The Strange Chores is an animated television series that premiered on ABC Me on 31 October 2019. The series was created by Charlie Aspinwall and Daley Pearson, best known for their work on Bluey, and is a co-production between Ludo Studio and Media World Production.
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| Country of origin | Australia (overseas animation) United Kingdom (production) |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
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| Running time | 11 minutes[2][4] |
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| Network | ABC Me (series 1–2) ABC Family (series 3) |
| Release | 31 October 2019 – present |
The show centres around two teenage warrior-heroes (Charlie And Pierce) and a spirited ghost girl (Que) who master the skills they need to replace an ageing monster-slayer by doing his supernatural chores.
The third series premiered on ABC Family on 7 June 2024.[5]
Plot
editTwo teenagers, Charlie and Pierce, discover that their "kooky neighbour" Old Man Helsing's house at the end of their street is secretly a portal to supernatural worlds. Helsing thinks he might be getting too old for all his adventures, so he allows them to become his apprentices. A mischievous ghost girl, Que, joins them on their adventures as they complete Helsing's freaky, bizarre, and sometimes terrifying chores.[4]
Characters
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Main
edit- Charlie is a tenacious but often impetuous teenage boy whose passion often gets him into trouble.
- Pierce is Charlie's shy but dedicated best friend.
- Que is a friendly ghost girl with long blue hair who lives in Helsing's attic.
- Helsing is an elderly monster hunter that decides to accept Charlie, Pierce and Que as his monster hunters in training.
- Snorp is a small green quadruped monster who is Helsing's pet, communicates by saying "Snorp".
Production
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The Strange Chores is produced entirely in Australia by Ludo Studio and Media World Production, with animation provided by 12Field Animation using Toon Boom Harmony. Production on the first series of the show took 95 weeks including over 5,000 scenes, 400 rigs, 500 props and 3000 background designs. Ludo aimed for an older audience for this show (8 to 12-years-old) when compared to their massively popular preschool series Bluey.[6]
Episodes
editSeries 1 (2019)
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| 1 | "Witch Watch" | Scott Vanden Bosch | Luke Tierney | 31 October 2019 | 4 November 2019 | |
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Pierce objects to Witchy being released on parole and spies on her to gather evidence that she's up to no good. | ||||||
| 2 | "Stop the Monster Slime" | Scott Vanden Bosch | John McGeachin | 31 October 2019 | 5 November 2019 | |
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Pierce's new slime consumes the town, leaving the gang trapped inside a convenience store. | ||||||
| 3 | "Stop the Monster Battles" | Scott Vanden Bosch | Tim Bain | 1 November 2019 | 6 November 2019 | |
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Pierce gets involved in a rap battle with Monster Head. | ||||||
| 4 | "Survive Fright Swap" | Scott Vanden Bosch | Brendan Luno | 2 November 2019 | 7 November 2019 | |
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Helsing and Dracula switch roles for a reality TV show. | ||||||
| 5 | "Put the Barbarian Back in the Box" | Scott Vanden Bosch | John McGeachin | 3 November 2019 | 8 November 2019 | |
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When Charlie and Que refuse to play by the rules of a board game, the pieces come to life. | ||||||
| 6 | "Catch a Slimer" | Scott Vanden Bosch | Brendan Luno | 4 November 2019 | 11 November 2019 | |
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The gang attempt to find who's responsible for a string of sliming attacks. | ||||||
| 7 | "Save Li'l Helsing" | Scott Vanden Bosch | Brendan Luno | 5 November 2019 | 12 November 2019 | |
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Helsing goes undercover as a student to help uncover vampires at the gang's school. | ||||||
| 8 | "Don't Trick or Tweet" | Scott Vanden Bosch | John McGeachin | 31 October 2019 | 13 November 2019 | |
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Charlie accidentally lets loose a monster who causes havoc at Que and Pierce's Halloween party. | ||||||
| 9 | "Undo the Genie's Wish" | Scott Vanden Bosch | Luke Tierney | 6 November 2019 | 14 November 2019 | |
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Under instructions to find a genie lamp to wish away an incoming asteroid, the gang instead use the lamp to make their own wishes come true. | ||||||
| 10 | "Call a Monster" | Scott Vanden Bosch | Luke Tierney | 7 November 2019 | 15 November 2019 | |
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The gang's prank calling leads to them incurring the wrath of a monster named Frank. | ||||||
| 11 | "Finish the Mop's Bucket List" | Scott Vanden Bosch | John McGeachin | 8 November 2019 | 18 November 2019 | |
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The gang bring to life a living mop and end up helping it to fulfil its bucket list. | ||||||
| 12 | "Escape the Strange Chores" | Scott Vanden Bosch | John McGeachin | 9 November 2019 | 19 November 2019 | |
