Skatoony

*Skatoony*
Skatoony
Also known as	SkatoonY
Genre	Game show; Sitcom
Created by	James Fox; Brian Boyle
Developed by	Richard Brookes; James Fox
Written by	UK: James Fox, Richard Brookes, Andrew Viner, and Dave King; NA: Laurie Elliott;
Story by	Richard Brookes and James Fox (UK version)
Directed by	UK: James Fox (animation), and John A. Marley (live-action); NA: Michael Goldsmith (animation), and Dave Pearce (live-action);
Presented by	UK: Rupert Degas and Lewis Macleod; NA: Jonathan Wilson and James Rankin;
Voices of	UK: Rupert Degas and Lewis Macleod; NA: Jonathan Wilson, James Rankin, and Jeff Lumby;
Theme music composer	Oliver Davis
Opening theme	"Skatoony"
Ending theme	"Skatoony" (Instrumental)
Composers	Bungalow 7 Productions; Glenn Barna (additional music);
Country of origin	United Kingdom; United States; Canada;
Original languages	English; French
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	39
Production
Executive producers	James Fox; UK: Annie Miles (for Talent TV Ltd.), and Finn Arnesen (for Cartoon Network Europe); NA: Mark J.W. Bishop and Matthew Hornburg (for Marblemedia); Athena Georgaklis and Alan Gregg (for Teletoon);
Producers	UK: Matt West, Kevin Narrainen, and James Fox; NA: Susan Edwards (TV series), Marilyn McAuley (animation), and Stephen J. Turnbull (supervising);
Production locations	UK: Camden and London; NA: Toronto (English version), and Montreal (French version); UAE: Dubai;
Cinematography	Kevin C. W. Wong (NA version)
Editors	UK: Kevin Narrainen; NA: Andrew Gurney (Season 1&3), and Michael Pierro (Season 2–3);
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	UK: Talent TV and Cartoon Network Europe; NA: Marblemedia and Smiley Guy Studios; UAE: Blink Studios;
Original release
Network	Cartoon Network UK
Release	October 6, 2006 –; November 20, 2008
Network	Teletoon/Télétoon
Release	October 28, 2010 –; April 14, 2013

Skatoony (stylized as SkatoonY) is a children's live action/animated game show, pitting live-action kids against cartoons. The series was co-produced by Talent TV and FremantleMedia Animation (for the British version), Blink Studios (for the Arabic version), and Marblemedia with Smiley Guy Studios (for the North American version). The series used to air on Cartoon Network in the UK until 2017, with new episodes airing every Friday until the series cancellation in 2008. Skatoony has also aired as re-runs in the UK on Boomerang and Cartoon Network Too until the channel itself closed down in 2014. The show aired on Starz Kids & Family in the US until 2019. Reruns were occasionally shown on Teletoon in Canada until August 5, 2017. It also aired on Boomerang in Australia and New Zealand.

The show is hosted by 'Chudd Chudders' (voiced by Rupert Degas in the UK, Jonathan Wilson in North America and 'The Earl' (voiced by Lewis MacLeod in the UK, James Rankin in North America).

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