General Information | |
Title: | The Angry Beavers |
Original Network: | Nickelodeon |
Start Date: | April 19, 1997 |
End Date: | June 11, 2001 |
Episode Length: | 30 minutes |
Description: | The series revolves around Daggett and Norbert Beaver, two young beaver brothers who have left their home to become bachelors in the forest near the fictional Wayouttatown, Oregon.[1] |
Main Characters: | Norbert Beaver Daggett Beaver |
Availability: | DVD iTunes Paramount+ |
Content Information | |
Rating: | TV-G TV-Y (original TV rating) TV-Y7 (some episodes) TV-PG (some episodes, some airings) |
Content Labels: | None |
Violence: | Severe |
Language: | Moderate |
Sexual Themes and Nudity: | Moderate nudity (some episodes) Hints of innuendo (some episodes) |
Drugs and Alcohol: | None |
Crude Humor or Comic Mischief: | Mild |
Trivia[]
- The opening credits were animated by Russell Calabrese, Doug Compton, Tony Cervone, and Spike Brandt.[note 1]
- Variations of the opening theme is used as background music in numerous episodes. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
- The opening credits used digital ink and paint since the first episode, despite the show being animated using traditional cel animation during its first two seasons and part of its third.[8]
- The ending theme, confirmed by Mitch Schuaer in 2017 during a podcast interview, is a sped-up version of the 1961 song "Baby Elephant Walk", which was written by Henry Mancini. [9]
- Norb and Dag's younger sisters, Stacy and Chelsea, are named after and voiced by Mitch Schauer's daughters.[10][11][12]
- The word "spoot", which came up during a writer's meeting, is used to replace profanity in the series.[13]
- This series was one of three shows Mitch Schauer helped pitched to executive producer, Mary Harrington.[9][11][12]
- Norb and Dag appeared in three video games: Nicktoons Racing (as playable characters), Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots (as master models), and Nicktoons MLB (in the game's loading screens).
- Following the success of the Halloween special "The Day the World Got Really Screwed Up!", a second half-hour Halloween episode was recorded, which was to be a homage to the Hammer Horror movies. Terence Stamp voiced Dracula and Sheena Easton voice a gypsy.[11][12]
- An early model sheet from 1993 reveals that Norbert and Daggett were originally named "Slack and Dekker".[14]
Notes[]
- ↑ Russell Calabrese "I animated the first third of the opening credits. Doug Compton animated the second third and Tony Cervone and Spike Brandt did the final third. Fun and funny!!!". Facebook. April 28, 2019.
References[]
- ↑ The Angry Beavers Wikipedia page
- ↑ "Gift Hoarse"
- ↑ "Go Beavers!"
- ↑ "Mission to the Big, Hot, Thingy"
- ↑ "Daggy Dearest"
- ↑ "If You In-Sisters"
- ↑ "Sqotters"
- ↑ The Bing That Wouldn't Leave/You Promised! IMDB credits page
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Episode 45: Mitch Schauer | Nick Animation Podcast - YouTube
- ↑ Splat Facts #10
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Old School Lane Casual Chats Episode 85: Interview with Mitch Schauer
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Boing! #14-Mitch Schauer Interview
- ↑ Splat Facts #18
- ↑ Robert Hughes' Feb. 27, 2019 tweet
External links[]
- The Angry Beavers at the Internet Movie Database
- The Angry Beavers at Wikipedia
- The Angry Beavers at TV Tropes
- Official Facebook fan page