Pakdam Pakdai
| Pakdam Pakdai | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 11 |
| No. of episodes | 540+ |
| Production | |
| Running time | 7 minutes |
| Production companies | Toonz Animation, Trivandrum |
| Distributor | Viacom 18 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nickelodeon India (2013-2018) Cartoon Network Sonic Nickelodeon (2018-present) (2019-present) |
| Original release | 27 May 2013 – present |
Rat-A-Tat, also known as Pakdam Pakdai, is an Indian flash animated comedy television series airing on Nickelodeon India formerly and currently airing on Sonic Nickelodeon. It is inspired by Oggy and the Cockroaches ( which in turn was inspired by Tom and Jerry ). The show began airing in May 2013. It now telecasts 540 episodes on Nickelodeon Sonic, but it is an original show of Nickelodeon.
In the English version, It has dialogue with talking gibberish.
Characters[]
Note: Rat-A-Tat names are in parentheses.
Main[]
- Doggy Don (Don, inspired by Oggy) is a little pink dog, who is usually annoyed by the mice. His days are always ruined by the mice; therefore, he always plans to get revenge on them, and rarely succeeds. He is quite skillful. His catchphrase is "Don se bachna mushkil hi nahi, naa mumkin hai..." (Escaping from Don is not difficult, it is impossible). Don lives in a house with his elder brother, the three mices, and later Major Saab (Thaw), which is the house next to Rox's. He is competition to Charly. The Hindi dialogues are based on Shah Rukh Khan's characters' dialogues.
- Chhotu (Charly, inspired by Joey, also named Chhotu in the Hindi dub of Oggy and the Cockroaches) is the leader of the Chuha Party and is the oldest from all of them. He wears glasses. Charly is funny, whimsical, and mischievous. He likes to cause impractical jokes with his brothers. He is also a clever guy as he almost always wins with his team by the end of some episodes. He is competition to Don. The Hindi dialogues are based on Paresh Rawal's characters' dialogues.
- Lambu (Larry, inspired by Marky, also named Lambu in the Hindi dub of Oggy and the Cockroaches) is the purple mouse of the group. He is described as a cool guy. He is quite the jokester and he likes to hang around with others. His catchphrase is "Don't Make Me Angry" He is competition to Colonel. The Hindi dialogues are based on Akshay Kumar's characters' dialogues.
- Motu (Marly, inspired by Dee-Dee, also named Motu in the Hindi dub of Oggy and the Cockroaches) is the gray blue mouse of the gang. He always got a way with food, which sometimes starts to drive Chhotu (Charly) nuts. He's the youngest member of the Chuha Party. He is competition to Thaw. The Hindi dialogues are based on Suniel Shetty's characters' dialogues.
- Karnal (Colonel, inspired by Jack) is the over-protective, occasionally aggressive, and arrogant elder brother of Don. He is a muscular green dog with a soldier hat, tags, and white gloves. He always helps Don for dealing those mice's shenanigans and he was a former soldier. He's quite strong towards others. He is competition to Larry. The Hindi dialogues are based on Sunny Deol's characters' dialogues.
Recurring[]
- Major Saab Jr. (Thaw, an entirely new character) is Don and Colonel's friend. Don and Colonel adopted him when Thaw's father, who was part of the Air Force, was killed in a helicopter accident. He is younger in age and smaller in size, compared to both Don and Colonel. He is often to hang out with Don and Colonel. He loves eating, and usually tends to eat everything in the refrigerator, for a single meal. He is competition to Marly. The Hindi dialogues are based on Saif Ali Khan's characters' dialogues.
- Ballu (Rox, inspired by Bob) is a muscular looking great dane that lives in the house next door. A running gag of the show shows Don or Colonel doing something which accidentally destroy his house and he'll give a handful of beating on Don, Colonel, or the mices (rarely). He and Colonel are of the same age, and are sometimes shown to be friends. His character is based on Amrish Puri's characters' dialogues.
