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Sitting Ducks
Genre
  • Children
Created byMichael Bedard (lithography)
Developed bySitting Ducks Productions
Directed byWalt Kubiak
Creative directors
  • Terry Shakespeare (Season 1)
  • David Molina (Season 1)
  • Gary Selvaggio (Season 2)
Voices ofIan James Corlett
Dave 'Squatch' Ward
Theme music composerKick Productions Limited
ComposersKick Productions Limited (Season 1)
Charlie Brissette (Season 2)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26 (52 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Michael Bedard
  • Elizabeth Daro
  • Loredana Cunti (Season 1 only)
Producers
  • Eliot Daro
  • Steve Granat and Cydne Clark (co-producers, Season 1 only)
  • Walt Kubiak and G. Sue Shakespeare (supervising producers, Season 1 only)
  • George Elliott and Brian Irving(line producers, Season 2 only)
Editors
  • Billy Jones (Season 1)
  • Steven Kingsbury (Season 2)
  • Supervising editors: Craig Russo (S01), and Billy Jones (Season 2)
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
  • The Krislin Company
  • Krislin/Elliot Digital
  • Sitting Ducks Productions
DistributorUniversal Worldwide Television
Release
Original networkCartoon Network
Original releaseSeptember 13, 2001 –
July 5, 2003

Welcome to the whimsical world of Sitting Ducks, where life is good, food's a plenty, and alligators are lurking in neighbouring Swampwood. One bird stands out amongst the flock – Bill. Well-liked, but seldom understood, Bill waddles to a different beat. Preschool Express. A FREE on-line early learning activity newsletter for parents and grandparents of preschool children. Written by Jean Warren author of Piggyback Songs, Theme-a-saurus and 1.2.3 Art.

Sitting Ducks is an American children's animated television series based on the 1970s 'Sitting Ducks' lithograph and the 1998 children's book of the same name, created by the poster artist Michael Bedard.[1]Sitting Ducks first appeared in 2001 in Europe, later debuting in the United States on Cartoon Network, in Australia on ABC3, in Canada on CBC Television, in the United Kingdom on CITV and in the Japanese version of Cartoon Network.[2]

The show lasted for two seasons each comprising thirteen episodes, with the last episode shown on July 5, 2003. Reruns of the show were aired on Qubo in 2007, and were later aired as part of its block Qubo Night Owl, until June 30, 2012. NBC Universal then took all rights to the show with them and has remained quiet until April 15 2020 when NBC Universal released Peacock (streaming service), featuring all 26 episodes of Sitting Ducks.

Background[edit]

The show takes place in a town called Ducktown and focuses on a duck named Bill and his best friend Aldo, an alligator from the neighboring town of Swampwood. The pair usually end up in varied situations and adventures, getting around on Bill's scooter.

Episodes[edit]

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
113September 13, 2001March 10, 2002
213April 12, 2003July 5, 2003

Characters[edit]

