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A promotional poster depicting the main characters; from left to right: Laney, Corey, Kin and Kon.
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Genre | Comedy |
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Country of origin | Canada |
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No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 26 (52 shorts) (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 22 minutes (11 minutes per short) |
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Distributor | FremantleMedia |
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Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
Audio format | Surround |
First shown in | United States |
Original release | June 10, 2013 | – April 12, 2015
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Grojband is a Canadian animated series developed by Fresh TV and distributed by FremantleMedia, Ltd. (FME). The series is created and co-directed by Todd Kauffman (co-creator of Sidekick) and Mark Thornton. Executive Producers are Tom McGillis, Jennifer Pertsch, creators of the hit animated reality franchise Total Drama. It is geared toward children ages 6 to 11. The series premiered on June 10, 2013 in the United States and on September 5, 2013 in Canada.
Grojband follows an indie rock band formed by Corey and his three best friends, Laney and twin brothers Kin and Kon, as they work to propel their garage band to international stardom. When they don't have the lyrics, Corey and his friends get Trina, Corey's sister, into an emotional mode to write entries in her diary that Corey can use for lyrical inspiration, so that Corey and his friends can perform a perfect song.
The Newmans are a gender-reversed doppelgänger band to Grojband. The voice actors are the same as the original Grojband
Grojband consists of 26 episodes (52 segments).
In the United States, the series first aired on June 10, 2013 on Cartoon Network and June 25, 2013 on Boomerang. The second half was released online on March 31, 2014, and were shown on Boomerang from February 23, 2015 to April 12, 2015. In Canada, it debuted on September 5, 2013 on Teletoon and Télétoon.Grojband debuted on February 10, 2014 on ABC3 in Australia and in April 2014 on Pop in the United Kingdom. The show started airing on April 7, 2014 on Cartoon Network in Africa.