Three Delivery

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creator	Larry Schwarz
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Action
Adventure
Martial arts | runtime = 22 minutes | executive_producer = {{plainlist |
Gene Fowler
Nikki Hilton
Andrew Dunn
François Trudel
Larry Schwarz
Chris Faucci
Doug Maclennan | producer = {{plainlist |
Robbie Anderson
Doug Little
Amy Feldman | company = | creator = Larry Schwarz | director = | starring = {{Plainlist|
Stephanie Sheh
Robby Duncan Sharpe
Johnny Yong Bosch
Nancy Wu
Michael Alston Baley
David Chen | open_theme = Delivery by Ten Minute Turns | composer = {{plainlist |
Ten Minute Turns
John Angier | country = | num_seasons = 1 | num_episodes = 26 | list_episodes = | network = {{plainlist |
Nicktoons (United States)
YTV (Canada) | first_aired = | last_aired = | related =

Three Delivery (also known as Chop Suey Trio) is an animated television series inspired by kung-fu movies. It was created by Larry Schwarz, who also created similar series, Kappa Mikey and Speed Racer: The Next Generation. It is a collaboration between Animation Collective in Manhattan, New York and the now-defunct Fatkat in Miramichi, New Brunswick as their last project. The show premiered on Nicktoons in the United States, and YTV in Canada on June 27, 2008. An episode of Three Delivery was first shown at the New York Comic Con 2008, on April 19, 2008. The show was broadcast on CBBC in the UK beginning on February 21, 2009 and on Once TV in Mexico.

Synopsis

Luckily, three teenage heroes, skilled in kung-fu, have been trained to stop him. When orphans Sue, Sid and Tobey were recruited by Nana to make deliveries for Wu's Garden Chinese restaurant, they saw it as a way to move out of the orphanage and have a chance to ride cool bikes. Little did they know then, that they would be locked in a battle against evil for the fate of the world. On top of everyday teenage problems, the heroes must track down every last magic recipe – and shut down Kong Li for good.|Three Delivery Official Website|Defunct}}

Characters

Sue Yee (Stephanie Sheh): a tough girl dedicated to her friends and family. Despite some sibling rivalry, she and her older brother Sid will do anything to protect each other. Sue won't admit it, but she has a crush on Barney.
Sid Yee (Johnny Yong Bosch): a cool and composed boy with a razor sharp wit and an interest in music. He is Sue's older brother and takes his duties as one of Chinatown's protectors seriously.
Tobey Li (Robby Duncan Sharpe): a boy with a big heart and stomach and a bigger sense of humour, in spite of his dark past. Despite his constant joking around, he loves being a superhero and will protect his friends no matter what.
Nana (Nancy Wu): a kind but tough old lady who is the guardian of the magic cookbook and the most formidable defence against Kong Li; she's an expert in both magic and martial arts. She takes in Sue, Sid, and Tobey and trains them to defend Chinatown against Kong Li. Her real name is Mei Wa and she's Mr. Wu's mother, and Barney's grandmother.
Mr. Calvin Wu (Michael Alston Baley): the proud and boastful owner of Wu's Garden Restaurant, where Sue, Sid, and Tobey are employed as delivery people. While he yells at his employees often for slacking off and subjects them to trying his new and unusual recipes, Mr. Wu actually has a good heart.
Barney Wu (David Chen): Calvin's son who has his head in the clouds and his hands in a dirty sink so often that he doesn't notice Tobey, Sid, and Sue have been protecting Chinatown. Like his father, he has strange ideas, but a good heart.
Kong Li (Lex Woutas): a former martial arts student who became a cruel and ambitious magician who will stop at nothing to obtain the magic cookbook. For now, he remains trapped within the barrier around Chinatown.
Eugene (Jamie McGonnigal): Sue, Sid and Tobey's science nerd classmate and friend.
Eunice (Annice Moriarty): A spoiled rich girl who may be rude and stuck-up at times but is nonetheless kind-hearted. She once mispronounced the name of Wu's Garden in one episode ("Shape Shifter"), calling it "Wonk's Garden". She also mentions her rich dad a couple of times. She only appeared in 2 episodes.

Production

Animation Collective partnered with FatKat to guarantee more fluid, traditional-style 2D animation not usually found in Flash shows. The backgrounds are also painted in Flash. Schwarz was drawn to the premise, saying that he used to live near Manhattan's Chinatown himself and that this show would reflect some of his personal experiences. Art director and former director Alan Foreman designed the visual style of the show, which he compares to a living graphic novel. He also performs the vocals for the theme song and contributes to the score, with his New York-based, indie-rock band Ten Minute Turns.

