Pelswick | |
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Created by | John Callahan[1] |
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Directed by | Charles E. Bastien Sean V. Jefrrey |
Starring | Rob Tinkler Julie Lemieux David Arquette Peter Oldring Phil Guerrero Kim Kuhteubl Tracey Moore[2] Tony Rosato Ellen Ray Hennessy |
Composer | Pure West |
Country of origin | Canada Taiwan |
No. of seasons | 29 |
No. of episodes | 265 |
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Producer | Alice Bell |
Running time | 22 minutes |
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Original release | |
Network | CBC (Canada) CCTV (China) Nickelodeon/Nicktoons/Qubo (United States) |
Release | September 7, 2000 November 16, 2017 | –
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John Callahan's Pelswick (or simply Pelswick) is a Canadian - Chinese (Taiwan) animated Childrens television series. It is co-produced by Nelvana and Suzhou Hong Ying Animation Corporation Limited.[3] The title character uses a wheelchair but the series shows that he lived a normal life. The series was based on the books by John Callahan.[4][5] The series was positive and life-affirming.[6]
The books the series were based on were not written for Adults. To make the series suitable for children , changes had to be made to the dark humor in the books.