Toad Patrol

Toad Patrol
Toad Patrol logo
GenreAdventure
Fantasy
Comedy drama
Created byGeorge Sarson
Peggy Sarson
Developed byRob Hudnut
Thomas LaPierre
Funbag Animation Studios
Edward Sarson Productions
Written byPatricia Lewis
Clive Endersby
Directed byNelson Shin (season 1)
Jerry Popowich
Voices ofDawn Ford
Terrence Scammell
Sonja Ball
Nancy Neilson
Neil Shee
Rick Jones
Bryn McAuley
Brady Moffatt
Michael O'Reilly
Long John Baldry
ComposersIan Tamblyn (season 1)
Andrew Huggett (season 2)
Country of originCanada
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producersPeggy Sarson
George Sarson
Firdaus Kharas (season 2)[1]
ProducerRick Morrison
Production companiesToadbag Productions
Edward Sarson Productions
Vision Entertainment (US)
Funbag Animation Studios
Helix Animation
Universal Pictures International (season 1)
AKOM (season 1)
RME LLC. (season 2) (US)
Original release
NetworkTeletoon
ReleaseOctober 2, 1999 (1999-10-02)[2] –
November 24, 2002 (2002-11-24)[2]
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Toad Patrol is a Canadian animated series created by George and Peggy Sarson. It premiered on October 2, 1999, on Teletoon (now Cartoon Network) in Canada [2] and on September 7, 2002, on Toon Disney.[3]

Although it was aimed at young children,[4] it found a following among preteens, teens and young adults because the fairly youthful and light-hearted appearance of the show enveloped some rather dark undertones and backgrounds.[5] The story was in unofficial development since 1985, officially beginning when the creators started selling Mistle Toad chocolates and cream pops to raise money.[6]

Years later, Toad Patrol was animated in Korea, AKOM (first season) and India, UTV Toons (additional production services, second season only), although much in-betweening was done in Canada at Funbag and Helix studios. It later aired on the French-language Télétoon as La Petite Patrouille,[7] and on the TeleFutura (now UniMás) Spanish-language network[8] as Patrulla de Sapitos. It also aired in Italy on Rai 2 as La pattuglia dei ranocchi.[9]

  1. ^ "Toad Patrol -". www.chocmoose.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Television Program Logs". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. March 2, 2016.[dead link] Alt URL
  3. ^ reporter, Allan Johnson, Tribune television (September 14, 2002). "Children's TV comes of age". chicagotribune.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  5. ^ "Student Animation Festival of Ottawa: Proprietary production is job 1 - Playback". oldads.playbackmag.com.
  6. ^ "Student Animation Festival of Ottawa: Proprietary production is job 1 - Playback". oldads.playbackmag.com.
  7. ^ "www.teletoon.com". January 6, 2002. Archived from the original on January 6, 2002.
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  9. ^ "AntonioGenna.net presenta: IL MONDO DEI DOPPIATORI - ZONA ANIMAZIONE: "La pattuglia dei ranocchi"".