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Sheriff Callie's Wild West[change | change source]

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File:Sheriff callie logo.png
GenrePreschool
Comedy
Action
Developed byGeorge Evelyn
Holly Huckins
Denis Morella
StarringMandy Moore
Lucas Grabeel
Jessica DiCicco
Kevin Michael Richardson
Cree Summer
Opening theme"Sheriff Callie's Wild West" by Mandy Moore
Country of originUnited States
Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes21 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersGeorge Evelyn
Denis Morella
Running time22 minutes (11 minutes per segment)
Production companiesDHX Media
WildBrain
Original release
NetworkDisney Channel
Disney Junior
ReleaseDecember 13, 2013 (2013-12-13) (pilot)
January 20, 2014 –
present

Sheriff Callie's Wild West is a musical comedy series for preschool children. The series is created by the combined efforts of George Evelyn, Holly Huckins and Denis Morella and produced by Wildbrain of Higglytown Heroes and DHX Media. It first aired on Disney Junior on January 20, 2014 with an 11-minute episode preview aired in the "Magical Holidays on Disney Channel" programming event in December 13, 2013.[1] The series borrows elements from the Western genre with the theme of the series revolving around "Getting along with each other".[2] It also had a special look on Disney Junior on January 25, 2014, at 7:25 pm ET.

Plot[change | change source]

In a western town called Nice and Friendly Corners, everyone is an anthropomorphic and cute animal. They all get along and are friendly to each other. However, there are times when the townsfolk get into problems or don't get along with each other. The series follows Sheriff Callie, a female Calico cat and the sheriff of Nice and Friendly Corners alongside her friends Deputy Peck, a male red Woodpecker and keeper of the town jail and Toby, a male Saguaro Cactus. Together they all solve problems and teach the townsfolk to get along with each other while working hard to make the town the friendliest in the west.

Characters[change | change source]

Sheriff Callie, the main character. She is a calico cat who wears a pink cowgirl hat and cowgirl boots as well as a vest, checkard sweatshirt, and sheriff badge. She has a magic noodle lasso that can turn into different shapes for different purposes. Sheriff Callie always knows just what's right and serves as the sheriff to Nice and Friendly Corners. Her catchphrases are "Sweet sassafras!", "Leaping lassos!" and "What in whiskers?" In the original Oki's Oasis, she was to be named "Oki". Played by Mandy Moore.

Deputy Peck, a woodpecker and the deputy of Nice and Friendly Corners. He wears a brown kepi as well as a white shirt and vest with a shiny deputy badge. He is good at whistling, sweeping the jail house, playing horseshoes, and serving as second in command to Sheriff Callie, but he is a bit of a bragger and a total neat freak. Peck and Toby are best buddies, and Peck will always stand up for his cactus pal. Peck's favorite food is trail mix, and he tends to end sentences with "...on account of I'm the deputy!" as well as say "Holy Jalepeños!" Played by Lucas Grabeel.

Toby, a friendly cactus whose full name is Tobias P. Cactus. Toby sees the good in everything and is almost always happy. This cactus also is a great dancer and loves to have fun. He wants to learn how to twirl a noodle lasso like Sheriff Callie, and will often tag along on Callie and Peck's adventures while using a barrel for transportation by rolling on it. Toby loves milkshakes and popcorn as well. He also can play the harmonica. Sometimes, when his spines get into trouble, he claims that he's "a pokey cowpoke". In "Toby Braves the Bully", he becomes a newspaper delivering cactus, but gets bullied by a visiting bulldog.[3] In the original Oki's Oasis, he was to be named "Kiko". Played by Jessica DiCicco.

Governor Groundhog, a groundhog who is the governor of the state where the town of Nice and Friendly Corners is located and the surrounding area is located as well.

Uncle Bun, a rabbit who owns a general store. He is a bit forgetful sometimes, and someday dreams of moving to the big city. It is hinted in Peck and Toby's Big Yarn that he is seven years old. Played by Kevin Michael Richardson.

Ella Cowbelle, an anthropomorphic cow who runs a saloon and serves up frosty glasses of milk as well as delicious milkshakes. Ella also has a talent for juggling milkshakes. Her catchphrase is "Sweet Buttermilk!" Played by Mo Collins.

Priscilla Skunk, a female skunk, and a lady who loves to look her best. Priscilla, clad in satiny pink frills, loves roses and all sorts of flowers as well as makeup. She, however, one time was jealous of Frida Fox and wanted to ride a horse and do tricks like her. She is Farmer Stinky's cousin and at one time was upset with him for ruining her meeting with the Flower Society and tried to change him into debonair Gentleman. Played by Cree Summer.

Farmer Stinky, a male skunk who is the cousin of Priscilla. While Priscilla is clean and tidy, Farmer Stinky is usually dirty and lives up to his name. He can grow rare prairie peppers. Played by Kevin Michael Richardson.

Dirty Dan, a boar who is Dusty's brother. His hobby is mining like his older brother Dusty. His name, "Dirty Dan," might be an allusion to the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Survival of the Idiots". Played by Gary Anthony Williams.

Dusty, a boar who is Dirty Dan's brother. He likes mining just like his younger brother Dirty Dan. Also played by Gary Anthony Williams.

Banker Badger, a badger who serves as the town banker.

The Prairie Dogs sometimes recap events through song. There are three. One is male and plays guitar and wears a red cowboy hat, another is also male and plays banjo and wears a straw hillbilly type hat, and another is female and does not play any instruments but wears a sunbonnet. In the episode "Here Comes the Sun" the Prairie Dog trio wore night shirts, night caps and a nightgown in the night sequences. They are played by Lucas Grabeel and Jessica DiCicco.

Abigail, the town's newspaper writer and editor who sometimes exaggerates her stories. Played by Mo Collins.

Mrs. Rattlesnake, a Rattlesnake who lives in the outskirts of town. She wears a straw bonnet with a feather on it.

Frida Fox, a fox and stunt rider with a horse named Sampson. She is good at riding and roping, making Priscilla jealous. Played by Mo Collins. She made a minor appearance in Sparky's Lucky Day and in The Pesky Kangaroo Rat.

Sparky is Sheriff Callie's trusty blue horse. Dee Bradley Baker makes Sparky's noises. .[4]

Clementine is Deputy Peck's slow, not quite trusty mule whose sounds are provided by Jessica DiCicco.

Pecos Pug is the stagecoach driver for the stagecoach line that serves Nice and Friendly Corners.

Dr. Wolf is the dentist. Everyone, at first, thought because of his appearance (after a rough stagecoach ride that messed up his hair) that he look like a big scary wolf looking to cause harm to Deputy Peck but he soon revealed that his true identity was just a dentist looking to cure Peck's bent beak. He likes cactus juice with extra thorns. Played by Kevin Michael Richardson.

Doc Quackers is a duck who is the town's doctor. Played by Jeff Bennett.

Cody, a roadrunner who serves as the town's mailman. Played by Jeff Bennett.

Tio Tortuga is a wise old tortoise of Hispanic descent. He owns a purple top hat with a blue feather plume on it that he calls his "lucky hat". Played by Carlos Alazraqui.

Mr. Dillo is an armadillo who's the town's blacksmith. He creates the horseshoes that Sparky wears. Played by Jeff Bennett.

Mr. Engineer is a Raccoon who's the locomotive engineer for the railroad that serves Nice and Friendly Corners.

Tricky Travis is a scrawny con artist salesman coyote who almost scammed Peck and Toby out of their prized belongings by selling fake "Make You Strong Shirts" to them. Played by Rob Paulsen.[5]

Oswald is a large slightly oafish bear who was Tricky Travis's assistant and put on a squirrel costume so that he could look like a puny little squirrel in front of Peck and Toby.

The Wolf Brothers (Red, Grey, and Brown) a trio of train bandits who attempted to steal the Golden Star trophy.

Ray Jay and Jay Jay Blue Jay are two Blue Jay farming brothers who had to resorted to steal Farmer Stinky's corn crop after their corn crop withered due to a severe drought that plagued their farm. Played by Rob Paulsen.[6]

The Milk Bandit a wildcat who robs Ella's milk saloon but is stalled by Priscilla. Played by Flea.[7]

Parroting Pedro a Green Parakeet who has a problem in repeating and drove Peck crazy with antics.

Polly May Porcupine is a female porcupine that shows in "The Prickly Pair" and becomes Toby's buddy, making Peck think he lost Toby as his friend.[8] Played by Cree Summer.

Ol' Big Fins is a monster fish that appears in "The Prickly Pair".

Batty Belfry is a bat that appears in the cave during "Crystal Cave Caper". Voiced by Rob Paulson impersonating Pat Buttram

Billy Goat the Kid is a goat that appears in this episode, "Jail Crazy".

Episodes[change | change source]

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 TBA December 13, 2013 (2013-12-13) (preview)
January 20, 2014 (2014-01-20) (premiere)
TBA

Season 1 (2014)[change | change source]

No. Title Original air date[9]
1"Horseshoe Peck / Callie's Gold Nugget"December 13, 2013 / January 20, 2014

After learning how to play horseshoes, Peck starts to brag about how good he is at horseshoes after he scores a double ringer and starts to rub it in to the other townsfolk on how he's better than them. Because of this Sheriff Callie teaches him how to be a good sport when she challenges him to a game of horseshoes and beating him at his own game.


Sheriff Callie found a large gold nugget when she was mining for gold in the river and planned to use the money from the sale of the nugget it to fix Rickety Bridge. When the gold nugget disappeared, Peck and Toby came up with the brilliant plan to paint a rock gold and disguise it as Sheriff Callie's gold nugget later. But after both Peck and Toby confessed on losing the gold nugget, they found the missing gold nugget under Peck's hat and learned how it's important to tell the truth at all cost.
2"Train Bandits / A Dirty Dusty Apology"January 20, 2014

While on the way to Junctionville with Governor Groundhog for the annual Sheriff's contest, Sheriff Callie takes care of business when three train bandits steal the Golden Star trophy that was destined for a awards ceremony to be awarded for "The Best Sheriff in the State".


Dirty Dan and Dusty argue over which way the iron is when they mine for iron for Mr. Dillo. Sheriff Callie soon steps in and teaches them to say that they're sorry when they hurt each other's feelings during the argument but as they still continue arguing they both put themselves into serious danger.
3"Tricky Trouble / Toby's Untrue Achoo!"January 21, 2014

A sneaky slimy, traveling salesman named Tricky Travis hopes to make money selling his "Make You Strong Shirts" to the whole town. However, these shirts don't actually make you strong at all! After Peck and Toby are fooled by a big, strong bear named Oswald (dressed as a puny weak squirrel) lifting a big but light and inflatable boulder while wearing the shirt, they think they're really strong. But after nearly causing a disaster with Ella's milk wagon after they tried to lift it, the two discover that they're victims of Tricky Travis's ruse and gave chase and with Callie's help capture the two con artists.