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Charlie and Pierce end up trapped in Que's video game. | ||||||
| 13 | "Clean the Toilet" | Scott Vanden Bosch | Daley Pearson | 10 November 2019 | 20 November 2019 | |
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Charlie attempts to flush a monster down the toilet, leading to chaos. | ||||||
| 14 | "Host a Monster Hunter Tournament" | Scott Vanden Bosch | Luke Tierney | 11 November 2019 | 21 November 2019 | |
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A disguised Charlie enters a monster hunter tournament. | ||||||
| 15 | "Swap Back the Body Swap" | Scott Vanden Bosch | Luke Tierney | 12 November 2019 | 22 November 2019 | |
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Helsing's mind swap ray leads to him and Snorp switching bodies, which spells trouble when an inspector arrives. | ||||||
| 16 | "Tame the Wild Wild Pest" | Scott Vanden Bosch | John McGeachin | 13 November 2019 | 25 November 2019 | |
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When Snorp grows to giant size, the gang find themselves dealing with a community of fleas living on Snorp's skin. | ||||||
| 17 | "Clean the Car" | Scott Vanden Bosch | Luke Tierney | 14 November 2019 | 26 November 2019 | |
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Que and Pierce end up taking Helsing's car into space while attempting to clean it. | ||||||
| 18 | "Shut the Freezer" | Scott Vanden Bosch | Brendan Luno | 15 November 2019 | 27 November 2019 | |
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When Charlie leaves Helsing's freezer open, an ice monster escapes. | ||||||
| 19 | "Outsmart a Smart House" | Scott Vanden Bosch | Daley Pearson | 16 November 2019 | 28 November 2019 | |
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Helsing's new home security system becomes a threat to the gang. | ||||||
| 20 | "Train Snorp" | Scott Vanden Bosch | John McGeachin | 17 November 2019 | 29 November 2019 | |
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Charlie and Que attempt to train Snorp, while Pierce attempts to train a living table. | ||||||
| 21 | "Stop the Dummy's Dummy" | Scott Vanden Bosch | Luke Tierney | 18 November 2019 | 2 December 2019 | |
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A dummy joins the gang, but his own dummy attempts to frame him for a string of mishaps against the gang. | ||||||
| 22 | "Survive the Strange Loop" | Scott Vanden Bosch | Luke Tierney | 19 November 2019 | 3 December 2019 | |
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Using Helsing's quantum remote, Pierce loops time repeatedly in order to get Charlie and Que to remember his birthday. | ||||||
| 23 | "Babysit the Mummy" | Scott Vanden Bosch | John McGeachin | 20 November 2019 | 4 December 2019 | |
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The gang babysit a mummy who steals their senses. | ||||||
| 24 | "Get Back the Monster Hand" | Scott Vanden Bosch | Daley Pearson | 21 November 2019 | 5 December 2019 | |
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Charlie smuggles a monster hand into school, causing chaos. | ||||||
| 25 | "Clean the Archive Room" | Scott Vanden Bosch | Brendan Luno | 22 November 2019 | 6 December 2019 | |
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The gang are stuck in the archive room when it floods. Meanwhile, Helsing is visited by government inspectors. | ||||||
| 26 | "Scare Helsing" | Scott Vanden Bosch | John McGeachin | 23 November 2019 | 9 December 2019 | |
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The gang try to discover Helsing's greatest fear in an attempt to scare him. | ||||||
Broadcast
editThe first series of The Strange Chores was released to ABC iview on 31 October 2019, accompanying the series premiere on the same day. The episode "Don't Trick or Tweet" also aired as a preview before the first two episodes.[9] In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the series aired on Pop on 1 November, one day after the Australian premiere. In 2020, it was also broadcast on Disney Channel Asia and CBC Kids.[10]
The second series was released to ABC iview on 24 June 2022, which, again, accompanied the series premiere on the same day. Also, like the first series, the episode "Haunt The House" was aired as a preview to the series on April 8 of that same year.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "The Strange Chores (2019)". Screen Australia. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "The Strange Chores". Ludo Studio. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "The Getting of Wisdom (1977) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". www.screenaustralia.gov.au.
- ^ a b c "The Strange Chores". Boat Rocker Rights. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "Returning: The Strange Chores". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ Mak, Philip (30 October 2019). "The Strange Chores: Don't be scared to switch from Flash to Harmony". Toon Boom. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "ABC Australia Orders 'The Strange Chores' S2". 28 July 2020.
- ^ "The Strange Chores season 2 starts production!".
- ^ "The Strange Chores - Premieres On ABC ME October 31st!". Media World Production. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "CBC Gem".
