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Created by | Anna McRoberts |
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Theme music composer | Matthew Tishler |
Opening theme | "No Matter What" by Dakota Lotus[1] |
Composer | Brahm Wenger |
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Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 19 |
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Cinematography | Mark Irwin |
Running time | 46 minutes |
Production company | Air Bud Entertainment |
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Release | August 26 December 15, 2019 | –
Pup Academy is a television series that premiered on Disney Channel in the United States and on TVOntario in Canada on August 26, 2019. The series stars Don Lake, Christian Convery, Aria Birch, Gabrielle Miller, Riley O'Donnell, Chance Hurstfield, Dylan Schombing, and Brian George.
Premise
[edit]Charlie is a man who has established a secret academy for puppies in a parallel world where they are educated on how to become dogs. His grandson, Morgan moves into his neighborhood and he enlists him to help educate the puppies, Spark, Corazon, and Whiz at the time when the bond between human and canine that is powered by the Canis Primus constellation starts to fade. This ties into a prophecy involving a boy and a stray puppy in which the Dean of Graduates (or D.O.G. for short) has to find that special stray, save Pup Academy, and restore the bond between humans and canines.
Cast and characters
[edit]- Don Lake as Charlie, the janitor of Pup Academy. His ancestors helped found the school
- Christian Convery as Morgan, the grandson of Charlie who helps out at Pup Academy
- Aria Birch as Izzy, a girl who Morgan befriends
- Gabrielle Miller as Molly, Morgan's mother
- Riley O'Donnell as the voice of Spark, a street-smart stray Boxer
- Chance Hurstfield as the voice of Corazon, a goofy Golden Retriever who is owned by Izzy
- Dylan Schombing as the voice of Whiz, a nervous and clever sheepdog who is owned by James
- Brian George as the voice of D.O.G., a Pup Academy Siberian Husky dean who looks for the stray of the prophecy
Production
[edit]On October 15, 2018, it was announced that Disney and Netflix ordered Pup Academy, with a feature-length pilot, as well as 22 regular episodes.[2] Serving as Air Bud Entertainment's debut television series on Disney Channel, the series is executive produced by Anna McRoberts and Robert Vince and directed by Robert Vince.[3] On July 31, 2019, it was announced that the series would premiere on August 26, 2019; following the premiere, new episodes of the series resumed on September 4, 2019.[4] The series also began airing on TVOntario's TVOKids block in Canada on August 26, 2019.[5] Internationally, the show launched on Netflix in February 2020.[6]
Episodes
[edit]No. | Title [7] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [7] | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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1 | "The Stray's First Day" | Robert Vince and Anna McRoberts | Anna McRoberts | August 26, 2019 | 0.38[8] | |
Guest stars: Michael Teigen as Clark, Lauren McGibbon as Lou, Nolan Hupp as James | ||||||
2 | "Tell Us About Your Human Day" | Robert Vince | Tom Berger | September 4, 2019 | 0.23[9] | |
3 | "Cooking Up Trouble" | Anna McRoberts | Heidi Foss | September 5, 2019 | 0.24[10] | |
4 | "My Uncle Is Dude" | Anna McRoberts | Story by : Heidi Foss Teleplay by : Heidi Foss and Anna McRoberts | September 6, 2019 | 0.20[11] | |
5 | "Oopsie!" | Robert Vince | Craig Martin | September 9, 2019 | 0.24[12] | |
6 | "Spark Strays" | Robert Vince | Craig Martin | September 10, 2019 | 0.18[13] | |
7 | "Izzy Gets Busy" | Robert Vince | Karen Fowler | September 11, 2019 | 0.28[14] | |
8 | "Kitten Academy" | Anna McRoberts | Eric Toth | September 12, 2019 | 0.29[15] | |
9 | "Into the Wildwood" | Robert Vince | Tom Berger | September 16, 2019 | 0.19[16] | |
10 | "Secrets Unleashed" | Stefan Scaini | Story by : Jay Shore Teleplay by : Tom Berger | September 17, 2019 | 0.25[17] | |
11 | "The Substitute" | Stefan Scaini | Heidi Foss | September 18, 2019 | 0.26[18] | |
12 | "The Thing with King" | Robert Vince | Anna McRoberts | September 19, 2019 | 0.25[19] | |
13 | "The Constellation Fades" | Stefan Scaini | Eric Toth | November 24, 2019 | 0.35[20] | |
14 | "Spark Wants Back" | Stefan Scaini | Jay Shore | November 24, 2019 | 0.33[20] | |
15 | "The Day of the Stray" | Stefan Scaini | Heidi Foss and Eric Toth | December 1, 2019 | 0.39[21] | |
16 | "Skunked!" | Stefan Scaini | Nathaniel Moher | December 1, 2019 | 0.34[21] | |
17 | "The King Sting" | Robert Vince | Robert Vince and Piers Rae | December 8, 2019 | 0.50[22] | |
18 | "Most Valuable Pup" | Robert Vince | Unknown | December 8, 2019 | 0.43[22] | |
