Pearlie
| Pearlie | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Wendy Harmer |
| Written by | Wendy Harmer Kim Thompson |
| Directed by |
Neil Affleck Mike Zarb |
| Voices of |
Marieve Herington Hélène Joy Nathan Stephenson Michelle Monteith Jonathan Wilson Fiona Reid David Berni Christian Potenza Neil Crone Stacey DePass |
| Theme music composer | Clive Harrison Wendy Harmer |
| Opening theme | "Magic in the City", performed by Louise Anton |
| Country of origin | Australia Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Cherrie Bottger Scott Dyer Doug Murphy Paul Robertson Donna Andrews Tim Brooke-Hurst |
| Producer(s) | Jocelyn Hamilton Tracey Dodokin Jennifer Hill Merle-Anne Ridley Rodney Whitham Wendy Harmer |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Sticky Pictures Nelvana |
| Release | |
| Original network |
YTV (Canada) Network Ten (Australia) |
| Picture format | 1080i (16:9 HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 19 September 2009 – 31 January 2011 |
Pearlie is a 2009 Australian/Canadian animated comedy series based on the children's book series Pearlie the Park Fairy by Wendy Harmer. Pearlie is a co-production between Australian children's television producer Sticky Pictures and Canadian animation house Nelvana. The series aired on Network Ten in Australia, YTV in Canada, Pop Girl in the United Kingdom, and airs ruruns on Qubo in the United States. Australian media distributor Madman Entertainment released five DVDs of Pearlie in 2010.
Pearlie is a park fairy appointed by Fairy Headquarters to keep Jubilee Park in order. She is full of over-the-top plans for parties and events for the park and its residents, and as she puts it, "everything has to be perfect" for whatever it is she's planning. She is assisted by Jasper, an elf who prefers to not do any real work. There is also Opal, an outback fairy from Australia sent to learn the ropes of park management from Pearlie.
Pearlie’s cousin Sapphire is jealous of Pearlie’s popularity in the fairy world and desperately wants her to be fired. With her assistant Ludwig, a common bat, Saphira sets out to spoil perky Pearlie’s day any way she can. Pearlie remains oblivious—always thinking the best of her cousin—while Opal and Jasper are aware of Sapphire's plans.
Appointed by Fairy Headquarters, Pearlie is a park fairy who keeps Jubilee Park in sparkling order. Her eyes are green, she has freckles, and her hair is light blonde with light turquoise highlights.
She is the protagonist of the series and she appears in all episodes. Pearlie is a do-gooder with a lot of compassion, kindness with a bubbly personality that is well liked amongst the inhabitants of Jublilee Park. She knows the Fairy Rules and follows them while warning others of "big persons" (humans) as fairies and elves cannot and shouldn't be seen by humans.
Pearlie is well meaning and has fun but of over-the-top plans and parties for the park and its residents and sometimes doesn't listen to her clients needs. Once she does slow down and listen, Pearlie sincerely apologizes changes the plans happily. Some of Pearlie's catchphrases are "stars and moonbeams", "hurley burley", "roots and twigs", and "buds and blossoms!"
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