Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy

Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy
The show's main character, Ricky Sprocket.
Also known as	'Ricky Sprocket'
Genre	Comedy Sitcom
Created by	David Fine Alison Snowden
Written by	Russell Marcus David Fine Alison Snowden Bill Motz Bob Roth Shane Simmons Steven Sullivan Alicia Sky Varinaitis
Directed by	Josh Mepham Alison Snowden David Fine
Starring	Jillian Michaels Tabitha St. Germain Ashleigh Ball Jayne Eastwood Jeff Lumby Kathleen Barr Dorla Bell Andrea Libman Scott McNeil Ian James Corlett Jamie Watson Brian Drummond Peter Kelamis Richard Newman French Tickner Dave Ward Cathy Weseluck Dale Wilson Chiara Zanni
Opening theme	"Ricky Sprocket!"
Ending theme	Come along with me
Composer(s)	Hal Beckett
Country of origin	Canada
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	25 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	David Fine Alison Snowden Chris Bartleman Tatiana Kober Blair Peters
Producer(s)	Ashley Ramsay
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Bejuba Entertainment SnowdenFine Animation Studio B Productions Nickelodeon
Release
Original network	Teletoon
Original release	August 31, 2007 (2007-08-31) – May 4, 2009 (2009-05-04)
Chronology
Related shows	Bob and Margaret

Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy is a Canadian animated TV series that aired on Teletoon. Its first airing was as a sneak peek on August 31, 2007,^[1] with regular airings in the country beginning on September 8, 2007.^[2]

Production

The series was created by Alison Snowden and David Fine, who also created the primetime animated series, Bob and Margaret as well as the Oscar-winning short Bob's Birthday. They co-directed the series along with Josh Mepham.

The series was produced at Studio B Productions in Vancouver, BC and was a production of Studio B, Snowden Fine and Bejuba Entertainment. There are 52, 11 minute episodes which air as half hours with two eps in each show. It was produced using Flash animation which was done partly at Studio B and partly in the Philippines at Top Draw Animation.

Writers on the series include Russell Marcus (who also served as an executive story editor), Louise Moon, Bill Motz and Bob Roth, Brandon Sawyer, Shane Simmons, Ian Boothby, Roger Fredericks and others.

Voices were recorded in Vancouver and Toronto.

Summary

Ricky Sprocket is the world's biggest child film star. He works for Wishworks studio (a parody of DreamWorks Studio) and for Mr. Louie Fischburger, his boss. Despite the fact that Ricky stars in some of his favorite movies, lives in a mansion, and sometimes performs brain surgeries for actor patients, otherwise he is a very normal kid who doesn't let celebrity fame go to his head. He likes to hang out with his friends and shares a rivalry with a spoiled female child star named Kitten Kaboodle. Still, Ricky has chores and homework he must do sometimes when he isn't battling animatronic props.

