D'Myna Leagues
| D'Myna Leagues | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Chris Bartleman Blair Peters |
| Directed by | Billy Zeats (S1) Eduardo Soriano (S2) |
| Voices of | |
| Composer | Michael Richard Plowman |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producers |
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| Production companies | Aston Entertainment Group Studio B Productions MSH Entertainment |
| Original release | |
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| Release | November 6, 2000 – June 28, 2004 |
D'Myna Leagues is a Canadian animated television series, which aired on CTV from 2000 to 2004.[1] Loosely based on the baseball writing of W. P. Kinsella,[1] the series was set in a world populated by anthropomorphic birds, and centred on the minor league baseball team in the town of Mynaville.[2] The baseball games were represented by placing two-dimensional characters in three-dimensional backgrounds.[3] The teams of bird characters were opposed by rival teams like the Weasels, the Pigs, the Beavers and the Elephants.[4]
The series was created by the Vancouver-based Studio B Productions.[5]
In the United States, the series aired on The WB 100+ Station Group.[6] The show is distributed internationally by Sony Pictures Television.
Characters
Mynaville Mynas
Ebbet Myna (Matt Hill): Shortstop
Nikki Tinker (Tabitha St. Germain): Second base
Rip Hickory (Jim Byrnes): Catcher and Manager
Lucinda "Lefty" Lane (Teryl Rothery): Relief Pitcher
Reggie Stainback (Phil Hayes): Third base
Flamingo Kid (Michael Dobson): Pitcher
Big Tree Powell (Scott McNeil): First base
Jackie Mungo (Scott McNeil): Utility player
Jeff Mungo (Phil Hayes): Utility player
Steve Mungo (Terry Klassen): Utility player
Mud Flap Flammen (Phil Hayes): Outfielder
Sammy Spinoza: Outfielder
Antagonists
Commissioner Ratso Radcliffe (Gerard Plunkett)
Paully (Ian James Corlett)
Schlitzy (Michael Dobson)
Commentators
Barry (David Kaye)
Bart (Ian James Corlett)
Harry (Brent Chapman)
Others
Abe the Ump (Terry Klassen):
Divinity Plunkett (Kathleen Barr): Owner of the Mynas
Rod Blackbird (Rod Black): A documentary filmmaker who appears in the episode "A Starling Is Born".
Episodes
Season 1
| No. | Title | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Golden Boy" | Ian Weir | November 6, 2000 |
| 2 | "On the Road" | Susin Nielsen | TBA |
| 3 | "Psych Out" | Graeme Manson | TBA |
| 4 | "Birth O' Da Birds" | Ian Weir | TBA |
| 5 | "Joke's on You" | Susin Nielsen | TBA |
| 6 | "Mungomania" | John May and Suzanne Bolch | TBA |
| 7 | "Baseball... Bah, Humbug" | Dennis Foon | TBA |
| 8 | "Sticks and Stones" | Graeme Manson | TBA |
| 9 | "Mommy Dearest" | Dennis Foon | TBA |
| 10 | "A Tree Grows in Mynaville" | Alan Levin | TBA |
| 11 | "Don't It Make My Blue Eyes Green" | Susin Nielsen | TBA |
| 12 | "Somethin' Stinks" | John May and Suzanne Bolch | TBA |
| 13 | "Who Do Voodoo" | Graeme Manson | TBA |
Season 2
| No. | Title | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | "The Tribe Has Spoken" | Susin Nielsen | TBA |
| 15 | "The Aluminum Chef" | Alia Nakashima | TBA |
| 16 | "Showdown" | Alan Levin | TBA |
| 17 | "And Then There Were Two" | Susin Nielsen | TBA |
| 18 | "Pure Poetry" | Ian Weir | TBA |
| 19 | "Skin Deep" | Susin Nielsen | TBA |
| 20 | "A Peaceful Queasy Feeling" | Alan Levin | TBA |
| 21 | "Come Barnstorm with Me" | Alan Levin | TBA |
| 22 | "B.R.A.D. 9000" | Victor Nicolle | TBA |
| 23 | "Oh Brother" | Cathy Moss | TBA |
| 24 | "Video Killed the Baseball Star" | Leslie Mildiner | TBA |
| 25 | "Scavenger Avengers" | Alan Levin | TBA |
| 26 | "A Starling is Born" | Alan Levin | June 28, 2004 |
References
- ^ a b "Kids rules in Canadian TV lineup". Timmins Daily Press, March 13, 2001.
- ^ "A real fowl ball!: A team of birds steps up to bat in D'Myna Leagues, a new Saturday-morning cartoon". National Post, January 20, 2001.
- ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 157. ISBN 978-1538103739.
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 273–274. ISBN 978-1476665993.
- ^ "Former Saultite's animation studio considered one of busiest in world". Sault Star, July 11, 2000.
- ^ "MLB parks and Studio B warm up for a kid attendance home run".