Rated A for Awesome

Rated A for Awesome
GenreComedy
Created byAsaph Fipke
Directed by
  • Sebastian Brodin
  • George Samilski
  • Blair Simmons
  • Ray Grewal
  • Steve Ball
Voices ofSam Vincent
Brian Drummond
Colin Murdock
Chiara Zanni
Tabitha St. Germain
Kathleen Barr
Brian Dobson
Theme music composerJonathan Evans
ComposerHal Beckett
Country of originCanada
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26 (52 segments)
Production
Executive producers
  • Asaph Fipke
  • Chuck Johnson
  • Ken Faier
ProducerAsaph Fipke
Running time22 minutes
Production companyNerd Corps Entertainment
Original release
NetworkYTV
Disney XD
ReleaseSeptember 3, 2011 (2011-09-03) –
February 25, 2012 (2012-02-25)

Rated A for Awesome is a Canadian animated television series created by Asaph Fipke.[1] It premiered on YTV on September 3, 2011, and ended on February 25, 2012. Rated A for Awesome also aired on Disney XD in the United States. The series was produced by Nerd Corps Entertainment.

Premise

4 12-year-old kids and a pet monkey attempt to make the world awesome by awesomizing everything boring, including the world's dullest teacher and detention.

Characters

Main

  • Lester "Les" Awesome (voiced by Samuel Vincent) is the leader, and the shortest of the team. He is the only one in his family who does not have a trophy until he was rewarded for saving someone's life. His catchphrase is "Time to awesomize!" in the intro. Les is Thera's step brother and he hates the last day of summer break and the countryside. He is also not very good at singing and dancing.
  • Noam Plinsky[2] (voiced by Brian Drummond) is a tall young man. He is an inventor who can operate anything. He also plays guitar and drums a lot and is very good at it. He gets mostly stage fright and hates being stared at. Like Les and Thera, Noam wears only one type of colour. He has a crush on Thera but keeps it secret from the rest of the team. In "Thera's Date with Destiny" it is shown that he will be her Future prom date. When he shows sign of liking Thera he just screams and runs away, or gets extremely embarrassed, blushes, and attempts to change the subject.
  • Lars Arnst[2] (voiced by Colin Murdock) is the fattest and craziest member. He has a Nordic accent. He is a great singer and actor and spent time in the school Glee Club. But his teacher fired him in "Lester's Song of Doom".
  • Thera Kerplopolis[2] (voiced by Chiara Zanni), as named by Principal in "Club Detention", sometimes mistakenly called Thera Awesome, is cute and athletic. She is ready for action and never gives up. Sometimes she has a little bit of a temper when it comes to rivals. She likes taking on risky tasks. She is also Les' stepsister and had a crush on Ned Falcon in "Awesome Ride", but now seems to be falling for Noam.
  • Mr. Twitchy (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain) is an amazing smart pet monkey who is always wearing a blonde wig. His catchphrase is "Ha cha cha!"

Recurring

Parents

Teachers

  • Miss Dullmeister, music teacher
  • Mister Fadenjeans, teacher of others
  • Mister Noddenoff, teacher of Les

