Freaktown

Freaktown is a Canadian animated series produced by Portfolio Entertainment, being the first creation of the group's cartoon studio.[1] Devised by Peter Ricq and Philippe Ivanusic, the series premiered on Teletoon on June 20, 2016. Internationally, the series premiered on Disney XD (Southeast Asia) on May 28 & 29, 2016 and is currently airing on Pop Max in United Kingdom, Boing in France, Hungama TV and Disney XD in India and Cartoon Network in Australia and New Zealand.[1]

For other uses of this title, see Freaktown (disambiguation).

Freaktown
Also known as	Freak vs. Sweet
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Peter Ricq Philippe Ivanusic-Vallée
Directed by	Chris LaBonte Peter Ricq
Voices of	Landon Norris Cory Doran Stephanie Lynn Robinson Julie Lemieux Richard Binsley Matt Baram Jamie Watson
Composer(s)	For Pirate Toronto: Ian Lefeuvre
Country of origin	Canada
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producer(s)	For Portfolio Entertainment: Lisa Olfman and Joy Rosen
Producer(s)	Dave Beatty
Running time	22 minutes
Production company(s)	Portfolio Entertainment PIP Animation Services Inc.
Distributor	Portfolio Entertainment
Release
Original network	Teletoon (Canada)
Picture format	1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Original release	June 20 – October 9, 2016

Plot

The series focuses on Ben Bones, an undead skeleton. Along with his friends, Lenny and Priscilla, they are to protect Freaktown against a massive makeover of the cute and cuddly kind, courtesy of Princess Boo Boo, the spoiled brat ruler of Sweetlandia and her right-hand bear, Lord Cuddles the Fluffy.

Characters

Main

• Benjamin Bones (voiced by Landon Norris) – The kind problem-solving protagonist of the show and hero of Freaktown. Ben is an undead skeleton with a soul. He often foils Princess Boo Boo and Lord Cuddles' plans to "sugar frost" Freaktown.
• Lenny (voiced by Cory Doran) – Ben's best friend. Lenny is a mutant mantis, who is sometimes shy. But, he's also very endearing. He has the ability to shoot sticky webs.

Supporting

• Priscilla (voiced by Stephanie Lynn Robinson) – Ben and Lenny's best friend. Priscilla is a potion princess and the kind of friend who sees everything, due to the fact that she can take out her eyeballs. She is good at concocting magic potions.
• Princess Boo Boo the Bouncy (voiced by Julie Lemieux) – One of the main antagonists. She is the ruler of Sweetlandia. She is a spoiled brat who plans to turn Freaktown into a kind and cuddly paradise.
• Lord Cuddles the Fluffy (voiced by Matt Baram) – Another main antagonist. He is Princess Boo Boo's right-hand bear and Freaktown's Mayor. He is the one who normally plans the scheme to ruin Freaktown. Don't let his cuteness and physical size fool you, he is one guy not to be messed with.
• Taylor (voiced by Jamie Watson) the Warnicorn
• Sparkles (voiced by Richard Binsley) – the Wizard

