The Troop
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The Troop is an American-Canadian live-action, single camera comedy-adventure
Adventure
An adventure is defined as an exciting or unusual experience; it may also be a bold, usually risky undertaking, with an uncertain outcome. The term is often used to refer to activities with some potential for physical danger, such as skydiving, mountain climbing and or participating in extreme sports...

 television series about a trio of teenagers who fight and capture monsters and other supernatural phenomena that invade the fictional town of Lakewood. Created and executive produced by Max Burnett, Greg Coolidge
Greg Coolidge
Greg Coolidge aka Gregory Coolidge is an actor, voice actor, screenwriter, director, and producer who has been active in cinema, television, and animation since 1995.-Filmography:...

 and Chris Morgan
Chris Morgan (writer)
Chris Morgan is an American screenwriter. His writing credits include the screenplays for The Fast and the Furious 3, 4 & 5 and Wanted.-Filmography:*Lloyd *Dialing Up 'Cellular...

, the series premiered on Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon
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 on September 18, 2009.

The second season premiered on June 25, 2011, as of August 6, 2011, Nickelodeon put the show on hiatus until further notice, with no announcement of when the remaining episodes will air.

Premise

The show revolves around Jake, an average teen who wants to create his own comic book series and is enlisted by his school counselor Mr. Stockley to join "The Troop" a secret society that protects the world from monsters and creatures. Additional squad members include his fellow students, Hayley, the most popular girl in school and Felix, the school's main nerd. Teenagers are chosen for the troop because their minds are more acceptable to the strange things in the world, but they are old enough to understand the responsibilities that are entitled. It is shown that once you grow too old monsters become more frightening. For some it is a small fear, for others it becomes completely terrifying to even look at a monster's picture. The pilot was shot in 2008 and the show itself has been described as "Men in Black
Men in Black (film)
Men in Black is a 1997 science fiction comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith and Vincent D'Onofrio. The film was based on the Men in Black comic book series by Lowell Cunningham, originally published by Marvel Comics. The film featured the creature effects...

 at a suburban high school".

The show premiered to 3.5 million viewers on September 12, 2009 (premiering as a "Special Preview") right after iCarly
ICarly
iCarly is an American sitcom that focuses on a girl named Carly Shay who creates her own web show called iCarly with her best friends Sam and Freddie. The series was created by Dan Schneider, who also serves as executive producer. It stars Miranda Cosgrove as Carly, Jennette McCurdy as Sam, Nathan...

s "iThink They Kissed". The show officially premiered a week later. In March 2010, the series was picked up for a second season.

On October 15, 2010, it was announced that Malese Jow
Malese Jow
Malese Jow is an American actress, singer and songwriter. She is best known for playing Geena Fabiano, a girl interested in fashion and designing her own clothes on the Nickelodeon television teen sitcom Unfabulous, and Anna, a teenage vampire on The CW television teen drama The Vampire...

 and Matt Shively
Matt Shively
Matthew James "Matt" Shively, Jr. is an American actor best known for his role as Ryan Laserbeam on the Nickelodeon television series True Jackson, VP. Beginning in June 2011, he began appearing in the Nickelodeon series The Troop as Kirby.-Early life:Shively was born in Hanford, California...

 would join the cast of The Troop when the show enters its second season. Both Jow and Shively previously co-starred on Nickelodeon series prior to The Troop, Jow co-starred in Unfabulous
Unfabulous
Unfabulous is an American children's television series that aired on Nickelodeon The series is about an "unfabulous" junior high school student, played by Emma Roberts...

 and Shively co-stars in True Jackson, VP
True Jackson, VP
True Jackson, VP is an American television sitcom that aired on Nickelodeon from November 8, 2008 to August 20, 2011. The series starred Keke Palmer, Ashley Argota, Matt Shively, Danielle Bisutti, Greg Proops, Robbie Amell and Ron Butler. The theme song was written by Toby Gad and Keke Palmer and...

