''Zack & Quack'' is an animated
children's television series
Children's television series (or children's television shows) are television programs designed for children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run during the early eveni ...
created by Gili Dolev and Yvette Kaplan. Produced by
Zodiak Media
Zodiak Media was an independent French production company.
In February 2016, Zodiak merged with Banijay.
History
In 2008, the group re-branded itself as Zodiak Entertainment after the acquisition of Zodiak TV (Nordics, Eastern Europe, Russi ...
, the series premiered on
Nick Jr.
Nick Jr. (known on-air as the Nick Jr. Channel) is an American pay television channel spun off from Nickelodeon's long-running programming block of the same name. It is run by Paramount Global through its networks division's Kids and Family Gr ...
in the United Kingdom and Ireland on February 7, 2014. In the United States, it began airing on
the same channel
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Critical reception
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on April 7, 2014. It ended on February 5, 2017, with 36 episodes produced alongside 3 seasons.
Premise
Set inside a
pop-up book
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, the show follows the adventures of 7-year-old Zack and his best friend, Quack.
Episodes
Characters
* Zack (voiced by Thomas Albritton for the first 2 seasons and then voiced by Eli Paul for season 3) is the protagonist and a boy with brown hair. His best friends are Quack and Kira.
* Quack is a
mallard
The mallard () or wild duck (''Anas platyrhynchos'') is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Arge ...
, one of the main characters. Despite the fact he can't speak, everybody can understand his quacking. His quacking noises are provided by Nick Baker.
* Kira (voiced by Madison Zamor) is a girl with curly hair who can fix anything with a little creativity and various tools.
*Hop (voiced by Maria May but the role was later taken over by Clancy Penny in season 3) and Skip (voiced by Regan Lutz for the entire run for the show) are sister squirrels.
*Fluffy (voiced by Jesse Ray Sheps) is a hedgehog.
*Belly-Up (voiced by
Colin McFarlane
Colin Andrew Ignatius Peter McFarlane (born 15 September 1961) is a British actor, narrator and voice actor. He is best known for his role as Gillian B. Loeb in two films of Christopher Nolan's ''The Dark Knight Trilogy'', Ulysses in the STARZ ...
) is a bullfrog.
References
External links
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British preschool education television series
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