PB&J Otter

PB&J Otter
Format	Animated series
Created by	Jim Jinkins
Starring	Chris Phillips Corinne Orr Jackie Hoffman Jenell Brook Slack Adam Rose Gina Marie Tortorici Cody Pennes Gwen Shepherd
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	65
Production
Producer(s)	Walt Disney Television Animation Jumbo Pictures
Running time	Approximately 22 minutes (11 minutes per episode)
Distributor	Walt Disney Television
Broadcast
Original channel	Disney Channel
Original run	March 15, 1998 – September 24, 2000 (Reruns from 2000 to 2005)

PB&J Otter is an animated children's series which premiered on Playhouse Disney on March 15, 1998. A total of 65 episodes were produced during the course of its three season run, with the "farewell" episode airing on September 24, 2000. The series centered on the Otter family who lived in the rural fishing community of Lake Hoohaw. Most stories revolved around the Otter kids: older brother Peanut, younger sister Jelly, and diapered baby Butter (named after the peanut butter and jelly sandwich), as well as their friends and neighbors. Supporting characters included gossipy Cranes, overly hygienic Raccoons, a junk-collecting Mayor, and some very wealthy Poodles.

The show was created by Jim Jinkins (the creator of Doug), and executive produced by David Campbell in close conjunction with Harvard University's Cognitive Skills Group, "Project Zero". The Group's job was to monitor each and make sure the material had a positive educational message. In that respect, PB&J Otter was one of the few shows of its kind on the air at that time.

It also aired on Playhouse Disney Channel Asia up until July 1, 2009. The show in Australia, New Zealand and Italy will be moved to Disney Junior.

Characters

• Peanut Otter (is voiced by Adam Rose) The brother of family. Seven years old and eldest of the Otter children, Peanut is smart and can be a little funny at times, but always loyal. He hates dancing, especially "The Noodle Dance" but he still does anyway.
• Baby Butter Otter (is voiced by Gina Marie Tortorici) The baby of the family. She doesn't talk much, but says an odd word now and then.
• Jelly Otter (is voiced by Jenell Brook Slack) The middle of the Otter children, she often comes up with ideas that sometimes aren't feasible.
• Opal Otter (is voiced by Gwen Shepherd) - She is the wife of Ernest Otter and PB&J's mother. Opal is caring, but can be strict when necessary. She has a purple afro hair and wears thick glasses and pink slippers.
• Ernest Otter (is voiced by Chris Phillips) - is PB&J's father and the husband of Opal Otter. He owns his own hardware store on Lake Hoohaw.
• Anna ('Aunt Nanner') Otter – Opal's sister. Has an unspecified job in show business, and travels the world. She knows many famous people and seems quite well off (but not nearly as rich as the Snooties), but always has time for her family. Married to her husband, Redolfo.
• Pinch Raccoon (is voiced by Cody Pennes) A friend of PB&J. She thinks of herself as beautiful and a ballerina, and spends most of her time dancing or making herself more pretty. She is Jelly's best friend.
  • Pennes also voices Scootch Raccoon, Pinch's little brother. He is rambunctious and a bit of a trouble-maker to his friends and parents. He doesn't speak very much, generally only saying "Sorry, sorry, my fault" when he invariably knocks something over, but later in other episodes, he slowly becomes capable of forming new (but short) sentences. He makes a lot of mistakes by accident, but he still has a good heart and apologizes. Sometimes he feels left out due to his clumsiness, but everybody loves him, including Pinch, his sister. His age is unknown, but judging by his size, he may be 3 years old. He is Baby Butter's best friend.
• Munchy Beaver (is voiced by Chris Phillips)- A beaver who has quite the appetite for wood. He often tends to chew on things made of wood when he is nervous. He gets scared easily, and is rather jittery. He tends to have a low self-esteem. He is one of PB&J's friends.
• Cap'n Crane (is voiced by Chris Phillips) - A 'watchbird' which he calls himself. He keeps an eye on Lake Hoohaw and its population, in order to keep everyone safe, though he tends to overdo it from time to time, often being too safe for his own good, which tends to complicate things, though his heart is in the right place. His catchphrase is 'Watchbird Alert!'. He is Connie Crane's husband.
• Connie Crane (is voiced by Jackie Hoffman) Cap'n Crane's wife. She is usually seen sleeping and is often woken by her husband for unimportant alarms. She tends to think Cap'n Crane overdoes his job a bit and generally keeps an eye on him to keep him from making mistakes. She is very sarcastic most of the time.
• Flick Duck (is voiced by Eddie Korbich)- A duck who is sometimes clumsy and rude, but just like the others, he always apologizes for making mistakes. He is one of PB&J's friends. He also loves and can't resist babbleberry pie. His catchphrase is: "Cheese and quackers!".
  • Korbich also voices Ootsie and Bootsie Snootie, son and daughter of Edouard (also voiced by Korbich) and Georgina; rich, spoiled and generally bored, they nonetheless enjoy the company of the other children when they tire of playing with the newest toy or gadget their parents have bought them. Although they are mean to PB&J and their friends at times, PB&J and the others still help them when they have a problem. Ootsie and Bootsie can still be good friends and they also helped the kids many times.
• Mayor Jeff (is voiced by Bruce Bayley Johnson) - The mayor of Lake Hoohaw. He is a wise, old otter who loves to help out the kids. He also is known for his collection of various treasures. He is also known to babysit the Otter children from time to time.

