The Adventures of Chuck and Friends
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| Also known as | The Adventures of Chuck & Friends |
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| Developed by | Adam Beechen |
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| Country of origin | United States Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 39 (77 segments) |
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| Production company | Hasbro Studios |
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| Network | The Hub |
| Release | October 15, 2010 – January 9, 2012 |
The Adventures of Chuck and Friends (also known as The Adventures of Chuck & Friends, Chuck and Friends, or simply Chuck & Friends) is an animated television series based on Tonka's Chuck & Friends toyline. The series was produced by Hasbro Studios with animation production provided by Nelvana. The series ran on The Hub's defunct "HubBub" block, with repeats that aired Saturday mornings on The CW as part of the Vortexx block.[1] The series is mostly about anthropomorphic multiple types of trucks and even construction vehicles.
Characters
[edit]- Chuck is the whole main protagonist of the series. He is a male red dump truck with a manual transmission. Chuck aspires to be a race truck. His parents are Haulie and Porter, and he has an older brother named Rally. He has various friends, and tries to be the best friend he can be, though he can sometimes be selfish and a bit angry. For example, in "Lights, Camera, Trucks", he repeatedly stops a film production in order to get it perfect. Also, in "Fender Bender", when he accidentally gets injured by Boomer by playing tag, he takes advantage of Boomer in order to get out of cleaning his room. It is revealed in "The Best" that he is great at racing on paved roads. He often uses the phrases "Red-hot turbo chargers!" and "Powering pickups!" He, along with his friends, chant the phrase, "Friends for the long haul!" Chuck's model is a Fusion Greenman.
- Rowdy is a male green garbage truck. He is one of Chuck's friends. Like his type of truck indicates, he enjoys getting filthy, usually to the chagrin of his friends. In one episode, it is revealed that he is great at finding things, although he loses the horn his grandfather gave him in the episode "Mystery, He Rode". He likes sleeping sometimes. Rowdy's model is a Wizota D3-7.
- Handy is a male blue tow truck. He is one of Chuck's friends. As his name indicates, he has various objects, usually tools, in the bed of his truck. He also has a hook. He is often seen with Soku. In the episode, "Charlie the Screwdriver", it is revealed he has a younger brother named Clutch who is also a tow truck and is missing a front tooth to indicate his young age. Handy is a Wizota Forest.
- Digger is a male yellow backhoe loader. He is one of Chuck's friends. As his name indicates, he enjoys digging. He has a Spanish accent. He refers to his friends as "amigos". In the episode "The Best", it is revealed that he can race best on a track with obstacles. He's very good at keeping an eye on vehicles in danger (hinted in the episode "Sleepdriving Chuck" where he has to keep an eye-out for Chuck after Chuck gets into an accident while playing a game). Digger's model is a Wizota Toughlander.
- Spill is a female gray and dark orange cement mixer.
- Tiera is a male orange wheel loader.
- Blister is a male orange mobile crane.
- Tween is a female yellow steamroller.
- Biggs is a male orange monster truck. He is one of Chuck's friends. As his name indicates, he is a big truck (though he seems to be shorter than Digger). He has a Texas accent which is evidenced by the horns on his and his Father's cab roofs. He refers to his friends as his "buddies". In "The Best", it is revealed that he can race best on a dirt track. His catchphrase is "Wa-hoo!" Biggs is a Wizota Albatross.
- Boomer is a male red fire engine. He is one of Chuck's friends. Boomer seems to have a gut feeling that a plan might not work. This is seen whenever he voices his opinion that he is not sure about something. He also seems to be the most loyal to Chuck. This is seen in "Fender Bender", when, although Chuck had a minor injury on his side, he tended to Chuck. Boomer is a Wizota Douglas.
- Flip is a new friend of Chuck's. As his name indicates, he is a male stunt truck/bounce-back racer that flips. He has two sides: one that allows him to speed (green), and one that allows him to maneuver around obstacles (blue). He was introduced in the movie, The Big Air Dare. Although he is competitive with Chuck, he turns out to be a caring friend who hates to see Chuck endangered. He is probably part of the regular cast of characters since he also appears in a second season episode. While he still retains his competitive attitude, he was one of the three main characters that lost his first voice actor. Flip is a Wizota RX-7.
- Haulie is Chuck's mom. As her name indicates, she is a female yellow forklift. She runs a repair center. In the episode, "Sleepdriving Chuck", it reveals she makes a promise to Digger to keep an eye-out for her son when he goes "sleep-driving". Haulie's model is a Fusion Pine.
- Porter is Chuck's dad. As his name indicates, he is a male blue big rig. He runs the diner. He is one of the three characters that lost his first voice actor. Porter is a Fusion Skyline.
- Soku is a male blue souped-up cruiser car. He is one of Chuck's friends. As his name indicates, he is of Japanese origin. This is shown in "Soku-Kun", when Kazuo, his cousin from Japan visits. He is often seen with Handy. He is one of the three characters that lost his first voice actor. Although he and Biggs got bored of making the film perfect, that was revealed in "Lights, Camera, Trucks!". Soku is a Wizota AMC-12.
