PB&J Otter
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| PB&J Otter | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Animated series |
| Running time | approx. 0:22 (0:11 per episode) |
| Creator(s) | Jim Jinkins |
| Starring | Chris Phillips Corinne Orr Jackie Hoffman Jenell Brook Slack Adam Rose Gina Marie Tortorici Cody Pennes Gwen Shepherd |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original channel | Disney Channel |
| Original run | March 15, 1998–September 10, 2000 |
| No. of episodes | 65 |
| IMDb profile | |
PB&J Otter is an animated children's program which premiered on The Disney Channel on March 15, 1998. A total of 65 episodes were produced during the course of its three season run, with the "farewell" episode airing on September 10, 2000. The series centered on the Otter family who lived in the rural fishing community of Lake Hoohaw. Most stories revolved around the Otter kids: older brother Peanut, younger sister Jelly, and diapered baby Butter, as well as their friends and neighbors. Supporting characters included gossipy Cranes, overly hygienic Raccoons, a junk-collecting Mayor, and some very wealthy Poodles.
The show was created by Jim Jinkins, and executive produced by David Campbell in close conjunction with Harvard University's Cognitive Skills Group, "Project Zero". The Group's job was to monitor each script and make sure the material had a positive educational message. In that respect, PB&J Otter was one of the few shows of its kind on the air at that time.
As of 2006, PB&J Otter has been taken off the air completely in the USA, and there is no indication that it will return anytime soon. There are currently no known plans to release the series on VHS or DVD. But then is continues to air on the Australian Disney Channel.
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[edit] Characters
- Peanut Otter (voiced by Adam Rose): The eldest Otter offspring. Peanut is Jelly's big brother (although she is a little taller), and is usually the sensible one who has to burst his imaginative sister's bubble.
- Jelly Otter (voiced by Jenell Brook Slack): The second Otter child, an athletic type with boundless energy and an uncapped imagination to match. She can't understand why her brother is such a stick in the mud sometimes.
- Baby Butter Otter (voiced by Gina Marie Tortorici): The baby in the family. Frequently seen tagging along on fantastic backyard adventures with her big brother and sister.
- Opal Otter (voiced by Gwen Shepherd): Peanut, Butter, and Jelly's mother. Kind, gentle and understanding for the most part -- except when it's time for the annual family picture!
- Ernest Otter (voiced by Chris Phillips): PB&J's dad, and operator of the town general store. Spends his spare time sitting on the dock with his family, or casting a line in Lake Hoohaw.
- Flick Duck (voiced by Eddie Korbich): A smart-alecky friend of Peanut, Flick is a prankster who sometimes gets the both of them in trouble.
- Munchy Beaver (voiced by Chris Phillips): Peanut's other friend, a jittery kid who has a bad habit of chewing up any nearby wooden object when he gets nervous.
- Pinch Raccoon (voiced by Cody Pennes): A friend of Jelly's. Pinch is a collector and aficionado of practically everything daintily girly (dollhouses, tea parties, gaudy makeup application, etc.). This is a contrast to Jelly, who is more of a tomboy.
- Ootsie and Bootsie Snootie (voiced by Eddie Korbich): The stuck-up rich kids, who are always quick to point out that they live on the other side of Lake Hoohaw. Despite the Poodles' endless supply of electronic toys, PB&J sometimes have to show them how to have fun with nothing more than good solid imagination.
- Wanda Raccoon and Shirley Duck (voiced by Corinne Orr)
[edit] Episodes
Each episode was typically divided into two 11-minute stories. Some seasonal specials and the occasional double-length episode took up the entire half hour. There were no commercials.
