SIDEKICK – NEW SERIES

Premieres: Saturday, September 11 at 10:30 a.m.

Produced in Canada by Nelvana Studio, this animated series follows young orphan Eric Neddles who lives in Sidekick, an animated world filled with superheroes and super villains. On the day Eric was to begin sidekicking for the greatest superhero of all time, Maxum Man, Maxum went missing – leaving this rookie with the task of making the world think that Maxum is still on the job. Since sidekicks aren’t good enough to be superheroes, Eric and his second stringer friends are always given the worst jobs, which mean they’re going to be the first projectiles thrown.

BABAR AND THE ADVENTURES OF BADOU – NEW SERIES

Premieres: Monday, November 22 at 11 a.m.

A new CGI animated series produced by Nelvana Studio and TeamTO, Babar and the Adventures of Badou follows eight-year-old Badou and his famous grandfather Babar. Scheduled in YTV’s Playtime block, Badou has an appetite for adventure and a tendency to get caught in some tricky situations along with his colourful friends Chiku the monkey and Zawadi, the zebra. Navigating the ups and downs of growing up in Celesteville’s royal palace, Badou never forgets that King Babar will always be there to offer guidance and support.

From Bill Harris of QMI Agency:

• Kids considering another Death
  “Bruce McCulloch of Kids in the Hall says the Canadian comedy troupe at least is considering doing another installment of its recent mini-series, Death Comes to Town.” Read more.

10 p.m. – COMEDY NOW! – “JP Mass” – NEW EPISODE

Vancouver-born comedian JP Mass has been called the influencer for many west coast comedians from the ‘90s. Mass tries to avoid punch-line comedy by focusing on real issues such as smoking, drugs, diets and computers. Mass’ thought-provoking comedy speaks to the human condition, leaving audiences in deep thought about themselves and each other. Mass has performed on CBC Radio’s “The Debaters” and on the stages of Yuk Yuk’s.