- Rally is Chuck's older brother. As his name indicates, he is a male blue racing truck. He seems to be quite successful. Unlike most sibling pairs, Chuck enjoys his brother, even though he is famous. Chuck seems to look up to his older brother and, instead of getting jealous, he aspires to be a racing truck like him. Rally's motto is "Over, around, and through, trucks go and see and do!" This is sometimes repeated by Chuck to his friends, like in episodes such as "The Pothole" as well as in the main title theme song. He has a racing truck friend named "Flash" who mumbles and only Rally can understand him, saying in the episode "Race to the Race" where Flash was also introduced. He is mentioned again in the episode "Charlie the Screwdriver". Rally is a Fusion Cobra.
- Chassie is a female lilac truck who first appeared in the second season. She enjoys nothing more than to dance away with her friends.
- Chomper is a mergin[check spelling] pile driver with a scrap claw.
- Buzzsaw is a maroon logging big rig with a trencher.
- Philip the Loader is a blue skid-steer telehandler.
- Elmer is a school bus who has failing parts and cannot run properly. Elmer is a 1977 Fusion Osprey. This is the only model with an officially known year.
Cast
[edit]- Stacey DePass – Boomer
- Fabrizio Fillipo – Digger
- Darren Frost – Rowdy
- Gabriel Giammaria – Chuck
- Gabriel Giuliani – Handy
- Lauren Holly – Haulie
- Lyon Smith – Rally
- Joanne Vannicola – Biggs
- Dale Yim – Soku (season 1)
- Blair Williams – Porter (season 1)
- Sam Barringer – Flip (season 2)
- Jeremy Harris – Porter (season 2)
- Jake Sim – Clutch (season 2)
- Laurie Elliot – Soku (season 2)[2]
Episodes
[edit]Series overview
[edit]| Season | Episodes | Segments | Originally aired | ||
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| 1 | 26 | 52 | October 15, 2010 | June 24, 2011 | |
| 2 | 13 | 25 | September 12, 2011 | January 9, 2012 | |
| Special | April 22, 2011 | ||||
Season 1 (2010–2011)
[edit]Note: All episodes in this season were directed by Don Kim.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Original air date |
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| 1 | 1 | "Special Delivery" | Adam Beechen | October 15, 2010 |
| "Buffing Up" | ||||
| 2 | 2 | "Tough Break" | Adam Beechen | October 22, 2010 |
| "Little Big Chuck" | Chara Campanella | |||
| 3 | 3 | "Race to the Race" | Adam Beechen | October 29, 2010 |
| "When Trucks Fly" | Guy Toubes | |||
| 4 | 4 | "Fort Chuck" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | November 5, 2010 |
| "A Hop, Slip and a Jump" | Guy Toubes | |||
| 5 | 5 | "The Checkup" | John Semper | November 12, 2010 |
| "The Shortcut" | Guy Toubes | |||
| 6 | 6 | "Digging Deep" | Chara Campanella | November 26, 2010 |
| "Lights, Camera, Trucks!" | David Shayne | |||
| 7 | 7 | "Truck and Roll" | Chara Campanella | December 3, 2010 |
| "Mystery, He Rode" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | |||
| 8 | 8 | "Up All Night" | Holly Melissa Bullard & John Semper | December 24, 2010 |
| "Boomer the Snowplow" | Guy Toubes | |||
| 9 | 9 | "Choosy Chuck" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | January 7, 2011 |
| "The Best" | Guy Toubes | |||
| 10 | 10 | "The Pothole" | Adam Beechen | January 28, 2011 |
| "Chuck's Perfect Plans" | Guy Toubes | |||
| 11 | 11 | "Chuck in Charge" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | February 11, 2011 |
| "Trucks vs. Wild" | Chara Campanella | |||
| 12 | 12 | "Unidentified Rolling Object" | Adam Beechen | February 18, 2011 |
| "On a Role" | Guy Toubes | |||
| 13 | 13 | "Sleep-Driving Chuck" | Holly Melissa Bullard & John Semper | February 25, 2011 |
| "Daredevil Chuck" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | |||
| 14 | 14 | "Chuck and the Lost Hubcap of Gold" | David Shayne | March 11, 2011 |
| "Shine On" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | |||
| 15 | 15 | "Where There's a Wheel" | James Hereth & David Shayne | March 18, 2011 |
| "Flower Power" | Chara Campanella | |||
| 16 | 16 | "Chuck-Atomic" | Holly Melissa Bullard & John Semper | March 25, 2011 |
| "Chuck's Break" | Chara Campanella | |||
| 17 | 17 | "Game On" | Guy Toubes | April 8, 2011 |
| "Kid Stuff" | ||||