[edit] Season 1: 1998
- Bye Bye, PB&J / Babbleberry Day (15 March 1998)
- The Treasure of Hoohaw Rock / A Sledding We Will Go (21 March 1998)
- Bagpipe Blues / You Can't Come In (22 March 1998)
- Go Away, Gorilla / Mama For a Day (28 March 1998)
- Born to Chirp / Mega Melon (29 March 1998)
- The Silent Treatment / Picture Perfect (4 April 1998)
- Invitation to the Snooties / Too Hot For Fishsicles 5 April (1998)
- Otter in the Water / All Popped Out (12 April 1998)
- Nothin' but the Tooth / Special Delivery (19 April 1998)
- Soap Box Derby Day / Howdy HooHaw Day (26 April 1998)
- Butter the Balloonatic / Gizmotronictron Raffle 3 May (1998)
- Dare Duck / Otters of the Wild (10 May 1998)
- Big Time Bass-Off Contest / The Sleeping Beagle (17 May 1998)
[edit] Season 2: 1999-2000
- Gotta Dance / Otter Pox (1 May 1999)
- The Dollhouse / The Telltale Candy Wrapper (2 May 1999)
- Eye Spy / Happy Harmony (16 May 1999)
- Strike Up the Band / World's Strongest Otter (6 June 1999)
- Come Back, Little Monster / The Big Sweep (13 June 1999)
- Butter Tags Along / Flick's Big Find (27 June 1999)
- Tub O' Butter / El Dorado, Seat of Gold]] (18 July 1999)
- Mayor Flick / The Greatest Sleepover Ever (18 July 1999)
- Save Oaky Oak Tree / The Duck Who Cried Wolf (18 July 1999)
- Poor Bubbles / Poodle Power (18 July 1999)
- Forgive Me Not / These Shoes Are Made For Walking (22 August 1999)
- Mama Peanut / Bye-Bye Bubbles (29 August 1999)
- Practice Makes Perfect / Three's A Crowd (30 August 1999)
- Lost and Found / Sherlock Otter (18 September 1999)
- I'll Be Your Best Friend / Otterly Alone (25 September 1999)
- Lemon-itis / Duckbird Alert (26 September 1999)
- Follow Your Nose (23 November 1999)
- The Ice Moose (6 December 1999)
- Baby Butter's Bankie / Three Super Otters (19 December 1999)
- Butter's First Check-Up / The Legend of Ponce de L'Otter (1 January 2000)
- Gotcha! / The Mysterious Mirror (2 January 2000)
- A Tree Grows in Hoohaw / Flick's Big Fakeout (22 January 2000)
- This Little Light of Mine / Look Ma, No Hands (30 January 2000)
- Chez Otter / Hooray For Peanut (4 February 2000)
- The Great Water Race / Be Nice to Beavers (6 February 2000)
- Kid Court / A Frog Named Measles (1 April 2000)
[edit] Season 3: 2000
- No Hand, No Feet, No Wings / Let's Help Dad (26 March 2000)
- The Funky Band / The Singin' Kid (2 April 2000)
- The Johnny Pompalope Story / The Soapbox Boat Race (9 April 2000)
- Aunt Nanner's Special Place / Munchy's Sinking Feeling (16 April 2000)
- The Mystery Crate / It's a Bird, It's a Plane...It's an Elephant? (23 April 2000)
- Whistling Up The Wrong Munchy / Billy the Duck (30 April 2000)
- Opal's Magic Mud Party / Leave it to Munchy (13 May 2000)
- Peanut Overboard / Come Back, Mama (14 May 2000)
- Hoohaw is Where the Heart is / Everything in its Place (21 May 2000)
- On the Right Track / Itchy Situation (28 May 2000)
- The Big Surprise / Bazania Mania (4 June 2000)
- Sergeant Gravel to the Rescue / Sleepyhead (11 June 2000)
- Watchbird Alert / Flick's Hat Trick (18 June 2000)
- A Very Surprising Party / Easy Pickings (25 June 2000)
- Collector's Edition / Trading Places (2 July 2000)
- Munchy's No Big Deal / Bubbles' Beginnings (9 July 2000)
- Soccer Surprise / Baking Blues (16 July 2000)
- Thanks for the Giggle Melon (23 July 2000)
- Hope Castle (30 July 2000)
- Where Oh Where, is Flick? / Win, Win, Winner (6 August 2000)
- Easy as Pie / Pinky Pledge (20 August 2000)
- Peanut Cries 'Uncle' / Nanner Says, 'I Do' (25 August 2000)
- Big Beaver Day / The Thing That Almost Ate Hoohaw (27 August 2000)
- Ducking Out On Valentine's Day / Opal And The New Otter (3 September 2000)
- Goodbye Lake Hoohaw (10 September 2000)
- A Hoohaw Halloween - a previously unaired Halloween special (15 October 2000)
[edit] The "Lost" Direct-to-Video Movie?
Shortly after the show went out of production, it was reported that a direct-to-video PB&J Otter movie was in the works. The report was substantiated when it was discovered that a veteran Sesame Street / Muppets writer named Joey Mazzarino was attached to the project. Unfortunately, the movie, which was to have been titled "PB&J Otter and the Legend of Snaildarter" never made it past the scripting stage.
