Eckhart (TV series)
| Eckhart | |
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| Created by | David Weale |
| Developed by | Cheryl Wagner |
| Written by | Edward Kay |
| Directed by | John Laurence Collins |
| Country of origin | Canada Hong Kong |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
| Production | |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies |
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| Distributor | 9 Story Media Group[1] |
| Release | |
| Original network | Teletoon (Canada) RTHK (Hong Kong) ABC, ABC Kids, Fix & Foxi TV (Australia) |
| Original release | September 8, 2000 – May 26, 2002 |
Eckhart is a Canadian animated series presented on Teletoon in 2000 and 2001.[2] It was created by David Weale and incorporates some of the sounds and culture of Weale's home province of Prince Edward Island in Canada. Eckhart, the title character, was a mouse who was a character in a children's book by David Weale titled The True Meaning of Crumbfest, which was also a Christmas special program on television. Approximately 39 episodes of the program were produced.[3] It also was packaged for sale as a retail DVD product (26 episodes + the Christmas Special).[4] The program was broadcast in 25 countries around the world.[5]
Voice actors and their characters[]
- Eckhart -
- Brigid - Martha MacIsaac
- Boss Mouse - Don Francks
- Tomis -
- Clara -
- Mavis -
- Shorty -
- Eleanor -
- Ned -
- Narrator -
- Sweeney -
- Esme -
- Reynaldo -
- Ringmaster - Don Harron
- Clown -
Episodes[]
Season 1 (2000)[]
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| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date [6] | |
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| 1 | 1 | "The Key" | September 8, 2000 | |
| Madame Thel tells Eckhart something about his father. Seeing this, Boss Mouse uses a key to perform some fortunetelling of his own. As Eckhart searches for his future, he is taken by Jasper, a blue jay, who is paid off by Boss Mouse with a "shiny" to abandon Eckhart in an adjacent island. The "shiny" happens to be Thel's stolen crystal ball, which Jasper returns to Eckhart when Eckhart saves Jasper's life. When Eckhart returns, he reveals both Boss Mouse's deceit and the true key to the future. | ||||
| 2 | 2 | "Small Things Make A Difference" | September 17, 2000 | |
| The hot summer has dried up the mice's water supply. Eckhart, Brigid and Mavis follow the dry brook to find out what happened to the water. A frog named Eleanor tells them it was beavers that built a dam. Remembering what Tomis told him, Eckhart dismantles the dam. | ||||
| 3 | 3 | "Mouse Mask" | September 10, 2000 | |
| The festival of Mouse Mask is tonight. Boss Mouse is going to scare the mice into handing their crops over to him. After learning about courage, Eckhart discovers the dark plot. Together, Eckhart and Madame Thel thwart Boss Mouse's scheme and scare him off. | ||||
| 4 | 4 | "How Sweet It Is" | October 1, 2000 | |
| Eckhart and Brigid argue about whether maple sweets are real. When Tomis becomes ill after being stuck in a snowstorm, Eckhart must retrieve the maple sweets to heal him. Eckhart ventures into the fields far away from home, he meets Sir Roswald who helps him with his task. With Sir Roswald's help, Eckhart is able to bring the maple sweets home to Tomis. Tomis manages recover from his illness just in time for winter to end and spring to arrive. | ||||
| 5 | 5 | "Came A Stranger" | October 15, 2000 | |
| A storm hits the island and causes a shipwreck. In accordance to the Mouse Code, Tomis and Eckhart search the wreck for survivors and find one mouse who only speaks French. Meanwhile, Boss Mouse takes a watch from the wreck, using the shiny back as a crown for himself. The watch belongs to the surviving mouse, given to him by his father and is the only thing he remembers his father by. Realizing this is similar to his own story, Eckhart puts aside his differences with the mouse and works with him to retrieve the watch from Boss Mouse. | ||||
