The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog
The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog, is a children's animated television series created by Mary Mackay-Smith and Merilyn Read and produced by Gaumont Alphanim and Muse Entertainment. The show follows three anthropomorphic animal pre-teens—Alfred Hedgehog, Camille Wallaby, and Milo Skunk— as they solve mysteries in Gnarly Woods.
Broadcast
The series has been shown on Qubo in the United States in 2010, Discovery Kids in Asia in 2012, and TVOntario as part of TVO Kids in Canada in 2011.Characters
Hedgehog family
- Alfred Hedgehog is one of three characters appearing in every episode. He is the leader of the unofficial group in Gnarly Woods. He is the older brother of Lily Hedgehog, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Hedgehog as well as the eldest in the Hedgehog family. His eyes are green and his primary outfit is a white long-sleeved shirt which is covered in a blue t-shirt with cream-coloured khaki cropped pants. He is a young detective who carries a smartphone device called a "Detectaberry". With the help of his friends and family, he uses these clues in order to solve the mysteries, most of which have something in order to do with the natural world or science. Despite being a valuable detective, he can be cynical at some point when his team is jumping to conclusions or dealing with Cynthia. His catchphrase is, "This is serious mysterious!".
- Lily Hedgehog is the little sister of Alfred Hedgehog with low pigtails decorated in red bows. She adores her big brother and often helps him with collecting clues in order to solve his mysteries. She is a surprisingly good painter considering her age, and it is mentioned several times that she is able to sell her paintings and enter them in art contests against much older competitors.
- Mrs. Hedgehog is the wife of Mr. Hedgehog and the mother of Alfred and Lily. She wears a ponytail tied in a hairband and owns the house of the Hedgehog family.
- Mr. Hedgehog is the husband of Mrs. Hedgehog and the father of Alfred and Lily. He works as a beekeeper and is found as a solved mystery.
Alfred's detective friends
- Camille Wallaby stays on Alfred's side in any campaign. She is second-in-command of the group. She is friendly and generous, but she is sometimes hotheaded and in too much of a hurry. She has red hair which is tied in high pigtails with a melon pink hair clip on her left side and blue eyes. Her primary outfit is a cream-colored hoodie with a red skirt and blue and white boots. She is one of the three main characters to appear in all episodes and she is the only girl in "Ol' Fingerbone's Revenge!".
- Milo Skunk is the supportive character of the series. Unlike Alfred and Camile, he sometimes not goes with the team all because of his lack of courage in particular, or not taking the investigation too seriously like the other two. He has a vivid imagination and has low self-esteem; some people say that he is "extremely active", with a flair for the dramatic and often jokes around while solving cases. He wears gray glasses and is a good runner. His primary outfit is a yellow sweatshirt with brown long pants. He is one of the three main characters in order to appear in all episodes. He invented the Milo-nator.
Payne family
- Cynthia Payne is a pheasant and major antagonist of the series at times; other times, she will aid in the investigation, much to the displeasure of the gang that assists in her own ways. She is the only member of the Payne family to have a long tail. As one of the cheerleaders, she likes to use orange-colored pom-poms. She is a big fan of Ricardo Rabbit and Razzy.
- Mrs. Payne is Cynthia's snooty mother. She wears a pink suit. She runs a fundraiser mixed with an inflatable water slide and manicure in the episode "It Is Raining Fish!"
- Louise is one of the cousins of Cynthia. She has purple feathers and wears a pink ponytail. As one of the cheerleaders, she uses light blue pom-poms. Also, she is one of the devoted fans of Ricardo Rabbit and Razzy. She is possibly Tina's sister due to how similar they look.
- Gabby is one of the cousins of Cynthia. She is the tallest of her cousins and as one of the cheerleaders, she likes to use light green pom-poms. She is one of the devoted fans of Ricardo Rabbit and Razzy, too.
- Tina is one of the cousins of Cynthia. She has periwinkle feathers with a plum-colored bob cut. As one of the cheerleaders, she likes to use magenta pom-poms. Also, she is also one of the fans of Ricardo Rabbit and Razzy. She is possibly Louise's sister due to how similar they look.
Gnarly Woods employees
- Mr. Russard is a red fox and a teacher of Gnarly Woods Academy. He is a supporting character in the series. He has green eyes, orange hair, and is often seen wearing a blue vest over a white button-down shirt. He is often the coordinator of school and other events in the community. He is seen playing a flute in order to attract the fireflies.
- Rudy Gopher is Gnarly Woods' main gardener. He is very knowledgeable about plants and gardening, which proves very handy whenever Alfred and his friends are solving a mystery. In "The Mystery of the Heavy Feet" he got his feet stuck to a rock. In "The Great Flower Mystery" he gave Mr. Hedgehog a limestone wall.
- Doctor Anna is a red fox and the medical doctor of Gnarly Woods. She has gray hair, wears a lab coat, and is often seen carrying a first-aid kit. She first appears in an episode called "Who Knocked Out Grizz?", examining Grizz Kodiak deeming him a patient in Alfred's house. In "The Mysterious Sneeze", it is also revealed that she possesses her deductive reasoning which is similar to what she is employed by Alfred.