Episodes

No.	Title	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
1a	"Flush Fest"	Steve Westren	Chris LaBonte	June 20, 2016 (2016-06-20)	001	N/A
Princess Boo-Boo tells Cuddles to cancel Freaktown's annual Flush Fest.
1b	"The Princess and the Skull"	Philippe Ivanusic-Vallée	Dave Pemberton	June 20, 2016 (2016-06-20)	001	N/A
Sparkles conjures up a spell that gives Boo-Boo the power to transform Ben into a prince.
2a	"Tinkle Taylor, Soldier, Spy" "Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy"[2]	Steve Westren	Troy Sullivan	June 27, 2016 (2016-06-27)	004	N/A
Priscilla sends Ben and Lenny on a quest.
2b	"Nap Trap"	Scott Albert	Todd Sullivan	June 27, 2016 (2016-06-27)	AABF001	N/A
Ben's noisiness interferes with Boo-Boo's nap time. So, Cuddles creates a giant mobile that threatens to put all the Freaks to sleep.
3a	"The Tale of Buttsilk"	Hollis Ludlow-Carroll	Todd Sullivan	July 4, 2016 (2016-07-04)	AABF002	N/A
Ben and Lenny discover that Lenny's butt silk transforms Freaks into cute butterflies.
3b	"Slumberdome"	Miles Smith	Dave Pemberton	July 4, 2016 (2016-07-04)	AABF003	N/A
Ben wants to win the annual Pillow-Fighting championship. So, Priscilla outfits him with an undefeatable bionic arm.
4a	"B-1000"	Miles Smith	Stephanie Ramon Drew Ng	July 11, 2016 (2016-07-11)	AABF005	N/A
Cuddles builds a Ben robot, hoping to replace the real Ben.
4b	"Lord Cuddles the Zitty"	Philippe Ivanusic-Vallée	Troy Sullivan	July 11, 2016 (2016-07-11)	AABF006	N/A
Priscilla creates a potion to make Mayor Cuddles more attractive to Boo-Boo.
5a	"Build-a-Ben"	Scott Albert	Dave Pemberton	July 18, 2016 (2016-07-18)	AABF007	N/A
Sparkles sucks the stuffing out of Cuddles in order to make a living Ben doll for Boo-Boo. The doll turns out to awkwardly control Ben like a voodoo doll.
5b	"Ben's Bones"	Hollis Ludlow-Carroll	Rod Amador	July 18, 2016 (2016-07-18)	BBBF001	N/A
Ben loses his bone after another stunt.
6a	"Ben's Buff Bod"	Hollis Ludlow-Carroll	Todd Sullivan	July 25, 2016 (2016-07-25)	BBBF002	N/A
Ben breaks every bone in his body while trying a stunt and Lenny finds him a temporary replacement body.
6b	"Dare Ya"	Philippe Ivanusic-Vallée	Troy Sullivan	July 25, 2016 (2016-07-25)	BBBF004	N/A
The Freaks show Cuddles the joys of daring a person.
7a	"Cupid Crisis"	Ashley Lannigan	Dave Pemberton	August 1, 2016 (2016-08-01)	BBBF005	N/A
Boo-Boo hires a thoroughly incompetent cupid.
7b	"Date with Danger"	Craig Martin	Paul Bouchard	August 1, 2016 (2016-08-01)	BBF008	N/A
Hit-man needs to shoot Ben with an arrow and make him fall in love with her; the hit-man manages to hit everybody but Ben.
8a	"Funny Bone"	Hollis Ludrow-Carroll	Dave Pemberton	August 8, 2016 (2016-08-08)	CCBF001	N/A
Ben loses his funny bone during a roller coaster ride before a big competition that will give him and Lenny their cash for the year. Lenny then tells Priscilla that Ben wins by his charming personality, not by the stunt.
8b	"Pool Party Pooper"	Phil Ivanusic-Vallée	Troy Sullivan	August 8, 2016 (2016-08-08)	CCBF002	N/A
It's a hot day in Freaktown, and everyone is burning, so Ben and his friends decide to sneak into Princess Boo-Boo's new water park.
9a	"Dream to Scream"	Ethan Banville	Paul Bouchard	August 15, 2016 (2016-08-15)	CCBF004	N/A
9b	"The Fluff Stuff"	Steve Westren	Todd Sullivan	August 15, 2016 (2016-08-15)	CCBF006	N/A
Mayor Cuddles loses his stuffing and does not want the princess to see him.
10a	"Senior's Discount"	Hollis Ludlow-Carroll	Dave Pemberton	August 22, 2016 (2016-08-22)	CCBF008	N/A
