What's Up Warthogs!

What's Up Warthogs!
Created byAlex Díaz
Julie Sagalowsky Díaz
StarringKarissa Lee Staples
Tiago Abreu
Eduard Witzke
Ana Golja
Theme music composerIan LeFeuvre
Marco Difelice
Opening theme"What's Up Warthogs Theme Song"
performed by Ian LeFeuvre
ComposerPeter Allen
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes40 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersBill O'Dowd
Andrew Rosen
Dean Batali
Production locationsToronto, Ontario
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companiesFamily Productions
Aircraft Pictures
Dolphin Entertainment
Original release
NetworkFamily
ReleaseMarch 11, 2011 (2011-03-11) –
May 18, 2012 (2012-05-18)

What's Up Warthogs! is a Canadian sitcom that aired on Family. It follows two teen rivals – Victoria and Eric – who with the help of best friend, Charlie, and crazed genius, Laney, come together and make the school morning announcements into a show.[1] The show premiered on March 11, 2011 on Family, and it was one of the first series shown on the launch of Disney XD (Canada) on June 1, 2011.

Cast and characters

Main

  • Karissa Lee Staples as Victoria Jagger[2]
  • Tiago Abreu as Eric Ortiz[3]
  • Eduard Witzke as Charlee McGuinness[4]
  • Ana Golja as Laney Nielsen[5]

Recurring

  • Duane Murray as Mr. Denovi[6]
  • Teresa Pavlinek as Ms. Stonebreaker

Special guest stars

  • Connor Price as Teddy Chadwick IV[7]
  • Zak Long as Dex Kubrick
  • David Fraser as Jerry the Janitor
  • Argiris Karras as JJ Kay
  • Michael Murphy as Freshman Newsie
  • Amanda Joy Lim as Susie Kang
  • Sidney Leeder as Cindy
  • David Reale as Warty
  • Aidan Shipley as Money Melvin
  • Genevieve Kang as Kara Lee Burk
  • Corrine Conley as Aunty
  • Dylan Everett as Randy

Episodes

Season 1 (2011)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
11"The Eric and Charlie Show"March 11, 2011 (2011-03-11)101
22"And That's What's Up"March 18, 2011 (2011-03-18)102
33"Weapons of Comedic Destruction"March 25, 2011 (2011-03-25)103
44"Erictoria"April 1, 2011 (2011-04-01)104
55"Out of Focus"April 8, 2011 (2011-04-08)105
66"Dex Kubrick"April 15, 2011 (2011-04-15)106
77"The Fall of Warty"April 22, 2011 (2011-04-22)107
88"The Meathead Incident"April 29, 2011 (2011-04-29)108
99"Trashbusters"May 6, 2011 (2011-05-06)109
1010"Video Killed the Television Star"May 13, 2011 (2011-05-13)110
1111"Who Wants to Take a Midterm?"May 20, 2011 (2011-05-20)111
1212"Not on My... But!"May 27, 2011 (2011-05-27)112
1313"Rumble in the Lab"June 3, 2011 (2011-06-03)113
1414"In Sickness and in Health"June 10, 2011 (2011-06-10)114
1515"Digital Detox"June 17, 2011 (2011-06-17)115
1616"Kitchen Confidential"June 24, 2011 (2011-06-24)116
1717"A Tale of Two Love Birds"July 1, 2011 (2011-07-01)117
1818"Drama at West Hill"July 8, 2011 (2011-07-08)118
1919"I'm a Runnin'"July 15, 2011 (2011-07-15)119
2020"The Election"July 22, 2011 (2011-07-22)120

Season 2 (2012)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
211"Inauguration Complication"January 6, 2012 (2012-01-06)201
222"An Officer and a Monkey"January 13, 2012 (2012-01-13)206
233"Taekwonzombie"January 20, 2012 (2012-01-20)213
244"The Show That Never Ends"January 27, 2012 (2012-01-27)212
255"To Teach His Own"February 3, 2012 (2012-02-03)204
266"For the Love of Licorice"February 10, 2012 (2012-02-10)207
277"Phantom of West Hill High"February 17, 2012 (2012-02-17)209
288"It Starts with We"February 24, 2012 (2012-02-24)202
299"Domo Arigato, Mr. McGuiness"March 2, 2012 (2012-03-02)205
3010"Time Travelling with Flare"March 9, 2012 (2012-03-09)208
3111"It Takes Two to Switcheroo"March 16, 2012 (2012-03-16)218
3212"East Meets West"March 23, 2012 (2012-03-23)219
3313"The Victator"March 30, 2012 (2012-03-30)211
3414"Auntie Corporate"April 6, 2012 (2012-04-06)215
3515"Save Mouse City"April 13, 2012 (2012-04-13)217
3616"The Paperclip Principal"April 20, 2012 (2012-04-20)214
3717"Prank You for Joking"April 27, 2012 (2012-04-27)203
3818"Dissin' Cousins"May 4, 2012 (2012-05-04)216
3919"Cruel Detentions"May 11, 2012 (2012-05-11)210
4020"Split Down the Middle"May 18, 2012 (2012-05-18)220

International release

It premiered on Disney Channel UK as a sneak peek for the Summer of 2011 and made its full debut in November 2011.[needs update]

Country Title Channel
UK What's Up Warthogs! Pop Girl
New Zealand What's Up Warthogs FOUR
Australia What's Up Warthogs ABC3
Brazil É isso aí, Javali ! Gloob
United Arab Emirates What's Up Warthogs! e-Junior
Turkey Haber Takımı JOJO

References

  1. ^ "What's Up Warthogs!: Home". family.ca. 14 March 2012. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  2. ^ "What's Up Warthogs!: Characters: Victoria Jagger". family.ca. 2 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  3. ^ "What's Up Warthogs!: Characters: Eric Ortiz". family.ca. 14 March 2012. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  4. ^ "What's Up Warthogs!: Characters: Charlie McGuinness". family.ca. 14 March 2012. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  5. ^ "What's Up Warthogs!: Characters: Laney Nielsen". family.ca. 14 March 2012. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  6. ^ "What's Up Warthogs!: Characters: Mr. Denovi". family.ca. 14 March 2012. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  7. ^ "What's Up Warthogs!: Characters: Teddy Chadwick IV". 14 March 2012. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2024.