Promotion for the show began with the studio making 11 two-minute original adventures for mobile phones in 2007, which also gave the studio an exercise in working with the new characters in preparation for the series. Three of them first aired on May 2, 2008 on Nicktoons Network during the premiere of Speed Racer: The Next Generation during commercials. Some of the clips are named "A Silver Tongue is fine, but Silence is Golden", "Two Heads Are Not Always Better than One", and "Out of Sight? You're Out of your Mind!", after each of the fortune cookie fortunes that appear at the beginning of every short. The last eight were to be broadcast in 2009.

Episodes

Shorts (2008)

Series 1 (2008–09)

Season one began on June 27, 2008 on Nicktoons Network and ended on June 28, 2009.

| EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = I Feel the Earth Move | WrittenBy = Adeline Colangelo, Kim Holmes | OriginalAirDate = | ProdCode = 101 | ShortSummary = When mysterious earthquakes threaten the streets of Chinatown, Sue, Sid, and Tobey discover that they are connected to an old well downtown. When their mentor Nana learns that the evil sorcerer Kong Li is attempting to awaken an ancient dragon sleeping under Chinatown with the "Di Xia Spicy Noodle Recipe," it takes some ingenuity and bravery to stop Kong Li from breaking the barrier around Chinatown and escaping.

Recipe Obtained: The Di Xia Spicy Noodle Recipe

Recipe Obtained: The Bottomless Soup of General Yang Recipe

Absent: Kong Li

Guest Star: Stephen Moverly from Kappa Mikey (Ozu) as General Yang | LineColor = #B30300 | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title = Great Balls of Fire | WrittenBy = Leila Strachan | OriginalAirDate = | ProdCode = 103 | ShortSummary = A kid named Eugene, who idolized Sue, Sid and Tobey, draws comics using ink he makes himself, but his creations somehow come to life and set the town on fire.

Recipe Obtained: The Crocus Ink Recipe

Absent: Kong Li

Recipe Obtained: The Fu Fortune Cookie Recipe

Recipe Obtained: The Mokupow Recipe

Guest Star: Kether Donohue (Annice Moriarty) from Kappa Mikey and Dinosaur King (Lily) and (Zoe) as Eunice | LineColor = #B30300 | EpisodeNumber = 7 | Title = The Tutor | WrittenBy = Adeline Colangelo | OriginalAirDate = | ProdCode = 107 | ShortSummary = Sue wants to learn magic so badly, because she believes Kong Li can't be defeated with kung fu alone. While on a delivery, her customer is a magic master. She decides to train from him, but he might be using her for a recipe. Recipe Obtained: The Crab Rangoon Recipe | LineColor = #B30300 | EpisodeNumber = 8 | Title = Happy Birthday to Sid | WrittenBy = Kim Holmes | OriginalAirDate = | ProdCode = 108 | ShortSummary = Kong Li mixes a potion into the ingredients of a cake, which turns Nana and Mr. Wu into children on Sid's birthday, and tricks little Nana into thinking the siblings are her enemy. Recipe Obtained: 'unknown' | LineColor = #B30300 | EpisodeNumber = 9 | Title = Terracotta Warriors | WrittenBy = Kim Holmes | OriginalAirDate = | ProdCode = 109 | ShortSummary = The siblings practice team building in an art museum, when they discover the terracotta warrior statues are coming to life. Recipe Obtained: The Qin La Chili Recipe | LineColor = #B30300 | EpisodeNumber = 10 | Title = The Jiangshi | WrittenBy = Adeline Colangelo | OriginalAirDate = | ProdCode = 110 | ShortSummary = Sid, Sue and Tobey each try to avoid delivering to the creepy house of Mr. Von Yang. Sue spots a child in the window, which they discover to be the soul of Von Yang's dead twin brother. Sid bumps into zombie-like monsters called the Jiangshi.

Recipe Obtained: The Hopsink Shrimp Recipe

Recipe Obtained: The Danshaku Soup Recipe

Recipe Obtained: The Gocheok-dong Soup Recipe

Ratings

Episode 1 garnered 571,063 viewers. Episode 2 garnered 593,000 viewers. By episode 3, it garnered over 1.5 million viewers. Three Delivery then became #2. It then dropped to #3 on Nicktoons Network ratings due to Avatar: The Last Airbender hitting #2 above Three Delivery. But it has garnered over 4.7 million viewers and has stayed at the top.

References

"Chop suey trio - Émissions - Unis TV".
Liu, Ed. (2008-04-19). "NYCC 2008: Nicktoons's "Three Delivery" - Like "The O.C." In Chinatown. With Dragons".
"Three Delivery".

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