Episodes

Ep# Title 1 Title 2 Written by Storyboarded by Directed by Original airdate
1 X-Treme Teaching Les' Song of Doom Vito Viscomi
Andrew Nicholls and Darrell Vickers 		Christine Cunningham
Sam To 		Rav Grewal
Blair Simmons 		September 3, 2011
2 Just Add Water Melting the Ice Al Schwartz
Simon Racioppa and Richard Elliott 		Steve LeCouilliard George Samilski September 10, 2011
3 When Hall Freezes Over Awesome Ride Carolyn Hay
Vito Viscomi 		Brad Neave
Steve LeCouilliard 		Steve Sacks September 17, 2011
4 Club Detention Lawn Rangers Steve Sullivan
Robin Stein 		Mike Myhre Blair Simmons
Rav Grewal 		September 24, 2011
5 Sleep Smart Leader of the Pack Dan Smith
Philippe Ivanusic-Vallee 		Steve LeCouilliard
Christine Cunningham 		Rav Grewal
Steve Ball 		October 1, 2011
6 Go Away Day Incredi-Posse Simon Racioppa and Richard Elliott Mike Myhre
Sam To 		Blair Simmons
Steve Sacks 		October 8, 2011
7 Yearbooked Lost in Character Dennis Heaton
Simon Racioppa and Richard Elliott 		Brad Neave
Werner Marcus 		George Samilski
Blair Simmons 		October 15, 2011
8 Cue Applause Sell Out Show Dan Smith
Simon Racioppa and Richard Elliott 		Maurice Sherwood
Mike Myhre 		Blair Simmons
George Samilski 		October 22, 2011
9 Scary-Go-Round Awesomely Different Drum Major Robin Stein Steve LeCouilliard
Maurice Sherwood 		Blair Simmons
Rev Grewal 		October 29, 2011
10 Little Shopping of Horrors King of Links Steve Sacks Joe Liss Randolph Heard November 5, 2011
11 Dental Denial The Voice of Lard Randolph Heard Tramm Wigzell and Joe Liss Steve Daye November 12, 2011
12 Bend It Like Burt Lazy Monkey Morning Asaph Fipke Randolph Heard Tramm Wigzell November 19, 2011
13 Thera's Awesome Date With Destiny Erik the Biking Aaron Preacher Asaph Fipke Randolph Heard November 26, 2011
14 Clothes Picker-Upper of Doom Nightmare on Glicker Street Trevor Wall Steve Daye Asaph Fipke December 3, 2011
15 Bad News Noam You've Got Blackmail! George Gendi Asaph Fipke Trevor Wall December 10, 2011
16 Me Ugh, You Awesome Dancing More or Les Carin Greenberg Trevor Bentley, Mauro Casalese, Rob Davies and Rob Simmons Asaph Fipke December 17, 2011
17 Best Frenemies Forever Garbage In, Garbage Out Trevor Wall Steve Daye Asaph Fipke December 24, 2011
18 When Twitchy Met Tonga Silent Night, Awesome Night Tapaas Chakravarti Randolph Heard Carin Greenberg December 31, 2011
19 Go Fish Brat Busters Randoplh Heard Steve Daye Asaph Fipke January 7, 2012
20 Don't Judge a Mutant By Its Slobber Armed and Dangerous Rose-Ann Heaytile David "Oatmeal" Brown John W. Hyde January 14, 2012
21 Used Tissue of Doom When Mascots Attack Brian Boyle Carin Greenberg Asaph Fipke January 21, 2012
22 Always Be Awesome Go for the Gust-o Annie Miles Laurie Elliott Brian Boyle January 28, 2012
23 Too Many Monkeys The Truth About Twitchy Asaph Fipke Tapaas Chakravarti Trevor Drinkwater February 4, 2012
24 Thera's Brother the Car Mall of the Living Doll Brian Boyle Randolph Heard Carin Greenberg February 11, 2012
25 Against All Awesome Planet of the Gills Trevor Bentley, Mauro Casalese, Rob Davies and Rob Simmons Brian Boyle Randolph Heard February 18, 2012
26 ET Phone Noam Noam No More (Series Finale) Tapaas Chakravarti Trevor Drinkwater Brian Boyle February 25, 2012

Production

The series was first announced as being in the early stages of development in 2005 under the initial title Team Awesome.[3] In 2011, it was announced that Disney has joined the series as co-producer via its London-based EMEA production hub, and as such it would air on Disney XD.[4]

Reception

Common Sense Media gave the series a 4/5 star rating, stating: "Zany fun and positive social messages are great for kids."[5]

References

  1. ^ "Watch Disney XD Shows - Full Episodes & Videos | DisneyNOW". Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Rated a for Awesome". ratedaforawesome.ytv.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. ^ Stewart, Lianne (October 1, 2005). "Hot Talent: Nerd Corps refocuses its glasses on original series". Kidscreen.
  4. ^ McLean, Tom (April 13, 2011). "Disney's Summer TV Debut is 'Rated A for Awesome'". Animation Magazine.
  5. ^ Ashby, Emily. "Parents' Guide to Rated A for Awesome". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 2023-07-05.