''Looped'' is a Canadian

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created by Todd Kauffman and Mark Thornton (who also created ''

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. It premiered in Canada on March 2, 2016. It also premiered on January 4, 2016 in Latin America on

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and in the United Kingdom on

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Plot

The series revolves around the life and adventures of Luc and Theo, two boys from the town of Port Doover who attend Port Doover Middle School. Due to an accident in Theo's garage with an invention he created, the two boys are stuck in a

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where every day is the same Monday, October 12. Since the events of that day are always the same, the two know exactly what will happen where and when. They use this knowledge as an opportunity to do whatever they want at school and around their town, usually causing problems when their actions cause errors and other unusual events to occur in the time loop.

Characters

Main

* Lucas "Luc" Maxwell (voiced by Mac Heywood in the pilot, Lyon Smith in the main series) – Theo's lazy and unintelligent best friend who uses the loop to indulge in endless mayhem with no regard for the consequences of his actions. * Theodore "Theo" Merton Jr. (voiced by Bryn McAuley in the pilot, and Kevin Duhaney in the main series) – Luc's nerdy and responsible best friend who has great knowledge of the loop and plays the

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to Luc. In the episode “Monster Stink” he reveals that the time loop has lasted three years.

Classmates

* Jesse (voiced by Scott Gorman) – The flatulent and short-tempered school bully. His fondness for picking on other children is contrasted with his proud vegetarianism and love of nature and animals. * Gwyneth "Gwyn" Sanders (voiced by

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) – A bespectacled, pink-haired girl who has strong romantic feelings for Luc but despises Theo and is unable to remember his name. Despite this, Luc is disgusted by her while Theo is infatuated with her. * Sarah Doover (voiced by Alyson Court) – An extremely popular girl who never speaks and communicates entirely through texting on her cellphone. She only speaks in the series finale, where it is revealed that she was saving her voice for an upcoming talent show. * Kelly and Kelli (voiced by Stephanie Lynn Robinson) (pronounced Kel-ee and Kel-iye) – Identical twin sisters who serve as Sarah's followers, issuing her commands and informing others of her moods, opinions, and actions. * Kyle Bush (voiced by Adam Cawley) – An extremely handsome, compassionate, and popular boy in the school who is perfect and flawless in every way. Luc hates him for this, and is always trying to outdo him. * Lester (voiced by Mark Edwards) – A nerd interested in video games and LARP. He is always stuffed inside his locker by Jesse, and then intentionally spends the entire day there to play video games. * Amy (voiced by Stacey DePass) – A Goth girl who hides in the school basement.

Recurring

*Jerry Rivers (voiced by Sergio Di Zio)

Adults

* Principal Applecrab (voiced by Darren Frost) – The frail and bespectacled principal of Port Doover Elementary School. Luc and Theo often trick him into performing painful or humiliating actions at the school assembly for their amusement. * Coach Lessard (voiced by Seán Cullen) – Luc and Theo's morbidly obese gym teacher who gets around on a golf cart. It is revealed in the episode "Badmerton to the Bone" that his left arm is bionic. * Mr. LemonJello (voiced by Seán Cullen) – Luc and Theo's monotonous, apathetic science teacher. * Theo Merton Sr. (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) – Theo's father. A former badminton champion who runs a sporting goods store. * Claire (voiced by

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) – Luc's self-centered and incompetent teenage babysitter. As his parents are away on a three-day trip, she is Luc's guardian and has effectively replaced them due to the loop having started on the second day. * Wilt Doover * Tinna Lokinse (voiced by Anna Louch) (Pronounced Look-ince)- Luc's lazy math teacher who always fall asleep while teaching so the kids just go crazy.

Episodes

Broadcast and release

The series aired on

from March 2, 2016 to August 16, 2016. It aired on

in the UK and in Africa. The series is airing on Primo TV in the United States. The show has previously aired reruns on Nickelodeon Canada & Disney XD Canada until August 2020. ''Looped'' has also been sold to Super RTL (Germany), Zoom (Israel), K2 (Italy), Gulli (France) and HBO Go (Poland).

Reception

Emily Ashby of

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described the series as a "time warp buddy comedy" which "despite being a time loop series… never gets old." She also called it "lovely and meaningful entertainment for kids".

References

External links

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