Series synopsis
Angela Anaconda is a Canadian kids animation comedy television series that premiered on FOX on October 5, 1999. It ended on November 29, 2001. It was created by Sue Rose, Joanna Ferrone. It stars Sue Rose, Al Mukadam, Bryn McAuley and Ruby Smith-Merovitz.
A unique style of cutout animation tells the story of eight-year-old Angela, her weird and wonderful friends, and her sworn enemy--snobby Nanette Manoir.
Premise
A unique style of cutout animation tells the story of eight-year-old Angela, her weird and wonderful friends, and her sworn enemy--snobby Nanette Manoir.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Sue Rose as Angela Anaconda
- Al Mukadam as Johnny Abatti
- Bryn McAuley as Gina Lash
- Ruby Smith-Merovitz as Nanette Manoir
- Kevin Duhaney as Jimmy Jamal
- Rob Tinkler as Onkel Nicky
- Edward Glen as Gordy Rhinehart
- Annick Obonsawin as Karlene Trainor
Supporting cast
- Jonathan Malen as Ray Wu
- Richard Binsley as Mrs. Brinks
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 132 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | December 27, 1996 | January 17, 1997 |
| Season 1 | 52 | October 5, 1999 | December 28, 2000 |
| Season 2 | 52 | September 7, 2000 | March 22, 2001 |
| Season 3 | 26 | September 6, 2001 | December 10, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chew on This Thanks to Nanette, Angela is forced to scrape gum during a school picnic. |
December 27, 1996 |
| 2 |
The First Flush of Love Angela honors Love Day with her boyfriend, Johnny Abatti. |
January 17, 1997 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pet Peeves / Rat Heroes When the school trip vote between Nanette's suggestion of Ballet Russe or Angela's suggestion of "Monster Truck Rally" becomes a tie, Nanette proposes that they set up fund-raisers so whoever raises the most money gets to go on their suggestion. Angela, Gina, Johnny and Gordy decide that a "pet wash" is the best way to raise money. The class goes on a trip to the space museum. Angela brings along her dad's space rock which he found in Utah in 1959. |
October 5, 1999 |
| 2 |
Ice Breakers / You're So Vain Angela and her friends join a beginner's ice skating class only to find that not only has Nanette joined as well, but she already knows how to skate; and her show-off moves cause Angela to fall and break her arm. When Angela has to write a poem about someone she admires, she selects her terrier King. When she presents the poem to the class, Mrs. Brinks assumes that she is the subject of Angela's poem. Nanette, meanwhile, writes her poem about Marie Antoinette the French Queen (even though Marie Antoinette was Austrian). |
October 5, 1999 |
| 3 |
The Substitute / Model Behaviour Angela is worried because she did not come up with a topic for her rainforest project, until Mrs. Brinks falls ill, and is replaced by a substitute teacher named Miss. Geraldine "Gerry" Klump. Fortunately for Angela, Ms. Klump is shown to take a shine to her over Nanette. Mr. and Mrs. Manoir hire Geneva Anaconda to carve a sculpture of Nanette. While Nanette is in pose, Angela is ordered around as her personal servant. |
October 12, 1999 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vicious Cycle / To Catch a Thief Angela is not looking forward to the annual bicycle race. While she's stuck with her brother's hand me down bikes, Nanette rides the best bikes money can buy, and naturally rides rings around her and the competition. This year seems to be no different, until Angela stumbles upon an unidentifiable wallet containing enough money to buy a top quality bike. Tapwater Springs erupts into uproar after the Manoirs have several of their possessions stolen from them. |
September 7, 2000 |
| 2 |
The List / French Connection After getting into an ice skating accident, Angela becomes furious when everyone, even her friends, start joking with her because of it. She hides in the toilets and writes a list of jibes about everyone "who annoyed her" on a roll of toilet paper. When Nanette discovers the list, she starts blackmailing Angela into doing chores for her with it. The Anacondas get a Parisienne foreign exchange student called CiCi LeCreme who becomes friends with Nanette yet refuses to invite CiCi to her own house (under claims that their house is being fumigated for fleas). |
September 7, 2000 |
| 3 |
A Bug Responsibility / Pogo-A-Go-Go Josephine Praline lends Angela her collection of insects to mind for her. However, Angela may not be capable of such a big responsibility. Angela starts practising using a pogostick, something which she is very bad at. |
September 14, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Childhood for Sale / The Best is Yeti to Come To cover the damage done to Mrs. Brink's window, Angela takes Uncle Nicky's advice and decides to sell some of her stuff. But as nostalgia makes her "keep" pile grow and grow, Angela must choose between parting with her belongings or the prospect of working off the debt. On a family picnic, Angela is convinced that she has photographed an elusive yeti. When nobody believes her, she decides to stake out the park. |
September 6, 2001 |
| 2 |
Canine to Five / Yellow Book Road Angela exploits her friends when her new dog walking job becomes more than she had bargained for. At the book mobile, Bunny Manoir attempts to have The Wizard of Oz banned on the grounds that it promotes wizardry and witchcraft. |
September 6, 2001 |
| 3 |
Jimmy Jamal, Super Beetle / I'm with Stupid Jimmy Jamal's obsession with Super Beetle takes a turn for the annoying when he begins to dress and act like him at school. Johnny tries to get him to snap out of it, only to come back as his sidekick Crazy Cricket the next day. When Sherman, the class chicken goes missing and Angela gets the blame, it's up to Johnny and Jimmy to either save the day or hang up their capes for good. To liven up her show-and-tell reports, Angela brings in Mr. Mooey, a cow puppet. Between Mr. Mooey's caustic sense of humor and cow related puns, he proves to be a hit with Mrs. Brinks' class, so much so to the point where Angela begins to find herself overshadowed and ignored by everyone around her. |
September 13, 2001 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | FOX |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 5, 1999 |
| Last aired | November 29, 2001 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday |