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PAW Patrol is a Canadian animated television series created by Keith Chapman and produced by Spin Master Entertainment, with animation provided by Guru Studio. Nickelodeon holds airing rights to the series in various countries outside of Canada. It premiered on August 12, 2013.
Plot[]
The series focuses on Ryder, a ten-year-old boy who leads a team of rescue dogs consisting of six original members: Chase, Marshall, Skye, Rubble, Rocky and Zuma. The dogs have specific jobs to help them on rescue missions. The six usually report to their base, known as the Lookout, so that Ryder can explain the episode's problem to them. The team's most frequent caller is a marine biologist named Cap'n Turbot, who also serves as an occasional member of the PAW Patrol in the special episodes "Pups Save a Mer-Pup" and "Sea Patrol: Pups Save Puplantis". Other occasional members are the snow rescue pup Everest, the jungle rescue pup Tracker, and Ryder's robotic helper Robo-Dog.
Cast[]
- Main article: List of PAW Patrol characters
PAW Patrol main characters, as of Season 4, in their illustrated designs
Main[]
- Owen Mason (S1-S2), Elijha Hammill (S2-S3), Jaxon Mercey (S3-S6), Joey Nijem (S6-S7), Beckett Hipkiss (S7-S8) and Kai Harris (S8-present) as Ryder
- Tristan Samuel (S1), Max Calinescu (S2-S4), Justin Kelly (S5-S10) and Luke Dietz (S10-present) as Chase
- Gage Munroe (S1), Drew Davis (S2-S5), Lukas Engel (S6), Kingsley Marshall (S6-S8) and Christian Corrao (S8-present) as Marshall
- Kallan Holley (S1-S5) and Lilly Bartlam (S6-present) as Skye
- Stuart Ralston (S1-S2), Samuel Faraci (S3-S7) Jackson Reid (S7-present) as Rocky
- Devan Cohen (S1-S5), Keegan Hedley (S6-S8) Lucien Duncan-Reid (S8-present) as Rubble
- Emily Thorne (S1-S4), Carter Thorne (S4-S5), Shayle Simons (S6-S8) and Jordan Mazeral (S9-present) as Zuma
- Berkley Silverman as Everest
- David Lopez (S3-S7) and Mateo Carnovale (S8-present) as Tracker
- Tymika Tafari as Liberty
Supporting[]
- Ron Pardo as Cap'n Turbot, Mayor Humdinger and Farmer Al
- Deann Degruijter (S1-S7) and Kim Roberts (S7-present) as Mayor Goodway
- Peter Cugno as Francois Turbot
- Katherine Forrester as Katie
- Julie Lemieux as Cali
- Christian Distefano (S1-S5), Wyatt White (S5-S9) and Simon Webster (S9-present) as Alex Porter
- Blair Williams as Mr. Porter
- Hiromi Okuyama (S1) and Stephany Seki (S2-present) as Farmer Yumi
- Scott McCord as Jake
- Lucius Hoyos (S2), Jaiden Cannatelli (S3-S7), Diego Rieger (S7-S8) and Lucas Miranda (S9-present) as Carlos
- Daniel DeSanto (S3-S5) and Jonathan Malen (S5-present) as Daring Danny X
History/Development[]
Since Spin Master is a toy company, PAW Patrol was designed with merchandise in mind from the beginning. Spin Master revealed in a 2015 presentation that the concept for PAW Patrol originated in a prototype for a transforming truck toy.[1] (This truck idea would eventually become an integral part of the show; in the series, the PAW Patrol pups' doghouses transform into their rescue vehicles.) British TV producer Keith Chapman was approached by Spin Master to develop a franchise around the truck concept. Once one of Chapman's ideas was chosen, Spin Master began designing toys. Animation for the show, provided by Guru Studio, was being finalized by late 2012. Frank Falcone (the president of Guru Studio) revealed to Maclean's magazine in 2016 that his animators were skeptical of the "toyetic" concept of the show at first, but nonetheless signed on to produce it.[2]
In its country of origin, Canada, TVOntario partnered with Spin Master to air PAW Patrol. It was announced that Nickelodeon was selected as the United States broadcaster for PAW Patrol in April 2013. As a result of Nickelodeon and Spin Master's relationship, some international branches of Nick also show episodes of the series, but Spin Master remains the sole owner of the PAW Patrol property (and its merchandise licenser).
One of Spin Master's strategies for maintaining the series' longevity and introducing new merchandise is to introduce additional characters, locations and vehicles over PAW Patrol's run. For example, half-hour specials in seasons two and three introduced supporting characters Everest and Tracker. These recurring characters serve as occasional members of the PAW Patrol team in later episodes. Merchandise of Everest (the Husky), Tracker (the Potcake or Chihuahua) and their vehicles were made available following the premieres of each special.
Episodes[]
- Main article: PAW Patrol episode list
Home video releases[]
- Main article: PAW Patrol videography
Trivia[]
- The logo is similar to the T.U.F.F. Puppy logo.
- PAW Patrol is the second Nick Jr. show to reach its eighth season after Dora the Explorer.
- It is also the second Nick Jr. show to be adapted into a feature film after Dora.
- In 2021, PAW Patrol has been renewed for a ninth season, making it the first Nick Jr. show to go past eight seasons, thus it surpasses Dora as the longest running Nick Jr. show.
- However, because the PAW Patrol property is solely owned by Spin Master, Dora still holds the record as the longest running Nick Jr. original series.
Broadcast history[]
| Country | Channel |
|---|---|
 United States
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Nickelodeon (2013-present)
Nick Jr. (2013-present) |
 Canada
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 United Kingdom
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Channel 5 (Milkshake!) |
References[]
See also[]
External links[]
- Nickstory Archives: PAW Patrol
- Nickstory Jr. Archives: PAW Patrol
- PAW Patrol at NickJr.com
- PAW Patrol on Wikipedia
- PAW Patrol Wiki
| PAW Patrol | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Main characters | Ryder • Chase • Marshall • Skye • Rocky • Rubble • Zuma • Everest • Tracker • Liberty |
| Supporting characters | Cap'n Turbot • Robo-Dog • Mayor Goodway • Chickaletta • Francois Turbot • Alex Porter • Mr. Porter • Katie • Cali • Jake • Farmer Yumi • Farmer Al • Carlos • Daring Danny X • Mayor Humdinger • Kitten Catastrophe Crew • Meow-Meow | |
| Recurring characters | Julius and Julia Goodway • Otis Goodway • Ms. Marjorie • Princess of Barkingburg • Earl of Barkingburg • Sweetie • Sid Swashbuckle • Arrby • Harold Humdinger • Tuck and Ella • The Ladybird • The Copycat • Rex • Dr. Tammy Turbot • Taylor Turbot • Cat Pack (Wild, Rory, Shade and Leo) • Ruff-Ruff Pack (Hubcap, Dwayne and Gasket) • Claw • Sparks • Al • Coral • Moby • McSquidly • Junior Patrollers (Nano, Mini and Tot) • Roxi • Boomer • Frank | |
| Productions | PAW Patrol • Rubble & Crew • Episodes • Video releases • PAW Patrol: The Movie • PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie | |
| Nick Jr. originals | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1980s premieres | Pinwheel (reruns) • Eureeka's Castle | |
| 1990s premieres | Allegra's Window • Gullah Gullah Island • Blue's Clues • Binyah Binyah! • Little Bill | |
| 2000s premieres | Dora the Explorer • Oswald • Whoopi's Littleburg (specials) • Blue's Room • The Backyardigans • Go, Diego, Go! • Wonder Pets! • Ni Hao, Kai-Lan • The Fresh Beat Band | |
| 2010s premieres | Team Umizoomi • Bubble Guppies • Wallykazam! • Dora and Friends: Into the City! • Blaze and the Monster Machines • Fresh Beat Band of Spies • Shimmer and Shine • Nella the Princess Knight • Sunny Day • Zoofari • Butterbean's Café • Blue's Clues & You! | |
| 2020s premieres | Santiago of the Seas • Baby Shark's Big Show! • The BeatBuds, Let's Jam! • Face's Music Party • The Tiny Chef Show | |
| Upcoming shows | Bossy Bear • HexVet • Super Duper Bunny League | |
| See also | List of Nick Jr. original programming • List of programs broadcast by Noggin | |
| Current Nickelodeon programming | ||
|---|---|---|
| Current | SpongeBob SquarePants (since 1999) • PAW Patrol (since 2013) • Blaze and the Monster Machines (since 2014) • The Loud House (since 2016) • Are You Afraid of the Dark? (since 2019) • Blue's Clues & You! (since 2019) • Tyler Perry's Young Dylan (since 2020) • Danger Force (since 2020) • Nickelodeon's Unfiltered (since 2020) • Baby Shark's Big Show! (since 2020) • Tooned In (since 2021) • Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years (since 2022) • The Patrick Star Show (since 2021) • • The Smurfs (since 2021) • NFL Slimetime (since 2021) • That Girl lay Lay (since 2021) • Star Trek: Prodigy (since 2021) • Face's Music Party (since 2022) • Big Nate (since 2022) • The Tiny Chef Show (since 2022) • Monster High (since 2022) • Transformers: EarthSpark (since 2022) • The Twisted Timeline of Sammy & Raj (since 2023) • Rubble & Crew (since 2023) | |
| Current Nick Jr. Channel programming | ||
|---|---|---|
| Current | Team Umizoomi (since 2010) • Bubble Guppies (since 2011) • Peppa Pig (since 2011) • PAW Patrol (since 2013) • Blaze and the Monster Machines (since 2014) • Hey Duggee (since 2016) • Ryan's Mystery Playdate (since 2019) • Blue's Clues & You! (since 2019) • The Adventures of Paddington (since 2019) • Santiago of the Seas (since 2020) • Baby Shark's Big Show! (since 2020) • Face's Music Party (since 2022) • Kiri & Lou (since 2022) • The Tiny Chef Show (since 2022) Bossy Bear (since 2023) Gabby's Dollhouse (since 2023) | |