Numb Chucks


Numb Chucks is a Canadian animated television series that was created by Phil LaFrance and Jamie LeClaire and premiered on YTV in Canada on January 7, 2014. The series focuses on Dilweed and Fungus, a pair of woodchucks with big hearts, who are obsessed with using their bungling kung-fu skills to protect the lives of the citizens in their town of Ding-a-Ling Springs. The series aired its final episode on December 1, 2016. 52 episodes were produced over two seasons.

Plot

Before one night changed their lives, woodchuck brothers Dilweed and Fungus never saw themselves as heroes. But during a late-night-TV infomercial, they ordered a Woodchuck Morris kung-fu video. Now, they have made it their mission to become just as awesome as their kung-fu mentor. Misguided but with good intentions, the brothers become obsessed with using their newfound skills to protect the citizens in their town of Ding-a-Ling Springs. Dilweed and Fungus take on a never-ending quest to fight off danger with Morris' guidance.

Characters

Main

  • Dilweed Chuck is a yellow woodchuck and the co-protagonist of the series. He likes to get along with the Ding-a-Ling Springs civilians and learn about kung fu fighting. "Age of Ignorance" reveals that Dilweed is the older twin by 15 seconds. He has a yellow belt.
  • Fungus Chuck is a brown woodchuck and the co-protagonist. He's just as silly as Dilweed, but even more sillier. He has a white belt and no visible ears.

    Supporting

  • Quills is a blue porcupine who owns a bowling alley called Pinheads. She is good friends with Dilweed and Fungus unlike Hooves and Buford.
  • Buford G. Butternut is a blue sheep with white wool and wears white sports socks. As the main antagonist, he despises the Numb Chucks due to their dim-witted immaturity and calls them "chuckleheads".
  • Grandma Butternut is a yellow sheep and Buford's grandmother.
  • Sir Rupert Van Der Hooves is a neurotic yellow moose who also lives next door to Dilweed and Fungus.
  • Woodchuck Morris is a golden woodchuck who is the master of Dilweed and Fungus.

    Minor

  • Dawn Dingledash is a pink cougar who works as the reporter in Ding-a-Ling Springs.
  • Scientist Bob is a brown scientist rabbit.
  • Agnes "Granny" Sweetcorn is an old chicken and Grandma Butternut's enemy.
  • Mr. Mayor is a blue wolf and the mayor of Ding-a-Ling Springs.
  • Dr. Noodle is a kangaroo doctor who appears in the second season.
  • Little Timmy is a young rodent kid who has a British accent and is very misfortunate.

    Other voices

  • Emilie-Claire Barlow
  • David Berni as Reckless Randall, Additional Voices
  • Seán Cullen
  • Catherine Disher
  • Laurie Elliott
  • Dwayne Hill
  • Howard Jerome
  • Linda Kash
  • Hadley Kay
  • Ron Pardo
  • Robert Tinkler
  • Adrian Truss
  • Pam Hyatt
  • Andrew Jackson

    Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2014)

Season 2 (2015–16)

Production

The series was produced by Jam Filled Entertainment and 9 Story Media Group, in association with YTV, and was produced with the participation of The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, The Canada Media Fund, Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit, Ontario Computer Animation and Special Effects Tax Credit and with the financial participation of The Shaw Rocket Fund. On June 9, 2014, the series was renewed for a second and final season, which began airing on March 17, 2015, and ended on December 1, 2016.

Telecast and home media

Numb Chucks premiered on YTV in Canada on January 7, 2014, until its final episode aired on December 1, 2016. The series formerly aired repeats on YTV, Teletoon and Nickelodeon.
On March 10, 2014, Cartoon Network announced the series as part of its 2014–15 season to air on the network in the United States. However, it was later moved to Boomerang and ran from January 10 to July 12, 2015.
Numb Chucks has also been sold to Cartoon Network, ABC, Disney Channels, TG4, Cartoon Network, Canal+ Family and Super RTL. The series also aired on TVNZ 2 in New Zealand. The series premiered in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2015, on Pop and Pop Max, several months after Boomerang in the US dumped it.
In Israel, the series premiered on Disney Channel on May 7, 2014, to 2016. There were 26 episodes dubbed in Hebrew.
In Italy, the series premiered on Boing on October 20, 2014.
Currently, the series is now streaming on Tubi.
It also aired on Sony YAY! in India.
It is currently airing on ETB 3 in Basque Country.