19 | "The Stray's Last Day" | Robert Vince | Teleplay by : Heidi Foss & Anna McRoberts and Piers Rae & Robert Vince | December 15, 2019 | 0.47[23] |
Ratings
[edit]Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | Avg. viewers (millions) | ||
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1 | 19 | August 26, 2019 | 0.38[8] | December 15, 2019 | 0.47[23] | 0.30 |
References
[edit]- ^ Theme Song 🎶 ft. Dakota Lotus | Pup Academy | Disney Channel. Disney Channel. August 26, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ Nico Franks (October 15, 2018). "Disney, Netflix Adopt Talking Pups". C21Media. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- ^ "Disney Channel TV Series Being Shot in Oak Bay". Victoria News. October 19, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- ^ Ruben Perez Jr (July 31, 2019). "Air Bud Entertainment Announces First-Ever TV Series, Pup Academy Premiering Aug. 26 on Disney Channel". Entertainment Rocks. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- ^ New! Pup Academy – Coming Monday August 26 at 5 PM!. TVOKids. August 19, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ Rebecca Sun (July 30, 2019). "UTA Signs Air Bud Entertainment (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
The studio's latest project, the live-action series 'Pup Academy,' will premiere Aug. 26 on Disney Channel and worldwide on Netflix next February.
- ^ a b "Pup Academy Episode Guide". Zap2it.
- ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (August 27, 2019). "Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.26.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- ^ Douglas Pucci (September 21, 2019). "Wednesday Final Ratings: Younger on TV Land Hits Season-High in Adults 18–49 Delivery with Season Finale". Programming Insider. Archived from the original on 2019-09-26. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ Mitch Metcalf (September 6, 2019). "Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.5.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on September 14, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- ^ Mitch Metcalf (September 9, 2019). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.6.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on September 14, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ^ Mitch Metcalf (September 10, 2019). "Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.9.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on September 13, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ^ Mitch Salem (September 11, 2019). "Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.10.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on September 11, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ Mitch Metcalf (September 12, 2019). "Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.11.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on September 14, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ^ Mitch Metcalf (September 13, 2019). "Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.12.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on September 20, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- ^ Mitch Metcalf (September 17, 2019). "Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.16.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on September 20, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- ^ Mitch Metcalf (September 18, 2019). "Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.17.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on September 18, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ Mitch Metcalf (September 19, 2019). "Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.18.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on September 20, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ Mitch Metcalf (September 20, 2019). "Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.19.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on September 20, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (November 26, 2019). "Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.24.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on November 27, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (December 4, 2019). "Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.1.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ a b Mitch Salem (December 10, 2019). "Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.8.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ a b Mitch Metcalf (December 17, 2019). "Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.15.2019". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on December 17, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Pup Academy at IMDb