Minor characters

• Wanda and Walter Raccoon (Walter voiced by Chris Phillips): - Pinch and Scootch's parents. Wanda is the post raccoon for Lake Hoohaw, while Walter works as the area trash collector, requiring him to sleep most of the day as he gets up very early.
• Shirley Duck (voiced by Corinne Orr): - Flick's mother. Very softhearted, she rarely so much as raises her voice to Flick, much less punishes him. Flick takes advantage of this whenever possible. Flick's father never appeared in the series and it is unknown if he has one.
• Betty-Lou Beaver: - Munchy's mother. She is proud of her son and tries to help him become more outspoken. Munchy's father has never been seen, but he has sent Munchy presents in the mail. It can be assumed he works away from home.
• Bubbles (voiced by Chris Phillips): The Otters' pet fish.
• Mr. Bigdog: - Edouard's boss.
• Measles: - Munchy's frog.
• Edouard Snootie: - Father of Ootsie and Bootsie.
• Georgina Snootie: - Mother of Ootsie and Bootsie.
• Billy Duck: - Flick's older cousin. Billy was once thought to be a bully by the Lake Hoohaw kids due to Flick's remembering something improperly, but he turned out to be kind. He may look scary, because he has a stern expression, nevertheless he still smiles and is kind to the ones around him. Like Flick, he likes to read Mallard Man comics.
• Ricky Raccoon: - Pinch's and Scootch's cousin. He is also kind, and he may be a little older than Pinch.
• Simon Fieldmouse: - A little field mouse boy who mistook Flick for the Ice Moose. Simon taught Flick to care about others.Flick dressed himself as the Ice Moose and took Simon to the stage where everybody, including Simon's parents, was there.
• Redolfo: Boyfriend (and now husband) of Annette Otter. Usually transports her to and from Lake Hoohaw.

Episodes

Each episode was typically divided into two 11-minute stories. Some seasonal specials and the occasional double-length episode took up the entire half hour. There were no commercials.

Season 1: 1998

Season 1
#	1st Story	2nd Story	Airdate
1.	Bye Bye PB&J"	Bubbleball Day"	15 March 1998
2.	The Treasure of Hoohaw Rock"	A Sledding We Will Go!	21 March 1998
3.	Bagpipe Blues"	You Can't Come in"	22 March 1998
4.	Go Away, Gorilla"	Mama for a Day"	28 March 1998
5.	Born to Chirp"	Mega Melon"	29 March 1998
6.	The Silent Treatment"	Picture Perfect"	4 April 1998
7.	Invitation to the Snooties"	Too Hot for Fishcicles"	5 April 1998
8.	Otter in the Water"	All Popped Out"	12 April 1998
9.	Nothin' But the Tooth"	Special Delivery"	19 April 1998
10.	Soap Box Derby Day"	Howdy HooHaw Day"	26 April 1998
11.	Butter the Balloonatic"	Gizmotronictron Raffle"	3 May 1998
12.	Dare Duck"	Otters of the Wild"	10 May 1998
13.	Big Time Bass-Off Contest"	The Sleeping Beagle"	17 May 1998

Season 2: 1999-2000

Season 2
#	1st Story	2nd Story	Airdate
1.	Gotta Dance	Otter Pox	1 May 1999
2.	The Dollhouse	The Telltale Candy Wrapper	2 May 1999
3.	Eye Spy	Happy Harmony	16 May 1999
4.	Strike Up the Band	World's Strongest Otter	6 June 1999
5.	Come Back, Little Monster	The Big Sweep	13 June 1999
6.	Butter Tags Along	Flick's Big Find	27 June 1999
7.	Tub O' Butter	El Dorado, Seat of Gold	18 July 1999
8.	Mayor Flick	The Greatest Sleepover Ever	18 July 1999
9.	Save Oaky Oak Tree	The Duck Who Cried Wolf	18 July 1999
10.	Poor Bubbles	Poodle Power	18 July 1999
11.	Forgive Me Not	These Shoes Are Made For Walking	22 August 1999
12.	Mama Peanut	Bye-Bye Bubbles	29 August 1999
13.	Practice Makes Perfect	Three's A Crowd	30 August 1999
14.	Lost and Found	Sherlock Otter	18 September 1999
15.	I'll Be Your Best Friend	Otterly Alone	25 September 1999
16.	Lemon-itis	Duckbird Alert	26 September 1999
17.	Follow Your Nose		23 November 1999
18.	The Ice Moose		6 December 1999
19.	Baby Butter's Bankie	Three Super Otters	19 December 1999
20.	Butter's First Check-Up	The Legend of Ponce de L'Otter	1 January 2000
21.	Gotcha!	The Mysterious Mirror	2 January 2000
22.	A Tree Grows in Hoohaw	Flick's Big Fakeout	22 January 2000
23.	This Little Light of Mine	Look Ma, No Hands	30 January 2000
24.	Chez Otter	Hooray For Peanut	4 February 2000
25.	The Great Water Race	Be Nice to Beavers	6 February 2000
26.	Kid Court	A Frog Named Measles	1 March 2000

