Series synopsis
John Callahan's Quads! is an Australian animation comedy television series that premiered on Teletoon on February 2, 2001. It ended on October 19, 2002. It was created by John Callahan. It stars James Kee, Terri Hawkes, Paul Haddad and Linda Kash.
John Callahan's Quads! is a Canada-Australia co-production cartoon, based upon work of John Callahan. The show aired on Canada's Teletoon, on Australia's SBS, and in Latin America on Adult Swim. It is noted for being one of the first shows animated completely using Macromedia Flash software.
It is produced by Animation Works, Nelvana, Media World Features, SBS Independent and Film Victoria, with support from ScreenWest and the Lotteries Commission of Western Australia. It is a Teletoon Original ...
Premise
John Callahan's Quads! is a Canada-Australia co-production cartoon, based upon work of John Callahan. The show aired on Canada's Teletoon, on Australia's SBS, and in Latin America on Adult Swim. It is noted for being one of the first shows animated completely using Macromedia Flash software.
It is produced by Animation Works, Nelvana, Media World Features, SBS Independent and Film Victoria, with support from ScreenWest and the Lotteries Commission of Western Australia. It is a Teletoon Original Production and was first aired on Teletoon on February 3, 2001. It is also viewable on Rogers Kids On Demand.
The misadventures of recently paralyzed man and his equally handicapped friends.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- James Kee as Reilly O'Reilly (voice)
- Terri Hawkes as Franny (voice)
- Paul Haddad as Lefty (voice)
- Linda Kash as Deborah (voice)
- Maurice Dean Wint as Fontaine (voice)
- Matthew King as Spalding (voice)
- Cliff Saunders as Blazer (voice)
- Marvin Kaye as Mort Bromberg (voice)
Supporting cast
- Hamish Hughes as Griz (voice)
- Diane Fabian as Liz Bromberg (voice)
- Corinne Conley as Sister Butch (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 26 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | February 2, 2001 | December 17, 2001 |
| Season 2 | 13 | September 7, 2002 | October 19, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Maimed Manor Paralyzed in a car accident, Riley O'Reilly receives a mansion as settlement. Riley spends all of his settlement money on parties and beer, and his differently abled friends leave because he's always drunk. Riley comes to them to entice them to live with him, on the condition that he gives up drinking. |
February 2, 2001 |
| 2 |
Bad Manors Spalding gets all the quads jobs so they can get their self esteem back. When they're all fired, they start renting out their mansion to people who want to have parties. Things turn out pretty wrong when the Hells Angels end up at the Bromberg's house, par Blazer's bad writing skills. |
February 9, 2001 |
| 3 |
1-800-Gimp Desperate to climb the social ladder, Liz Bromberg tries to exploit the magnificent severed by holding a Telethon for ""unfortunate gimps"". |
February 16, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Church of Riley When Lefty fasions an omlette that looks like the Virgin Mary, Reily displays it as a get-rich-quick scheme. To sell his newfound ""religious beliefs"", Reily becomes a minister, drawing people from all over for his sermons and to see the omlette. His only opposition is Sister Butch, who tries to stop him at any means nessacery. |
September 7, 2002 |
| 2 |
Vacation to Lesbos Riley forgets Frannie's birthday, and she meets a lesbian at a cafe. Riley becomes concerned after Frannie spends more time with the lesbian then with him. In the end, Riley has to win her back. |
September 8, 2002 |
| 3 |
Midnight Cash Cowboy Fontaine re-discovers his power over women's sexual needs. |
September 14, 2002 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Teletoon |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 2, 2001 |
| Last aired | October 19, 2002 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Saturday, Sunday |