. David Del Rio
David Del Rio
David Del Rio is an American actor best known for starring on the Nickelodeon series The Troop. He graduated from New World School of the Arts in Miami, Florida in 2006, and afterward graduated from the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, School of Film and Television.He recently departed...

 announced on January 2011 that he will not be renewing his contract for the second season due to other commitments and will become a recurring cast member after episode 28. His character, Felix, moves to the International Troop and will no longer be a member of the Lakewood Troop.

Main characters

  • Jake Collins (Nicholas Purcell
    Nick Purcell
    Not to be confused with Dominic Purcell.Nicholas "Nick" Purcell is an American actor best known for starring on the Nickelodeon series The Troop. He is originally from Concord, the capital city of New Hampshire...

    ) - Due to his recent joining of the Troop, Jake is often naive and reckless. Hayley and Felix often have to watch his back, because his instinct for danger often gets him into trouble. Hayley thinks he is a goofy slacker who doesn't take his job seriously. His worst fear is that he would not be able to help Felix and Hayley if they were in trouble. He is shown to be quite a good artist who reads comic books obsessively, draws his own comic strips, and sells them at his school. Jake appears to have a crush on Hayley, though it is unknown if he's been able to admit this to himself, or if Hayley feels the same (in season 1). However, the sparks the two occasionally share were enough to draw the Eris Fairy, a mythical creature that breaks up loving couples. It is hinted in a trailer that he and Hayley may become a couple, when they are seen kissing. Jake's character is named after one of the creator's son (Max Burnett's son, Jake). Jake and Cadence were dating in episode 31 but it ended after he finds out she was dating a monster and sent her to the monster world. He tells Hayley he has a crush on her later in season 2.

  • Hayley Steele (Gage Golightly
    Gage Golightly
    Gage Golightly is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Hayley Steele in the Nickelodeon series The Troop .-Career:...

    ) - The most popular, and often considered the friendliest, girl at school. She is the classic overachiever — she does cheerleading, lacrosse, ballet, is in the student council, and does numerous other extracurricular activities. She wants to go to Yale after high school, and is so into this vision that her favorite color is Yale Blue. She is very headstrong and determined, at one point being ordered to take the weekend off of monster hunting to relax. Another sign of her workaholic nature is that, when faced with a monster that showed her her worst fear, she saw a room full of late homework assignments. Jake thinks she's extremely bossy and overbearing. She and Jake are good friends, but there have been several hints of something more. In the episode "Speed", she was hurt when he told her he would never leave her if "he ever got the chance" to be her boyfriend, then claims that he was just doing his job. In season 2 it is shown that she has a slight crush on Jake because she was spying on him and Cadence while they were on a date.

  • Felix Garcia (David Del Rio
    David Del Rio
    David Del Rio is an American actor best known for starring on the Nickelodeon series The Troop. He graduated from New World School of the Arts in Miami, Florida in 2006, and afterward graduated from the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, School of Film and Television.He recently departed...

    ) - The nerd of the school, Felix is complex. He is just dying to tell someone about his involvement in the group so he can be the "cool" guy, but is bound by oath to say nothing. He sees himself as a type of James Bond within The Troop who Jake and Hayley look up to, but in reality, they both think he is just the stereotypical nerd. Felix is an off-the-charts genius. An expert on mysterious creatures and paranormal activity, he's fully prepared to take on any monster, though he is scared of ghosts and clowns. Felix doesn't fit in at school, so The Troop are his closest friends. He fell for the Eris Fairy and was very disappointed when he found out she had a boyfriend back in her own dimension. She did kiss him on the cheek, however, and hints that that a cute girl in chemistry has a crush on him (he doesn't know which girl, and will probably never find out). He eventually leaves the Lakewood Troop to go to the Troop International instead early in season 2, but he may return.

  • Kirby Bancroft-Cadworth III (Matt Shively
    Matt Shively
    Matthew James "Matt" Shively, Jr. is an American actor best known for his role as Ryan Laserbeam on the Nickelodeon television series True Jackson, VP. Beginning in June 2011, he began appearing in the Nickelodeon series The Troop as Kirby.-Early life:Shively was born in Hanford, California...

    ) - He joins the team in the second season to replace Felix (when Felix joins Troop International). Kirby transferred to the Lakewood Troop from Oklahoma, where he was apart of the Tulsa Troop. He is from a very rich family including his father who is extremely rich.

  • Cadence Nash (Malese Jow
    Malese Jow
    Malese Jow is an American actress, singer and songwriter. She is best known for playing Geena Fabiano, a girl interested in fashion and designing her own clothes on the Nickelodeon television teen sitcom Unfabulous, and Anna, a teenage vampire on The CW television teen drama The Vampire...

    ) - She joins the team near the end of the second season. She's a bad girl who likes to cause trouble and has been in detention many times. She enjoys skateboarding and has a crush on Jake. She is half human, half monster. She is fully aware of the Troop and the Troop is fully aware that she is half monster, though Hayley kept it a secret to keep her safe and to keep Jake from knowing. She was sent to the monster world in episode 31 by Jake after she freaked out when she saw her brother out cold. In episode 32 she is set free after she helps Jake through the monster world and saves him more than once. She may still be in a relationship with Jake after this. She eats a lot of standard food to stop her monster cravings.

  • Mr. Stockley (John Marshall Jones
    John Marshall Jones
    John Marshall Jones is an American actor and director. He is originally from Detroit, Michigan. He is perhaps best known as Floyd Henderson from the TV series Smart Guy...

    ) - Mr. Stockley is The Troop's adult adviser, a job he takes very seriously. He keeps Jake, Hayley, and Felix up to date on recent monster activities, and makes sure they have the latest monster-fighting technology. However, when faced with a monster he panics (as you age, you become less able to fight monsters because of this). Unlike all of the main characters, Stockley's first name hasn't been revealed. Mr. Stockley is named after one of the creator's (Max Burnett's) favorite teachers from Jr. High in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Stephen Stockley. In season 2, it is shown that he's happy when Jake finally tells Hayley of his crush on her. He confirms this loudly in the episode "Eris Returns".

Recurring/Minor characters

  • Gus (Chad Krowchuk) - A nerdy boy who is constantly picked on, but is known as one of the troop's worst nemesis, seeing that he can gain control of the most powerful monsters on the planet and use them for his own evil ways. He is the main antagonist of the series. He likes being called Augustus, but everyone calls him Gus, which thoroughly enrages him in later episodes as it reminds him of the troop. He loves Haley because she was the first to accept him and sees Jake as a rival. Despite the fact that The Troop tried to wipe his memory, he constantly evades them to the point he had to be locked away. He returns as the main antagonist for the series one finale when he attempts and succeeds at releasing every monster the Lakewood troop has ever captured, but he ultimately fails when his 'monster magnet' goes into overdrive and activates a portal to the monster world which he then enters rather than being captured and 'snark'. it is unknown what happened to him, but sounds that came from the portal moments after he entered suggest he was attacked and may possibly return in the second series.

  • Phoebe Collins (Matreya Fedor) - Jake's little sister. She has shown in some episodes that she is destined to be part of the Troop as she met a dragon and was not afraid of it, and also wasn't afraid in the Halloween special. She sometimes shows that she doesn't care about Jake but really does care for him. In "I, Monster", she indirectly saved her brother. She called his cell phone, which rang inside the cocoon that Jake was held in and Hayley and Felix found out Jake was the monster.

  • Etienne (Eduard Witzke) - A funny and rather odd student in school who finds himself in the middle of many of episodes' action and was the school news cameraman. He has a crush on Hayley. He joined the Lakewood Troop in episode 31 for Kirby's replacement until he came back from his time machine, but was snarked after since Kirby came back.

  • Cuddy (Dejan Loyola) - Jake's friend who has appeared in many episodes.

  • Angela Crabtree (Brenna O'Brien
    Brenna O'Brien
    Brenna O'Brien is a Canadian actress. She is best known for voicing Rin in the anime series Inuyasha.-Career:She is also known for playing Meghan in Zixx: Level Two and appears in X-Men: The Last Stand as the girl in the car with her family during Magneto's displacement of the Golden Gate Bridge...

    ) - A rather unpleasant girl who is both frenemy
    Frenemy
    "Frenemy" is a portmanteau of "friend" and "enemy" that can refer to either an enemy disguised as a friend or to a partner who is simultaneously a competitor and rival. The term is used to describe personal, geopolitical, and commercial relationships both among individuals and groups or institutions...

     and rival to Hayley. She claims to have no sense of humor and was the school news reporter.

  • Lance Donovan (Jean-Luc Bilodeau
    Jean-Luc Bilodeau
    Jean-Luc Bilodeau is a Canadian actor who has been acting since 2004. He is best known for his role as Josh Trager in the ABC Family channel program Kyle XY. Bilodeau has also appeared in films and television series such as Ill Fated, Trick 'r Treat, 16 Wishes, No Ordinary Family and Best Player...

    ) - One of The Troop members that appears in "Tentacle Face" he is the most highly awarded member to date and spent years trying to capture a Behemoth to gain the ultimate Troop honor, but he soon became too old to fight monsters, (as they had begun to scare him) and Jake had to destroy the Behemoth instead. He then becomes a Troop leader so that even though he cannot fight monsters, he can still pass on his wisdom and stay active.

  • Mr. Spezza (Mig Macario
    Mig Macario
    Mig Macario is a Filipino-Canadian actor. He played the role of George Amahit in the comedy series TV series Less Than Kind and has a recurring character, Mr. Spezza, on The Troop.-Biography:...

    )- The crabby biology teacher that never ceases to give The Troop a hard time, as in the episodes "Welcome to the Jungle", "There is no "I" in Monster Hunter", and "A Sniff Too Far."

  • Bianca Stonehouse (Kyra Zagorski) - A world-famous Troop leader that appears in "The Substitute". She was revealed to be a Locht in disguise after the kids discovered the real Bianca stuffed inside a crate with her mouth taped shut. After being freed, Bianca helped them track down the Lochts, but didn't help them fight as she is now terrified of monsters due to her age. She is the inventor of the famous Troop fighting move 'the Stonehouse Kick'. She is friends with Mr. Stockley.

  • The J-Troop - A troop from Japan, the J-Troop is a Japanese Troop that includes Akira (Bernie Yao), the strict field leader who has a thing for Hayley, and the twins, Yuki (Josette Jorge) and Keiko (Diana Bang), who are in love with Felix due to him being popular in Japan. Their only appearance is in "Lost in Translation" where they were sent both to train them to reach a higher level, and to trick them into thinking that they came to see a demonstration of how good the American Troop was.

  • Laurel (Jessica Parker Kennedy
    Jessica Parker Kennedy
    Jessica Parker Kennedy is a Canadian actress. She is perhaps best known for her recurring portrayal of the comic book character Plastique, in the Superman-inspired TV series, Smallville...

    ) - Jake's Dryad 'girlfriend' who appeared in the episodes "Forest Grump" and "The Next Stop: Lakewood". She is the only monster so far to turn good (other than the Eris Fairy).

  • Amy (Erin Kerr) - A member of Hayley's cheerleading squad, appeared in the episodes "Speed" and "Robo Rampage."

  • Dr. Brandenburg (John Prowse) - The head of Troop International in the first season finale. He turns out to be a Locht in disguise.

  • Critter - One of Jake's former best friends. He and Sanjay were the ones who dared Jake to sleep-over in the abandon hospital.

  • Sanjay - Jake's other former friend, who was shown to be scared of spiders when he runs out of the hospital before Jake and Critter enter.

  • Dr. Cranius (voiced by Kelsey Grammer
    Kelsey Grammer
    Allen Kelsey Grammer is an American actor and comedian. He is most widely known for his two-decade portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the sitcoms Cheers and Frasier...

    ) - An extremely intelligent sponge who attended Harvard, he is considered a monster and had to be contained. At the end of the episode "Who is Dr. Cranius?," Cranius is shown being heavily locked up in a real monster cell.

  • Eris Fairy (Victoria Justice
    Victoria Justice
    Victoria Justice is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and dancer. She debuted as an actress at the age of 10 and has since appeared in several films and television series including the Nickelodeon series Zoey 101 and Victorious...

    , season 1), (Daniella Monet
    Daniella Monet
    Daniella Monet is an American actress, singer, and dancer, best known for playing various TV guest roles and starring as Trina Vega, the sister of Tori Vega, in the Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious...

    , season 2) - Specified as one of the monsters, She can move around at the speed of light. Eris reveals to Felix that there is a girl in chemistry that has a huge crush on him. But, she disappeared into the dimensional opening before the girl's name was revealed. It is hinted that Eris will return in season 2 with the episode "Eris Returns".

  • Roxane (Andrea Brooks) - The leader of Hayley's cheer squad, constantly puts Hayley down. In the episode "Pajama Game...of Death," Roxane was hosting a Vespinox inside of her.

  • Brian (Reilly Dolman) - Hayley's boyfriend from the episode "Speed." Although it appears they broke up in the episode.
  • The Snark - An adorable creature with the ability to erase anyone's memory of recent events with its song; often used by the Troop on anyone who has witnessed their activities. It can produce a baby Snark by biting its host. It is revealed that an individual can suffer a mental age regression if "snarked" too many times.

Awards

  • 2010 Writers Guild of America Awards 2009
    Writers Guild of America Awards 2009
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      Winner: Children's Program Episodic & Specials: "Welcome to the Jungle" written by Max Burnett
  • 2010 Leo Awards
    Leo Awards
    The Leo Awards are the awards program for the British Columbia film and television industry, celebrating excellence in artistic achievement. Held each May in Vancouver, Canada, the Leo Awards honour nominees and winners in 13 program categories and up to 19 craft categories...

      Winner: Children's Program: Directing: J.B. Sugar for episode "Wrath of the Wraith"

U.S. syndication history

  • Nickelodeon
    Nickelodeon
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     (September 18, 2009 – on hiatus)
  • Nicktoons (September 26, 2009 – present)
  • TeenNick
    TeenNick
    TeenNick, formerly The N, is an American television network aimed at the teenage market. TeenNick is owned by the MTV Networks subsidiary, Viacom. The channel was originally known as The N from its April 1, 2002 launch until September 28, 2009....

     (October 5, 2009 – July 9, 2011)

U.K. syndication history

  • Nickelodeon
    Nickelodeon (UK & Ireland)
    Nickelodeon is a children's television channel available on Sky, Virgin Media, Smallworld Cable, TalkTalk TV and UPC Ireland in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including on demand on BT Vision. The channel was launched on 1 September 1993...

     (February 4, 2010 – July 1, 2011; March 2012)
  • Nicktoons (October 25, 2010 – May 2, 2011; Fall 2011 – present)

International release

Country / Region Channel Series Premiere
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon is a US cable TV channel.Nickelodeon may also refer to:-In television:*Spinoffs of the Nickelodeon channel:** Nickelodeon Magazine, a children's magazine.** Nickelodeon Universe, an amusement park....

September 12, 2009 (Sneak Peek)
September 18, 2009
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (UK & Ireland)
Nickelodeon is a children's television channel available on Sky, Virgin Media, Smallworld Cable, TalkTalk TV and UPC Ireland in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including on demand on BT Vision. The channel was launched on 1 September 1993...

February 4, 2010
 Republic of Ireland
 Canada Nickelodeon Canada
Nickelodeon (Canada)
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January 2010
 Arab League Arab World
Arab world
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Nickelodeon Arab World April 2, 2010
 Germany Nickelodeon Germany December 18, 2009 (Sneak Peek)
January 9, 2010
 Austria
 Netherlands Nickelodeon The Netherlands & Belgium
Nickelodeon (Netherlands)
The Dutch version of Nickelodeon, seen in the Netherlands and Flanders, launched on September 1, 2002. Nickelodeon is on air 24 hours a day CET ....

December 4, 2009 (Sneak Peek)
December 12, 2009
February 14, 2011 (TeenNick)
 Belgium
 Israel Nickelodeon Israel February 11, 2010
 Philippines Nickelodeon Philippines
Nickelodeon (Philippines)
Nickelodeon Philippines is a satellite and cable TV channel that launched a dedicated channel to the country in April 1, 2011...

November 11, 2011 (Sneak Peek)
November 17, 2011
 Malaysia Nickelodeon South East Asia February 15, 2010 (Sneak Peek)
March 25, 2010 -
May 29, 2011
 Singapore
 Hong Kong
 New Zealand Nickelodeon New Zealand March 15, 2010
 Australia Nickelodeon Australia
Nickelodeon Australia
Nickelodeon is the Australian counterpart of the Nickelodeon network in the United States. It is operated by a joint venture of XYZnetworks and MTV Networks Australia.-History:...

 Chile Nickelodeon Latin America
Nickelodeon (Latin America)
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March 18, 2010
 Mexico
 Argentina
 Colombia
 Peru
 Venezuela
 Ecuador
 Brazil Nickelodeon Brazil March 16, 2010
 Russia Nickelodeon CIS May 8, 2010
 Poland Nickelodeon Poland
 Turkey Nickelodeon Turkey
Nickelodeon (Turkey)
Nickelodeon Turkey, is a kids channel for Turkish children and teens, that's aired both by satellite and cable television. It is the Turkish arm of Nickelodeon.It launched in November 1997 as a block, and then in February 2003 as a channel...

2010
 Independent State of Croatia Nickelodeon Croatia
Nickelodeon (Croatia)
Nickelodeon Croatia is a Croatian TV Channel.It is broadcasting Croatia but also in Montenegro,and Bulgaria.Nickelodeon Croatia is just Nickelodeon Europe....

March 1, 2010 - June 5, 2011
 Pakistan Nickelodeon Pakistan July 19, 2010
 Indonesia Nickelodeon Indonesia
Nickelodeon Indonesia
Nickelodeon Indonesia is an Indonesian television stations which is an affiliate of MTV Indonesia. It was launched together with MTV Indonesia on 1 January 1993, and was owned by Bakrie & Brothers, together with Viacom Indonesia. It has its programming block from time to time...

May 31, 2010
 Early Modern France This series will never be released in France
 South Africa Nickelodeon Africa
Nickelodeon (Africa)
Nickelodeon Africa is a 24-hour children's channel. Before it was a channel, it was a block on the African children's channel K-TV, before it created another channel in 2006, Koowee, and rebranded itself as Nickelodeon....

June 19, 2010
Nickelodeon South Korea
Nickelodeon (Korea)
Nickelodeon is a South Korean cable TV channel aimed at children, teens and adults. It is the South Korean version of American Nickelodeon....

June 24, 2010
Nickelodeon Czech 2010
Nickelodeon (Central & Eastern Europe)
Nickelodeon (Central & Eastern Europe)
-History:Nickelodeon premiered in November 1998 in Malta as a 12/7 feed. On Christmas Eve 1998, Nickelodeon came to Romania airing 14/10 in Romanian. Later, Nickelodeon debuted in the Czech Republic on February 10, 2010. Originally, all 3 countries shared Romania's website...

2010
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