| 18 | 18 | "Contest Countdown" | Guy Toubes | April 15, 2011 |
| "Revving Up Rally" | Adam Beechen | |||
| 19 | 19 | "Being Biggs" | Chara Campanella | April 29, 2011 |
| "As the Engine Coughs" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | |||
| 20 | 20 | "Anchors A-Wheel" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | May 6, 2011 |
| "Mind Your Own Business" | James Hereth & Rhonda Smiley | |||
| 21 | 21 | "Brother Borrowing" | Chara Campanella | May 13, 2011 |
| "When Haulie Met Porter" | Guy Toubes | |||
| 22 | 22 | "The Art of Being Chuck" | Anne-Marie Perrotta | May 20, 2011 |
| "Senses of Direction" | Guy Toubes | |||
| 23 | 23 | "Beach Blanket Uh-Oh" | James Hereth & Rhonda Smiley | May 27, 2011 |
| "Hide and Seek" | ||||
| 24 | 24 | "Attack of the 50-Foot Chuck" | James Hereth & Rhonda Smiley | June 3, 2011 |
| "Soku-Kun" | Guy Toubes | |||
| 25 | 25 | "Join the Club" | Adam Beechen | June 17, 2011 |
| "Fender Bender" | Chara Campanella | |||
| 26 | 26 | "Did You Hear?" | Guy Toubes | June 24, 2011 |
| "Bridging the Gap" | ||||
Season 2 (2011–2012)
[edit]The show's second season had been cut in half, and it has 13 episodes, instead of 26.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 27 | 1 | "Rowdy's New Rigg" | Brian Harris | Corey Powell | September 12, 2011 |
| "Grandpa Treadwell" | Adrian Thatcher | Guy Toubes | |||
| 28 | 2 | "Super Sweeper Chuck" | Brian Harris | James Hereth & Rhonda Smiley | September 19, 2011 |
| "Sitter Shenanigans" | Adrian Thatcher | Adam Beechen | |||
| 29 | 3 | "The Legend of Bigtire" | Brian Harris | Chara Campanella | September 26, 2011 |
| "Hard at Work" | Adrian Thatcher | Adam Beechen | |||
| 30 | 4 | "Chuck's Back Up" | Brian Harris | M.A. Larson | November 7, 2011 |
| "Speed Indeed" | Adrian Thatcher | Laurie Israel & Rachel Ruderman | |||
| 31 | 5 | "Uncle Vertie's Stunt School" | Brian Harris | Scott Sonneborn | November 14, 2011 |
| "Dancing Wheels" | Adrian Thatcher | Chara Campanella | |||
| 32 | 6 | "Keep on Trackin'" | Brian Harris | Cydne Clark & Steve Granat | October 21, 2011 |
| "The Bully" | Adrian Thatcher | Amy Forstadt | |||
| 33 | 7 | "Ghost Stories" | Adrian Thatcher | Guy Toubes | October 24, 2011 |
| "Charlie the Screwdriver" | Brian Harris | Scott Gray | |||
| 34 | 8 | "Commercial Trucks" | Brian Harris | James Hereth & Rhonda Smiley | November 28, 2011 |
| "Rowdy and the Rock Star" | Adrian Thatcher | Sindy McKay | |||
| 35 | 9 | "Prince Chuck" | Brian Harris | Chara Campanella | December 5, 2011 |
| "The Dirt on Chuck" | Adrian Thatcher | Scott Sonneborn | |||
| 36 | 10 | "Pop Goes the Inner Tube" | Brian Harris | Corey Powell | December 12, 2011 |
| "Runaway Chuck" | Adrian Thatcher | Cydne Clark & Steve Granat | |||
| 37 | 11 | "Mother of All Gifts" | Adrian Thatcher | David Shayne | December 26, 2011 |
| "Fools for Rules" | Brian Harris | Laurie Israel & Rachel Ruderman | |||
| 38 | 12 | "The Regifters" | Brian Harris | Guy Toubes | December 19, 2011 |
| 39 | 13 | "Mayor Chuck" | Adrian Thatcher | Chara Campanella | January 9, 2012 |
| "Wallbashers" | Adam Beechen | ||||
Special (2011)
[edit]| Title | Original airdate | |
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| "Chuck's Big Air Dare" | April 22, 2011 | |
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The special, which introduces a new character called Flip the Race Truck, who teaches kids about the need to work together in order to succeed. | ||
Home Media
[edit]In 2012, it was announced that Shout! Factory would release episodes of the show on DVD, starting February 14 with "Friends to the Finish".[3]
Reception
[edit]Watchdog group Common Sense Media says that The Adventures of Chuck and Friends is "an entertaining series" and "filled with positive messages."[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. pp. 4–5. ISBN 9781476672939.
- ^ " The Adventures of Chuck & Friends". bcdb.com, March 23, 2011
- ^ http://www.shoutfactory.com/press/441/pound_puppies_homeward_pound.aspx [dead link]
- ^ "The Adventures of Chuck and Friends". Common Sense Media. December 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
External links
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