''Kirby Buckets'' is an American

comedy Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...

television series that aired on

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from October 20, 2014 to February 2, 2017. Although a

live-action Live action is a form of cinematography or videography that uses photography instead of animation. Some works combine live action with animation to create a live-action animated feature film. Live action is used to define film, video games or ...

series, the series also includes

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sequences of Kirby's drawings. The series stars Jacob Bertrand, Olivia Stuck, Mekai Curtis, Cade Sutton, and Tiffany Espensen.

Plot

Kirby Buckets dreams of becoming a famous animator like his idol, Mac McCallister, and interacts with his cartoon creations. Similar to Nicholas Martin in '' McGee and Me!'', Kirby sees his drawings take shape as he and his two best friends, Fish and Eli, go on outrageous and unpredictable adventures. In the third season, Kirby is sued by Dawn and forbidden from drawing ever again. During a trip to the principal's office he finds a small orb device which allows him to travel to alternate realities. Using it, Kirby accidentally sends his parents to an alternate dimension, and picks up their counterparts from a ''

Mad Max ''Mad Max'' is an Australian media franchise created by George Miller and Byron Kennedy. It centres on a series of post-apocalyptic and dystopian action films. The franchise began in 1979 with '' Mad Max'', and was followed by three sequels: ...

''-like universe. Now Kirby must find his parents, while having a little fun along the way.

Episodes

Cast and characters

Main

* Jacob Bertrand as Kirby Buckets, a boy who dreams of becoming a famous animator * Mekai Curtis as Fish, Kirby's best friend alongside Eli * Cade Sutton as Eli, Kirby's best friend alongside Fish * Olivia Stuck as Dawn Buckets, Kirby's older sister who dislikes Kirby’s drawings of her * Tiffany Espensen as Belinda, Dawn's best friend

Recurring

* Suzi Barrett as Mom, Kirby's mother * Michael Naughton as Dad, Kirby's father * Stephen Kearin as Principal Mitchell, the principal at Kirby's school * Jack Foley as Big Ricky, a student at Kirby's school

Production

Disney XD first developed and piloted ''Kirby Buckets'' in 2012 with producers Gabe Snyder and Mike Alber, David Bowers, and Kristofor Brown. ''Kirby Buckets'' was picked up as a series in February 2014. Production started in summer 2014 set for a fall 2014 premiere. On January 13, 2015, the series was renewed for a second season with production resuming in March. The second season premiered on October 7, 2015. On March 4, 2016, Disney XD renewed the series for a third season. The third season premiered on January 16, 2017.

Broadcast

''Kirby Buckets'' premiered on

in Australia on April 11, 2015, and in New Zealand on April 14, 2015.

Ratings

References

External links

* {{Former Disney XD original series 2010s American children's comedy television series 2014 American television series debuts 2017 American television series endings American English-language television shows American television series with live action and animation Disney XD original programming Television series about parallel universes