Drawing Conclusions

The family is watching a murder mystery on TV and, of course, Jay solves it before Zeke can. Jay tells Zeke not to worry. Jay's the logical one in the family, even though technically, he's not in the family. Zeke protests- and when Ida's electronic organizer goes missing, it's the perfect opportunity for Zeke to prove he can be logical, too, by solving this crime most foul. A crazy caper unfolds that has Zeke using his pad to help him step into the roles of his own created graphic novel personas- from superhero Zeke Streak, who flashes across the scenes solving crime (and bumping into door frames) to another character from his repertoire, Zeke of Fury, a Zen master whose crane stances are constantly misinterpreted ("it's not a leg cramp!"). Finally, after a climatic mano a mano karate battle with the hot-headed Smug Master Jay, Zeke figures out who took Mom's treasured item, along with other missing objects from the house. He returns the organizer to Ida just in time for her to look up the chore schedule and see that it's his turn to clean the house. Sigh. And he thought his work here was done.

Zeke Palmer, Alvin Palmer, Ida Palmer, Rachel Palmer, Ike Palmer, Jay Fritter, Maxine Marx, The Pad

Meet Zeke Palmer. He's definitely not your ordinary 14-year-old. Zeke's an incredible artist who lives smack dab in the middle of one weird and wacky family. AND he has this awesome little electronic drawing pad that is totally WIRED. Mysteriously wired. Somehow, it makes Zeke's drawings come to life. So extreme things can happen. And boy, do they HAPPEN! Being a creative artist, Zeke is constantly getting brain waves. So he draws them in his super-powered pad. But soon enough, Zeke learns: for every action, there is a reaction. Things just never turn out the way Zeke had imagined&. Ever.

Elan Award, Best Animated Television Production, Delna Bhesania, Liz Scully, Leonard Terhoch and Avrill Stark, Producers, 2009.
Elan Award, Best Art Production, Zoe Evamy, Senior Art Director, Patricia Atchison, Art Director, 2009