Wanting to bag a senior's discount at the Barf Bistro, Ben and Lenny get Priscilla to create a potion that will make them temporarily old, but they take too much of it.
10b	"Infurnace"	Miles Smith	Troy Sullivan	August 22, 2016 (2016-08-22)	CCBF010	N/A
11a	"Baby-Sitter Ben"	Phil Ivanusic-Vallée	Paul Bouchard	August 27, 2016 (2016-08-27)	EABF001	N/A
Ben and Lenny have to babysit Priscilla's niece, Zoe, but they send her to an automated babysitting service.
11b	"Barfrrritos"	Hollis Ludlow-Carroll	Todd Sullivan	August 27, 2016 (2016-08-27)	EABF002	N/A
After realizing that he is the only one who isn't on a restaurant wall of fame, Ben tries to break a burrito-eating record.
12a	"Plant a Freak"	Scott Albert	Dave Pemberton	August 27, 2016 (2016-08-27)	EABF003	N/A
In exchange for primo tickets to the Monster Truck rally, Ben and Lenny agree to tend to the neglected garden at Boo-Boo's castle.
12b	"Magic School"	Ashley Lannigan	Dave Pemberton	August 27, 2016 (2016-08-27)	EABF005	N/A
13a	"The Wishing Rat"	Craig Martin	Troy Sullivan	August 27, 2016 (2016-08-27)	EABF009	N/A
The guys learn there's a mystical rat in the sewer that will grant three wishes; a series of dangerous challenges must be met to find the rat.
13b	"Raining Cats & Cats"	Andrew Harrison	Paul Bouchard	August 27, 2016 (2016-08-27)	EABF010	N/A
14a	"Freaks in Space"	Scott Albert	Todd Sullivan	October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01)	FFBF001	N/A
14b	"Glitter Goo"	Phil Ivanusic-Vallée	Dave Pemberton	October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01)	FFBF002	N/A
15a	"Moosequito Day"	Scott Albert	Troy Sullivan	October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01)	FFBF004	N/A
Mayor Cuddles frightens the shutdown of a holiday for a half-mosquito, half-moose creature who has a great thrust for blood because he thinks it's not real, but Lenny says that he was right because his forefather mistook the creature for a Freak.
15b	"The Snozz"	Ashley Lannigan	Todd Sullivan	October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01)	FFBF005	N/A
The Freaks are demanding to take naps for a long period of time, but Ben and the others rebel against it, so Cuddles orders a machine to make them sleep.
16a	"Bed Monster"	Hollis Ludlow-Carroll	Dave Pemberton	October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01)	FFBF009	N/A
16b	"Princess Bloorgh-Bloorgh"	Mike Kubat	Rod Amador	October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01)	IABF001	N/A
The princess beauty treatment goes haywire and Boo-Boo ends up looking like an alien. She then lands in the swamp where Ben and Lenny are alien hunting.
17a	"Sneezy Peasy"	Phil Ivanusic-Vallée	Paul Bouchard	October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01)	IABF001	N/A
17b	"Boo-Boo's Breakdown"	Steve Senders	Todd Sullivan	October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01)	IABF004	N/A
18a	"Chrysalenny"	Andrew Harrison	Dave Pemberton	October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01)	IABF005	N/A
After betting with Cuddles, Ben has to do a race by himself while Lenny is in a cocoon and win or they will have to leave Freaktown forever.
18b	"Fountain of Freak"	Hollis Ludlow-Carroll	Troy Sullivan	October 1, 2016 (2016-10-01)	IABF014	N/A
Ben accidentally falls into a fountain that makes him human. Soon after, he wants to go back to normal, but then the fountain is revealed to have a guardian who would allow him to get through.
