Summer Camp Island

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Summer Camp Island
Genre
Created by Julia Pott
Directed by
Voices of
Theme music composer
Opening theme "Summer Camp Island" performed by Oona Laurence and (sometimes) Seo Kim[2][3]
Composer(s)
  • John Enroth
  • Albert Fox
  • Mark Mothersbaugh
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 40 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s)
Running time 11 minutes
Production company(s) Cartoon Network Studios
Distributor Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network Cartoon Network
Picture format 1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Audio format 5.1 Surround Sound
Original release July 7, 2018 (2018-07-07) –
present

Summer Camp Island is an American animated television series created for Cartoon Network by Julia Pott, former animator and story/staff writer on Adventure Time, as well as creator of the MTV Liquid Television Online short Valentine's Day Card. It was first announced in January 2017 and later had been shopped around at different festivals including Sundance.[4]

Summer Camp Island details the adventures of Oscar and Hedgehog, both of whom are attending the titular Summer Camp Island. It premiered on July 7, 2018, with a 48-hour marathon consisting of the first 20 episodes running over an entire weekend, on both Cartoon Network and Boomerang. At San Diego Comic-Con 2018, Julia Pott announced that the rest of the first season would premiere in late 2018 on Cartoon Network with another 20 episodes. Those episodes ended up being pushed to 2019, and on May 20, 2019, it was announced that the episodes would premiere on June 23, 2019.[5]

At San Diego Comic-Con 2019, Julia Pott announced that the series had been renewed for a second season.

Synopsis

Set in a world of anthropomorphic animals, Summer Camp Island follows two childhood best friends Oscar Peltzer, an elephant, and Hedgehog, a mammal of the same name, who are dropped off at a magical summer camp. The camp is a host to many bizarre occurrences, such as camp counselors who are popular girl witches, horses that transform into unicorns, talking sharks, yetis, haunted cabins, post-it notes that lead to other dimensions, and nosey monsters that live under the bed. Oscar and Hedgehog must contend with these out-of-place events and make their stay at camp worthwhile.[6][7]

Characters

Main

  • Oscar Peltzer (voiced by Justin Felbinger in the pilot and Elliott Smith (episodes 1-38); Asher Bishop (episode 39-present) in the series), an 11 year old anthropomorphic elephant who is best friends with Hedgehog. Oscar tends to be socially awkward and slightly uncomfortable with his new surroundings. However, when he sets his mind to something, he will become determined to perform any task or complete any objective. He has a strong connection to Hedgehog to the point that if she disappeared or something happened to her, he becomes inconsolable, though he does learn to work without her. He believes in order and will do anything to outsmart or outdo Susie, the main antagonist. He lives in New Jersey.
  • Hedgehog (voiced by Ashley Boettcher in the pilot and Oona Laurence in the series) an 11 year old anthropomorphic hedgehog who is best friends with Oscar. She is the more level-headed and logical of the two. She mostly wants to help Oscar out of his comfort zone, but also wants to outdo Susie. Due to the events of "Hedgehog Werewolf", Hedgehog transforms into a werewolf at the full moon. She has a crush on Max. She lives in New Jersey. After the events of "Spell Crushers", she finally gets her magic wand from Betsy after she passed her Witch Final Exams, but at the episode "The Library", it got confiscated by Susie after she sees her using magic spells with it. Hedgehog enjoys playing music, radio show hosting, science and spells throughout episodes.
  • Susie McCallister (voiced by Julia Pott), an anthropomorphic cat, a witch and lead camp counselor. She can be mean and condescending to the campers at times. Deep down, she does display some responsible and sympathetic behavior, but would rather be rude to the campers. Despite looking and acting as a fifteen-year-old, the episode "Fuzzy Pink Time Babies" indicates that she is at least around 150 years old. She loves to tease and torment Oscar and Hedgehog whenever she gets the chance to do it, especially Oscar.
  • Alice Fefferman (voiced by Charlyne Yi), an anthropomorphic elephant, a witch and one of the camp's counselors and the most powerful of the three. She serves as Susie's right-hand woman but generally is not as mean to the campers as Susie is. She is very commanding however, and would rather turn everything around her cute just to please her.
  • Betsy Spellman (voiced by Nikki Castillo), an anthropomorphic horse, a witch and one of the camp's counselors. She appears to be the kindest and most down-to-earth of the witches and seems to clash with Susie at times. It is revealed in "Hedgehog Werewolf" that she herself is a werewolf, something she keeps secret from everyone except Hedgehog. She also teaches Hedgehog the ways of magic in secret especially from Susie.
  • Max (voiced by Thomas Vaethroeder in the pilot, and Ramone Hamilton in the series), an anthropomorphic bat. He is a fun-loving, wily, and also helpful kid who likes to enjoy the company of Oscar and Hedgehog. However, in the pilot he shows a more aggressive attitude towards Oscar, seeing him as somewhat of a nuisance. Everyone appears to think he is cool because of his backwards cap.