Toby wants to show the town his new "Cowboy Cactus Kick Step" dance, but Sheriff Callie's getting all the attention because she has the kitty sniffles. Due to this Toby pretends to be sick just so he can get more attention. But he discovers that being or pretending to be sick isn't fun especially if he misses the Hoedown dance because of his so-called illness.
4"Stagecoach Stand-Ins / Gold Mine Mix-Up"January 22, 2014

Peck and Toby get to drive the stagecoach when Pecos Pug the regular stagecoach driver is unable to drive it due to a injury that sidelined him for a week, However, they forget a important gold shipment that was needed to be delivered to River City while taking a dangerous shortcut through the Scary Prairie trying to avoid Sheriff Callie who they mistake for a rough and tough bandit known as the "Banjo Bandit!"


When Dirty Dan says there is no gold in Tricky Mine, he tells Uncle Bun to tell his brother Dusty. But, Uncle Bun doesn't pay attention while tending to the other customers in the general store and misinforms everyone that there is gold in Tricky Mine. Problems arise when Dusty goes mining over at Tricky Mine and is confused and nearly endangers himself.
5"The Pesky Kangaroo Rat / Cattle Overdrive"January 23, 2014

A baby Kangaroo Rat with a fondness for prairie pickles hitches a ride into Nice and Friendly Corners in Toby's basket and causes total chaos and destruction in town and driving Sheriff Callie crazy while trying to capture him. Then, Callie later learns by Tio Toturga's patience that being patient is the best way to catch a small pesky critter no matter how long it takes.


Peck and Toby try to take a shortcut while herding Farmer Stinky's cattle out of the valley from their summer feeding grounds nearly endangering the cattle and themselves in the process.
6"Sparky's Rival / Jail Crazy"January 24, 2014

Sparky feels jealous of the new, fast Iron Horse train which Mr. Engineer describes as being better than horses. Later, they rescue Priscilla Skunk after she accidentally touches a lever that caused the Iron Horse to go out of control in a high rate of speed, Sheriff Callie teaches Sparky that no train can replace a trusty horse.


While Sheriff Callie is out of town helping Cody deliver the mail, Peck is appointed as the substitute sheriff. However, he goes out of control by putting all the residents of Nice and Friendly Corners in jail for reasons that make little sense and not knowing that a escaped convict named Billy Goat the Kid is ransacking the town stealing the townsfolks' belongings including Peck's Horseshoe Trophy.
7"Toby Gets Nosy / Peck Takes it Back"January 27, 2014

Toby grows a bump on his nose (which he calls Mr. Bump) before the first ever town picture. Problems arise when the odd, pink bump gets bigger by the minute and there's virtually no way to cover it up until the bump blossoms into a beautiful and "purdy" cactus flower.


When Toby spills popcorn and milk on the jailhouse floor, Peck calls him a pinecone. This makes Toby wondering why he was called a pine cone and sets out in a dangerous quest seeking the answer. Later, Peck regrets calling Toby a pinecone.
8"Sparky's Lucky Day / Peck's Bent Beak"January 28, 2014

Sheriff Callie gets Sparky a "lucky scarf" in hopes that it will improve his racing skills before a big race after he loses his confidence after slipping during a trial run.


After trying to eat one of Priscilla's "Belly Sinker Biscuits," Peck pecks at it and bends his beak. Sheriff Callie calls the dentist, Dr. Wolf, but nobody knows Dr. Wolf is the dentist. He looks scary (After a rough stagecoach ride that messed up his hair) and when he says that he's going to "straighten out the Deputy," everyone - even Peck himself - is terrified of him. So Toby tries to disguise himself as Peck to lure Dr. Wolf away while Peck looks for Sheriff Callie ending in a disastrous collision between the two. But Peck,Toby and the townsfolk learned to never judge a person in their appearance no mater how they look like.
9"Toby the Cowsitter / Callie's Blue Jay Blues"January 29, 2014

Toby earns money for milkshakes by starting a cow sitting business for the farmers attending a Green Bean convention at Red Gap, but fails to keep up with his promise in taking care of his charges.


Callie tries to stop a pair of blue jay brothers named Ray Jay and Jay Jay from stealing Farmer Stinky's corn crop during the annual Corn Pickin' Days festival. But Sheriff Callie discovers the real reason why they were stealing Farmer Stinky's corn crop and she and Farmer Stinky helps them out in their time of need.
10"Peck's Darling Clementine / Lasso Come Home"January 30, 2014

Tired of Clementine's tardiness and slowness, Peck decides to trade in Clementine for a fast horse named Lickety Split as his new ride but gets more than he bargains for because Lickety Split can be very tricky to stop. The other horses can't go to the slippery mud so Clementine hears Peck's cry and goes to rescue him and Dusty. She successfully rescues both of them and Peck is happy that Clementine saved them slowly but surely. And Peck returns Lickety Split to the owner.


Toby decide to use Sheriff Callie's Noodle Lasso without the proper training on how to use it and is abducted by a giant eagle which he accidentally lassoes.
11"Twist And Shout / Calamity Priscilla"January 31, 2014

After a Spaghetti Twister roars through town, Peck gets mistaken for a hero for ringing the town square bell. When Peck saw this, he decides to speak the truth to everyone.


When Frida Fox comes to town, Priscilla's jealousy causes her to try riding on horseback like a stunt rider, much like her idol Frida. Soon, she realizes that it's best to be herself and use her expertise in growing beautiful roses after her horseback riding attempt turns out disastrous.
12"King Stinky / Abigail's Extra Big Story"February 3, 2014

The town folks decide to do favors for Farmer Stinky in order to get some rare Prairie Peppers. Unfortunately there are not enough peppers for anyone.


After reading Abigail's super-exaggerated news story about Vanilla Plains being a paradise with popcorn trees and soda pop springs that was discovered by explorers, Peck and Toby decided to explore Vanilla Plains not knowing that it was a desolated barren area filled with dangers.
13"Horsefeathers / My Brother's Sleeper"February 4, 2014

After seeing Clementine with feathers and thinking she grew them, Peck and Toby try to teach her to fly. However it turns out Clementine was just covered with sticky molasses and the feathers got stuck to her.


