Splatalot!
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Splatalot! is a medieval-themed physical game show for kids which made its English Canadian premiere on March 14, 2011 on YTV. It is hosted by Jason Agnew, and Matt Chin. The series is similar to Wipeout. Splatalot! is produced by Toronto-based marblemedia
. It features a large, extreme obstacle course and three rounds of competition: Cross the Moat, Escape the Stockade, and Capture the Crown. Each episode features a different group of 12 teenage contestants (known as Attackers) competing against not only the obstacles and the clock, but also the Defenders. The Defenders are an international squad of nine medieval themed gladiators, who are tasked with protecting the castle from the Attackers. The winning Attacker is crowned King or Queen of Splatalot!.
International sales of Splatalot! will be overseen by marblemedia's
own in-house distribution arm, Distribution 360
. Additionally, United Kingdom
, Australian and French Canadian
versions of Splatalot! have been produced, using the same game footage as the English Canadian version but with new introductions and commentary by local presenters filmed on blue screen
. The UK version, presented by Richard McCourt
and Dominic Wood
debuted on the CBBC Channel
on June 13, 2011. The Australian version premiered on ABC3
on November 5, 2011, hosted by Studio 3 host Kayne Tremills and Prank Patrol host Scott Tweedie. The French Canadian premièred, on Télétoon
, on September 5, 2011.
The Defenders:
Blue Defenders
Red Defenders
Green Defenders
Elliot (Thorne) and Grace (Shaiden) are brother and sister outside the show as well as in it.
games and behind-the-scenes bonus material, as well as Defender and Host bios and other features.
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Marblemedia
Founded in 2001 by Mark Bishop and Matt Hornburg, Toronto-based marblemedia is a content creation company at the forefront of television and new media production, devoted to telling stories that entertain and engage audiences across all platforms. marblemedia was named Company of the Year by the ...
. It features a large, extreme obstacle course and three rounds of competition: Cross the Moat, Escape the Stockade, and Capture the Crown. Each episode features a different group of 12 teenage contestants (known as Attackers) competing against not only the obstacles and the clock, but also the Defenders. The Defenders are an international squad of nine medieval themed gladiators, who are tasked with protecting the castle from the Attackers. The winning Attacker is crowned King or Queen of Splatalot!.
International sales of Splatalot! will be overseen by marblemedia's
Marblemedia
Founded in 2001 by Mark Bishop and Matt Hornburg, Toronto-based marblemedia is a content creation company at the forefront of television and new media production, devoted to telling stories that entertain and engage audiences across all platforms. marblemedia was named Company of the Year by the ...
own in-house distribution arm, Distribution 360
Distribution 360
Distribution360 is a distribution company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and was co-founded by Canadian production companies, marblemedia and Seven24 Films.- About :...
. Additionally, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, Australian and French Canadian
French Canadian
French Canadian or Francophone Canadian, , generally refers to the descendents of French colonists who arrived in New France in the 17th and 18th centuries...
versions of Splatalot! have been produced, using the same game footage as the English Canadian version but with new introductions and commentary by local presenters filmed on blue screen
Blue screen
Blue screen may refer to:*Blue Screen of Death, a fatal system error screen in Microsoft Windows*Blue white screen is an assay useful in biotechnology*Blue screen compositing, a technique for combining two still images or video frames...
. The UK version, presented by Richard McCourt
Richard McCourt
Richard "Dick" McCourt is an English actor and presenter of radio and television, best known as one half of the comic duo Dick and Dom, with the other being Dominic Wood...
and Dominic Wood
Dominic Wood
Dominic Simon "Dom" Wood is an English entertainer, magician and presenter of radio and television, best known as one half of the double act Dick and Dom, with the other being Richard McCourt....
debuted on the CBBC Channel
CBBC Channel
CBBC is a BBC television channel aimed at 6 to 12 year olds. It complements the CBBC programming that continues to air on BBC One and BBC Two. Launched on 11 February 2002, it broadcasts from 7am to 7pm on Freeview, cable, IPTV and digital satellite, occupying the same bandwidth as, but a different...
on June 13, 2011. The Australian version premiered on ABC3
ABC3
-Future shows:Programming confirmed for future broadcast will include:* After School Care * Bindi's Boot Camp * Bushwacked! * Dance Academy * Dancing Down Under...
on November 5, 2011, hosted by Studio 3 host Kayne Tremills and Prank Patrol host Scott Tweedie. The French Canadian premièred, on Télétoon
Télétoon (Canadian TV channel)
Télétoon is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel that specializes in animation programming. Télétoon is owned by Teletoon Canada Inc; a 50/50 partnership between Astral Media and Corus Entertainment...
