Half Baked

Half Baked

October 10, 2000 (estimated) TV Episode Pecola

Studio
Nelvana Limited, Milky Cartoon Co., Ltd., Yomiko Advertising Inc.
Distributor
FUNimation Productions

Synopsis

Mrs. Bernard has finally had enough of her sleeping husband never doing any work. She's leaving, and she's never coming back. Pecola and Coco decide to help Mr. Bernard by making a batch of cookies- except that they didn't quite follow the recipe, and the cookies explode out of the oven, putting a hole in the wall of the bakery. Never mind that they're hard as rocks. But Pecola and Coco don't give up so easily. Baking bread is next. There's just one little problem: the bag of flour that they bring up is actually cement, so the bread looks great, but it's as heavy as bricks. Hey, that's just what the Bernards needed. The hole in the wall gets fixed in an especially bakery-ish way.

Characters

Pecola, Little Chu, Dr. Chu, Aunty Yoskshire, Coco, Rudy, Mr. Saruyama, Rory, Officer Kumada, Mayor Papazoni, Hillary, Gazelle, Miss Lucky, Pecolius, Robo-Pecola, Robbie, Professor Hornbender, Mr. Puggalski, Mr. Bernard, Mrs. Bernard, Steamer, Cori, Jabatt, Bashatt, Mr. Lonely, Bongo, Al A. Gator

Credits

Voices

Voice
Julie Lemieux

Crew

Layout Artist
Paul Cieniuch

Companies and other credits

  • Pecola ® and other characters TM & © Naomi Iwata

Production notes

3D computer animation.

"Pecola" was originally seen in 3D computer-generated animation in April 1998 on "Ponkickies," a program on Fuji TV.

The $5.5 million (Canadian) production cost of this series was split evenly between the Canadian and Japanese sides. Sales of the cartoons and spin-off products through 2003 are estimated at $68.5 million (Canadian) in Japan alone.

Awards

Second Prize for TV Animation Series, Vancouver Effects and Animation Festival, 2001.
Received Special Distinction for TV Series, TV Film Section, Annecy International Animated Film Festival, 2020