Almost Naked Animals

Almost Naked Animals
Genre	Comedy
Format	Animated television series
Created by	Noah Z. Jones
Developed by	Doug Hadders Adam Rotstein
Directed by	Brad Ferguson
Voices of	Rob Tinkler Howard Jerome Emilie-Claire Barlow David Berni Sean Cullen Linda Kash
Opening theme	"Almost Naked Animals!"
Ending theme	"Almost Naked Animals!" (instrumental)
Country of origin	Canada United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	52 (45 aired) (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Noah Z. Jones Vince Commisso Steve Jarosz
Producer(s)	Tristan Homer
Running time	22 minutes (2 11-minute segments)
Production company(s)	9 Story Entertainment
Broadcast
Original channel	YTV (Canada) Cartoon Network, Boomerang (USA) CITV (UK) RTÉjr (Ireland) Canal+ (France) SuperRTL (Germany)
Original run	January 7, 2011 – May 22, 2013[1]
Chronology
Related shows	Fish Hooks
External links
Website

Almost Naked Animals is a Canadian animated television series that is produced for YTV and Cartoon Network. The series premiered on January 7, 2011, on the Canadian YTV and later on June 13, 2011, on the American Cartoon Network. The series was created by Noah Z. Jones, who is also the creator of the Disney Channel animated series Fish Hooks. A third season is currently in production.^[2] Season 3 is currently airing in Canada and Australia.

Premise [edit]

The cartoon is set inside a tropical resort called the Banana Cabana.^[3] All of the cabana's staff members and residents are funny animals who have shaved off their fur and wear only underclothes. A dog named Howie is the manager and leader of the cabana. Each episode follows Howie and his "misfit" crew having unusual adventures in the Banana Cabana.

Production [edit]

The series is produced by 9 Story Entertainment and produced it for YTV & Cartoon Network.^[4] Noah Z. Jones is the creator of the series, while Brad Ferguson is the director.^[5] Executive producers includes Vince Commisso, Steve Jarosz and Noah Z. Jones. Other staff for the series includes Tristan Homer as producer and Mark Satterthwaite as creative producer.

Development for the series started as early as 2006.^[5]

On October 16, 2009, Aaron H. Bynum, news editor of Animation Insider, announced that the series entered production.^[6] Vince Commisso, president and CEO of 9 Story Entertainment was pleasantly surprised and charmed for the production of Almost Naked Animals and said: "We are very excited to be commencing production on Almost Naked Animals,". "We spent a great deal of time in development, ensuring the characters, the pacing and the tone of the show was (sic) precise. It is extremely gratifying to see our work come to fruition and the end result is this high-quality, curiously funny animated property."^[6]

Partners [edit]

Even though the series is a YTV show, it has partners who support the show. In 2011 the supporters were YTV and Cartoon Network. Later in November 2011 Almost Naked Animals was the most popular show on CiTV, so CiTV help support the show. Which makes the partners YTV, Cartoon Network,and CiTV.

The Characters [edit]

Howie

Main characters [edit]

• Howie (voiced by Rob Tinkler) is a pale-yellow Labrador Retriever and manager of the Banana Cabana. He is hyperactive and impulsive, he's almost always cheerful. He loves doing stunts and is the number one fan shown in "The Lost Stunt". No one really likes having him around, (mostly the guests).
• Octo (voiced by Howard Jerome) is a blue octopus, Howie's best friend and the desk clerk.
• Bunny (voiced by Emilie-Claire Barlow) is a short-tempered yellow rabbit and activity planner with a sugary personality (subject to mood swings).
• Duck (voiced by David Berni) is a Tan-colored duck who does every random job and tries anything to get it done. It was revealed in "The Sun Howie Always Wanted" that his full name is Archibald William Nightindale Duck III, when the Mayor gave him and Howie an award. As a running gag Duck often appears during a problem with a funny non sequitur. In the episode "What Would Batty Do?" it is revealed he is lactose intolerant.
• Piggy (voiced by Seán Cullen) is a pale pink pig who is a ninja-trained master chef with a Bulgarian accent. He speaks broken English.
• Narwhal (voiced by Seán Cullen) is a self centered, medium-sized periwinkle , egotistical toothed whale that loves to sing. He sings in the lounge, but apparently knows very few songs and has a small (if non-existent) fan base.
• Sloth (voiced by Linda Kash) is a peach-colored sloth and the bellhop of the Banana Cabana. She has a crush on Howie. She also does everything slowly. She moves around using her luggage cart.
• Poodle (voiced by Alyson Court) Howie's sister who owns a rival hotel called the Cheteau Chatoo. She always tries to ruin Howie's fun and tries to take Howie's hotel.
• Batty (voiced by Julie Lemieux) Poodle's evil minion.

