Will and Dewitt
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Will and Dewitt is a Canadian animated television series featuring an anthropomorphic frog
named Dewitt and a boy
named Will as the main characters. It is produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment
with animation by Two Presidents Productions in Toronto
, Ontario
. It first aired on September 22, 2007 on The CW and Tiny Pop
. The series revolves around Dewitt motivating Will to accomplish difficult tasks.
Hair, and a Sister named Kate. He also had a frog
name Dewitt.
Will is voiced by Connor Price
or size
, usually as a visual aid to a joke he has just made. He is also a skilled impersonator
. In each episode, he gives Will the support and motivation he needs to get through the challenges before him. Dewitt's image is almost identical to that of the frog on the packaging of Procter and Gambles's Kandoo products (which is actually him and Procter and Gambles's have aperntly made an agreement to use him on the package). His favourite colour is green.
Dewitt is voiced by Richard Ian Cox
.
Kate is voiced by Nissae Isen.
, who is also a fan of frogboy He has dark skin and wears glasses. He's also good at telling jokes.
, the shows educational elements have qualified it as meeting the FCC
's "E/I
" requirements for three hours of education programming each week.
Will and Dewitt is a half hour children's adver-edutainment series that supports Procter & Gamble
's Kandoo line of children's hygiene products.
Frog
Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...
named Dewitt and a boy
Boy
A boy is a young male human , as contrasted to its female counterpart, girl, or an adult male, a man.The term "boy" is primarily used to indicate biological sex distinctions, cultural gender role distinctions or both...
named Will as the main characters. It is produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment
Cookie Jar Entertainment
The Cookie Jar Group is an American and Canadian producer of children’s entertainment, consumer products and educational materials...
with animation by Two Presidents Productions in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. It first aired on September 22, 2007 on The CW and Tiny Pop
Tiny Pop
Tiny Pop is a free-to-air television channel in the UK. It is owned by CSC Media Group, and launched on 24 July 2004, and broadcasts cartoons and pop music videos for pre-schoolers.Its sister channel is Pop which was launched on 29 May 2003...
. The series revolves around Dewitt motivating Will to accomplish difficult tasks.
Will
is a fun loving, shy and light-hearted boy. He has RedRed
Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye...
Hair, and a Sister named Kate. He also had a frog
Frog
Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...
name Dewitt.
Will is voiced by Connor Price
Connor Price
Connor Price is a Canadian actor.An early role was Young Bobby Jr in the television drama Sins of the Father . Other works include BB. Jammies, Harvey and Bud in the Save-Ums , and Jay Braddock in Cinderella Man...
Dewitt
Dewitt is an anthropomorphic frog who can morph into any shapeShape
The shape of an object located in some space is a geometrical description of the part of that space occupied by the object, as determined by its external boundary – abstracting from location and orientation in space, size, and other properties such as colour, content, and material...
or size
Size
The word size may refer to how big something is. In particular:* Measurement, the process or the result of determining the magnitude of a quantity, such as length or mass, relative to a unit of measurement, such as a meter or a kilogram...
, usually as a visual aid to a joke he has just made. He is also a skilled impersonator
Impersonator
An impersonator is someone who imitates or copies the behavior or actions of another. There are many reasons for someone to be an impersonator, some common ones being as follows:...
. In each episode, he gives Will the support and motivation he needs to get through the challenges before him. Dewitt's image is almost identical to that of the frog on the packaging of Procter and Gambles's Kandoo products (which is actually him and Procter and Gambles's have aperntly made an agreement to use him on the package). His favourite colour is green.
Dewitt is voiced by Richard Ian Cox
Richard Ian Cox
Richard Ian Cox is a Welsh-Canadian voice actor and online radio host best known for his voice acting for English language dubs of anime. Cox gained prominence for playing the character of Henry Dailey's teenaged traveler and horse rider, Alec Ramsay, in The Family Channel's Adventures of the...
.
Kate
Will's little sister who likes animals. She can get in the way of Will's challenges.Kate is voiced by Nissae Isen.
Sandra
Will's friend and sometimes rival (IE episode "Double Frog Dare") Sandy is a recess and lunch time friend of Will and Sam.Mom & Dad
Mom & Dad are always nearby and ready to lend a hand if their kids needs it. They are fun, understanding and supportive.Samuel "Sam"
Will's best friendFriendship
Friendship is a form of interpersonal relationship generally considered to be closer than association, although there is a range of degrees of intimacy in both friendships and associations. Friendship and association are often thought of as spanning across the same continuum...
, who is also a fan of frogboy He has dark skin and wears glasses. He's also good at telling jokes.
The Forest Animals
These characters help Will & Dewitt with their challenges by singing about them.- Wince, voiced by Richard Binsley
- Zipper, voiced by Jennifer Gould
- Shelley, voiced by Linda BallantyneLinda BallantyneLinda Ballantyne is a Canadian voice actress.Born in Toronto, Canada, she is best known for voicing the title role of Serena/Sailor Moon in the the second half of the English version of Sailor Moon....
Educational relevance
In the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, the shows educational elements have qualified it as meeting the FCC
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
's "E/I
E/I
E/I, which stands for "educational and informative," refers to a type of children's television programming shown in the United States. The Federal Communications Commission requires that every full-service Terrestrial television station in the U.S. show at least three hours of these television...
" requirements for three hours of education programming each week.
Will and Dewitt is a half hour children's adver-edutainment series that supports Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble is a Fortune 500 American multinational corporation headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio and manufactures a wide range of consumer goods....
's Kandoo line of children's hygiene products.
External links
- Official website
- NCircle Entertainment: Buy Will & Dewitt DVDs
- Will and Dewitt at TV.comTV.comTV.com is a website owned by CBS Interactive. The site covers television and focuses on English-language shows made or broadcast in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Japan...
- 4Kids Will & Dewitt page