D'Myna Leagues is a Canadian animated television series, which aired on CTV from 2000 to 2004.[1] Loosely based on the baseball writing of W. P. Kinsella,[1] the series was set in a world populated by anthropomorphic birds, and centred on the minor league baseball team in the town of Mynaville.[2] The baseball games were represented by placing two-dimensional characters in three-dimensional backgrounds.[3] The teams of bird characters were opposed by rival teams like the Weasels, the Pigs, the Beavers and the Elephants.[4]
| D'Myna Leagues | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Chris Bartleman Blair Peters |
| Voices of | |
| Composer | Michael Richard Plowman |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producers |
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| Production companies | Aston Entertainment Group Studio B Productions MSH Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | CTV |
| Release | November 6, 2000 – June 28, 2004 |
The series was created by the Vancouver-based Studio B Productions.[5]
In the United States, the series aired on The WB 100 Station Group.[6] The show is distributed internationally by Sony Pictures Television.
Characters
editMynaville Mynas
editEbbet Myna (Matt Hill): Shortstop
Nikki Tinker (Tabitha St. Germain): Second base
Rip Hickory (Jim Byrnes): Catcher and Manager
Lucinda "Lefty" Lane (Teryl Rothery): Relief Pitcher
Reggie Stainback (Phil Hayes): Third base
Flamingo Kid (Michael Dobson): Pitcher
Big Tree Powell (Scott McNeil): First base
Jackie Mungo (Scott McNeil): Outfielder
Jeff Mungo (Phil Hayes): Outfielder
Steve Mungo (Terry Klassen): Outfielder
Mud Flap Flammen (Phil Hayes)
Sammy Spinoza
Antagonists
editCommissioner Ratso Radcliffe (Gerard Plunkett)
Paully (Ian James Corlett)
Schlitzy (Michael Dobson)
Commentators
editBarry (David Kaye)
Bart (Ian James Corlett)
Harry (Brent Chapman)
Others
editAbe the Ump (Terry Klassen):
Divinity Plunkett (Kathleen Barr): Owner of the Mynas
Rod Blackbird (Rod Black): A documentary filmmaker who appears in the episode "A Starling Is Born".
Episodes
editSeason 1
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Golden Boy" | Billy Zeats | Ian Weir | November 6, 2000 |
| 2 | "On The Road" | Billy Zeats | Susin Nielsen | TBA |
| 3 | "Psych Out" | Billy Zeats | Graeme Manson | TBA |
| 4 | "Birth O’ Da Birds" | Billy Zeats | Ian Weir | TBA |
| 5 | "Joke’s On You" | Billy Zeats | Susin Nielsen | TBA |
| 6 | "Mungomania" | Billy Zeats | John May and Suzanne Bolch | TBA |
| 7 | "Baseball… Bah, Humbug" | Billy Zeats | Dennis Foon | TBA |
| 8 | "Sticks and Stones" | Billy Zeats | Graeme Manson | TBA |
| 9 | "Mommy Dearest" | Billy Zeats | Dennis Foon | TBA |
| 10 | "A Tree Grows in Mynaville" | Billy Zeats | Alan Levin | TBA |
| 11 | "Don’t it Make My Blue Eyes Green" | Billy Zeats | Susin Nielsen | TBA |
| 12 | "Somethin' Stinks" | Billy Zeats | John May and Suzanne Bolch | TBA |
| 13 | "Who Do Voodoo" | Billy Zeats | Graeme Manson | TBA |
Season 2
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | "The Tribe Has Spoken" | Eduardo Soriano | Susin Nielsen | TBA |
| 15 | "The Aluminum Chef" | Eduardo Soriano | Alia Nakashima | TBA |
| 16 | "Showdown" | Eduardo Soriano | Alan Levin | TBA |
| 17 | "And Then There Were Two" | Eduardo Soriano | Susin Nielsen | TBA |
| 18 | "Pure Poetry" | Eduardo Soriano | Ian Weir | TBA |
| 19 | "Skin Deep" | Eduardo Soriano | Susin Nielsen | TBA |
| 20 | "A Peaceful Queasy Feeling" | Eduardo Soriano | Alan Levin | TBA |
| 21 | "Come Barnstorm With Me" | Eduardo Soriano | Alan Levin | TBA |
| 22 | "B.R.A.D. 9500" | Eduardo Soriano | Victor Nicolle | TBA |
| 23 | "Oh Brother" | Eduardo Soriano | Cathy Moss | TBA |
| 24 | "Video Killed the Baseball Star" | Eduardo Soriano | Leslie Mildiner | TBA |
| 25 | "Scavenger Avengers" | Eduardo Soriano | Alan Levin | TBA |
| 26 | "A Starling is Born" | Unknown | Unknown | April 6, 2004 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Kids rules in Canadian TV lineup". Timmins Daily Press, March 13, 2001.
- ^ "A real fowl ball!: A team of birds steps up to bat in D'Myna Leagues, a new Saturday-morning cartoon". National Post, January 20, 2001.
- ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 157. ISBN 978-1538103739.
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 273–274. ISBN 978-1476665993.
- ^ "Former Saultite's animation studio considered one of busiest in world". Sault Star, July 11, 2000.
- ^ "MLB parks and Studio B warm up for a kid attendance home run".
