Pakdam Pakdai Explained
| Alt Name: | Rat-A-Tat (International release) |
| Genre: | Comedy
Slapstick |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Hindi |
| Runtime: | 11 minutes |
| Company: | Toonz Media Group |
| Channel: | Nickelodeon |
Pakdam Pakdai, also known as Rat-A-Tat is an Indian Flash-animated comedy television series, formerly on Nickelodeon later on Sonic Nickelodeon.
The show began airing on 27 May 2013. Pakdam Pakdai is narrated by Nana, the eponymous narrator. Worldwide releases of the show, however, omit these in favor of silent comedy.
Mobile video games based on the series have been released by Indian software companies such as Tangiapps.
Synopsis
Doggy Don is an anthropomorphic little pink dog, who resides in the modern suburbs of an unspecified location somewhere in South India. Unfortunately, he shares his house with three troublemaking mice: Chhotu, Lambu and Motu, dubbed the "Chuha Party" (""). Don is usually accompanied by his older brother, Colonel, who has a stronger grudge against the mice with his shorter temper, and Ballu, a cranky and aggressive Great Dane, who is Don's neighbor.
Every episode in the series circulates around some type of chaos that the mice produce and the havoc that ensues as the dogs attempt to stop the situation from escalating further, only to either make things worse or take the blame for the mice's shenanigans. Ranging from stealing food to framing others for their own misdeeds and even hijacking vehicles to go on joyrides, the mice will go to any length possible to wreak havoc and irritate the people around them and escalate their situations to extremely outrageous heights, usually, but not exclusively the dogs.
Characters
Their names were localized in English-language releases, with the exception of Don, whose name was simply shortened.
Main
- Doggy Don is a dog with a pink body, brown nose, and a light pink muzzle and stomach. Doggy Don is the titular main protagonist of Indian series Pakdam Pakdai. He is usually irritated by the mice. His days are nearly always ruined by them in some way - therefore, he always plans to get revenge on them by retaliating in a multitude of different ways, and rarely succeeds. In spite of his luck, he is quite intelligent and can quickly solve his way out of a situation if the mice don't interfere (and they rarely don't). His catchphrase is "Don se bachna mushkil hi nahi, naa mumkin hai" (Escaping from Don is not only difficult, it is impossible). Don lives in a house with his elder brother, the three mice, and later Thaw. His house has a built-in laboratory, which he occasionally uses to conspire plans against the mice.
- The Mice
- Chhotu is the leader of the Chuha Party and is the oldest out of all of them. He is a mouse with a yellow body, brown hair, red nose, light yellow feet, muzzle and stomach and he also wears spectacles. Chhotu is funny, hyperactive, and impish for pranking Don with his group. He's also the most ingenious for coming up with ideas on situations or methods. Despite this, he has himself defeated of others, which frequently leads to his defeat at the hands of the dogs and sometimes his own friends.
- Lambu is a mouse, with a purple body, black hair, red nose, white gloves, yellowish green eyes, and a light purple stomach. He’s the middle child of the group. He is described as cool, laid-back and chill compared to the others, but still doesn't shy away from having fun with his friends and generally wreaking havoc. He is quite the jokester and he likes to hang around with others. His catchphrase is "Don't make me angry".
- Motu is the youngest of the Chuha Party. He is a mouse with a grayish blue body, pink nose, white gloves, black tail, a light grayish blue stomach, and green eyes. As the glutton of the organization, he is fixated on food most of the time, which drives his group nuts.
Recurring
- Colonel is the overprotective, aggressive and occasionally arrogant older brother of Don. He is a muscular dog with a green body, brown nose, light green muzzle and stomach, soldier’s hat (as he was a former soldier), tags, and white gloves. He almost always helps Don for dealing with the mice's shenanigans. He's quite strong compared to the others.
- Major Saab Jr. is Don and Karnal's friend, who is also a dog. The brothers adopted him when Thaw's father, who was part of the Air Force, was killed in a helicopter accident. He is younger in age and smaller in size compared to both Don and Karnal. He is often seen hanging out with Don and Karnal and competing against the mice. He seems to be quite a gourmand, and will usually tend to eat everything in the refrigerator for a single meal.
- Ballu is a cranky, easily angered muscular looking Great Dane with a gray body, brown nose, and black spots. He lives in the house next door. A running gag of the show shows Don, Karnal or the mice doing something which aggravates him or causes him to suffer in a situation, and as punishment, he'll pummel them in various fashions, either onscreen or offscreen. He and Karnal are of the same age, and are sometimes shown to be friends. He often beats Don and Karnal up.
Broadcast
Episodes
Season 1 (2013-2014)
Movies
The series has 5 feature-length films, all of which have been released direct-to-television.
Pakdam Pakdai Doggy Don vs Billiman
Pakdam Pakdai Doggy Don vs Billiman released on December 19, 2014. Doggy Don and Karnal take a trip to the future and befriend a cat named Billiman, who turns out to be a villain in a facade and conquers the city. They, along with Chhotu, Motu, Lambu and the residents of the town team up to defeat Billiman together.
Pakdam Pakdai Ocean Attack
Pakdam Pakdai Ocean Attack premiered on November 20, 2015. Doggy Don, Karnal and their brother, Major Saab along with the mice are urged to save the world from an evil shark, called Surmai Bhopali, who destines to transform the world into an ocean only resided by sea creatures by the destroying the balance between sea and land, which is located at the heart of the ocean. Along with their new friends, Boodhababa, Manumaan and Yeti, they defeat Surmai and successfully capture him and his fish army in a jail.
Pakdam Pakdai: Doggy Don in Egypt
Pakdam Pakdai: Doggy Don in Egypt released on January 21, 2018. Doggy Don, Karnal, the mice brothers and an Egyptian cousin of Don work together to defeat an evil magician called Hairis who wants to take over the world.
Pakdam Pakdai Space Attack
Pakdam Pakdai Space Attack released on May 13, 2018. Doggy Don, Karnal and the mice brothers try to save the world from an alien monkey named Hyper Bunder. The film also marks the debut of two new protagonists - Doggy Dona and Master Goati.
Pakdam Pakdai Attack on Tokyo
Pakdam Pakdai Attack on Tokyo released on December 16, 2018.
Awards
The show is a coproduction between Nickelodeon and was launched in May 2013.[3] It won the "Best Animated TV Episode" award at the 2014 BAF Awards, organised by FICCI,[4] for the episode "Safari Don".[5]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Chase comedy 'Pakdam Pakdai' moves from Nick to fuel Sonic's growth. 18 December 2014. 18 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051048/http://www.televisionpost.com/television/chase-comedy-pakdam-pakdai-moves-from-nick-to-fuel-sonics-growth/. 22 December 2017. dead.
- Web site: "Nick Hour" on Colors Rishtey. 30 July 2017. 13 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171214124610/https://ddfreedish.site/tag/nick-hour-rishtey-channel/. 14 December 2017. dead.
- News: Nick launches Pakdam Pakdai- a chase comedy. 5 June 2014. Times of India. TNN. 30 May 2013.
- Web site: Nick India's Pakdam Pakdai adjudged 'Best Animated TV Episode'. Indian Television. 5 June 2014.
- Web site: Boatwala. Zeenia. Winners of FICCI BAF 2014 Awards Announced. 15 March 2014 . Animation Xpress. 5 June 2014.