Supporting

  • Pajamas (voiced by Anna Strupinsky [Pilot] and Naomi Hansen [Series][8]), a pair of sentient pajamas owned by Oscar.
  • Pepper Corn (voiced by Sam Lavagnino), an anthropomorphic panda normally seen with his security blanket. He has a somewhat neurotic personality at times.
  • Lucy Thompson (voiced by Indie Nameth), an anthropomorphic aardvark. She lives in Manhattan and is very independent. She is unaware of the fact that her mother's letters are actually from Susie. She has a crush on Oscar.
  • Oliver (voiced by Andre Robinson), an anthropomorphic dog who is musically gifted.
  • Alexa Mongello (voiced by Alexa Nisenson), an anthropomorphic giraffe.
  • Lem Mongello (voiced by Daphne Thomas), an anthropomorphic giraffe and Alexa's younger sister.
  • Dr. P. Shark (voiced by Judd Hirsch [Pilot] and Richard Kind [Series]), an anthropomorphic talking shark who lives in the pool by Oscar's cabin. He is revealed to be a therapist.
  • Barb (voiced by Whoopi Goldberg), an hard working elf and friend to Oscar and Hedgehog.
  • Howard (voiced by Mike Birbiglia), a grey monster with glasses who inhabits the island. He is friends with Oscar and the other campers.
  • Ava (voiced by Fortune Feimster), a spotted monster who inhabits the island.
  • Mortimer (voiced by Bobby Moynihan), a blueish grey monster who inhabits the island.
  • Blanche (voiced by Alia Shawkat), a brown horned monster who inhabits the island.
  • Melvin (voiced by Bobby Moynihan), a small orange monster who inhabits the island.
  • Margot (voiced by Kimiko Glenn), a purple winged monster who inhabits the island.
  • Freddie (voiced by Cole Sanchez), an infant blue monster who inhabits the island.
  • The Sun (voiced by Melanie Lynskey), a New Zealand accented sun who is indifferent to those around her.
  • The Moon (voiced by Cedric the Entertainer), the friendly moon who is friends with Oscar and Hedgehog.
  • Monster Under the Bed (voiced by Judd Hirsch [Pilot] and Alfred Molina [Series]), a monster who resides under Hedgehog's bed.
  • Sue Peltzer (voiced by Kathleen Wilhoite), an anthropomorphic elephant and Oscar's mother.
  • Andy Peltzer (voiced by Alfred Molina), an anthropomorphic elephant and Oscar's father.
  • Saxophone (voiced by Elijah Wood), an adolescent yeti.
  • Puddle (voiced by Ethan Maher), an alien who is in love with the king of his planet. They later become a couple.
  • The King (voiced by Sam Lavagnino), Puddle's boyfriend.
  • Ghost the Boy (voiced by Caleb McLaughlin), a ghost and Betsy's ex-boyfriend. His parents are a male same-sex couple.
  • Cinnamon Raisin Toast (voiced by Alia Shawkat), a piece of cinnamon raisin toast who studies journalism.
  • Popular Banana Split (voiced by Nat Faxon), a jock banana split.
  • Jimjams (voiced by Bobby Moynihan), Susie's old pajamas who lives as her roommate.
  • Ramona (voiced by Lesley Nicol), Susie's elderly friend who lives in between time.
  • The Werewolf Queen (voiced by Lorraine Bracco), a tiny gray wolf cub who is in reality the leader of the island's werewolf population. After Hedgehog saved her, she bit Hedgehog as a way to say thanks.

Production

This is the second original Cartoon Network series to be solely created by a woman, the first being Steven Universe, which was created by Rebecca Sugar.[9]

Episodes

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Main article: List of Summer Camp Island episodes

List of Summer Camp Island episodes

Broadcast

The show's premiere marathon also happened on Cartoon Network's sister channel Boomerang on July 7, 2018.[10] The marathon ended on July 9, 2018, at 6:00 AM. The show's premiere marathon also occurred on Teletoon on August 13, 2018. On Cartoon Network Australia and New Zealand, a sneak peek of the series was broadcast on December 15, 2018.[11][12] It premiered on Cartoon Network Southeast Asia/Philippines on January 25, 2019. The show premiered on Cartoon Network UK on March 4, 2019.[13]

  • United States The show premiered on Cartoon Network and Boomerang as a marathon on July 7, 2018 until July 9, 2018.
  • Canada Teletoon also premiered the show as a marathon on August 13, 2018.
  • Mexico/Brazil The show premiered in Latin America on August 18, 2018. The second part of the season 1 premiered on September 2, 2019
  • The show premiered on Cartoon Network MENA on October 28, 2018.
  • Germany The show premiered on December 1, 2018.
  • The show premiered on Cartoon Network CEE on December 10, 2018.
  • Australia/New Zealand The show premiered on January 18, 2019.
  • Spain/Portugal The show premiered on Boing (Spain) and Cartoon Network (Portugal) on January 19, 2019. The second part of the season 1 premiered on July 6, 2019.
  • Taiwan/Philippines/Southeast Asia: The show premiered on January 25, 2019.
  • United Kingdom/Republic of Ireland The show premiered on Cartoon Network UK and Boomerang on March 4, 2019. The second part of the season 1 premiered on July 2019.
  • Italy The show premiered on April 6, 2019.
  • Hong Kong The show premiered on TVB Jade on July 2019.
  • France The show premiered on September 2, 2019 with the title "La Colo Magique".

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result
2016 AFI Fest Animated Short Special Jury Mention Julia Pott (for "Pilot") Won
Animated Short Film Nominated
2017 Florida Film Festival Best Short Film Won
Provincetown International Film Festival Best Animated Short Won
San Francisco International Film Festival Best Family Film Won
Best Animated Short Nominated
Sundance Film Festival N/A Nominated
SXSW Film Festival Animated Short Nominated
2018 Common Sense Media Common Sense Seal Summer Camp Island Won[14]

References

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