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Pirate Express

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Pirate Express
GenreAnimation
Action
Comedy
Adventure[2]
Created byMathieu DeLaPorte
Boris Guillitoeu
Alexis Bacci-Leville
Romain Van Liemt
Alexandre De La Patelliérre
Developed byRob Davies
Written byThomas Duncan-Watt
Alexis Bacci-Leveille
Bruce Griffiths
Cleon Prineas
Ian Boothby
Brendan Luno
Michael Drake
Directed byDave Woodgate
Theme music composerIan Corlett
Hoot Gibson
Opening theme"Pirate Express" performed by Scott McNeil
ComposerHal Beckett
Country of originCanada
Australia[1]
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producers
  • Trevor Bentley
  • Brandon Lane
  • Jo Rooney
  • Andy Ryan
ProducersDonna Andrews
Stu Connolly
Rob Simmons
EditorsMatthew Sipple
David Tindale
Production companiesAtomic Cartoons
Sticky Pictures[1]
Breakthrough Entertainment
Original release
NetworkTeletoon
9Go![1]
Release26 April (2015-04-26) –
30 April 2015 (2015-04-30)

Pirate Express is an animated series that is a co-production between Atomic Cartoons in Canada and Sticky Pictures in Australia.[3][1] The series aired for only one week in April 2015 on Teletoon.[4] It hasn't aired on the channel since its premiere week.[5] In Australia, the series debuted on 9Go! on July 4, 2015.[6] 26 episodes were produced.

Synopsis

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300 years ago, Captain LaPoutine and his crew, Armando, Burt, Booli and Spewey tried to steal a princess' tiara, but unfortunately they accidentally stole Poseidon's underwear instead. This angered Poseidon and made him shrink the pirates and imprison them in a bottle. In the present day, The pirates were accidentally released by his younger son, Newt. So Newt decided to take control of the pirates and go on adventures with them.

Cast

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Production

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Pirate Express was picked up for development by Teletoon in 2011. Originally, the show was set to be a Canada-France co-production between Atomic Cartoons and Ellipsanime, with episodes expected to be finished by March 2012.[7] In July 2013, the series was officially greenlit for production, but with Australia's Sticky Pictures replacing Ellipsanime as a co-production partner. It was then set for a fall 2014 debut on Teletoon and Nine Network in Australia.[8] Ultimately, the show would launch in both markets in 2015.

Episodes

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
11"Poseidon or Bust/Finders Keepers"26 April 2015 (2015-04-26)
22"Little Miss Swordshine/Ship Wretched"26 April 2015 (2015-04-26)
33"Turkey Leg of Doom/Hair of the God"26 April 2015 (2015-04-26)
44"Enter the Octogod/Dead Men Wear Plaid"26 April 2015 (2015-04-26)
55"Bilge Rat Zombies/Ghost of Ships Passed"26 April 2015 (2015-04-26)
66"Night of the Geminis/Ships and Salsa"26 April 2015 (2015-04-26)
77"All A Bored/Club Fed"26 April 2015 (2015-04-26)
88"White Wedding/Saltiest Dogs"26 April 2015 (2015-04-26)
99"Shrieking Violet/Starboard Struck"26 April 2015 (2015-04-26)
1010"Get Kraken/Grill of My Dreams"26 April 2015 (2015-04-26)
1111"Penguin Law/Shop 'til You Drop Anchor"26 April 2015 (2015-04-26)
1212"Opposites Ahoy/Udder Chaos"27 April 2015 (2015-04-27)
1313"Out of Key/Thumb Wars"27 April 2015 (2015-04-27)
1414"One Flew Over the Crow's Nest/Game On"27 April 2015 (2015-04-27)
1515"Licence to Thrill/Beast in Show"28 April 2015 (2015-04-28)
1616"Fine Feathered Fiend/Lumber Jerk"28 April 2015 (2015-04-28)
1717"Father Time/Manure Overload"28 April 2015 (2015-04-28)
1818"No Sea for Old Salts/Sealed Fate"29 April 2015 (2015-04-29)
1919"Blunder Down Under/Engaged in Battle"29 April 2015 (2015-04-29)
2020"Beggars Can't Be Cruisers/Voyage of the Edam-ed"29 April 2015 (2015-04-29)
2121"Greeced Lightning/The Godd Couple"30 April 2015 (2015-04-30)
2222"Gordon's Fish Tale/Love on the Rocks"30 April 2015 (2015-04-30)
2323"Malaise of the One Eye/The Future Is Now"30 April 2015 (2015-04-30)
2424"Booty Camp/Put Another Captain's Log on the Fire"27 April 2015 (2015-04-27)
2525"Booty Nights/Fountain of Misspent Youth"28 April 2015 (2015-04-28)
2626"Jungle Booty Part 1/Jungle Booty Part 2"29 April 2015 (2015-04-29)

International broadcast

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In the United Kingdom, the series aired on Kix.[9] In South East Asia, Pirate Express debuted on Disney XD on September 5, 2015.[10] In the United States, the series is currently available on Tubi and Peacock as of February 2022.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Pirate Express " Sticky Pictures Pty Ltd". Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Pirate Express – Atomic Cartoons Inc". Archived from the original on 18 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Pirate Express – Atomic Cartoons Inc". Archived from the original on 18 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Television Program Logs". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. 2 March 2016.[dead link] Alt URL
  5. ^ "Television program logs". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  6. ^ Fisher, Daniela (3 July 2015). "Pirate Express heads down under". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Teletoon greenlights pirate-themed series for development". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. 26 May 2011. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  8. ^ Rusak, Gary (2 July 2013). "Pirate Express gets the green light". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  9. ^ "BRAND NEW PIRATE EXPRESS ON KIX!". Kix. CSC Media. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Disney XD - September TV Highlights". Kiddy123.com. 24 August 2015. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
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