, on September 5, 2011.
The Attackers
These are drawn from schools and sports clubs from across Canada and consist of children aged 13–15.Episode 1
| Competition: | Finals | |||||||||||
| Contestants | Cross The Moat | Escape The Stockade | Capture The Crown | Place | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wesley | 4th (4:01) | 1st | 1st | Winner | |||||||
| 2 | Addison | 6th (4:34) | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | |||||||
| 3 | Matt | 1st (2:42) | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | |||||||
| 4 | Charlie | 3rd (3:34) | 4th | 4th | 4th | |||||||
| 5 | Jackie | 5th (4:19) | 5th | Eliminated | ||||||||
| 6 | Ashley | 2nd (3:33) | 6th | Eliminated | ||||||||
| 7 | Tyler | 7th (5:56) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 8 | Alex | 8th (7:56) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 9 | Gita | 9th (9:23) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 10 | Laura | 10th (11:00) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 11 | Jordan | 11th (11:02) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 12 | Michelle | 12th (12:12) | Eliminated | |||||||||
Episode 2
| Competition: | Finals | |||||||||||
| Contestants | Cross The Moat | Escape The Stockade | Capture The Crown | Place | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie | 1st (2:43) | 1st | 1st | Winner | |||||||
| 2 | Jonathan | 3rd (4:41) | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | |||||||
| 3 | Melanie | 2nd (4:41) | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | |||||||
| 4 | Anthony | 5th (6:12) | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | |||||||
| 5 | Janel | 4th (5:53) | 5th | Eliminated | ||||||||
| 6 | Heather | 6th (7:04) | 6th | Eliminated | ||||||||
| 7 | Ada | 7th (7:56) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 8 | Tyler | 8th (7:56) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 9 | Nick | 9th (8:21) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 10 | Liam | 10th (9:24) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 11 | Josephine | 11th (9:47) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 12 | Breanna | 12th (10:46) | Eliminated | |||||||||
Episode 3
| Competition: | Finals | |||||||||||
| Contestants | Cross The Moat | Escape The Stockade | Capture The Crown | Place | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 2nd (1:41) | 3rd | 1st | Winner | |||||||
| 2 | Martin | 1st (1:09) | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | |||||||
| 3 | Ethan | 3rd (3:30) | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | |||||||
| 4 | Sarthak | 6th (6:26) | 4th | 4th | 4th | |||||||
| 5 | Liam | 4th (5:49) | 5th | Eliminated | ||||||||
| 6 | Preslee | 5th (5:43) | 6th | Eliminated | ||||||||
| 7 | Maddie | 7th (6:44) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 8 | Autumn | 8th (6:50) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 9 | Sharissa | 9th (7:24) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 10 | Ravina | 10th (7:29) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 11 | Haley | 11th | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 12 | John | 12th | Eliminated | |||||||||
Episode 4
| Competition: | Finals | |||||||||||
| Contestants | Cross The Moat | Escape The Stockade | Capture The Crown | Place | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tariq | 3rd (5:52) | 1st | 1st | Winner | |||||||
| 2 | Denver | 1st (3:33) | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | |||||||
| 3 | Ashley | 4th (6:29) | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | |||||||
| 4 | Liam | 6th (6:35) | 4th | 4th | 4th | |||||||
| 5 | Kristen | 5th (6:32) | 5th | Eliminated | ||||||||
| 6 | Samantha | 2nd (4:20) | 6th | Eliminated | ||||||||
| 7 | Sarah | 7th (6:38) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 8 | Michael | 8th (7:30) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 9 | Ivanka | 9th (8:34) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 10 | Cole | 10th (9:29) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 11 | Kayla | 11th (10:31) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 12 | Shaqeel | 12th (11:49) | Eliminated | |||||||||
Episode 5
| Competition: | Finals | |||||||||||
| Contestants | Cross The Moat | Escape The Stockade | Capture The Crown | Place | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 2nd (4:07) | 4th | 1st | Winner | |||||||
| 2 | Erblin | 4th (4:57) | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | |||||||
| 3 | Rob | 1st (1:06) | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | |||||||
| 4 | Marlin | 6th (5:19) | 3rd | 4th | 4th | |||||||
| 5 | Aileen | 5th (5:18) | 5th | Eliminated | ||||||||
| 6 | Megan | 3rd (4:48) | 6th | Eliminated | ||||||||
| 7 | George | 7th (5:28) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 8 | Janice | 8th (6:30) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 9 | Ala | 9th (9:05) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 10 | Matt | 10th (9:44) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 11 | Arnay | 11th (9:47) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 12 | Stephanie | 12th (DNF) | Eliminated | |||||||||