- Doctor Saab (Doctor) is the family pediatrician of the dog brothers, the mice, well as Ballu. He is shown to be attending in an army camp, police station as well as in the school of dog brothers, as seen in a flashback episode. He is a clown by behaviour as he frequently get caught in the mice's mischief and plans.
- Nana (Narrator) is the narrator of the show. The episodes usually start and ends by his closing comments, while his funny commentary runs throughout the episode. The Hindi dialogues are based on Nana Patekar's characters' dialogues.
Seasons[]
| Seasons | Network | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cartoon Network | 27 May 2013 – 21 December 2014 |
| Nickelodeon (India) | 2013-2014; 2017-2018 | |
| Nickelodeon Sonic[1] | 22 December 2014 – 2020 | |
| Nick HD+[2] | 5 December 2015 – 2018 | |
| Rishtey[3] | 30 March 2016 – present | |
| 2 | Nickelodeon Pakistan | 28 June 2014 – present |
| 3 | Arte | 2013-2015 |
| 4 | TDM Ou Mun | 2020–present |
| 5 | Awesome TV | April 1, 2021-present |
Episodes[]
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Season 1 (2013-2014)[]
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Films[]
Pakdam Pakdai Doggy Don vs Billiman[]
On 19 December 2014, Pakdam Pakdai Doggy Don Vs Billi premiered, with Doggy Don and Colonel taking a trip to the future and befriending a cat named Billiman, who turns out to be a villain and conquers the city. Doggy Don and Colonel, along with Chhotu, Motu, Lambu and the citizens of the town defeat Billiman.
Pakdam Pakdai Ocean Attack[]
On 20 November 2015, Pakdam Pakdai Ocean Attack premiered, with Doggy Don, Colonel and their brother, Major Saab along with the mice saving the world from an evil shark, called Surmai Bhopali, who has turned the world into an ocean and made everyone a sea creature by the destroying the balance between the sea and the land at the heart of the ocean. Doggy Don, Colonel, Major and the mice, along with their new friends, Boodhababa, Manumaan and Yeti, defeated Surmai and captured his evil fish army in a fish jail, along with him.
Pakdam Pakdai: Doggy Don in Egypt[]
This film premiered on 21 January 2018. It is about when Doggy Don, Colonel, and the mice brothers try to defeat an evil magician called Hairis who wants to take over the world.
Pakdam Pakdai Space Attack[]
This film premiered on 13 May 2018. It is about Doggy Don, Cornel and the mice brothers trying to save the world from an alien monkey named Hyper Bunder. The new characters to help them are Doggy Dona and Master Goati.
Pakdam Pakdai Attack on Tokyo[]
This film premiered on 16 December 2018.
Awards[]
The show is a coproduction between Nickelodeon and Toonz India Ltd- Trivandrum and was launched in May 2013.[4] It won the "Best Animated TV Episode" award at the 2014 BAF Awards, organised by FICCI,[5] for the episode "Safari Don".[6]
See also[]
- List of Indian animated television series
- Oggy and The Cockroaches
References[]
- ^ "Chase comedy 'Pakdam Pakdai' moves from Nick to fuel Sonic's growth". 18 December 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Viacom18 to launch HD kids channel Nick HD+, unveils local IP 'Shiva' for Nick | TelevisionPost.com". www.televisionpost.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ ""Nick Hour" on Rishtey". 30 March 2016. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "Nick launches Pakdam Pakdai- a chase comedy". Times of India. TNN. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Nick India's Pakdam Pakdai adjudged 'Best Animated TV Episode'". Indian Television. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ Boatwala, Zeenia. "Winners of FICCI BAF 2014 Awards Announced". Animation Xpress. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
External links[]
- Indian children's animated comedy television series
- Hindi-language Nickelodeon original programming
- Animated television series about dogs
- Animated television series about mice and rats
- Animated television series without speech
- 2013 Indian television series debuts