Pirate Express Explained

Genre:	Animation Action Comedy Adventure^[1]
Creator:	Mathieu DeLaPorte Boris Guillitoeu Alexis Bacci-Leville Romain Van Liemt Alexandre De La Patelliérre
Developer:	Rob Davies
Director:	Dave Woodgate
Theme Music Composer:	Ian Corlett Hoot Gibson
Opentheme:	"Pirate Express" performed by Scott McNeil
Composer:	Hal Beckett
Country:	Canada Australia^[2]
Language:	English
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	26
Executive Producer:	Trevor Bentley Brandon Lane Jo Rooney Andy Ryan
Producer:	Donna Andrews Stu Connolly Rob Simmons
Editor:	Matthew Sipple David Tindale
Company:	Atomic Cartoons Sticky Pictures Breakthrough Entertainment
Network:	Teletoon 9Go!

Pirate Express is an animated series that is a co-production between Atomic Cartoons in Canada and Sticky Pictures in Australia.^{[3] [2]} The series aired for only one week in April 2015 on Teletoon.^[4] It hasn't aired on the channel since its premiere week.^[5] In Australia, the series debuted on 9Go! on July 4, 2015.^[6] 26 episodes were produced.

Synopsis

300 years ago, Captain LaPoutine and his crew, Armando, Burt, Booli and Spewey tried to steal a princess' tiara, but unfortunately they accidentally stole Poseidon's underwear instead. This angered Poseidon and made him shrink the pirates and imprison them in a bottle. In the present day, The pirates were accidentally released by his younger son, Newt. So Newt decided to take control of the pirates and go on adventures with them.

Cast

• James Higuchi as Newt
• Lee Tockar as Captain LaPoutine
• Alessandro Juliani as Armando, Charon, Johnnie Bermuda
• Matt Cowlrick as Burt
• Doron Bell as Booli
• Ian Corlett as Poseidon, Gordon, Geoffrey
• Dee Jay Jackson as Zeus
• Garry Chalk as Ted
• Kelly Sheridan as Marie Celeste
• Scott McNeil as Hades
• Colin Murdock as Skulldidgery
• Trevor Devall as Davy Jones

Production

Pirate Express was picked up for development by Teletoon in 2011. Originally, the show was set to be a Canada-France co-production between Atomic Cartoons and Ellipsanime, with episodes expected to be finished by March 2012.^[7] In July 2013, the series was officially greenlit for production, but with Australia's Sticky Pictures replacing Ellipsanime as a co-production partner. It was then set for a fall 2014 debut on Teletoon and Nine Network in Australia.^[8] Ultimately, the show would launch in both markets in 2015.

International broadcast

In the United Kingdom, the series aired on Kix.^[9] In South East Asia, Pirate Express debuted on Disney XD on September 5, 2015.^[10] In the United States, the series is currently available on Tubi and Peacock as of February 2022.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pirate Express – Atomic Cartoons Inc.. 22 June 2016. 18 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160618001711/http://atomiccartoons.com/projects/pirate-express/. live.
2. Web site: Pirate Express " Sticky Pictures Pty Ltd. 5 August 2016. 19 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160819222114/http://www.stickypictures.tv/work/pex/. live.
3. Web site: Pirate Express – Atomic Cartoons Inc.. 22 June 2016. 18 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160618001711/http://atomiccartoons.com/projects/pirate-express/. live.
4. Web site: [ftp://support.crtc.gc.ca/logs/ Television Program Logs]. 2 March 2016. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. Alt URL
5. Web site: Television program logs. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. 9 September 2016. 15 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160815144840/http://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/800106c1-0b08-401e-8be2-ac45d62e662e. live.
6. Web site: Pirate Express heads down under. Daniela. Fisher. July 3, 2015. January 11, 2021. Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. 20 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210920015108/https://kidscreen.com/2015/07/03/pirate-express-heads-down-under/. live.
7. Web site: Teletoon greenlights pirate-themed series for development. May 26, 2011. January 11, 2021. Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. 23 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200623113918/https://kidscreen.com/2011/05/26/teletoon-greenlights-pirate-themed-series/. live.
8. Web site: Pirate Express gets the green light. Gary. Rusak. July 2, 2013. January 11, 2021. Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. 16 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210416235058/https://kidscreen.com/2013/07/02/pirate-express-gets-the-green-light/. live.
9. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010509/http://www.kixtv.co.uk/news-and-reviews/1840/Brand-new-Pirate-Express-on-Kix-. BRAND NEW PIRATE EXPRESS ON KIX!. Kix. CSC Media. June 30, 2015. January 11, 2021.
10. Web site: Disney XD - September TV Highlights. Kiddy123.com. August 24, 2015. January 11, 2021. 12 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220312125031/https://kiddy123.com/article/disney-xd--september-tv-highlights.html?lang=en. live.