Zeke's Pad Explained

Runtime:	22 minutes
Creator:	Liz Scully
Voices:	Michael Adamthwaite Tim Hamaguchi Chiara Zanni Tabitha St. Germain Trevor Devall
Company:	Leaping Lizard Productions Bardel Entertainment Avrill Stark Entertainment Flying Bark Productions (uncredited) Star Farm Productions (uncredited)
Executive Producer:	Delna Bhesania Kelly Bray Michael Hefferon Liz Scully Avrill Stark Leonard Terhoch Barry Ward
Producer:	Delna Bhesania Liz Scully Avrill Stark Leonard Terhoch
Composer:	Steve London
Num Series:	1
Num Episodes:	26
Language:	English

Zeke's Pad is a Canadian-Australian computer-animated television series co-produced by Bardel Entertainment, Flying Bark Productions, Star Farm Productions, and Leaping Lizard Productions in association with Seven Network Australia and YTV Canada Inc.. The show was produced with the participation of The Canadian Television Fund, The Province of British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit, Film Incentive BC, The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, The Shaw Rocket Fund, The Independent Production Fund, The Cogeco Program Development Fund, The Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund, and British Columbia Film. It aired on YTV in Canada on Saturdays at 7 PM. The show is about the adventures of a 14-year-old skateboarder and artist named Zeke who owns a magic electronic pad that brings life to anything he draws on it.

Synopsis

Zeke Palmer is a 14-year-old imaginative artist and skateboarder who lives with a weird and wacky family. His Pad is an electronic gadget that functions as a mobile phone, PDA, GPS, MP3 player, and drawing tablet, all rolled into one. Anything he draws in the all-in-one pad comes to life. Being a creative artist, Zeke is constantly drawing and making his drawings come to life, making decisions without thinking about their consequences. He learns that for every action there is a reaction, and things do not turn out the way he imagines.

Characters

• Ezekiel "Zeke" Palmer (voiced by Michael Adamthwaite): A talented and creative 14-year-old artist and skateboarder. He is a risk taker and often acts without thinking of the consequences.
• Jayden "Jay" Fritter (voiced by Tim Hamaguchi): Zeke's best friend. Jay's computer knowledge and technical wizardry often help Zeke solve his problems. Jay is the only person who knows about the special power of Zeke's Pad.
• Rachel Palmer (voiced by Chiara Zanni): Zeke's younger sister and a theatre performer.
• Issac "Ike" Palmer (voiced by Trevor Devall): Zeke's older brother and an athlete.
• Ida Palmer (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain): Zeke's mother who is very strict about organization and order in the house.
• Alvin Palmer (voiced by Trevor Devall): Zeke's father, a concert musician.
• Maxine Marx (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain): Zeke's secret crush, even though their personalities are almost complete opposites.

Broadcast history

Before its Canadian premiere on YTV, the show had been broadcast more than a dozen countries: Australia (Seven Network), Germany (ZDF), France on (Canal+ Family), Poland (ZigZap), India and Sri Lanka (Sun TV), Spain (Televiso de Catalunya), Latin America (Cartoon Network), and the Middle East (Spacetoon). Zeke's Pad was nominated for the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Children's Television Animation in 2010.^[1] At the 2010 Elan Awards, which honours achievements in video games, animation and visual effects, Zeke's Pad took home Best Animation TV Production and Best Art Direction awards.^[2]

External links

• • Zeke's Pad @ Flying Bark Productions

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Australian Film Institute Ceremony Winners . www.afi.org.au . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091226044043/http://www.afi.org.au/AM/ContentManagerNet/ContentDisplay.aspx?ContentID=9668&Section=AFI_Award_Winners1 . 2009-12-26.
2. Web site: Zeke's Pad Top Toon at Elan Awards . Tom . McLean . 28 April 2009 . Animation Magazine . 2 October 2019 .