Episode 6
| Competition: | Finals | |||||||||||
| Contestants | Cross The Moat | Escape The Stockade | Capture The Crown | Place | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie | 1st (3:04) | 2nd | 1st | Winner | |||||||
| 2 | Kristine | 2nd (3:14) | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | |||||||
| 3 | Derek | 3rd (5:20) | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | |||||||
| 4 | Carolina | 4th (5:28) | 3rd | 4th | 4th | |||||||
| 5 | Jacy | 5th (5:46) | 5th | Eliminated | ||||||||
| 6 | Courtney | 6th (6:50) | 6th | Eliminated | ||||||||
| 7 | Ryan | 7th (5:53) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 8 | Adam | 8th (6:12) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 9 | Tamia | 9th (7:09) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 10 | Dylan | 10th (7:12) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 11 | Tianna | 11th (7:30) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 12 | Matt | 12th (12:30) | Eliminated | |||||||||
Episode 7
| Competition: | Finals | |||||||||||
| Contestants | Cross The Moat | Escape The Stockade | Capture The Crown | Place | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trevon | 1st (1:45) | 2nd | 1st | Winner | |||||||
| 2 | Graham | 2nd (2:46) | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | |||||||
| 3 | Alexander | 3rd (3:06) | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | |||||||
| 4 | Hannah | 5th (4:39) | 4th | 4th | 4th | |||||||
| 5 | Asha | 4th (4:06) | 5th | Eliminated | ||||||||
| 6 | Mouzhan | 6th (4:52) | 6th | Eliminated | ||||||||
| 7 | Adriana | 7th (5:36) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 8 | Anneke | 8th (6:12) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 9 | Bradley | 9th (6:12) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 10 | Nicholas | 10th (7:00) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 11 | Ajay | 11th (7:34) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 12 | Shae | 12th (10:21) | Eliminated | |||||||||
Episode 8
| Competition: | Finals | |||||||||||
| Contestants | Cross The Moat | Escape The Stockade | Capture The Crown | Place | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven | 6th (3:27) | 1st | 1st | Winner | |||||||
| 2 | Deken | 1st (0:43) | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | |||||||
| 3 | Jamie | 5th (2:57) | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | |||||||
| 4 | Kyle | 2nd (2:10) | 4th | 4th | 4th | |||||||
| 5 | Amy | 5th (2:59) | 5th | Eliminated | ||||||||
| 6 | Sam | 3rd (4:52) | 6th | Eliminated | ||||||||
| 7 | Caitlin | 7th (4:52) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 8 | Emily | 8th (6:10) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 9 | Sydney | 9th (6:44) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 10 | Ellie | 10th (10:00) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 11 | Kirsten | 11th | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 12 | Jacqueline | 12th | Eliminated | |||||||||
Episode 9
| Competition: | Finals | |||||||||||
| Contestants | Cross The Moat | Escape The Stockade | Capture The Crown | Place | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor | 3rd (3:27) | 3rd | 1st | Winner | |||||||
| 2 | Joel | 1st (2:39) | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | |||||||
| 3 | Jake | 5th (4:10) | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | |||||||
| 4 | Ashley | 4th (3:40) | 2nd | DNF | 4th | |||||||
| 5 | Hwnok | 6th (4:17) | 5th | Eliminated | ||||||||
| 6 | Dylan | 2nd (2:54) | 6th | Eliminated | ||||||||
| 7 | Kaitlyn | 7th (4:23) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 8 | Shayne | 8th (4:34) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 9 | Samantha | 10th (5:52) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 10 | Sandra | =10th (5:52) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 11 | Yasmin | 11th (7:08) | Eliminated | |||||||||
| 12 | Sofia | 12th | Eliminated | |||||||||
The Defenders
Splatalot! features a recurring cast of Defenders, consisting of nine charismatic young adults. Each episode features only 6 of the 9 Defenders, ensuring that the audiences never sees the same lineup twice. Each Defender has their own unique persona, colour, costume and signature weapon - they work together to incite laughter and most importantly, impede the Attackers until one of them proves that he or she is worthy of the crown of Splatalot!.The Defenders:
Blue Defenders
- Knightress - a tough-as-nails female paladin and the leader of the defenders. Her weapon of choice is a lance - played by Gloria Onitri
- Shaiden - a beautiful and mysterious ninja girl. Her weapon of choice is a katana (knicknamed the "Splatana"). Kookaburra is shown to have developed a crush on her. She's also Thorne's sister - played by Grace FrancisGrace FrancisGrace Francis is an English actress from Ingleby Barwick. She has had many roles including a role in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Part 2 as a Gryffindor seventh-year student alongside her brother Elliot Francis who played a Slytherin seventh year. She also appeared as an extra...
