Maxie's World
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Maxie's World is an animated cartoon series about a teenage girl named Maxie in Surfside High School in California. Maxie was a straight A student who produced and hosted her own TV show part time. Based on the "Maxie" line of fashion dolls from Hasbro
, this show was broadcast in late '80s and early '90s syndicated to local stations in the United States, and in the UK on TV-am
's Wacaday
. The U.S. broadcast also included rebroadcasts of Beverly Hills Teens
and It's Punky Brewster
.
Produced for Hasbro by DIC Entertainment
, the U.S. broadcast was syndicated by Claster Television, which was owned by Hasbro, the makers of the "Maxie" dolls. Because of this, Hasbro must give approval before any home video release of this series is made. It is unknown when, or if the series will be released on DVD.
Hasbro
Hasbro is a multinational toy and boardgame company from the United States of America. It is one of the largest toy makers in the world. The corporate headquarters is located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States...
, this show was broadcast in late '80s and early '90s syndicated to local stations in the United States, and in the UK on TV-am
TV-am
TV-am was a breakfast television station that broadcast to the United Kingdom from 1 February 1983 to 31 December 1992. It made history by being the first national operator of a commercial television franchise at breakfast-time , and broadcast every day of the week for most or all of the period...
's Wacaday
Wacaday
Wacaday was a children's television series in the UK that ran in TV-am's school-holidays slot from 1985 until 1992, in an 8:50-9:25 a.m. slot, and was hosted by Timmy Mallett....
. The U.S. broadcast also included rebroadcasts of Beverly Hills Teens
Beverly Hills Teens
Beverly Hills Teens is an animated children's television program which debuted in 1987, animated by DiC Entertainment. The namesake teenagers have exaggerated wealth, and face stereotypical teenage concerns. They represent a variety of European backgrounds. There are sixty-five episodes all in one...
and It's Punky Brewster
It's Punky Brewster
It's Punky Brewster is an animated spin off of the live action television show Punky Brewster. The show was animated by Ruby-Spears Productions.-Synopsis:...
.
Produced for Hasbro by DIC Entertainment
DiC Entertainment
DIC Entertainment was an international film and television production company. In addition to animated television shows such as Ulysses 31 , Inspector Gadget , The Littles , The Real Ghostbusters , Captain Planet and the Planeteers , and the first two seasons of the English adaptation of...
, the U.S. broadcast was syndicated by Claster Television, which was owned by Hasbro, the makers of the "Maxie" dolls. Because of this, Hasbro must give approval before any home video release of this series is made. It is unknown when, or if the series will be released on DVD.
Cast
- Loretta JafeliceLoretta JafeliceLoretta Jafelice is a Canadian voice actress. She voiced Eudial and Diana in the English version of the Japanese anime Sailor Moon.-Sources:* http://www.tv.com/loretta-jafelice/person/194865/summary.html...
as Maxie - Simon ReynoldsSimon ReynoldsSimon Reynolds is an English music critic who is well-known for his writings on electronic dance music and for coining the term "post-rock". Besides electronic dance music, Reynolds has written about a wide range of artists and musical genres, and has written books on post-punk and rock...
as Rob - Geoff Kahnert as Mushroom
- Yannick BissonYannick BissonYannick Bisson is a Canadian film and television actor.-Career:Born in Montréal, Quebec, Canada, Bisson moved to Toronto as a teenager and there he began acting lessons; he has been acting since the age of 13. His big break was in CBC's critically acclaimed 1984 movie of the week Hockey Night with...
as Ferdie - Suzanne Coy as Simone
- Susan RomanSusan RomanSusan Roman is a Canadian voice actress best known for voice acting the role of Lita/Sailor Jupiter in the North American DiC dub of the anime, Sailor Moon. She is one of the few voice actors to remain throughout the entire run of the series...
as Ashley - Tara StrongTara StrongTara Lyn Strong is a Canadian actress, voice-over artist, singer, who is best known for her voice work in cartoons.-Early life and career:...
as Carly - John Stocker as Mr. Garcia
- Nadine Rabinovitch as Jeri
Credits
- Executive Producer: Andy HeywardAndy HeywardAndrew A. "Andy" Heyward is the former Chairman and CEO of DIC Entertainment, an animation production company.Heyward was born in New York City, New York, the son of Sylvia and Louis M. "Deke" Heyward, who was vice president in charge of development at Barry & Enright Productions...
- Co Executive Producer: Robby London
- Producer: Cassandra Schafhausen
- Director: Marek Buchwald
- Story Editor: Judy Rothman-Rofe
- Executive in Charge of Production: Winnie Chaffee
- Assisted by: Dawn Jackson, Stacey Gallishaw
- Supervising Associate Producer: John O'Sullivan Francis Jr.
- Production Coordinators: Steven Gold, Lisa Salamone
- Production Assistant: Jose Gonzalez
- Developed for Animation by: Phil Harnage
- Voice Director: Paul Quinn
- Talent Coordinator: Paul Quinn
- Recording Assistants: Helen Asimakis, Sylvia Villagran, Daniela Spiwak, Mark McCorkle, John Tirpak
- Script Coordinator: Lori Crawford
- Assisted by: Bill Ruiz, George Robinson
- Storyboards: Kevin AltieriKevin AltieriKevin Altieri is an American television director of animated cartoons. He is best known for his work on The Real Ghostbusters, Batman: The Animated Series, and the music video for Pearl Jam's "Do the Evolution".-References:...
, Brad Rader - Prop Designers: Gary Mouri, Steve Swaja
- Storyboard Cleanup: Paul Scarzo
- Character Designers: Gary Mouri, Mark Gordon Bates, Dale Hendrickson, Stephan Martinere
- Background Designers: Jeff Purves, Vladimir Spasojevic, Flint Waifferr, Stephane Martinere
- Color Backgrounds: John Calmette, Jay Scheuerle
- Color Keys: Derdad Aghamalian, Tina Bigham
- Storyboard Slugging: Ernie Schmidt, Jeff Hall, Bill Reed, Bill Hutton
- Lip Assignment: Tony Love, Rich Trueblood, William Kent Holaday, Sandi Hathcock
- Music by: Shuki LevyShuki LevyShuki Levy is a music composer and television writer, director, and executive producer. Levy's best known work is soundtrack compositions for children's television programs of the 1980s, such as Inspector Gadget, The Mysterious Cities of Gold, M.A.S.K., Dinosaucers, Dragon Quest, He-Man and the...
, Haim SabanHaim SabanHaim Saban is an Egyptian born Israeli-American television and media proprietor. With an estimated net worth of $3.5 billion, he is ranked by Forbes as the 104th richest person in America.-Biography:... - Music Supervisor: Andrew Dimitroff
- Music Administration: Ron Kenan, Katy Consolino
- Main Title Lyrics: Joellyn Cooperman
- Music Orchestration and Arrangement: Barry Tropp
- Recorded and Mixed by: Barron Abramovitch
- Assistant Recording Engineers: Kevin Newson, Xavier Garcia
- Music Assistant: Lesa Scharnett
- Executive in Charge of Post Production: Thierry P. Laurin
- Assisted by: Kimberly R. Cronin
- Dialogue Editors: Richard Bruce Elliott, Richard S. Gannon, Gregory K. Bowron, Theresa M. Gilroy, Tonda Saska, Robert T. Gillis, Ron Fedele, Heather Elliott, Michelle Rochester
- Assistant Editors: Donald P. Zappala, Karen Rosenbloom
- Track Reader: Mark A. McNally
- Supervising Sound Engineer: Michael J. Cowan
- Format Editors: Lars Floden, William P. Magee
- Music Editor: Bugsy Duck
- Sound Effects by: Johann Langlie
- Re-Recording Engineer: Mike Mancini
- Videotape Supervisors: Phil R. Defibaugh, Mark S. Intravartolo
- Post Production Assistants: Firooz Adelamini, Nye Tucker