Clang Invasion
Clang Invasion is an animated television series produced for the Canadian children's programming channel YTV. It also aired on Canal Panda, Gloob, Nickelodeon, ABC Me and Pop. 26 episodes were produced.[1]
| Clang Invasion | |
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| Genre | Comedy Science fiction Action Cyberpunk Animated sitcom |
| Created by | Seng Choon Meng |
| Developed by | Doug Hadders Adam Rotstein |
| Directed by | Frederick Marcello Wilmot David Low Da Wei |
| Voices of | Patrick McKenna Linda Kash Doug Hadders Julie Lemieux Annick Obonsawin Brad Adamson |
| Composers | Daniel Ingram Steffan Andrews |
| Country of origin | Canada Singapore Hong Kong |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (52 segments) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Steven DeNure Anne Loi Seng Choon Meng Steven Ching Chi Wai |
| Producer | Beth Stevenson |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies | AGOGO Entertainment Ltd. Scrawl Studios Decode Entertainment |
| Distributor | Decode Enterprises |
| Release | |
| Original network | YTV ABC3 Pop |
| Picture format | 1080i (16:9 HDTV) |
| Original release | September 18, 2007 – July 17, 2008 |
Plot
Three alien robots, Rivet, Widgit and Socket, accidentally crashed their spaceship on a backyard tree on Earth. Human twins Robin and Daisy Harrison, and their pet dog Sam went to investigate the crash, where they encounter the robots.[2] Not capable of returning to Planet Clang, the robots becomes friends with Robin and Daisy, made Sam speak by installing a voice box, and utilise a spectrum of gadgetry for their goals. The twins also have to keep the robots a secret. Before rivet widget and socket return to planet Clang.
Characters
- Rivet: (voiced by Patrick McKenna) The captain of the spaceship, Rivet is a male robot and inventor that serves as a genius to the kids, offering them his inventions. He discovered information about Earth from its old commercial broadcasts into space.
- Widgit: (voiced by Linda Kash) The spaceship's navigator and maintainer, Widgit is a female robot who performs poorly technologically compared to the other robots but sympathizes with living things. She can contact with any living thing after accidentally devouring one of Rivet's gadgets.
- Socket: (voiced by Doug Hadders) The spaceship's security officer, Socket is a simpler robot, unlike the others. As an old robot, his parts frequently fall off, with Rivet reattaching back socket’s parts. His head also acts as an object storage.
- Robin Harrison: (voiced by Julie Lemieux) A 7-year-old human boy and Daisy's twin brother, Robin thinks the arrival of the robots in his background is the best thing in his life.
- Daisy Harrison: (voiced by Annick Obonsawin) A 7-year-old human girl and Robin's twin sister, Daisy isn't as wise as her age in contrast to him, despite believing the contrary.
- Sam: (voiced by Brad Adamson) The Harrisons' dog, Sam was given a voice box on his collar from the robots in order to speak. He is talkative.
Episodes
The dates that follow are when the episodes were initially developed and released in Singapore and England and not when they debuted in Canada, which was over 3 years later.
1. Countdown to Desthruction / When Life Gives You Lemons -September 18th 2007
3. I, Giant Robot / Super Excellent Fantastical Man... and Daisy - September 20th 2007
5. Home a Clone / Pause and Order -September 23rd 2007
7. To Everything Learn, Learn, Learn / The Fluffy Kitten… of Death - September 29th 2007
9. The Road to Invention / Queen Bumble Bee - October 5th 2007
11. O Tannenbomb / Teleputty - October 8th 2007
13. Welcome to My Nightmare / Trick or Treat or Trick or Treat - October 15th 2007
15. Ace Up His Sleeve / The Fright Stuff - October 30th 2007
17. Hide and Seek and Destroy / Go Kart a Go-Go - November 2nd 2007
19. Chicken-Pocalypse / The E.A.R.L. Files - November 5th 2007
21. Freaky Monday / You Can't Handle the Tooth - November 27th 2007
23. Oh Snow He Didn't / Total Eclipse of the Art - December 9th 2007
25. Close Encounters of the Love Kind / Completely Lost in Space - December 15th 2007
27. The Big Dance / Lemur Come Back to Me - January 8th 2008
29. Two Dads Are Better Than One / The Polar-Bear Express - January 14th 2008
31. Hail to the Chief / With Friends Like These - February 8th 2008
33. License to Drive / Bullyworth - February 29th 2008
35. Recycle, Reuse, Re-Boot / Say Cheese - March 8th 2008
37. Bring Your Parents to Work Day / The Grandma Illusion - March 17th 2008
39. Robin Boy Genius... Naaaaa / Back on the Clang Gang - March 24th 2008
41. To Air is Devine / Field of Mean - April 5th 2008
43. There Goes the Neighbourhoodistan / On the Run - April 27th 2008
45. Evolution Solution / To Sasquatch a Thief - May 13th 2008
47. A Kung Fu Star is Born / Citizen Lame - May 28th 2008
49. Alien Happy Fun Time Challenge / Living It Upgrade - June 5th 2008
50. April Fools …AAAh / Dazed and Com-pooched - July 17th 2008
Production
The series was originally going to be called Gizmo. The series was co-produced by Decode Entertainment, Agogo Entertainment and Scrawl Studios.[4][5] DHX Media is the distributor.[6]
References
- 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. p. 224. ISBN 9781476672939.
- Singapore Media Fusion. "Animation". Archived from the original on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
- "Clang Invasion website". Archived from the original on 24 March 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- Scrawl Studios. http://www.scrawlstudios.com/news07.html
- Village Gamer. "Decode Entertainment And Scrawl Studios Bring New Animated Series To Asia TV Forum." http://www.villagegamer.net/2008/12/12/decode-entertainment-and-scrawl-studios-bring-new-animated-series-to-asia-tv-forum/
- DHX Media. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-08-05. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
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