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Best & Bester is a British-Finnish-Canadian animated television series, directed by Younes Otti and Anto Hallerin and produced by Gigglebug Entertainment, Eye Present and Nelvana.
The series began its broadcast in the United Kingdom on the Nickelodeon channel on September 3, 2022, and in Canada on the YTV channel on September 18 of the same year. Another start of its broadcast in the countries where it was produced, it was broadcast on the Nickelodeon channel in Australia and New Zealand on June 27, 2022; also, several episodes were broadcast for the first time on the Nickelodeon channel in Latin America, Nick Jr. in Italy, and the media streaming service OSN+ in the United Arab Emirates. In Israel, the series began its broadcast on the Nickelodeon channel on October 9, 2022. In Finland, the series is expected to be broadcast on the Yle TV2 channel on March 11, 2023, under the name "Eka & Helmi"; Also, the first 26 episodes of the series will be released on the same Time of day on the media stre aming service Yle Areena (PI).
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Genre | Comedy TV series |
Created by | Yones Oti, Anto Harlin |
Voices of | |
Opening theme | "Best & Bester Main Title Theme" |
Ending theme | "Best & Bester End Credit Theme" |
Country of origin | United Kingdom Finland Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production companies | Eye Present Gigglebug Entertainment Nelvana |
Original release | |
Network | Nickelodeon |
Release | June 27, 2022 present | –
Premise
[edit]Best & Bester, twins in a town called Betterville, have a unique ability to choose a new body, their friend and their neighbors. Thus, they can experience their lives in a completely different way.
Characters
[edit]- Best - Pink Crown, Buster's brother
- Bester - Green-heart, Best's sister. Bester has a fear of camels.
- Grumpy Pants - Brown pants with glasses, Best and Bester's neighbor who hates them.
- Flip Flop - Best and Bester's best friend who runs a liquor stand.
Voices
[edit]Voices | Characters |
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Rupert Simonian | Best |
Kathryn Drysdale | Bester |
Bill Bailey | Grumpy Pants |
Kosha Engler | Flip Flop |
Joseph Balderrama | Diamondo |
Akiya Henry | Rocky |
Harriet Carmichael | Toot |
Pearl Mackie | Grafifi |
Brian Blessed | Shouty Shirt |
Ako Mitchell | Tex Pecks |
Series overview
[edit]Season | Episodes | Segments | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 26 | 51 | June 27, 2022 | January 3, 2023 |
Episodes
[edit]No. | Title | Written by | Storyboard by | Original air date | Prod. code | Viewers (millions) | |||||
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1 | "Cactus Sitting" | Andrew Barnett Jones & Claran Murtagh | TBA | June 27, 2022 | 101 | TBA | |||||
"Disaster of Hole 2" | |||||||||||
"Cactus Sitting": Best & Bester keep Grumpy Pants's cactus. "Disaster of Hole 2": Best & Bester want to leave work early to watch the season finale of their favorite series. | |||||||||||
2 | "Get the Hump" | Andrew Barnett Jones & Aidan O'Donovan | TBA | June 28, 2022 | 102 | TBA | |||||
"Sing for Your Supper" | |||||||||||
"Get the Hump": Bester is determined to win the dance competition at Diamondo's party, but she will have to overcome her biggest fear. "Sing for Your Supper": Best & Bester are suspended from their workplace and are looking for a new way to make money. | |||||||||||
3 | "The Big Game" | Andrew Barnett Jones & Alex Collier | TBA | June 29, 2022 | 103 | TBA | |||||
"Get Your Skate On" | |||||||||||
"The Big Game": Bester wants to watch the grand final. Best wants to predict every move of the players and control the results. "Get Your Skate On": Best & Bester wants to help Grafifi advertise its bike repair shop. | |||||||||||
4 | "Get Shirty" | Andrew Barnett Jones | TBA | June 30, 2022 | 104 | TBA | |||||
"This Solves Nothing" | |||||||||||
5 | "Rock-a-Bye Besty" | Andrew Barnett Jones & Ciaran Murtagh | TBA | July 1, 2022 | 105 | TBA | |||||
"Shake or Brake" | |||||||||||
6 | "Tenta-Flakes" | Andrew Barnett Jones & Ciaran Murtagh | TBA | July 4, 2022 | 106 | TBA | |||||
"Boss Level" | |||||||||||
