The Big Downer
- Studio
- Amberwood Entertainment
- Distributor
- Alliance Equicap, Amberwood International, TV-Loonland UK
Synopsis
The dogs run the fire hall, but they have to work with the Medicats who run the ambulance and emergency service. The cats are the epitome of efficiency, while the dogs are constantly in disarray.
Characters
Hozer, Squirt, Crystal, Brook, Melvin McKie, Duncan McDrool, Klock, Murray, Smirk, Mole Person, Reporter, The Torch, Bob
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Stacey Eberschlag, Chris Roy, Steve Neilson, Neil Hunter
Producing
- Producer
- Mark Edwards
- Executive Producer
- Sheldon S. Wiseman
Writing
- Writer
- Duncan McKenzie, Eric Lunsky
Voices
- Voice
- Rick Jones (Hozer, Squirt), Lianne Picard-Poirier (Crystal, Brook), David L. McCallum (Melvin McKie, Duncan McDrool), Norman Mikeal Berketa (Klock), Kevin Tysick (Murray, Smirk, Klock), Kristen C. Smith (Mole Person, Reporter, The Torch), Timothy Mooney (Bob), John Stocker, Anne Lishman, Kate Hurman, Dean Hawes, Michael O'Reilly, Lianne Picard-Poirier, Thelma Farmer
Music
- Music
- Ed Eagan
Animation
- Animator
- G. Ganapathi
- Layout Artist
- Aleksandar Prohaska
Art Department
- Storyboards
- Dave Simons
- Storyboard Supervisor
- Pedram Goshtasbpour
- Storyboard and Design Coordinator
- Mark Douthright
- Storyboard Breakdown
- Mark Douthright
- Digital Background Painter
- Mark Douthright
- Digital Ink and Painter
- Mark Douthright
Visual Effects
- Digital Compositing Supervisor
- Mark Douthright
- Digital Compositors
- Marc Fortin, Eric Peladeau, Mark Douthright
Sound
- Sound Effects Editor
- Kevin Andrew Friel
- Voice Recordists (French Version)
- Daniel Fontaine-Bégin, Henry Godding Jr
Casting
- Casting
- Gerald Tripp
- Voice Director
- Gerald Tripp
Production Management
- Production Assistant
- John Kambites
Crew
- Creative Director
- Gerald Tripp
Production notes
This series ran for 78 30-minute episodes, each of which contained two cartoons. Originally, Family Channel had ordered 13 episodes.
Originally budgeted at $5.8 million.
Produced with the assistance of the Canadian Television Fund.
Originally budgeted at $5.8 million.
Produced with the assistance of the Canadian Television Fund.