Wayside (TV series)
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Wayside (also known as Wayside School) is a Canadian animated series and sitcom developed by John Derevlany and produced by Nelvana Limited.[2] The series follows Todd, a transfer student who attends Wayside, an offbeat 30-story grammar school. It is loosely based on the Wayside School books by Louis Sachar, and several elements differ between the two works.
Wayside | |
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Also known as | Wayside School |
Genre | Animated sitcom |
Based on | Wayside School by Louis Sachar |
Developed by | John Derevlany |
Directed by | Riccardo Durante |
Voices of | Michael Cera (pilot) Mark Rendall Denise Oliver Lisa Ng Martin Villafana Kathleen Laskey Kedar Brown Sergio Di Zio Jayne Eastwood |
Theme music composer | James Robertson |
Opening theme | "Fly by the Wayside", performed by Skye Sweetnam |
Ending theme | "Fly by the Wayside" (instrumental) |
Composer | Scott Bucsis |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 26 (52 segments) + 1 movie |
Production | |
Executive producers | Scott Dyer Doug Murphy Lin Oliver |
Running time | 23 minutes, 35 seconds |
Production company | Nelvana Limited |
Original release | |
Network | Teletoon (Canada) Nickelodeon (USA) |
Release | June 25, 2007 (2007-06-25)[1] – September 18, 2008 (2008-09-18)[1] |
Derevlany conceived Wayside in 2003, leading to an hour-long television special pilot titled Wayside: The Movie that aired in 2005. Teletoon greenlit two seasons of Wayside consisting of thirteen half-hour episodes each, and they aired from 2007 to 2008; the series also aired briefly on Nickelodeon in the U.S. during this time.
Wayside received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its clever and off-beat humour, though some criticized its differences with the Wayside School book series. The series was nominated for a "Best TV Series for Children" at the 2008 Cartoons on the Bay award ceremony. The pilot episode and the first season are both available on DVD. Season 2 is available on YouTube.