Doodlez
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Doodlez is a Canadian series of animated shorts produced for television
by Cellar Door Productions, animated by Trapeze Animation Studios Ltd., which started airing on Teletoon in 2001. It could be seen on Nicktoons Network
, and is also the short with the most episodes.
. Dood gets himself in and out of various Duck Amuck
-esque situations, with the aid of Hand, a disembodied hand that uses his pencil
to draw (sometimes) helpful things onto the screen for Dood's use, such as helping Dood cheat
in a skating race against his rival by drawing a booster behind Dood.But usually hand draws very bad things. Situations include girl troubles, becoming a werewolf, being stuck in a picture frame, watering a sunflower, or traveling inside a giant beast to get his lollipop out of its stomach, and many other situations. There was also one episode done without Hand or his pencil but on a computer, and Cursor
(See One-Time Characters below) stood in for Hand.
Dood is usually angry at the end of the cartoon, because that it has to end so early. There is never any spoken dialogue, but sometimes the characters communicate through gibberish and Dood has a chipmunk laugh in some episodes. The end of a cartoon always shows the word “fin” (French for “The End”) appearing somewhere.
announced a Doodlez television series to be released soon. Either the studio cancelled the production, or they are still in production. An opening for the show was released on KidMango along with a bit of the classic shorts. However, they don't show the shorts anymore.
Television
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by Cellar Door Productions, animated by Trapeze Animation Studios Ltd., which started airing on Teletoon in 2001. It could be seen on Nicktoons Network
NickToons Network
Nicktoons is an American digital cable and satellite television network owned by Viacom. It is a sister service of the Nickelodeon cable channel...
, and is also the short with the most episodes.
Summary
Doodlez is about Dood, a small boy who is a doodleDoodle
A doodle is an unfocused drawing made while a person's attention is otherwise occupied. Doodles are simple drawings that can have concrete representational meaning or may just be abstract shapes....
. Dood gets himself in and out of various Duck Amuck
Duck Amuck
Duck Amuck is a surreal animated cartoon directed by Chuck Jones and produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. The short was released in early 1953 by The Vitaphone Corporation, the short subject division of Warner Bros. Pictures, as part of the Merrie Melodies series...
-esque situations, with the aid of Hand, a disembodied hand that uses his pencil
Pencil
A pencil is a writing implement or art medium usually constructed of a narrow, solid pigment core inside a protective casing. The case prevents the core from breaking, and also from marking the user’s hand during use....
to draw (sometimes) helpful things onto the screen for Dood's use, such as helping Dood cheat
Cheating
Cheating refers to the breaking of rules to gain advantage in a competitive situation. The rules infringed may be explicit, or they may be from an unwritten code of conduct based on morality, ethics or custom, making the identification of cheating a subjective process. Cheating can refer...
in a skating race against his rival by drawing a booster behind Dood.But usually hand draws very bad things. Situations include girl troubles, becoming a werewolf, being stuck in a picture frame, watering a sunflower, or traveling inside a giant beast to get his lollipop out of its stomach, and many other situations. There was also one episode done without Hand or his pencil but on a computer, and Cursor
Cursor (computers)
In computing, a cursor is an indicator used to show the position on a computer monitor or other display device that will respond to input from a text input or pointing device. The flashing text cursor may be referred to as a caret in some cases...
(See One-Time Characters below) stood in for Hand.
Dood is usually angry at the end of the cartoon, because that it has to end so early. There is never any spoken dialogue, but sometimes the characters communicate through gibberish and Dood has a chipmunk laugh in some episodes. The end of a cartoon always shows the word “fin” (French for “The End”) appearing somewhere.
Major characters
- Dood: The main character who is usually the first object to be drawn.
- Hand: The disembodied hand that holds the pencil and who draws Dood's environment.
Martini Moose
He shows up now and then, usually with a martini in hoof. He likes bubble baths and knows karate. He is seen as Dood's sidekick.Cop
In various episodes, Cop squashes Dood usually and throws him somewhere. When he is squashed, Dood gets handcuffs on his hands.One-time Characters
- Dood 2: An evil twin of Dood, appeared in "Genesis," an early episode of Doodlez, when Dood was cut in two by a wire and when hand copied doodles on computer. He also starred in "Dood.com," when Dood was copied.
- Handette: A female version of Hand who has only appeared in the Valentine's Day episode.
- Referee: From when Dood and Guy race.
- Tourist: A shutterbug who also makes Dood rich for a blast of ink.
- Art vandal: A random vandal of art, enjoys drawing mustaches on every piece with a person in it.
- Bull: A bull who disappeared into a red sheet then came back for Dood to make him some coffee.
- Cursor: Replaced Hand in one episode, where the entire thing was done on a computer, rather than the standard pad of paper.
- Hot-Dog Salesman: Sold Dood a hot dog in one short and he also sells ice cream.
- Sound-effects guy Followed Dood around in one episode, making various sounds to suit the mood of whatever Dood was experiencing, and to foreshadow any upcoming events.
- Director Appeared in an episode where Dood was featured in a movie. He holds a clapperboard and barks as a dog in place of dialogue.
- Beaver Dood's enemy for one episode.
Television series
In 2007, TeletoonTeletoon
Teletoon is a Canadian Category A specialty channel that broadcasts animation programming. Teletoon is owned by Teletoon Canada Inc., a joint venture between Astral Media and Corus Entertainment. Its name is a portmanteau of television and cartoon and has no connection with the television channel...
announced a Doodlez television series to be released soon. Either the studio cancelled the production, or they are still in production. An opening for the show was released on KidMango along with a bit of the classic shorts. However, they don't show the shorts anymore.
External links
- http://akas.imdb.com/title/tt0489596/Doodlez at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
] - Official Doodlez Web site
- Doodlez on-line (ru)