The Why Why Family
The Why Why Family is an animated children's television series, which originally aired from late 1996 to 1997. It was produced by Saban International Paris and Saban Entertainment. The show was broadcast internationally on Fox Kids, while in the United States it was syndicated as part of the company's "The Saban Network for Kids!" strand. Character designs and comedy elements emulate vintage cartoons.
Characters
- Victor
- *A baby and the main protagonist of the series. All times he has questions to explain his family members like any other kid. He has blonde hair, and usually only wears a light blue diaper.
- Max — Technology and electronics
- *The intelligent father of Victor and a stereotypical mechanic/handyman. He is Vanilla's husband, Eartha and Matik's son and Micro and Scopo's brother. He seems to be the closest to Victor compared to the others. Resembles his mother Eartha and is rarely seen without his cap.
- Vanilla and birds Kwik and Kwak — Botany and zoology
- *Vanilla is Max's wife, Eartha and Matik's daughter-in-law, Micro and Scopo's sister-in-law, and Victor's mother who he resembles. Kwik and Kwak are running gags of their episodes and normally argue.
- Eartha and Basalt the dinosaur — Geography, geology and meteorology
- *Matik's wife, Max, Micro and Scopo's mother, Vanilla's mother-in-law, and Victor's grandmother who also cooks for their family. Basalt is a green dinosaur with orange spots & can be greedy. He can transform into any mode of transport & time travel.
- Micro and Scopo — Biology of the human body
- *Victor's uncles and Max's brothers who are running gags. Micro is stubby and wears a white cowboy hat, does most of the statements in their episodes. Scopo is the larger and dumber of the brothers, being the test subject yet expresses his own knowledge at times. They both have what look like masks and 'dog ears' like their father, Matik.
- Matik and dog Zygo — Astronomy and the Universe
- *Victor's grandfather, Max, Micro and Scopo's father, and Eartha's husband who has 'dog ears' and is rarely seen without his pilot hat. Zygo sounds like Daffy Duck from Looney Tunes and has webbed limbs.
Voice cast
- Sammy Lane
- Heidi Lenhart
- Mendi Segal
- Stanley Gurd Jr. as Max
- Derek Patrick as Matic
- Genghis Studebaker as Zygo
- Kevin Schon as Micro
- Julie Maddalena as Victor
Crew
- Jamie Simone – Voice Director
- Bruno Bianchi - Producer, Director
Release
Broadcast
The exact airdates of the 26 episodes are unknown; with some having a 1996 copyright date in the credits and others having a 1997 copyright date. In the United States, the series aired as part of a syndicated strand of Saban programmes called "The Saban Network for Kids!", later named "Saban Kids Network". The block included other, more action-oriented programmes such as Eagle Riders, Samurai Pizza Cats, season 1 of Dragon Ball Z and season 2 of Masked Rider. With the series airing on the block per the guidelines of the Federal Communications Commission, it marked Saban's first entry into the educational television market. The show was cancelled by Saban due to low ratings.Ownership of the series passed to Disney in 2001 when Disney acquired Fox Kids Worldwide, which also includes Saban Entertainment. In the 2000s, it later ran as part of Disney's Jetix block.