Current times [edit]

Episodes [edit]

There are a total of 52 30-minute episodes that are currently in production, but only 39 had aired. The episodes are aired as a double-bill pair in the US and Canada. Season 2 begin airing in Canada on February 4, 2012 and in the US on June 4, 2012 with the episode "Horn Swoggled / Night Shift". Season 3 began airing in Canada on April 15, 2013, and on June 3, 2013 with epiodes "The Rotation Situation/The Tail Of Howie"

Full Episodes [edit]

In 2011 YTV started putting full episodes online. As of 2012 Cartoon Network put up episodes every Friday starting June 29, 2012 to July 27, 2012 for season 2. As of January 4, 2013 Cartoon Network adds episodes online with the new site.

Episodes Currently On YTV.com [edit]

Episodes Currently On Cartoon Network.com [edit]

Distribution [edit]

International release [edit]

The show broadcasts on its original channels YTV and Cartoon Network. It premiered in Canada on January 7, 2011, and in the United States on June 13, 2011. In January 2012, when YTV and Cartoon Network renewed the series Cartoon Network announced that the show would air weekends on Boomerang starting during Spring. It is currently running on Boomerang. Other broadcasters includes CITV in the UK, ABC3 in Australia and RTÉjr in Ireland. Since September 2011, Disney XD (Latin America/India) started airing the show. Disney Channel (Latin America/Italy/India), Luk International (Spain) and Z@pp/Zeppelin (Netherlands) had recently acquired the show and will add it to their lineup between 2012 and 2013.^[7]

Home media [edit]

Episodes of Almost Naked Animals are available for digital download through the iTunes Music Store, which are split into two volumes.^[12] Roadshow Home Entertainment released a 95-minute Region 4 DVD of the show on December 1, 2011.^[13] In 2012 NCircle Entertainment has released videos on DVD for Canada and the US. In the UK Abbey Home Media released episodes on DVD.

Toys and merchandising [edit]

The Licensing Shop has signed products in the US market for Almost Naked Animals. Freeze has secured rights for t-shirts, fashion tops and hoodies in all sizes while ABG Accessories will be making cold weather accessories, spring and summer headwear and rainwear including umbrellas and slickers for the show.^[14] In 2012 Cafepress agreed to make Almost Naked Animals plushies, water bottles, tshirts, and more merchandise is being made.

Online Game [edit]

In January 2012 it was announced that 9 Story Entertainment and Game Pill were creating an Almost Naked Animals online game entitled "Cabana Craze." The game was released on September 25, 2012 and can be found at CabanaCraze.com.

Critical reception [edit]

In June 2011, Almost Naked Animals was picked as one of People Magazine’s top children’s shows to watch in the US.^[15] Common Sense Media rated the show 3 stars out of 5, with the review stating that "The show's writing is smart enough that adults will get some laughs right alongside their kids".^[16]

During the week of November 21, 2011, the show has been receiving high ratings on CITV in the UK and has been the most watched afterschool children’s program amongst kids aged 4–9.^[17]

Awards and nominations [edit]

See also [edit]

	Canada portal
	Animation portal
	Television portal

• Fish Hooks

References [edit]

External links [edit]

• Official website
• Almost Naked Animals at the Internet Movie Database
• Almost Naked Animals at the Big Cartoon DataBase