Mr. Meaty was a Canadian children’s television series, broadcast on the CBC channel in Canada and Nickelodeon in the United States. It was issued on Nicktoons on 10 March 2007, according to an announcement on this channel, and ended on May 23 of 2009.
In the series, there are puppets who work in a fast-food restaurant called “Mr. Meaty” (a parody of McDonald’s, Burger King and Carl’s Jr. ) located within the city of Scaunchboro (name based on the city of Scaborough in Ontario ).
The series began at the same time as a series of shorts offered on CBC. A short pilot was issued on December 30 of 2005 on Nickelodeon. On 22 September 2006, the series began airing two short episodes. The original shorts can still be found on iTunes and TurboNick. In the month of August and September of 2006 Sr.Meaty, she appeared on the cover of Nickelodeon Magazine. On Friday, April 20 of 2007, he premiered the first episode on Nickelodeon Latin America.
Mr. Meaty: The series takes place inside the Scaunchboro Shopping Center, where Josh and Parker work, as a cashier and cook respectively, for Mr. Meaty, a fast-food chain that was founded by Edward Carny in the early 1900s and which is It has become one of the main chains at the international level. Real-world rules do not apply to this restaurant, which implies that anything can happen.
Despite their good intentions and their “great” ideas, the boys often end up losing control of the situation, which generates a series of troubles and entanglements that forces them to figure out how to solve them.
Synopsis:
Mr. Meaty is a fun comedy starring Josh Redgrove and Parker Dinkleman, two teen puppets who work as a cashier and cook for Mr. Meaty, one of the world’s leading fast-food chains. Real-world rules don’t apply to this diner, which means anything can happen. Despite good intentions and brilliant ideas, the boys always end up losing control of the situation and getting into trouble.
Josh and Parker are a couple of teens who are looking for a job that would give them a big salary. They finally find a job at a fast-food joint called Mr. Meaty.
The owner of the restaurant, Wink, teaches them about the restaurant, such as that it is the ninth-best fast-food chain in the world, and that he is the descendant of the founder of Mr. Meaty, Mr. Carny, who had disappeared more than 100 years. When Josh and Parker sort the boxes from the warehouse, they accidentally find a frozen capsule.
Parker says it’s a portable toilet and approaches her, where she sees a frozen man. Josh freaks out and the two sneak up on the “dead” to unfreeze him without Wink noticing. Wink realizes what they are doing and discovers that it is his missing ancestor, Mr. Carny, who gets up, waking up from his eternal sleep.
Characters:
- Josh Redgrove
It’s Mr. Meaty’s cashier. Josh has a reputation for shooting girls, even though most of the women he talks to don’t have a crush on him. He has a great aversion to his job, and his dream is to make a horror movie with his friend Parker. He refers to the name of Josh Nichols.
He’s a 16-year-old who has just become a nice guy. Her main interests at the moment are girls and the indie-punk style. His charm is starting to catch the girls’ attention and he doesn’t miss an opportunity to enjoy his cool look! His biggest goal is to escape his family’s mediocre and low-class fate.
Josh appears to be carefree and pessimistic, but in reality, he is a dreamer. He wants to be famous and successful at any price. His greatest desire is to be a famous film director or a rock star, which he can achieve with the help of his friend Parker. His voice and manipulation is Jamie Shanon
- Parker Dinkleman
He is Mr. Meaty’s cook. He has a weight problem, explaining why he is sometimes called “Porker”. He hates this nickname, as directed by the fries they tie. Josh describes it as having ” flatulence “. Parker loves his job. He refers to the name Drake Parker.
He is a 15 year old boy who lives in a world of children’s fantasies and is unable to cope with the reality of a teenager. He does not accept that he is no longer an 8 year old child. He’s a little naughty, overprotected (he’s an only child) and insecure, but he’s also the most sensitive young man in the world.
He would follow Josh through any of his revolutions and face any consequences for his team. His loyalty to Josh is only affected by two reasons: his friend’s distraction from women and the fact that Josh always wants to rule him.
He also dreams of being a famous film director thanks to the launch of Zombie Ninjas and to take revenge on all the kids who make fun of him in high school.
- Doug
It’s a security guard. He has macho attitudes and is dedicated to his work.
- Edward
He’s the owner of Mr. Meaty. His voice comes from Bill Flynn.
- Mr. Wink
He’s an electrician. His voice is Troy Baker.
- Ashley
This girl has her two best friends: Ashley 2 and Brittany. They form a trio of friendship, never inseparable. She hates Josh.
- Ashley 2
As you already know, a copy of Ashley.
- Brittany
She completes the trio, formed by Ashley and Ashley 2.
- Gord
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- Ken
He’s Josh’s older brother. So Josh becomes a victim of bullying because of his boring brother.
- Darry
He is Ken’s companion, and of course, his favorite follower.
Episodes:
The series was canceled in 2007, in the United States, and in 2008, in Latin America, as it was considered of very little success and preference by the public, having only 20 episodes in 2 short seasons. In addition to being canceled due to its lack of success for the parents of the children who saw it, they thought it was very disturbing.
Series overview
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||||
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First aired | Last aired | Network | ||||
Pilot | December 30, 2005 | Nickelodeon | ||||
1 | 12 | 10 | September 22, 2006 | December 9, 2006 | ||
2 | March 10, 2007 | March 17, 2007 | Nicktoons | |||
2 | 8 | December 6, 2008 | May 23, 2009 |
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