''Shelldon'' ( th, เชลล์ดอน, Chell̒ dxn) is a
computer-animated
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children's television series
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directed by Dr. Jirayuth Chusanachoti. The series debuted on
Channel 3 in Thailand in October 13, 2008 and debuted at Qubo in October 16 2009 with later being removed from the line-up on September 30, 2012.
Premise
The series tells the adventures of Shelldon and his various friends in the fictional underwater town of Shell Land.
Characters
Main characters
* Shelldon Clam (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 ...
) is a young
Yoka star shell who lives in a hotel called the Charming Clam Inn with his family. He likes helping his friends and solving problems.
* Herman (voiced by
Richard Ian Cox) is a blue
hermit crab
Hermit crabs are anomuran decapod crustaceans of the superfamily Paguroidea that have adapted to occupy empty scavenged mollusc shells to protect their fragile exoskeletons. There are over 800 species of hermit crab, most of which possess an a ...
with an immense infatuation with "alien" artifacts and "paranormal" events. He has a crush on a classmate Hurly.
* Connie is a
money cowry who works at the Charming Clam Inn, so she could do more than rely on her parents' money.
Recurring characters
*Dr. Shell (voiced by
Lee Tockar
Lee William Tockar (born 1969) is a Canadian voice actor and visual artist who works for several studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is also a writer of children's literature, a musician, sculptor, illustrator and collected painter ...
) is a brilliant yet scatter-brained
riversnail inventor and a guest in the Charming Clam ever since it was set up and has become something of a permanent resident there. He has traveled widely across the seas in search of inspiration but not interested in making money, only the social benefits his inventions bring to others.
*Mama Clam (voiced by Ellen Kenndy) is a magnolia
crocus clam who lives and runs the Charming Clam Inn with her husband and three children. She is a cool-headed wife and mother who is not easily daunted by hardship or challenges. Raised in the cut-throat, fast-paced Shell City, Mama Clam is savvy, a careful planner who always seems to know the perfect solution to a problem.
*Papa Clam (voiced by Colin Murdock) is a muddy-brown crocus clam that lives and runs the Charming Clam Inn with his wife and three kids. He is guileless, none too bright, and crass at times. He is easily frazzled by setbacks and his solutions to problems tend to border on the impractical.
*Mr. Inkysquid (voiced by
Scott McNeil) a small
squid
True squid are molluscs with an elongated soft body, large eyes, eight arms, and two tentacles in the superorder Decapodiformes, though many other molluscs within the broader Neocoleoidea are also called squid despite not strictly fitting ...
who is Shelldon's gang’s school teacher.
*Cracken a wealthy
sea slug
Sea slug is a common name for some marine invertebrates with varying levels of resemblance to terrestrial slugs. Most creatures known as sea slugs are gastropods, i.e. they are sea snails (marine gastropod mollusks) that over evolutionary ...
businessman.
*Nikki Nautilus a
nautilus
The nautilus (, ) is a pelagic marine mollusc of the cephalopod family Nautilidae. The nautilus is the sole extant family of the superfamily Nautilaceae and of its smaller but near equal suborder, Nautilina.
It comprises six living species ...
TV celebrity with a cult following amongst the youngsters in Shell City.
*Luther a
loggerhead sea turtle
The loggerhead sea turtle (''Caretta caretta'') is a species of oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world. It is a marine reptile, belonging to the family Cheloniidae. The average loggerhead measures around in carapace length when ful ...
who drives a taxi.
*Click and Clack two hyperactive Yoka star shells who are Shelldon's cousins.
*Hook, Sam and Mack a trio of
heavy metal addicted fishes, Hook is a
Nkhomo-benga peacock, Sam is a
sockeye salmon
The sockeye salmon (''Oncorhynchus nerka''), also called red salmon, kokanee salmon, blueback salmon, or simply sockeye, is an anadromous species of salmon found in the Northern Pacific Ocean and rivers discharging into it. This species is a ...
and Hook is a
mackerel
Mackerel is a common name applied to a number of different species of pelagic fish, mostly from the family Scombridae. They are found in both temperate and tropical seas, mostly living along the coast or offshore in the oceanic environment.
...
.
*Stan Starfish a purple
starfish who is a bully at Shelldon's school.
*Captain 8-Ball a
octopus
An octopus ( : octopuses or octopodes, see below for variants) is a soft-bodied, eight- limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda (, ). The order consists of some 300 species and is grouped within the class Cephalopoda with squids, cuttlefis ...
pirate who lives inside of a sunken ship.
*Louise a friendly
humpback whale
The humpback whale (''Megaptera novaeangliae'') is a species of baleen whale. It is a rorqual (a member of the family Balaenopteridae) and is the only species in the genus ''Megaptera''. Adults range in length from and weigh up to . The hum ...
that gives Shelldon advices.