19a	"Sunshineopolypse"	Hollis Ludlow-Carroll	Paul Bouchard	October 8, 2016 (2016-10-08)	KOBF001	N/A
19b	"Horn to be Shorn"	Brian Hartigan	Todd Sullivan	October 8, 2016 (2016-10-08)	KOBF002	N/A
20a	"Scarego"	Miles Smith	Troy Sullivan	October 8, 2016 (2016-10-08)	KOBF003	N/A
20b	"The Bees-ness"	Scott Albert	Dave Pemberton	October 8, 2016 (2016-10-08)	KOBF004	N/A
21a	"Conquer With Kindness"	Miles Smith	Jun Nasayao	October 8, 2016 (2016-10-08)	KOBF005	N/A
21b	"The Sweet Outdoors"	Miles Smith	Todd Sullivan	October 8, 2016 (2016-10-08)	KOBF007	N/A
22a	"Air Sweet"	Scott Albert	Troy Sullivan	October 9, 2016 (2016-10-09)	KOBF010	N/A
Ben is invited to a skydiving lesson and Lenny tags along only to reveal that Princess Boo-Boo tricked him into going on a vacation, but they end up on a mountain top after Boo-Boo crashes the plane while trying to pull Ben in after he jumps.
22b	"Mind Over Chatter"	Hollis Ludlow-Carroll	Dave Pemberton	October 9, 2016 (2016-10-09)	LABF001	N/A
It's prank day, and the gang wants to pull the ultimate prank on Cuddles by making him wear a helmet to broadcast his thoughts; Ben ends up wearing it instead.
23a	"Boo-Boo's New Crush"	Scott Albert	Jun Nasayao	October 9, 2016 (2016-10-09)	LABF002	N/A
23b	"Fright Light"	Ashley Lannigan	Troy Sullivan	October 9, 2016 (2016-10-09)	LABF004	N/A
24a	"Sven and Kenny"	Hollis Ludlow-Carroll	Dave Pemberton	October 9, 2016 (2016-10-09)	LABF009	N/A
24b	"Biker Bones"	Hollis Ludlow-Carroll	Todd Sullivan	October 9, 2016 (2016-10-09)	LABF012	N/A
25a	"The Weather Ghoul"	Hollis Ludlow-Carroll	Jun Nasayao	October 9, 2016 (2016-10-09)	LABF014	N/A
Priscilla's ability to predict the weather spreads all over the town and when she's asked to do the weather reports, Ben and Lenny are put in charge of the store.
25b	"Tooth Ninjas"	Scott Albert	Todd Sullivan	October 9, 2016 (2016-10-09)	NABF001	N/A
Chad the cupid takes a part-time job as the tooth fairy. After he complains about the tooth shortage, Ben and Lenny decide to him in return for money to buy a wart hog.
26a	"Toe Jam Jam"	Steve Westren	Dave Pemberton	October 9, 2016 (2016-10-09)	NABF002	N/A
26b	"Bistro Blitz"	Philippe Ivanusic-Vallée	Dave Pemberton	October 9, 2016 (2016-10-09)	NABF003	N/A

Broadcast and release

The series premiered on Cartoon Network in multiple nations including Australia, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, and Taiwan. It's also associated with the Walt Disney Company's Southeast Asia division as well as ABC Australia. Portfolio Entertainment CEO and co-founder Joy Rosen remarked that the company felt "thrilled to land international deals with world-renowned broadcasters right out of the gate", also stating that the series is crammed with laugh-out-loud moments and unpredictable twists that will perfectly complement the highly-entertaining programming available on these major kids’ networks".[3] On October 29, 2016, Portfolio made new deals with Pop Max in the UK, DR Ultra in Denmark, and Disney India.[4]

See also

• Canadian animation

References

1. Vlessing, Etan (October 5, 2015). "MIPCOM: 'Freaktown' Goes to Cartoon Network in Asia Pacific". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20161021203325/https://www.teletoon.com/en/schedule
3. "Indian Television Dot Com – Cartoon Network, Turner, Disney, ABC acquire Portfolio's 'Freaktown'". Indian Television Dot Com. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
4. http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/portfolio-strikes-new-freaktown-deals/