- Thorne - an English warrior with a mowhawk. His weapon of choice is a spiked mace. He's also Shaiden's brother - played by Elliot FrancisElliot FrancisElliott Charles Francis is a British actor. Francis was brought up in northeast England and started acting from a young age. He was a student of Stagecoach Theatre Arts for six years...
Red Defenders
- Ballista - an alluring huntress whom both Matt and Jason (in the British version, Dick and DomDick and DomDick and Dom are a children's comic double act consisting of the presenters Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood. They are primarily known for presenting children's television, such as Dick and Dom in da Bungalow for 5 series between 2002 - 2006...
) have expressed interest in. Her weapon of choice is a crossbow-styled cannon - played by Samantha Brown - Tinkor - a wacky engineer, who invents the Splatalot machinary, proving he's smarter than he looks. His weapon of choice is a Splats-O-ker - played by Matt Burns
- Gildar - a handsome and talented yet vain and self-absorbed Viking whom is the self-proclaimed most handsome. Weapon of choice is a Viking hammer, though he also carries a mirror with him - played by RJ Skinner
Green Defenders
- Kookaburra - a wacky Australian guy and the team's joker in the pack who has a bird-like design, often nicknamed 'Kook'. His Weapon of choice is a slingshot. He is revealed to have a crush on Shaiden, and is played ABC3 host James Elmer
- Crocness - a swamp-dwelling, half-human, half-reptile woman who's the most dangerous and aggressive of the defenders (apart from Skabb). Her weapon of choice is a staff with a horned skull on it - played by Chenoa Deemal
- Skabb - an extremely violent barbarian whose real name is revealed to be Alan "Skabb" Tonelli. Like Crocness, he's one of the most dangerous and aggressive of the defenders. His weapon of choice a club - played by Wendo Mhogolo
Elliot (Thorne) and Grace (Shaiden) are brother and sister outside the show as well as in it.
Round 1: Cross the Moat
Round One sees the Attackers challenged with overcoming a series of large obstacles including the Spinning Mace Roll, The Beastly Battle Axes and the Perilous Pole Vault. At the end of the round, the six fastest Attackers will move on to the second round.Round 2: Escape the Stockade
Trapped within the confines of a fortified stockade, Round Two finds all six Attackers from Round One competing at the same time to build or uncover an escape route into the castle courtyard. A variety of giant, slippery, rotating obstacles and three Defenders armed with paint-soaked projectiles provide the challenge in this round. The fastest four Attackers to overcome the obstacles and escape the stockade advance to Round 3.Round 3: Capture the Crown
In Round 3, the remaining four Attackers must race across the obstacle-ridden courtyard, up to the throne room where the crown lays in wait. In their path are all 6 Defenders from both rounds taking up various positions around the courtyard, wielding various weapons and devices to impede the Attackers' progress. In the end, only one Attacker will make it past the Defenders and capture the crown, winning that week's episode.Interactive
As a companion website to the TV series, Splatalot.com features FlashAdobe Flash
Adobe Flash is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements, games and flash animations for broadcast...
games and behind-the-scenes bonus material, as well as Defender and Host bios and other features.
Game Stack
This series of online games emulates the athleticism and strategy an Attacker would need to be victorious on Splatalot!. In all, six stand-alone Flash games are featured that allow users to play as either an Attacker or a Defender. Users have the option of combining their scores to build up their Splatalot! "Coat of ArmsCoat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
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