| 6 | 6 | "Hidden Treasure" | October 8, 2000 | |
| Eckhart and Brigid find a treasure map in the barn. Ned and Shorty overhear them and inform Boss Mouse, who orders them to get the treasure before Eckhart and Brigid do. Eckhart becomes stubborn and refuses to listen to Brigid's suggestions, allowing Boss Mouse to manipulate Brigid into working for him. When the tide comes in, Boss Mouse threatens to leave Eckhart to drown, forcing Brigid to choose between searching for the treasure or rescuing her friend. Brigid chooses to save Eckhart, and together they learn that their friendship is the greatest treasure. | ||||
| 7 | 7 | "Nose Of The Beholder" | September 24, 2000 | |
| On a hot summer day, Eckhart and Brigid go swimming at the pond while Mavis and Sweeney have a picnic. They meet Sir Roswald and are put off by his smell, as he is a skunk. The foursome try to get rid of Sir Roswald's smell so they can help him make more friends. But when Mavis and Sweeney are hunted by a cat, it is Sir Roswald's smell that saves them from being eaten. Eckhart and Brigid learn not to be prejudiced against someone at first appearance, changing the way they view Sir Roswald. | ||||
| 8 | 8 | "A Leap Of Faith" | October 22, 2000 | |
| Eckhart recovers a wishing star from the river. Eckhart convinces Bridgid the wish making works and shares it with his family and friends. Boss Mouse then gets hold of the wishing star, using it to get inside the house and raid the food. When Eckhart follows to retrieve the wishing star, the cat starts chasing him, and Eckhart starts using faith in himself to evade the cat. The wishing star is revealed to be a diamond, and Eckhart realizes that relying on himself is more important than using the diamond. | ||||
| 9 | 9 | "Eckhart The Brave" | November 12, 2000 | |
| Eckhart got scared exploring a cave, thinking he saw a ghost. When he runs out in fear, he is teased for his actions by Ned and Shorty. Eckhart goes to Madame Thel, who tells him retrieve certain items so she can create a charm to bring Eckhart's courage back. But when Eckhart brings the items to Madame Thel, she tells him that he already has his courage by being able to get the items using his ingenuity. Tomis then tells Eckhart that his fear is what stopped him from rushing head-first into danger, and Eckhart realizes there is nothing wrong with him at all. | ||||
| 10 | 10 | "The Big Race" | October 29, 2000 | |
| Eckhart and Brigid enter a race to challenge Boss Mouse, with Sweeney serving as their coach. Sweeney overhears Boss Mouse setting traps against the other racers, but is caught before he can inform Eckhart and Brigid. The race starts with Sweeney absent, and racers, including Brigid, are caught in Boss Mouse's traps one after another. Eckhart and Boss Mouse are the only racers left, with Sweeney making it back after being rescued by Jasper. But when Boss Mouse refuses to help Ned and Shorty after they are caught in one of the traps, Eckhart forfeits the race to rescue them, asking Sweeney to take his place instead. Boss Mouse ends up falling into one of his own traps, allowing Sweeney to cross the finish line and becoming the first amputee to ever win the race. | ||||
| 11 | 11 | "Saving Boss Mouse" | November 5, 2000 | |
| Eckhart and Brigid discover a junkyard which they turn into an amusement park for everyone. When Boss Mouse discovers this, he takes it over and charges anyone wanting to enter an excessive fee. Boss Mouse enlists the help of two rats that live in the junkyard to serve as his bodyguards, but they turn on Boss Mouse when he inadvertently insults their intelligence. With Boss Mouse's life in danger, Eckhart decides to save him, despite Eckhart's anger towards Boss Mouse. Eckhart realizes that he cannot let his anger against Boss Mouse or anyone guide his actions, as that means he will be no different than Boss Mouse himself. | ||||
| 12 | 12 | "Hot Air" | November 19, 2000 | |
