Erky Perky
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Erky Perky is an Australian and Canadian animated television program
on YTV developed by CCI Entertainment. and Ambience Entertainment. The show is about two bickering, dimwitted insects, Erky and Perky, who live at a hot dog
stand, but are accidentally taken to a house. The show focuses on Erky and Perky trying to settle into the house, living with fellow housebugs, and the hunt for food in a very clean kitchen. It was broadcast once on YTV's Big BBQ Blowout on July 1, 2006, as a "sneak peek". Another Erky Perky "sneak peek" episode was shown on August 30, 2006 during YTV's "Sneek Peek Week", before airing regularly on September 7.
The CGI
animation is done by the Australian Visual Effects
company The LaB Sydney
Percival "Perky" Rosendahl (Neil Crone
) Perky is Erky's friend and partner, he cowardley and very weak. It was made quite obvious that Perky has a crush on Margaret's niece, Sajuica, from day one. This was possibly done by the writers to dispel any speculation of Erky and Perky having a homosexual partnership. He is yellow with blue spots.
Cecil: (Adrian Truss
) Cecil who, despite being a tenth Margaret's size, appears to be somewhat smitten with the tyrant, becoming extremely jealous of her having affairs with newcomer Pablomo, and Erky (when he was under the influence of the Love Crumb).
Mad Margret: (Judy Marshak) She is the self appointed ruler of kitchen, and usually stops Erky and Perkys plans and when they find food she generally steals it
Sajuica: (Melissa Jane Shaw) is apparently the 'babe' of Kitchen, attracting flies, and being flirty. Even the childish Stinks (named for his flight-inducing farts) thinks she is 'fine'.
She fancies Perky.
Frenzel: (Ron Rubin
) While Stinks may be smart, its another bug named Frenzel who takes the cake (literally) when it comes to devising food-getting plans. He always has profitable schemes on the go, preying on other bugs' naiveté or weaknesses to get himself ahead. Often, Perky is the one suffering, being a very gullible and trusting bug. An example of this is when Frenzel was showing young bugs the dangers of Kitchen, and for the final show he tricked Perky into being the German-accented spider, Delila's 'dinner', not telling the frightened bug that it was all an act, and that there wasn't really any danger (unlike most of Frenzel's plans).
Moldy Van Oldy: (Keith Knight
) is a senile old bug, Moldy van Oldy, who loves to talk and talk for hours, sometimes it's about actual events, sometimes it's nothing more than senseless ramblings. One true story he did tell, however, was the tale of Margaret's acquired hydrophobia. When she was about Sajuica's age, and living in an outdoor garden (along with Moldy and presumably other bugs as well), Margaret was sprayed with water from a hose, getting knocked out of the air.
Stinks: (Annick Obonsawin
) A running gag is that Stinks would appear whenever anyone said his 'name'(or any other word that sounds similar, such as thinks), often this happens when they are bemoaning some misfortune ('This stinks').
Delils: (Diana Brooke) is a German-accsent spider who tells fortunes.
Boof: (Carter Hayden) is Frenzel's assistant, he is a digger bug and was born from an egg that Perky found.
The Grand Armandor: (Andrew Pifko
) is Magaret's personal wing and purse designer.
Additional voices provided by Danny Wells
, John Stocker, Linda Sorenson
, Lawrence Bayne
, Rick Miller
, Robin Duke
and Robert Tinkler
.
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
on YTV developed by CCI Entertainment. and Ambience Entertainment. The show is about two bickering, dimwitted insects, Erky and Perky, who live at a hot dog
Hot dog
A hot dog is a sausage served in a sliced bun. It is very often garnished with mustard, ketchup, onions, mayonnaise, relish and/or sauerkraut.-History:...
stand, but are accidentally taken to a house. The show focuses on Erky and Perky trying to settle into the house, living with fellow housebugs, and the hunt for food in a very clean kitchen. It was broadcast once on YTV's Big BBQ Blowout on July 1, 2006, as a "sneak peek". Another Erky Perky "sneak peek" episode was shown on August 30, 2006 during YTV's "Sneek Peek Week", before airing regularly on September 7.
The CGI
Computer animation
Computer animation is the process used for generating animated images by using computer graphics. The more general term computer generated imagery encompasses both static scenes and dynamic images, while computer animation only refers to moving images....
animation is done by the Australian Visual Effects
Visual effects
Visual effects are the various processes by which imagery is created and/or manipulated outside the context of a live action shoot. Visual effects involve the integration of live-action footage and generated imagery to create environments which look realistic, but would be dangerous, costly, or...
company The LaB Sydney
Plot Outline
Erky Perky is a comedy series about two bugs; the Scottish-accented, Erky and his friend, the cowardly and impressionable Perky who live an idyllic life on a downtown hot dog stand - a cornucopia of crumbs, relish and wieners. They live the high life until one day they are swept away in a take-out bag and end up in a sterile suburban kitchen with no food in sight. The two bickering, dimwitted and lazy bugs are forced to survive in the new and scary "Land of Kitchen". Every day, they are obsessed with finding food, and eventually finding their way home to "Hot Dog Stand". Their quests are almost always befouled by 'Mad' Margaret, the self-appointed ruler of Kitchen, and her 'sidekick' Cecil.Main Character Descriptions
Erquhart "Erky" Windsor (Jason Barr) Erky is a Scottish accented bug who normally takes Perky for granted and makes him try and get food in a dangerous Scheme, he is blue with yellow spots. It was revealed in the episode Perky vs. McBuggy Z that he is a natural born rapper and dancerPercival "Perky" Rosendahl (Neil Crone
Neil Crone
Neil Crone is a Canadian voice actor and comedian who does the voices of Gordon the Big Engine, Splatter and Diesel 10 from the film Thomas and the Magic Railroad. He does Phillip the Concierge in the My Secret Identity episode "Sour Grapes"...