7 | "Stage Struck" | Andrew Barnett Jones & Ciaran Murtagh | TBA | July 5, 2022 | 107 | TBA | |||||
"Ball Count" | |||||||||||
8 | "Bucket Pants" | Alex Collier, Andrew Barnett Jones & Ciaran Murtagh | TBA | July 6, 2022 | 108 | TBA | |||||
"A Best Too Far" | |||||||||||
9 | "Spoiler Alert" | Shane Langan & Amy Stephenson | TBA | July 7, 2022 | 109 | TBA | |||||
"Something Fishy" | Andrew Barnett Jones & Ciaran Murtagh | ||||||||||
10 | "Fair Share" | Hannah George | TBA | July 8, 2022 | 110 | TBA | |||||
"Power Plant" | |||||||||||
11 | "Best Fwends" | Shane Langan & Amy Stephenson | TBA | July 11, 2022 | 111 | TBA | |||||
12 | "Bad Eggs" | Andrew Barnett Jones & Ciaran Murtagh | TBA | July 12, 2022 | 112 | TBA | |||||
"Out of Bounds" | |||||||||||
13 | "Robo Stomp" | Andrew Barnett Jones & Ciaran Murtagh | TBA | July 13, 2023 | 113 | TBA | |||||
"Wood You?" | |||||||||||
14 | "Chess-a-pult" | Andrew Barnett Jones | TBA | December 17, 2022 | 114 | TBA | |||||
"Smart & Smarter" | |||||||||||
15 | "Mugshot" | Andrew Barnett Jones | TBA | December 23, 2022 | 115 | TBA | |||||
"Taken to the Cleaners" | |||||||||||
16 | "In the Sky With Diamondo" | Isabel Fay & Andrew Barnett Jones | TBA | November 5, 2022 | 116 | TBA | |||||
"Best Buddies" | |||||||||||
17 | "Donut Disturb" | Andrew Barnett Jones | TBA | November 12, 2022 | 117 | TBA | |||||
"The Cursed Amulet" | |||||||||||
18 | "That's So Cupid" | Andrew Barnett Jones | TBA | November 19, 2022 | 118 | TBA | |||||
"Buddy Odour" | |||||||||||
19 | "Fight or Flight" | Andrew Barnett Jones | TBA | November 26, 2022 | 119 | TBA | |||||
"Employee of the Month" | |||||||||||
"Fight or Flight": Best and Buster are very excited about their flight, but when they get to the airport they run into problems. "Employee of the Month": Best and Best are competing for the title of "Outstanding Employee of the Month" | |||||||||||
20 | "Stuck Inside" | Andrew Barnett Jones | TBA | December 3, 2022 | 120 | TBA | |||||
"Long Overdue" | December 10, 2022 | ||||||||||
"Stuck Inside": While Best and Rocky are putting together a puzzle, Rocky accidentally swallows the last piece of the puzzle. "Long Overdue": Best learns an important lesson about honesty and taking responsibility. | |||||||||||
21 | "Animal Hearts" | Andrew Barnett Jones | TBA | December 17, 2022 | 121 | TBA | |||||
"Beast & Beaster" | December 24, 2022 | ||||||||||
"Animal Hearts": Best and Bester get to visit the studio where Bester's favorite telenovela is filmed. "Beast & Beaster": The sequel to "The Monster of Butterville" is released and it manages to drive the whole town crazy. | |||||||||||
22 | "Rocky the Vote" | Andrew Barnett Jones | TBA | December 30, 2022 | 122 | TBA | |||||
"One-Star Hotel" | |||||||||||
"Rocky the Vote": Today is the day a new president will be elected to lead the Betterville Book Club. "One-Star Hotel": Best and bester get to host in their modest apartment the star of Bester's favorite show - Hard Nose | |||||||||||
23 | "That Sinkhole Feeling" | Andrew Barnett Jones | TBA | December 31, 2022 | 123 | TBA | |||||
"Like a Brother" | |||||||||||
"That Sinkhole Feeling": Best and Bester help Malcolm, the site manager of the Big Sinkhole, they help him by attracting more visitors to the Big Sinkhole site. "Like a Brother": Best and Buster learn at the end of the day that there is nothing like family | |||||||||||
24 | "Funny Money" | Andrew Barnett Jones | TBA | December 26, 2022 | 124 | TBA | |||||
"Shaking Bad" | |||||||||||
"Funny Money": Best and Bester learn the hard way that "easy money" is not necessarily worth more. "Shaking Bad": When Best and Flip Flop are in such a big fight over who has the tastier smoothie, Best learns a very important lesson about best friendship. | |||||||||||
25 | "Pulling Power" | Andrew Barnett Jones | TBA | December 26, 2022 | 125 | TBA | |||||
"Home Security" | |||||||||||
"Pulling Power": Best gets to meet his favorite author and present him with a new story idea. "Home Security": Best and Buster guard Diamondo's mansion while he's on vacation. | |||||||||||
26 | "One Better Day" | Andrew Barnett Jones | TBA | January 3, 2023 | 126 | TBA | |||||
All the residents of Betterville gather together to celebrate "One Better Day". |