Season 3: 2000

Season 3
#	1st Story	2nd Story	Airdate
1.	No Hands, No Feet, No Wings,	Let's Help Dad	26 March 2000
2.	The Funky Band	The Singin' Kid	2 April 2000
3.	The Johnny Pompalope Story	The Soapbox Boat Race	9 April 2000
4.	Aunt Nanner's Special Place	Munchy's Sinking Feeling	16 April 2000
5.	The Mystery Crate	It's a Bird, It's a Plane...It's an Elephant?!	23 April 2000
6.	Whistling Up The Wrong Munchy	Billy the Duck	30 April 2000
7.	Opal's Magic Mud Party	Leave it to Munchy	13 May 2000
8.	Peanut Overboard	Come Back, Mama	14 May 2000
9.	Hoohaw is Where the Heart is	Everything in its Place	21 May 2000
10.	On the Right Track	Itchy Situation	28 May 2000
11.	The Big Surprise	Bazania Mania	4 June 2000
12.	Sergeant Gravel to the Rescue	Sleepyhead	11 June 2000
13.	Watchbird Alert	Flick's Hat Trick	18 June 2000
14.	A Very Surprising Party	Easy Pickings	25 June 2000
15.	Collector's Edition	Trading Places	2 July 2000
16.	Munchy's No Big Deal	Bubbles' Beginnings	9 July 2000
17.	Soccer Surprise	Baking Blues	16 July 2000
18.	Thanks for the Giggle Melon		23 July 2000
19.	Hope Castle		30 July 2000
20.	Where Oh Where, is Flick?	Win, Win, Winner	6 August 2000
21.	Easy as Pie	Pinky Pledge	20 August 2000
22.	Peanut Cries 'Uncle'	Nanner Says, 'I Do'	25 August 2000
23.	Big Beaver Day	The Thing That Almost Ate Hoohaw	27 August 2000
24.	Ducking Out On Valentine's Day	Opal And The New Otter	3 September 2000
25.	Good Bye Lake Hoohaw (Finale)		24 September 2000
26.	A Hoohaw Halloween		15 October 2000

Unfinished TV movie

It was reported that a TV movie was in the works. The report was substantiated when it was discovered that a veteran Sesame Street and Muppets writer named Joey Mazzarino was attached to the project. Unfortunately, the movie, which was to have been titled PB&J Otter & the Legend of Snail Otter never made it past the scripting stage.^{[citation needed]}

International broadcasters

The show has aired in German, Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Spanish, Taglog, and Greek among other languages. In February 2012, it will air reruns on the Disney Junior channel.

•  Germany: Super RTL: PB&J Otter Die Rasselbande vom Hoohaw-See (PB & J Otter The Rascals of Hoohaw Lake)
•  Sweden: SVT: Familjen Utter (Family Otter)
•  Japan: Playhouse Disney Japan: かわうそﾌｧﾐﾘｰ (Otter Family)
•  Greece: ET1: PB&J Otter
•  China: Various networks: 水獭小宝贝 (Baby Otter)
•  Poland: TVP1: I pies, i wydra (And dogs, and otters)
•  Mexico: Playhouse Disney Latin America: Las Aventuras de PB y J Otter
•  Philippines: GMA Network (dubbed in Tagalog)
•  Canada: Family Channel
•  Italy: RaiDue, Playhouse Disney Italy: Pepi, Briciola e Jo-Jo (Pepper, Crumb and Jo-Jo)
•  United States: Playhouse Disney (1998-2000,2000-2005 (reruns)), Disney Junior (2012-present)
•  United Kingdom: Playhouse Disney UK
•  India: Playhouse Disney India
•  New Zealand: Playhouse Disney Australia and New Zealand
•  Australia: Playhouse Disney Australia and New Zealand

External links

• PB&J Otter at the Internet Movie Database
• PB&J Otter at TV.com