Wax Attacks

Wax Attacks

January 13, 2007 TV Episode Growing Up Creepie

Studio
Taffy Entertainment, Telegael Teoranta, Discovery Communications, Sunwoo Entertainment, Peach Blossom Media
Animation studio
Mike Young Productions
Distributor
Taffy Entertainment

Synopsis

A wax beetle in the wax museum, with a long-held grudge, takes its revenge on bug-haters by waxing Melanie and Carla. Though Creepie feels they deserve it, she does her best to free them.

Characters

Creepie, Caroleena, Vinnie, Gnat, Pauly, Budge (Beauregard Bently II), Chris-Alice Hollyruller, Melanie, Carla, Harry Helby, Ms. Monserrate, Dr. Pappas, Roach, Cleaning Lady, Spider, Morpheus, Tiki, Raven, Museum Guide, Wax Beetle, Misery, Vandersant, Cashier

Credits

Directing

Director
Sung Lin Gun
Supervising Director
Guy Vasilovich
Director, Animation Dimensions Pvt. Ltd
Andy Luckey

Producing

Producer
Josh Fisher, Phil DeBartolo, Stevie Vallance, Siobhan Ni Ghadhra
Executive Producers
Bill Schultz, Mike Young, Liz Young, Carin Greenberg, Melinda Toporoff, Jim Rapsas
Line Producers
Marie Cecchino-Brand, Lim Lin Li
Associate Producer
Sara Helman
Consulting Producer, Animation Dimensions Pvt. Ltd., India
Andy Luckey

Voices

Voice
Athena Karkanis (Creepie), David Berni (Pauly, Wax Beetle, Misery), Louise Vallance (Roach, Cleaning Lady), Richard Yearwood (Spider, Morpheus, Tiki), Stephanie Anne Mills (Raven), Juan Chioran (Museum Guide), Scott McCord (Vandersant, Cashier)

Music

Music
Guy Michelmore

Crew

Co-Creators
Anthony Gaud, Carin Greenberg, Chris Woods
Voice Director
Stevie Vallance
Production Design
Guy Vasilovich
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Garrett Farrell
Production Assistant
Andrew Garda

Production notes

Creepie is "different." Found on the doorstep of the abandoned Dweezwold mansion, Creepie was taken in by the family of bugs who lived there and taught her their ways.

Growing up with bugs was the most natural thing in the world for Creepie, but her parents knew she had to learn to survive in the outside world. So they decided it was time to send Creepie to school...with oversized, clod-footed bipeds... the humans.

Creepie was surprised to learn that the world is infested with humans and even more shocked to find out she was one of them! Sure, she noticed she was different from the other bugs in the house, but she always assumed she'd molt one day and develop wings and antennae.

Creepie finds humans who have no colorful protective exoskeletons just as strange as they find her. But she's not looking for anyone's approval. She's not going to change or try to fit in just because other people think she's different. And, when things get rough, she's got the perfect protective shell- her loving family, dark humor and dry wit. At the same time, as Creepie spends more and more time with other people, she can't help caring- a little- what they think of her but she's unafraid to be her quirky self.

It's just as hard to keep the outside world away from Dweezwold mansion and keep her home life a secret, but Creepie has to. If anyone found out the truth about her, she'd be taken from her family and the house would be fumigated. Except for a few trusted friends, no one can ever find out Creepie's secret.

Awards

Winner, Cartoons on the Bay's Audience Award for TV Series for Children 8-12, 2007.
Nominee, Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Special Class Animated Program, 2007.
Nominee, Cartoons on the Bay for Best TV Series for Children, 2007