Characters

Ricky Sprocket (Jillian Michaels) – Ricky is the world's biggest child movie star. At the age of ten he's famous, adored, has everything a kid could want, but at heart, he's still a normal kid with normal kid problems. He loves hanging with his pals as much as he loves making movies. One minute he's on set battling aliens, the next he's doing his homework or taking out the garbage.
Bunny Sprocket (Jayne Eastwood) – Bunny is a down-to-earth, unsophisticated, no-nonsense mother. She is loving and devoted and only sees Ricky as a typical boy. She is more concerned with his homework and taking out the garbage than "showbiz shenanigans". She also used to be a trapeze artist in high school.
Leonard Sprocket (Jeff Lumby) – Ricky's Dad, Leonard is a goofy guy, but he always means well. He's a dedicated father, but not very sophisticated. Despite his son's fame and fortune, he still works in a sausage factory and often imparts wisdom to his son with stories about sausages. Ricky's father is well-meaning, but not that bright. In fact, he can be a bit of a buffoon, which causes Ricky acute embarrassment. He loves his job at Wishworks Sausages.
Ethel Sprocket (Kathleen Barr) – Ethel is Ricky's younger sister and as charming and fun as Ricky is, Ethel is pretty much the opposite. She is smart and scheming and if she can get Ricky into trouble, all the better. She has no interest in her stupid brother's movie business. Occasionally, Ricky has come to Ethel when he needs her.
Benny Newford (Tabitha St. Germain) – Ricky's biggest fan and pal. Often doesn't understand what Morris is talking about, but then, few people do. Benny isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer, but he makes up for it with his enthusiasm and his sheer dedication to Ricky. Also colorblind.
Morris Moony (Ashleigh Ball) – Morris Moony is Ricky's brainy pal. He loves science and biology and excels in all academic subjects. He is exceptionally bad in art, drama and gym. However, he is a good rope holder and apparently good at video games. If there's a technical way of looking at anything, Morris will find it. Often refers to facts on his laptop, which he seems to have with him almost all the time. He is a good rope holder and apparently good at video games.
Jamal Pennycook (Dorla Bell) – Ricky's pal. Jamal has some attitude, but he's still just a regular kid. He's a little more streetwise than Benny and Morris, but that's not really saying much. Always ready for action, Jamal is the cool kid.
Alice Applewood (Chiara Zanni) – Alice is sweet, clever, and often has good ideas when a problem needs solving. She's kind of goofy and far more down to earth than Morris in her approach in problem-solving. She is the least seen of Ricky's friends.
Kitten Kaboodle (Andrea Libman) – Kitten is another child actor who is often cast in the same projects as Ricky. She is precocious, competitive, demanding, and terribly jealous of Ricky and his success. She drives everyone crazy, which may be due to the example her mother sets as her domineering agent. Her father is a milquetoast. Kitten is jealous of Ricky and loves to see him fail, but when they were lost on a deserted island she gave some indication that she may actually have feelings for Ricky.
Mr. Louie Fischburger (Scott McNeil) – Mr. Fischburger is the head of Wishworks Studios, where Ricky works. He's a little man with a big voice. He treats Ricky a blood relation. He may have fired his own son, but there is a bond between Ricky and himself. Ricky' boss, the head of Wishworks studios (a parody of DreamWorks). He's an old time Hollywood boss and movies are his life. He treats Ricky like his own son. Well, better than his own son due to fact that he fired his own son and because Ricky pays the bills.
Wolf Wolinski (Jamie Watson) – Wolf is Ricky's regular director at Wishworks. He is driven, passionate, and demands the best from Ricky, but he also has a short fuse, which makes dealing with Ricky and Kitten something of a trial for him. He can come across as obsessive and manic, but the stereotypical genius sometimes comes across this way.
Vanessa Stimlock (Tabitha St. Germain) – Showbiz Buzz Entertainment reporter at lager. If there's a media scrum, she's leading it. Vanessa reports on all things showbiz, but seems to be especially assigned to cover Ricky Sprocket.

Season 1: 2007

#	Title	Original airdate	Plot
1	The Screen Kiss / The Boy King	September 8, 2007	Ricky is shocked when he learns he must deal with his first on screen kiss; Ricky and his family travel to a Polynesian island so he can research a new role, The Boy King.
2	Great Bowls of Ricky / Burptacular	September 9, 2007	Ricky learns a cereal is launching with his face on the box; Ricky tries to learn the art of belching.
3	We Are Not Amused / Being Leonard	September 15, 2007	Ricky opens an amusement park; Leonard brings Ricky to work with him.
4	Oh Hap-Pee Day / Ricky for Sale	September 16, 2007	After Ricky's sister spills her drink on him at an awards show, the press believes that Ricky wet his pants on stage; Ricky's friends urge him to sell his unwanted knickknacks online.
5	Perfect Pitch / In the Drink	November 3, 2007	Ricky learns that he can not sing; Ricky's inability to swim jeopardizes the movie that he is shooting.
6	Ethel's New Friend / Vicky Sprocket	September 22, 2007	Ricky's parents want him to help find Ethel some friends; Ricky disguises himself as a girl in order to get a big role.
7	Double Crossed / Monkey See, Monkey Do	September 23, 2007	The Studie Boss insists that Ricky has a stunt double for his upcoming movie; Ricky co-stars with Chico the talking monkey.
8	Runaway Ethel / Freezer Burn	September 29, 2007	Ethel drives Ricky's motor home through the set and onto the freeway; Ricky and his friends hear a rumor about Fischburger's cryogenically frozen pet bunny.
9	Roy vs. Roy / Dueling Birthdays	November 4, 2007	After being cast in a movie with Ricky, Roy is replaced when he cannot follow directions; Ricky must work with his friends to attend birthday parties thrown by his parents and Mr. Fischburger.
10	The Lie Detector / Leonard's Groove	November 10, 2007	Ricky tries out a lie detector on his family and friends; Ethel and Ricky discover that Leonard was in an '80s glam band.
11	The Big Sleepover / I Want to Direct!	November 11, 2007	Ricky invites his friends to the set of his new movie; Ricky tries to write and direct his own movie.
12	The Real Sprocket / A Book for Bedtime	November 18, 2007	Ricky visits his cousin Leonard's farm as research for an upcoming movie; Kitten tries to sabotage Ricky by sending him a book that he is unable to stop reading.

