| Runtime | 22 minutes |
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| Creator | Liz Scully |
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| Composer | Steve London |
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| First aired | 26 December 2008 |
| Last aired | 9 January 2010[1] |
| Num series | 1 |
| Num episodes | 26 |
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| Language | English |
Zeke's Pad is an animated television series about the adventures of a 14-year-old skateboarder and artist named Zeke who owns a magic electronic pad that brings anything he draws to life. The show was co-produced by Bardel Entertainment, Flying Bark Productions, Star Farm Productions, and Leaping Lizard Productions in association with Seven Network Australia and YTV Canada Inc. It aired on YTV in Canada on Saturdays at 7 PM.
Synopsis
Zeke Palmer is 14 years old. He enjoys skateboarding and creating art. He owns a "pad" that functions as a phone, PDA, GPS device, MP3 player, and a graphics tablet. Anything he draws on the pad becomes animate, and Zeke is shown that actions have consequences.
Characters
- Ezekiel "Zeke" Palmer (voiced by Michael Adamthwaite): A creative 14-year-old artist and skateboarder. He is a risk taker and often acts without thinking.
- Jayden "Jay" Fritter (voiced by Tim Hamaguchi): Zeke's best friend. Jay is the only person who knows about the ability of Zeke's pad.
- Rachel Palmer (voiced by Chiara Zanni): Zeke's younger sister and a theatre performer.
- Issac "Ike" Palmer (voiced by Trevor Devall): Zeke's older brother and an athlete.
- Ida Palmer (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain): Zeke's mother who is very strict about organization and order in the house.
- Alvin Palmer (voiced by Trevor Devall): Zeke's father, a concert musician.
- Maxine Marx (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain): Zeke's secret crush.
Broadcast history
Prior to its Canadian premiere on YTV, the show had been broadcast in more than a dozen countries: Australia (Seven Network), Germany (ZDF), France on (Canal+ Family), Poland (ZigZap), India and Sri Lanka (Sun TV), Spain (Televisió de Catalunya), Latin America and Brazil (Cartoon Network), and the Middle East (Spacetoon).[citation needed]
Awards and nominations
- Zeke's Pad won the Best Animation TV Production and Best Art Direction awards at the 2010 Elan Awards.[2]
- Zeke's Pad was nominated for the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Children's Television Animation in 2010.[3]
References
- ^ "YTV announcing the show's debut on Twitter". 2010-01-09. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ^ McLean, Tom (28 April 2009). "Zeke's Pad Top Toon at Elan Awards". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "The Australian Film Institute | Ceremony Winners". www.afi.org.au. Archived from the original on 2009-12-26.