) Perky is Erky's friend and partner, he cowardley and very weak. It was made quite obvious that Perky has a crush on Margaret's niece, Sajuica, from day one. This was possibly done by the writers to dispel any speculation of Erky and Perky having a homosexual partnership. He is yellow with blue spots.
Cecil: (Adrian Truss
Adrian Truss
Adrian Truss is a British-born Canadian actor, writer and director whose more recent work is as a voice actor for animated children's TV shows and Movies.Since moving from England to Canada in 1957, he has starred in many movies, plays, and television shows...
) Cecil who, despite being a tenth Margaret's size, appears to be somewhat smitten with the tyrant, becoming extremely jealous of her having affairs with newcomer Pablomo, and Erky (when he was under the influence of the Love Crumb).
Mad Margret: (Judy Marshak) She is the self appointed ruler of kitchen, and usually stops Erky and Perkys plans and when they find food she generally steals it
Sajuica: (Melissa Jane Shaw) is apparently the 'babe' of Kitchen, attracting flies, and being flirty. Even the childish Stinks (named for his flight-inducing farts) thinks she is 'fine'.
She fancies Perky.
Frenzel: (Ron Rubin
Ron Rubin (voice actor)
Ron Rubin is a veteran voice actor whose voice is most easily recognized as that of Artemis from the English translation of Sailor Moon.-Career:...
) While Stinks may be smart, its another bug named Frenzel who takes the cake (literally) when it comes to devising food-getting plans. He always has profitable schemes on the go, preying on other bugs' naiveté or weaknesses to get himself ahead. Often, Perky is the one suffering, being a very gullible and trusting bug. An example of this is when Frenzel was showing young bugs the dangers of Kitchen, and for the final show he tricked Perky into being the German-accented spider, Delila's 'dinner', not telling the frightened bug that it was all an act, and that there wasn't really any danger (unlike most of Frenzel's plans).
Moldy Van Oldy: (Keith Knight
Keith Knight (actor)
Keith Knight was a Canadian actor. He made his screen debut as Larry 'Fink' Finkelstein in the 1979 comedy Meatballs, voiced the White Rabbit in The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland, and voiced Pigface in the BBC drama Ace Lightning. He was also known for voicing Lowly Worm in The Busy World of...
) is a senile old bug, Moldy van Oldy, who loves to talk and talk for hours, sometimes it's about actual events, sometimes it's nothing more than senseless ramblings. One true story he did tell, however, was the tale of Margaret's acquired hydrophobia. When she was about Sajuica's age, and living in an outdoor garden (along with Moldy and presumably other bugs as well), Margaret was sprayed with water from a hose, getting knocked out of the air.
Stinks: (Annick Obonsawin
Annick Obonsawin
Annick Obonsawin is a Canadian voice actress and musician. She has played roles in many children's shows such as Inez in Cyberchase and Skunk in Franklin. She also plays the voice of Slappy the Dummy in Goosebumps, as well as Sierra in Total Drama Action and Total Drama World...
) A running gag is that Stinks would appear whenever anyone said his 'name'(or any other word that sounds similar, such as thinks), often this happens when they are bemoaning some misfortune ('This stinks').
Delils: (Diana Brooke) is a German-accsent spider who tells fortunes.
Boof: (Carter Hayden) is Frenzel's assistant, he is a digger bug and was born from an egg that Perky found.
The Grand Armandor: (Andrew Pifko
Andrew Pifko
Andrew Pifko is a Canadian television, theater and voice actor, who has worked on numerous projects since beginning his career in 1998. Since then, Pifko has appeared on television shows such as Queer as Folk, Rescue Heroes, and Til Death Do Us Part, among others...
) is Magaret's personal wing and purse designer.
Additional voices provided by Danny Wells
Danny Wells
Danny Wells is a Canadian movie and television actor and voice actor. He is perhaps best known for his occasional role as Charlie the bartender on The Jeffersons as well as playing the role of the video game character Luigi, brother of Nintendo's mascot Mario, in the live-action segments of The...
, John Stocker, Linda Sorenson
Linda Sorenson
Linda Sorenson is a Canadian actress best known for playing Mrs. Stegman in Class of 1984, Warden Howe in Murphy Brown, Virginia Reeves in Material World and Isabelle Carrington in Road to Avonlea....
, Lawrence Bayne
Lawrence Bayne
Lawrence Bayne is a Canadian actor, born November 11, 1960 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He has appeared in various movies and television series, both live action and animated, and also sings/writes with his band The Lawrence Bayne Issue....
, Rick Miller
Rick Miller (comedian)
Rick Miller is a Canadian actor, comedian and playwright, currently living in Toronto. Miller is most well known for hosting the television series Just For Laughs and for performing a version of "Bohemian Rhapsody" during which he impersonates "twenty five of the most annoying voices in the music...
, Robin Duke
Robin Duke
Robin Duke is a Canadian actress and comedian. Duke is most famous for her work on the NBC comedy series Saturday Night Live. In the 2000s, Women Fully Clothed, a sketch comedy troupe which she co-founded, toured Canada...
and Robert Tinkler
Robert Tinkler
Robert Tinkler is a Canadian actor and television actor who is primarily known for his voiceover work. He is the voice of Howie on Almost Naked Animals, Max on The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police, Delete in the series of Cyberchase, Cenotaph & Brooklyn in Beyblade, Rubeus in the...
.