve Valentine) – A German accented wasp.
• Ace Gecko (voiced by Jeff Bennett) – A con artist who regularly makes false deals with the citizens of Turbotown, especially Chet. Although he dons the alias "Gecko", he is actually a newt.
• Hayaku (voiced by Lauren Tom) – A Japanese cricket who pretends to be in love with Turbo in order to beat him in a race in Tokyo. Although she still claims him to be her enemy, Turbo still believes she has feelings for him. Her name means "Quickly" in Japanese.
• Queen Invicta (voiced by Laraine Newman) – A fire ant queen.
• Captain Dirtbeard (voiced by John DiMaggio) – A rat who is a pirate captain who regularly tries to get revenge on Turbo and the F.A.S.T crew and once ruined everyone's food supply to sell packets in a smuggling operation.
• Slushbeard (voiced by John DiMaggio) – Dirtbeard's brother.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2013–2014)

The series premiered on December 24, 2013, when the first five episodes of the first season were released. Following batches of five episodes were released on April 4, 2014, June 27, 2014, September 12, 2014, and December 1, 2014.

Five-episode release is a departure from previous Netflix release strategy, where an entire season of a series was released at once. Netflix explained the change of the strategy: "Production on animation is on a different timetable, so we chose to make the episodes that are ready now available for viewers as they were ready."

Season 2 (2015)

Season 3 (2016)

Awards and nominations

See also

In Spanish: Turbo FAST para niños