During the annual bed race, Dirty Dan and Dusty get overly competitive while racing with opposing teams during the race but when they get into deep trouble along with Peck and Toby, they both realize that helping each other and having fun is more important than winning.
14"Callie Asks for Help / Peck's Trail Mix Mix-Up"February 6, 2014

Tio Tortuga recalls the day that Callie got stuck in which is now known as Helping Hand Canyon and needed help from the townsfolk to get out of the canyon.


Peck notices that some of his trail mix was missing and starts accusing the townsfolk for stealing his trail mix. It turns out that his sack has a hole because Peck puts his trail mix too close to his badge and failed to realize.
15"Priscilla's Lost Love Bird / Callie's Cowgirl Twirl"February 14, 2014

Priscilla's Desert Love Birds named Paulie and Dolly escaped from their cage while meeting Governor Groundhog with the townfolks (who was on tour awarding deputies shiny golden star badges for their hard work) after she accidentally knocks over the cage, so after capturing Paulie, both Peck and Sheriff Callie go on a hunt to find the missing love bird. They soon learn after a few disastrous rescue attempts that Dolly was attracted to Peck's whistling. And for his valiant effort was rewarded the largest shiniest Gold Star Badge by Governor Groundhog!


As Sheriff Callie prepares for the town's annual square dance, she gets a tin can stuck on her foot and while trying to pry the tin can off created a new dance step called "The Cowgirl Twist" which was a hit in the Square Dance.
16"The Pie Thief / Fool for Gold"March 7, 2014

During a Pie Bake Off contest, Priscilla ate the competing pies and makes up a story about a pie thief who ate the pies so she tries to hide the pies she ate. Then while Callie and Peck are looking for the pie thief, she must stop a real bandit who's robbing Ella's milk saloon from getting away.


When Uncle Bun finds a huge nugget of gold in his backyard, he thinks that he's rich and that he can use the so-called gold nugget to move to the big city because he is convinced it's the real thing. Soon, he gets rid of everything in his store including the general store itself but after he finds out that the nugget is actually fool's gold (AKA Pyrite)...which is worth not a lot of money, Uncle Bun soon has to tell everyone the truth. But, everyone already threw a going-away party for him! Uncle Bun runs away but got in trouble so Sheriff Callie rescues him. Uncle Bun was too afraid to tell the truth because he didn't want to be a fool to himself so Callie accepts his apology and the townsfolk returns his stuff to his shop.
17"Peck and Toby's Big Yarn / My Fair Stinky"April 8, 2014

Peck and Toby accidentally unravel Callie's blanket gift for Uncle Bun's birthday and tries to knit another blanket with disastrous results.


After ruining the Flower Club meeting with his stink, Priscilla decides to turn Farmer Stinky into a refined proper gentleman. But things doesn't go to well w/out the old Stinky.
18"Parroting Pedro / Toby Gets the Scoop"May 23, 2014

A newcomer to town named Parroting Pedro drives Peck crazy repeating everything he says and does. Peck thinks that everyone in town is teasing him but Pedro doesn't realize that copying and repeating someone can cause so much trouble. Due to this, Peck puts Pedro in jail. Later, Callie, after apologizing for Peck's actions, takes Pedro to Echo Canyon where he finds out how repeating after Peck made Peck feel.


Toby wants to be a reporter. like Abigail and tries to find a "scoop" that is newsworthy but doesn't realize that his curiosity will get him into big trouble.
19"Here Comes the Sun / Bug Trouble"June 6, 2014

While camping out in the desert with Sheriff Callie and hearing Sheriff Callie telling them a spooky story, Peck and Toby, woke up in the middle of the night terrified by the spooky noises, borrow Sheriff Callie's lasso while she's asleep. Everyone soon gets deprived of sleep and a horrific sweltering heat wave strikes Nice and Friendly Corners when Peck and Toby use the lasso to lasso the sun and get it to rise earlier!


While a invasive swarm of Berry Eating Bugs is threatening to destroy the town's Rutaberry crop, Sheriff Callie calls on the townsfolk to gather at Farmer Stinky's farm to pick the Rutaberries. Unfortunately the townsfolk bicker on which way is the best way to pick a Rutaberry, but discovered that all of their different methods on picking Rutaberries can work out if they all work together as a team.
20"Moustache Toby / Doc's Cheatin' Chili"June 20, 2014

Toby sports a fake mustache in hopes that he'll be regarded as a rough, tough cowboy like his hero Sagebrush Sam. Unfortunately it causes problems because the mustache that Toby pick is too long.


Doc steals Tio's Tres Colores peppers during the annual chili cook-off, therefore resorting to cheat in order to be the winner of this year's annual chili cook-off but resulted into a fiery disaster of hot fiery chili that threatens to bury the town! Only Tio's Cooling Beans can cool down the fiery mess that Doc created.
21"The Prickly Pair / Crystal Cave Caper"August 29, 2014

Peck feels replaced when Toby hangs out with his new porcupine friend, Polly-May, more than him.


TBA

Development[change | change source]

"Davy would always do the right thing but then he'd turn around and become a super-action hero — and that's Callie. She'll moralize and teach good social ethics, but when it's time to jump on a horse and lasso a tornado, she does it."

