Squish (animated series)

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Squish
Squish.png
The Main Characters (Upper Left To Right) Pod, Squish & Peggy
GenreComedy
Created byJohn Derevlany
Based onSquish by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm
Developed by
Starring
Country of originFrance
Original languageFrench
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes52
Production
Executive producerJohn Derevlany
Producers
Running time11 minutes
Production companies
  • Cottonwood Media
  • Planeta Junior
Distributor
Release
Original network
First shown inFrance

Squish is a French animated series created by John Derevlany and produced by Cottonwood Media and Planeta Junior in association with Gulli and Canal J. The series is based on the graphic novels of the same name created by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm.[1] The series had 52 episodes, each of 11 minutes, in its first season and aired on HBO Max in the US.

Broadcast[]

On September 21 2020, HBO Max announced that they have picked up the exclusive rights to air the series on their streaming platform in the US.[2] The show premiered on the platform on 8 January, 2021. The show has also aired on Gulli and Canal J in France. It has also streamed in Canada on Crave and Club illico. The show has also premiered in Belgium on VRT and RTBF. It was shown in Israel on and the Gulli international channels in Africa & Russia.[3] The Series airs in Spain on Neox and in Korea on Tooniverse. [4]

Production[]

It is estimated that an average 11 minute episode of Squish costs about $8,500,000 and takes about eight months to make.[citation needed]

Plot[]

The series follows the adventures of Squish, a 12 year old Amoeba in the town of Small Pond (a town inhabited entirely by unicellular organisms) along with his friends, Pod and Peggy, as they try to navigate school and their everyday lives while learning more about unicellular organisms.

Cast[]

  • Squish - Benjamin Bollen (French); Cory Doran (English). Squish is a 12 year old comic book reading, Twinkie eating Amoeba who also likes rap music. He's obsessed with being cool and popular.
  • Pod - Simon Koukissa (French); Brandon McGibbon (English). He is intelligent and is fond of making gadgets and solving equations and formulas. He is very rational and is also an Amoeba.
  • Peggy - Marie Nonnenmacher (French); Krystal Meadows (English). She's Squish's other best friend and enjoys spreading positivity, joy and happiness around and making people smile. She's very optimistic and often times hysterical. She likes unicorns and has a pet named Fluffy.She is a Paramecium
  • Squish's Dad - Xavier Fagnon (French); Cory Doran (English). He is Squish's father and he tends to be immature sometimes. However, he is a good role model and father figure despite being unemployed.
  • Principal Planaria - Boris Relhinger (French); Robert Tinkler (English). He is the school principal and he is very strict on the students. He tends to punish the students and send them to detention for every little offense. However, he shows love and compassion for the students from time to time. As his name applies, he is a Planarian.
  • Mr Rotifer - Xavier Fagnon (French); John Stocker (English). He is Squish's teacher and he tends to be very boring and dull, causing his students to fall asleep as he teaches. It is revealed that he's a good dancer and lyricist. Also as the name implies, he is a Rotifer
  • Vinny - Simon Koukissa (French); Robert Tinkler (English). He is a Virus that tried to take over Squish's life. He has the unique ability of multiplying himself and he can take the form of anybody he wants.
  • Lynwood - Xavier Fagnon (French); Cory Doran (English). He is the school bully and he has a high interest in drama and acting and once even taught Squish how to become a great actor
  • Helen - Leopoldine Serre (French); Diane Salema(English). She is a student and is into Fashion and Cosmetics.She has a crush on Gusfun. She has two friends Heather & Holly, who attend to her every need and do her bidding
  • Shirley - Emmylou Homs (French); Krystal Meadows (English). She is Squish's classmate and can be intimidating and hardcore at times. She is into rock music. She is a Micro Shrimp but despite her size, has ways of adapting to live like an normal organism.
  • Gusfun - Xavier Fagnon (French); Brandon McGibbon (English). He is also a student in the school. He has a crush on Helen.
  • Franny - Diane Salema (English). She is Pod's academic rival and tends to best him at every single intellectual field they compete. She goes to school in an "Intellectual Academy" for smart organisms. In the episode "A Bellyful Of Friendship", she develops a crush on Pod (although not knowing it's him because he hid Squish in his body and wore a fake moustache and had a fake voice and called himself "Tod")
  • Holly - Emmylou Homs (French); Bailey Stocker (English). She's one of Helen's friends who constantly caters for her every need.