Season 2: 2008–09

#	Title	Original airdate	Plot
13	A Boy and his Bodyguard / Ricky Who?	September 1, 2008	A Boy and his Bodyguard: Mr. Fischburger hires a bodyguard to protect Ricky. Ricky Who?: Ricky finds a town where no one knows his name.
14	Space Family Sprocket Part 1+2	September 8, 2008	Space Family Sprocket: Ricky's family gets the opportunity to live in space.
15	The Survivors / Ricky is History	September 15, 2008	The Survivors: Ricky and Kitten get lost on a remote island. Ricky is History: Ricky has a school history project about show business.
16	The Highest Bidder / Write for the Part	October 6, 2008	The Highest Bidder: Larry Knish bribes Ricky for a contract. Write for the Part: Rick's autobiography is full of lies he must correct.
17	Where Wolf / Ricky Spook-it	February 2, 2009	Where Wolf: Ricky stars in a werewolf movie and borrows the costume to go out with his friends on Halloween. Ricky Spook-it: Ricky and Kitten are shooting a vampire movie on location. Ricky thinks that the actor who plays Dracula is a real live vampire.
18	Ethelebrity / Ricky Rolls Over	February 9, 2009	Ethelebrity: Ethel becomes Hollywood's newest darling. Ricky Rolls Over: Ricky gets hypnotized which causes him to act like a dog on cue.
19	Fan Club / Face Lift	February 16, 2009	Fan Club: Ricky's fan club is overloaded so the mail is redirected straight to Ricky. He insists on answering every letter but when it starts to get in the way of studio business, Fischburger insists he hires help. Face Lift: Kitten sees face lift as a fantastic opportunity. In disguise, she manages to get the job and sabotage Ricky's fanbase.
20	Ricky Inc. / Relative Discomfort	March 2, 2009	Ricky Inc: Ricky's summer off is filled with odd jobs for his neighbors. Relative Discomfort: Ricky and Kitten compete on a game show with their families.
21	Grounded / Bush League	March 9, 2009	Grounded: Ricky must prove his innocence while grounded. Bush League: Benny and Ricky swap roles in the school play.
22	The Perfect Family / Moby Rick	March 16, 2009	The Perfect Family: Ricky's fake family is interviewed on The Family Famous Channel. Moby Rick: Ricky tries to prove that a sea monster is real.
23	Who's Your Daddy? / Test Audience	April 6, 2009	Who's Your Daddy?: Leonard emberrasses Ricky in front of an action star. Test Audience: Ricky and Kitten sabotage each other's films.
24	Ricky the Ringleader / Mind Games	April 13, 2009	Ricky the Ringleader: Ricky helps save Chico the monkey's circus. Mind Games: Ricky stars in a new video game which Kitten sabotages.
25	Head Over Heels / When Life Gives You Lemonade	May 4, 2009	Head Over Heels: Ricky falls in love with an Austrian actress. When Life Gives You Lemonade: Ricky tries to help his friend's Lemonade stand. (Series Finale)

Broadcast

The series was produced in 2007 and it is seen in over 150 countries.

