Weird-Oh's facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Weird-Oh's |
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| Genre | CGI animation Slapstick Comedy Science fiction Family |
| Created by | Bill Campbell |
| Directed by | Ezekiel Norton James Boshier |
| Voices of | Kathleen Barr Cusse Mankuma Tabitha St. Germain |
| Theme music composer | Mark Berry Robert Buckley |
| Country of origin | United States Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (26 segments) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Christopher J. Brough Ian Pearson Mark Ralston |
| Running time | 10 minutes (each segment) 21 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Decode Entertainment EM.TV Mainframe Entertainment Testors Corporation |
| Distributor | Corus Entertainment Nelvana |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox Family YTV |
| Original release | September 15, 1999 – February 6, 2002 |
Weird-Oh's was a fun computer-animated TV show made in America and Canada. Companies like Decode Entertainment and Mainframe Entertainment helped create it. It first aired on Fox Family in the U.S. and YTV in Canada.
The show was about a group of unique, funny characters and their wild adventures in a town called Weirdsville. This town was located near the famous Route 66. The series was based on a popular toy line. It featured two teenagers, Portia and Eddie, who lived in a world where cars could talk! Only 13 episodes of this cool show were ever made.
The idea for the show and its characters came from the "Weird-Ohs" model kits. These kits were made by the Hawk Company. The characters in these model kits were very popular in the early 1960s. They were a funny way to make fun of America's love for cars.
Meet the Weird-Oh's Characters
Get to know the main characters who lived in the wacky world of Weirdsville!
- Digger (voiced by Kathleen Barr): He is Portia's brother.
- Eddie (voiced by Cusse Mankuma): Eddie is Digger's best friend.
- Portia (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain): She is Digger's older sister.
- Daddy-O Chassis (voiced by Scott McNeil): This is Digger and Portia's dad. He works as a teacher at their school.
- Mama-B Chassis (voiced by Kathleen Barr): She is Digger and Portia's mom. Mama-B owns a diner in Weirdsville.
- Baby Chassis (voiced by Ian James Corlett): This is Digger and Portia's baby brother.
- Davey (voiced by Scott McNeil): Davey is a biker who Portia really likes. He loves his motorcycle a lot and doesn't seem to notice Portia's feelings.
- Wade (voiced by Ian James Corlett): Wade is a rich kid who can be a bit snobby. He is Digger's rival. Wade also has a crush on Portia, but she doesn't like him back.
- Killer McBash (voiced by Scott McNeil): Killer McBash is Wade's bodyguard, helper, and driver.
- Leaky Boat Louie (voiced by Mark Acheson): He is a big sailor guy who has many different jobs around Weirdsville.
- Uncle Huey (voiced by Garry Chalk): Uncle Huey is a country person who drives a car similar to the Arkansas Chuggabug from Wacky Races. He has a pet crocodile or alligator named Carry-On.
- Slingrave Curvette (voiced by Elizabeth Carol Savenkoff): She was a substitute teacher for a while and later became the principal. Sometimes, she appears as a model or co-host on game shows.
Home Video Releases
The Weird-Oh's series was released in the year 2000. It came out as a set of three videotapes. These tapes were called "Lights, Camera, Traction," "Wheel Trouble," and "Traffic Jam." Later, in 2005, YTV released the entire series on DVD. These video and DVD sets were not made in large numbers, so they are quite hard to find today.