*Dr. Bao a Chinese
Haliotis discus
''Haliotis discus'', commonly called disk abalone or Edo abalone, is a species of abalone sea snail.
Subspecies
* ''Haliotis discus discus'' Reeve, 1846
* ''Haliotis discus hannai'' Ino, 1953 (sometimes wrongly identified as ''Haliotis kamtsch ...
with a herbal knowledge.
*Emperor Ehru a
fiddler crab who lives in a small island.
*Crabby a
Christmas Island red crab who is the owner of the neighbourhood bookstore.
*Mugsley a sly hermit crab who is Cracken's henchmen.
*Napoleon a
mantis shrimp
Mantis shrimp, or stomatopods, are carnivorous marine crustaceans of the order Stomatopoda (). Stomatopods branched off from other members of the class Malacostraca around 340 million years ago. Mantis shrimp typically grow to around in length ...
that talks in a high-pitched voice.
*Wilbur a goofy
seagull
Gulls, or colloquially seagulls, are seabirds of the family Laridae in the suborder Lari. They are most closely related to the terns and skimmers and only distantly related to auks, and even more distantly to waders. Until the 21st century, ...
.
*Mayor Yoka a Yoka star shell who is Shell Land's mayor.
*Baft and Thwart a duo of greedy human
scuba divers
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that don’t care what damage they do to the ocean or marine life.
*Shello Polo a Mexican Yoka star shell who talks to Shelldon as a ghostly figure.
*Mrs. Prim is a prissy
crystal red shrimp who obsesses over her nails and hair, which causes her to forget about her peers.
*Hurley is a pink sea snail that sometimes appears in the show. She has a crush on a classmate named Herman.
Production
Shelldon is produced by
Thai entertainment company Shellhut Entertainment, in co-production with
Singaporean
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studio Tiny Island Productions for the first two seasons,
Taiwanese studio AniTime for season 1,
American studio Classic Media for season 1, and other Thai studios BeboydCG for season 1, Anya Animation Company and Lunchbox Studio Co., Ltd. for seasons 2 and 3, Animotif for season 2, and Kantana Animation Studios, Teapot Studio and Ad Hoc Animation and Ad for season 3. Voice casting for the series was handled by Giant Wave for the original version and Voice Box Productions in Canada for the English version. Distribution for the series was handled by
French
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* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
company Planet Nemo Animation,
Canadian
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company
DHX Media and
British company
Entertainment Rights (season 1).
Episodes
Season 1
# Crabby's School Daze
# Mascot Mojo
# Alien Encounters
# Baby Shark Blues
# Tide of Doom
# Shell Gone
# Slime, Crime and a Hard Time
# Meet the Cowries
# Locked Out
# Pay Happiness Forward
# The Guru of the Ocean
# I, Shellbot
# Beware the Werefish
# Brand New Day
# One Grain of Sand
# Fast Food Fiasco
# Love at the Opera
# Trapped in the Shallows
# Crabby's Mega Books
# Get a Life
# Doc Rock
# Small Shells, Big City
# Citizen Clam
# You're Not Welcome
# Shelldon Makes Waves
# The Great Treasure
Season 2
# Hello Shello
# Shelldon's Big Reward
# One Small Step For a Friend
# Scout's Honour
# Never Judge a Snail By Its Shell
# Starfish Wars
# Take Me to Your Liter!
# Crouching Bully, Hidden Shellfish
# Big Mollusk on Campus
# Click and Clack's Incredible Christmas
# Battle of the Burgers
# Jumbo Shrimp
# Not So Alien After All
# Battle of the Burgers
# The Great Fish Race
# Cloudy with a Chance of Styrofoam
# A Tattle Tale
# Attack From Otter Space
# Liar, Liar, Shell on Fire
# The Day Mt. Papa Erupted
# Shelldon's Broken Promise
# Saving Stan Starfish
# Lost and Found Out!
# Ghosts in the Shell Land
# An Amusing Adventure
# Herman Finds His Grandpa
Season 3
# The Ends of the Seas
# Fish Can Fly and So Can I
# What's Wrong With Crabby?
# Runaways
# Rastamon, Anemone
# Octo-putz
# Ice Scream
# Mystery Mount
# Shelldon is King
# Winter Games
# Crabby For Mayor
# Tiki Kong
# Whacked to the Future
# Crazy Cash Crash
# Crocodilly
# Connie's Wild Whirl Pool
# Leaning Tower of Pizzas
# Kelp Kookies
# Shelldon and the Giant Sea Stalk
# Read All About It
# Shelldon in the Land of Toys
# Rock Band
# Going For Gold
# Genius of the Seabed
# Dino-Fish!
# Mobile Madness!
Home video
On October 6, 2015, Mill Creek Entertainment released a DVD titled "Shelldon - Under the Sea Adventures!" containing the first two seasons of the show.
References
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2009 Thai television series debuts
2012 American television series endings
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