Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil
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| Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil | |
|---|---|
 Title screen of Kick Buttowski | |
| Also known as | Kick Buttowski |
| Genre | Action Adventure Comedy |
| Format | Flash animation |
| Created by | Sandro Corsaro |
| Written by | Derek Dressler Patrick Andrew O'Connor Nick Confalone John Derevlany Mark Drop Nate Knetchel Mitchell Larson David Shayne |
| Directed by | Chris Savino Sherm Cohen |
| Starring | Charlie Schlatter Matt L. Jones Danny Cooksey |
| Opening theme | "Kick Buttowski!" |
| Composer(s) | Andy Sturmer |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 22 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Sandro Corsaro Chris Savino |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Walt Disney Television Animation Disney XD Original Productions |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Disney XD |
| Picture format | 1080i (16:9) (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Original run | February 13, 2010 – present |
| Status | Returning |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil (often referred to as simply Kick Buttowski) is an American animated television series created by animator Sandro Corsaro, about a young boy Clarence "Kick" Buttowski (Charlie Schlatter), who aspires to become the world's greatest daredevil. It became the fourth Disney XD original series and the first animated series. The show premiered on February 13, 2010, with two episodes airing the first day. Also the series premiered on Disney Channel Asia on May 28, 2010[1] There are two 11 minute segments per show. The show uses Toon Boom Animation software to achieve a Flash-style look. There are also some 3D-animated elements. The series is executive-produced and directed by Chris Savino.[1] Many of the characters and situations were based on the creator's childhood growing up in Stoneham, Massachusetts.[1]
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[edit] Production
[edit] Development
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Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil was in production up on December 19, 2008. The original name was Kid Knievel at the time.[2] The title was changed to Kick Buttowski as of April 4, 2009.[3] In early December 2009, it was announced that the series would premiere on February 13, 2010,[1] exactly one year after the launch of Disney XD, and the premiere of its first original series, Aaron Stone. It should be noted that Kick's stunt coordinator as listed in the credits, is none other than Robbie Knievel, the son of Evel Knievel.
[edit] Creation
The idea for the show came from a character in one of the creator's sketchbooks. In it, Kick was originally named Kid Knievel, and was slightly different from the original vision of himself. He was much smaller.[4] He had blue stars on his helmet and blue stripes on his clothing in an apparent homage to Evel Knievel.
[edit] Series pilot
Main article: List of Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil episodes#ep1
The pilot was written and developed by Devin Bunje and Nick Stanton, who eventually left the project to work on another Disney XD series, Zeke and Luther. The pilot was later split into the first two episodes of the series, "Dead Man's Drop" and "Stumped".
[edit] Airing
Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil was originally set to air on fall of 2009, but Disney announced it would air in February 2010. The show debuted on Disney XD on February 13, 2010[1] at 8:30 a.m. ET. Sneak peeks and promos were shown on Disney XD, DisneyXD.com, and Disney Channel.[5] The series is to air every Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. ET according to Disney XD.[citation needed]
On April 2, 2010, The series first aired on Disney Channel as a special presentation with the episode, "Obsession: For Kick/Flush and Release" as part of the "Get Animated" marathon. Another presentation was shown on Disney Channel on May 22, 2010 featuring three episodes.
[edit] Voice cast
[edit] Main cast
- Charlie Schlatter - Clarence "Kick" Buttowski
- Matt L. Jones - Gunther Magnuson
- Danny Cooksey - Bradley "Brad" Buttowski
[edit] Recurring cast
- John DiMaggio - Mr. Vickle, Additional Voices
- Jeff Bennett - Billy Stumps, Additional Voices
- Eric Christian Olsen - Wade
- Grey DeLisle - Brianna Buttowski
- Brian Stepanek - Harold "Harry" Buttowski
- Kari Wahlgren - Honey Buttowski
- Roz Ryan - Ms. Fitzpatrick
- Emily Osment - Kendall Perkins
- Maria Bamford - Jackie Wackerman
- Clancy Brown - Magnus Magnuson
- April Winchell - Helga Magnuson
- Richard Horvitz - Mouth
- Dwight Howard - Rock Callahan
- Carl Faruolo - Papercut Peterson
- Harland Williams - Pantsy
- Jessica Di Cicco - Penelope Patterson
- Mindy Sterling - Mrs. Chicarelli
- James Arnold Taylor - Jock Wilder
- Susanne Blakeslee - Librarian
- Greg Cipes - Horace
- Brian Doyle-Murray - Glenn
- Simon Helberg - Ronaldo
- Ken Campbell
- Adam Carolla - One-Eyed Jackson
- Tom Kenny - Kyle
- Henry Winkler - Principal Henry
- Tiffany Thornton - Teena Sometimes
- Alyssa Milano - Scarlet Rosetti
- Tony Hawk - Hush
[edit] Reception
The series currently receives a 7 on TV.com.[6] The pilot episode "Dead Man's Drop/Stumped", was watched by 842,000 viewers, the second highest rated series premiere in Disney XD's history.[7] The second episode, "If Books Could Kill/There Will Be Nachos" was watched by 972,000 viewers.[8]
[edit] Characters
"Our big challenge was finding a voice for the character that can sustain a lot of stories, through numerous episodes,” explains Coleman. “We want to look at the characters far beyond a TV show, as a new character in the canon of Disney characters and find the right balance between comedy and action. One of the things that we are excited about is the fact that it’s a total brand fit for us. It’s a great companion piece for our hit show Phineas and Ferb—and has some of the same underlying themes of friendship and determination."
