Hoze Houndz
| Hoze Houndz | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Gerald Tripp |
| Voices of | Rick Jones Michael O'Reilly Lianne Picard-Poirier Anne Lishman Thelma Farmer |
| Composer | Edmund Egan |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 78 (156 segments) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Sheldon Wiseman |
| Producer | Mark Edwards |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Amberwood Entertainment Alliance Atlantis (Season 1-2) DQ Entertainment (Season 4-6) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Family Channel (English) Vrak (French) |
| Release | October 4, 1999 – July 4, 2006 |
Hoze Houndz (also known as L’escouade TOUTOU in Quebec) is a Canadian animated series which premiered October 4, 1999 on Family Channel.[1]
Synopsis
It features six dalmatian dogs (Hozer, Squirt, Steamer, Fontaine, Crystal and Brooke) known as the "Hoze Houndz" who "work" as firefighters and run a fire department in the fictional town of Bonehead Hollow, but instead of fighting real fires, the Houndz mostly end up battling each other. There is always complete chaos when the Houndz show up to "help" the citizens in need of Bonehead Hollow, as within seconds, they always need saving from themsleves. Sometimes, things work out in the end, or is it?
Episode Format
Created by Gerald Tripp and Produced and Animated by Amberwood Entertainment,[2] with production, distribution, pre-sales and licensing by Alliance Atlantis (Seasons 1 to 2 only, with Amberwood Entertainment themselves taking over the latter),[3] each of the 78 half-hour episodes produced consisted of two 11 minute episodes with interstitials.
Guest Stars
Len Cochrane provided the voice of Uncle Mac, Steamer’s Scottish uncle, who appeared in “Great Scot”, “Bagpipe Blues”, “Gopher Golfer”, and “Catch of the Day” (albeit uncredited).
The 2002 episodes "Hockey Night in Bonehead Hollow" and "Phantom in the Arena" featured Ron MacLean and Don Cherry voicing commentators at hockey games, parodying their own real-life roles with Hockey Night in Canada.[4]
In the episode “A Rock and Hard Place”, Canadian armed forces officer and astronomer Marc Garneau starred as himself, when helping Fontaine and Squirt rescue Hozer on a dwarf planet from an aggressive rock golem.
The first part segment, “Great Big Seizure”, from the farewell episode of Hoze Houndz featured members from the Great Big Sea (Alan Doyle, Bob Hallett, and Séan McCann (no relation to the actor)).
Cast
- Rick Jones as Hozer, Squirt
- Michael O'Reilly as Steamer, Additional Voices
- Lianne Picard-Poirier as Crystal, Brooke
- Anne Lishman as Fontaine (season 1)
- Thelma Farmer as Fontaine (season 2-6)
Additional Voices
- Norm Berketa
- Nicole Blundell
- Dave Brown
- Pete Dillon
- Jack Eyeamie
- Mike Giunta
- Dean Hagopian
- Tori Hammond
- Dean Hawes
- Kate Hurman
- John Koensgen
- Andrea Karam
- Sweeney MacArthur
- David McCallum
- Brady Moffatt
- Debbie Murphy
- Paul Rainville
- Terrence Scammell
- Robin Smith
- Genevieve Spicer
- John Stocker
- John Tarzwell
- Amanda Tripp
- Kevin Tysick
- Lara Wickes (credited as Lara Rhodes in season 1)
- Ross Wilson
Episodes
Season 1
NOTE: Although completed, episodes 4 to 8 weren’t shown in any archival websites.
- 1. Ghost in the Machine/ Savage Steamer
- 2. Windmaker/ Houndanz
- 3. Skrak to the Future
- 4. The Squirt Files/ High Speed Houndz
- 5. Hypno Houndz/ Houndz in Space
- 6. Meltdown/ Hounderful Life
- 7. Monster Houndz/ RoboHound
- 8. Hound Alone/ Gigantica
- 9. Twilight Houndz/ Jinxed
- 10. The Hound who Loved Me/ The Torch
- 11. High Bred Houndz/ Hozer, I Shrunk the Houndz
- 12. Bonehed Houndz/ Moltese Chicken
- 13. Glory Houndz/ Bloodhoundz
Season 2
- 1. Flower Power/ Vacation Bound
- 2. Fortune Hunting Houndz/ Bone-Dry Hollow
- 3. Great Scot/ Houndz Eye View
- 4. Stardumb/ Where’s the Beef?
- 5. Hozer’s Angels/ Veggie Houndz
TBA
Credits
- Sheldon Wiseman - Executive Producer[4]
- Neil Hunter - Creative Producer, Director, Story Editor
- Stacey Eberschlag - Director[5]
- Chris Butler - Storyboard Supervisor
- Dave Brown - Layout Supervisor
- Mike Stevens - Posing Supervisor
- Derek Bond - Design Supervisor
- Peter R. Brown - Overseas Animation Supervisor
- Edmund Egan - Music
- Michael O'Hara - Layout Artist
Broadcast
In addition to running on Family Channel in Ontario areas as well as running on Vrak.TV in Quebec areas, the show was also broadcast in Spain.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Malleck, Bonnie (September 2, 1999). "Specialty channels add variety". The Record. Kitchener, Ontario. p. D14. ProQuest 275697542.
- ^ Atherton, Tony (January 13, 1998). "Ottawa animation studios see action : New names, new investors". Ottawa Citizen. p. C8. ProQuest 240175076.
- ^ Clark, Andrew. "Cool, cute and Canadian: The best new kids' shows are all made in Canada". Maclean's. Toronto. Gale A55874594.
- ^ a b Stubbs, Dave (October 2, 2002). "Coach's Corner duo stay together in cartoon: Hockey pundits voice Hoze Houndz". Montreal Gazette. p. A1. ProQuest 433876301. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
- ^ Holla, Anand (28 April 2016). "Get up to scratch on professional animation software". Gulf Times. Doha, Qatar. Gale A450915243. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Hoze Houndz off to Spain". Ottawa Citizen. April 6, 2006. p. B3. ProQuest 240956461.
External links
- Hoze Houndz at IMDb