In Canada, it was aired on Teletoon from 2007 to 2010.

In the US, it was aired on Nicktoons Network from 2008 to 2010.

In UK and Ireland, it was aired on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons from 2007 to 2009.

In Australia and New Zealand, it was aired on Nickelodeon from 2008 to 2009.

In Latin America, it was aired on Nickelodeon from 2008 to 2009.

DVDs

The first DVD was released in the US with 8 episodes. A Canadian DVD was released on March 2009.

References

↑ Gazette, The (2007-08-25). "Boogie Beebies to Zula Patrol". Canada.com. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
↑ "Watch for these new shows". City Parent. 2007-09-07. Retrieved 2013-08-13.

External links

List of Teletoon original series

List of programs broadcast by Teletoon Teletoon Télétoon Teletoon at Night Télétoon la nuit Teletoon Retro Télétoon Rétro Corus Entertainment

1997	Caillou⁵ The Adventures of Paddington Bear Animal Crackers Captain Star Donkey Kong Country Ned's Newt Pippi Longstocking Red Beard Splat!

1998	Blake and Mortimer Nanook's Great Hunt

1999	Bad Dog Cybersix Fly Tales Redwall Toad Patrol Angela Anaconda New Tales from the Cryptkeeper Mega Babies Rescue Heroes

2000	Blaster's Universe Flight Squad The Baskervilles Journey to the West – Legends of the Monkey King Maggie and the Ferocious Beast⁵ The Kids from Room 402 A Miss Mallard Mystery Eckhart What About Mimi? For Better or For Worse

2001	John Callahan's Quads!¹ Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse⁵ Untalkative Bunny Braceface Undergrads¹ What's with Andy? Upstairs, Downstairs Bears Pecola

2002	RoboRoach Edward Pig City Daft Planet¹ Fred the Caveman Kaput and Zösky Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings Totally Spies! Olliver's Adventures Doodlez Clone High¹

2003	Yakkity Yak Ratz Kid Paddle My Dad the Rock Star A Treasure in My Garden Silverwing

2004	Potatoes and Dragons Creepschool Atomic Betty The Tofus Delta State¹ Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends⁵ Zeroman 6teen

2005	Bromwell High¹ Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs⁵ The Zimmer Twins Sons of Butcher¹ Carl² Station X¹ Delilah and Julius The Wrong Coast¹ Gerald McBoing-Boing Planet Sketch Skyland Class of the Titans

2006	Spider Riders Di-Gata Defenders W Johnny Test

2007	Chaotic Chop Socky Chooks Wayside George of the Jungle Iggy Arbuckle Total Drama Futz! Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy

2008	Fred's Head Punch!¹ World of Quest Life's a Zoo¹ Best Ed

2009	Jimmy Two-Shoes Stoked Majority Rules! Hot Wheels Battle Force 5

2010	Spliced The Future Is Wild The Amazing Spiez! MetaJets The Dating Guy¹ Skatoony

2011	My Babysitter's a Vampire My Life Me Splatalot!³ Detentionaire Crash Canyon¹

2012	Mudpit Fugget About It^{1, 4} Matt Hatter Chronicles

2013	Rocket Monkeys Just Kidding² Camp Lakebottom Grojband

2014	Packages from Planet X The Day My Butt Went Psycho! Dr. Dimensionpants Chop Chop Ninja

2015	Endangered Species Pirate Express Night Sweats^{1, 2, 4} Inspector Gadget 2 Nuts and a Richard!^{1, 4}

2016	Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race⁴ Knuckleheads^{1, 4} Looped Freaktown Cracked Atomic Puppet Mike Ward Show^{1, 3} Supernoobs Counterfeit Cat

¹Teletoon at Night/Télétoon la nuit series ²Teletoon-produced only ³Télétoon-produced only ⁴Moved to Cartoon Network/Adult Swim ⁵Moved to Treehouse TV

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