Aaargh!!
- Studio
- Funbag Animation Studios, Helix Animation Inc., IMX Production, Lynn Johnston Productions
Synopsis
Dealing with frustrating situations in life. Lynn discusses those situations that can happen in any family when all you can say is "Aaargh!!"
"The Early Years" sequence: "Aaargh!!": Michael and Deanna are locked in the boiler room at school.
"The Growing Years" sequence: "A Tents Situation": Elly takes Elizabeth and her friends camping, and Michael and his friends decide to scare them- but the tables are soon turned.
"The Later Years" sequence: "Witness to History": Michael has left his homework assignment to the last minute, and Weed takes photos of Mrs. Dingle.
"The Early Years" sequence: "Aaargh!!": Michael and Deanna are locked in the boiler room at school.
"The Growing Years" sequence: "A Tents Situation": Elly takes Elizabeth and her friends camping, and Michael and his friends decide to scare them- but the tables are soon turned.
"The Later Years" sequence: "Witness to History": Michael has left his homework assignment to the last minute, and Weed takes photos of Mrs. Dingle.
Characters
John Patterson, Elly Patterson, Michael Patterson, Elizabeth Patterson, April Patterson, Deanna Sobinski, Elizabeth's Friends, Michael's Friends, Weed, Mrs. Dingle
Credits
Voices
- Voice
- Lynn Johnston (Elly Patterson), Jayne Eastwood (Mrs. Dingle)
Crew
- Character Design Supervisor
- Lynn Johnston
Production notes
Based on the comic strip "For Better or For Worse" by Lynn Johnston.
Characters are thinly based on the family of cartoonist Lynn Johnston. (John is the middle name of Johnston's husband; Michael and Elizabeth are the middle names of her children; Elly was a close friend who had died.)
The comic strip on which this series is based is one of very few in which characters age in real time. "Birthdates" of the Pattersons: 1949 (John), 1951 (Elly), April 28, 1976 (Michael), June 26, 1981 (Elizabeth), April 1, 1991 (April). Edgar the dog was "born" to Farley and Sera in 1994. Farley "died" in April 1995.
Live-action segments are combined with six-minute animated shorts and 30-second themed bumpers. Johnston appears (in live action) at her drawing board at the beginning of each episode.
Each episode has a unifying theme. However, the show is divided into three different stages of the Pattersons' lives: "The Early Years," when the kids were very young, "The Growing Years," when they were not so young, and "The Later Years," when the kids headed off to college.
Behind-the-scenes shots of the making of the animated series (shown as a backdrop to the credits) round out the program.
Characters are thinly based on the family of cartoonist Lynn Johnston. (John is the middle name of Johnston's husband; Michael and Elizabeth are the middle names of her children; Elly was a close friend who had died.)
The comic strip on which this series is based is one of very few in which characters age in real time. "Birthdates" of the Pattersons: 1949 (John), 1951 (Elly), April 28, 1976 (Michael), June 26, 1981 (Elizabeth), April 1, 1991 (April). Edgar the dog was "born" to Farley and Sera in 1994. Farley "died" in April 1995.
Live-action segments are combined with six-minute animated shorts and 30-second themed bumpers. Johnston appears (in live action) at her drawing board at the beginning of each episode.
Each episode has a unifying theme. However, the show is divided into three different stages of the Pattersons' lives: "The Early Years," when the kids were very young, "The Growing Years," when they were not so young, and "The Later Years," when the kids headed off to college.
Behind-the-scenes shots of the making of the animated series (shown as a backdrop to the credits) round out the program.