| Eckhart wishes with all his heart that he could find his father and bring him back to the family. Mingo, a charismatic traveler, lands by way of hot air balloon in Crumbfest Cove. In hopes of swindling some food and rest, Mingo states that he has seen Eckhart’s father in Emerald Junction, and he agrees to take Eckhart on a search, later. Sooner than later, Eckhart ends up in the air without Mingo, navigating the balloon to Emerald Junction. Eckhart masters the balloon, and upon arrival, his father is nowhere to be found. Mingo has lied, but Eckhart realizes that Mingo likes to make up stories because he wishes to sound important and famous. Wishes can be very powerful, but it is important to remember that there are no guarantees. | ||||
| 13 | 13 | "A Dragon's Tale" | November 26, 2000 | |
| Clara has forbidden Eckhart from exploring the shed, concerned about the "dragon" (a truck) there. Egged on by Brigid to continuing exploring, Eckhart lies to Clara, Tomis, and Mavis about being at the shed. But when the truck drives off with Mavis inside, Eckhart has to mount a rescue without his lies being exposed. After nearly getting in trouble with the police due to Ned and Shorty using him as a distraction to shoplift, Eckhart tells the truth about his situation. Luckily, Mavis has been with the police the entire time, and the police choose not to press charges against Eckhart. Eckhart learns that in the end, honesty is the best policy and he should have told the truth. | ||||
Season 2 (2001)[]
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| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date [6] | |
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| 14 | 1 | "Buy Now, Pay Later" | April 6, 2001 | |
| Boss Mouse opens a convenience store where he allows customers to shop on credit. Eckhart purchases several items from the store and tries to pay Boss Mouse back over time, using earnings from his job with Madame Thel. But when Madame Thel no longer has work for him, Eckhart misses a payment and Boss Mouse tries to collect the debt. Boss Mouse offers to clear the entire debt for a silver coin that belongs to Eckhart's father. In a dispute at the store between Boss Mouse and two rats who serve as the store's suppliers, the store is lit on fire and Boss Mouse loses everything. Eckhart manages to retrieve the coin and saves Boss Mouse's life, learning that from now on, he must spend within his means. | ||||
| 15 | 2 | "Chip Off The Old Block" | April 8, 2001 | |
| Boss Mouse's nephew, Lance, is visiting from the city. Eckhart and Brigid are immediately wary, believing Lance is as mean as his uncle. They try to chase Lance out by engaging Jasper, only for Jasper to become distracted when he saw a shiny badge on Lance's jacket. The misunderstanding is cleared when Lance tries to save Eckhart from Jasper, making Eckhart and Brigid realize that Lance is nothing like his uncle. | ||||
| 16 | 3 | "Boxcar Buddies" | April 15, 2001 | |
| Eckhart is captivated by the train that passes by his home. Upon hearing Tomis tell him that the train goes all the way to Souris, which Eckhart believes is a mouse town, he sets off accompanied by Brigid and Sir Roswald. To the two mice's disappointment, Souris isn't a mouse town and, after losing Sir Roswald, they get stranded on a long distance train. With help from Winnie and Jasper, Tomis relocates Sir Roswald and spots the return train that Eckhart and Brigid are on. Through this journey, Eckhart realizes that the best thing at the end is coming home. | ||||
| 17 | 4 | "Mouse May Fair" | April 22, 2001 | |
| At a spring fair, Eckhart and friends meet Barnaby, a performing magician. Eckhart is immediately mesmerized by the act and, with Tomis's agreement, invites Barnaby to his home. When items start disappearing in the community, Eckhart immediately blames Boss Mouse, to the point where Boss Mouse is locked in his own home. But when Barnaby invites Eckhart to be his assistant in his next show, Eckhart finds the missing items in Barnaby's possession. Eckhart then sabotages Barnaby's performance, making him pull out the stolen items in public. Barnaby is chased out of the community, while Boss Mouse is innocent and released from his home. | ||||
