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| Scaredy Squirrel | |
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| Genre | Comedy Surreal comedy Animated sitcom Slapstick comedy |
| Based on | Scaredy Squirrel byMélanie Watt |
| Developed by |
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| Directed by | Matt Ferguson Mike MacDougall(season 3) |
| Voices of |
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| Opening theme | "Scaredy Squirrel" |
| Ending theme | "Scaredy Squirrel" (instrumental) |
| Composer | Paul Intson |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 52 (104 segments)(list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Jillian Ruby |
| Running time | 22–23 minutes (11–12 minutes per segment) |
| Production company | Nelvana |
| Original release | |
| Network | YTV |
| Release | April 1, 2011 (2011-04-01) – August 17, 2013 (2013-08-17) |
Scaredy Squirrel is a Canadian animated comedy television series loosely based on theScaredy Squirrel book series byMélanie Watt. The series premiered on April 1, 2011, onYTV. The final episode aired in Canada on August 17, 2013.
The series chronicles the adventures of Scaredy, an energeticanthropomorphic orange squirrel, and his best friend Dave, a blue skunk. Their antics take place in the fictional Balsa City, and often at the local supermarket the Stash "N" Hoard, where Scaredy works as a stacker.
The series was produced byNelvana forYTV,[1] with additional production facilities provided by Studio 306, Pipeline Studios, & Super Sonics Productions Inc.,Dolby Digital doing the sound,Writers Guild of Canada, Diramix andACTRA writing the show's renewal plates, and TheCanada Media Fund and The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit providing the series' funding. Development for the show began in the spring of 2008. On April 5, 2011, it was announced that it was renewed for a second season. On November 2, 2012, it was announced that it was renewed for a third season.
The series aired onYTV in Canada, premiering on April 1, 2011,[1] with the final episode aired on August 17, 2013.
The series premiered onCartoon Network in the United States on August 9, 2011,[2] and aired through September 17, 2014. It also aired onQubo.
In Latin America, the show premiered onCartoon Network on January 2, 2012. The show premiered onPop in the United Kingdom on January 5, 2013, and was regularly broadcast on Kix (nowPop Max). An Irish dub premiered onTG4 in Ireland in 2015. The show was also broadcast onDisney Channel andDisney XD channels in 11 territories, including Spain and France.
The entire series has been made available for free onTubi. The series has never been officially released on DVD.