Animation Magazine[9]
[edit] Main characters
- Clarence "Kick" Buttowski: The main character, an amateur, thrill-seeking often reckless daredevil. He is 12 years old. His main goal out of life, is to embrace each day as if it were his own personal "action movie." He is rather short and wears a signature daredevil outfit; a white jumpsuit with red stripes down the sleeves, a white helmet with a red stripe, and yellow boots and gloves. Some of his more notable catchphrases are "Show time," "Aw, biscuits," and "Chimichanga!". He is the middle child in his family. His middle name was announced in "Rank of Awesome", a reference to his original name, Francis Little.
- Gunther Magnuson: Kick's best friend and stunt coordinator who is overweight, worries a lot, and easily distracted by shiny objects. Gunther, unlike Kick, does not enjoy living on the edge. He is 11 years old, and of Nordic descent. He wears blue shorts and shirt with a red cap and what appear to be orange Crocs (sandals). In the episode For The Love of Gunther, he had a crush on Wacky Jackie. He is shown to love a puppet named Lady La La in the episode Kyle be Back.
- Bradley "Brad" Buttowski: Kick's elder brother and the main antagonist of the series. He bullies Kick, and is in charge when their parents are away. Brad also has very poor personal hygiene and thinks he is popular . He's very similar to Terrance from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. He is 15 years old as he is taking his drivers test. His favorite phrase is "Dillweed", which he uses to refer to Kick.
- Brianna Buttowski: Kick's spoiled little sister. She is around 8 years old. She's mainly known for being a "pageant girl." Being the youngest, she usually gets her way by saying "I want...". When not participating in pageants, she likes to annoy her brother Kick, holding on to anything that's valuable to him, like his favorite cereal and tricycle. However, unlike their eldest brother Brad, she seems to have a mutual respect of Kick and may have a slight disliking to Brad. Her favorite show is Teena Sometimes.
- Honey Buttowski: Kick's Mom. She's infrequently at home, as she and her husband take their daughter Brianna to compete in beauty pageants. She is very caring and protective of Kick but although she's often worried of him, she acknowledges his daredevil nature, sometimes even helping him with his stunts. In "Kickin Genes" it is revealed that she was once a famous daredevil and speedboat racer, called "Honey Splash". It is also shown that she was the one who gave Kick his trademark white jumpsuit as a present, to show him how much she supports him.
- Harold Buttowski: Kick's overcautious and neurotic Dad. He is usually cheery and easygoing but is also very anal about possible sources of danger. He also has an unhealthy love for his blue car, calling it "Monique". In "Father From the Truth" Kick was embarrased about his Dad, considering him too lame for the "Bring your father to school day". Kick then tried to make him cooler, failing miserably, resulting in Kick secretly replacing his father with Wade at school. Harold and his wife are in their late 30s.
- Wade: A gas station worker that is friends with Kick. In the episode "Stumped", Wade supplies Kick with energy drinks, in hopes of finding a key. The key was a free ticket for Kick to see his favorite monster truck star, Billy Stumps. He is in his early 20s.
- Billy Stumps: An extreme daredevil that is very famous, and Kick's idol. He is missing an arm (which is why he is called "Stumps"), and it is unknown why, presumably from one of his stunts. He can appear as a cameo in a poster by Kick's door. It is possible that he was born without an arm, as in a flashback(dated 1982) he still had only one arm.
[edit] Recurring characters
- Magnus and Helga Magnuson: Gunther's parents. They own a local restaurant called "BattleSnax" (previously called "FØÖD"). They are Vikings and lived in the Nordic country.
- Bjørgen: Gunther's uncle. He works at Battlesnax and he often says words that rhyme with his name. He is a Viking and lived in the Nordic country.
- Teena Sometimes: She is the star of her self-titled show, which was first mentioned in "Stumped!". She is a part-time spy and a part-time princess. She is also a singer. Her catchphrases were "I'll sparkle you until next week," and "Consider yourself sometimes!"
- Scarlet Rosetti: She is the stunt double for Teena on "Teena Sometimes." Kick helped her become recognized by her likeliness of doing stunts, which made the show become jealous. After Kick was replaced as stunt double, she still appears as a separate character named, "The Scarlet Letter," who is now Teena's archnemesis.
- Principal Henry: He is the Principal of the Mellowbrook Elementary School. He is voiced by legendary actor, Henry Winkler, who learned the principal's lines by remembering his time when he was in the principal's office during his childhood.