| 18 | 5 | "Moly The Mist" | April 29, 2001 | |
| On a trip to the beach, Eckhart and Brigid are caught in a storm. They are swept to sea and Brigid is stung by a jellyfish, but a mysterious stranger named Moly comes to save them. Moly sends Eckhart into an underwater cave to retrieve kelp for her to make an antidote for Brigid. Moly returns Eckhart and Brigid to shore, but when they try to introduce the adult mice to Moly, Moly disappears. The adult mice claim that this is Moly the Mist, a mouse who was swept to sea and drowned a long time ago. Despite this, Eckhart believes he will see Moly again someday. | ||||
| 19 | 6 | "Little Mouse Big City" | May 6, 2001 | |
| Boss Mouse's nephew Lance invites Eckhart to visit him in the city. During his stay in Lance's house, Lance shows Eckhart a family heirloom, a cat's tooth, belonging to Lance's great-grandfather. As they tour the city, Lance accidentally drops the tooth into the sewers, prompting Eckhart to jump down to retrieve it. The tooth ends up in the hands of a sewer rat, and after a chase through the sewage waters, the tooth is embedded in the rat's back. Lance offers to pull it out in exchange for the rat returning the tooth, which allows Lance to reclaim the heirloom. Using a trick with the North Star that Tomis taught him, Eckhart is able to guide Lance back home. | ||||
| 20 | 7 | "A Special Gift" | May 13, 2001 | |
| For Clara's birthday, Eckhart and Mavis both draw her a picture, but Mavis's drawing is much better than Eckhart's. Eckhart becomes upset that he is not as talented as Mavis in art, which leads him to trying all sorts of things to identify his talent. When Eckhart tries his hands at playing Tomis's fiddle, he finds out that Brigid plays better than him, and Tomis even invites Brigid to join in for fiddle lessons. Eckhart ends up hiding Brigid's fiddle in a fit of jealousy, but the fiddle is destroyed when Eckhart tries to return it. Despite his disappointment at Eckhart, Tomis assures Eckhart that he did not favour Brigid over him. Tomis ends up creating a new fiddle for Brigid to play for Clara's birthday, while Eckhart gives a mint leaf as his present to Clara. | ||||
| 21 | 8 | "Foxy Tale" | May 20, 2001 | |
| Eckhart pays Sir Roswald a visit, only to find a fox named Felicia in his home. She claims she is a vegetarian and wants to winter in the area, but Sir Roswald will not have any of it. Felicia soon charms the entire community, with everyone turning on Sir Roswald and accusing him of being mean and stubborn. Boss Mouse then banishes Sir Roswald from the community, giving his house to Felicia. But Felicia shows her true colours when she invites the community to her home, only to trap them in and tries to eat everyone. Eckhart escapes and finds Sir Roswald, who chases Felicia out with his smell. Sir Roswald is welcomed back into the community, and Eckhart reaffirms his friendship with him. | ||||
| 22 | 9 | "Freedom For All" | May 27, 2001 | |
| Eckhart and Brigid find a myna in a bird cage, and they intend to set her free. However, after freeing the myna from the cage, Eckhart and Brigid realize the myna has no idea how to live in the wild. The myna cannot hunt for food, fly smoothly, or identify poisonous berries. When Eckhart and the myna are attacked by a hawk, they realize that the myna doesn't want to live in the wild, preferring to live in the safety of her home. Eckhart realizes that freedom means different things for different creatures, and he shouldn't impose his idea of freedom onto someone else. | ||||
| 23 | 10 | "The Regatta" | September 9, 2001 | |
| While playing waterslide on a house's drain pipe, Eckhart and Brigid find out about a boat race where the winning boat will represent Crumbfest Cove in a larger race. Entrants include Tomis and Eckhart, Brigid and Sweeney, and Boss Mouse (who asked Ned and Shorty to break a model schooner out of a glass case). Tomis is completely intent on beating Boss Mouse, but asks Eckhart to use too much sail, causing the mast of his boat to collapse. On the other hand, Boss Mouse's ship collides with a sand bar and is also out of the race. Brigid and Sweeney end up winning, and Tomis apologizes for his behaviour in the race. | ||||
