Zeke's Pad is a Canadian-Australian computer-animated television series co-produced by

Bardel Entertainment Bardel Entertainment, Inc. is a Canadian animation studio founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1987. The studio's name comes from its founders, Barry Ward and his wife Delna Bhesania. Bardel is involved in the acquisition, developmen ...

Flying Bark Productions Flying Bark Productions Pty Ltd is an Australian animation studio. The studio acts as a full-service production facility across feature films, television and a diverse range of digital content. The studio was established by Yoram and Sandra Gr ...

, Star Farm Productions, and Leaping Lizard Productions in association with

Seven Network The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, and is one of ...

and YTV. The show was produced with the participation of The Canadian Television Fund, The Province of British Columbia Film Incentive BC, The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, The Shaw Rocket Fund, The Independent Production Fund, Cogeco Program Development Fund, Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund, and British Columbia Film. It aired on YTV in Canada on Saturdays at 7 PM. The show is about the adventures of a 14-year-old skateboarder and artist named Zeke who owns a magic electronic pad that brings life to anything he draws on it.

Synopsis

Zeke Palmer is an imaginative artist and skateboarder who lives with a weird and wacky family. His Pad is an amazing electronic gadget that is a mobile phone, PDA, GPS, MP3 player and a drawing tablet all rolled into one. Zeke's pad has a unique glitch: anything he draws comes to life. Being a creative artist that he is, Zeke is constantly drawing and making his drawings come to life, but he learns that for every action there is a reaction, and things don't turn out the way he imagines.

Characters

* Ezekiel "Zeke" Palmer (voiced by Michael Adam Thwaite): Zeke Palmer is a talented and creative 14-year-old artist and skateboarder. He is a risk taker and often acts without thinking of the consequences. * Jayden "Jay" Fritter (voiced by Tim Hamaguchi): Jay is Zeke's best friend. Jay's computer knowledge and technical wizardry often help Zeke solve his problems. Jay is the only person who knows about the special power of Zeke's Pad. * Rachel Palmer (voiced by

Chiara Zanni Chiara Zanni (; born July 19, 1978) is a Canadian actress and comedian. She is known for her roles as Amy Ryan on The N series '' About a Girl'' and Maggie Buckman on the CBC series '' Edgemont''. She is also known for her voice-work as Hahli i ...

): She is Zeke's twelve-year-old sister and a theater performer. * Issac "Ike" Palmer (voiced by

Trevor Devall Trevor Devall (born November 10, 1972) is a Canadian-American voice actor and podcaster. He worked for various other studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada for years, before he relocated to Los Angeles, California, US in 2013. Early li ...

): Zeke's 17-year-old brother and an athlete. * Ida Palmer (voiced by

Tabitha St. Germain Tabitha St. Germain, formerly known as Paulina Gillis Germain and also known as Tabitha or Kitanou St. Germain, is a Canadian actress and comedian. She is known for a variety of roles across many different shows. She has been actively doing voi ...

): Zeke's mother who is very strict about organization and order in the house. * Alvin Palmer (voiced by

): Zeke's father, a concert musician. * Maxine Marx (voiced by

): She is Zeke's secret crush, even though their personalities are almost complete opposites.

Episodes

Broadcast history

Before its Canadian premiere on YTV, the show had been broadcast more than a dozen countries: Australia (

), Germany ( ZDF), France on (

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), Poland (

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), India and Sri Lanka ( Sun TV), Spain ( Televiso de Catalunya), Latin America (

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), and the Middle East (

Spacetoon ( ar, سبيستون or ) is a pan-Arab free-to-air television channel that specializes in animation and children programs. It began broadcasting on 15 March 2000 and it is headquartered in Dubai, UAE with offices in Riyadh. The channel targe ...

). Zeke's Pad was nominated for the

Australian Film Institute Award The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, known as the AACTA Awards, are presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). The awards recognise excellence in the film and television industry ...

for Best Children's Television Animation in 2010. At the 2010 Elan Awards, which honours achievements in video games, animation and visual effects, Zeke's Pad took home Best Animation TV Production and Best Art Direction awards.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 1356511, Zeke's Pad
Zeke's Pad @ Flying Bark Productions
Seven Network original programming YTV (Canadian TV channel) original programming 2010s Canadian animated television series 2010 Canadian television series debuts 2010 Canadian television series endings Australian children's animated action television series Australian children's animated comedy television series Australian computer-animated television series 2008 Australian television series debuts 2008 Australian television series endings 2000s Australian animated television series Television series by Corus Entertainment Canadian children's animated action television series Canadian children's animated comedy television series Canadian computer-animated television series Teen animated television series Television shows set in Vancouver English-language television shows