Canadian animated TV series
Rated A for Awesome is a Canadian animated television series created by Asaph Fipke.[1] It premiered on YTV on September 3, 2011, and ended on February 25, 2012. Rated A for Awesome also aired on Disney XD in the United States. The series was produced by Nerd Corps Entertainment.
Premise
4 12-year-old kids and a pet monkey attempt to make the world awesome by awesomizing everything boring, including the world's dullest teacher and detention.
Characters
Main
- Lester "Les" Awesome (voiced by Samuel Vincent) is the leader, and the shortest of the team. He is the only one in his family who does not have a trophy until he was rewarded for saving someone's life. His catchphrase is "Time to awesomize!" in the intro. Les is Thera's step brother and he hates the last day of summer break and the countryside. He is also not very good at singing and dancing.
- Noam Plinsky[2] (voiced by Brian Drummond) is a tall young man. He is an inventor who can operate anything. He also plays guitar and drums a lot and is very good at it. He gets mostly stage fright and hates being stared at. Like Les and Thera, Noam wears only one type of colour. He has a crush on Thera but keeps it secret from the rest of the team. In "Thera's Date with Destiny" it is shown that he will be her Future prom date. When he shows sign of liking Thera he just screams and runs away, or gets extremely embarrassed, blushes, and attempts to change the subject.
- Lars Arnst[2] (voiced by Colin Murdock) is the fattest and craziest member. He has a Nordic accent. He is a great singer and actor and spent time in the school Glee Club. But his teacher fired him in "Lester's Song of Doom".
- Thera Kerplopolis[2] (voiced by Chiara Zanni), as named by Principal in "Club Detention", sometimes mistakenly called Thera Awesome, is cute and athletic. She is ready for action and never gives up. Sometimes she has a little bit of a temper when it comes to rivals. She likes taking on risky tasks. She is also Les' stepsister and had a crush on Ned Falcon in "Awesome Ride", but now seems to be falling for Noam.
- Mr. Twitchy (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain) is an amazing smart pet monkey who is always wearing a blonde wig. His catchphrase is "Ha cha cha!"
Recurring
Parents
Teachers
- Miss Dullmeister, music teacher
- Mister Fadenjeans, teacher of others
- Mister Noddenoff, teacher of Les
Episodes
Production
The series was first announced as being in the early stages of development in 2005 under the initial title Team Awesome.[3] In 2011, it was announced that Disney has joined the series as co-producer via its London-based EMEA production hub, and as such it would air on Disney XD.[4]
Reception
Common Sense Media gave the series a 4/5 star rating, stating: "Zany fun and positive social messages are great for kids."[5]
References
- ^ "Watch Disney XD Shows - Full Episodes & Videos | DisneyNOW". Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Rated a for Awesome". ratedaforawesome.ytv.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Stewart, Lianne (October 1, 2005). "Hot Talent: Nerd Corps refocuses its glasses on original series". Kidscreen.
- ^ McLean, Tom (April 13, 2011). "Disney's Summer TV Debut is 'Rated A for Awesome'". Animation Magazine.
- ^ Ashby, Emily. "Parents' Guide to Rated A for Awesome". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
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