— Creator George Evelyn, describing about Callie's personality and role[2]

The series was announced back in 2011 under the working name "Oki's Oasis" during the Summer Television Critics Association with Mandy Moore voicing the main character, depicted as a white and gray Tabby Cat. It was announced to be released at the end of 2013[10] but got pushed back to January 20, 2014 due to several changes to the name and characters. The name changes possibly had to do with the fact that "Oki" and "Kiko," the original names of Sheriff Callie and Toby, were Japanese names that would not be very fitting in a show set in the Old West.[1] (Kiko also spelled Quico are also the nicknames for Francisco and Frederico in Spanish.) On November 18, the official website was launched with the character information and minigames.

In an interview with Holly Huckins, George Evelyn and Denis Morella in TV Guide, Huckins stated that "We've had so much fun taking all those classic cowboy devices — from tornadoes and cattle stampedes to train robberies and the High Noon shootout — and making them kid-appropriate in order to teach lessons about sharing and forgiveness and good manners,".[2] Morella also stated that "There's even a saloon! "But there is no liquor and no rowdy, scary drunks." She also stated that "Ella the cow, who runs the establishment, serves up milkshakes, fruit juice and other healthy drinks — but we still slide those drinks down the bar like in the old western movies!"[2] The team also stated that the series takes inspiration from several Western Movies and series like The Andy Griffith Show, Green Acres, Quick Draw McGraw and the classic 1950s Disney series Davy Crockett.[2] "We did our research and found that the real Wild West wasn't anywhere near as wild and frightening as Hollywood's ultra-violent, gun-slinging mythology would have us believe," Evelyn says. "The West was settled primarily by people who were intent on obeying the rules, people who went the distance to help each other out — and that's the town of Nice and Friendly Corners!"[2]

Lucas Grabeel, the voice of Deputy Peck stated in an interview that "Sheriff Callie always comes in at the last minute and saves the day and teaches everyone a really valuable lesson and that's the other great part of it." He also said that "The kids who watch the show will not only hear an original country song every episode, but they'll also learn a very simple but very valuable lesson." Grabeel also said that "I've always loved doing silly voices." and that "This is my first series regular position on any show, so that was definitely a change. Even though I had done [voice over work] in the past, I was still a little nervous about how it was going to go. But the family that surrounds Sheriff Callie's Wild West is such a warm, welcoming group of veterans and very experienced people in the voice over world. They welcomed me in and said, 'You're good, just trust yourself.' They were right. It was really great to be a part of it."[11]

Music[change | change source]

The series features a lot of western music and songs inspired from country pop to Appalachian. The opening song of the series is performed by Mandy Moore. Evelyn said that "Mandy Moore did such a great job for Disney in Tangled and we're thrilled to have her with us. She's the perfect voice for Callie — sweet when she needs to be but she can quickly pull out that spunk and attitude when necessary."[2]

For a list of Sheriff Callie's Wild West songs, click here.

Reception[change | change source]

The series received positive reviews on its launch. Carey Bryson of About.com said that "A Western for preschoolers -- such a perfect genre to get kids excited and teach them about good ol' manners, friendship and fairness. The visual style of this series is cute, but not exceptional. The strength of the series lies in Old West flavor, including awesome Western style music and all the folksy characters we would think of in a Western show -- the milkshake saloon owner, the wise old tortoise, the javelina miners Dirty Dan and Dusty, the roadrunner mailman...the list of adorable Old West characters goes on and on." and that "Sheriff Callie's bringing Western back, and preschoolers, as well as their parents, will appreciate this friendly and flavorful show."[12] Common Sense Media gave the series a 4 out of 5 Stars, praising on how Disney handled the Wild West setting in order to teach good manners and saying that "Catchy songs and the show's cute incorporation of its Old West theme give this show real flair, and the fact that it casts a pink boots-wearing girl as the town sheriff goes a long way to bridge the gender gap as well."[13]

The series' premiere received impressive ratings. On Disney Junior, it received a total viewer record of 1.35 million in 5:00 PM. It was also the 4th series telecasted to attract a 4.3 rating, making the #1 telecasted to appeal on all preschool demographics. The series also received more viewers in 5:30 PM, with a total number of 1.42 million viewers and rating scores of 4.7 for kids 2-5, 5.0 for boys 2-5 and 4.3 for girls 2-5, making it the #1 series broadcast in the half hour to appeal to the core demographics. The series also ranked at the number 1 spot in the Watch Disney Junior App in November, with a total of 23 million video views in its launch.[14]

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Disney Junior's New Series SHERIFF CALLIE'S WILD WEST to Debut 1/20 - BWWTVWorld". Broadway World. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Disney Junior Saddles Up With Sheriff Callie's Wild West". TV Guide. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  3. https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/sheriff-callies-wild-west/id799057441
  4. Several episodes' End Credits
  5. https://twitter.com/yakkopinky/status/464187102343606273
  6. Toby the Cowsitter / Callie's Blue Jay Blues - End Credits
  7. The Pie Thief / Fool for Gold - End Credits
  8. Disney Channel On Demand and Watch Disney Junior
  9. "Sheriff Callie's Wild West - Episode Guide". MSN. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  10. "Disney Junior Begins Production on Animated 'Oki's Oasis' Starring Mandy Moore (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  11. "INTERVIEW: Lucas Grabeel talks voicing a cartoon deputy in Sheriff Callie's Wild West". She Knows Entertainment. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  12. "REVIEW: Sheriff Callie's Wild West". About.com. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  13. "Sheriff Callie's Wild West". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  14. "'Sheriff Callie's Wild West' Premiere on Disney Channel Ranks as Number 1 Show in the Time Period Among Preschool Demos". Zap2It. Retrieved 2014-02-24.

External links[change | change source]

Henry Hugglemonster[change | change source]

Bailar/sandbox
GenreAnimated
Created byNiamh Sharkey
Voices of
Country of originIreland
United Kingdom
United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes38 (list of episodes)
Production
Running timeapprox. 22 minutes
Production companiesSpiffy Pictures
Brown Bag Films[1]
Walt Disney Company (co-production)
Original release
NetworkDisney Junior
Disney Channel
ReleaseApril 15, 2013 –
present

Henry Hugglemonster is an American-Irish-British animated preschool series produced by Spiffy Pictures. It is based on the book I’m a Happy Hugglewug created and illustrated by Niamh Sharkey.[2] It first premiered on April 15, 2013 on Disney Junior with a pilot episode that aired on April 5.

Premise[change | change source]

The series revolves around the daily life of Henry Hugglemonster and his slightly chaotic but loving family, living in the suburban town of Roarsville. Everyone in Roarsville is a friendly, fun-loving monster.

Sometimes, Henry's experiences with his family, including loving Momma, silly Daddo, smart Cobby and diva Summer, as well as his many friends, lead to problems. So, Henry must use his problem-solving skills to try and find a way to solve the problems and conflicts he is presented with in his daily life. Every episode features one or more original songs, as well.

Characters[change | change source]

  • Henry Hugglemonster (Lara Jill Miller) - The 5-year-old [3]protagonist of the series. He has horns that resemble those of a jester's cap.
  • Summer Hugglemonster (Hynden Walch) - Henry's older sister. As with all female monsters in the show, she wears shoes, whereas the male ones go barefoot. In the original book, her name was Lola Hugglewug.
  • Cooper "Cobby" Hugglemonster (Chiara Zanni) - Henry and Summer's older brother, and a skilled inventor. He is 7 years old. [4]
  • Mark "Daddo" Hugglemonster (Tom Kenny) - Henry's father who works as a mailman.
  • Stanley "Grampa" Hugglemonster (Tom Kenny) - Henry's grandfather & Mark's father.
  • Jenna "Momma" Hugglemonster (née McScream) (Lori Alan) - Henry's mother.
  • Ivor Hugglemonster (Kari Wahlgren) - Henry, Cobby, and Summer's baby brother.
  • Vera "Naha-Oh" McScream (Grey DeLisle) - Henry's grandmother & Jenna's mother.
  • Estelle Enormomonster (Grey DeLisle) - Henry's large friend.
  • Gertie Growlerstein (Grey DeLisle) - Henry's smartest pal.
  • Denzel Dugglemonster (Cree Summer) - Henry's best friend who has a passion for digging underground tunnels.
  • Mr. Dugglemonster (Rob Paulsen) - Denzel's father who works as a baker.
  • Eduardo Enormomonster (Brian Blessed) - Estelle's father.
  • Ernestine Enormomonster (Brenda Blethyn) - Estelle's mother.
  • Isabella Roarson (Geri Halliwell) - Summer's pop star idol.
  • Beckett - The Hugglemonster family's pet monster dog.

Episodes[change | change source]

Season 1 (2013-2014)[change | change source]

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11"The Huggleflower / Monster Lullaby"Sascha Paladino / Chris NeeApril 15, 2013 (2013-04-15)

Summer can't wait until her musical performance, when she'll sing and Momma will play piano as the Huggleflower makes its special sound. But, the show can't begin until the Huggleflower in front of the house blooms. So, the whole family works together to try to get the sun to shine on the flower.


When Momma says it's Ivor's bedtime, baby Ivor has trouble falling asleep. Henry and Summer must take these matters into their own hands as they perform Ivor's bedtime routine to try and get the little monster to go to sleep.
22"Astrobrix / The Sore Roar"Paul Dawson / James MasonApril 16, 2013 (2013-04-16)

When big brother Cobby tells Henry that he’s too young to help build his spaceship model, Henry decides to play an outer space game with his little brother Ivor instead. Unfortunately, Ivor accidentally touches the spaceship and loses one of the spaceship pieces. Things get worse when Cobby thinks Henry lied when he says he didn't play with the spaceship!


After losing his voice while practicing for the “Loudest Roar” in the Roar-Off competition, Henry figures out a way to still participate.
33"Runaway Dough / The Copymonster"Paul Dawson / Sascha PaladinoApril 17, 2013 (2013-04-17)

Henry adds an entire jar of yeast to his bread dough and learns a valuable lesson about following directions when the dough gets so huge that forms a giant ball that rolls out the front door.


Henry notices that his friend Roberto is starting to copy the design of his racecar for his Monster Scout’s “Roaring Racers” competition.
44"The Henry Show / Mega Bouncers"Jennifer Hamburg / Bradley ZweigApril 18, 2013 (2013-04-18)

After watching Summer perform in one of her shows, Henry is inspired to put on a show of his own, but it doesn't go as planned.


Henry and his friends use Cobby’s newest invention, Megabouncer Boots, to bounce all over Roarsville, but they end up shaking the ground and ruining others' fun.
55"Bye Bye Beckett / Pet Party"Chris Nee / Bradley ZweigApril 19, 2013 (2013-04-19)

Summer feels down about having to leave the family’s monsterpet Beckett at home while the family goes camping to Rainbow Falls, so Henry figures out a way to cheer her up.


Henry and Summer decide to throw a birthday party for Beckett with all of his monsterpet friends, but the Fuzzle Birds are annoyed by the monsterpets' loud noises.
66"Number One Fan / Henry's Hugglefish"Jennifer Hamburg & Sascha Paladino / Jennifer HamburgApril 22, 2013 (2013-04-22)

Summer gets the chance to perform live with her favorite pop singer, Isabella Roarson! Summer doesn't like the sound of her own voice and feels she can imitate Isabella's voice. Soon, she shows Isabella her perfect imitation...but Isabella doesn't want a copycat for a duet!


Henry and Daddo go fishing and Henry catches a Hugglefish named Little Levon. When Levon grows too big for the house, Henry makes the difficult decision to return him to Rainbow Falls where he caught him.
77"Sneez-O-Rama / The Huggleball Game"Bradley Zweig / Kent RedekerApril 23, 2013 (2013-04-23)

Gertie brings her monsterpet, Sneezo, over for a playdate with Beckett. Problems arise when Henry does not obey Gertie's orders to keep Sneezo indoors where Sneezo will not sneeze due to the monster flowers, and Sneezo soon has an allergy attack.


Henry and Summer learn how to work together to win in a game of Huggleball against their parents.
88"The Hugglejuice Stand / The Huggledance Party"Jennifer Hamburg / Bradley ZweigApril 24, 2013 (2013-04-24)

Henry and his friends open a juice stand, but run out of the sweet flowers used to make the Hugglejuice.


Henry and Summer offer to teach Cobby how to dance in time for the first ever Huggledance party.
99"Promises Promises / Fireworks Night"Sascha Paladino / Paul DawsonApril 25, 2013 (2013-04-25)

Henry learns about the importance of keeping one’s promises when he goes to play with Denzel instead of star in Summer's play like he promised her.


When Cobby’s new invention breaks, the Hugglemonsters must work together to find the missing pieces in time to make it to the fireworks show.
1010"Paint the Town / Henry, Incorporated"Robert Vargas / Joe AnsolabehereApril 26, 2013 (2013-04-26)

The kids of Roarsville decide to tidy up the town in an attempt to win a new playground in the Most Beautiful Town contest. However, they fail and soon decide to splatter-paint the buildings.


Henry saves up his money to get a racing set from Mr. Winklemonster, the toy vendor, but his friends are also saving up to buy the same toy. Henry later decides to pay other monsters to test out Cobby's new "Monster Mitt" ride so he can earn money...but Cobby insisted that the rides were supposed to be free! What will Cobby think of this?
1111"Monsters on the Town / Enormo Henry"Chris Nee / Robert VargasApril 29, 2013 (2013-04-29)

Henry and his siblings put their good table manners to the test when they decide to surprise Momma and take her to Signor Roartonio’s Café for a nice meal. However, they soon taste a dish that makes them bounce and their parents become suspicious of their odd behavior.


In an attempt to fit in at his friend Estelle Enormomonster’s house, where everything is huge, Henry convinces Cobby to build him an Enormo-Suit.
1212"Grrr Power / Fangs Out"Jennifer Hamburg / Michael SternApril 30, 2013 (2013-04-30)

When Henry and his friend Denzel find an old album cover featuring their mothers in a rock band called “Grrr Power,”they come up with the idea to put together a reunion concert.


Henry is excited for the Fang Monster to take his loose fang and leave him a special gift. But Henry can't roar without this fang.
1313"Carried Away / Monster in Charge"Chris Nee / Robert VargasMay 2, 2013 (2013-05-02)

Henry invites the talent show judge, Mr. Growl, to the house for dinner in hopes of convincing him to allow Daddo to participate in the "Grr Factor" talent contest. To welcome Mr. Growl, Cobby soon blows up lots of balloons. But, too many balloons in one room of the house causes the house to start flying away! Worst of all...Mr. Growl's afraid of heights!


When Momma and Daddo go out for the night, they leave Cobby in charge of his siblings and his power quickly goes to his head. He eventually creates silly rules that disappoint Summer. But thanks to Henry, Cobby and his friends learn to work as a family.
1414"Iron Granny / The Monster Coin"Robert Vargas / Robert VargasMay 10, 2013 (2013-05-10)

Henry and Denzel argue over whose grandmother is better before the Iron Granny competition. So, Henry helps his grandmonster, Nan-Oh, train for the Iron Granny competition, but Denzel helps his Grand-Moh train as well! Soon, the boys get competitive about who will win.


When Grando visits Henry's house and shows Henry a very special monster coin called a spinner, Henry soon loses track of the coin, so Cobby uses his newest invention, the "Listening Laser," to find the coin.
1515"Rain, Rain, You're Not a Pain / Runaway Summer"Michael Stern / Robert VargasMay 24, 2013 (2013-05-24)

Henry is determined to find a place for he and his friends to swim when their plans of going to Monster Wave park are ruined when it starts to rain.


Summer decides to run away from home when she accidentally drops a necklace Henry made for Momma down the drain. Soon, Summer learns that her family will still love her, even if she does something wrong.
1616"Monsterpet Pageant / Ivor's First Stomp"Bradley Zweig / Joe AnsolabehereJune 7, 2013 (2013-06-07)

Henry trains Beckett for the Roarsville Monsterpet Pageant, where monsterpets compete to win a ride on a parade float. But, Estelle ends up winning with Flopster, leaving Henry jealous.


The Hugglemonsters are thrilled when it looks like Ivor is about to take his first monster stomps during a family picnic. Daddo plans on taking a picture of Ivor...but whenever Daddo pulls out the camera, Ivor won't stomp!
1717"The Piano Lesson / Monster Wave"James Mason / Chris NeeJune 21, 2013 (2013-06-21)

When Gertie arrives at Henry's house, Henry thinks she came for a playdate but she actually just came over for a piano lesson with her piano teacher, Momma! So, Henry must figure out how to pass the time – quietly – while waiting for the antagonist Gertie to finish her piano lesson with Momma.


