The Save-Ums! Explained

Language:	English French
Creator:	Dan Clark Don Asher Dave Pressler
Voices:	Tajja Isen Aaryn Doyle Mark Rendall Cameron Ansell Mitchell Eisner Jordan Francis Connor Price Carlos Díaz Scott Beaudin Melanie Tonello Alexandra Lai Sugar Lyn Beard
Composer:	Will Anderson
Country:	Canada
Num Seasons:	2
Num Episodes:	39 (78 11-minute segments)
Executive Producer:	Steven DeNure Neil Court Beth Stevenson
Producer:	Kym Hyde
Company:	The Dan Clark Company C.O.R.E. Toons Decode Entertainment
Network:	Discovery Kids CBC

The Save-Ums! is a Canadian animated children's television series produced by Decode Entertainment. The series premiered on Discovery Kids as part of the Ready Set Learn programming block on February 24, 2003, and ended on July 11, 2005 with 38 episodes being produced.^{[1] [2]}

Synopsis

The Save-Ums, which consist of Jazzi, Noodle, Custard, Ka-Chung, Foo and B.B. Jammies, are a patrol group of six aliens of various appearances, who help various critters when they run into difficulty.^[3]

Each episode begins with a call on the "adventure screen" (essentially a videophone) from an inhabitant of the world in which the Save-Ums live. The caller describes the difficulty that needs to be resolved, and then select Save-Ums travel to the scene of the problem. There are three different places that the Save-Ums travel to solve problems: Rock World, an island with a huge mountain; Lava World, a tropical island with a volcano; and Wave World, which is under the ocean.

The Save-Ums then assist in solving the problem. Each episode ends with the problem being solved and the Save-Ums returning to their safety headquarters.

Characters

The Save-Ums

• Jazzi (voiced by Tajja Isen) is a purple passionate girl with red hair tied into two pigtails who dreams to speak the language of wild horses. She is afraid of water and is shown to be the leader in numerous episodes. She is known to say "People, we have a plan!" whenever she, another Save-Um, or a secondary character has an idea.
• Noodle (Caboche in the French dub, voiced by Mark Rendall in season 1 and Cameron Ansell in season 2) is a male white pound puppy-like alien who is the most intelligent and mature of the group, often being the voice of reason and helping others to see what is right. He also pilots the subchopper, a helicopter that travels on air or under the sea.
• Custard (Berlingot in the French dub, voiced by Jordan Francis) is a cool male purple and red cat-eared Save-Um who pilots the Zoomer, a powerboat that travels on either water or snow, and goes on most missions. He is known for saying "Bam!" when he has an idea.
• Ka-Chung (Aïkido in the French dub, voiced by Mitchell Eisner) is a male red and white hippopotamus-like alien who is the toughest Save-Um. He is known to shout "Ka-Chung!" as his catchphrase. He strongs the Ka-Drill, a tunnel boring machine.
• Foo (Louna in the French dub, voiced by Aaryn Doyle) is a female blue and yellow long limbed angelfish-like bird who is the nicest and most sensitive of the Save-Ums. She also goes on most missions. She flies a jet pack.
• B.B. Jammies (Bébé Jimmy in the French dub, voiced by Connor Price) is Jazzi's miniature brother, who has a purple diamond-shaped head. He is the smallest and the youngest of the save ums. Since he is too little to go on missions, he mostly plays with the Puffs.

Other recurring

• The Puffs are six tiny fluffy colorful of rainbow pets who live and play with the Save-Ums, but don't go on any missions. They sometimes are a help to them.
• Winston (voiced by Asa Perlman impersonating Woody Allen) is a bespectacled whale who lives in Wave World and has an underwater garden.
• Tony and Sal (voiced by Demore Barnes) are army crabs who live in Wave World.
• Andre (voiced by Amanda Soha) is a little super seahorse who lives in Wave World.
• Olena (voiced by Sugar Lyn Beard) is a little octopus who lives in Wave World.
• Raymundo (voiced by Carlos Díaz) and Peque (voiced by José Manuel Vieira) are ants who live in Lava World.
• Oscar (voiced by Benny Shilling and Scott Beaudin (sometimes)) and Tina (voiced by Melanie Tonello) are little monkeys who live in Lava World.
• Baby Dino is a baby dinosaur babysat by Raymundo and Peque, who lives in Lava World.
• Colin (voiced by Rob Smith in season 1 and Jonathan Wilson in season 2) and Elizabat (voiced by Dolly Reno in season 1 and Phoebe McAuley in season 2) are furry bats who live in Rock World.
• Dory (voiced by Alexandra Lai) and Terrell (voiced by Frank Ferlisi) are glowblobs who live in Rock World.