- Walter: He works at the Food N Fix when Wade is in promotion. He also works at a Flower Shop in Mellowbrook in "A Very Buttowski Mother's Day." He also cameoed in "Abandon Friendship" as an Ambulance Worker and in "...And Action!" as a Boom Operator, but he was seen in different hair colors.
- Kendall Perkins: Kick's classmate. She loves learning and many times annoys Kick. In addition, she is the class president. She and Kick hate each other. Kendall has also been kissed by Kick, in Box Office Blitz, probably hers and Kick's first kiss. However Kick only did this to avoid being caught by Pantsy, Mouth's older brother, plus Kick rinsed his mouth with any liquid that was near him so he was technically disgusted by it. She is very bossy and high-strung and is shown to have not many friends. She has shown on separate occasions that she may in fact have a crush on Kick, such as being flattered by Kick's kiss in Box Office Blitz, or seeking Kick out after he complimented her blouse when he lost his helmet in 'Exposed!'. Additionally, she refers to Kick as Clarence, his first name.
- Mr. Perkins: Kendall's father who is an actuary and appeared in the episode Father from the Truth. He also had a cameo appearance at a carnival scene in Kyle Be Back.
- Mr. Vickle: Kick's next door neighbor. A heavyset middle-aged bachelor with an effeminate personality. He's one of the few adults that isn't ruffled by Kick's behavior.
- "Wacky" Jackie Wackerman: A new resident of Mellowbrook of 12 years old. She became obsessed with Kick in her debut episode Obsession: For Kick, later stalking him due to being "his number one fan", as well as president of his fan club, etc.
- Glenn: A grocery store worker. Whenever Kick shows up in the Mellowmart grocery store, he is sure Kick will wreck "his store", leading to trouble for Glenn.
- Pantsy: One of Brad's friends. He is also the assistant manager of the Mellowbrook Megaplex, and has a very strict policy, when it comes to patrons. He usually wears 3D Glasses.
- Horace: Brad's other friend. He has green hair that covers his face.
- Mouth: His real name is Christopher. Pantsie's Little Brother. He is the son of the 2nd assistant security guard at Mellowbrook Mall. He schemes a lot and he loves playing shuffleboard.
- Ms. Fitzpatrick: Kick's teacher that stays in his face. Her catchphrase is "Mmmm-Hmmm" which is also on her license plate.
- Ms. Chicarelli: She is Kick's next door neighbor who always tells Kick's mother lies because she wants Kick punished, but the kids made a plot to make her look crazy
- Oskar: Mrs. Chicarelli's dog that clearly hates Kick and Gunther.
- Ronaldo: A physics-obsessed bully who was cheating in the Tri-County Cartacular by following the laws of physics. His jacket is somewhat similar to Kick's jumpsuit, only with opposite colors; maroon with yellow stripes down the sleeves and a small cape in the back. He hangs around a small posse of other nerds and goes to Kick's school. Although he only appears in two episodes in Season 1, "Mellowbrook Drift" and "Frame Story", he is one of Kick's major enemies and may possibly reappear in Season 2. He also had a relationship with Kendall Perkins in "Frame Story"
- Kyle: Kick Buttowski's Cousin who is a chatterbox. He usually talks about Peanut Butter and other stuff. In "Kyle Be Back," he gets in Kick's way from doing a record-breaking stunt.
- Papercut Peterson: A professional wrestler who helped Kick Buttowski defeat his older brother. He is formerly Pile-Driver Peterson.
- Shogun Sanchez: Papercut's stepbrother. He helped Brad face off with his little brother. Shogun is half Mexican.
- Boom McCondor: One of the best stunt legends in the world. He had a first contest where Kick and Brad won on the episode, "Things That Make You Go Boom!" He usually has a catchphrase which is similar to a bird call.
- Emo Kid: Emo Kid is a classmate of Kick's in Mellow Brook Middle School. He dresses in black and purple and his hair is partly dyed purple. He is shown in "A Tatters Tale" when he returns everyone's confiscated items at the end of the episode. He is known to have a strong disliking for dodgeball.
- Janitor Roberson: He is a Janitor at Mellowbrook Middle School.
- Hush and Razz: Owners of a local skate shop in Mellowbrook. They are set to appear in Season 2 in the Episode, "Switching Gears."
- Irwin and Mack: Police officers of Mellowbrook.
- Kelly: Brad's girlfriend, but she actually doesn't like Brad, she was planning to get Brad out of her way, but lucky Kick stops her plan.
- Gordon Gibble: A BMX Legend who broke records after Kick won the BMX Rodeo. He is from West Mellowbrook. He is voiced by Will Forte.
- The DiPazzi Twins: They first appeared on "Clothes Call," and again along with Gordon on "Switching Gears." Their Names are Michael Anthony and Anthony Michael. They look very identical, but their voices are quite different.
[edit] Episodes
Main article: List of Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil episodes
| Season | Episodes | First Airdate | Last Airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | February 13, 2010 | November 25, 2010 | |
| 2 | 26 | April 30, 2011 | TBA | |