  • Bill (Ian James Corlett) – An anthropomorphic diminutive duck who waddles to a different beat. A very kind hearted, good natured fellow who is always there when needed. One of his dreams is to fly. With the help of his friend Dr. Cecil, he tries again and again to fly, and eventually is told that the reason he can't is because ducks became too terrestrial. Bill's main appearance difference, apart from his smallness, is his bow tie which he changes every year at the Ducktown Picnic. Bill lives in an apartment with his pet parrot, Jerry. He's been called a 'gator lover' for his rare efforts to turn alligators into allies of Ducktown.
  • Aldo (Dave Ward) – A lumbering but kind-hearted alligator from the town of Swampwood. He's Bill's best friend, though he often receives grief from his fellow gators on being a 'duck lover'. Has a blind Uncle Artie and a baby cousin Andy. Once was the cook at the bowling ball factory, he transferred to the assembly line after he befriended Bill, as he didn't want to cook any more ducks. He also fights urges so he won't eat ducks.
  • Bev (Kathleen Barr) – Owner of the Decoy Cafe, where many ducks go to eat. She's a sweet duck who also has an alias, Madam Bevousky, as whom she offers fortune telling services to the residents of Ducktown. She is also the focus of Bill's romantic interests.
  • Ed, Oly and Waddle (Louis Chirillo, Phil Hayes and Jay Brazeau) – Three brothers and friends of Bill who live next door to him. These three goofy and lazy freeloaders are similar to the Three Stooges and tend to scheme their way into things and are usually the ones behind some prank or plot, from which they always try to distance themselves when things go awry. Ed wears a tropical shirt and speaks with a New Yorkaccent. Oly wears a green beret, has big, soft feathers (as seen in 'Fowl Weather Feathers') and speaks with a 'beatnik' accent. Waddle is the shortest, fattest, and youngest and has a more childlike voice.
  • Cecil (Ian James Corlett) – Ducktown's only dentist and an inventor, Cecil speaks with a British accent and is always there to offer advice to Bill or the others. Naturally, Aldo is typically his only customer, being the only person in town who actually has teeth. He also provides beak adjustments for the ducks.
  • Claire – Cecil's wife who was scared of alligators, just like Aldo in the first episode.
  • Fred (Phil Hayes) – a melancholy, but sometimes nervously hyper penguin, who migrated from Antarctica to Ducktown (possibly to get away from the killer whales & leopard seals), in which he has a citizenship. He's somewhat of a loner most of the time, always seen surrounding himself with bags of ice or air conditioning to remain comfortable in the intolerable (to him) heat. Has a duck girlfriend, Dot Cable, and a fashionable cousin, Gelata.
  • Raoul (Michael Benyaer) – A Hispaniccrow who tends to be the freeloading troublemaker in Ducktown, and likes trading insults with Bill. He especially enjoys mocking Bill's attempts to fly.
  • Drill Sergeant Duck (Cathy Weseluck) – A tough police duck who makes it hard for Aldo to come into Ducktown, as she also is the leader of the Duck Defense League, an anti-gator organization.
  • Other characters that have appeared in the show have been voiced by Dale Wilson, Brian Dobson, Sylvia Zaradic, Chantal Strand, Chiara Zanni, Pauline Newstone, Paul Dobson, Lee Tockar, Garry Chalk, Jay Brazeau, and Scott McNeil.

Home media[edit]

VHS releases[edit]

TitleRelease DateAdditional Information
Sitting Ducks: Duck CravingsFebruary 10, 2004Also available on DVD format.
Episodes: Running Duck, Hic Hic Hooray, Peeking Duck, Midnight Snack, Ducks on Ice, Great White Hype, All In a Day's Work
Includes a bonus episode 'Where's Aldo?'
Sitting Ducks: Ducktown AdventuresFebruary 10, 2004Also available on DVD format.
Episodes: Mind Over Mallard, Got Milk?, Duck Naked, Bill Hatches an Egg, Hey, Bill's On The News, Denture Adventure, Waddle's Spud Bud
Includes a bonus episode 'The Fly Who Loved Me'
Sitting Ducks: Bill & FriendsFebruary 10, 2004Also available on DVD format.
Episodes: Ducks for Hire, Fred's Meltdown, License to Scoot, Pest of a Guest, Bev's Big Day, Feeding Frenzy, Born to be Wild
Includes a bonus episode 'The Visitor'

DVD releases[edit]

TitleRelease DateAdditional Information
Sitting Ducks – Season 1: Quack PackFebruary 10, 2004Consists of the “complete first season.” However, the DVD contains only one episode from season 1, but featured all of the others from season 2. Features two interactive games and character profiles.

Merchandise[edit]

Sitting Ducks proved to be a big hit with the European children's show market, and as a result toys, clothing and other merchandise were created.

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Print[edit]

The cartoon itself also spawned a couple of books. Quacking Up is a joke book written by Rick Walton featuring the characters from the television show, and Plucked Duck a children's picture book by Danielle Mentzer and Annmarie Harris based on the episode 'Duck Naked'. Both books were released in 2004, roughly one year after the show had ended.

Video games[edit]

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In May 2003, Light and Shadow Production and Asobo Studios picked up the rights from Universal Studios to create games for Sitting Ducks.[3] Then, during 2004, Sitting Ducks was released for Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Advance and PlayStation 2.[4] An Xbox version was also planned to include a multiplayer racing option, but was quietly cancelled.[5]

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References[edit]

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  1. ^Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 556–557. ISBN978-1538103739.
  2. ^Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 748. ISBN978-1476665993.
  3. ^Calvert, Justin (2003-05-27). 'Sitting Ducks announced'. GameSpot. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  4. ^'Sitting Ducks for PS2'. GameSpot. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  5. ^'Sitting Ducks for Xbox'. GameSpot. Retrieved 2009-02-15.

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External links[edit]

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  • Sitting Ducks at IMDb
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