Series synopsis
Zeroman is a Canadian animation comedy television series that premiered on Teletoon on September 11, 2004. It ended on January 4, 2005. It stars Ryan Reynolds, Don Cherry, Kevin McDonald and Leslie Nielsen.
Zeroman is a Canadian animated television series that aired on the Canadian cartoon network Teletoon and on Télétoon. It tells the adventures of incompetent sixty-six-year-old postman Les Mutton who also happens to be the superhero known as Zeroman. As Zeroman, Les fights the crime that plagues Fair City in a similar fashion to Nielsen's Lieutenant Frank Drebin character in the Naked Gun series. Although a second season was once announced as in production, the death of Leslie Nielsen guaranteed ...
Premise
Zeroman is a Canadian animated television series that aired on the Canadian cartoon network Teletoon and on Télétoon. It tells the adventures of incompetent sixty-six-year-old postman Les Mutton who also happens to be the superhero known as Zeroman. As Zeroman, Les fights the crime that plagues Fair City in a similar fashion to Nielsen's Lieutenant Frank Drebin character in the Naked Gun series. Although a second season was once announced as in production, the death of Leslie Nielsen guaranteed that another season will not happen.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ryan Reynolds as Ty Cheese (voice)
- Don Cherry as Don (voice)
- Kevin McDonald as Rusty Woodenwater (voice)
- Leslie Nielsen as Zeroman (voice)
- Chantal Quesnel as Sally Uberchick (voice)
- Ron MacLean as Ron (voice)
- Doris Roberts as Jaundice Mutton (voice)
- David L. McCallum as Reverend Loveglove (voice)
Supporting cast
- Norman Mikeal Berketa as Mayor MacWadd (voice)
- James Watts as Gary Glengarry / O Boy (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | September 11, 2004 | January 11, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Smotherly Love Having fallen prey to an evil trap set by Rusty, Zeroman's greatest weakness is exposed; anti-static sheets. These clingy items wreak havoc on Zeroman's Supersuit causing his powers to fail him and run amok. Severely weakened, Zeroman manages to escape but eventually collapses on a random citizen's doorstep. It turns out to be his own home and Jaundice Mutton, Zeroman's Number 1 Obsessed Fan, takes in her hero, vowing to nurse him back to health. |
September 11, 2004 |
| 2 |
Hamsassin In another of Rusty's diabolical plots to ruin Zeroman and simultaneously return to TV fame, he kidnaps famous hamster actor Sammy Hamster and trains him to attack Zeroman. |
September 12, 2004 |
| 3 |
Supersuit and Ty Required After shooting a commercial for a free "Will and testi-kit", Zeroman is determined that the time has come to find an eventual heir to the Supersuit; someone who can carry on as the protector of Fair City. |
September 19, 2004 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Teletoon |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 11, 2004 |
| Last aired | January 4, 2005 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday |