Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island
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Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island was a children's show that aired on Kids' WB
in the United States
. The show was produced by Warner Bros. Animation
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Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island takes place on an island inhabited exclusively by fruit. The residents enjoy their own tropical paradise without a care in the world; they must share their peaceful utopia with the joyfully strange Coconut Fred: a whimsical, blissfully foolish coconut with the special ability to materialize anything he thinks about. The plot revolves around the adventures of Fred and his friends, as his boundless imagination springs to life while his friends struggle to cover up the collateral.
. The review describes the show as "the TV equivalent of sugary cereal
, and nothing more." Herman gave the show two stars out of five.
.
Kids' WB
Kids' WB! was Warner Bros. American childrens programing division brand for The WB Television Network. In September 2006, the block moved to The CW Television Network. The CW is the result of The WB's merger with UPN in 2006...
in the United States
United States
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. The show was produced by Warner Bros. Animation
Warner Bros. Animation
Warner Bros. Animation is the animation division of Warner Bros., a subsidiary of Time Warner. The studio is closely associated with the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters, among others. The studio is the successor to Warner Bros...
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Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island takes place on an island inhabited exclusively by fruit. The residents enjoy their own tropical paradise without a care in the world; they must share their peaceful utopia with the joyfully strange Coconut Fred: a whimsical, blissfully foolish coconut with the special ability to materialize anything he thinks about. The plot revolves around the adventures of Fred and his friends, as his boundless imagination springs to life while his friends struggle to cover up the collateral.
Main characters
- Coconut Fred: An eccentric coconutCoconutThe coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, is a member of the family Arecaceae . It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which is not a botanical nut. The spelling cocoanut is an old-fashioned form of the word...
with a strange imagination. Fred has the special ability to turn whatever he imagines into reality. Can often be heard with his trademark sayings "Yay Me!" and "Now You're Talking, Coconut!" In the episode, "The Ripley Van Ripend Book of World Records" he had the record for attempting the most records in one single day. In the episode "Sir Nutalot", Fred was dressed up as Cloud StrifeCloud Strifeis a fictional character and the main protagonist in Square's role-playing game Final Fantasy VII and several of its sequels and spin-offs. His original design was created by Final Fantasy VII character designer Tetsuya Nomura...
with the Buster Sword from Final Fantasy VIIFinal Fantasy VIIis a role-playing video game developed by Square and published by Sony Computer Entertainment as the seventh installment in the Final Fantasy series. It was originally released in 1997 for the Sony PlayStation and was re-released in 1998 for Microsoft Windows-based personal computers and in 2009...
. He was also a superhero called Captain Nut in "Captain Nut and the Power Fruits". His Powers were: Laser Pinky-Can shoot a small laser at any objects and destroy them, except for the arch-villain; Blendar, can also help grapes tan (and turn into raisins). Super Magnet Powers-Acts as a magnetic field to any metal objects. It even has a full power setting to attract bigger objects. The power can't find hidden penniesPennyA penny is a coin or a type of currency used in several English-speaking countries. It is often the smallest denomination within a currency system.-Etymology:...
. Super Strength-Makes Captain Nut to pick up any object. He can lift up a plastic table, Mr. Greenrind's sand castle cabanaCabanaA cabana or cabaña may mean:Structures:*a small hut built with a thatched roof, most commonly built in tropical climates near bodies of water, or...
, and even Fruit Salad Island. The power has little to no effect on killing fruit fliesTephritidaeTephritidae is one of two fly families referred to as "fruit flies", the other family being Drosophilidae. Tephritidae does not include the biological model organisms of the genus Drosophila , which is often called the "common fruit fly". There are nearly 5,000 described species of tephritid...
. Sea Telepathy to Animals of the Sea-Can Speak to sea creatures for help. Captain Nut usually talks to a dolphinDolphinDolphins are marine mammals that are closely related to whales and porpoises. There are almost forty species of dolphin in 17 genera. They vary in size from and , up to and . They are found worldwide, mostly in the shallower seas of the continental shelves, and are carnivores, mostly eating...
named Larry. - Bingo: A shy and timid cherryCherryThe cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus Prunus, and is a fleshy stone fruit. The cherry fruits of commerce are usually obtained from a limited number of species, including especially cultivars of the wild cherry, Prunus avium....
. Bingo usually hangs out with Fred, Slip and Slide, and Bunga Berry. Bingo is easily terrified, something that Fred unknowingly and usually provokes. It is implied he has a crush on Melanie Greenrind. In the episode, "The Ripley Van Ripend Book of World Records", he has the record for fearing the most things in the world. In the episode "Sir Nutalot", Bingo was dressed up as Navi from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of TimeThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Timeis an action-adventure video game developed by Nintendo's Entertainment Analysis and Development division for the Nintendo 64 video game console. It was released in Japan on November 21, 1998; in North America on November 23, 1998; and in Europe on December 11, 1998...
. He was also a superhero of Captain nut A.K.A. Coconut Fred. He was a Power Fruit in "Captain Nut and the Power Fruits". His powers were two Shapeshifting powers: Pool Toy Power-Can shape into a small pool toy, can act also as a life preservor in and out of water. It can save lives, but pops when landing. Corn Dog Power-can shape into a magic, talking, tasty corn dog, can hide from people and others, but can mistakenly as a real corn dogCorn dogA corn dog is a hot dog sausage coated in a thick layer of cornmeal batter and deep fried in oil, although some are baked. Almost all corn dogs are served on wooden sticks, though some early versions had no stick.-History:...
. - Slip and Slide: 'country' bananaBananaBanana is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa and for the fruit they produce. Bananas come in a variety of sizes and colors when ripe, including yellow, purple, and red....
brothers. Less intelligent than the rest of the cast; they often take things a little too seriously. They're in a band with Fred called "Coconut Fred's All-Body Sound Band", & their music consists mainly of bodily sounds (burping, rude armpit noises, gargling, etc.). In the episode, "The Ripley Van Ripend Book of World Records" they had the record for the biggest tin foil ball. In the episode "Sir Nutalot", they were dressed up as the Mario Brothers. They were also superheroes of Captain Nut or Coconut Fred. They were both Power Fruits in "Captain Nut and the Power Fruits". Slide's powers were Mashed Potato Vision-Can shoot a mashed potato beam out of the eyes, the beam is very edible to eat, can also shoot other foods out of the eyes, green beans, yamsYam (vegetable)Yam is the common name for some species in the genus Dioscorea . These are perennial herbaceous vines cultivated for the consumption of their starchy tubers in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Oceania...
, and even a roasted turkeyTurkey (bird)A turkey is a large bird in the genus Meleagris. One species, Meleagris gallopavo, commonly known as the Wild Turkey, is native to the forests of North America. The domestic turkey is a descendant of this species...
! The Power can't harm Blendar. Slip's power is Auto Tying Shoes Power-Can help tying someone's or owners shoe automatically, sometimes the power make a copy of the user and ties the shoes, other times the power can automatically tie the shoes. - Mel Greenrind: a watermelonWatermelonWatermelon is a vine-like flowering plant originally from southern Africa. Its fruit, which is also called watermelon, is a special kind referred to by botanists as a pepo, a berry which has a thick rind and fleshy center...
. Most commonly assisted by Bingo, Mr. Greenrind routinely attempts to keep order on the island with his chart of rules; rules usually broken by Fred & Co. by the end of each episode. Fred has a tendency to get on Mr. Greenrind's nerves, and sometimes stress him out from all of his antics, though on some occasions, he was able to show friendliness towards Fred (which wouldn't last long). In the episode "Sir Nutalot", he was dressed up as Princess PeachPrincess Peachis a character in Nintendo's Mario series of video games. She is the Princess of the fictitious Mushroom Kingdom, and often plays the damsel in distress role within the adventure series. In 2007, Princess Peach landed on Forbes magazine's Wealthiest Fictional People list, with a fortune upwards of...
who was supposed to marry Butchy. He was also a parody of Donkey Kong in the same episode during the supposed Bonus Level. In the episode, "The Ripley Van Ripend Book of World Records" he had the record for using the most sunblock. - Wedgie: A lemonLemonThe lemon is both a small evergreen tree native to Asia, and the tree's ellipsoidal yellow fruit. The fruit is used for culinary and non-culinary purposes throughout the world – primarily for its juice, though the pulp and rind are also used, mainly in cooking and baking...
who works as a sailor. Ended up on Fruit Salad Island due to Fred's intervention. Spends a great deal of time talking to "Betty", the wooden figureheadFigureheadA figurehead is a carved wooden decoration found at the prow of ships largely made between the 16th and 19th century.-History:Although earlier ships had often had some form of bow ornamentation A figurehead is a carved wooden decoration found at the prow of ships largely made between the 16th and...
. Often fabricates plans to escape from the island, most of which are usually foiled by Fred's antics. In the episode "Sir Nutalot", he was dressed up as Pauline of Donkey KongDonkey Kongis a fictional gorilla in the Donkey Kong and Mario series. He is roughly twice the size of a normal gorilla, weighing approximately 800 pounds. Donkey Kong first appeared in Nintendo's popular 1981 video game of the same name. Since then he has appeared in over 20 games in his own series, as well...
in the supposed Bonus Level. - Bunga Berry: A mute wild strawberry. Bunga communicates exclusively in grunts and growls. Despite this, everyone is still able to understand what he is saying (at least Fred does), and is docile enough to interact with other islanders calmly.
Others
- Butchy: A gravensteinGravensteinGravenstein is a variety of apple native to Gråsten in South Jutland, Denmark. The variety was discovered in 1669 as a chance seedling, although there is some evidence that the variety originated in Italy and traveled north....
apple. Well known as the island's troublemaking ruffian. Once frightened Bingo, hardly frightens Fred. In the episode "Sir Nutalot", he was dressed up as SephirothSephiroth (Final Fantasy VII)is a fictional character in the role-playing game Final Fantasy VII developed by Square Co. He is introduced there as the main antagonist. Character designer Tetsuya Nomura wanted his role in the story to be different from the other Final Fantasy villains while his design is intended to contrast...
from Final Fantasy VIIFinal Fantasy VIIis a role-playing video game developed by Square and published by Sony Computer Entertainment as the seventh installment in the Final Fantasy series. It was originally released in 1997 for the Sony PlayStation and was re-released in 1998 for Microsoft Windows-based personal computers and in 2009...
, and ironically he does the same position that the character Mario does when dies. In that episode several allusions to Sephiroth include the armor and hair style Butchy was wearing, the castle resembling Midgar, and a giant flaming apple above Butchy's castle which resembles a meteor. - Black Berry: As his name describes, he's a blackberryBlackberryThe blackberry is an edible fruit produced by any of several species in the Rubus genus of the Rosaceae family. The fruit is not a true berry; botanically it is termed an aggregate fruit, composed of small drupelets. The plants typically have biennial canes and perennial roots. Blackberries and...
. Butchy's secretary; keeps him in his pocket. A parody of the BlackBerryBlackBerryBlackBerry is a line of mobile email and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research In Motion since 1999.BlackBerry devices are smartphones, designed to function as personal digital assistants, portable media players, internet browsers, gaming devices, and much more...
Personal digital assistantPersonal digital assistantA personal digital assistant , also known as a palmtop computer, or personal data assistant, is a mobile device that functions as a personal information manager. Current PDAs often have the ability to connect to the Internet...
. - Tiffany Pears: A famous singer on Fruit Salad Island. Everybody likes her music except for Mr. Greenrind. In the episode "The Ripley Van Ripend Book of World Records" she had the record for most off-key singer to be ever to perform in public. It was also her last appearance on the show (except for the title song along with B.L. Tomato and Rusty Candoo). Her name is a parody of Britney SpearsBritney SpearsBritney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
- B.L. Tomato: An outcast TomatoTomatoThe word "tomato" may refer to the plant or the edible, typically red, fruit which it bears. Originating in South America, the tomato was spread around the world following the Spanish colonization of the Americas, and its many varieties are now widely grown, often in greenhouses in cooler...
that feels to live nowhere. He's also trying to find if he's a fruit or a vegetable (although, a tomato is actually a fruit). In "Captain Nut and the Power Fruits", he joined Blendar, Captain Nut's arch-enemy, and turned to the dark side with a new name, the Tomatonator. After the episode, he never appeared again (except for the title song). - Rusty Candoo: Fred's friend. He's a can of fruit. His only appearances are the title song and the episodes: "Hocus Pocus Lack of Focus and Amuse-Otel". After Amuse-Otel, he never appeared again (except still for the title song and a cameo in "Fred Rules").
- Slurpy: A fruit bat bent on eating Fruit Salad Island inhabitants. He is afraid of the light.
- Melanie Greenrind: Mr. Greenrind's perky niece. She likes to enforce rules even more than her uncle, and carries around a very noisy chalkboard.
- Vic the Alien: An alienExtraterrestrial lifeExtraterrestrial life is defined as life that does not originate from Earth...
from Loft Lost 57 in the Sasaft Quadrant in the depths of other space. After mistaken as a tourist to Fred and the island, he was actually planning to invade in the island with his spaceship fleet, because of Fred and Co. playing in his ship and almost destroying them by going into black holes and ramming into asteroids, he aborted the invasion and Fred crashed the ship into Mr. Greenrind's sand castle cabanaCabana (structure)A cabana or cabaña is a structure of either of these types: an 'indigenous hut' or a 'recreational structure'.-Indigenous hut:A small hut built with a thatched roof, most commonly built in tropical climates near natural bodies of water....
. They all survived the crash. This was the first and last appearance of Vick on the show. The episode, he was in was "Turn On Your Nut Light". - Mrs. Plumcot: The token little old lady of the island. She hates Mr. Greenrind. Favorite line: "Oh dear."
Reviews
The show has received mixed to positive reviews, the positives being the animation and creativity, but has been criticized for its often physical humor. Joly Herman of Common Sense Media posted a review of Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island on Go.comGo.com
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. The review describes the show as "the TV equivalent of sugary cereal
Cereal
Cereals are grasses cultivated for the edible components of their grain , composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran...
, and nothing more." Herman gave the show two stars out of five.
Season 1
- No News is Good News / Master of Disaster- September 17, 2005
- Hocus Pocus Lack of Focus / Amuse-Otel- September 24, 2005
- Fruit Canal / Lemon Overboard- October 1, 2005
- Fred Rules! / Monster Island- October 8, 2005
- A Bad Case Of The Fruitcups / Fruity Booty- October 29, 2005
- Nutcase / One Bad Apple- November 5, 2005
Season 2
- Bananas For Golf / Fruit Ball Heroes- April 15, 2006
- A Cold Day On Fruit Salad Island / Five Nuts And A Baby- April 22, 2006
- Banana Cabana / Coconut Freds- April 29, 2006
- Captain Nut and the Power Fruits / Part 1 and 2- May 6, 2006
- Monkey Business / Sir Nutalot- May 13, 2006
- One Fruit's Trash is Another Fruit's Treasure / Turn on Your Nut Light- May 20, 2006
- The Ripley Van Ripend Book of World Records / Frozen in Time (series finale)- May 27, 2006
Cast
- Coconut Fred (Rob PaulsenRob PaulsenRobert Fredrick "Rob" Paulsen III , sometimes credited as Rob Paulson, is an American voice actor, best known as the voice behind Raphael from the 1987 cartoon of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Yakko Warner and Dr...
) - Bingo Cherry (Tracey MooreTracey MooreTracey Ann Moore in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian animated voice actress. She was the voice of Princess Toadstool in the two North American cartoon television series, The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World...
) - Mr. Greenrind (Michael DonovanMichael DonovanMichael David Donovan is a voice actor for many TV shows and anime. He is most known for his voice on the series ReBoot for his voices of Phong, Mike the TV, Cecil, and Al. He has also provided the voice of Sabretooth for X-Men: Evolution and Carnage for Spider-Man Unlimited. He played the lead...
) - Slip D'Peel/Slide D'Peel (Eric BauzaEric BauzaEric Adrian Bauza is a Canadian-American voice actor and artist. His notable roles include Stimpy of Ren and Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon and Slip & Slide D'Peel of Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island. He also voices Rodolfo/White Pantera for El Tigre on Nickelodeon, Storm Shadow, Destro, and Tunnel...
) - Bunga Berry (David KayeDavid KayeDavid V. Hope , known professionally as David Kaye, is a Canadian American actor who is better recognized for his work as a voice actor...
) - Wedgie (Brian DrummondBrian DrummondBrian Drummond is a Canadian actor. He also serves on the board of directors for the New Westminster-based Urban Academy along with his wife, Laura Drummond, also a voice artist. He and his wife serve as vice-president and president, respectively.- Career :Drummond was born in Salmon Arm, British...
) - Slurpy the Bat (Eddie DeezenEddie DeezenEddie Deezen is an American character actor, voice actor and comedian, best known for his bit parts as nerd characters in 1970s and 1980s films such as Grease, Grease 2, Midnight Madness, 1941 and WarGames, as well as for larger roles in a number of independent cult films, including Surf II: The...
) - Melody (Maria BamfordMaria BamfordMaria Bamford is an American stand-up comedian and voice actor. She is best known for her portrayal of her dysfunctional family and self-deprecating comedy involving jokes about depression. Her comedy style draws upon surrealism and incorporates voice impressions that good-naturedly mock various...
) - Blueberry Kid (Britt McKillipBritt McKillipBrittney "Britt" McKillip is a Canadian actress and musician best known for her role in the movie Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular and its sequel Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy as Hannah Marie, and for her role as Reggie Lass in the cable series Dead Like Me, the film Dead Like Me:...
) - Larry Simpson (Liliana MumyLiliana MumyLiliana Berry Davis Mumy is an American teen actress and voice actress. Her most notable roles are as Jessica Baker in the Cheaper by the Dozen movies with Steve Martin, Lucy Miller in The Santa Clause sequels with Tim Allen, Mertle Edmonds on the Disney Channel original series Lilo & Stitch: The...
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Awards
In 2006, the series was nominated for Outstanding Special Class Animated Program at the 33rd Daytime Emmy Awards33rd Daytime Emmy Awards
The 33rd Daytime Emmy Awards, commemorating excellence in American daytime programming from 2005, was held on Friday, April 28, 2006 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles. This was the first time that the Daytime Emmys were held outside of New York. ABC televised the ceremonies in the United States...
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