Series synopsis
Being Ian is a Canadian kids animation family mystery television series that premiered on YTV on April 26, 2005. It ended on June 18, 2008. It was created by Ian James Corlett. It stars Richard Ian Cox, David Kaye, Dexter Bell and Ty Olsson.
Being Ian is a Canadian animated series produced by Studio B Productions, Corus Entertainment and Nelvana, focusing on 12-year-old Ian Kelley, who aspires to become a filmmaker. It originally aired from January 1, 2005 to April 22, 2007.
The series is created by and based on the early life of actor/writer Ian James Corlett. It is set in the city of Burnaby, British Columbia. Produced in 2004, it debuted January 4, 2005 on YTV. The series aired in the United States on Qubo from September 19, 200 ...
Premise
Being Ian is a Canadian animated series produced by Studio B Productions, Corus Entertainment and Nelvana, focusing on 12-year-old Ian Kelley, who aspires to become a filmmaker. It originally aired from January 1, 2005 to April 22, 2007.
The series is created by and based on the early life of actor/writer Ian James Corlett. It is set in the city of Burnaby, British Columbia. Produced in 2004, it debuted January 4, 2005 on YTV. The series aired in the United States on Qubo from September 19, 2009 - October 24, 2009.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Richard Ian Cox as Ian Kelley (voice)
- David Kaye as Chopin (voice)
- Dexter Bell as Ty Washington (voice)
- Ty Olsson as Kyle Kelley (voice)
Guest cast
- Louis Chirillo as Ken Kelley (voice)
- Patricia Drake as Vicky Kelley (voice)
- Tabitha St. Germain as Sandi Crocker (voice)
- Matt Hill as Korey Kelley (voice)
- Ian James Corlett
- Terry Klassen
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 63 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 26 | April 26, 2005 | October 18, 2005 |
| Season 2 | 26 | November 29, 2005 | December 20, 2006 |
| Season 3 | 11 | October 17, 2007 | June 18, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Kelley Boys and the Mysterious Lighthouse Mystery After being pranked by his two idiot brothers, Ian pulls off a made-up treasure hunt for treasure that does not exist. |
April 26, 2005 |
| 2 |
Cyrano de Mille When Ian is disappointed because he cannot see the R-rated Hemorrhage II, he decides to make his own horror movie—err, romance when Ty and Sandi are involved with it. |
May 3, 2005 |
| 3 |
Piano Man Ian secretly rebuilds a piano for Royal Stilton in exchange for a gift for Ken and Vicky's anniversary: two tickets for a Royal Stilton concert. |
May 10, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SCREAM Because I Know What You Did to that Psycho Last Summer A trip to a theme park becomes dangerous when members of the Kelley family start to disappear. |
November 29, 2005 |
| 2 |
Animal House Ian makes an animal shelter video for class. However, things get out of hand when people start bringing animals for him to take care of. |
December 6, 2005 |
| 3 |
What's Comb Over You Ian acts old after discovering bad genes from his father while Ken starts to act young after fearing he's becoming old. |
December 13, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
One Week Later Ian and the Kelleys return from their Hollywood vacation to find that things back home have changed. After winning the "Project: Filmmaker" award in Hollywood, Ian returns to Burnaby to discover that fame is fleeting. Disillusioned, he decides to start his own website where people can watch his original films. Problem is, no one's visiting his site. Meanwhile, Ken wants to tear down the seniors' Spa and replace it with his Keyboard Store – until he discovers how lucrative a Spa can be. |
October 17, 2007 |
| 2 |
Midnight Madness Ian tries to attend a midnight screening of the cult horror film "Curse of the WereRat." Ian's excited because the night has finally arrived – a special midnight screening of Werner Wolfenstein's cult horror classic "Curse of the Wererat." But the only person that will take him to the late night show is Grandma Kelley. And while a comedy of errors threatens to keep Ian from getting to the theatre in time, Odbald and a few of his foreign friends try to reenact a famous Dutch historical battle. |
October 24, 2007 |
| 3 |
Blah Blah Blog When Ian starts writing a blog for his website, his friendship with Grace is tested. Ian thinks his website needs to be more exciting, so he decides to add a personal blog. Unfortunately, he does not know how to set one up, so he enlists tech guru Grace to help him. Soon, Grace is writing the blog for the lazy Ian. And when he unwittingly embarrasses Grace, she decides to give Ian a taste of his own medicine. Meanwhile, Ken tries to raise money for his store by holding the first annual Kelley's Spa and Keyboards Jog-a-thon. |
October 31, 2007 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | YTV |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 26, 2005 |
| Last aired | June 18, 2008 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |