Sharky & George
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Sharky & George was a French
and Canadian
children's TV cartoon, produced by animation studios CinéGroupe
and Label 35 between 1988 and 1992. The series consisted of fifty-two 25 minute episodes, including two 12 minute editions which were sometimes aired separately. The series was later translated into English
and shown in the United Kingdom
on Channel 4
from 1991 to 1998 and on Cartoon Network
from 1995.
, populated by various kinds of fish. The protagonists are two fish private detectives who run their own agency. Sharky, the bigger fish, is a rather lazy pink shark with a huge nose, and wears a Humphrey Bogart
-style fedora
hat. George, the smaller fish, is blue with a yellow face, and is younger than Sharky. Together the two friends combat the mad plans of conquest of the many villains and gangs that are terrorizing Seacago, including Dr. Medusa (Dr. Jelly in English versions; mad scientist and self-proclaimed master of the world) and Red Lobster (Colonel Klaw in English versions; German commander of the army of Black Crab).
The show was well-known for its catchy theme tune line, "Sharky & George - the crime busters of the sea. Sharky & George - clear up any mystery".
. It was then translated into English, and shown on Channel 4
and Sky Channel
in the United Kingdom.
Sharky & George was also shown in Ireland on RTÉ Two
, in Serbia on RTV Politika , in Italy on Rai Uno
, Rai Due
and Telepace
, in San Marino on San Marino RTV
, in Hungary on Magyar Televízió
- Hungarian title: és Cápeti], in Poland on TVP 1
(dubbed) and in Spain
on TVE. It was translated to Spanish
from America and shown on RTP (currently named TV Perú) in Peru
, and shown in other Latin American countries as well. In Canada, it was shown on Global
.
The show will be rerun on Germany's Junior network starting 16 October 2010.
were released in the late 90's, but are now out of print. The show has not been repeated on television.
A petition was set up at SharkyandGeorge.com to bring the show to DVD. The site was going to contact the creators CinéGroupe
when the petition reached 5,000 signatures.
By September 10, 2007, the petition had just below 2,000 signatures, and as of October 17, 2008, the domain has expired.
A DVD containing 10 episodes of the series was released in France on 17 November 2005, but it is no longer available.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
children's TV cartoon, produced by animation studios CinéGroupe
CinéGroupe
CinéGroupe Corporation is a Canadian animation studio based in Montreal, Quebec. The company also has offices in nearby Toronto and in the U.S. city of Los Angeles...
and Label 35 between 1988 and 1992. The series consisted of fifty-two 25 minute episodes, including two 12 minute editions which were sometimes aired separately. The series was later translated into English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and shown in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
on Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
from 1991 to 1998 and on Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network is a name of television channels worldwide created by Turner Broadcasting which used to primarily show animated programming. The channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 in the United States....
from 1995.
Premise
Sharky & George is set in the underwater city of SeacagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, populated by various kinds of fish. The protagonists are two fish private detectives who run their own agency. Sharky, the bigger fish, is a rather lazy pink shark with a huge nose, and wears a Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey DeForest Bogart was an American actor. He is widely regarded as a cultural icon.The American Film Institute ranked Bogart as the greatest male star in the history of American cinema....
-style fedora
Fedora (hat)
A fedora is a men's felt hat. In reality, "fedora" describes most any men's hat that does not already have another name; quite a few fedoras have famous names of their own including the famous Trilby....
hat. George, the smaller fish, is blue with a yellow face, and is younger than Sharky. Together the two friends combat the mad plans of conquest of the many villains and gangs that are terrorizing Seacago, including Dr. Medusa (Dr. Jelly in English versions; mad scientist and self-proclaimed master of the world) and Red Lobster (Colonel Klaw in English versions; German commander of the army of Black Crab).
The show was well-known for its catchy theme tune line, "Sharky & George - the crime busters of the sea. Sharky & George - clear up any mystery".
International Presence
The programme was first shown in France on Canal+ and Antenne 2, and later shown on France 3France 3
France 3 is the second largest French public television channel and part of the France Télévisions group, which also includes France 2, France 4, France 5, and France Ô....
. It was then translated into English, and shown on Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
and Sky Channel
Sky Channel
Sky Channel can refer to any of the following.* In Europe, Sky Channel was a satellite television channel that was broadcast in the 1980s, it went on to become Sky1....
in the United Kingdom.
Sharky & George was also shown in Ireland on RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two is a free-to-air general entertainment channel operated by Irish state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Two is available throughout the island of Ireland through digital terrestrial service Saorview, VHF and UHF bands, and is also available via satellite to Irish subscribers of...
, in Serbia on RTV Politika , in Italy on Rai Uno
Rai Uno
Rai 1 is the primary television station of RAI, the national public service broadcaster, and the most watched television channel in Italy. It was born as Rai Tv from 1954 to 1961, called Programma Nazionale from 1961 to 1979, after called Rete 1 from 1979 to 1982, then called Rai Uno from 1982 to...
, Rai Due
Rai Due
Rai 2 is one of the three main television channels broadcast by Italian public television company RAI alongside with Rai 1 and Rai 3. Rai 2 first started transmissions on November 4, 1961...
and Telepace
Telepace
Established in 1979, Telepace is an Italy-based broadcasting network that carries Roman Catholic-themed programming. The programs include programming from Centro Televisivo Vaticano.Also on Satellite TV, Telepace broadcast also as TV Syndication in Italy with more than 50 affiliated television...
, in San Marino on San Marino RTV
San Marino RTV (TV channel)
San Marino RTV is the television station of San Marino RTV, the national public service broadcaster of San Marino.The channel mostly shows self-produced entertainment programming. It is also part of Eurovision Network and the Italian television syndication K2...
, in Hungary on Magyar Televízió
Magyar Televízió
Magyar Televízió is the Hungarian national public service television company, with three TV channels, called m1 , m2 and m3....
- Hungarian title: és Cápeti], in Poland on TVP 1
TVP 1
TVP1 is a television channel owned by TVP , Poland's national public broadcaster...
(dubbed) and in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
on TVE. It was translated to Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
from America and shown on RTP (currently named TV Perú) in Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, and shown in other Latin American countries as well. In Canada, it was shown on Global
Global Television Network
Global Television Network is an English language privately owned television network in Canada, owned by Calgary-based Shaw Communications, as part of its Shaw Media division...
.
The show will be rerun on Germany's Junior network starting 16 October 2010.
Legacy
4 VHS cassettesVHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
were released in the late 90's, but are now out of print. The show has not been repeated on television.
A petition was set up at SharkyandGeorge.com to bring the show to DVD. The site was going to contact the creators CinéGroupe
CinéGroupe
CinéGroupe Corporation is a Canadian animation studio based in Montreal, Quebec. The company also has offices in nearby Toronto and in the U.S. city of Los Angeles...
when the petition reached 5,000 signatures.
By September 10, 2007, the petition had just below 2,000 signatures, and as of October 17, 2008, the domain has expired.
A DVD containing 10 episodes of the series was released in France on 17 November 2005, but it is no longer available.
Voices
- A.J. HendersonA.J. HendersonA.J. Henderson is a Canadian voice actor, born in Montreal, Quebec.- Biography :He is very prolific, having done voices for numerous anime, cartoons, and video games...
- Sharky - Paul HawkinsPaul HawkinsRobert Paul Hawkins was an Australian motor racing driver. The son of a racing motorcyclist-turned-church minister, Hawkins was a capable single-seater driver but really made his mark as an outstanding sports car competitor driving Ford GT40s and Lola T70s...
- George - Mark CamachoMark CamachoMark Camacho is a Canadian actor who has starred in many films, and more notably, some voice acting roles, such as Oliver Frensky in Arthur, Lyle in Animal Crackers, Dad in Rotten Ralph, Harry and Dragon in Potatoes and Dragons, Spritz T...
- Teddy Lee Dillon
- Kathleen Fee
- Ian Finlay
- Susan GloverSusan GloverSusan Glover is a Canadian actress, best known for playing Sarah in Naked Josh. She is also known for voicing Miss Woods in Arthur, Izabella Dehavalot in Amazon Jack, Mrs...
- Arthur GrosserArthur GrosserArthur Grosser is an actor who also works as a physical chemistry professor at McGill University, Montreal. He has done a lot of voice acting work in several animated series as well as in video games such as Splinter Cell and Assassin's Creed.-Filmography:...
- Dean Hagopian
- Mark Hellman
- Harry HillHarry HillHarry Hill , is a Perrier Award–winning English comedian, author and television presenter. A former medical doctor , Hill began his career in comedy with the popular radio show Harry Hill's Fruit Corner.-Personal life:Hill was born in Woking,...
- Arthur HoldenArthur HoldenArthur Holden is a Canadian voice actor, born in Montreal, Quebec. He voices Baba-Miao in Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat, Mr. Ratburn in Arthur, and Mr...
- Rick JonesRick JonesRick Jones may refer to:*Rick Jones , fictional character from the Marvel Universe*Rick Jones , BBC children's programme presenter *Rick Jones , MLB pitcher...
- Terrence Labrosse
- Pierre Lenoir
- Pauline LittlePauline LittlePauline Little is a Canadian voice actor who currently resides in Montreal Quebec.She voices Lulu's mom in The Little Lulu Show, Lotus and Jasmine the twins in The Little Flying Bears, Maya the Bee, Francine in Samurai Pizza Cats and Caillou's grandma in Caillou.She can also be seen in The Day...
- Jane Woods
External links
- Sharky & George at IMDB
- 80s Cartoons, with a page about Sharky & George
- Sharky & George at ClassicKidsTV.co.uk
- Intro on YouTube
- Sharky et Georges (French tune)
- Cápali és Cápeti (Hungarian tune)
- Sharky & George (tune for mobile telephone)