Series synopsis
Puppets Who Kill is a Canadian animation comedy television series that premiered on The Comedy Network on October 4, 2002. It ended on June 22, 2006. It was created by John Pattison, Steven Westren. It stars Dan Redican, Bob Martin, Gord Robertson and James Rankin.
Puppets Who Kill is a Canadian television comedy programme co-produced by The Comedy Network. It premiered in Canada on the Comedy Network in 2002, and in Australia on The Comedy Channel in 2004.
In Puppets Who Kill, Rocko the Dog, Cuddles the Comfort Doll, Buttons the Bear, and Bill the Dummy are four live, anthropomorphic puppets with a history of delinquency and recidivism. Canadian courts sent each of them to a halfway house for puppets, operated by a man named Dan Barlow.
Premise
Puppets Who Kill is a Canadian television comedy programme co-produced by The Comedy Network. It premiered in Canada on the Comedy Network in 2002, and in Australia on The Comedy Channel in 2004.
In Puppets Who Kill, Rocko the Dog, Cuddles the Comfort Doll, Buttons the Bear, and Bill the Dummy are four live, anthropomorphic puppets with a history of delinquency and recidivism. Canadian courts sent each of them to a halfway house for puppets, operated by a man named Dan Barlow.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Dan Redican as Dan Barlow
- Bob Martin as Cuddles
- Gord Robertson as Bill
- James Rankin as Buttons
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 56 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 3 | ||
| Season 1 | 14 | October 4, 2002 | January 3, 2003 |
| Season 2 | 13 | January 30, 2004 | April 23, 2004 |
| Season 3 | 13 | February 11, 2005 | May 6, 2005 |
| Season 4 | 13 | March 2, 2006 | June 22, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Day in the Life Of | |
| 2 | Season 1 Out-Takes | |
| 3 | Season 1 Extras |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | October 4, 2002 |
| 2 |
Buttons, The City Counsellor And The City Counsellor's Wife When the guys at the halfway house learn all they have to do to get a satellite dish is for Buttons to sleep with the city counsellor's wife, they pressure him to do so. Meanwhile, Dan and Bill get in a battle of wills over the toilet seat. |
October 11, 2002 |
| 3 |
Cuddles Goes To Jail Buttons testifies against an old boss and has the opportunity to make $5 million if he can keep his hands of the jury forewoman. |
October 18, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bill Sues Bill tries to sue the families of his victims for mental cruelty and is sentenced to castration for wasting the judge's time. |
January 30, 2004 |
| 2 |
Portrait Of Buttons Dan cons Buttons into thinking his portrait is cursed to reflect his evil to control him but accidentally drives the bear into a homicidal rage resulting in a bloodbath at the local church. |
February 6, 2004 |
| 3 |
Prostitutes For Jesus Button's has an affair with a woman with a very jealous and murderous ""husband"" while Rocko and Bill take advantage of two prostitutes who have announced a holy mission to see that the terminally ill get laid. |
February 13, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buttons On A Hot Tin Roof | February 11, 2005 |
| 2 | Cuddles The Manchurian Candidate | February 18, 2005 |
| 3 | Buttons the Dresser | February 25, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Joyride The puppets steal a car parked near a local variety store. However, they are unaware of the car's owner or the fact that the car contains unwanted baggage - a dead body! |
March 2, 2006 |
| 2 |
Dan and the Garden Shears Dan resolves to get back garden shears from his neighbor but seems to be stymied when the neighbor dies and is buried with the garden shears. Meanwhile, Buttons plans to steer clear of a tryst with a woman supposedly cursed to have her lovers die unexpectedly but his plans goes awry. |
March 9, 2006 |
| 3 |
Mr. Big After acquiring a Falcon, Cuddles is mistaken by a group of criminals as the legendary mobster ' Mr. Big ' and the consequences could be deadly for Dan and the others |
March 16, 2006 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | The Comedy Network |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 4, 2002 |
| Last aired | June 22, 2006 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 10:00:00 |