Cobby makes it his personal mission to help Henry conquer his fear of the Monster Wave Pool so he can try surfing for the very first time.
1818"The Mighty Heromonsters / New Monsterkid on the Block"Sascha Paladino / Robert VargasAugust 9, 2013 (2013-08-09)

When Henry and his friends need an extra player for Huggleball, Henry invites the new monster kid on the block to play. But, this new monster kid, Roddy Cloudmonster, starts to bully everyone.


When Henry’s favorite comic book ends with a cliffhanger, he and his friends decide to create their own comic book to decide what happens next.
1919"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Monsterschool / Summergrams"Robert Vargas & Sascha Paladino / Bradley ZweigSeptember 6, 2013 (2013-09-06)

Henry must take the tunnels under Roarsville to make it to his first day of Monsterschool on time when all the other methods of transportation don't work for him.


When Henry and Summer realize that Summer's singing makes monsters happy, they decide to bike all around Roarsville singing "Summergrams." Problems arise when Captain Hollander mishears all of Summer's "summergrams" to him as insults.
2020"The Halloween Scramble / Scout's Night Out"Chris Nee / Bradley ZweigOctober 4, 2013 (2013-10-04)

After a big gust of wind threatens to ruin Roarsville's annual Halloween parade, it's up to Henry to catch the gigantic balloons that flew away and save the day.


Henry helps his friend Denzel get over his fears after he becomes scared by a spooky story that the antagonist Daddo tells during the Monster Scouts camping trip.
2121"Huggsgiving Day / All That Pizzazz"Jennifer Hamburg / Chris NeeNovember 15, 2013 (2013-11-15)

It's Henry's favorite holiday, Huggsgiving Day, where the whole family comes together to eat, play games and put on performances that reflect what they love about their family. But...problems arise when Henry's annoying cousin, Harry, visits and won't stop pestering Henry.


Henry and Cobby help Summer find her missing bow.
2222"Happy Hugglemas"Chris NeeDecember 6, 2013 (2013-12-06)
Henry almost misses his chance to turn on the Hugglemas lights for the first time when he's trapped inside Estelle's house, where everything is gigantic.
2323"Monster Seeds / Henry and the Sno-Grrr"Bradley Zweig / Colm TyrrellJanuary 21, 2014 (2014-01-21)

When Henry and Estelle Enormomonster's seed packets get mixed up, Henry winds up with a giant plant sprouting out of the top of his house.


Henry and Beckett set out to go sledding on Mount Roarsmore amidst rumors of a snow ogre living at the top of the mountain.
2424"Monster Mail Madness / Cobby's Comfort Cruiser"Bradley Zweig / Chris NeeJanuary 31, 2014 (2014-01-31)

Daddo asks Henry to help sort the mail at the post office on Valentine's Day.


Cobby gets his first job working at the Roarsville Bike Shop, but his new bikes, called Comfort Cruisers, keep breaking.
2525"The Sledhouse / Daddo Daycare"Robert Vargas / Chris NeeFebruary 7, 2014 (2014-02-07)

When Daddo wakes up with a bad cold, Henry must come up with creative ideas to include him in the family sledding adventure.


Daddo is in charge of the family while Momma is gone for the weekend, and Henry rallies the family to help him out.
2626"Once Upon A Roar"Jennifer HamburgMay 2, 2014 (2014-05-02)
Henry and Momma find themselves on a storybook adventure when they journey through the Glimmergrove, located in the Enchanted Monster forest, to return a magical feather to the legendary Glimmerbird and give the forest back its color.

Season 2 (2014)[change | change source]

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271"The Big Surprise / The Sillymonster"Bradley Zweig / Chris NeeTBA

Henry and Cobby decide to throw Summer's surprise party.


When Henry involved, the Sillymonster will bring Roarsville to life.
282"Henry the Cowboy / Safety First Summer"Paul Dawson / Chris NeeTBA

It's bedtime, and Henry dreams of becoming a cowboy and Beckett becoming a horse. Cowboys require hats, western shirts, bandanas, belts, jeans, chaps, boots and spurs. Henry teaches Beckett how to ride, rear pulling the rein and more. Henry lassos. At the end, Henry wakes up and Momma calls Henry time for breakfast.


It's fall, and Summer tried to blow the leaves away and keep everybody safe.
293"Roarsville Awards / Blue Skies"Bradley Zweig / Chris NeeTBA

The Roarsville Awards is tonight, and Henry decides what tuxedo he likes.


The rescue competition is around the corner, but the blue skies are farther than Henry and Summer.
304"Henry's Big Rescue / Roberto And Meg Helps Henry Tells To Play"Bradley Zweig / Vitaly ShafirovTBA

Cobby and Summer to find Henry at the town to the rescue.


Henry plays the Huggleball game with Roberto and Meg.
315"The Candy Shop / Henry vs. The Dragon"Vince James / Sascha PaladinoTBA

The Hugglemonsters decide which candy they will choose.


Henry and Momma are in China to defend against the Chinese dragon.
326"Glory Fangs / Henry the Plumber"Mick Harrison / Chris NeeTBA

It's the Glory Fangs World Cup final, and the two last soccer teams, Team Henry and Team Summer, will compete for the Glory Fangs trophy.


Henry has to become to a plumber and plumbers require plumber clothes.
337"Summer's Ballet Class / Earthquake Henry"Vince James / Chris NeeTBA

Henry and Cobby to find Summer while teach how to ballet at ballet class.


The earthquake was happened at Roarsville and Henry knows how to stop the earthquake.

References[change | change source]

  1. http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2013/0926/476525-henry-hugglemonster/
  2. http://www.niamhsharkey.com/bio.html
  3. The episode "Astrobrix" directly states Henry as being five.
  4. The episode "Astrobrix" directly states Cobby as being seven.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Henry Hugglemonster - Episode Guide". MSN TV. Retrieved September 29, 2014.

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