Screech Owls Explained

Based On:	The Screech Owls by Roy MacGregor
Genre:	Mystery/Crime
Starring:	Jonathan Malen William Greenblatt Nicole Hardy Fraser McGregor Peter Oldring Neil Crone Nicole Dicker
Music:	Jono Grant
Country:	Canada
Language:	English
Num Series:	2
Num Episodes:	27
Executive Producer:	Christina Jennings
Producer:	Moira Holmes
Runtime:	25 minutes
Company:	Oasis International Shaftesbury Films YTV Canada Inc. Corus Entertainment
Network:	YTV

The Screech Owls is a Canadian mystery television series based on Roy MacGregor's The Screech Owls book series, that originally aired on YTV from September 1, 2000, to February 1, 2002.^[1] It was nominated for Best Children's or Youth Series or Program at the 16th Gemini Awards in 2001.^[2] Jonathan Malen was nominated at the Young Artist's Awards.^[3] In the USA, it was aired alongside other Canadian imports on Discovery Kids.

Plot

The plot centers on "The Screech Owls", who are one of the great contenders of the Lapine Cup. They solve mysteries that are occurring in the town of Tamarack, between the games.

Cast

• Jonathan Malen as Wayne "Nish" Nishikawa
• William Greenblatt as Travis Lindsay
• Nicole Hardy as Sarah Cuthbertson
• Fraser McGregor as Simon Milliken
• Peter Oldring as Mr. Dillinger
• Neil Crone as Muck Murno
• Nicole Dicker as Samantha McGuire

Characters

• Wayne Nishikawa, called "Nish" by his friends, is the Screech Owls' captain. He enjoys joking and making pranks to his friends. Nish likes collecting hockey cards and loves T-shirts, baseball, and alternative music.
• Travis Lindsay has much natural ability and good leadership skills. He is a great skater and stickhandler. He is passionate about various sports.
• Sarah Cuthbertson is the best skater and one of the best point-scorers on the team. Sarah is also considered one of the best upcoming female players in hockey.
• Simon Milliken is the smallest and most fearful Screech Owl, but he is the hardest working player on the team. He often joins the adventures of the Screech Owls.
• Mr. Dillinger is the assistant coach of the Screech Owls.
• Muck Murno is the coach of the Screech Owls.
• Samantha McGuire is a very talented girl originally from the West who joins the Screech Owls during the second season. The protagonists discover that her family was forced to move away all the time the older brother committed crimes. This changes when the family settles in Tamarack; Sam, not wanting to abandon her new friends, encourages her brother to change his life.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Screech Owls- Il mondo dei doppiatori. www.antoniogenna.net. Italian. 2018-09-14.
2. Web site: Screech Owls. TV.com. 2018-08-27.
3. Web site: Jonathan Malen. imdb.com. 2018-09-14.