Episodes

Season 1 (2003)

The UK dubbed episodes of season 1 consist of just one story segment and originally broadcast on Channel 5 as part of the Milkshake! block.

1. Untangle That Octopus!/Runaway Toy Car! (March 10, 2003)
2. Dino Sandwich!/Where Are Winston's Glasses? (March 17, 2003) St Patrick Day Special USA
3. The Mystery of Winston's Garden!/Operation Banana Split! (March 24, 2003)
4. Scary Things Don't Blink!/Tina in the Sky! (March 31, 2003)
5. Save That Little Tree!/A Rock in Winston's Garden! (April 7, 2003)
6. Operation Dino Diaper!/Rescue Wonder Winston! (April 14, 2003)
7. Fix That Broken Drum!/Brush That Dino's Tooth! (April 21, 2003)
8. Andre's Super Water Bubble!/Catch That Falling Crab! (April 28, 2003)
9. Making Little Peque Safe!/Andre's Hole in One! (May 5, 2003)
10. Oscar Has a Flat/Panic Picnic in Wave World! (May 12, 2003)
11. The Ghost of Wave World!/Tina's Extra Special Thing! (May 19, 2003)
12. Unstick That Ant!/Follow That Mystery Map! (May 26, 2003)
13. Wash That Dirty Dino!/Save That Fish! (June 2, 2003)
14. Find That Little Grub's Phone!/Bats and Oranges! (June 9, 2003)
15. Swing That Baby Dino!/Rescue That Loco Coco! (June 16, 2003)
16. Danger: Sticky Food!/Too Many Bananas! (June 23, 2003)
17. Lost in Rock World!/The Vanishing! (June 30, 2003)
18. Operation Seesaw!/Two Cakes in One! (July 7, 2003)
19. Time to Paint a Picture!/Pick Up That Spoon! (July 14, 2003)
20. Foo is Powerful!/Stop Winston's Hiccups! (July 21, 2003)
21. Fix That Trophy!/A Little Goes a Long Way! (July 28, 2003)
22. Tie That Balloon!/Pitch That Tent! (August 4, 2003)
23. Monkey Up a Tree!/It's Halloween! (August 11, 2003)
24. Entertain Those Grubs!/Keep Those Monkeys Cool! (August 18, 2003)
25. Super Cool Birthday Message!/Hide and Seek! (August 25, 2003)
26. Save That Ant!/Find That Pet! (September 1, 2003)

Season 2 (2005)

The UK dubbed episodes of season 2 consist of just one segment and originally broadcast on Channel 5 as part of the Milkshake! block.

1. Make That Grub Gluey Again!/Save That Sandman! (April 18, 2005)
2. Operation Beat Poetry Party!/Hopscotch Emergency! (April 25, 2005)
3. Rockabye That Baby Dino!/Splinter Emergency! (May 2, 2005)
4. Lava World Race!/Scratch that Whale's Back! (May 9, 2005)
5. Make That Whale a Doll!/Operation Rocco Robot! (May 16, 2005)
6. Save Those Glasses!/Extra Icky Spider Web! (May 23, 2005)
7. Making Winston Go Poof!/Stop That Ice Cream! (May 30, 2005)
8. Red Puff's Big Adventure!/Elizabat's Pet Potato! (June 6, 2005)
9. Make Those Valentines!/Loco Coco Is Sinking! (June 13, 2005)
10. Keep on Dancing!/Spooky Tickle Adventure! (June 20, 2005)
11. Smile, Silly Sea Sammies!/Tony And Sal's Treasure Hunt! (June 27, 2005)
12. Grab That Crab!/Teddysaurus Rescue! (July 4, 2005)
13. Mount Rock World Adventure!/Lift That Weight! (July 11, 2005)

External links

• • ABC's Save-Ums website
• The Save-Ums on Family Jr.
• The Save-Ums on Télémagino

Notes and References

1. Book: Perlmutter . David . The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows . 2018 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1538103739 . 531–532.
2. Web site: The Save-Ums! . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806192448/https://www.familyjr.ca/shows/the-save-ums/ . 6 August 2016 . 2021-02-10 . Family JR.
3. Book: Erickson . Hal . Television Cartoon Show: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 . 2005 . 2nd . McFarland & Co . 978-1476665993 . 714.