Episodes[]

  • 1 Vinny The Virus, French - (Vinny Le Virus)
  • 2 Happiness Invasion, French - (Souriez, Vous Etes Infecté)
  • 3 Escape From Detention
  • 4 I Broke The Principal, French - (Quitte Ou Double)
  • 5 Peggy's Personal Magnetism
  • 6 Gifted & Transferred
  • 7 A Very Dirty Story About Pod
  • 8 A Star Is Fissioned, French - (Étoile Malgre Lui)
  • 9 Ooze Crying Now
  • 10 Pet Cause
  • 11 Not So Ready To Rock
  • 12 Peggy The Fashion Victim, French - (Peggy La Victim À La Mode)
  • 13 A Very Small & Salty Tale, French - (Un Petit Salé)
  • 14 Cyst Fight, French - (La Membrane Protection)
  • 15 Family Tied, French - (La Plasma Au Poivre)
  • 16 The Glow Of Truth, French - (Le Brilliant de Vérité)
  • 17 Fool's Gold, French - (L'or n'a pas odeur)
  • 18 Squishleading, French - (Pom Pom Peggy)
  • 19 Finding Nematode
  • 20 Fun In The Sun, French - (La Video Virale)
  • 21 When Single Cells Become Couples, French - (La Union Cellulaire)
  • 22 Smarty Pod, French - (Fleurs De Joie)
  • 23 Card Sharks, French - (Le Bosse De Cartes)
  • 24 Amazing Moeba, French - (Super Squish)
  • 25 Squish The Virus, French - (Squish Le Virus)
  • 26 Like, Comment, Share And Subscribe, French - (Selfie Folie)
  • 27 Trick Of The Trichocyst, French - (Peggy Et Ses Harpoons)
  • 28 Lunch With Planaria, French - (Un Repas Avec Un Planaria)
  • 29 Bellyful Of Friendship, French - (Une Amitié Pas Bidon)
  • 30 Plankton Burger Party, French - (Plankton Burger Pour Tout Le Monde)
  • 31 Emotionizer, French - (L'Emotioneuser)
  • 32 Big Data Brian, French - (Le Double Vie De Rotifer)
  • 33 We Can Beat Weeeee !!!, French - (Microtopia)
  • 34 Fluffy's Fright, French - (La Journee De Principal)
  • 35 It's My Party
  • 36 Acid Friendship, French - (La Amitié Acide)
  • 37 Pod Squared, French - (Mini Pod)
  • 38 The Influencers, French - (La Mauvais Influence)
  • 39 Out Of Memory, French - (Excaliblob)
  • 40 Queen P, French - (Copie Conforme)
  • 41 The Sounds Of Brian, French - (La Voix De Brian)
  • 42 The Brother's Grin
  • 43 Journey To The Center Of Friendship
  • 44 The Actor, French - (Un Talent Fou)
  • 45 Blobs & Slippers
  • 46 Coolest Kid Ever ?, French - (La Plus Cool Du College)
  • 47 Trend Potter, French - (Le Derniere Tendance)
  • 48 Copy, Paste, Fail, French - (La Meilleure 3 Meilleure Ami)
  • 49 Principal Peggy, French - (Principale Peggy)
  • 50 Shopper's Revenge, French - (Les Bonne Actions)
  • 51 The Luck Of The Squish, French - (Squish Le Chanceux)
  • 52 Love Is Not A Scientific Fact, French - (Le Film D'Horreur)

References[]

  1. ^ Mercedes Milligan (7 June 2019). "Cottonwood Media's 'Squish' Heads to Spain, Korea & Israel". Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  2. ^ "Tweet". twitter.com. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  3. ^ "Cottonwood's Squish sells into Russia and Africa". kidscreen.com.
  4. ^ "Cottonwood Media's Squish heads to Spain, Korean and Israel". June 6, 2019.
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