Flying Rhino Junior High | |
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Starring |
Ashley Brown Tracey Moore Terry Hawkes Tracy Ryan Richard Binsley Ron Rubin Paul Haddad Len Carlson Lindsay Leese Catherine Gallant Eddie Glen |
Theme music composer | Pure West |
Opening theme | "Anything is Possible at Flying Rhino Junior High" |
Composer(s) | Pure West |
Country of origin | France Canada |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production company(s) | Big Daddy Productions Flying Rhinoceros, Inc. Neurones Animation STV Productions Nelvana Limited |
Release | |
Original network |
CBS Kidshow (U.S.) Teletoon (Canada) Scottish Television (UK) TF1 (France) |
Original release | October 3, 1998 – January 22, 2000 |
Flying Rhino Junior High is a French-Canadian animated television series produced by Neurones Animation, Nelvana Limited, and STV Productions. It originally aired from October 3, 1998 to January 22, 2000 on CBS Kidshow in the United States, Teletoon in Canada, and TF1 in France. Reruns used to be shown on Scottish Television in Scotland. Reruns moved to YTV in 2011. In the US, both seasons can be purchased as downloads from Amazon Video, and in Scotland the first season can be watched on YouTube.
The series revolved around four kids: Billy O' Toole, Marcus and Ruby Snarkis, and Lydia Lopez. The series' main antagonists are Earl P. Sidebottom, AKA The Phantom and his rat sidekick Ratticus. Earl is a boy genius who some time before the series' beginning got a "D" grade in shop class and retreated to the school's sub-basement boiler room in shame. In there, he built a supercomputer capable of altering reality, which he uses to cause chaos in the school as revenge, leaving the protagonists to stop him.
Voiced by: Ashley Brown
Billy is one of the main protagonists. He wears a red baseball cap with a B logo on it because he plays baseball.
Voiced by: Tracey Moore
Marcus is an African-Canadian boy who is Billy's best friend and his classmate. Marcus has a great knowledge of computers and has a mini-computer called a Megamind which helps him solve problems. His older sister is Ruby.
Voiced by: Tracy Ryan
Ruby is Marcus's older sister. She is sometimes hot-headed, but still cares for her friends. Her goal in life is to become an actress.
Voiced by: Terri Hawkes (who was also the show's voice director)
Lydia is a girl of Hispanic descent who is one of Billy's classmates. She is often shown wearing a green dress and her hair is tied into pigtails. She is considered the smartest girl in her grade level. Lydia is one of the brains of the protagonists as her knowledge helps them get out of traps.