Clang Invasion

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Clang Invasion
Clang Invasion screenshot.jpg
Titular screenshot
GenreComedy
Science fiction
Action
Cyberpunk
Animated sitcom
Created bySeng Choon Meng
Developed byDoug Hadders
Adam Rotstein
Directed byFrederick Marcello Wilmot
David Low Da Wei
Voices ofPatrick McKenna
Linda Kash
Doug Hadders
Julie Lemieux
Annick Obonsawin
Brad Adamson
ComposersDaniel Ingram
Steffan Andrews
Country of originCanada
Singapore
Hong Kong
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26 (52 segments)
Production
Executive producersSteven DeNure
Anne Loi
Seng Choon Meng
Steven Ching Chi Wai
ProducerBeth Stevenson
Running time22 minutes
Production companiesAGOGO Entertainment Ltd.
Scrawl Studios
Decode Entertainment
DistributorDHX Media
Release
Original networkYTV
ABC3
Picture format1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Original releaseSeptember 18, 2007 (2007-09-18) –
July 17, 2008 (2008-07-17)
External links
Website (Closed)

Clang Invasion is an animated television series produced for the Canadian children's programming channel YTV. It also aired on Canal Panda, Gloob, Nickelodeon, ABC Me and Pop. 26 episodes were produced.[1]

Plot[]

Three alien robots, Rivet, Widgit and Socket, accidentally crashed their spaceship on a backyard tree on Earth. Human twins Robin and Daisy Harrison, and their pet dog Sam went to investigate the crash, where they encounter the robots.[2] Not capable of returning to Planet Clang, the robots becomes friends with Robin and Daisy, made Sam speak by installing a voice box, and utilise a spectrum of gadgetry for their goals. The twins also have to keep the robots a secret. Before rivet widget and socket return to planet Clang.

Characters[]

  • Rivet: (voiced by Patrick McKenna) The captain of the spaceship, Rivet is a male robot and inventor that serves as a genius to the kids, offering them his inventions. He discovered information about Earth from its old commercial broadcasts into space.
  • Widgit: (voiced by Linda Kash) The spaceship's navigator and maintainer, Widgit is a female robot who performs poorly technologically compared to the other robots but sympathizes with living things. She can contact with any living thing after accidentally devouring one of Rivet's gadgets.
  • Socket: (voiced by ) The spaceship's security officer, Socket is a simpler robot, unlike the others. As an old robot, his parts frequently fall off, with Rivet reattaching back socket’s parts. His head also acts as an object storage.
  • Robin Harrison: (voiced by Julie Lemieux) A 7-year-old human boy, Robin thinks the arrival of the robots in his background is the best thing in his life.
  • Daisy Harrison: (voiced by Annick Obonsawin) A 7-year-old human girl, Daisy isn't as wise as her age in contrast to him, despite believing the contrary.
  • Sam: (voiced by ) The Harrisons' dog, Sam was given a voice box on his collar from the robots in order to speak. He is talkative.

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Episodes[]

The dates that follow are when the episodes were initially developed and released in Singapore and England and not when they debuted in Canada, which was over 3 years later.

  1. Countdown to Destruction / When Life Gives You Lemons
  2. I, Giant Robot / Super Excellent Fantastical Man... and Daisy
  3. Home a Clone / Pause and Order
  4. To Everything Learn, Learn, Learn / The Fluffy Kitten… of Death
  5. The Road to Invention / Queen Bumble Bee
  6. O Tannenbomb / Teleputty
  7. Welcome to My Nightmare / Trick or Treat or Trick or Treat
  8. Ace Up His Sleeve / The Fright Stuff
  9. Hide and Seek and Destroy / Go Kart a Go-Go
  10. Chicken-Pocalypse / The E.A.R.L. Files
  11. Freaky Monday / You Can't Handle the Tooth
  12. Oh Snow He Didn't / Total Eclipse of the Art
  13. Close Encounters of the Love Kind / Completely Lost in Space
  14. The Big Dance / Lemur Come Back to Me
  15. Two Dads Are Better Than One / The Polar-Bear Express
  16. Hail to the Chief / With Friends Like These
  17. License to Drive / Bullyworth
  18. Recycle, Reuse, Re-Boot / Say Cheese
  19. Bring Your Parents to Work Day / The Grandma Illusion
  20. Robin Boy Genius... Naaaaa / Back on the Clang Gang
  21. To Air is Devine / Field of Mean
  22. There Goes the Neighbourhoodistan / On the Run
  23. Evolution Solution / To Sasquatch a Thief
  24. A Kung Fu Star is Born / Citizen Lame
  25. Alien Happy Fun Time Challenge / Living It Upgrade
  26. April Fools / Dazed and Com-pooched

Production[]

The series was originally going to be called Gizmo. The series was co-produced by Decode Entertainment, Agogo Entertainment and Scrawl Studios.[4][5] DHX Media is the distributor.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 224. ISBN 9781476672939.
  2. ^ Singapore Media Fusion. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2013-09-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Clang Invasion website". Archived from the original on 24 March 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  4. ^ Scrawl Studios. http://www.scrawlstudios.com/news07.html
  5. ^ Village Gamer. "Decode Entertainment And Scrawl Studios Bring New Animated Series To Asia TV Forum." http://www.villagegamer.net/2008/12/12/decode-entertainment-and-scrawl-studios-bring-new-animated-series-to-asia-tv-forum/
  6. ^ DHX Media. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-08-05. Retrieved 2013-08-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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