Hoze Houndz Explained
| Runtime: | 30 minutes |
| Creator: | Gerald Tripp |
| Country: | Canada |
| Company: | Amberwood Entertainment Alliance Atlantis |
| Network: | Family Channel |
| Num Episodes: | 78 (156 segments) |
| Num Seasons: | 6 |
Hoze Houndz is a Canadian animated television program which premiered October 4, 1999 on Family Channel.[1] It features six dalmatian dogs (Hozer, Squirt, Steamer, Fontaine, Crystal and Brooke) who work as firefighters in the fictional town of Bonehead Hollow.
Produced by Amberwood Entertainment,[2] with production, pre-sales and licensing by Alliance Atlantis,[3] each of the 78 half-hour episodes produced consisted of two 11 minute stories with interstitials.
The 2002 episodes "Hockey Night in Bonehead Hollow" and "Phantom in the Arena" featured Ron MacLean and Don Cherry voicing commentators at hockey games, parodying their own real-life roles with Hockey Night in Canada.[4]
Cast
- Rick Jones as Hozer, Squirt both 25
- David L. McCallum as Melvin McKie, Duncan McDrool
- Norm Berketa as Klock (season 1)
- Kevin Tysick as Murry, Smirk, Klock (season 2)
- Lianne Picard-Poirier as Crystal, Brooke both 25
- Kristen C. Smith as Mole Person, Reporter, The Torch
- Anne Lishman as Fontaine (season 1)
- Thelma Farmer as Fontaine (season 2)
- Timothy Mooney as Bob
- Dean Hagopian as Additional Voices
- Tori Hammond as Peggy
- Dean Hawes as Additional Voices
- John Koensgen as Additional Voices
- Terrence Scammell as Additional Voices
- Kate Hurman as Additional Voices
- Brady Moffatt as Additional Voices
- Michael O'Reilly as Additional Voices
- Debbie Murphy as Additional Voices
- Paul Rainville as Additional Voices
- Ross Wilson as Additional Voices
- Peter Dillon as Additional Voices
- John Stocker as Additional Voices
- Genevieve Spicer as Additional Voices
- Jerri Southcott as Additional Voices
- Dave Brown as Additional Voices
- Kevin Tysick as Additional Voices
Credits
- Sheldon Wiseman - Executive Producer[4]
- Neil Hunter - Creative Producer, Director, Story Editor
- Stacey Eberschlag - Director[5]
- Chris Butler - Storyboard Supervisor
- Dave Brown - Layout Supervisor
- Mike Stevens - Posing Supervisor
- Derek Bond - Design Supervisor
- Peter R. Brown - Overseas Animation Supervisor
- Edmund Egan - Music
- Michael O'Hara - Layout Artist
Broadcast
In addition to running on Family Channel in Canada, the show was also broadcast in Spain.[6]
See also
Notes and References
- News: Bonnie . Malleck . Specialty channels add variety . . . September 2, 1999 . D14 . .
- News: Tony . Atherton . Ottawa animation studios see action : New names, new investors . . January 13, 1998 . C8 . .
- News: Clark . Andrew . Cool, cute and Canadian: The best new kids' shows are all made in Canada . . . .
- News: Dave . Stubbs . Coach's Corner duo stay together in cartoon: Hockey pundits voice Hoze Houndz . . October 2, 2002 . April 8, 2022 . A1 . .
- News: Holla . Anand . Get up to scratch on professional animation software . 8 April 2022 . . 28 April 2016 . . .
- News: Hoze Houndz off to Spain . . April 6, 2006 . B3 . .