| 24 | 11 | "Happy Juice" | September 30, 2001 | |
| Boss Mouse’s latest scheme is a new product called “Happy Juice,” which is guaranteed to hold “happifying powers.” The potion is so popular that he begins to export it to the Mouse Market and the big town of Summerside. But when a water shortage threatens Crumbfest Cove, Eckhart begins to suspect that Happy Juice may not be so happy at all. It turns out that Boss Mouse is draining the stream to create his Happy Juice, leading to a drought in the region. Eckhart sabotages the factory and exposes the Happy Juice source in front of everyone, causing the investor mouse from Summerside to pull out of the project. | ||||
| 25 | 12 | "Burdens Into Blessings" | September 8, 2001 | |
| After an incident at the barn, Eckhart is teased for having an oversized tail. Eckhart runs away from home, going to the woods to find something to make himself grow faster. He meets Otis, a forest mouse who has extra large feet for adapting to living in the woods. Otis then shows Eckhart how his long tail is useful when Eckhart saves Ned and Shorty from an owl. Ned and Shorty apologize to Eckhart for making fun of him, and Eckhart promises to visit Otis again. In the end, Eckhart realizes that his tail is a blessing and not a burden. | ||||
| 26 | 13 | "Flight School" | September 23, 2001 | |
| Mingo returns to Crumbfest Cove, this time holding a pilot's license and offering the teach the community how to fly a plane. Eckhart, Brigid, and Shorty (at Boss Mouse's orders) all sign up, while Sweeney attempts his own flight with a kite. Ned and Shorty end up firing a rocket into the air, catching Sweeney on his kite and sending him wayward. With Mingo is out of commission with a sprained wrist, Eckhart must fly the plane alone to save Sweeney. For his rescue of Sweeney and being able to land the plane safely, Mingo awards Eckhart with his mouse wings. | ||||
Season 3 (2002)[]
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| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date [6] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | "Step Dance" | March 9, 2002 |
| 28 | 2 | "Winnie Gets Sold" | March 10, 2002 |
| 29 | 3 | "Seed Pool" | March 17, 2002 |
| 30 | 4 | "Jasper's Change of Heart" | March 24, 2002 |
| 31 | 5 | "Burning Barn" | March 31, 2002 |
| 32 | 6 | "Mighty Mom" | April 7, 2002 |
| 33 | 7 | "Ice Floe" | April 14, 2002 |
| 34 | 8 | "Ghost Story" | April 21, 2002 |
| 35 | 9 | "Iron Eckhart" | April 28, 2002 |
| 36 | 10 | "Auntie Arrives" | May 5, 2002 |
| 37 | 11 | "Lost and Found" | May 12, 2002 |
| 38 | 12 | "Cirque de Souris" | May 19, 2002 |
| 39 | 13 | "Whale Tale" | May 26, 2002 |
Global broadcasters[]
References[]
- ^ https://9story.com/portfolio/eckhart/
- ^ Big Cartoon Database
- ^ Episode listing Big Cartoon Database
- ^ Amazon listing - DVD version
- ^ Press Release Archived 2011-09-12 at the Wayback Machine Cellar Door Productions
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Television Program Logs". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. 2016-03-02. Archived from the original on 2016-05-16.
External links[]
- biographical page about David Weale -author and creator of Eckhart character.
- Acorn Press - biographical page about author David Weale
- short video clip of Eckhart animated program - at Cellar Door Productions
- Eckhart at IMDb
Categories:
- 2000 Canadian television series debuts
- 2002 Canadian television series endings
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming
- Canadian children's animated adventure television series
- Teletoon original programming
- 2000s Canadian animated television series
- Animated television series about mice and rats
- Television shows set in Prince Edward Island