- Helmut is Gnarly Woods' famous artist. He appears to be an otter with blond hair. He is usually hired to sculpt or build something, like when the mother of Cynthia hired him to build a fountain and when asked to sculpt a statue dedicated to Ricardo. His works of art are somehow criticized when something unnatural happens.
- Grizz Kodiak is a tan bear and the local carpenter of Gnarly Woods. He has been knocked out by an unseen Asian carp in the episode called "Who Knocked out Grizz?". He is best friends with Rudy.
- Mr. Thomas is a wild boar and the school principal of Gnarly Woods Academy. He is often in charge of and likes to partake in various charity functions and sporting events in and around Gnarly Woods from hiking to racing.
- The Health Inspector is another otter in Gnarly Woods. He first appears in "The Maple Syrup Mystery" as the syrup critic and also in "The Mystery of the Big Stink" as a superintendent. In "The Mysterious Fern", he is distracted by Cynthia Payne who wants him to take pictures of her. His real name is never revealed.
Normal animals
- Chloe is an owl and a supportive character of the series. She wears an orange-colored scarf and dark purple sunglasses with yellow frames, only in the episode called "Who, What, Where, When and How?". She lives in a tree that is isolated but she is easily reached by flight.
- J.J. Raccoon is a raccoon and a thief. He likes to take things that are either very shiny or valuable. Though after his debut in "The Eyes of the Thief" he swears to never steal anything again, but in "The Artful Art Thief", Cynthia accuses him of stealing the shiny ornaments on her tree that was intended to be an art presentation. But the true thieves were the baby magpies. He wears a red cap and carries a bag.
- Lugubrious is a pond turtle and one of the minor characters of the series. In the episode "It is Raining Fish!", he has a fear of fish, so he hides in the mud in order to get away from the falling yellow perches.
- Lumis is an orange mountain lion with a pink nose. He wears a yellow vest with a pair of matching hand warmers. He usually scares the other characters, due to his menacing appearance, and the fact that he is carnivorous.
- Minnie is a mole. She only appears in the "Great Flower Mystery" who complains about the soil that the flowers of the mother of Alfred and Lily are in that taste like "sour milk".
- Oakley is a beaver and another of the supportive characters of the series. He wears blue goggles and orange swimwear. He lives in a beaver dam near the river. In a flashback from "A Flash of Silver", he flees from his home while it collapses and he runs for cover to the house of the Hedgehog family. His mother is revealed at the end of this episode, but her real name is never revealed.
- Victor is a vole and one of the supportive characters of the series. He wears a yellow t-shirt. In "Maple Syrup Mystery", his No. 1 maple syrup award ribbon is taken away after trying to pass honey as maple syrup by accident but it is returned to him after the detectives discover why the maple trees have run dry of sap.
- Winston is a moose and one of the supportive characters of the series. He wears a purple harness. In the two episodes, Alfred and his best friends Camille and Milo ride on his back. Near the end of "The False Notes in Gnarly Woods", he gives them his antlers in order to make new flutes.
- Withers is a feral brown bear that lives near the lake of Gnarly Woods. He appears as a solved mystery in "The Phantom Footprints". The other appearances include "A Flash of Silver" and "Cabana Drama". He wears a napkin in "A Flash of Silver" and in "Cabana Drama", his only line is "Thank you, Polly!"
Other characters
- Barney is a walrus with odd teeth. He owns a magic shop.
- Clara is a goat who plays the music with a zither to the termites. She meets Alfred, Camille, Milo and Cynthia and gives them radish juice and summer squash cookies.
- Mrs. Coleen Radley is a chipmunk who lives in a mansion. She looks like a squirrel due to her longer tail and she loves to sing opera. Her high "C"s were known to shatter crystal from the yards away from her house.
- Polly Porcupine is one of the citizens of Gnarly Woods. She wears a yellow t-shirt with eyeglasses, a long purple skirt and orange sandals. She enjoys serving food and is shown to have a vegetable patch at her house. She opened a cabana at the beach and fixed sandwiches for people stuck to rocks. She grew an award-winning pumpkin.
- Razzy is a weasel and a traveling stage and television personality. His adventures in Gnarly Woods included emceeing a school magic show and mysteriously getting drenched with water. He speaks with a French accent and is one of the celebrities who Cynthia and her cousins idolize.
- Mr. Remy is a mole and one of the supporting characters in the series. He has a background in music and history and sometimes, he helps out with investigations.
- Edgar Remy is Mr. Remy's son. He sometimes helps with mysteries by giving Alfred and his friends clues in the form of picture.
- Ricardo Rabbit is the one and only celebrity who resides in Gnarly Woods. Despite his name, he is not a rabbit, but a hare. He is mentioned recording an album called Ricardo at His Home. When a statue of him is revealed, he complains that it is not him because his face on the statue looks like that he is yelling. He likes to run in races and perform in stage plays.
- Tom is a bobcat who wears a red shirt.