Futz!

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title: "Futz!" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["canadian-children's-animated-comedy-television-series", "teletoon-original-programming", "2000s-canadian-animated-comedy-television-series", "2000s-canadian-children's-television-series", "television-series-by-9-story-media-group", "2007-canadian-television-series-debuts", "2008-canadian-television-series-endings", "canadian-flash-animated-television-series", "canadian-english-language-television-shows", "animated-television-series-without-speech"] topic_path: "geography/canada" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futz!" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
image	Futz!.jpg
genre	Comedy
creator	Vadim Kapridov
director	Vadim Kapridov
composer	Doug Pennock
country	Canada
language	{{Plainlist
num_episodes	26
runtime	3 minutes
company	9 Story Entertainment
channel	Teletoon
first_aired
last_aired
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Episodes

The show consists of 26 episodes of 3 minutes each. Australian airdates are provided for ABC1 or ABC2 depending on the episode; repeats of the series have also aired on ABC3. Episodes are provided in the Canadian order.

Production

The series is based on a web animation that appeared on United Feature Syndicate's website, Comics.com, where they posted a series of Flash cartoons called Mr. Futz in 2001. It was later picked up for television, with development beginning in 2002, with production commencing in December 2006 and ending on schedule in September 2007.

Original plans for the series called for full scripts with dialogue, including unproduced episodes written by Andrew Nicholls and Darrell Vickers.

Broadcast

Futz! was first shown on Teletoon as a sneak preview on August 24, 2007. The series began airing regularly on September 3, 2007, It also aired in Australia on ABC from April 14, 2008 to October 20, 2008 and was set to air on several other channels worldwide. On Teletoon, it has aired as an interstitial program following movies presented on the channel.

Reception

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Year	Association	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.	2008
Gemini Awards	Best Direction in an Animated Program or Series	Vadim Kapridov
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